Everthing You Need to Know About Parental Alienation
What is Parental Alienation? Parental alienation syndrome (PAS) is a term that was coined by Richard A. Gardner, a psychiatrist, in the 1980s. Parental alienation (also known as “parental gatekeeping”) involves mental programming the child to hate the other parent. There are many theories as to why parents alienate, including: (1) the alienating parent has […]
Rob Worster Elected Secretary of the VA State Bar’s Fifth District Committee
Rob Worster has been elected Secretary of the Virginia State Bar’s Fifth District Committee (Section II). This Section is one of two committees assigned to Fairfax County and is comprised of seven local attorneys and three lay members. Members of the Committee meet monthly throughout the year to review investigative reports and evaluate pending complaints […]
Dan Gray serves as Chairman of the Board of Pathway Homes
Dan Gray serves as Chairman of the Board of Pathway Homes, Inc. a Fairfax non-profit dedicated to providing non time-limited housing and services to residents of the Commonwealth with mental illness. Dan appeared today at the Arlington Mill Community Center to help accept a grant of $600,000 to Pathway from the Virginia Department of Housing […]
Nathan Olson and Kristen Kugel attended the Fairfax Bar Association Family Law Section meeting
Nathan Olson and Kristen Kugel attended the Fairfax Bar Association Family Law Section meeting on Monday, April 13, 2015. This month’s meeting included a discussion of the recent Fairfax County Circuit Court case of Rieger v. Rieger and a Recap of the 2015 Legislative Session. The Rieger case reviewed the concept of “phantom income” and […]
CGG Superheroes Support the Heroes v. Villains 6th Annual Run for Justice 5K
Cooper Ginsberg Gray was a Vigilante Sponsor of the Heroes v. Villains 6th Annual Run for Justice 5K benefiting the Fairfax Law Foundation. The Heroes v. Villains 6th Annual Run for Justice 5K was held on Sunday, April 12, 2015 in the Fairfax Corner Shopping Center. CGG was well represented with 10 superheroes in some […]
Kristen Kugel Attends 22nd Annual Newly Admitted Attorney Orientation
Kristen Kugel recently attended the 22nd Annual Newly Admitted Attorney Orientation put on by the Fairfax Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section. The half day of training included a tour of the courthouse and presentations by the Judges of the Fairfax Circuit, General District, and Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court. The CLE also had representatives […]
2012 Fairfax Law Day Celebration
Each year on May 1, Law Day is celebrated throughout the country. The Fairfax celebration was hosted by Ed Weiner and Weiner & Spivey PLC and more than 700 people attended (including David, Rob, and Nathan). Once again, Cooper Ginsberg Gray, PLLC, was proud to be a supporter of Law Day and very pleased that $17,000 […]