Sonja N Aoun

Personal Introduction

During her legal career, Sonja Aoun has developed extensive experience in the field of family law and works hard to protect her clients through the separation process and beyond. For over twenty years, she has helped families throughout Virginia resolve their legal matters and obtain peace of mind during some of life’s most difficult times. Recognizing the need for planning that extends beyond separation and divorce, Ms. Aoun offers estate planning to ensure families are able to protect themselves and their loved ones from financial disaster. Ms. Aoun has earned the respect of clients and colleagues alike for her creative problem-solving, her effective trial advocacy, and the informed, compassionate, and ethical approach she brings to family and estate matters. She has a passion for helping families with a special commitment to finding solutions for children with special needs. Her practice addresses all aspects of family law including separation agreements, divorce, custody, visitation, property division, child support, spousal support/alimony, premarital settlement agreements, post-nuptial agreements, enforcement of agreements, modification of orders, stepparent adoptions and adoptions of adult children. She has the experience and knowledge to effectively handle these matters from their inception through negotiation, mediation, trial, and appeal, as necessary. Ms. Aoun is skilled in handling complex and highly nuanced divorce and custody cases. She has helped military families, state department families, and others facing relocation. She works with special needs families, blended families, LGBTQ families, high net worth families, and families with closely held businesses. Ms. Aoun works with experts in the fields of real estate, special education, financial planning, vocational rehabilitation, immigration, and mental health to ensure her clients receive the best possible outcome. In Ms. Aoun’s estate planning practice, she prepares wills, powers of attorney, advance medical directives, and trusts to preserve her clients’ wealth and ensure that their families are protected. Ms. Aoun has been honored to be named to the Virginia Super Lawyers list every year since 2014 and to the Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers list since 2015. She received the Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award in 2015 and maintains the highest available 10.0 rating on Avvo.com.