$ 450-450 per hour
About John
Biography
John Crouch has practiced family law since 1995. Until 2024, he was at Crouch & Crouch in Arlington, a family firm that developed its international and inter-state focus by helping military, diplomatic, civil-service, expat and immigrant families throughout Northern Virginia and beyond. He assists lawyers in other states and countries as a consultant, co-counsel, or expert witness on international and interstate family law. But more often, he represents clients in all kinds of family situations — everything that happens before, during, after, or instead-of marriage and divorce.
Having taken every class that William & Mary’s law school offered in wills, trusts, estate planning and related tax issues, he immediately made that part of his practice, starting with divorced people and diplomatic families and their concerns when planning for the future and their children.
Realizing how damaging family litigation can be for clients and children, John got trained in family mediation, and starting in 2002, he worked with Jim Gross to launch the DMV’s first Collaborative Divorce group and trainings. Collaborative Divorce practitioners are family lawyers, financial advisors and mental health professionals who pay attention to what clients are actually experiencing, and work together to improve the process in innovative ways, informed, but not bound, by “how things have always been done.” They are fearless advocates for their clients, but they advocate more effectively by listening to each other, listening to both clients, and working creatively and cooperatively with clients to develop win-win solutions.
Since 2019, John has been the editor of Negotiating and Drafting Marital Agreements, published periodically by Virginia CLE. He has authored many articles in state and national publications for practicing lawyers, and taught in continuing legal education courses. He is a longtime Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (formerly the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers) and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. He has led committees and task forces in local and nationwide professional organizations, and represented Arlington and Falls Church on the governing Council of the Virginia State Bar. He graduated from Brown University and the College of William and Mary’s Marshall-Wythe Law School. He lives with his wife and three children in his native Arlington, and is active in church and scouts.
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Practice Areas
14
Practice Areas
Divorce and Separation
53%
30 years
Family
20%
30 years
International Law
5%
30 years
Wills and Living Wills
5%
30 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
Awards
2012
Licenses
Licensed in Maryland for < 1 year
State: Maryland
Acquired: 2025
No misconduct found
Licensed in Virginia for 30 years
State: Virginia
Acquired: 1995
No misconduct found
Location
Thyden Gross and Callahan, LLP
(703) 215-4021
Mobile
5425 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 600, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
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3101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 500, Arlington, VA, 22201
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John is a very skilled legal writer. He stuck with me on a tough case and wrote well written briefs documenting the abuse I suffered. I am grateful for his help. He is also an ethical attorney and knows the court well.
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"Mr. Crouch is an excellent family law attorney with extensive experience in handling custody and divorce issues in the metro DC area."
"I refer all my clients who are looking for family law advice or estate planning advice to John Crouch because I have known him for over 20 years and know his ability and skill to get top quality work done for the client."
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"John and his firm are known throughout the Commonwealth for being top notch family law attorneys."
"I endorse John Crouch, an outstanding family lawyer."
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"I had the pleasure of training John in Collaborative Practice and found him to be a quick study and a caring professional."
"I endorse this lawyer. John is very knowledgeable in family law and Collaborative Law. He is well respected by lawyers around the country because of his experience, knowledge and helpfulness."
"I had the great experience of working with John at his law firm twelve years ago. I attribute my entry into family law, with a focus on international issues, to John, and his father’s, compassionate representation of clients, enthusiasm for the law, and calm and steadfast guidance to clients who were enduring the most difficult of situations. I became involved in the American Bar Association because of John’s example of always wanting to learn and help educate and guide other attorneys. John has been, since his initial days as a lawyer, an advocate for helping his clients proceed through the divorce process respectfully and cooperatively, always working towards a result that ensures the family can function just as well after marriage as during, and perhaps even better. When necessary, he is a tireless litigator and advocate, but I am always impressed with John’s use of alternative paths to helping a family dissolve in the healthiest way possible."
"I endorse this lawyer."
"I endorse this lawyer. Attorney Crouch is an outstanding attorney with an exceptional reputation. He is a strong and zealous advocate for his clients and a credit to the legal profession. I highly recommend his legal services and I will refer my clients to him when necessary."
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Experience
Honors
2011
Founder Award, Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia
2003
Chair's Special Recognition Award, American Bar Association, Family Law Section
2001
Friend of the Chair Award, American Bar Association, Family Law Section
1997
Award of Merit, National Center for Mission and Exploited Children
Work Experience
2024 - Present
Attorney, Thyden Gross and Callahan, LLP
1995 - 2024
Partner, Crouch & Crouch, PLLC
Associations
2022 - Present
Pack and Troop 641Chartered Organization Representative
2021 - Present
Prime the Pump, Inc. (Sponsor of Girls' and Boys' Troop and Pack 167)President
2009 - Present
International Academy of Family Lawyers -- formerly International Academy of Matrimonial LawyersFellow
2008 - Present
Collaborative Professionals of Northern VirginiaPast President
2006 - Present
Virginia Collaborative ProfessionalsFounding Member
2002 - Present
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
2000 - Present
Arlington County Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section
1995 - Present
International Society of Family Law
2013 - 2019
Virginia State BarLocal Circuit Representative on Governing Council
2008 - 2010
Collaborative Professionals of Northern VirginiaBoard Member
2005 - 2007
Collaborative Law SocietyPresident
2002 - 2005
Collaborative Family Law SocietySecretary/Treasurer
2000 - 2010
Smart Marriages / Coalition for Marriage, Family & Couples EducationConference Advisory Board Member
1999 - 2000
Arlington County Bar AssociationFamily Law Section Chair
1999 - 2003
American Bar Association, Family Law SectionCommittee Chair
1996 - 2013
Virginia State Bar, Family Law SectionAssistant Editor
Education
1995
William & Mary Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
Speaking Engagements
2013
Family Law: Advanced Issues
Collaborative Family Law
Publications
2023
Book published periodically by Virginia Continuing Legal Education
Negotiating and Drafting Marital Agreements (Editor)
2020
Drafting Prenuptial Agreements, by Skoloff, Singer, and Brown
Virginia Supplement
2007
The Family in the New Millennium
No-Fault Divorce Laws and Divorce Rates in the United States and Europe: Variations and Correlations
Languages
French
Spanish
Activity
Legal Answers
Top Contributor
John earned significant contribution points in 2012.
Legal Answers
Q&A
I have marrie another women while being married already what can I do to get out of this problem
11 Jan 2019
Q&A
How ?
08 Jan 2019
Q&A
How can I be made to pay my spouse’s attorneys fees when the divorce is based on one year separation and I am unemployed?
07 Jan 2019