K. Leigh Taylor

K. Leigh Taylor received a B.A. in Government and Spanish from the College of William and Mary and her J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. After receiving her law degree, Leigh was the recipient of a Clinical Teaching Fellowship at the Domestic Violence Institute at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts. Through the fellowship, she taught law students to advocate for victims of domestic violence in two separate legal clinics. After her return from Boston, Leigh joined the firm and is now a shareholder. Leigh is an active member of the Virginia State Bar, Fairfax Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Arlington Bar Association, and the Virginia Women Attorneys Association. Leigh is a Director on the Fairfax Bar Association Board of Directors and past chair of the Circuit Court Committee and Pro Bono Committee. She also is a member of the Public Service Committee of the Virginia Bar Association and a member of the Rule 6.1 Society of Legal Services of Northern Virginia. Leigh has practiced exclusively domestic relations law since 2003, in Fairfax County, the City of Alexandria, and the counties of Arlington, Loudoun, and Prince William. She represents clients and their interests through negotiation, mediation, and litigation. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees K. Leigh Taylor included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Tier 1 firm, Washington, DC for Family Law by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms,” 2021 Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent The Best Lawyers in America©, Family Law, since 2020 Super Lawyers, Virginia, since 2020 Super Lawyers, Washington DC, since 2020 Virginia Business, Legal Elite in Family Law/Domestic Relations, 2020 Fairfax Bar Association’s Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year Award, 2019 Rising Star, Super Lawyers-Virginia/D.C., 2012-14 James Keith Public Service Award, Fairfax Bar Association, 2013 Top Lawyers - Family Law, Northern Virginia Magazine, 2011 President's Award, Fairfax Bar Association, 2007 and 2009 Other Sources of Feedback About K. Leigh Taylor Included on the 2026Virginia Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2024 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2023 Washington DC Super Lawyers list 2022 Washington DC Super Lawyers list 2021 Washington DC Super Lawyers list 2020 Washington DC Super Lawyers list 2014 Washington DC Super Lawyers list 2013 Washington DC Super Lawyers list 2012 Virginia Super Lawyers list

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• Languages
• Spanish

• Assisting Our Community: Neighborhood Outreach Program Training, Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center, 2021
• Agreement Modification, Done with Divorce: Next Steps to Financial Independence, Second Saturday Divorce Workshop webinar, 2020 and 2021
• Divorce Law, Divorce Coping, Divorce Law, Mediation, and Financial Issues and Asset Division, Second Saturday Divorce Workshop webinar, 2020 and 2021
• Moderator, 2020 Annual Ultimate View from the Bench CLE, FBA, 2020
• A Complete Guide to Child Custody Representation in Juvenile Court, Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center, 2020
• Contributor, Fairfax Circuit Court Practice Manual, FBA, 2018
• Panelist, Stop the Violence: Family Abuse Protective Orders & the Attorney of the Day Program, Legal Services of Northern Virginia, 2017
• Presenter and Co-Author, Attorney’s Fees: Getting Them for Your Client and Yourself, FBA, 2016
• Presenter & Contributor, A Lawyer’s Guide to Child Custody Representation, Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center, 2016
• Presenter, Moderator, & Contributor to various continuing legal education seminars (CLEs), FBA Domestic Relations Sub-Committee of the Circuit Court Committee, 2014-18
• Contributor, Judges Are from Mars and Family Law Attorneys Are from Venus, FBA, 2014
• Presenter & Contributor, Neighborhood Outreach Program, Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center, 2008, 2012, 2013, and 2016
• Presenter, Annual Case Law Update, VTLA, 2008

• Legal Services of Northern Virginia, Attorney of the Day Program
• Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center, Volunteer

• Virginia, 2003
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 2020

• Virginia State Bar (Member)
• Fairfax Bar Association (Member)
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Virginia Bar Association (Member)
• Arlington Bar Association (Member)
• Virginia Women Attorneys Association (Member)
• Fairfax Bar Association, 2015 - 2017 (Circuit Court Committee, Past Chair)
• Fairfax Bar Association (Pro Bono Committee, Past Chair)
• Virginia Women Attorneys Association, Northern Virginia Chapter (Past President)
• Fairfax Bar Association (Director, Board of Directors)
• Rule 6.1 Society of Legal Services of Northern Virginia (Member)
• Council to End Domestic Violence, Fairfax County, Appointee, 2019 - 2021 (Court Process Workgroup, Co-Chair)