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I have been a family law attorney for 20 years.  I handle all areas of family law to include divorce, property distribution, spousal support, child support, custody, paternity, protective orders and separation agreements.

Hayden is Of Counsel with Hirsch & Ehlenberger, and is proud of his work helping individuals and their families.. Hayden is adept at resolving all types of family law and domestic relations disputes through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and the Collaborative divorce process. When necessary, Hayden draws on extensive litigation experience and diligent preparation to provide effective advocacy in court.. Hayden has significant experience representing individuals in military divorces, international and multi-jurisdictional cases, high net worth disputes, contract enforcement and rescission disputes, custody disputes involving children with special needs or disabilities, cases involving parties with alcohol or substance abuse problems, as well as complicated equitable distribution and spousal support matters. He also frequently advises clients participating in mediation with third-party mediators.Additionally, Hayden regularly prepares and negotiates prenuptial agreements for clients in Virginia and the District of Columbia.. Hayden has received accolades from clients and attorneys alike. He was selected to Super Lawyers in 2024 and 2025 – an accolate reserved for only 5% of attorneys – and was previously named as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” from 2018 to 2022. He has also been rated “AV Preeminent” – the highest Martindale-Hubbell attorney rating for professional excellence – by fellow attorneys in Virginia and the District of Columbia.. Hayden has presented to other lawyers on issues such as trial preparation, client advocacy, and unique ethical issues in divorce cases.He is currently the co-chair of the Fairfax County Circuit Court Domestic Relations Subcommittee, which works to improve family law court practice and procedure. He is also a former a board member of numerous bar groups, including the Fairfax Law Foundation, the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (as former Chair of the Young Lawyers Division), the Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia Academy of Collaborative Professionals.. Immediately after law school, Hayden was privileged to complete a one-year, full-time judicial clerkship for two Virginia Circuit Court judges. Since that time, Hayden has engaged exclusively in private practice.. Hayden was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 2007 and the Bar of the District of Columbia in 2014. He is also a member of the United States Supreme Court bar.. When he’s not practicing law, Hayden enjoys spending time with his family, cooking, collecting vinyl records, and cheering for the Virginia Cavaliers.

Experienced Northern Virginia family law attorney Kristina Cruz Skidmore represents family and domestic law clients in FAIRFAX, PRINCE WILLIAM, ARLINGTON, and LOUDOUN Counties and the CITY OF ALEXANDRIA in both Circuit Courts and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts. Kristina ensures the best outcome for her clients by combining her legal experience with her client’s individual, personal objectives while keeping her clients informed, as active participants throughout the process. What results is a client-attorney relationship based on mutual trust, an effective legal strategy that efficiently pursues the client’s needs and wishes, and a shared stake in reaching a positive outcome. Kristina prides herself on the high number of referrals she receives from current and past clients as a reflection of her approach and strategy when handling her clients' sensitive matters.. From helping clients to understand, navigate and reconcile issues involving fault-based divorces, child custody, child support, property division, dividing businesses or property transfers to being a zealous and dogged advocate in high-conflict cases, Kristina takes a transparent, conciliatory approach to marital and family dispute resolutions. While out-of-court resolution is always her preferred outcome and initial goal for any client, Kristina advocates with poise, passion and legal acumen in the courtroom when settlement is not possible. She assists Spanish-speaking clients in custody and visitation matters and is a contributing author to the Virginia Divorce and Custody Law blog.. From 2015-2017, Kristina has been selected for inclusion as a Virginia and Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers Rising Star in Family Law. She was also recognized by Virginia Business magazine among its 2015 Legal Elite, a compilation of notable attorneys throughout the state who are under 40. Kristina was named to the 2014 Lawyers of Color’s Second Annual Hot List, which recognizes early- to mid-career minority attorneys working as in-house counsel, government attorneys, and law firm associates and partners. In her free time Kristina provides pro bono legal advice to indigent clients.  She lives in Falls Church with her husband and dog and is active in her church and her neighborhood citizen association.

Danielle joined Hirsch and Ehlenberger in April 2013. Prior to practicing family law, she worked as a criminal defense attorney in Northern Virginia. She is a member of the Fairfax Bar Association, the Loudoun Bar Association and the Virginia State Bar and regularly practices in courts throughout Northern Virginia.. At Emory University School of Law, Danielle was a member of the Emory International Law Review. She served as a Notes and Comments Editor of the Law Review, reading and editing the work of her peers. Additionally, Danielle’s comment on the proposed International Megan’s Law of 2010 was published in Fall 2011.. Before law school, Danielle studied psychology at the University of Virginia.