Hofheimer, Charles R.

CHARLES R. HOFHEIMER is a tough, no nonsense divorce and custody lawyer. He has a long history of fighting for the advancement of women. As President of the Student Body of Washington and Lee Law School, he successfully advocated the acceptance of women by the law school. During his Presidency of Old Dominion University Intercollegiate Foundation, the University granted the first women's basketball scholarships. As a former General Counsel for the Democratic Party of Virginia, he advocated for the rights of women and minorities in the political process. For 18 years he has lectured monthly on "What Women Need to Know About Divorce." A committed and knowledgeable advocate for women, he has successfully represented and fought on behalf of women who are now judges, lawyers, housewives, doctors, school bus drivers, educators, business owners, military wives and shipyard workers throughout the Hampton Roads Community.
 
He recently received the following letter from a grateful woman:
"Thank you for being an advocate [for] women's rights. Thank you for being there for all these women who have been abused and taken advantage of throughout their marriages. You are a man of honor and integrity. God bless you!" - Catherine.
Education: Old Dominion University (B.A., 1969); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1972). Phi Alpha Delta. President, Washington & Lee Student Bar Association, 1972. Co-Author, "Weary and Wary of Expert Testimony" Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, The Journal, Winter, 1996-1997. Member, Hampton Roads Family Law Organization. Author," What Every Virginia Woman should know about Divorce." published 2008.

Certifications: Virginia Beach, Virginia and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Family Law Section); Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Former Chair(2 terms), Family Law Section; Member, Board of Governors, CLE Committee); Virginia College of Trial Advocacy (Board of Directors); I'Anson Hoffman American Inn of Court (Member, Board of Governors, now Emeritus member).Former Chair and a founding member Virginia Institute of Collaborative Professionals(VICP), Founding member and Immediate Past Chair of statewide interdisciplinary collaborative practice group, VaCP Virginia Collaborative Professionals. Founding member and Officer of the interdisciplinary collaborative practice group Collaborative Divorce Solutions of the Virginia Peninsula. Substantial hours expended in training both in the collaborative profession and in it's allied mediation field. Designated a "Personal Family Lawyer" by the Family Wealth Institute, member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.

Experience: Domestic Relations/Family Law (Women Only); Divorce Planning and Divorce Protection private meetings with clients, Complex Divorce Trials and Appeals; Complex Equitable Distribution Trials; Post Judgment Modification and Enforcement; Custody Trials; Military and Federal Employee divorces Domestic Violence; Child Sexual Abuse.