Family Law Estate Planning Attorney Michael A. Ward Lawyer Fairfax Virginia VA

The law office of Michael Ward focuses on family law (including divorce, paternity, child support, and visitation) and estate planning. His law firm serves families in Fairfax and Alexandria in northern Virginia.

Family law is a specialized field that requires specialized knowledge. Michael Ward has been practicing family law for nearly thirty years. Your legal experience starts with his. Since he is a solo practitioner who handles all of his cases personally, clients benefit from his extensive legal background during every aspect of their case. His counsel is cost effective.

Estate planning requires an estate coordinator. Only a qualified lawyer can interpret the maze of estate and tax law planning. Wills, trusts, probate, and estate planning are Attorney Ward’s expertise.

Michael Ward gives more individual attention to clients than they would receive in a large firm. Clients benefit from having an innovative and experienced lawyer personally handle their cases from beginning to end, rather than being shuttled off to an associate or paralegal. When speaking of his legal strategy, he says, “Every client is unique, so for each family law or estate planning case I have, I use a fresh perspective. I make sure the client’s goals are being met.” Michael’s special methods and experience are cost effective to you because he will not pursue unproductive and unnecessary strategies that do nothing but run up the legal bills.

Michael Ward is well known in the legal community as an ethical, confident, and aggressive attorney and advocate. His softer side, well known to and well appreciated by his clients, is a product of thirty years of successfully communicating with his clients and the judges. He has a caring influence in any room.

“Mr. Ward is the lawyer who listens! He always returns phone calls. He keeps me on track, focused, and grounded in reality so that the whole process is simpler. His advice is right on the money every time. He shows me how to save money throughout the legal process. I recommend him highly and often” Client’s name withheld.

“I enjoy people,” said Michael Ward, “I enjoy talking to people and getting to know them and their goals. I take a great deal of pride in making sure that what the client wants to happen really does happen.”

Martindale-Hubbell’s Peer Review Rating process has awarded Michael Ward with the highest peer rating: AV.* He is included in The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. He is a trained, neutral case evaluator, and a conciliator in Fairfax County Court. In addition to his impeccable legal credentials, Attorney Ward has a wealth of experience in family life. After thirty-one years of marriage and with three children, he understands the issues facing families today.

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Michael A. Ward, P.C.
4085 Chain Bridge Road
Suite 301
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: (703) 591-7700
Fax: (703) 591-1510

Across the Street from the Fairfax County Courthouse

Located in Fairfax, family law attorney Michael A. Ward provides family law, divorce, paternity, child support, visitation and estate planning legal services to clients throughout northern Virginia, including Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Vienna, Manassas, Great Falls, McLean, Oakton, Leesburg, Warrenton, Tysons Corner, Fredericksburg, as well as residents of Fairfax County, Prince William County, Arlington County, Loudoun County, and Fauquier County.

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies.

Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards