Attorney Profiles

Cory Frederick Goriup is a native of Massena, New York and now resides in Great Falls, Virginia. She joined our predecessor firm as an associate in 2001. Ms. Goriup recently served as an adjunct professor at the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C., where she taught family law.

Ms. Goriup graduated from Colgate University in Hamilton, NY in 1996 with a B.A. in English and Political Science. She graduated from the Washington College of Law at American University in 1999. During law school, Ms. Goriup was Co-Director of the Women's Law Association, a member of the Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law, and a student attorney with the Women and the Law Clinic. After completing law school, Ms. Goriup worked for the Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. in Suffolk, Virginia.

Ms. Goriup was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 2000. She is licensed to practice before all Virginia State Courts, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the Superior Court and the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. She has attained a reversal in the Virginia Court of Appeals.

Ms. Goriup is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the District of Columbia Bar, the Virginia Women's Attorneys Association, the American Bar Association, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, and the Fairfax Bar Association where she is involved with their pro-bono activities and services. Ms. Goriup practices in family law and civil litigation.

Practice Areas

Family Law
Civil Litigation
Appeals   

Educational Background

J.D., 1999
Washington College of Law, American University, Washington , D.C.   

B.A., 1996
English and Political Science, Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y.   

Court Admissions

All Virginia state courts, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the Superior Court and the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia .   

Professional Associations/Memberships

American Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Virginia Women's Attorneys Association
Fairfax County Bar Association, Pro Bono Committee

Community Involvement/Honors/Elected Positions Held   

Women's Center, Vienna, VA : attorney referral network volunteer
Fairfax Bar Family Law Assistance Project: pro bono attorney
Fairfax Bar Child Custody Mediation Project: pro bono attorney

Reported Decisions   

McBride v. McBride , 2004 Va. App. LEXIS 640; Johnson v. Johnson, 2006 Va. App. LEXIS 442
Jordan v. Jordan , 2004 Va. App. LEXIS 132; McManus v. Neuschulz, 2002 Va. App. LEXIS 695   

Accomplishments

Obtained a reversal in the Virginia Court of Appeals.
Family Law Adjunct Professor, Washington College of Law, 2006-2007