Serving about an hour radius from Richmond, Virginia, with offices in Ashland and Fredericksburg, we specialize in handling cases for business disputes, civil litigation, criminal law, family & domestic law, personal injury & medical malpractice, and traffic law.
Carl J. Witmeyer, II, is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia and has been successfully litigating cases for over 48 years. His practice is devoted entirely to trial litigation, focusing on the areas of domestic relations and family law, personal injury, civil litigation, and criminal defense.
Carl earned a B.A. from Gettysburg College in 1972. In 1976, he earned a J.D. from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond.
Carl has repeatedly been in The Richmond Magazine, Super Lawyers every year, which recognizes him as one of the best family law trial practitioners in Virginia. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and previously served as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Virginia State Bar Family Law Section. He is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and has been since 2001. He is a past President of the Hanover County Bar Association and Richmond Metropolitan Family Law Bar Association. He is an active member of the Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfield, Richmond and Richmond Metropolitan Family Law Bar Associations. In 2016 Carl received the Betty A. Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Board of Governors for the Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar. This is considered the highest honor that a Family Law Practitioner can receive in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was also the 2008 recipient of the Nina Kilian Peace Award from the Hanover Bar Association, which is given to a local attorney who demonstrates diligence, professionalism and volunteerism for citizens in Hanover County, Virginia. Carl is frequent lecturer for legal continuing education seminars as well as an author, publishing numerous articles throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia for professional and continuing legal education organizations.
Carl, and his wife Linda, and two of their grown children continue to live in the Richmond area. His oldest son Travis, has relocated to Texas with his wife Dorothy. He is a devoted Phillies and Eagles fan and enjoys traveling to Philadelphia as often as possible. In addition to sports, Carl enjoys golfing with friends and vacationing at the beach with his family. He travels with his wife, Linda, to local, state, national, and international Bar functions. He has practiced law with their son, Wes, for more than a decade now.
Wes is a native of Richmond who currently resides in Henrico. He graduated from Trinity Episcopal High School and Randolph-Macon College where he played football. He received his Juris Doctor and Juris Masters from The Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Virginia where he was a Senior Editor for the Appalachian Natural Resource Law Journal and a member of the school softball team.
Wes is a past President of the Hanover County Bar Association and currently serves as the Chairman for The Hanover Bar Association’s Wills for Heroes Program whereby he coordinates the drafting of Estate Documents for Hanover County First Responders free of charge. He is a 2020 recipient of Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly Up &Coming Lawyers award. He also received the Hanover Bar Association’s Nina K. Peace Award in 2023 in recognition of his demonstration of diligence, professionalism, volunteerism, and service in Hanover County.
He dedicates his practice entirely to trial litigation, concentrating in the areas of family law, traffic and criminal defense, personal injury, collections, civil suits, and simple estate planning. Wes has successfully defended clients against felony, misdemeanor, and traffic charges with experience in both Bench and Jury trials throughout his years practicing law while maintaining a heavy family law practice whereby he zealously represents clients in custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, adoption, and divorce matters. He enjoys playing ice hockey, and is a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, the Washington Capitals, and Virginia Tech football.
Carl represented my mother nearly 20 years ago in a suit regarding my brother's death at MCV caused by errors and negligence. My mother passed in 2016 and I came across Carl's correspondence while going through her things. I am so grateful that my mother and our family was represented by Carl and that there was a successful outcome. My brother had previously survived a less than 10% chance of living, with a priest giving him his last rites and then survived a kidney transplant donated from our father. Losing him was devastating and the cause was just so unacceptable. Carl's work held MCV accountable and the settlement brought peace to our family. The healing began for my mother with the settlement and she was able to find joy again. Carl provided exceptional legal support that truly made a difference in my mother's life! Carl's work changes people's lives, and I wanted you to know that you had a lasting impact on my family.
Thank you again Wes for being so courteous and professional. I can't express the amount of stress you prevented and how easy you made everything for me to understand and go through. I truly appreciate everything you've done for me and my family, and I hope you have a fantastic day. I will make the best out of this chance that I've been given. Also, I want everyone to know how great you are. If I ever need a lawyer again, I know who I will be contacting. Also, if a friend ever needs a lawyer, I will be referring them to you if that is okay.
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p: 804-752-0130
f: 804-752-0133
10826 Courthouse Road
Suite B
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408
p: 540-376-7453
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