Roberta K. Henault

Of Counsel

Roberta has focused her practice on all areas of Virginia domestic relations and family law. For more than twenty years, she has gained experience and strengthened her skills advocating for her clients in cases involving equitable distribution of assets and liabilities, child support and spousal support, child custody and visitation, protective orders and the negotiation and preparation of marital agreements and premarital agreements.

Roberta has represented numerous military members and spouses and therefore has a unique knowledge of issues affecting these individuals, including division of retired pay, survivor benefits, and medical, commissary and exchange privileges.

Roberta also helps Virginia families through her estate planning practice.

Pro Bono Activities

• Fairfax Law Foundation, Family Legal Assistance Project (FLAP)
• Fairfax Bar Association, Motions Conciliation Program

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1999
• Virginia, 2000
• District of Columbia, 2001

Education

• Suffolk University Law School, J.D., cum laude, Boston, Massachusetts
• Stonehill College, B.A., magna cum laude, North Easton, Massachusetts

Honors and Awards

• Tier 1 firm, Washington, DC for Family Law – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms,” 2021, 2023-2026
• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Family Law, since 2022
• Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent
• Super Lawyers, Virginia, since 2013
• Super Lawyers, Washington DC, since 2013

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Fairfax Bar Association
  • Family Law Section
  • Wills, Trusts, and Estates Section
• Prince William County Bar Association
  • Family Law Section
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• Virginia Women Attorneys Association