Legal Services & Lawyers

I am a licensed attorney in both California and Virginia, with my main physical office located in Yorktown, Virginia.

As a second career attorney, I have experience in business and in life. This helps me better understand my clients so that we can work together to get the best result.

I provide services for personal and small business legal needs as well as legal research and writing on a contract basis for other attorneys in both California and Virginia.

I am also a licensed Real Estate Salesperson in both California and Virginia.

If you need help with:

Virginia Business Law

-- Reviewing Contracts
-- Writing Contracts
-- Employment Handbooks
-- Employment Agreements
-- Starting a new business
-- Winding up a business

Virginia Family Law

-- Divorce
-- Marital Settlement Agreements
-- Pre-Marital Agreements
-- child custody
-- visitation
-- child support
-- spousal support

Virginia Estate Planning

-- Will
-- Trust
-- Power of Attorney
-- Living Will

Buying or Selling Real Estate


or any other type of legal situation, give me at call at
757-234-4650 or stop by the office in Yorktown, Virginia.

Also, if you are a lawyer in the Yorktown, Virginia area and you need a little help with some legal research or writing or handling some overflow work, give me a call at 757-234-4650.

Katie Mucklow Lehman is a family law attorney and criminal defense lawyer at Livesay & Myers, P.C. She represents clients in Woodbridge, Manassas, Stafford, Alexandria, Arlington, Spotsylvania, Fredericksburg and Fairfax, Virginia.

An experienced, hard-working attorney, Ms. Mucklow Lehman believes the building block for success in every trial is rigorous preparation. She believes in doing the hard work before trial necessary to give you the best chance to win in court.

As a law firm, Livesay & Myers, P.C. believes in maintaining a proper client-to-attorney ratio, so that each of our defense attorneys have sufficient time to devote to each case. This policy translates to the best chance of success for each client.

A former Navy JAG officer, James Livesay is the lead military divorce lawyer at Livesay & Myers, P.C. His article, "Treatment of Disability Pay in Military Divorce," has been published on a number of online divorce websites, including Divorce Headquarters, DivorceNet, and WomansDivorce.com.

James Livesay has received the prestigious BV Peer Review Rating* from Martindale-Hubbell. The BV rating is the maximum rating a lawyer can receive who has been admitted to the bar from 5-9 years.

*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.

Are you looking for an attorney that will understand not only the legal aspects of divorce, but the emotional and financial implications of divorce? At the law firm of Susan E. Donner, I work hard to be approachable. Divorce work can be contentious, but I emphasize the compassionate side of divorce representation. I care about the emotional impact of divorce and work with my clients to bring about the result that is in the best interests of their family and their relationship with their children.Divorce is emotionally draining, especially when children are involved.The decisions you make at this time can have long-term effects on your emotional and financial well-being. At such a time, you need compassionate and competent advice to protect your legal and financial rights.With the law office of Susan Donner, in Hampton Roads, Virginia, I represent men and women in divorce and separation matters and all of the issues that subsequently arise.

Since 2000, my practice of law has focused on divorce and family law. Please contact me regarding your divorce or family law matter and I should be able to help you. My commitment is to handle your matter personally, effectively and efficiently.

Lawyer with 29 years of experience (15 in divorce, family law and bankruptcy). Graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law - 1980, and the College of William and Mary - 1977 with a business degree. Practiced limited to the Commonwealth of Virginia in family law, (including divorce, custody, military divorces, CSRS, FERS, TSP, child support and spousal support) and bankruptcy (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13). Provide one-on-one representation in Stafford, Spotysylvania County, City of Fredericksburg, and Prince William County. Admitted to US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Practice solely in Virginia (Inactive member only in California, DC and Maryland).

My experience and background reflect the hallmarks of success one must demand of a lawyer in the metropolitan area's legal landscape. As a native of Northern Virginia, I have here focused my practice on providing sound and balanced representation to clients navigating the difficult legal waters of family (including divorce, custody, support, equitable distribution and estate planning), real estate (including as litigation, document review/analysis/drafting, landlord tenant, contractor disputes and settlement/closing services) and commercial law (such as litigation/corporate defense, structural/formational and collection). My persuasive style has been well received in courtrooms throughout Virginia and Maryland, sustained and continually nuanced by a body of experience sufficient to deliver sophisticated results for my clients.

My formal education includes a B.A. from Hampden-Sydney College with honors in both Philosophy and Religion (1999), induction into Pi Sigma Alpha and Theta Alpha Kappa Honor Fraternities, and the Union Philanthropic Literary and Debate Society. I completed my J.D. from George Mason School of Law with a focus on litigation (2004). This academic background facilitates my forging channels of communication that bridge cultural, economic and social divides, allowing for thoughtful position development and, when coupled with my substantial trial experience, affords clients innovative and creative settlement opportunities.

My professional experience includes practicing alongside the partners of several of Northern Virginia's most prestigious boutique firms and serving as a clerk for the judges of the U.S. Tax Court. My achievements have been recognized by my inclusion in Marquis, Cambridge and Strathmore's Who's Who in American Law. My practice has also enjoyed steady growth through relationships developed during my involvement with the American, Virginia, Maryland and Fairfax Bar Associations, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, American Land Title Association and BNI Tysons Mastermind.