Mary Burkey Owens

Mary Owens, a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, received her law degree from the T.C. Williams School of Law of the University of Richmond in 1986. Mary is the leader of Owen & Owens' PLC Family Law Team of the Richmond, VA area and focuses her practice on family law, real estate and other civil litigation matters.

Mary Owens is a founding member and former president of the Metro Richmond Family Law Bar. She also served as president of the Chesterfield County Bar Association and has been a frequent lecturer for attorneys in continuing legal education programs on family law and for the Virginia Apartment Management Association. Mary was recommended by the Virginia State Bar Professionalism Committee to a three-year term on the Virginia Bar Professionalism Course Faculty commencing October 2006. She is currently serving a second three-year term on the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Committee, which oversees and disciplines attorneys on ethics matters. Mary has served as an officer and been active in several local bar associations including the Metro Richmond Family Law Bar, the Metro Richmond Women's Bar Association and the Chesterfield County Bar Association.

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Practice Areas:
Divorce
Child Custody & Visitation
Child Support
Adoptions
Spousal Support
Prenuptial Agreements
Property Settlement Agreements
Guardianships & Conservatorships
Civil Litigation
Real Estate

Education:
T.C. Williams School of Law of the University of Richmond, Juris Doctor, 1986
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.A., English, 1983

Community and Professional Involvement:
Metro Richmond Family Law Bar, Founding Member and Former President
Chesterfield County Bar Association, Former President
Virginia Bar Professionalism Course Faculty
Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Committee
Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association
Chester Presbyterian Church, Elder, Former Trustee