Sharon K. Lieblich
Ms. Lieblich is the senior partner in the firm and an AV rated attorney. She has been practicing domestic relations law for over 35 years and has litigated in all areas of domestic relations and family law. She appears routinely in Circuit and Juvenile & Domestic Relations Courts of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun & Prince William Counties and the City of Alexandria. She argues before the Virginia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Virginia. She also an experienced mediator.
Ms. Lieblich litigates cases at all levels, negotiates and writes settlement agreements and guides clients toward effective resolution of their situations. She has been named one of the top "Forty Friendly Attorneys" for domestic relations in the Washington area by Washingtonian magazine, listed in the 2006-2009 editions of "The Best Lawyers in America" and repeatedly named one of Virginia's Super Lawyers for 2007-2009.
Ms. Lieblich is a fellow of the American and International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is currently President of the Virginia Chapter of the AAML. She founded and chaired the AAML's Virginia Chapter's annual writing competition. She is a frequent lecturer throughout Virginia on domestic relations topics and presents the annual domestic relations updates at Virginia State Bar Conventions. Ms. Lieblich initiated the Fairfax Bar Association's Conciliation Program, and continues to serve actively as a conciliator.
Ms. Lieblich initiated and continues to serve on the Fairfax Bar Association's Conciliation Program.
Areas of Practice
- Child Custody
- Divorce
- Domestic Relations
- Family Law
- Family Mediation
- Post Divorce
- Premarital Agreements
- Visitation Rights
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1967
- Virginia, 1970
Education
- George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
- LL.M., Master of Law(s) - 1969
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1966
- Barnard College
- B.A. - 1963
Representative Cases
- Gallagher v Gallagher, 35 Va. App. 470; 546 S.E.2d 222 (Court of Appeals of Virginia 2001)
- Sinnott v Sinnott (Court of Appeals of Virginia 1993)
- Clements v. Clements, 10 Va. App. 580, 397 S.E.2d 257 (1990)
Honors and Awards
- Listed in the 2006-2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
- Named a Top Lawyer of 2011 by Northern Virginia Magazine
- Listed in Super Lawyers for Northern Virginia for 2007-2011.
- Named one of the top Forty Friendly Attorneys for domestic relations in the Washington area by Washingtonian magazine.
- Named one of the top 25 women lawyers in the Commonwealth of Virginia by Superlawyers magazine.
- In 2007 awarded Fairfax Bar Association Conciliation Program Award of Appreciation for vision and leadership.
