Practice Areas
Education
George Mason University School of Law, J.D., 2001
- Managing Justice, Moot Court Board
- Federal Circuit Bar Journal
University of Virginia, B.A., 1997
Bar & Court Admissions
- Virginia, 2002
Christian Lapham is a shareholder of Bean, Kinney & Korman and has been practicing law since 2002. He has a diverse background representing clients in domestic relations and civil litigation matters.
As a divorce lawyer, Christian 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.
He regularly appears before the circuit courts, general district courts and juvenile and domestic relations courts in Fairfax County, Arlington County, Loudoun County, the city of Alexandria, Prince William County and other jurisdictions throughout Northern Virginia.
Prior to joining the firm, Christian was a partner at Cooch & Lapham in Fairfax. He is also co-founder of Stonebridge Title, LLC and Sunrise Valley Title, LLC. 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.
Christian is fluent in German.
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Honors
Virginia Business, Legal Elite in Family Law/Domestic Relations, 2019-2020
Arlington Magazine, Top Attorney - Family, 2019
Virginia Super Lawyers in Family Law, 2014 - present
Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers in Family Law, 2015 - present
Best Lawyers in America in Family Law, 2014 - 2021
Northern Virginia magazine, Top Lawyer, 2013
AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell
Experience
- Represented a client to prevent the relocation of the client’s youngest daughter to another state in a hotly-contested custody and relocation case in Fairfax Circuit Court. The daughter was not relocated.
- Represented a client in the settlement of complex equitable distribution/asset tracing issues involving a large sum of separate assets maintained in trust, thereby saving the client tens of thousands of dollars in litigation expenses.
Published Articles
- April 20, 2020
- April 20, 2020
- March 31, 2020
- March 29, 2020
- March 2018
- BKK Family Law Newsletter, October 2015
- BKK Family Law Newsletter, April 2015
- BKK Family Law Newsletter, October 2014
- BKK Family Law Newsletter, May 2014
Speaking Engagements
- Online, May 19, 2021
- Online, April 14, 2021
- Navy League Building, 1st Floor, Arlington, Virginia, October 10, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.
- Navy League Building, 1st Floor, Arlington, Virginia, March 14, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.
- Navy League Building, 1st Floor, Arlington, Virginia, January 10, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, September 13, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, August 9, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.
- Second Saturday - Fairfax: Free Seminar on DivorceFair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, July 12, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, June 14, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, May 10, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, April 12, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, March 8, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, February 8, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, January 12, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, December 14, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, November 9, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, October 8, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, September 14, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, April 13, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, March 9, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, January 12, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, October 13, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, September 8, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, August 11, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, July 14, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, June 9, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, May 12, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, April 14, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, February 11, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, Febuary 9, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, January 14, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
- Fair Oaks Courtyard Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia, November 12, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.
News
- August 20, 2020
- May 7, 2020
- October 18, 2019
- August 15, 2019
- April 18, 2019
- August 15, 2018
- April 30, 2018
- August 22, 2017
- April 13, 2017
- August 15, 2016
- April 7, 2016
- August 17, 2015
- April 9, 2015
- August 18, 2014
- June 13, 2014
- January 17, 2014
- August 15, 2013
- May 2, 2011
Professional & Community Affiliations
Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia
Fairfax Bar Association (Family Law Section)
Virginia State Bar (Family Law Section)
Virginia Bar Association (Family Law Section)
Virginia Commerce Bank (Alexandria Advisory Board)
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Family Law Section)
Second Saturday – Fairfax (Founder & Lecturer)
SCAN of Northern Virginia (Board of Directors)
Habitat for Humanity (Participant, Global Village Program in Portugal)
Beyond the Suit
Christian enjoys spending time with his wife and two young children when he isn’t in the courtroom. His hobbies also including tennis, running and watching football and baseball.