Richard Ellis Garriott Jr.

I hired Mr. Garriott to represent me in a very difficult contentious divorce and child custody case over three years ago. He and his staff were extremely supportive and have a three for three record - three court trials and three extremely successful outcomes. Children's expenses, changing visitat...ion schedules, custody issues, difficult opposing attorneys and the multiple appeals - he and his staff have and will continue to receive my highest recommendation. Passionate and knowledgeable about the law and doing what is right -I would recommend him without hesitation for the most complicated cases. Words can not express the gratitude for all that he has done for my family and our new normal. If you need a divorce lawyer in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake or Suffolk - you need to hire this attorney!

Richard and his associate Naveed worked closely with my husband and I for almost two years. We had quite the family case with every variable and screwball thrown our way. But Richard never backed down, no matter how complicated or drawn out it became. Ultimately he helped guide us through the hardest... thing we’ve ever been through. He maintained his professionalism and helped me maintain control (even when it wasn’t what I wanted to hear, but for my own good legally) he and Naveed both did a fabulous job not only protecting me but my child in the courtroom. What we managed to accomplish in court and with finalizing our child’s step parent adoption is something my family will be forever grateful for. We rest a little easier now knowing our family is “complete” in the eyes of the law. And we really have Richard to thank for that!

I hired Mr. Garriott to represent me in a fairly simple divorce/custody case. He can be a charismatic guy and works for a large law firm in a very nice office with considerable resources. He also has quite the collection of accolades and seems to be a reasonably intelligent person. I felt very hopefu...l after our initial meeting but that soon changed. Richard was slow to get me into court and "negotiated" a temporary visitation schedule that was sub-par at best. He was consistently either rude, uninformative, or both within our correspondence with each other and seemingly had no desire to do any more than the bare minimum required of him. He rarely addressed issues I brought to his attention and could hardly be bothered to answer questions I emailed him. I finally replaced him someone who was willing to fight for me and haven't looked back. I would advise anyone whos considering hiring Mr. Garriott to make sure he is truly invested in your case before signing an agreement.

Just as most baseball games are either won or lost before the players ever take the field, the same is true for our case. I say "our" because my case became just as important to Mr. Garriott as it was to me. Mr. Garriott's preparation for my case ensured a victory before we ever stepped into the cour...troom. I wish I could find the words that would accurately reflect the awesomeness of his supporting staff. Mr. Garriott assigned a paralegal and two other supporting attorneys to assist in the preparation of my case. This aided in keeping my costs as low as possible and allowed for tons of knowledge and experience to be interjected into working my case. My case was a motion to modify custody and was a data giant. For the previous three years I had been diligently documenting every possible detail and gathering every shred of supporting evidence of my ex's attempts to alienate me from my children's lives. My case was further complicated by the geographical separation as I live several states away. I met with Mr. Garriott over the phone for our initial conversation before hiring him to represent me. Immediately after our meeting he went to work on my case. He and his team remained in close contact and kept me posted every step of the way. The day before our hearing Mr. Garriott laid out his game plan and described each possible outcome for the hearing. He defined what his grandslam would look like and I can assure you that Mr. Garriott hit his grandslam that next afternoon. I went from only seeing my children a couple times a year to having sole custody of them. The total cost was a little steep, but when you are fighting for your kids no cost is too high.