Simmons, Laura A.

DENNIS HOTTELL, a certified Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), brings more than thirty-five years of Northern Virginia matrimonial and family law experience to Hottell Malinowski Group (HMG).  Mr. Hottell has been featured among Virginia Super Lawyers, Northern Virginia’s Top Divorce Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America.  He has proven himself to be especially gifted in representing parents and third parties in complex custody issues.  He credits his fighting spirit and sense of justice to his father, who was a professional boxer and labor union leader.

Mr. Hottell is a leader in the Virginia State Bar (VSB), having been appointed to the Disciplinary Board by the Virginia Supreme Court and elected by his peers to serve on the VSB Council and the Board of Governors of the Family Law Section. Mr. Hottell was appointed by Governor Tim Kaine to Virginia's Child Support Guideline Review Panel. He has authored handbooks and articles and lectured at numerous Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs throughout the state of Virginia on various family law and legal ethics topics. After obtaining both his undergraduate and law degrees from Gonzaga University, Mr. Hottell began his law practice in Northern Virginia.  He resides in Fairfax with his wife and family and their four dogs.