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At McGraw Law, P.C. we compassionately help real families solve very real problems. We understand that to most people family is the single most important thing, and the most important relationships in their lives. We also understand, and take the approach to our practice, that despite the parties' inability to get along, and the reality that in some instances members of the family will be ultimately better served in no longer remaining together under the same roof, the family nevertheless does not have to be destroyed.
We always remember that regardless of how many clients we represent, the individual client's family is the only one they have. Therefore, their case is always the most important, and we try hard to never lose sight of this reality. In all domestic and family law cases we protect and uphold our client's rights to the maximum extent allowable under the law, in order to obtain for them every single benefit and privilege to which they are entitled. At the same time we work hard to foster and encourage a loving, healthy and nurturing family relationship as much as possible for all involved.
My mission is to provide effective legal representation to all clients at all times; to obtain for them all rights and privileges to which they are entitled under the law to the maximum extent possible; to always maintain open and clear communication with the client on all issues pertaining to their case; and to always provide prompt, competent, and compassionate legal services.
We offer a 30 minute, initial, free, no-obligation consultation. Our standard hourly fee (for attorney time only; no support staff services are billed at all to the client in our firm), for cases in which we charge an hourly fee, is $250 per hour. However, many cases lend themselves to a flat fee, or other alternative fee arrangement. The actual fee to be charged of course will depend upon the specific facts and circumstances of each individual case, and therefore will need to be discussed personally and individually with each client.
Compassionately Helping Real Families Solve Real Problems
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Child Custody
25%
28 years | 1,000 cases
Divorce and Separation
25%
28 years | 1,000 cases
Family
25%
28 years | 3,000 cases
Child Support
20%
28 years | 1,000 cases
Fees and Rates
Cost
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
Awards
2020 2019 2018
Licenses
Licensed in Virginia for 21 years
State: Virginia
Acquired: 2004
No misconduct found
Licensed in Iowa for 25 years
State: Iowa
Acquired: 2000
No misconduct found
Location
McGraw Law, P.C.
(540) 904-5709
Fax
The McGRAW LAW, P.C. Building, 51 Boon Street, Boones Mill, VA, 24065
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Showing 1 - 5 of 7 reviews | 1 star
Posted by anonymous | April 09, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
Stay away from him
Been years ago when he was at his other practice in Roanoke but this man told me I needed to take my son and hold him from the mother or the court was just gonna keep postponing the court date. He showed up late to every court date. I got called night before court cause he hadn’t looked at any of pap...
Posted by anonymous | February 02, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Yeah this is great...so he told me
This guy postponed my court date because the opposing Lawyer had a personnel issue to attend to. I had already advised him that this was time sensitive but in the best interests of my ex wife he went ahead and moved the date. Exactly what the opposing council wanted, as she knew I would not be able t...
Patrick McGraw
Replied last February 03, 2023As is unfortunately all too common these days, this is a completely false review. Of course the fact that it is "anonymous," makes that pretty obvious now. I have never represented this person, and no such scenario has ever happened. If my client objects to a continuance, that position is asserted to the Court. The fact is Courts often grant continuance requests from the opposing party, EVEN IF the other party objects to them. And, frankly, if the issue happened to be a personal crisis, family emergency, health situation, etc., from the opposing counsel, 99% of the time that is a continuance request the Judge is going to grant, regardless of whether the other side objects. But again, this is a false review from someone I have never represented.
Posted by anonymous | November 15, 2022 | Hired Attorney
Steer clear
If you want a lawyer that shows up to court late misses court cases doesn’t return calls or emails misses his office appointments and is simply arrogant than this is your guy! You think with all the money he gets from people he would hire a secretary what kind of lawyer doesn’t have a secretary? He c...
Patrick McGraw
Replied last February 03, 2023This review is left by Jerriann "Jerri" Gizzarelli. I can say that because I have NEVER represented Jerri Gizzarelli. If I had represented her then her identity would be protected by attorney-client privilege. I did NOT represent her, so her identity is therefore not protected, no matter how "anonymous" she tries to make this "review." Jerri Gizzarelli is in fact the EX of one of my clients whom I helped successfully get a new custody and visitation order of his children. Jerri Gizzarelli is evidently very bitter about the fact that I represented her ex so successfully, and therefore has left this entirely FRAUDULENT AND FALSE review. It is unfortunate that it is possible to leave such a false and fraudulent review without any verification of ever having hired the person reviewed. Equally unfortunate is the reality that this is neither the first nor will it be the last time such a fraudulent review(s) has been left. Such is the nature of the internet in this day and age. Truly sad.
Posted by anonymous | January 11, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Contracts & Agreements
Do NOT use this attorney
Patrick didn't return calls most of the time, didn't respond to emails most of the time. He did not provide documents when requested, didn't provided any type of billing statement though it was requested multiple times. Did not inform or provide legal documents in his possession. Most likely did n...
Patrick McGraw
Replied last March 23, 2022I regret this client's dissatisfaction. The factual allegations made in this review are simply false, and extensive paper trails and documentation of everything prove them false. Unfortunately this review is from one of those people who just wants to get "something for nothing," because they feel entitled above other people, either based on their own profession that they think makes them better than and above "other people," or based on a perception of their own station in life as they see it; and then when they are confronted with the actual truth and reality of their own situation, well, then, "it must be the lawyer's fault." (It does strike me as very interesting that someone who apparently feels so compelled to leave such a negative, yet false review is unwilling to identify themselves in doing so. Just something to consider in evaluating this person's lack of credibility.). The allegation of failing to communicate is provably false by literally hundreds of emails and phone calls documented over a year and a half. The allegation regarding failure to give a billing statement is provably false, again by the documents themselves. The problem is that when after a year and a half of hard work with success on the client's behalf this client realized that additional payment would become necessary, their solution is to make false allegations against the lawyer rather than do the responsible thing for their own case. The allegation of failing to provide documents is false, and again is easily verifiable as false based on the very significant and well-documented and established paper trail of the case. We very proudly and un-apologetically stand by all of the very good and successful work we did on behalf of this client for more than a year and a half.
Posted by AJ | August 24, 2015 | Family
Very disappointed
When you meet Mr McGraw, you are so impressed because he say's exactly what you want to hear and you feel so positive and then he tells you that he requires a $3,000.00 retainer fee and states that whatever he does not use will be returned to you. After he has your money, he seems to disappear he doe...
Patrick McGraw
Replied last August 24, 2015I regret this client's dissatisfaction. It resulted from the client refusing to accept our legal advice and long-proven repeatedly successful strategy as how to best handle this particular situation, including but not limited to the client's challenge of paternity to begin with. There was no motion that required response, and the "DNA results" (which again was against our advice and strategy to begin with) were returned while I was on vacation, of which the client was fully apprised ahead of time, so there was nothing that could have been done, even had I not been on vacation. We proudly stand-by our trial and time tested and proven legal advice and strategies devised for and given to this client, despite the frustration of the client. This client's complaint regarding fees and finances is false, and has been proven to be so by the relevant authorities.
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Experience
Honors
2023
Superb Rating, Avvo
2023
A+ Rating, Better Business Bureau
2023
Best Divorce Lawyers in Roanoke, Expertise.com
2023
Top 30 Matrimonial Law Attorney in Virginia, The National Advocates
2023
Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell
2023
Top Family Law Attorney, Top Attorneys of North America
2023
Virginia Top 10 Attorney in Family Law Practice, Attorney and Practice Magazine
2023
Named 1 of 10 Best Family Law Attorneys in Virginia, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
2022
Top 30 Matrimonial and Family Law Attorney in Virginia, The National Advocates
2022
A+ Rating, Better Business Bureau
2022
Best Divorce Lawyers in Roanoke, Expertise.com
2022
Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell®
2022
Top Family Law Attorney, Top Attorneys of North America
2022
Virginia Top 10 Attorney in Family Law Practice, Attorney and Practice Magazine
2022
Named 1 of 10 Best Family Law Attorneys in Virginia, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
2021
Best Divorce Lawyers in Roanoke, Expertise.com
2021
Top 30 Matrimonial and Family Law Attorney in Virginia, The National Advocates Top 100
2021
Named 1 of 10 Best Family Law Attorneys in Virginia, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
2021
Virginia Top 10 Attorney in Family Law Practice, Attorney and Practice Magazine
2021
A Top Family Law Attorney, Top Attorneys of North America
2021
Martindale-Hubbell, Client Champion Award
2021
A+ Rating, Better Business Bureau
2020
A Top Family Law Attorney, Top Attorneys in North America
2020
Virginia Top 10 Attorney in Family Law Practice, Attorney and Practice Magazine
2020
Named 1 of 10 Best Family Law Attorneys in Virginia, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
2020
Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell
2020
A+ Rating, Better Business Bureau
2020
Top 30 Matrimonial and Family Law Attorney in Virginia, The National Advocates Top 100
2019
Top 30 Matrimonial and Family Law Attorney in Virginia, The National Advocates Top 100
2019
TOP 10 Attorney in Virginia in Family Law Practice, Attorney and Practice Magazine
2019
Named 1 of 10 Best Family Law Attorneys in Virginia, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
2019
President's Circle Top Attorney of North America, Who's Who Legal
2019
Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell
2019
A+ Rating, Better Business Bureau
2018
Exclusive Diamond Top Attorney of North America, Top Attorneys of North America
2018
Named 1 of 10 Best Family Law Attorneys in Virginia, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
2018
Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell
2018
Pinnacle Professional and Top Attorney (only 1 in Roanoke), Inner Circle Executive Magazine
2018
Top 30 Matrimonial and Family Law Attorney in Virginia, The National Advocates Top 100
2018
A+ Rating, Better Business Bureau
2017
Named 1 of 10 Best Family Law Attorneys in Virginia, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
2017
A Top Family Law Attorney in North America, Top Attorneys in North America
2017
A+ Rating, Better Business Bureau
2017
Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
A+ Rating, Better Business Bureau
2016
Named 1 of 10 Best Family Law Attorneys In Virginia, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
2016
A Top Family Law Attorney in North America, Top Attorneys in North America
2015
A+ Rating, Better Business Bureau
2006
Outstanding Professional Award, America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
1997
Football Academic All Conference, Iowa Collegiate Athletic Conference
1997
Football Scholastic All American, Collegiate Scholastic All American
1990
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
N/A
Award for Excellence in Volunteer Work, United Way
N/A
Highest Excellence in Trial Advocacy, National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Work Experience
2005 - Present
President, Attorney, McGraw Law, P.C.
2004 - 2005
Attorney, Williams Law Firm
1998 - 2004
Attorney, Brick, Gentry, Bowers, Swartz, Stoltze, Schuling & Levis, P.C.
Associations
2012 - Present
Virginia Bar Association, Family Law SectionMember
2004 - Present
Virginia Bar AssociationMember
2000 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2000 - Present
American Bar Association (Iowa chapter)Member
2000 - Present
Iowa State Bar AssociationMember
1997 - Present
Delta Theta Pi Legal FraternityMember
1996 - Present
Alpha Chi National Honor SocietyMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Representative Cases
Favorable
Education
2000
Drake University Law School
Juris Doctorate Degree with High Honors
1997
William Penn University
Bachelor Degree of Arts and Sciences with Highest Honors
1995
Ricks College
Associates Degree of Arts and Sciences with High Honors
Speaking Engagements
2017
Law Merit Badge Counselor
Boy Scouts of America
2015
Roanoke Valley Association of Legal Professionals
Child Removal and Foster Care Process in Virginia
Publications
2000
Drake Law Review
Drake Law Review
2000
Criminal Law Newsletter
Drake Legal Clinic, Editor-In-Chief
1999
Drake Law Review
Drake Law Review
1999
Criminal Law Newsletter
Drake Legal Clinic, Editor-In-Chief
1998
Drake Law Review
Drake Law Review
1998
Criminal Law Newsletter
Drake Legal Clinic, Editor-In-Chief
Languages
French
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
Can I get a petition for custody dismissed if my wife filed in the wrong county by lying to the court?
19 Jan 2019
Q&A
Can a grandparent get immediate temporary custody if both parents fail a drug test.
10 Jan 2017
Q&A
I'm on Subutex and for but I had a script neg. For everything else baby didn't even have anything dss came can they do that
10 Jan 2017