Attorney Charles Powers, Batzli Wood & Stiles, PC, Glen Allen, Virginia

Charles E. Powers
Richmond, Virginia

Shareholder
phone	(804) 545-9800 (804) 545-9935 (direct line)
fax	(804) 545-9805
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Mr. Powers is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and has served as President of the Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association. He is also listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Mr. Powers has devoted his practice to family law for his entire career. He has presented numerous seminars to bar associations and other professional groups and has been appointed by local courts to serve as a Commissioner in Chancery and Judge Pro Tempore. He holds Martindale-Hubbell's highest AV rating. Mr. Powers lives with his wife in Church Hill in Richmond.

Areas of Practice:: Divorce; Child Custody and Visitation; Child and Spousal Support; Complex Equitable Distribution; Premarital Agreements; Property Settlement Agreements; Mediation; Adoptions

Bar Admissions:: Virginia; Massachusetts; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia; Virginia Supreme Court; U.S. Supreme Court

Education:: The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1990
Juris Doctor; Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1987
Bachelor of Science
Honors: Cum Laude

Published Works:: Nemo Tenetur Seipsum Accusare, Comments on the Fifth Amendment and its Use in Family Law Cases, Virginia Lawyer, February, 2002

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Moderator, Annual Family Law Seminar, Virginia State Bar, 2009; Moderator, Annual Family Law Seminar (Chair), Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2008; Moderator, Annual Family Law Seminar, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2007; Speaker, Whatever Happened to Rehabilitative Alimony?, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2006; Speaker, Anatomy of a Property Settlement Agreement, Virginia State Bar, 2005; Speaker, Family Law for New Lawyers, Virginia State Bar, 2005 - 2006; Speaker, Trying Family Law Cases in a Limited Time, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2005; Speaker, Separation and Divorce in Virginia: An Overview of Its Financial Considerations, Virginia Society of Enrolled Agents, 2005; Moderator, Annual Family Law Seminar, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2004; Speaker, Local Guidelines, Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association, 2004; Speaker, Change of Circumstance: A View From the Bench, Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association, 2003

Honors and Awards:: Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America"; Voted a "Super Lawyer" by Law and Politics / Richmond Magazine, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Professional Associations and Memberships:: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Fellow; Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association, 2002 - 2003; President; Metro Richmond Family Bar Association, 2001 - 2002; Vice-President; Metro Richmond Family Bar Association, 1994 - Present; Member; Virginia State Bar, Family Law Section; Member; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Member; Litigation Counsel of America; Charter Fellow; Chesterfield County Bar Association; Member; Henrico County Bar Association; Member; Richmond Bar Association; Member; Judge Pro Tempore, 2003 - Present; Commissioner-in-Chancery, 2001 - Present

Past Employment Positions:: Barnes & Batzli, P.C., Shareholder/Director, 2003 - 2004; Barnes & Batzli, P.C., Senior Associate, 1993 - 2003; Charles E. Powers, Private Practice, 1992 - 1993; Hon. John F. Daffron, Jr., Chesterfield Circuit Court, Law Clerk, 1990 - 1992; Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Intern, 1988 - 1990

Pro Bono Activities:: Richmond Animal Welfare Foundation, Board of Directors, 2002 - 2006

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