Carole A. Rubin

Top rated Family Law attorney in Reston, Virginia

Grenadier, Duffett, Levi, Winkler & Rubin, P.C.
Carole A. Rubin
Grenadier, Duffett, Levi, Winkler & Rubin, P.C.

Practice areas: Family Law; view more

Licensed in Virginia since: 2005

Education: American University Washington College of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2026 Selected to Rising Stars: 2013 - 2014

Grenadier, Duffett, Levi, Winkler & Rubin, P.C.

12359 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 230
Reston, VA 20191 Visit website
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Attorney Carole A. Rubin is a partner with the Grenadier, Duffett, Levi, Winkler & Rubin, P.C., law firm, which has offices in Reston and Alexandria, Virginia. Serving clients throughout Fairfax County and the surrounding Washington, D.C., Ms. Rubin focuses her practice solely on family law, and she has achieved notable success guiding and supporting families through some of the most difficult and emotional legal challenges they will ever face.

Throughout her career spanning more than 20 years, Ms. Rubin has earned a reputation as a compassionate lawyer to those she serves and provides invaluable advice to help her clients make the best-informed decisions about their matters involving child custody and support, spousal maintenance, stepparent adoptions, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, same-sex marriages, and paternity. She also provides exceptional counsel for cases involving business valuations, retirement and pension division, and other complex property issues.

A 1982 B.A. summa cum laude graduate of Connecticut College, Ms. Rubin earned her Master of Arts in law and diplomacy from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 1992. She obtained her Juris Doctor magna cum laude in 2005 from Washington College of Law at American University, where was inducted into the Order of the Coif.

Active in her legal community, Ms. Rubin is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the Fairfax Bar Association, the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and the Virginia Women Attorneys Association.

Recognized for her impeccable professionalism and high ethical standards, Ms. Rubin holds an AV Preeminent peer review rating* through Martindale-Hubbell, and she has received numerous other awards and honors as well, including being selected by The Best Lawyers in America in family law in 2014 and being rated "Superb" on Avvo.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license 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 anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice areas

Family Law

Focus areas

Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Marital Property, Name Change, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law

  • 100% Family Law

First Admitted: 2005, Virginia

Professional Webpage: https://vafamilylaw.com/carole-a-rubin/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • Virginia State Bar
  • Virginia Women Attorney Association
  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Fairfax Bar Association
  • Virginia, 2005

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • Methinee Collins v. Michael Collins, Court of Appeals Virginia, 2003-23-4.  I represent the Appellee in this custody matter. The case is still pending., 2024
  • Ross v. Ross, Virginia Supreme Court, 2021, Record No. 201079, Represented Appellee on Appeal. After briefs filed, the court agreed with Appellee that case should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, 2021
  • Ross v. Ross, Virginia Court of Appeals, 2017, Record No. 0748-17-4. Represented Appellee on Appeal, Judgment Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part and Remanded, 2017
  • Ross v. Ross, Virginia Court of Appeals, 2020, Record No. 2024-19-4. Represented Appellee on Appeal, Judgment Affirmed, 2020

Special Licenses / Certifications

  • I have been a certified Virginia state mediator to receive referrals for Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court mediation since 4/1/2022. 

Educational Background

  • The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, M.A. in Law and Diplomacy, 1992
  • Connecticut College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1982

Honors

  • Listed in Best Lawyers for family law, 2024
  • Listed in Best Lawyers for 2025 in family law., https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/carole-a-rubin/320741, 2005
  • Named Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2013 for Virginia and in 2014 for Washington, D.C. area
  • Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell

Office location for Carole A. Rubin

12359 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 230
Reston, VA 20191

Phone: 703-646-0517

Selections

3 Years Super Lawyers
2 Years Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2026
  • Rising Stars: 2013 - 2014

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