Each attorney at Masterman & Graham, P.C. has unique and important experience in the area of family law.

Cheryl K. Graham

Cheryl K. Graham is a co-founder and the managing partner of the firm. She is a graduate of George Mason University (B.A., 1989) and the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1992). She is admitted to practice law in Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Ms. Graham has practiced in Northern Virginia since 1992, focusing on the area of domestic relations and family law. Ms. Graham serves not only as an experienced trial attorney, but also as a superior negotiator, having an excellent reputation for her civility, professionalism, and thoughtfulness. Ms. Graham has a particular interest in assisting her clients in settling their martial disputes through efficient and effective negotiations. Accordingly, she is successful in settling the majority of her cases privately.

Ms. Graham’s practice includes all aspects of family matters, i.e. equitable distribution of property, including the complex division and valuation of closely held corporations, stock options and financial investments; child custody and visitation; child and spousal support; negotiating and drafting Marital and Pre-Marital Settlement Agreements and step-parent adoptions. Ms. Graham’s practice includes litigation at both the trial level in the jurisdictions of Loudoun County, Fairfax County, Arlington County, Fauquier County and Prince William County, as well as appellate work in the Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Ms. Graham has served as a Guardian Ad Litem for the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts in Loudoun, Fairfax and Arlington Counties for many years.

Ms. Graham has also lectured and written articles on the area of family law; volunteered through the local bar associations; served as Treasurer of the Loudoun County Bar Association; was appointed as a Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Circuit Representative for the Twentieth Circuit (Loudoun, Fauquier and Rappahannock); and served on multiple committees of the Fairfax County Bar Association. Ms. Graham is a native of Northern Virginia and an active member of her community. She is married and has three children.

Ms. Graham is a member of the following organizations:

American Bar Association
Virginia Bar Association
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Loudoun,
Fairfax and Arlington Bar Associations
Virginia Bar (1992 – Present)
The District of Columbia Bar (2002 – Present)