Phi Delta Phi. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1989-2012. Co-Author, Swisher, Diehl and Cottrell, "Virginia Family Law: Theory and Practice," West Publishing, 1991 (supplemented and revised annually).
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Reported Appellate Cases Argued before the Supreme Court of Virginia:
Levick v. MacDougall, 294 Va. 283, 805 S.E.2d 775 (2017)
Stockdale v. Stockdale, 262 Va. 275, 551 S.E.2d 301 (2001)
Napert v. Napert, 261 Va. 45, 540 S.E.2d 882 (2001)
Fairfax County Dept. of Human Development v. Donald, 251 Va. 227, 467 S.E.2d 803 (1996)
Walter M. Cheatle, et al., v. Rudd’s Swimming Pool Supply Co., Inc., 234 Va. 2017, 360 S.E.2d 828 (1987)
Netzer v. Reynolds, 231 Va. 444, 245 S.E.2d 291 (1986)
Reported Appellate Cases Argued Before the Virginia Court of Appeals:
MacDougall v. Levick, 66 Va. App. 50, 782 S.E.2d 182 (2016)
Weidlein v. Weidlein, 65 Va. App. 260, 777 S.E.2d 222 (2015)
McDougall v. Levick, 65 Va. App. 223, 776 S.E.2d 456 (2015)
Dailey vs. Dailey, 59 Va. App. 734 (2012)
Kotara v. Kotara, 55 Va. App. 705, 688 S.E.2d 908 (2010)
Stroud v. Stroud, 54 Va. App. 231, 677 S.E.2d 629 (2009)
de Haan v. de Haan, 54 Va. App. 428 (209)
Stroud v. Stroud, 49 Va. App. 359, 641 S.E.2d 142 (2007)
Rahnema v. Rahnema, 47 Va. App. 645, 626 S.E.2d 448 (2006)
Denise v. Tencer, 46 Va. App. 372, 617 S.E.2d 413 (2005)
Cirrrito v. Cirrito, 44 Va. App. 287, 605 S.E.2d 268 (2004)
Marks v. Marks, 36 Va. App. 216, 548 S.E.2d 919 (2001)
Arbuckle v. Arbuckle, 22 Va. App. 615, 500 S.E.2d 286 (1998)
Johnson v. Johnson, 26 Va. App. 135, 493 S.E.2d 668 (1997)
Sozio v. Thorpe, 22 Va. App. 271, 469 S.E.2d 68 (1996)
Arbuckle v. Arbuckle, 22 Va. App. 362, 470 S.E.2d 146 (1996)
Donald v. Fairfax County Dept. of Human Development, 20 Va. App. 155, 455 S.E.2d 740 (1995)
Ford v. Ford, 14 Va., 551, 419 S.E.2d 415 (1992)
Klein v. Klein, 11 Va. App. 155, 396 S.E.2d 866 (1990)
Woodley v. Woodley, 3 Va. App. 337, 349 S.E.2d 422 (1986)
Unreported Appellate Cases Argued Before the Virginia Court of Appeals:
Varma v. Bindal, 2017 Va. App. LEXIS 174
Nowlakha v. Nowlakha, 2014 Va. App. LEXIS 211
Craven v. Williamson, 2012 Va. App. LEXIS 2
Olson v. Conlon, 2010 Va. App. LEXIS 374
Spreadbury v. Spreadbury, 2010 Va. App. LEXIS 151
Kotara v. Kotara, 2009 Va. App. LEXIS 485
Dougherty v. Dougherty, 2009 Va. App. LEXIS 443
Rahnema v. Rahnema, 2008 Va. App. LEXIS 297
Swallow v. Swallow, 2007 Va. App. LEXIS 294
A.O.V. v. J.R.V., 2007 Va. App. LEXIS 64
Mooney v. Mooney, 2007 Va. App. LEXIS 42
Goudreau v. Goudreau, 2006 Va. App. LEXIS 251
Rahnema v. Rahnema, 2006 Va. App. LEXIS 92
Nolting v. Nolting, 2004 Va. App. LEXIS 322
Massa v. Massa, 2004 Va. App. LEXIS 129
O’Connor v. O’Connor, 2003 Va. App. LEXIS 629
Turonis v. Turonis, 2003 Va. App. LEXIS 130
Rutledge v. Rutledge, 2003 Va. App. LEXIS 78
Rutherfood v. Scott, 2002 Va. App. LEXIS 460
Goudreau v. Goudreau, 2000 Va. App. LEXIS 805
Baxter v. Baxter, 2000 Va. App. LEXIS 655
Napert v. Napert, 2000 Va. App. LEXIS 84
Rutledge v. Rutledge, 2001 Va. App. LEXIS 453
Watt v. Watt, 1998 Va. App. LEXIS 505
Watt v. Watt, 1998 Va. App. LEXIS 341
Etter v. Etter, 1998 Va. App. LEXIS 276
McGlathery v. McGlathery, 1997 Va. App. LEXIS 221
Thomas v. Thomas, 1196 Va. App. LEXIS 738
Nieder v. Nieder, 1996 Va. App. LEXIS 433
Longmyer v. Longmyer, 1995 Va. App. LEXIS 347
Bradshaw v. Bradshaw, 1994 Va. App. LEXIS 499
Donald v. Fairfax County Department of Human Development, 1994 Va. App. LEXIS 560
Becker v. Hale, 1994 Va. App. LEXIS 388
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