Kristen Kugel traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a coach with a George Mason Trial Advocacy Team
On April 16-19, 2015, Kristen Kugel traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a coach with a George Mason Trial Advocacy Team to the American Association for Justice 2015 Student Trial Advocacy National Competition. This team secured a spot in the national competition after winning the regional championship in Washington D.C. the weekend of March 19-22, 2015. […]
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 […]
Kristen Kugel coaches GMU Trial Ad Team to Regional Championship
On March 19-22, 2015, a trial advocacy team from George Mason University School of Law, accompanied by Kristen Kugel as coach, competed in the 2015 Student Trial Advocacy Competition sponsored by the American Association for Justice. Over 150 law schools participated in 14 regional competitions held across the country that weekend. Mason Law beat out […]
Daniel L. Gray and Kristen L. Kugel attended the Fairfax Bar Association Family Law Section Meeting
On March 9, 2015, Daniel L. Gray and Kristen L. Kugel attended the Fairfax Bar Association Family Law Section Meeting. This month’s meeting featured the newest members of the Fairfax Circuit Court Bench – Judge John M. Tran and Judge Daniel E. Ortiz. Judge Tran and Judge Ortiz offered their perspectives on family law practice […]
Eighth Annual John L. Costello National Criminal Law Trial Advocacy Competition
Robert M. Worster III, Nathan Olson, Adele M. Garmirian, and Kristen L. Kugel all participated as Judges in the Eighth Annual John L. Costello National Criminal Law Trial Advocacy Competition hosted by George Mason University School of Law Trial Advocacy Association at the Fairfax County Courthouse. Twenty-three different law schools from across the country sent […]
Nathan Olson, Adele Garmirian, and Kristen Kugel attended the Northern Virginia Women Attorneys Association holiday party
On December 3, 2014, Nathan Olson, Adele Garmirian, and Kristen Kugel attended the Northern Virginia Women Attorneys Association holiday party. Practitioners and Judges from all over the Northern Virginia area gathered at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia for food, drinks, and holiday cheer.
Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition
Kristen Kugel traveled to Buffalo, New York in November for the Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition as a coach for the George Mason University School of Law trial advocacy team. The competition is in its 10th year and is hosted by SUNY Buffalo Law School. Law schools from around the country traveled to compete in the […]
4th Circuit Affirms Decision Overturning Virginia’s Same Sex Marriage Ban
4th Circuit Affirms Decision Overturning Virginia’s Same Sex Marriage Ban http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/appeals-court-upholds-decision-overturning-virginias-same-sex-marriage-ban/2014/07/28/02764842-167e-11e4-85b6-c1451e622637_story.html?hpid=z1 Dan Gray, Stephanie Smith, Kristen Kugel, and Anne Robinson are honored to have had the opportunity to assist with the Amicus Curiae Brief of the Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers filed in support of the 4th Circuit’s decision. The Court’s […]
ACLE seminar presented by FAMlaw Seminars
On May 13, 2014, Adele Garmirian and Kristen Kugel attended Practicing Family Law; Avoiding Malpractice, a CLE seminar presented by FAMlaw Seminars. The seminar was held at the Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks, and a variety of interesting topics were covered throughout the day. Judge Kimberly J. Daniel (Fairfax Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court) […]
CGG Attorneys Help Prepare AAML Amicus Brief
Dan Gray, Stephanie Smith, Kristen Kugel, and Anne Robinson recently had the privilege of working on an Amicus Curiae Brief filed on behalf of the Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in the Bostic v. Schaefer (formerly known as Bostic v. Rainey) case currently pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]