
Practice Areas: Family Law
Licensed in Virginia since: 2005
Education: George Mason University School of Law
Stiles Ewing Powers PC
3957 Westerre ParkwaySuite 400
Richmond, VA 23233 Phone: 804-545-9800 Email: Mollie C. Barton Visit website
Details
Mollie Barton is a shareholder at Batzli Stiles Butler, P.C. Her practice is focused on Family Law and Collaborative Law. Ms. Barton is a board member of the Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association and an active member of the Richmond Family Law Bar Association, Virginia Collaborative Professionals, and Collaborative Professionals of Richmond.Â
First Admitted: 2005, Virginia
Professional Webpage: https://familylawrva.com/family-law-attorneys/mollie-barton/
Educational Background:
- M.A., American Studies – The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
- A.B., History & Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology – Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Henrico and Chesterfield Counties, Victim/Witness Assistance Program
- University of Richmond, No-Fault Divorce Program
- Commonwealth Catholic Charities, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Cases
- National Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference, Bench Bar Dinner in Celebration of Women and Minorities in the Law, Co-Chair (2007-2009) and Commission on Women and Minorities in the Law, Chair (2007-2008)
- VSB Special Committee on Bench-Bar Relations, Vice Chairman, 2015-2016, Member, 2013-2016
- Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association, Member since 2006, Secretary of the Board of Governors 2018-2019
- Richmond Family Law Bar Association, Active Member and Judicial Interview Committee Member
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Virginia law surrounding same-sex marriage is rapidly developing. LGBT couples may now legally marry and adopt children. But, how will the Virginia courts handle the specifics?  , Will Equal Marriage Equate to Equal Divorce? , Virginia State Bar Family Law Quarterly, Winter 2014/2015 edition, LGBT Community, 2015
- Panel discussion regarding legal options for the LGBT community seeking family law and estate planning services., The Supreme Court’s Decision on Marriage Equality, Richmond Business Alliance, LGBT Community, 2015
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Best Lawyers in America, Family Law, 2019
- Best Lawyers in America, Family Law, 2020
Selections
10 Years Super Lawyers
5 Years Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers: 2014 - 2023
- Rising Stars: 2009 - 2013