Firm Overview

In the law offices of Shoun, Bach, Walinsky & Curran, P.C., we believe clients should be treated with dignity and respect and strive to provide sound legal counsel in a confidential, sensitive, and secure setting. Our philosophy also extends to opposing counsel and our clients’ spouses. Our attorneys are always prepared to work in a civil and amicable manner toward a beneficial and appropriate result for our clients, achieved with minimum distress and maximum value.

Distinguished among our peers, we are listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, a recognition reserved for firms whose reputations have attained the highest levels of professional excellence, skill and integrity.

While negotiated settlement of marital issues is our consistent objective, sometimes court proceedings are the only appropriate avenue for just resolution of a client's case. Our years of litigation experience have enabled us not only to effectively prepare cases for litigation, but also to achieve successful outcomes. Shoun, Bach, Walinsky & Curran’s several attorneys receive substantial legal support from its numerous paralegals and legal assistants. In taking on any case, we bring to the table the available resources of a whole firm, complemented by each attorney’s specialized skills within the arena of family law.

The firm and its attorneys are well known in the community, and as leaders, our attorneys are active members of bar associations, make numerous family law seminar presentations and publish scholarly articles regarding family law. From providing legal counsel on the tax consequences of separation and divorce to analysis and division of military and private retirement benefits, we serve clients throughout Northern Virginia with our expertise and legal advice. As a result of our long established reputation, most of our clients are referred to us by our clients (present or former) and by other attorneys.

By reviewing the biographical profiles of our attorneys, you will encounter specific skills that may assist you in resolving unique aspects of your family issues, such as:

• Particular expertise in adoptions, including contested adoptions and adoption appeals
• Extensive experience in resolving domestic disputes among military members and their spouses
• Skilled resolution of marital disputes through collaborative law (resolution focused law using experts to assist both sides in arriving at mutually beneficial solutions)
• Accomplished skills in mediation