Gigi B. Lawless, a member of the firm, concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning and estate administration. She has extensive experience designing and drafting trusts, wills, powers of attorney and other estate planning documents. Gigi conscientiously serves her clients by designing estate plans which not only leave a legacy to loved ones but also include strategies to maximize wealth, minimize taxes, plan for incapacity, prepare for business succession and provide for the care of minor children.
Before joining the firm, Gigi lived in Northern Virginia and worked for a Christian law firm where she was responsible for developing and growing the firm’s estate planning practice. Prior to that Gigi spent fifteen years with the Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office as a prosecutor where she oversaw the office’s child sex crimes and domestic violence divisions. She was a tenacious litigator who utilized her skills to fight for the most vulnerable of victims.
In 2016, Ms. Lawless was presented with the prestigious Virginia S. Duvall Distinguished Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Prosecutor Award for being the top prosecutor in the Commonwealth of Virginia in those courts. Gigi was also a member of the Advisory Board of the Loudoun County Child Advocacy Center, the Child Advocacy Center Multi-Disciplinary Team, the Domestic Abuse Response Team, the Child Abduction Response Team and the Human-Trafficking Multi-Disciplinary Team. While at the Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, Gigi served a dual role by also acting as the Director of the Loudoun County Victim Witness Program which provided outreach to victims of crime. As Director, Gigi supervised a staff, managed a budget, wrote grants, developed protocol and governed all aspects of that program.
Gigi and her husband, Jason, live in Ringgold, Georgia with their two children and three fur babies.
