Marcia K. Thompson, Founder - Principal

Marcia K. Thompson is an attorney, certified mediator, trainer/facilitator and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) consultant.  Her legal practice focuses on family, juvenile, criminal and small business. She is also a collaborative trained attorney and offers collaborative family law as an alternative to traditional family litigation.  Marcia is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  She has worked as an attorney full time as a sole practitioner and at the Lewis Law Firm doing criminal defense work as well as domestic relations.  Marcia has handled legal matters such as Divorce, Custody,Visitation,Adoptions, Truancy, Juvenile Defense, Criminal, Traffic matters among other areas.

As an attorney Marcia has been committed to helping people and has worked a great deal with children and families as a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) representing abused and neglected children.  She has also served as a GAL in family disputes such as Custody, and Visitation matters.  She is devoted to helping people work through tough legal situations with dignity and respect.

She is also very active in local bar activities to include the Fairfax Bar, she is also active in the specialty bars to include VWAA, and she is the immediate past President of the Northern Virginia Black Attorneys Associations (NOVABAA).  She is also a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP). 

Aside from her legal work Marcia is a certified mediator and mentor mediator with over 200 mediations.  She is a trainer and often lectures in the public and private sector on family, workplace, civil rights and law enforcement related issues.  She is also an assistant professor and teaches Advanced Criminal Procedure, Ethics, Conflict Management Systems, and Employment Law and other legal related topics.  Marcia is often asked to lecture on Divorce, Custody, Visitation, Ethics and a variety of other legal topics.