Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Richmond, VA

Anne Louise Roddy is an attorney at Barnes & Diehl, P.C., in Richmond, Virginia. Ms. Roddy practices family law and serves clients in Richmond and throughout the state of Virginia. She handles complex matters involving divorce, adoption, child custody, child support, equitable distribution, retirement plans, same-sex family law, separation and spousal support.

Ms. Roddy has more than a decade of experience. She is committed to her clients and provides personalized service and effective representation through all phases of the family law process. An experienced litigator, she also is familiar with alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation, helping her clients achieve their legal goals without the burden of litigation.

Holding various leadership roles in the Virginia legal community, Ms. Roddy serves as president of the Chesterfield Bar Association and is the young lawyer representative of the Virginia Bar Association’s domestic relations council. She sits on the board of the Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association and is the recipient of a pro bono Publico Award from the Public Interest Law Association at the University of Virginia.

Ms. Roddy earned a bachelor’s degree in political science with minors in economics and humanities from the University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, California. She received her law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law and obtained her license to practice law in 2008. She holds an active license to practice law in Virginia and California.

Before joining Barnes & Diehl, P.C., Ms. Roddy worked at two other Virginia-based law firms. She also spent two years serving as a judicial law clerk for Virginia’s 12th Judicial Circuit.