Carolyn Grimes

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Experience: 33 years

Family Law and Divorce

Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers Top 50 Women in Virginia and 11 others

Awards 13

Experience 33y

Online & Web 8

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Carolyn Grimes is a partner in the firm, practicing in all areas of family law including divorce, spousal support, child custody, child support, equitable distribution, retirement issues, and prenuptial agreements, among other areas. She practices in all of the Circuit and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts in Northern Virginia and has argued before the Court of Appeals. She has lectured on family law topics ranging from custody to retirement issues, including military, federal, civilian and Foreign Service retirement issues, for various organizations in the Commonwealth. In addition to traditional litigation, Ms. Grimes practices law in the collaborative law model. She is also a mediator herself.

Named a Top Attorney in 2015 from Washingtonian Magazine, Ms. Grimes actively serves the community as well. She was the 2009 and 2006 President of the Board of Directors for Legal Services of Northern Virginia (LSNV), has served on its Board for many years and has performed many hours of pro bono work for the organization. She is a Past President of the Alexandria Bar Association, for which she has co-chaired the Pro Bono and Community Service Committee and chaired the “Beat the Odds” Program, a scholarship program for youths who have overcome adversity. She also participated in the American Bar Association program offering legal assistance to victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks. She is currently serving her second term on Bar Council for the Virginia State Bar and has been a panel chair for the Virginia State Bar Fee Dispute Program as well.

Education

George Mason University School of Law

J.D.

Johns Hopkins University

B.A.

Awards

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Best Lawyers in America

U.S News & World Report

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Super Lawyers Top 50 Women in Virginia

Super Lawyers

Client Champion Silver Award

Martindale-Hubbell

Best Lawyers in America

U.S News & World Report

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Super Lawyers Top 50 Women in Virginia

Super Lawyers

Top Lawyer

Northern Virginia Magazine

Best Women Lawyers in Virginia

Virginia Living Magazine

Best Lawyers in America

U.S News & World Report

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Best Lawyers in America

U.S News & World Report

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Top Attorney

Washingtonian Magazine

Best Lawyers in America

U.S News & World Report

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Best Lawyers in America

U.S News & World Report

Carolyn Grimes

AV Preeminent

Martindale-Hubbell

Contacts

Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner, PLLC 500 Montgomery St. Suite 575 Alexandria VA 22314 Telephone: (703) 836-9030

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Carolyn Grimes

Experience: 33 years

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Phone: (703) 836-9030

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Divorce

Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

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