CGG CLOSED ON THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015
Cooper Ginsberg Gray will be CLOSED on Thursday, March 5, 2015. We follow the Fairfax County Circuit Court schedule for inclement weather closings. Our offices are scheduled to reopen on Friday, March 6, 2015 at 9:00 am. Please be safe and enjoy the snow!
CGG CLOSED ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2015
Cooper Ginsberg Gray will be CLOSED on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. We follow the Fairfax County Circuit Court schedule for inclement weather closings. Our offices are scheduled to reopen on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 9:00 am. Please be safe and enjoy the snow day!
CGG CLOSED MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2014
Cooper Ginsberg Gray will be closed on Monday, March 17, 2014 due to inclement weather. CGG follows the Fairfax County Circuit Court schedule for inclement weather closings. Happy St. Patrick’s Day and please be safe!
CGG Welcomes Legal Clinic Intern – Meagan Kirchner
Cooper Ginsberg Gray is happy to announce that Meagan A. Kirchner has joined the firm as a Legal Clinic Intern for the Spring 2014 semester. Ms. Kirchner is a third year law student at George Mason University School of Law and will graduate in May 2014. At Cooper Ginsberg Gray, she will be assisting the […]
Record Sanction Award Imposed by Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge
Attorneys in family law and family law related cases may want to think twice before mounting a scorched earth approach to litigation. Last month, Judge Jonathan C. Thacher imposed an $880,748.26 sanction against a client and her lawyers for taking such an approach. The specifics are contained in Judge Thacher’s 38-page opinion in the case […]
Constitutional Family Law Issues in the News
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case in which former adoptive parents are challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-conflicted-about-what-law-dictates-for-baby-veronica/2013/04/16/ba1156a6-a6b6-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html The Fairfax County Circuit Court ruled that Virginia’s law governing marriage celebrants is unconstitutional. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fairfax-judge-finds-state-law-on-marriage-celebrants-unconstitutional/2013/04/01/dbb8eb34-9ae0-11e2-9bda-edd1a7fb557d_story.html
CGG Plans, Participates, and Attends Informative Family Law CLE
On April 9, 2013, the Domestic Relations Subcommittee of the Fairfax County Circuit Court Committee conducted a Continuing Legal Education seminar at the Fairfax County Courthouse. The focus of this CLE was a review of common issues concerning the presentation and exclusion of evidence for the Family Law Attorney. The evening included the insights of […]
Nathan Olson Attends VTLA Tax and Divorce CLE Seminar
On February 22-23, 2013, Nathan Olson traveled to Charlottesville, Virginia to participate in the Virginia Trial Lawyer Association’s Advance Family Law Retreat titled “Taxation and Representation: Navigating Complex Tax Issues.” This two-day CLE seminar covered topics such as a primer on individual and business tax returns, tax implications related to support, and tax issues related […]
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 […]
CGG Attends 31st Annual Family Law Seminar
On Octocber 9, Heather, Stephanie, Rob, and Adele attended the 31st Annual Family Law Seminar in Fairfax. At the start of the program, Edward Barnes provided a case law update, which highlighted Virginia’s recent recognition of a tort for Interference with Parental Rights (Wyatt v. McDermott). The seminar also included an ethics presentation by Susan Hicks focused on […]