A former Navy JAG officer, James Livesay is the lead military divorce lawyer at Livesay & Myers, P.C. His article, “Treatment of Disability Pay in Military Divorce,” has been published on a number of online divorce websites, including Divorce Headquarters, DivorceNet, and WomansDivorce.com.

Practice Areas: Military Divorce, Uncontested Divorce, Family Law

Admitted: 1998, Virginia; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1998

College: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.A., 1995

Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Military Law); Fredericksburg Area Bar Association

Biography: Member, Editorial Board, Virginia Journal of Law and Politics, University of Virginia School of Law. Recipient: Virginia Tech Joseph Bernd Award, Best Paper in Political Science, 1995; The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Committee on Military Affairs and Justice, Award for Trial Advocacy, December, 1998; Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, June 7, 2000; Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (Gold Star in Lieu of Second Award), September 24, 2001. Member: Military Officers Association of America, 2003-; Virginia Tech Alumni Association, Fredericksburg Area Chapter; University of Virginia Alumni Association, Life Member, 2003-.

Military: Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, 1998-2001

Born: Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Peer Recognition: James Livesay has received the prestigious BV® Peer Review Rating* from Martindale-Hubbell. The BV rating is the maximum rating a lawyer can receive who has been admitted to the bar from 5-9 years.

*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.

Home