Mary Wilkins Hunt

Mary Wilkins Hunt, a partner at Family Law Associates of Richmond, P.C., was born in Kilmarnock, Virginia. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Virginia Tech in 2001 and obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond School of Law in 2008. While at the University of Richmond, Mary concentrated on family law classes and was a teaching assistant for the school’s Collaborative law course. Additionally, Mary’s article written for an Advanced Family Law Seminar was published by the Journal of the Law and Public Interest. Mary joined our firm in 2006 and was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 2009, and became partner in 2015. Mary, her husband, Broaddus and their children live in Richmond’s West End.

Areas of Practice:

• Divorce
• Custody
• Visitation
• Child Support
• Spousal Support
• Collaborative Law
• Property Settlement Agreements
• Premarital Agreements
• Complex Equitable Distribution
• Step Parent and Close Relative Adoptions

Professional Associations:

• • Virginia Collaborative Professionals
  •  Collaborative Professionals of Richmond
    • Membership Committee Chair 2011-2013
    • Secretary 2013-2016
    • Co-Chair 2016-2018
  • Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association
  • Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association
    • CLE Chair – 2018-2019
    • Programs Co-Chair – 2019-2020
    • Treasurer – 2020-present
  • Henrico County Bar Association
    • Pro Bono Coordinator 2011- Present
  • Greater Richmond Bar Foundation
    • Triage & No Fault Pro Bono Committee, Co-Chair 2019-present 

Honors and Awards:

• Virginia State Bar Family Law Bar Award
• Public Interest Law Association Pro Bono Award
• Published Article, “The Price of Privilege”: Is Virginia’s Ban on Mental Health Professionals’ Participation in Custody Determinations Really in the Best Interest of the Child?
• Henrico County Bar Association Pro Bono Award 2014
• Virginia Business, Virginia Legal Elite 2014
• Super Lawyers Rising Star 2019