Founding Partner Mary Burkey Owens Named to Best Lawyers in America and Legal Elite
MIDLOTHIAN, VA (December 1, 2012) – The law firm of Owen & Owens is proud to announce that one of its founding partners, Mary Burkey Owens, has been selected by her peers to be included in the 2013 edition of Best Lawyers in America®.
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MIDLOTHIAN, VA (November 1, 2012) – The law firm of Owen & Owens is proud to announce that one of its founding partners, Mary Burkey Owens, has been selected by her peers to be included in the 2013 edition of Best Lawyers in America®. She has also been recognized by Virginia Business magazine as a member of the 2012 Legal Elite in the Domestic Relations category.
Founding Partner Samuel J. Kaufman Selected for Top 40 Under 40 Honors
MIDLOTHIAN, VA (October 30, 2012) – The law firm of Owen & Owens is proud to announce that one of its founding partners, Samuel J. Kaufman, recently received a Top 40 Under 40 award from both The National Trial Lawyers and Style Weekly.
MIDLOTHIAN, VA (October 26, 2012) – The law firm of Owen & Owens is proud to announce that its three founding partners and one of its senior associates were all voted by their peers for the 2012 edition of Virginia Super Lawyers®. W. Joseph Owen III and Mary Burkey Owens were named to Virginia Super Lawyers.
Founding Partner Samuel J. Kaufman Selected for Top 40 Under 40 Honors
MIDLOTHIAN, VA (October 30, 2012) – The law firm ofOwen & Owens is proud to announce that one of its founding partners, Samuel J. Kaufman, recently received a Top 40 Under 40 award from both The National Trial Lawyers and Style Weekly.
Owen & Owens attorney Jeremiah Yourth will be honored by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as an outstanding young professional based on his demonstration of leadership qualities, participation in volunteer roles, and success in the local business community. In accepting this distinction, Jeremiah has committed to raise money to help the Foundation realize its mission of controlling and curing cystic fibrosis.
The retirement benefits of members of the military are also not divided using a QDRO because these benefits are not subject to ERISA. Instead, military retirement pay is divided using a Court Order, which will meet all the requirements of the relevant federal laws and regulations. Central to the division of military retirement pay is the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (“DFAS”),
The retirement benefits of federal civil servants are not divided using a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (“QDRO”) because these benefits are not subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). Instead, the retirement benefits of federal civil servants are divided using a Court Order referred to as a “Court Order Acceptable for Processing”
