Wayne Edmond Holcomb - Newport News, VA
Attorney at Holcomb Law, P.C.
Divorce/Custody Lawyers in Newport News, VA
720 Mall Parkway Newport News, VA 23602
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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18
Years
Experience
Newport News Divorce/Custody Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Divorce/Custody
- Criminal Defense
- DUI/Traffic Defense
- Personal Injury
- Mediation
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Like many of you, I came from somewhere else. I was stationed here as a Navy pilot, and when I retired, I became a Virginia resident. I think life is good in Hampton Roads. My own small hometown in Kansas has now grown to a bustling population of 331, but it was less urban in my youth! My Midwestern family has been farmers and blue collar workers for as far back as we know.
I grew up in farm houses without indoor plumbing. Yep, so imagine where the “bathroom” was! (Winters were cold; that’s where I got my speed!) We had party line phones early on. No A/C. Then we moved to into a trailer house “in town.” Moving on up, right?
Nearly everything I know that matters today I learned in church. I learned about service, that God is concerned about people who are hurting, and we should be too. I learned that we all have a destiny, a “calling,” for which we were born and built to achieve for God’s glory and our personal fulfillment.
I attended Oral Roberts University for my undergraduate degree. There I served as a Wing Chaplain and a Resident Advisor and lead missionary teams to various parts of the world in the summers. I became the first person in my family ever to graduate from college. I am not sure if my Mom cried because I graduated or because the tuition payments were coming to an end! My grandparents drove down to Tulsa; it was a big deal.
For the next era of my life, for 20 years, I flew airplanes off aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy and served as a Naval Officer. I ended my career with more than 200 arrested landings on aircraft carriers. (By the way, do you know the definition of a successful carrier arrested landing? You walk away!)
While serving on active duty, I was able to complete my Master’s Degree, an MBA, from Old Dominion University, working during the days and attending classes at night. When you start from nothing, you need to work hard to change your life. Many of you understand this.
It was in graduate school that I discovered mediation. What if Court was our last option, rather than the first? I set out to become a state certified Mediator in both General/Business mediation and also in Family Mediation. I did so in 2004 and have been preaching the virtues of mediation ever since to absolutely anyone who will listen. See our website for more...
Just before I retired from the Navy here in Virginia, I enrolled in law school at Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach on the G.I. Bill. I had planned and waited for this day for nearly 20 years. I did not miss the school’s mantra about the law: “It’s More than a Profession; It’s a Calling.”
At Holcomb Law, we begin with service, with the giving. This is why we offer free information, and a lot of it, in a profession which traditionally guards such information because lawyers should “charge for legal information.” It is good for our clients that we simply do not believe in that philosophy!
Here, we recognize that we are here for you, not you for us. We want you to know what to do. It’s more than our tagline, “You Matter Here” is how we live and work. It’s not just a law firm, It’s a Calling. Welcome to Holcomb Law!
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Rising Star- Super Lawyers, 2016 - Present
- Peninsula Winner- Daily Press People's Choice Award: Family Law, 2015 - Present
- Peninsula Winner- Daily Press People's Choice Award: Criminal Defense, 2015 - Present
- 10 Best Client Satisfaction- American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, 2015 - Present
- Premier Attorney- American Academy of Trial Attorneys , 2015 - Present
- Certified Member- Trial Masters, 2015 - Present
- Mediator Mentor- Virginia Conflict Resolution Center, 2006 - Present
- Certified Family Mediator- Virginia Supreme Court, 2005 - Present
- Mediator Rookie of the Year- Virginia Conflict Resolution Center, 2004 - Present
- Meritorious Service Medal- US Navy, 2000 - Present
- Navy Commendation Medal- US Navy, 1999 - Present
Other Sources of Feedback About Wayne Edmond Holcomb
Included on the 2026 Virginia Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2018 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Regent University School of Law,
Virginia Beach,
Virginia, 2008
J.D.
Honors: Presiding Officer, Honor Council
Honors: Family Law Book Award: Virginia State Bar
Honors: Academic Honors Track
Law Journal: Regent Journal of International Law, Editor-in-Chief
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Regent University School of Law,
Virginia Beach,
Virginia, 2008
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Non Legal Education
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Old Dominion University, 2001
M.B.A. -
Oral Roberts University, 1986
B.A.
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Old Dominion University, 2001
Current Employment Position(s)
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Owner/President
Past Positions
- Holcomb & Carmines, P.C., Managing Partner, 2011 - 2012
- Poquoson Law Group, p.C., Founder, 2010 - 2011
- Pender & Coward, PLLC, Associate Attorney, 2008 - 2010
- U.S. Navy, Pilot and Legal Officer, 1986 - 2006
Languages
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English
Classes and Seminars
- Mediation and the Military, VA Conflict Resolution Center, 2004 - 2005
Ancillary Businesses
Mediation Services : General/Business and Family
Bar Admissions
- Virginia, 2008
Specialties and Certifications
- General Mediation, Virginia Supreme Court, 2004
- Family Mediation, Virginia Supreme Court, 2004
Other Affiliations
- Trial Masters, 2015 - Present (Certified Member)
- Proquoson School Board, 2015 - Present (Board Member)
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 2014 - Present (Member)
- Better Business Bureau, 2014 - Present (Member)
- National College of DUI Defense, 2014 - Present (Member)
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 - Present (Member)
- American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, 2013 - Present (Member)
- Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2013 - Present (Member)
- CASA of Newport News, 2013 - Present (Counsel and President of Board)
- Virginia State Bar, Criminal Law Section, 2012 - Present (Member)
- Newport News Bar Association, 2012 - Present (Member)
- Virginia State Bar, Family Law Section, 2012 - Present (Member)
- York County Bar Association, 2011 - Present (Member)
- Youth Volunteer Corps of Hampton Roads, 2010 - 2013 (Board Member)
- Kiwanis, 2010 - 2014 (Member)
- Conflict Resolution Center of SE Virginia Board of Directors, 2010 - 2012 (Member)
- Virginia State Bar, 2008 - Present (Attorney Member)
- American Mensa, 2003 - Present (Member)
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Contact
720 Mall Parkway
Newport News, VA 23602
Phone: (757) 656-1000
Fax: (757) 645-0210
Email: Send a message
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http://www.attorneyholcomb.com
- http://www.attorneyholcomb.com/blog (Holcomb Law Blog)
Hours: Monday through Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ; Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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