An established family law firm with offices in Alexandria and Fairfax County, Virginia. The firm's lawyers are well respected throughout Virginia as having decades of experience handling all types of family law cases, from the routine to the complex. Ilona (Freedman) Grenadier, the firm's founder, began to specialize in family law in the early 1970's. Benton S. Duffett III joined the practice in 1988 and has over over 30 years of experience in family law. Lisa Levi and John Winkler have over 18 years of experience in domestic relations, and are recognized as skilled litigators. Carole Rubin has over 13 years of experience and has a passion and aptitude for thorny custody issues. The firm’s junior partner, Carolyn Abbate, has more than 9 years of experience in the field of domestic relations and is an experienced litigator and negotiator. The firm's associates are bright, hard-working, and motivated and each bring unique skills of their own to the practice. The firm members have worked together to develop the firm's "team approach" to serving clients. The firm strives to provide clients with knowledgeable, consistent, and reliable advice to counsel them through the often difficult process of divorce and other domestic relations problems. This unique team approach means that generally more than one attorney is available to deal with the individual issues, each attorney bringing his/her unique perspective and experience resulting in broad, well rounded and creative approaches to each case. The firm proudly serves jurisdictions throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, including the cities of Alexandria, Fredericksburg and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Fauquier, and others.