Dawn DeBoer
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Family Law, Guardianship, Child Custody, Collaborative Law, Divorce
1802 Bayberry Court, Suite 403, Richmond, VA 23226
About Dawn DeBoer
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Guardianship
- Child Custody
- Collaborative Law
- Divorce
Education
- University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 1986J.D
- Honors: Moot Court Board
- Honors: President Student Bar Association
- James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA, 1983B.A.
- Major: Political Science and Spanish
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa
- Honors: Dean's List 4 years
Representative Cases
- Fitzgerald v. Fitzgerald, 1999 WL 1133723 (Va. Court of Appeals 1999)
- Howell v. Howell, 31 Va App 332, 523 S.E.2d 514 (Va. Court of Appeals 2000)
- Joynes v. Payne, 36 Va.App. 401, 551 S.E.2d 10 (Va. Court of Appeals 2001)
- Joynes v. Payne, 35 Va App 386, 545 S.E.2d 561 (Va. Court of Appeals 2001)
- Block v. Block, 2005 WL 465135 (Va. Court of Appeals 2005)
- Jones v. Jones, 2009 WL 1117487 (Va. Court of Appeals 2009)
- Gay v. Virginia State Bar ex rel. Second Dist. Committee, 239 Va. 401, 389 S.E.2d 470 (Va. Supreme Court 1990)
- Tysons Toyota, Inc. v. Globe Life Ins. Co., 45 F.3d 428 (U. S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 1994)
- Fitzgerald v. Fitzgerald, 1999 WL 1133723 (Va. Court of Appeals 1999)
- Howell v. Howell, 31 Va App 332, 523 S.E.2d 514 (Va. Court of Appeals 2000)
- Joynes v. Payne, 36 Va.App. 401, 551 S.E.2d 10 (Va. Court of Appeals 2001)
- Joynes v. Payne, 35 Va App 386, 545 S.E.2d 561 (Va. Court of Appeals 2001)
- Block v. Block, 2005 WL 465135 (Va. Court of Appeals 2005)
- Jones v. Jones, 2009 WL 1117487 (Va. Court of Appeals 2009)
- Gay v. Virginia State Bar ex rel. Second Dist. Committee, 239 Va. 401, 389 S.E.2d 470 (Va. Supreme Court 1990)
- Tysons Toyota, Inc. v. Globe Life Ins. Co., 45 F.3d 428 (U. S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 1994)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Virginia, 1986
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1993
Other Affiliations
- Metropolitan Richmond Family Law Bar Association, 1995 - 2010 (Member)
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 1988 - 2010 (Member)
- Richmond Bar Association, 1988 - 2010 (Member)
- Henrico County Bar Association, 1986 - 2010 (Member)
- Virginia Bar Association, 1994 - 2010 (Member)
- Virginia State Bar, Young Lawyers Conference, 1988 - 1993 (Member)
- Virginia State Bar, Young Lawyers Conference, Board of Governors, 1989 - 1991 (Representative)
- Metropolitan Richmond Family Law Bar Association (Treasurer)
- Domestic Relations Section, Virginia State Bar (Member)
Past Positions
- Kaufman & Canoles, Partner, 2003 - 2007
- Troutman Sanders (formerly Mays & Valentine), Partner, 1994 - 2003
- Parker Pollard & Brown, PC, Associate, 1988 - 1994
- Henrico County Circuit Court, Law Clerk, 1986 - 1988
Office Info
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- Guardianship
- Child Custody
- Collaborative Law
- 3.4 miles away
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