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!

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.

I recently required legal representation for a change in child custody and subsequent support determination. I met with Mr. Garriott in his office after a brief telephone interview and was pleased when he accepted my case. We immediately went over the facts involved with the case; discussed some op...tions and set some minimum expectations. Naturally we also discussed the most desired outcome and he helped balance that with a sense of both optimism and realism. In addition, he shared some of his own personal experiences and assured me that my circumstances were not that unusual. My case was further complicated by the fact that I resided out of state but again Mr. Garriott left me with the reassurance that my travels would be minimized and representation would suffer no negative impacts. Nothing could have been more accurate; he worked my case closely and was neither intimidated by opposing counsel or the requirement to present my case in court outside the city in an adjacent county. Additionally, he divided tasks within his office to minimize my expenses and itemized his bills accordingly. His support team was equally professional, worked all assigned tasks and kept open communication with me throughout all preparation and proceedings. Mr. Garriott was prompt professional and conducted business with a pronounced confidence in court and in the office. He even was successful petitioning the court to allow telephonic representation for me in an effort to minimize my travel expenses The case resolved with the best possible outcome thanks to Mr. Garriott and I highly recommend him to anyone else that may need a family law specialist.