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ShounBach has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, regionally in 2 practice areas. Firms included in the 2024 Best Law Firms® list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be considered for this milestone achievement, at least one lawyer in the law firm must be recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Achieving a tiered ranking in Best Law Firms® on a national and/or metropolitan scale signals a unique credibility within the industry. The transparent, collaborative research process employs qualitative and qua…

ShounBach is pleased to announce that 6 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. “For more than 50 years, the rigorous methodology of Best Lawyers has ensured the integrity and esteem of our legal recognitions,” said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. “It is with great pleasure that we continue to provide potential clients with the pinnacle measurement of credibility through our Best Lawyers awards as they search for counsel.” Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the professio…

ShounBach has been ranked in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list regionally in 2 practice areas. Firms included in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. The 2023 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”; includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas. Additionally, one “Law Firm of the Year” was named in each nationally-ranked practice…

ShounBach has been ranked in the 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list regionally in 2 practice areas. Firms included in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. The 2021 Edition of “Best Law Firms” includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan – based practice areas. Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/ or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high …

Susan Butler has recently earned the designation “Certified Divorce Financial Analyst.” The role of the CDFA® is to help the client understand how the financial decisions made today will impact the client’s financial future. A CDFA® is someone who comes from a financial planning, accounting or legal background and goes through an intensive training program and written exam to become skilled in analyzing and providing expertise related to the financial issues of divorce.

ShounBach is pleased to announce that we have received a Certificate of Excellence from Legal Services of Northern Virginia for our participation in the Attorney of the Day Program. Our attorneys volunteer their time to assist victims of domestic violence obtain protective orders thru the court system and help them get a fresh start. Legal Services of Northern Virginia helps thousands of low-income clients with civil legal matters each year. They provide legal advice and representation as well as helping to bring legal education to community agencies, task forces and coordinated response teams to find innovative solutions to broader proble…

ShounBach is pleased to announce that Hayden Lee has become a Partner at the firm. Hayden has been with the firm for almost 7 years and has continued to dedicate himself to not only the firm but the clients that he represents. Hayden has been admitted to practice law in Virginia since 2007.  He began his career as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Humes J. Franklin, Jr. and Thomas H. Wood of the 25th Judicial Circuit of Virginia from 2007 to 2008, and has been engaged in private practice since 2008.  Hayden has handled cases throughout the Commonwealth, but currently focuses his practice on family law matters in Northern Virginia and the …

ShounBach is pleased to announce that our attorneys, Albert Bonin and Susan Butler, have been included in the Washingtonian’s Top Lawyers 2018 List. The list can be found in the Washingtonian’s December issue, which is available now. It is a great honor for our attorneys to be included with other top lawyers from the area.

We are proud to announce that our very own Daniel Schy has an article in the Virginia Family Law Quarterly for Summer 2018. The article is regarding children testifying at trial. To read the article click here.

For the 4th year in a row, ShounBach is proud to sponsor the Ben Lomand Flying Ducks swim team. The team is based out of Prince William County and their home is Splashdown Water Park. Our attorney, Sarah Knapp has four children on the team.  Here’s to a great swim season!!

Published in 2018 Virginia Super Lawyers — May 2018 If family law attorney Divani Nadaraja had to do a song and dance for her clients, she could. She’s only traveled the globe perfecting her act. “I started dance when I was 4,” says Nadaraja, who, along with her sister, studied Bharatnatyam, a classical South Indian form of dance, when they were growing up in Hayward, California. “The text for the dance was written over 2,500 years ago; it’s very ancient. There are specific hand movements, body formation; the way you move your eyes to tell your story, both rhythmically and theatrically. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t on stage.” Read…

Attorneys Susan Butler, Roberta Henault and Molly Garrett recently attended a program hosted by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers regarding New Developments in Military Pension Division presented by Col. Mark E. Sullivan (Retired). The program explored military pension division guidelines from past, present and future. Topics discussed included the recent changes to how military pensions are divided as part of a divorce due to the new amendments to the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (i.e. ‘Frozen Benefit Rule’), the new prohibition against Courts from ordering indemnification when the retiree’s election of VA …

We are pleased to announce that we are sponsors of the Flying Ducks swim team for the third year in a row. The Flying Ducks team is based in Prince William County and their home is at Splashdown Water Park at Ben Lomond Park in Manassas. Our attorney, Sarah Knapp, has two children on the team and we are all cheering for them to have a great swimming season!

Here at ShounBach we understand that coming to speak with an attorney can feel daunting and overwhelming, especially when going through a difficult time such as a divorce or custody dispute. Our attorneys and staff hope to make your visit as informative and helpful as possible. Here are a few tips and hints to make your visit go smoothly. When arriving at ShounBach you will be given an Intake Sheet to complete. Each piece of information requested is essential in providing you with advice and will be referred to frequently as your case progresses. All information provided is confidential and will not be shared. We encourage potential clien…