Biography

Kimberly Skiba-Rokosky represents clients in Virginia and Maryland in family law, guardianship and conservatorship matters, estate administration matters, and fiduciary litigation. Clients value her responsiveness, her patience, and the genuine compassion she brings to some of the most difficult moments in their lives, alongside her reputation as a skilled and committed advocate. 

As one client wrote: ‘Kimberly is an outstanding attorney who pays attention to detail, leaves no stone unturned, and actually looks out for her clients. She was brilliant, supportive, and kind.’ 

In family law, Kimberly handles the financial complexities of divorce and support, custody and visitation, business valuation, and division of retirement accounts. She regularly tackles divorces involving severe mental health conditions or substance abuse and has represented executives, stay-at-home parents, and individuals from a wide range of backgrounds throughout her career of over two decades practicing family law. 

Kimberly is one of a small number of attorneys in Northern Virginia who litigates both uncontested and contested guardianship and conservatorship proceedings with deep experience in each role: representing the party seeking guardianship, representing the individual alleged to be incapacitated, and serving as court-appointed Guardian ad litem. Her cases have involved incapacity arising from dementia, strokes, intellectual disabilities, substance abuse, and mental health disorders. 

In her fiduciary practice, Kimberly advises personal representatives, trustees, guardians/conservators, and agents under powers of attorney, helping clients avoid the courtroom when possible and representing them fully when litigation is necessary. 

Kimberly has been practicing law since 2006, is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and has been named a Virginia Super Lawyer or Rising Star every year since 2011. She is a frequent author and speaker in her areas of practice. She is licensed in Virginia and Maryland. 

Recognition

  • Virginia Super Lawyers, 2022 – 2026
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, 2026
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating, AV Preeminent, 2014 – 2024
  • Virginia Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2011 – 2020
  • Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2016 – 2022
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, 2014
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2014
  • First Richmond Bar Association Young Lawyer of the Year, 2012

Professional & Community Affiliations

  • Fairfax Bar Association, Member
  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Member
  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member

Publications

  • Keys to Managing Financial Information, Divorce Cases from Start to Finish (Institute for Paralegal Education, October 28, 2019)
  • First Steps and Notices, Personal Representative Duties, Opening the Estate, and Marshalling the Assets, Estate Administration Boot Camp (National Business Institute, October 16, 2018)
  • Pendente Lite Support versus Permanent Support, 2017 VTLA Annual Family Law Seminar, September 13, 2017
  • How to File an Estate in Probate Court and Working with Executors and Administrators, The Probate Process from Start to Finish for Paralegals (Institute for Paralegal Education, May 9, 2017)
  • Who’s the Expert Anyway? Serving your Client as an Expert in a Divorce Case (National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, Virginia chapter, November 2, 2016)
  • Child Evaluations in Custody and Support Litigation, Family Law: Advanced Issues and Top Challenges (National Business Institute, October 19, 2015)
  • Dividing Retirement Assets and Finding, Valuing, and Dividing Other Assets and Debts, Financial Divorce Settlements from Start to Finish (National Business Institute, March 2014)
  • Written materials for When a Party’s Freudian Slip Shows: A Mental Health and Judicial Perspective, 2009 Richmond Bench-Bar Conference, October 2009
  • Advance Medical Directives, Living Wills, and Durable Health Care Powers ofAttorney, Top Estate Planning Techniques (National Business Institute, October 2009)
  • Planning Methods to Control Medical Treatment, Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts (National Business Institute, April 2008 (Contributing author, with Phoebe P. Hall)
  • Assisting with Estate Planning, Virginia Estate Planning and Probate Practice for Paralegals (Half Moon LLCS, April 2008) (Contributing author, with Phoebe P. Hall)
  • Family Law, in The Virginia Lawyer: A Deskbook for Practitioners, Ch. 5 (Virginia CLE Publications, 2011)
  • Family Law, in The Virginia Lawyer: A Deskbook for Practitioners, Ch. 5 (Virginia CLE Publications, 2010)
  • Family Law, in The Virginia Lawyer: A Deskbook for Practitioners, Ch. 5 (Virginia CLE Publications, 2009)
  • Family Law, in The Virginia Lawyer: A Deskbook for Practitioners, Ch. 5 (Virginia CLE Publications, 2008)
  • Family Law, in The Virginia Lavvyer: A Deskbook for Practitioners, Ch. 5 (Virginia CLE Publications, 2007)
  • Family Law, in The Virginia Lawyer: Deskbookfor Practitioners ,Ch. 5 (Virginia CLE Publications, 2006) (Contributing author, with Julie M. Cillo)
  •  Family Law, in The Virginia Lawyer: A Deskbook for Practitioners, Ch. 5 (Virginia CLE Publications, 2005) (Contributing author, with Julie M. Cillo)
  • Non-parent Custody and/or Visitation Cases, 2007 Richmond Bench-Bar Conference, October 2007
  • Not Without My Daughter: Parental Kidnapping and Interstate and International Custody Disputes, Richmond Bar Association CLE, January 23, 2008

Seminars & Speaking Engagements

  • Advanced Family Law in Virginia, NBI Seminar, October 15, 2024
  • Keys to Managing Financial Information, Divorce Cases from Start to Finish, Institute for Paralegal Education, October 28, 2019
  • First Steps and Notices, Personal Representative Duties, Opening the Estate, and Marshalling the Assets, Estate Administration Boot Camp, National Business Institute, October 16, 2018
  • Pendente Lite Support versus Permanent Support, 2017 VTLA Annual Family Law Seminar, September 13, 2017
  • Who’s the Expert Anyway? Serving your Client as an Expert in a Divorce Case, National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, Virginia chapter, November 2, 2016
  • How to File an Estate in Probate Court and Working with Executors and Administrators, The Probate Process from Start to Finish for Paralegals, Institute for Paralegal Education, May 9, 2017
  • Special Issues in Military Divorce and Child Evaluations in Custody and Support Litigation, Family Law: Advanced Issues and Top Challenges, National Business Institute, October 19, 2015
  • Domestic Relations Issues, Northern Virginia Women’s Center, August 15, 2015
  • Not Without My Daughter: Parental Kidnapping and Interstate and International Custody Disputes, Metropolitan Richmond Family Law Bar Association CLE, June 12, 2014
  • Dividing Retirement Assets and Finding Valuing, and Dividing Other Assets and Debts, Financial Divorce Settlements from Start to Finish, National Business Institute, March 2014
  • Basic Estate Planning, Ampthill Presbyterian Church Seniors’ Program, December 4, 2012
  • Basic Estate Planning, James River Rotary Club, August 25, 2010
  • Local Women Who Mean Business, CBS Channel 6, August 23, 2010
  • Closing Arguments, Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Pre-law Institute, July 21, 2010
  • Estate Planning 101: Making Those Important Decisions in Advance So Your Loved Ones Don’t Have To, Webinar for Leahy & Clair, June 24, 2010
  • Advance Medical Directives, Living Wills, and Durable Health Care Powers of Attorney, Top Estate Planning Techniques, National Business Institute, October 2009
  • From Henrico to the Hague: A Primer on Interstate and International Custody and Jurisdiction Cases, 2008 Richmond Bench Bar Conference, October 2008
  • Planning Methods to Control Medical Treatment, Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts, National Business Institute, April 2008 (Contributing speaker, with Phoebe P. Hall)
  • Assisting with Estate Planning, Virginia Estate Planning and Probate Practice for Paralegals, Half Moon LLCS, April 2008 (Contributing speaker, with Phoebe P. Hall)
  • Not Without My Daughter: Parental Kidnapping and Interstate and International Custody Disputes, Richmond Bar Association CLE, January 23, 2008

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