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Brian H. Jones 
Chesterfield, Virginia
phone (804) 414-1605
fax (804) 796-1730
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:
Adoption
Alimony & Spousal Support
Child Support
Childrens' Rights
Criminal Law
Custody & Visitation
Divorce
Domestic Violence & Neglect
Family Law
Juvenile Law
Litigation & Appeals
Paternity
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Prenuptial Agreements
State Trial Practice
Bar Admissions:
Virginia, 1992
Education:
University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 1992
J.D.


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1988
B.A.


Published Works:
"Domestic Relations for the Virginia General Practitioner", Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Fall, 2003


Representative Cases:
Curry v. Marlowe, (Warren County Circuit Court 2007)
Newman v. Newman, (Virginia Court of Appeals 2003)
Samuel v. Samuel, 004268 ST LOW SE 4 VA APP (Virginia Court of Appeals 2003)
Bazzle v. Bazzle, (Virginia Court of Appeals 2002)
Lehman v. Lehman, (Virginia Court of Appeals 2002)
Mediko P.C. v. Liberty Healthcare Corporation, (4th Circuit Court of Appeals 2000)
Johnson v. Commonwealth, (Virginia Court of Appeals 1998)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Mock Trial - Relocation of Children Out of State, Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association


Update on the Law, Virginia State Bar Family Law Section seminar, October, 2007


Ask the Expert, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, October, 2007


Legislative Update, Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association, March 2007


Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorces, Failure to Understand Asset Types and Failure to Understand Tax Consequences of Assets, National Business Institute, March, 2007


Moderator, "Family Law for the Baby Boomers", Virginia Law Foundation/American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Divorce Practice Seminar, January 2007


"Child Support and Spousal Support in Virginia, Virginia Poverty Law Center's Breaking the Cycle of Domestic and Sexual Violence, December 2006


QDROs and Other Pension Issues Involved in Divorces, Virginia Statewide Legal Aid Conference, November 2006


"Addressing Abuse Allegations in Custody Cases", Richmond Bar Association, January, 2006


"Trial Tips for Domestic Relations Cases", Virginia Legal Aid Society Annual Meeting, November, 2005


"A Primer on Hearsay and Authentication Issues in Family Law Cases", Advanced Family Law Seminar, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2005


Seminar Chairman & Presenter, Advanced Family Law Seminar--Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk & Fairfax, Virginia, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2005


Moderator, Advanced Family Law Seminar, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2004


"The Care and Feeding of Guardians ad Litem in Custody Cases", Richmond Bar Association, 2003


"The Proficient Paralegal, Current Issues in Domestic Relations Practice, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2003


Honors and Awards:
Voted Top Family Law Super Lawyers in Virginia, Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2008


Voted Top Family Law Super Lawyers in Virginia, Richmond Magazine Law & Politics, 2006 - 2007


Voted Legal Elite, Virginia Business Magazine, 2005 - 2006


American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2006


Named by Virginia Business Magazine as a Member of the "Legal Elite" in Virginia Family Law, 2005


BV Rated, LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell


Winner, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Trial Competition, 1991


Winner, Carrico Moot Court Competition, 1990


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Amicus Curiae Committee 2007-2008
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association


American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Virginia Chapter, 2007
Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee


Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Family Law Section, 2005 - 2006
Chairman


Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Family Law Section, 2004 - 2005
Chairman, Professional Competency Committee


Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Chairman, Trial Competition


American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Fellow


Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2004 - 2005
Chairman, Publications Committee


Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2004 - 2006
Member, Board of Governors


Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Family Law Section, 2003 - 2006
Member, Executive Committee


Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Member


Metro Richmond Family Law Association
Member


Student Bar Association, 1991 - 1992
President


National Moot Court Team, 1990 - 1992


National Trial Team, 1991 - 1992


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