Dawn DeBoer

DAWN DEBOER has more than 30 years of family law experience. She truly enjoys helping people and guiding them through some of life’s toughest times. Ms. DeBoer fights for her clients with compassion and tenacity, and makes herself readily accessible to clients with prompt responsiveness. She strives to obtain optimal results for her clients without litigation but will fiercely represent their rights in court if needed, using her skills as a seasoned litigator and advocate.

Ms. DeBoer has been named among Virginia Business’ Legal Elite for more than 10 years and is proud to have been recognized as an outstanding attorney by SuperLawyers. She was appointed as a Commissioner in Chancery to assist local courts in overseeing certain matters, including divorce trials. She has presented numerous seminars to bar associations, paralegal associations, Certified Public Accountants and other professional groups. She is a member of the Domestic Relations Section of the Virginia State Bar and is the current Treasurer of the Metropolitan Richmond Family Law Bar Association. She was a member of the Board of Directors for the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society from 1994 to 2012.

Honors/Awards:

• Recognized for ten (10) years as a "Legal Elite" by Virginia Business Magazine in the area of family law, Virginia Business

Magazine

• Super Lawyer by Richmond Magazine, 2007

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Board of Directors, Central Virginia Legal Aid Society

• Locke Partin DeBoer & Quinn Extern & Internship Program - providing opportunities for all levels of student (law students, college students, high school students) to gain experience and exposure to the practice of law

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• "Determining an Equitable Outcome of the Property Settlement", Lecturer/Author, Determining an Equitable Outcome of the Property Settlement, Sterling Education Services, 2013

• 30th Annual Family Law Seminar: The Death of Marriage, Lecturer, Author, Family Law Practice in a Man's World, Virginia CLE, 2011

• Imputed Income; Interspousal Gifts After Theismann v. Theismann, Lecturer, Author, Imputed Income and Other Troublesome Issues in Divorce Cases, Richmond Bar Association, 1997

• The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, Lecturer, Author, Inc., Lorman Education Services, 1995

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• First Judicial Law Clerk, County of Henrico Circuit Court, 1986

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Virginia State Bar: Member, CLE faculty member and presenter/lecturer/author on family law issues

• Domestic Relations Section, Virginia State Bar, Member

• Virginia Bar Association

• Henrico County Bar Association

• Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association

• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

• City of Richmond Bar Association

• National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)

• Metropolitan Richmond Family Law Bar Association

• Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference

• Chesterfield County Bar Association