About Richard

Biography

Practice Areas

Many of the contested divorce cases that I handle include an alimony component. I have routinely represented both spouses in such cases both requesting and defending requests of alimony from the court.

39 years

25%

Child Custody 25%

As an integral part of my overall family law practice, I routinely handle contested child custody cases including relocation cases.

39 years

25%

Child Support 25%

In conjunction with child custody, the issue of application of the appropriate child support to the case is often litigated and once again; this is a routine component of my family law practicve.

39 years

25%

Mediation 15%

I am trained as a Collaborative Divorce Lawyer in June 2009. I have also taken many hours of mediation training including 30 in 2005 at the Northern Virginia Mediation and Training Center, Fairfax, Va.

26 years

15%

Divorce and Separation 10%

I include this as a subsection largely because there are uncontested cases and cases where I draft settlement agreements that in the aggregate, comprise a subsection of my overall family law practice.

39 years

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always

Payment Methods

Cash
Check
Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 25 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 2000

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 25 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 2000

Inactive

No misconduct found

Licensed in Massachusetts for 37 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 1988

Inactive

No misconduct found

Licensed in New Hampshire for 37 years

State: New Hampshire

Acquired: 1988

Inactive

No misconduct found

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Location

Offit Kiurman

8000 Tower Crescent Drive, Suite 1400, Tysons Corner, VA, 22182

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Richard Alan Gray's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

9 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Staff & Support

Posted by anonymous | August 01, 2014 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Charge to high for him to rely on legal advisors.

This Lawyer has no knowledge without his old company stuff. There were no advices on what to so on the my case, the only things he and his company were good at was to charge lots of money, bills that were not right, I have to keep checking all the things they were doing and charging me. They will ch...arge this way; Richard Gray review settlement agreement 2hr. $800, A week latter I talk to him he said he had no chance to see the settlement agreement and I was charged for it. This laywer charge lots of money but hires a legal assistance that does his job and I had to pay the legal assistance separate from lawyers, the legal assistance will charge reviewing and reviewing, when I ask to the legal assistance a questions they will not know the answer but they will talk to the lawyer and charge me for their conversation. (RG 2hr 800$, LA 2hr 300$ ) to discuss my questions. for the hight salary this laywer charge the product he delivers is lower. I notice that they will try to complicate your my case in order to make it longer, make you think you are in a big problem. They will only get your case if they know they can get lots of money from you.

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Richard Gray

Replied last August 01, 2014

We came into this case as second counsel. As as result of our efforts, this client obtained almost 5 years of alimony on 5 & 1/2 year marriage; 4 of which was without reservation of any kind, including if she got remarried. We litigated the validity of the parties' settlement agreement because the husband tried to disavow the agreement after he signed it; claiming he had been coerced and tricked into signing the settlement agreement. The now ex-husband specifically tried to disavow the alimony provision. We researched, prepared and filed a brief on the validity and enforcement of the settlement agreement and appeared in court to argue the validity of the agreement. This client prevailed on all matters including having her now ex-husband pay the majority of her attorney's fees and his paying her a cash settlement. The lack of appreciation for what we did for this client is astounding.

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Richard Alan Gray's Lawyer Endorsements

Endorse Richard

Timothy Bird

Unknown lawyer | May 13

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer. I have known Richard for many years and he is a skilled and knowledgeable attorney. I would certainly hire him in the event I ever needed an attorney."

Larry Bowen

Divorce and separation lawyer | Apr 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. I have known Richard for 2 decades and he does great work for clients."

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Elaine Vadas

Family lawyer

Darlene Lesser

Family lawyer

Experience

Rating: 9.4 (Superb)

Honors

2016

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2014

Top Lawyers in Northern Virginia, Northern Virginia Magazine

2014

Washington DC Metro Area, SuperLawyers-Family Law

2013

Virginia Super Lawyer for 2013, Super Lawyers Magazine

2012

Top Attorneys in Virginia, Richmond Magazine

2012

AV Preeminent rating, Martindale-Hubbell

2012

Virginia Super Lawyer - Family Law, Super Lawyers Magazine

2009

Legal Elite, Virginia Business Magazine

2008

Super Lawyer - Family Law, Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers

2007

Virginia Super Lawyer - Family Law, Virginia Super Lawyers

2007

Super Lawyer - Family Law, Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers

2006

Virginia Super Lawyer - Family Law, Virginia Super Lawyers

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Work Experience

1999 - 2013

Attorney and Principal, Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.

1989 - 1999

Attorney, Law Office of Richard A. Gray, P.C.

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Associations

2020 - Present

Fairfax Bar Association Delegate to the American Bar Association (ABA), 2020 - 2022.

Delegate

2009 - Present

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Fellow

2009 - Present

Virginia Collaborative Professionals

Member

2009 - Present

Northern Virginia Collaborative Professionals

Member

2008 - Present

Fairfax Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member

2009 - 2020

Fairfax Bar Association

Past President - 2016-2017

2009 - 2018

International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

Member

2007 - 2019

Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Family Law Section

Member

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Sample of Legal Cases

Emerson v. Emerson: Va. Court of Appeals. Record # 0566-03-04

Appeal dismissed by Virginia Court of Appeals September 16, 2003

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Education

1987

New England School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1975

George Mason University

MA - Masters of Arts

1973

Old Dominion University

BS - Bachelor of Science

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Speaking Engagements

2009

Representing Clients in Custody Mediation Custody, Visitation and Child Support

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Languages

English

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