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Dale Truitt Berrett

Dale Truitt Berrett

5.0
Rating: 9.9

Licensed for 32 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Virginia Beach, VA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Child Custody ... +2 more

2101 Parks Ave Ste 700, Virginia Beach, VA

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Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 32 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 1993

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Location

Kaufman & Canoles, A Professional Corporation

2101 Parks Ave Ste 700, Virginia Beach, VA, 23451-4160

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Dale Truitt Berrett's Reviews

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15 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 3 of 3 reviews | Lawsuits & Disputes

Posted by Marian | August 31, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Brilliant Lawyer

Dale Berrett navigated my family through a very complex situation involving a legal battle to protect my deceased brother’s estate for his children. I am thankful we had Dale and her team on our side. Dale is sharp, organized, professional and gave us 100% of her attention. I would absolutely reco...mmend her for your legal needs.

Posted by Timothy | August 15, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Seperation and Custody

I first had contact with Dale in June 2020, at the urging of our marriage counselor, and right away her demeaner was aggressive, and very concise. My wife and I were on different ends of the spectrum with regards to custody. Dale drove fron Virginia Beach to Accomack Virginia to agrresively fight a c...ontinuance that opposing council wanted. We knew it was a ploy to stave off a Guardian Ad litem......dale fought hard and won, also she made sure the court forced wife to return two of the children back to Virginia, as they were being kept in Mass, which was denying me reasonable access to the children. Reasonable access was ordered by the Judge. Then she got a Guardian Ad litem to view both living situations right away, and made sure he had a report ready even before the pre-trial that was set for the next day. well....as the hour approached, Dale and opposing council met somewhere to hammer out aqn agreement. Council and my wife were panicking after knowing what the Guardian Ad litem was going to pretty much say. I got a very generous offer from my wife. Now I understand why she is a bit pricey...And why they call her the Barracuda. She is still my atty. And she makes you feel as if you are her only client. Very dedicated and highly intelligent. I am going to keep her on until the end. WOW! doesn't even begin to descibe how well she does her job.

Posted by Bill | August 05, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Great job and great staff

Dale is experienced and negotiated well for me. Her support staff took a personal interest in seeing me through the difficult process and made me feel appreciated. She was also very good to me on pricing her services, for which I am grateful.

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Dale Truitt Berrett's Lawyer Endorsements

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Lawrence Luck

Divorce and separation lawyer | May 11

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I strongly endorse this lawyer. Dale Berrett is an exceptionally capable and effective family lawyer. In addition to her traditional, domestic relations litigation practice, she also is a collaborative divorce lawyer. I have worked with Ms. Berrett in both environments. In litigation, she is a tough, thorough, and forceful advocate for her client's interests. As collaborative counsel, she is solution-oriented, insightful, and quite good at promoting her client's objectives in that process. Dale Berrett brings well-developed advocacy skills, years of legal experience, and an understanding of family dynamics to her domestic relations practice."

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Experience

Rating:  9.9 (Superb)

Honors

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2015

Legal Elite, Virginia Business Magazine

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Legal Elite, Virginia Business Magazine

2013

Legal Elite, Virginia Business Magazine

2012

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2012

Legal Elite, Virginia Business Magazine

2011

Legal Elite, Virginia Business Magazine

2007

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2006

Legal Elite, Virginia Business Magazine

Work Experience

2013 - Present

Adjunct Professor, William & Mary School Of Law

1997 - Present

Member, Kaufman & Canoles

Associations

2009 - Present

Virginia Beach Bar Association

Member

1993 - Present

Virginia State Bar, Family Law Section

Member

Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Delta Phi

2000 - 2001

Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

Chairperson

1999 - 2004

Family Law Organization of Greater Hampton Roads

President 2004

1999 - 2000

Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

Past Vice Chair

1993 - 1998

Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association

Member

Education

1992

University of Virginia

J.D.

1987

Randolph-Macon College

B.A.

Publications

Languages

English

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