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8221 Old Courthouse Road
Vienna,
Virginia
22182
Phone: 703-883-8035
Fax: 703-356-6120
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Where We Practice
We are located in Northern Virginia. We routinely practice in Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William, and the City of Alexandria, and we also litigate and accept cases from all over Virginia, including: Albemarle County, Augusta County, Caroline County, Fauquier County, Frederick County, Goochland County, King George County, Loudoun County, Middlesex County, Rappahannock County, Rockingham County, Shenandoah County, Stafford County, and Spotsylvania County.
Areas of Practice: Family Law & Related Matters
- Divorce
- Custody and Visitation
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Separation and Property Settlement Agreements
- Equitable Distribution
- Military Pensions and Entitlements relating to divorces
- Domestic Violence
- Vacating fraudulent/unconscionable Prenuptial and Property Settlement Agreements
Our Philosophy
Our first priority is zealous advocacy of our clients' goals while at the same time providing our clients with a practical expectation of the outcome of litigation so that a realistic assessment of settlement may be made. The only "won" case is a settled case, but in order to decide upon any settlement, the client must be provided with an evaluation of all options, including the option of litigation, to properly make a settlement decision.
We try to understand each client's emotional situation and needs, while at the same time championing the financial needs of each. We emphasize the importance of understanding how each decision affects the overall and long term goals of the case, and we help the client to look beyond their emotions to determine the best course of action needed to accomplish their goals.
Where children are concerned, we must focus on what the courts focus on -- the best interests of the children -- but in the process we also promote the interests of our client, the parent. As in all situations, we give advice based upon our long history of advocacy and litigation in many courts in Virginia, so that each parent may decide whether to settle, or to entrust a custody decision to a judge.
While we attempt to settle all cases, many cases do go to court. Therefore, we prepare for that possibility so that our client's rights are not lost. We place equal importance on each case and client, and give each and every client the individual attention required by their unique situations.
Marcia M. Maddox (Founding Partner)
Marcia Maddox has been a trial attorney for over 17 years, and has focused solely on Family Law since 1983. Prior to law school, she worked in the White House as an Assistant Press Secretary to Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Since then, she has represented clients on every issue found within family law. She has argued before the Virginia Supreme Court and the Virginia Court of Appeals. She has lectured to numerous groups on the subject of family law, including Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Seminars, Virginia Bar Association Family Law Seminars, the National Business Institute regarding Virginia Divorce Litigation, and Virginia's Continuing Legal Education program on Domestic and Tax/Bankruptcy Related Issues. She is a Certified Fellow of both the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She has served on the Virginia Trial Lawyer's Association Board of Governors. Additionally, she is a member of approximately 8 different law and family law organizations, and is active in the Fairfax Bar Association. She has been appointed as a neutral case evaluator for the Fairfax County Circuit Court, where she evaluates divorce and property matters, and she has also functioned as a court appointed Guardian ad Litem. She graduated from Smith College where she received a B.A. in government, and she received her J.D. (cum laude) from the Washington College of Law, American University.
Teresa S. Cole (Partner)
Teresa has extensive experience in cases involving domestic violence. She has served as the treasurer and on the Board of Directors for the Services to Abused Families (SAFE), and has served as a member of the Family Law Task force at the Virginia Poverty Law Center in Richmond, Virginia. Prior to joining the Maddox & Cole, P.C., Teresa worked for the Rappahannock Legal Services where she dealt with a wide range of family law issues. While there, she organized the first Culpeper County Domestic Violence Task Force, assisted in organizing a similar task force in Orange County, and organized a Sexual Assault Task Force in Culpeper County. She also has provided domestic violence and family law training for Culpeper law enforcement and assisted the Culpeper Town Police Department in developing a domestic violence protocol. Additionally, she participated in training volunteers for the local domestic violence shelter. In addition to her extensive work in Culpeper, Teresa has represented many clients in Fauquier County. Locally, she has worked for the Commission on Domestic Violence for the American Bar Association and has recently argued an important child support case before the Virginia Court of Appeals. Teresa received a B.A. in Government/Public Policy from the University of Virginia, and she received her J.D. from Hastings College of Law.
Michael C. Miller (Partner)
Michael practiced law in the Military (US Marine Corp) for 7 years, and his expertise is divorce law applied to military pensions and entitlements. While in the military, Michael spent a year and a half as Defense Counsel, where he dealt with a wide range of issues including child and spousal abuse and sex crimes. He also spent over a year as Officer in Charge of Legal Assistance. As Officer in Charge, he dealt with many family law issues, including divorce, support, wills and consumer law. Michael also served as an instructor for the Naval Justice School where he instructed attorneys and paralegals on the civil law aspects of family law and estate planning. Michael has an undergraduate background in accounting, and has experience analyzing complex financial arrangements. Michael received a B.S. in accounting from the University of Utah, and he received his J.D. from the University of Akron.
Katharine W. Maddox (Associate)
Katharine Maddox has worked in family law since she was in high school when she worked for Betty A. Thompson and Marcia Maddox. Prior to law school she was a paralegal at Covington & Burling where she worked on insurance recovery cases and the successful appeal of a Florida death penalty conviction. Throughout law school she was a law clerk at Maddox, Cole & Miller, assisting with all aspects of family law cases including the preparation of briefs for the Virginia Court of Appeals. She is a board member of the Young Lawyer's Division of the Fairfax Bar Association. Ms. Maddox received her B.A. in psychology at the University of Virginia and her J.D. (with Honors) from The George Washington University. There she served as the Chairperson of the Law School Academic Integrity Committee.
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