Rachel L. Virk

Rachel L. Virk has been in practice since 1989, litigating, negotiating, collaborating, and mediating divorce cases throughout Northern Virginia. She is certified as a mediator by the Virginia Supreme Court at the Circuit Court Family level, and is a trained Collaborative Law Practitioner. Author of “The Four Ways of Divorce, A Concise Guide to What you Need to Know About Divorce Using Litigation, Negotiation, Collaboration and Mediation, So You Don't Pay More Than You Should”. To review portions of this book and other articles written by Rachel Virk please visit her website.

Rachel Virk has been:

· Recognized as a “Top 1% Family Law Attorney” by Premier Lawyers of America for 2019

· Recognized as a “Top 10 Family Law Attorney for Virginia” by the Attorney and Practice Magazine for 2018, 2019 and 2020

· Recognized as a “Top 10 Family Law Attorney for Virginia” by the American Jurist Institute for 2017 and 2019

· Voted #1 Attorney in for Loudoun County in the 2017 Loudoun Now Annual Loudoun Favorites Poll

· Recognized as a “Top Lawyers in Virginia” by The Legal Network for 2016, 2017 and 2019

· Recognized as a “Ten Best Attorney for Client Satisfaction” by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Publications

· The Four Ways of Divorce: A Concise Guide to What you Need to Know about Divorce using Litigation, Negotiation, Collaboration and Mediation So You Don't Pay More Than You Should

· Third Party Assisted Negotiation and the High Pressure Settlement of Disputes. (Family Law News, Winter 2013)

· Informative Mediation—A New Model for Tough Economic Times. (Family Law News, Fall, 2008)

· When Is Collaboration the Most Appropriate Method of Dispute Resolution in Divorce, and Why Is It Beneficial to Collaborate? (Aspatore Books)

· Benefits of Collaborative Divorce

· The Reality of Divorce

· The Varying Roles of the Mental Health Professional as Pertaining to the Various Ways in Which Divorce Issues are Resolved. (Family Therapy Magazine, July-August, 2009)