Albert M. Bonin

abonin@shoun.com
Phone: 703-222-3333
Fax: 703-222-3340

Mr. Bonin received his undergraduate degree from Queens College in New York City, and his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He concentrates and limits his practice of Virginia family law and domestic relations cases, including Collaborative Divorce and Collaborative Law, preparation of separation and property settlement agreements, equitable distribution of property, child and spousal support issues, custody and visitation, and negotiation, mediation and litigation of all aspects of family law. His reputation as a family law practitioner has earned him the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating (AV) for more than two decades, as well as inclusion for more than a decade in the treatise, The Best Lawyers in America.

Mr. Bonin is a member of the Virginia, Fairfax and Prince William County Bar Associations, and of the Virginia, District of Columbia and Colorado State Bars. He was a founder and former director of the National Center for Legal Education.

Mr. Bonin is a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and has served as a Chapter President of this prestigious organization. Based on his prior law practice in Colorado, he was designated a lifetime fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation, an honor conferred on a select group of lawyers who have distinguished themselves in the legal profession. In 1997, Mr. Bonin was the recipient of the Outstanding Professional of the Year Award, and in 2001 he was selected for the same award for an unprecedented second time. The recipient of that award is selected by both the Family Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association and an Interdisciplinary Association consisting of family law attorneys and mental health professionals. Mr. Bonin is a past president of both organizations.

Mr. Bonin is a former co-author of the Lexis Law publication, Domestic Relations Forms with Practice Commentary, and served on the Editorial Board of Divorce Litigation, a monthly publication of the National Legal Research Group, Inc. He has been listed in the Washington Post Magazine as one of Virginia's top lawyers. He has lectured nationally and internationally on all aspects of family law.

Born: New York, N.Y., 1953

Education: Queens College of the City University of New York, B.A., 1975, William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 1979

Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Divorce; Family Law; Litigation

Membership: Virginia, Fairfax County, Prince William County and Colorado (Past President, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Past President, State Chapter); International Academy of Collaborative Professionals; Collaborative Law Society of D.C., Maryland and Virginia

Admissions: Virginia, District of Columbia and Colorado

Miscellaneous Information: Listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1996. Listed as Washington DC Area’s Best Lawyers, Washington Post Magazine 2007. Member Ten leaders of Northern Virginia in Matrimonial and Divorce Law 2007. Rated One of Denver's Top Lawyers, "5280" Magazine. Recipient: Outstanding Professional of the Year Award, 1997 and 2001. Chapter President, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2000. Former Member, Editorial Board, "Divorce Litigation," National Legal Research Group, Inc. President, Metropolitan Interdisciplinary Committee on Child Custody, 1995. Past President, Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section. Former Chairperson, Supreme Court Committee on Family Law Advocacy and Ethics. Co-Founder and Former Director, National Center for Legal Education. Former Co-Author: "Domestic Relations Forms and Practice," Lexis Law Publication. Author and Lecturer on Family Law. Lifetime Fellow: Colorado Bar Foundation.