Michael Christopher Miller

Since 1999, I have practiced solely in the area of family law. In the context of a typical divorce case, I will address matters of property division, assignment of debts, determination of spousal support, determination of custody and visitation, and determination of child support.

Prior to entering private practice in Virginia, I was an active duty Judge Advocate in the United States Marine Corps for seven years. While on active duty, I spent a year and a half as a court-martial defense counsel where I dealt with a wide range of cases including child and spousal abuse as well as sex crimes. I was the Officer in Charge of the legal assistance office at Camp Lejeune. While at legal assistance, I dealt with a variety of family law issues including divorce, support, wills and estate planning, and consumer protection.

I then became the Staff Judge Advocate for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. During our deployment from 1995 to 1996, I provided advice to the command as well as individual Marines and sailors on a variety of criminal and civil matters to include custody of children and support of family members. I was later assigned to the Naval Justice School in Newport, Rhode Island to instruct judge advocates and paralegals on civil law matters of family law and estate planning.

While at the Naval Justice School, I participated in a military-to-military training program sponsored by the State Department that took me to a variety of countries including Bangladesh, Uganda, Ghana, Togo, Cameroon, Bolivia and Paraguay. After leaving activity duty, I maintained an affiliation with the United States Marine Corps Reserve. My latest assignment was as an appellate defense counsel at the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Appeals. I began my military career in 1985 as an enlisted infantryman.

I have used my background and experience in accounting to analyze complex financial matters arising in the course of divorce.

In addition to my formal education, I am also a graduate of the Pennsylvania Gunsmith School and Washington School of Photography.