Joshua B. Isaacs

Joshua Isaacs has been practicing law in Virginia since
2006 with a primary focus on family law, including divorce, custody,
visitation, third-party visitation, support, prenuptial agreements, mediation
and negotiating family law settlement agreements.  Mr. Isaacs considers
each specific case to assess the best approach for achieving each client’s
objectives while remaining mindful of the costs. Mr. Isaacs prefers first
attempting to work towards creative negotiated settlement agreements as he appreciates the
burdens, both financially and emotionally, associated with contested family law
litigation. Mr. Isaacs has completed the training necessary to practice
Collaborative Law, a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution that focuses on
empowering clients to resolve their disputes by agreement outside of court. In
Collaborative Law, each party is represented by their own attorney who works
along with a team of other trained professionals to help the parties try to
determine client-focused solutions to the present disputed issues. In the event
that settlement negotiations are not productive or practical in a particular
case, Mr. Isaacs is a zealous advocate on behalf of his clients during the
course of contested litigation.   

Mr. Isaacs earned his law degree from the Georgetown
University Law Center where he served as a Senior Staff Member of the
Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics. During law school, he authored a law review
article titled the “Ethical Implications of Collaborative Law,” which was
published in the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics Volume 18:3 (2005). Prior
to law school, Mr. Isaacs received his Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in
Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis. Mr. Isaacs was selected
as a Rising Star in the field of Family Law by Virginia Super Lawyers in 2015
and 2016. Mr. Isaacs is an active member of the Fairfax Bar Association along
with the Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia (CPNV) and Virginia
Collaborative Professionals (VaCP). Mr. Isaacs previously served as the
President of the Board of Directors for the Fairfax Law Foundation from
2018-2019 and the President of the Board of Directors of the Fairfax County
Young Lawyers Section from 2011-2012. Mr. Isaacs currently serves as a Director
on both the Fairfax County Bar Association Board of Directors and the Fairfax
County Law Foundation Board of Directors. In 2014, Mr. Isaacs received the
Golden Gavel Emerging Leader Volunteer Award from the Fairfax Law Foundation.
Mr. Isaacs also volunteers as a Conciliator for the Fairfax County Circuit
Court’s Motions Conciliation Program.

Mr. Isaacs resides in Virginia with his wife and daughter.