Christian M. Lapham

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Christian M. Lapham is a shareholder of the firm and has been practicing law since 2002. Mr. Lapham’s practice is concentrated in the area of family law. Mr. Lapham has a diverse background in domestic relations as well as civil litigation. His experience in family law matters has been extensive. Mr. Lapham has successfully litigated complex custody matters, including cases involving relocation, mental illness and substance abuse. He has also handled numerous complex equitable distribution matters, including matters involving federal employees and military service members, valuation issues pertaining to businesses, and sophisticated asset-tracing issues.

Christian is currently licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He has appeared on numerous occasions before the Circuit Court, General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of Fairfax County, Arlington County, Loudoun County, the City of Alexandria, Prince William County, and other jurisdictions throughout Northern Virginia.

Prior to joining Bean Kinney, Mr. Lapham was a partner in the law firm Cooch & Lapham in Fairfax. He is also co-founder of Stonebridge Title, LLC and Sunrise Valley Title, LLC. Mr. Lapham is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the Fairfax Bar Association, the Virginia Bar Association and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, including the Family Law Section of each association.

In his spare time, Christian devotes time to various community outreach programs. He is the founder of the Fairfax Chapter of the Second Saturday program, a program designed to promote awareness for individuals confronting separation or pending divorce, and serves on the board of SCAN of Alexandria, an organization committed to child abuse prevention and education. He has also participated in the Habitat for Humanity Global Village Program in Portugal, assisting in the building of a home for a deserving family near Braga, Portugal.

Mr. Lapham has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia, majoring in German and Foreign Affairs, and has earned his J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He is fluent in German.