Matthew Smith
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Licensed for 9 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Divorce and separation
Language
English
About
Emily Neuhausen is an associate attorney at Livesay & Myers, P.C., practicing exclusively family law. She is experienced in handling every type of family law matter in Virginia, including separation, divorce, custody, visitation, support and adoption cases. Ms. Neuhausen works in the firm’s Fairfax office, and represents clients in Fairfax, Alexandria, Arlington and all across Northern Virginia.In addition to her general family law practice, Ms. Neuhausen is an experienced adoption lawyer. She has handled cases assisting clients with domestic, stepparent, second parent, and foster parent adoptions in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. Ms. Neuhausen also represents clients in negotiating surrogacy, sperm donor, and egg donor contracts, including for many LGBT clients.An attorney since 2012, Ms. Neuhausen has practiced exclusively family law her entire career. From 2012–2020, she worked as a family law associate at two different law firms in Maryland, before joining Livesay & Myers, P.C. as an associate attorney in 2020. Ms. Neuhausen is licensed to practice law in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.Ms. Neuhausen is a Fairfax County native. She was born in Alexandria and grew up in Clifton, Virginia. Ms. Neuhausen attended college out of state on an academic scholarship at the University of South Carolina. After graduating in three years from that school magna cum laude, Ms. Neuhausen returned to the D.C. area and earned her law degree at American University Washington College of Law.Ms. Neuhausen was included in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for her work in Family Law. She currently holds a perfect 10.0 rating from Justia.
Practices Areas
Divorce and separation
Family
Language
English
Contact
Reviews
Emily helped me through a very difficult time in my life. I would imagine I’m not alone in stating that I knew very little about the “how’s”, “what’s”, and “why’s” of getting divorced. After over 20 years of marriage and watching two amazing kids grow up, I was devastated but Emily had a way of making the impersonal and improbable more manageable. And, not to bring gender into the equation, but as a man and plaintiff in the case I needed Emily’s guidance to help me see a female’s perspective. She was tough and deliberate when she needed to be with a keen sense of the law but she also showed a great deal of empathy my the entire family situation. I don’t know what I would have done without her by my side! She truly was an incredible advocate for what I needed, when I needed it. She definitely demonstrated to me the perfect blend of a strong and determined legal advocate with the empathy of a counselor when needed! I would recommend Emily to anyone going through what I just went through—especially if you are looking for someone that understands that there is an emotional component to what would otherwise seem dark and daunting. She was an amazing person to have at my side! Thanks, Emily!!
Ms. Neuhausen, assisted me in a complex custody litigation matter. Her work was not just accurate and high quality, but strategic and thoughtful. She assisted in not just legal areas but in family counseling and child development; an area which most attorneys overlook. I truly felt like Ms. Neuhausen cared about the outcome for my child and family making a painful process more tolerable. She has the aptitude of seasoned skill and experience with the perspective of a new parent. Would highly recommend.
We always felt we were in great hands when we hired the firm to represent us for the adoption of our daughter. They were proactive in making sure nothing would go wrong for our final court date for which we were extremely grateful. I would not hesitate to hire Emily for your family law needs.
Emily helped me through a very difficult time in my life. I would imagine I’m not alone in stating that I knew very little about the “how’s”, “what’s”, and “why’s” of getting divorced. After over 20 years of marriage and watching two amazing kids grow up, I was devastated but Emily had a way of making the impersonal and improbable more manageable. And, not to bring gender into the equation, but as a man and plaintiff in the case I needed Emily’s guidance to help me see a female’s perspective. She was tough and deliberate when she needed to be with a keen sense of the law but she also showed a great deal of empathy my the entire family situation. I don’t know what I would have done without her by my side! She truly was an incredible advocate for what I needed, when I needed it. She definitely demonstrated to me the perfect blend of a strong and determined legal advocate with the empathy of a counselor when needed! I would recommend Emily to anyone going through what I just went through—especially if you are looking for someone that understands that there is an emotional component to what would otherwise seem dark and daunting. She was an amazing person to have at my side! Thanks, Emily!!
Ms. Neuhausen, assisted me in a complex custody litigation matter. Her work was not just accurate and high quality, but strategic and thoughtful. She assisted in not just legal areas but in family counseling and child development; an area which most attorneys overlook. I truly felt like Ms. Neuhausen cared about the outcome for my child and family making a painful process more tolerable. She has the aptitude of seasoned skill and experience with the perspective of a new parent. Would highly recommend.
We always felt we were in great hands when we hired the firm to represent us for the adoption of our daughter. They were proactive in making sure nothing would go wrong for our final court date for which we were extremely grateful. I would not hesitate to hire Emily for your family law needs.
Emily helped me through a very difficult time in my life. I would imagine I’m not alone in stating that I knew very little about the “how’s”, “what’s”, and “why’s” of getting divorced. After over 20 years of marriage and watching two amazing kids grow up, I was devastated but Emily had a way of making the impersonal and improbable more manageable. And, not to bring gender into the equation, but as a man and plaintiff in the case I needed Emily’s guidance to help me see a female’s perspective. She was tough and deliberate when she needed to be with a keen sense of the law but she also showed a great deal of empathy my the entire family situation. I don’t know what I would have done without her by my side! She truly was an incredible advocate for what I needed, when I needed it. She definitely demonstrated to me the perfect blend of a strong and determined legal advocate with the empathy of a counselor when needed! I would recommend Emily to anyone going through what I just went through—especially if you are looking for someone that understands that there is an emotional component to what would otherwise seem dark and daunting. She was an amazing person to have at my side! Thanks, Emily!!
Ms. Neuhausen, assisted me in a complex custody litigation matter. Her work was not just accurate and high quality, but strategic and thoughtful. She assisted in not just legal areas but in family counseling and child development; an area which most attorneys overlook. I truly felt like Ms. Neuhausen cared about the outcome for my child and family making a painful process more tolerable. She has the aptitude of seasoned skill and experience with the perspective of a new parent. Would highly recommend.
We always felt we were in great hands when we hired the firm to represent us for the adoption of our daughter. They were proactive in making sure nothing would go wrong for our final court date for which we were extremely grateful. I would not hesitate to hire Emily for your family law needs.
Emily helped me through a very difficult time in my life. I would imagine I’m not alone in stating that I knew very little about the “how’s”, “what’s”, and “why’s” of getting divorced. After over 20 years of marriage and watching two amazing kids grow up, I was devastated but Emily had a way of making the impersonal and improbable more manageable. And, not to bring gender into the equation, but as a man and plaintiff in the case I needed Emily’s guidance to help me see a female’s perspective. She was tough and deliberate when she needed to be with a keen sense of the law but she also showed a great deal of empathy my the entire family situation. I don’t know what I would have done without her by my side! She truly was an incredible advocate for what I needed, when I needed it. She definitely demonstrated to me the perfect blend of a strong and determined legal advocate with the empathy of a counselor when needed! I would recommend Emily to anyone going through what I just went through—especially if you are looking for someone that understands that there is an emotional component to what would otherwise seem dark and daunting. She was an amazing person to have at my side! Thanks, Emily!!
Ms. Neuhausen, assisted me in a complex custody litigation matter. Her work was not just accurate and high quality, but strategic and thoughtful. She assisted in not just legal areas but in family counseling and child development; an area which most attorneys overlook. I truly felt like Ms. Neuhausen cared about the outcome for my child and family making a painful process more tolerable. She has the aptitude of seasoned skill and experience with the perspective of a new parent. Would highly recommend.
We always felt we were in great hands when we hired the firm to represent us for the adoption of our daughter. They were proactive in making sure nothing would go wrong for our final court date for which we were extremely grateful. I would not hesitate to hire Emily for your family law needs.