Brian Hirsch

Hirsch & Ehlenberger, PC

Profile

Education

American University, Washington College of Law

Admitted to Practice

1985

Legal Organizations

  • Editor, Virginia Family Law Quarterly (2014 to present), Certified Family Mediator (2012 to present), Virginia State Bar, Family Law Section Board of Governors, 2002-08, Chair, 2006-07
  • Frequent lecturer in Virginia Family Law and Mediation, Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Committee
  • Fairfax County Bar Association
  • Loudoun County Bar Association
  • Commissioner in Chancery
  • Neutral Case Evaluator
  • Motions Day Conciliator.

CLE Presentations

  • Resist/Refuse Custody Cases: When Children Won’t Go with a Parent (October 2019, Virginia Continuing Legal Ed. Foundation)Avoiding, Bringing and Defending Rules to Show Cause (October 2018, Fairfax Bar Association)Mixed Custody Child Support Guidelines. (June 2018, Loudoun Bar Association)Difficult Clients and Counsel in High-Conflict Cases: Being Ethical and Effective (March 2018, Virginia Continuing Legal Ed. Foundation) The Gray Divorce: Divorcing Later in Life (September 2017, Virginia Continuing Legal Ed. Foundation) Family Law Legislative and Case Law Update (October 2016, Fairfax Bar Association)
  • Trial Preparation and Presentation of Child Custody Cases, (January 2016, and January 2020 Northern Virginia Pro Bono Center)
  • Difficult Clients and Counsel in High Conflict Cases: Being Ethical and Effective (October 2015, Virginia Continuing Legal Ed. Foundation)
  • Navigating the High Conflict Divorce (October 2014, Virginia Continuing Legal Ed. Foundation)
  • Getting to Yes (June 2014, Fairfax Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section)
  • Everything You Wanted to Know About Child Support (September 2013, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association)
  • Examining the Trend Toward Shared Custody (April 2011, Virginia Continuing Legal Ed. Foundation)
  • Divorce, Foreclosure and Bankruptcy (April 2011, Virginia Continuing Legal Ed. Foundation)
  • Practicing Family Law at the Intersection of Divorce and Religion (October, 2010, Virginia Women Attorneys Assoc., and December 2010, Fairfax Bar Association)
  • Anatomy of a Spousal Support Hearing (March, 2010, Virginia Trial Lawyers Assoc.)
  • Spousal Support Trial Strategies (September 2009, Fairfax Bar Association)
  • Equitable Distribution in a Recession (April 2009, Virginia Continuing Legal Ed. Foundation)
  • Evidentiary Issues and Objections in Family Law Cases (October 2008, Virginia Continuing Legal Ed. Foundation)
  • 23rd Annual Advanced Family Law Seminar, Moderator (April 2007, Virginia Continuing Legal Ed. Foundation)
  • The Evolving Role of Fault in Virginia (with Patrick McConnell) (April 2006, Virginia Continuing Legal Ed. Foundation)
  • Ethical Concerns in Dealing with Difficult Clients and Opposing Counsel (May 2005, Virginia Continuing Legal Ed. Foundation)
  • So You Thought You Could Avoid Family Law (November 2004, Virginia State Bar)
  • Family Law Discovery (May 2004, Virginia Continuing Legal Ed. Foundation)
  • Managing Equitable Distribution Cases (July 2003, Half Moon Enterprises)
  • Relocation Custody Cases (April 2002, Fairfax Bar Association) Division of Stock Options in Divorce (June 2001, Fairfax Bar Association)
  • Rehabilitative Alimony (May 2000, Fairfax Bar Association)

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