Leesburg, VA Family Law Attorney

Christine is a compassionate yet formidable family-law attorney who guides clients through divorce, custody and timesharing disputes, complex property division at every economic level, and matters involving child or spousal support, modification, and enforcement. She tailors each strategy to the family in front of her—encouraging collaborative, parent-driven solutions where children are involved, yet litigating decisively when settlement proves impossible.
Before private practice, Christine built careers in real-estate finance and in federal service supporting U.S. foreign policy and national security across multiple continents while raising two children as a military spouse. That global perspective equips her to serve military and Foreign Service families facing unique jurisdictional and cultural challenges. She has worked closely with child and family psychologists on cases requiring psychological and custody evaluations, drawing on master’s-level study in psychopathology and years of assisting clients who cope with behavioral or mental-health concerns.
Her commitment to justice extends to pro bono work; a brief she submitted for the Ohio Justice and Policy Center’s Beyond Guilt project secured a rare reversal of an incarcerated woman’s conviction, and she regularly mentors individuals reentering society after incarceration. Christine previously clerked for the Honorable Richard E. Gardiner and the Honorable Randy I. Bellows of the Fairfax Circuit Court in Virginia. She earned her B.A. magna cum laude from Hawai‘i Pacific University and her J.D. cum laude, with a certificate in Human Rights and Global Justice Studies, from Florida A&M University College of Law, and is licensed in the District of Columbia and Virginia.

Education

• Hawaii Pacific University, BA - Business Administration
• Florida A&M College of Law, JD

Bar Associations

• Virginia Bar Association
• Fairfax Bar Association
• District of Columbia Bar Association
• District of Columbia Bar

Associations

• Fairfax Bar Association
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP)
• Virginia Collaborative Professionals (VaCP)
• Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia

Practice Areas

• Domestic Violence
• Divorce
• Family Law
• Child Custody
• Child Support

HONORS & AWARDS

• Elite Lawyer, 2025
• Cumme Laude Honors, Florida A&M School of Law, 2015

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