Jonathan P. McHugh

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Livesay & Myers, P.C.

Experience: 13 years

Divorce and Family Law

Virginia, 4th Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Rising Star and 4 others

Awards 6

Experience 13y

Online & Web 7

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Jonathan McHugh is a lead senior associate attorney at Livesay & Myers, P.C., practicing exclusively family law. He is experienced in handling every type of family law matter in Virginia, including custody, support, separation and high asset divorce cases. Mr. McHugh works in the firm’s offices in Arlington and Leesburg, and represents clients all across Northern Virginia.

As one of the leading military divorce lawyers in the firm, Mr. McHugh is intimately familiar with issues of military retirement, the Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act, the Survivor Benefit Plan, disability pay, and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Mr. McHugh is also experienced in the division of federal retirement benefits, including the FERS Basic Benefit Plan and TSP, and is the author of Federal Retirement Division in Virginia Divorce.

Mr. McHugh was born in Boston, Massachusetts and moved to Northern Virginia in 2005 after graduating cum laude from Wake Forest University a year earlier. He then worked for 3 ½ years as a consultant in the Washington, D.C. area. In that capacity Mr. McHugh served exclusively clients in the federal government, including the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army.

Mr. McHugh moved on from his consulting work to attend Catholic University Columbus School of Law. Upon graduating from law school in 2011, Mr. McHugh entered private practice as a family law attorney at a law firm in Vienna, Virginia. He then joined Livesay & Myers, P.C. as a family law associate in 2014.

Mr. McHugh’s calm and determined style, commitment to client service, and extensive knowledge of family law combine to serve his clients extremely well.

Mr. McHugh was included in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for his work in Family Law. He has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star every year since 2017. Mr. McHugh currently holds a perfect 10.0 rating from both Avvo and Justia.

Jonathan McHugh resides with his wife and daughter in Northern V

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Virginia

Since 2011

4th Circuit

Since 2014

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Since 2016

Professional Experience

2021 - Current

Livesay & Myers, P.C.

Lead Senior Associate Attorney

2018 - 2021

Livesay & Myers, P.C.

Senior Associate Attorney

2014 - 2018

Livesay & Myers, P.C.

Associate Attorney

2011 - 2014

Fite, O’Brien & Anderson, LTD.

Associate Attorney

Education

Honors: Graduated cum laude.

Wake Forest University

B.A. (2011) | Political Science

Activities: Legal intern with the United States Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C.; certified student attorney with the Families and the Law Clinic.

The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law

J.D. (2011) | Law

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Rising Star

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Top Contributor Award

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Contacts

Livesay & Myers, P.C. 1515 N Courthouse Rd #710 Arlington VA 22201 Telephone: (703) 746-9103

Livesay & Myers, P.C. 113 E Market St #110 Leesburg VA 20175 Telephone: (571) 291-3190 Fax: (571) 442-8987

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Experience: 13 years

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Phone: (703) 746-9103

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Divorce

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

Family Law

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

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

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Family Lawyers in Northern Virginia

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