Our Team
Deanna D. Cook, Esquire
Since graduating law school and passing the bar in 1991, Deanna has practiced exclusively in the area of family law. She is a Board-Certified Family Law Trial Advocate, certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. She is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating by the most respected peer review rating system. She has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 2002.
Deanna has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America every year from 2006 – 2025; Virginia’s Best Lawyers every year from 2010 – 2025; Virginia Super Lawyers every year from 2005 – 2025; Virginia Business, Legal Elite 2006, 2009, 2012, and 2019, 2023 – 2025; Legal Eagle, Virginia Living Magazine 2012; and Virginia’s Top Rated Lawyers, Leaders, 2012 – 2014.
Deanna was awarded one of the Top 50 Attorneys in Richmond in 2024 and 2025 and Top 100 Attorneys in Virginia in 2024 and 2025. She has been named eleven times from 2015 – 2025 as one of the top 50 female attorneys in Virginia. She also has served as a Commissioner-in-Chancery for Henrico Circuit Court since 2013.
Deanna handles a wide variety of family law matters, including complex equitable distribution cases and contested custody disputes. She represents people both in negotiations and mediations, as well as in contested, courtroom litigation.
Memberships:
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Virginia State Bar, Admitted 1991 (Member, Domestic Relations Section)
- Virginia Bar Association
- Richmond Bar Association
- Metropolitan Women’s Bar Association
- Richmond Family Law Bar
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association
- Chesterfield Bar Association
Specialties:
- Board Certified Family Law Trial Attorney
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Complex Property Distribution
- Pre-marital and Separation Agreements
- Child Custody and Visitation, Relocation
- Support, Child and Spousal
- Post Divorce Enforcement Issues
- Mediation
- Litigation
Presentations & Publications:
- Panel Member: Virginia Court of Appeals Retreat, October, 2011
- Speaker: The CPA Expert Witness in Divorce, Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, September, 2010
- Co-Author: \”Annual Family Law Survey,\” University of Richmond Law Review, 1994, 1997
- Author: \”Annual Family Law Survey,\” 1995 University of Richmond Law Review, 1995
Awards:
- The Best Lawyers in America 2006 – 2025
- Virginia Best Lawyers 2010 – 2025
- Virginia’s Super Lawyers 2006 – 2025
- 11 times Top 50 Women Attorneys (2015 – 2025)
- Best Lawyers – Family Law 2021, 2024
- Rated AV Preeminent 2021 – 2025
- AV Rated from 2003 – 2020
- Best Law Firm in Virginia 2022, 2024, 2025
- Top 50 Attorneys in Richmond 2024, 2025
- Top 100 Attorneys in Virginia 2024, 2025
- Legal Elite 2006, 2009, 2012, and 2019 – 2025
Adrienne Fleming, Esquire
My law practice is exclusively devoted to family law. I have successfully represented clients inside and outside the courtroom in complex family law matters including divorce, spousal and child support, custody and visitation, protective orders, and adoption. I am passionate about helping people in crisis navigate not only the legal system, but their emotional turmoil. Divorce not only creates stress, but causes heartache, confusion, anxiety, and a storm of other unpleasant feelings and emotions. I strive to be empathetic and treat my clients with kindness and respect. I try to calmly explain what lies ahead and help my client figure out the best course of action so that they may start the next chapter of their lives on the right foot.
Bar Admission
- Virginia, 2012
Professional Associations
- Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association
- Richmond Bar Association
- Henrico Bar Association
- Hanover Bar Association
- Chesterfield Bar Association
Education:
- Seton Hall Law School, J.D. – Newark, NJ
- University of Virginia, B.A. – Charlottesville, VA