David E. Roop, Jr. - Lawyer in Vienna, VA

With a distinctive background and a rare competitive fire, David Roop has for more than a decade been one of Virginia's top family law attorneys. According to his peers, Roop is both a sophisticated thinker and a scrappy lawyer, a unique and useful mix for his contentious profession. David has a deeply strategic orientation along with a cheerful yet hard-driving disposition. David is a Baltimore native and graduate of Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Indiana (BA, cum laude, 1985) and the University of Maryland Law School, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland (JD, with honors, 1991) and was a United States Peace Corp Volunteer in Zaire (now Congo), Africa from 1985 — 1987. David has served on the Virginia State Bar throughout his years in practice, as the Chair of the Standing Committee on Professionalism (2004-2006) and Secretary, Member and Chair of the 5th District, Subcommittee II of the Disciplinary Board of the Virginia State Bar (2010 — 2016). David is a licensed Mediator and Collaborative Law Attorney. He has been recognized in Best Lawyers of America since 2008, Superlawyers in Washington, DC and Virginia since 2006, The Washingtonian Magazine (featured in several articles) (2004 — 2014) and Northern Virginia Magazine (2009 — present). David is licensed to practice law in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.