Mary Beth Long Associate

mlong@bergerschatz.com

PRACTICE AREAS: Divorce, Domestic Relations, Family Law, Matrimonial Law

Mary Beth Long is a seasoned matrimonial lawyer. Prior to joining Berger Schatz, she practiced family law with one of the most prestigious firms in Virginia for ten years. Before becoming a lawyer, she worked for the Virginia legislature as a nonpartisan staff member, after which she worked for several years as a successful print journalist. At the urging of a judge whose court she covered, she entered law school at age 30.

While attending law school in Virginia, Ms. Long's writing skills earned her a spot on the Law Review where she was ultimately named the publication’s manuscripts editor. Her oral argument skills were highlighted during the school’s annual moot court competition, where she earned a quarter-final finish and a slot on the Moot Court Board. In her final year of law school, she won the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Virginia Chapter) essay contest and a McNeil Writing Competition prize.

Ms. Long has extensive appellate experience. In addition to a number of unpublished cases in the Virginia Court of Appeals, significant matters include the following:

• Campbell v. Campbell, 642 S.E.2d 769, 47 Va. App. 498 (2007)
• Lewis v. Lewis, 271 Va. 520; 628 S.E.2d 314 (2006)
• Vilseck v. Vilseck, 45 Va. App. 581; 612 S.E.2d 746 (2005)
• Congdon v. Congdon, 40 Va. App. 255; 578 S.E.2d 833 (2003)
• Utsch v. Utsch, 266 Va. 124; 581 S.E.2d 507 (2003)

Education

• University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1999
• Virginia Commonwealth University, B.S., 1991

Bar admissions

Ms. Long is admitted to practice in Virginia and before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She was also admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2009.

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