"The most important element of your representation was excellent counseling. In a world where people no longer genuinely care, I felt you cared about my case.  You got me the results I requested, always!" Niel Rubano

I recently retained Bill as a family attorney to represent me on various issues regarding my rights with my daughter. I was most impressed with his obvious compassion for my situation and his willingness to assist me in overturning court rulings that were in violation of my rights. His knowledge of case law and personal attention to my situation are second to none and he made me feel like he was personally invested in my struggle. Over time I felt like Bill became my friend which is in my opinion is the highest compliment I can give him. I would strongly recommend his services to anyone needing a family law attorney." Jeff Stewart

" I had two other attorneys in the past but neither of them really had my interests in mind.   I did a search on the Internet and found Mr. Thode.  I checked his background and saw that he attended GWU in the Washington, D.C. area.  I'm no attorney but I would say that Mr. Thode's knowledge of the law is exceptional.   I must say that Mr. Thode was always focused on getting things resolved.  I feel that Mr. Thode thoroughly listened to me and acted, as I wanted.  He did make sure my desires were reasonable and within the limits of the law before taking action.  The results were long overdue and it was such a relief when it was over.  Mr. Thode's fees were very reasonable and I would highly recommend him to anyone needing an attorney. I am certain Mr. Thode helped me to reclaim years of my life that this ordeal would have ultimately cost me!" Aubrey M., VA

• We are trial attorneys specializing in contested divorce and child custody cases.  We successfully litigated over 100 cases in the past five years alone.  

• Approximately two-thirds of our cases involve the protection of father's rights, but we also regularly represent wives and mothers as well as military members or their spouses in contested divorce and child custody cases. 

• We protect and expand parenting rights for fathers and mothers who have been prevented from seeing their children or from being part of their children's lives. 

• We obtain and enforce maintenance (alimony) and child support payments.  We also  settle or defend against unreasonable requests for maintenance and support from the opposing party. 

• In 2010, we defeated the opposing party's attempt to permanently double the maintenance payments paid by our client based on the opposing party's new medical conditions, and despite the testimony of multiple opposing expert witnesses. 

• In 2010, we defeated the opposing party's request for $42,000 in attorney's fees in a highly-contested divorce action by proving that certain promissory notes signed by the opposing party were forgeries.  The judge awarded zero fees against our client and significantly expanded our client's parenting rights. 

• In 2010, we settled a claim for $28,000 in over-due maintenance payments owed by our client for $12,000 by proving that the opposing party had not provided any care to the child for several years .  We also eventually obtained full-time custody of the child for our client.