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Attorneys > Debra C. Albiston

Debra C. Albiston Of Counsel • Chair of Family Law T (757) 491.4006 F (757) 491.4020 dcalbiston@kaufcan.com     MH Rating

Debbie has 25 years experience handling all aspects of family law. She is the Chair of the Family Law Practice Group at Kaufman & Canoles. Her practice includes contested and uncontested divorce, custody, support, equitable distribution (Virginia’s division of property law), post-divorce matters and prenuptial agreements.

Practice Areas

• Family Law

Representative Matters

• Represents business owners or their spouse in divorces requiring expertise in business valuations
• Represents military members or their spouse requiring knowledge of military laws and the division of military pensions
• Prepares and reviews prenuptial agreements to protect assets owned prior to marriage
• Represents both the professional spouse and the spouse who has been out of the job market during the marriage
• Represents mothers/fathers/grandparents in contested custody litigation and support matters
• Handled multiple cases involving complex issues of tracing separate/marital property interests that have been commingled during the marriage

Recognition and honors

• Virginia Super Lawyers; Law & Politics, 2007-2009, 2011 
• Virginia’s Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2004-2006, 2008-2011
• AV® Rated; Martindale-Hubbell

Associations

• American Bar Association; Family Law Section
• Virginia State Bar; Family Law Section
• Virginia State Bar; Domestic Relations Council
• Second District Disciplinary Committee
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
• Virginia Beach Bar Association

Admissions

• Virginia, 1983
• Supreme Court of VA, 1983
• U.S. District Court; Eastern District of VA, 1984

Education

• George Mason University; B.A., 1980
• College of William & Mary School of Law; J.D., 1983

press and publication

• 53 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite 2011
• 36 K&C Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2011 and 14 Named as Rising Stars 2011
• 39 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine's "Legal Elite" 2010
• 39 K&C Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite 2009
• 30 Attorneys Named Super Lawyers, 12 Named Rising Stars
• 36 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite 2008
• 28 K&C Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers & 8 Named as Virginia Rising Stars 2008
• 30 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named in Virginia Super Lawyers 2007
• 34 K&C Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite 2006
• 27 K&C Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite
• 31 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite

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