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Attorney with the Law Offices of Deanna D. Cook, PC in RichmondMs. DeBoer has devoted the last 30 years to the practice of family law and all related issues. She represents her clients on matters regarding divorce, custody, visitation, child and spousal support, health insurance coverage, equitable distribution of marital property and debt, and family violence and family abuse. She was on the Board of Directors for the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society from 1994 to 2012; she is a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and the Metropolitan Richmond Family Law Bar Association. Ms. DeBoer is a member of the Domestic Relations Section of the Virginia State Bar. She has been named by the Virginia Business Magazine as a Legal Elite for 11 years in the area of family law and has been named as a Virginia Super Lawyer. Ms. DeBoer has been appointed by the Henrico County Circuit Court Judges as a Commissioner-in-Chancery.

Partner in Raynor & Farmer, PC in CharlottesvilleMr. Farmer’s practice is devoted exclusively to family law, including divorce, equitable distribution, custody, support, protective orders, and adoptions. Mr. Farmer is a member of the Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar and the Family Law Committee of the American Bar Association, and he is chair of the Family Law Section of the Charlottesville Albermarle Bar Association. Through his firm, he maintains www.vadivorcelaw.net, a website providing family law resources for practitioners and the general public. Mr. Farmer received a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Virginia and a J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Richmond.

Partner at CowanGates in RichmondMs. Friend focuses her practice entirely on family law, including divorce, spousal and child support, child custody and visitation, adoption, and prenuptial agreements. She is qualified as a guardian ad litem for children and is trained in collaborative divorce. Ms. Friend serves on the board of the Richmond Bar Association; the Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association; the Lewis F. Powell, Jr., American Inn of Court; the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation and the Collaborative Professionals of Richmond. Virginia Lawyers Weekly named her one of Virginia’s “Up & Coming Lawyers of 2016.” Virginia Business Magazine has named her to their list of Legal Elite in the area of family law 2013-2016, and Virginia Super Lawyers named her as a Rising Star 2010-2014 and a Super Lawyer in the area of family law 2015-2017.

Attorney with Lenhart Pettit in CharlottesvilleMr. Ragosta focuses his practice on family law and complex commercial litigation including general business matters, employment law, real property issues and criminal concerns. His work in family law includes all issues related to separation or divorce matters, in particular those dealing with the division of assets and spousal support. Mr. Ragosta has represented individuals as well as public and private companies in a wide variety of civil matters before state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels. His practice has involved many family law matters under Virginia law, including complex equitable distribution and spousal support cases at both the trial and appellate levels. He served as a special assistant district attorney for Middlesex County in Massachusetts for a six-month rotation during which he prosecuted 11 jury and bench trials to verdict.

Attorney with MichieHamlett Attorneys at Law in CharlottesvilleMr. Seiden practices in family law and general litigation at the trial and appellate levels. He graduated from the Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond School of Law, both cum laude. Mr. Seiden is a regular contributor to the bar, serving as vice-chair of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association’s Family Law Section, an active member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association’s CLE Committee, and CLE chair of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association. In these roles, Mr. Seiden regularly presents on topics ranging from ethics in conducting an equitable distribution hearing to the use of surreptitious audio recordings. He believes behind every good lawyer there is great group of support staff.

Attorney with Coates & Davenport in RichmondMs. Sossei has a general practice, but her primary areas include family law, bankruptcy, and criminal defense. She handles divorces (both uncontested/no-fault and contested divorces), custody, child and spousal support matters, preparation of property settlement agreements, and adoptions. Ms. Sossei also handles complex family law matters including contested custody cases; equitable distribution involving complicated assets; post-decree enforcement; support modification; show causes; and protective orders. She handles family law matters for civilians and military service members and their families. Ms. Sossei is an active member in the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, serving on their Board of Governors for the past four years. She currently co-chairs their Pro Bono Committee, as well as serving on their Membership and Diversity Committees. Ms. Sossei has been a Super Lawyer Rising Star for 2016-2017.

Mr. Christoff has practiced family law since 2006 with a focus on complex divorce litigation primarily involving highly contested matters. His advocacy experience includes personally handling all aspects of divorce litigation at every applicable level of the Virginia Court system, including custody, support, and protective order matters in Virginia’s Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts; custody, support, divorce grounds, and equitable distribution matters at the Circuit Court level; and briefs filed with the Virginia Court of Appeals for both appellants and appellees. Mr. Christoff’s court appearances include cases presented in Fairfax, Alexandria, Arlington, Loudoun County, Prince William County, Stafford County, Richmond, Norfolk, and the D.C. Superior Court. He has litigated cases involving custody evaluators, protective orders, guardians ad litem, business valuation experts, psychiatrists, vocational experts, accountants, and private investigators, among others. While no stranger to the courtroom, Mr. Christoff is equally versed in resolving cases through settlement, having personally negotiated and drafted settlement agreements for matters with marital estates ranging from nothing but significant debt to those with values in the tens of millions of dollars. He has pursued and obtained settlement through mediation as well as independent negotiations for custody matters involving modifications based on relocation, special needs children, parent coordinators, international visitation arrangements, and numerous other scenarios. Mr. Christoff received his undergraduate degree in Communications with a focus on public relations from Loyola University of New Orleans in 2003. He obtained his J.D. degree from the University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law in 2006. Mr. Christoff is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is an active member of the Fairfax Bar Association. He is currently president-elect of the Fairfax Bar Association Board of Directors. He is former chair of the Fairfax Bar Association Legislative Committee, former chair of the Circuit Court Domestic Relations Subcommittee, and former chair of its Judicial Funding Task Force.

Mr. Worster is a Marine Corps Veteran and graduate of Mary Washington College and the University of Richmond’s School of Law. He founded Worster Law PLLC in Fairfax, Virginia, in 2019. He primarily practices family law and criminal defense as a mediator, guardian ad litem and litigator. He practices throughout Virginia in all Courts of the Commonwealth. Mr. Worster serves on the Virginia State Bar’s Professionalism Course and Disciplinary Committee. He holds an “AV Preeminent Rating” from Martindale-Hubbell and was named a “Super Lawyer” in 2021. Mr. Worster was also previously named Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year by the Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center.

Managing Attorney, The Law Office of Maggie L. Anderson, LLC
Ms. Anderson is the managing attorney at The Law Office of Maggie L. Anderson, LLC, in Kansas City, Missouri. She focuses her practice exclusively in the area of family law, and has extensive experience in both litigating and negotiating complex family law matters such as divorce, paternity, child support, adoption, guardianships and cohabitation issues. Ms. Anderson has spoken on topics concerning the welfare of children in custody proceedings and same-sex divorce and litigation. She has written articles for, and had her work published with, The Urban Lawyer, a national quarterly on State and Local government. Ms. Anderson is an active member of the Domestic Law Committee of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City, and the Mid-America Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Prior to opening her own practice, she was a senior associate attorney with The Reynolds Law Firm, LLC, focusing her practice primarily on family law. Before that, Ms. Anderson worked as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Edith L. Messina, the first female judge to take the bench at the 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri, Kansas City. She is admitted to practice law in both Missouri and Kansas.

Member of the Law Office of Young, Jakobe & Kuhl, LLC
Mr. Kuhl is a frequent presenter on a variety of family law issues, and is an active member of the Family and the Law Section of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Having served two terms as the chair of the Domestic Relations committee, he has also served as the president of the Family and the Law Section. Additionally, Mr. Kuhl is on the Board of Directors of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation, a member of the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law Alumni board, and an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law. He volunteers his time with the Volunteer Attorney Project, is a member of the Association For Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City, and serves as the executive director of the Eastern Jackson County Bar Association. Mr. Kuhl, like all members of his firm, has dedicated his practice to family law and represents people in dissolution of marriage (divorce) actions, modification of custody and child support actions, establishment of child support actions, adoption matters, paternity actions, and guardianship proceedings. Having completed the guardian ad litem and advanced guardian ad litem trainings, Mr. Kuhl serves as a guardian ad litem in multiple counties, including Jackson, Cass and Clay. In addition, Mr. Kuhl serves as a mediator as well as a special master.

Dr. Toubia is an assistant professor with the University of Dayton’s School of Engineering where he teaches classes in mechanics, civil engineering materials, design of concrete structures, masonry design, design of timber structures and structural dynamics. His research interests include innovative structural design systems, composite materials and experimental testing, behavior of reinforced concrete and masonry structures. Dr. Toubia is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education, the American Concrete Institute, and The Masonry Society.  Dr. Toubia holds a US Patent and an outstanding paper award from the Masonry Society Journal. Dr. Toubia has extensive experience in designing complex structures and several publications in structures and materials featured in major peer-reviewed journals.