Alex’s ability to keep me on the path was incredible.
ROOP XANTTOPOULOS BABOUNAKIS & KLAM PLLC is amazing. They were able to effectively manage my case above my expectations. As a professional service provider, my standards are high with respect to what I demand out of others. They met and exceeded my expectations. Alex’s ability to keep me on the path was incredible. I highly recommend Alex and Roop Xanttopoulos Babounakis.
ALEX H. XANTTOPOULOS
Alex has been practicing family law exclusively at Roop Xanttopoulos Babounakis & Klam PLLC and its predecessor firm since 2010. He has experience in all areas of family law including cases involving divorce including complex business valuation cases, child custody, support, visitation, and equitable distribution. Prior to joining the firm, Alex worked for several years at Greenspun, Shapiro, Davis and Leary P.C. as an associate and law clerk, in the areas of domestic relations, traffic, criminal defense and civil litigation. Alex received his bachelors’ degree from the College of Charleston and juris doctor, cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law.
Alex is an active member of the Fairfax and Loudoun County Bars, having served on the Fairfax County Circuit Court and JDR committees as well as the Family Law sub-committee and Judicial Screening Committee. Alex regularly volunteers his time pro bono conducting seminars at the Women’s Center, assisting people in need of legal services going through separation and divorce. Alex also practices collaborative divorce and serves on the board of the Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia.
Alex is one of the most accomplished family trial lawyers in Northern Virginia and is a member of the VTLA, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Alex has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America by US News and World Report, and has been rated “AV Preeminent” from Martindale-Hubbell (its highest rating for skill and ethics), Super Lawyers, Northern Virginia Magazine’s Best Lawyers, and Ten Leaders Top Attorney’s Under 45. Washingtonian Magazine perennially includes him as a Top Lawyer for Divorce and Family Law.
Areas of Practice
- Domestic Relations Law
- Family Law Jurisdiction
- Trial/Litigation
- Mediation
- Discovery
- Negotiations
- Name Change Petitions
- Supboena Duces Tecum
- Divorce
- Military Divorce
- International Divorce
- Equitable Distribution
- Division of Marital Property
- Division of Hybrid Property (Marital and Separate Property)
- Tracing Separate Property
- Business Valuations
- Government Retirement Benefits FERS CRS VRS TSP
- Private Sector Employee Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Health Insurance for Spouses and Children
- Stock Options and Deferred Compensation
- Private Sector Retirement Benefits
- Family Tax Issues
- Alimony/Spousal Support
- Tax Implications of Support
- Spousal Support Reservations
- Imputation of Income
- Child Custody and Visitation
- Child Support
- Child Abduction and Kidnapping
- Supervised Visitation
- Custody Evaluations
- Guardian Ad Litem Coordination
- International Child Custody
- International Family Law
- Domestic Violence
- Protective Orders
- Enforcement Actions/Rule to Show Cause
- Marital Agreements
- Property Settlement Agreements
- Child Custody Agreements
- Postnuptial Agreements
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Relocation of Children
- Wealth Management
- Post-Divorce Issues
- Modification of Child Support
- Modification of Spousal Support
- Modification of Child Custody
- Criminal Defense Misdemeanors
- Criminal Defense Felony
- Traffic Violations, Reckless Driving, DUI, DWI
