• Hampden Sydney (B.S. 1968, Magna Cum Laude)
• University of Virginia School of Law (1971)

Employment

• 1971 - 1975: Charlottesville Albemarle Legal Aid Society
• 1975 - Present: Michie Hamlett Lowry Rasmussen & Tweel, PLLC
• 1979 - 2003: Substitute Judge in Juvenile and Domestic Relations and General District Courts
• 1980 - 1985: University of Virginia Law School, Adjunct
• 1995 - 1998: Professor Family Law Seminar at The University of Virginia

Professional Activities

• Adjunct Professor of Criminal Practice Clinic and Family Law, University of Virginia
• 1995 - 1996: VTLA Family Law Section (Past President, Chairman)
• 1990 - 1991: Virginia State Bar (Family Law Section Board of Governer's and Past President, Chairman)
• 1975 - Present: American Bar Association
• 1980 - Present: Member of the VSB Family Law section
• 1993 - Present: Member of the Virginia chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Certified Mediator)
• 1971- Present: Charlottesville/Albemarle Bar Association
• 1980 - Present: Yearly Lecturer for Continuing Legal Education Programs in Virginia, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Lectured for the AAML in Palm Springs, CA and Florida
• 2004 - Present: Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• 2006 - Present: Selected to Virginia Legal Elite by Virginia Business
• 2007 - Present: Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation
• 2007 - Present: Virginia Bar Council
• 2008 - Present: American College of Family Trial Lawyers

Honors and Recognitions

• AV® Preeminent™ - a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies



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Articles & Publications

• VTLA Journal, "Protecting Children's Health Insurance Benefits in a Divorce: Qualified Medical Child Support Orders", Vol. 10 No. 4
• Family Law News, "Custody Evaluations from One to Five Year Olds: A New Approach", Vol. 22 No. 3
• Virginia Lawyer, "Private Schools and Child Support", Tweel, Ronald R. and Scott, William C., Vol. 46 No. 9
• Virginia Lawyer, "Deviations From a 50/50 Split of Marital Assets of Equitable Distribution", Tweel, Ronald R. and Coughter, Elizabeth P., Vol. 49 No. 7
• Family Law News, "Child Custody Evaluations", Vol. 24 No. 2
• VTLA Seminar, "Relocation Laws in Virginia: Cases and Strategies", Tweel, Ronald R. and Scott William C.

Appellate Cases

• Hurt v. Hurt, 16 Va. App. 792, 433 S.E.2d 493 (1993)
• Twardy v. Twardy, 14 Va. App. 651, 419 S.E.2d 848 (1992)
• Reid v. Reid, 14 Va. App. 505, 419 S.E.2d 398 (1992)
• Reid v. Reid, 12 Va. App. 1218, 409 S.E.2d 155 (1991)
• Yeich v. Yeich, 11 Va. App. 509, 399 S.E.2d 170 (1990)
• Reid v. Reid, 7 Va. App. 553, 375 S.E.2d 533 (1989)
• Keyser v. Keyser, 7 Va. App. 405, 374 S.E.2d 698 (1988)
• Robinson v. Robinson, 5 Va. App. 222, 361 S.E.2d 356 (1987)
• Crutchfield v. Crutchfield, 05 Vap UNP 0034052 (2005)
• Richmond Dept. of Social Services v. Enriquez, 04 Vap UNP 1650032 (2004)
• ABC v. XYZ, 03 Vap UNP 0302032 (2003)
• DeTuncq v. DeTuncq, 01 Vap UNP 1433002 (2001)
• Deane v. Deane, 99 Vap UNP 2347982 (1999)
• Clark v. Clark, 98 Vap UNP 1531972 (1998)
• Gentry v. Campbell, 98 Vap UNP 2222973 (1998)
• Walker v. May, 98 Vap UNP 1266974 (1998)
• Burner v. Burner, 97 Vap UNP 0791972 (1997)
• Megill v. Megill, 97 Vap UNP 1906962 (1997)
• Wheaton v. Wheaton, 97 Vap UNP 1323963 (1997)
• Hurt v. Hurt, 97 Vap UNP 0111962 (1997)
• Scott v. Scott, 96 Vap UNP 1587952 (1996)