John K. Karanian - Richmond, VA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Richmond, School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 2004
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, USA, 1997
    Psy.D.
    Major: Clinical Psychology
  • Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
    B.A.
    Major: Psychology

Current Employment Position(s)

• Executive Vice President/Shareholder

Past Positions

• Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, Clinical Psychologist (2000-2001)
• Riverside Regional Jail/Liberty Forensic Unit, Hopewell, Virginia, Forensic Psychologist (1999-2000)
• Central State Hospital, Maximum Security Forensic Unit, Petersburg, Virginia, Forensic Evaluation Team & Psychologist Senior (1997-1999)
• United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Butner, North Carolina, Psychology Intern (1996-1997)

Classes and Seminars

• “Come Play the Family Feud”, 5th Annual Beach Bar Conference, Moderator, 2016.
  
• “Mental Health Issues in Family Law”, National Business Institute, Continuing Education Seminar, October, 22, 2014.
  
• “Sexual Abuse in Family Law Cases”, Virginia CLE, July 28, 2009.
  
• “Selecting a Qualified Expert”, 8th Annual Advanced Guardian Ad Litem for Children Seminar: What GAL’s Need to Know about Child Custody Evaluations, December 12, 2006 (with Arnold Stolberg Ph.D.).
  
• “Legal Ethics for the Criminal Practitioner” Virginia Trial Lawyer’s Association, VTLA’s Annual Criminal Law Seminar, October 28, 2004 (presentation by Michael HuYoung & outline by John Karanian).
  
• “Stalking”, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC (08/10/00).
  
• “The Clinical Assessment of Malingering,” Institute of Law, Psychiatry, & Public Policy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (06/09/99).
  
• “The Multiphasic Sex Inventory and Assessment of Sex Offenders” Central State Hospital, Petersburg, Virginia (04/29/99).
  
• “Sex Offender: Pedophilia,” Forensic Evaluation Seminar, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia (08/21/98).

Published Works

Articles

• "Frequent Childhood Moves - Poorer Quality of Life," Virginia Family Law News, Volume 31, No. 1, Spring Issue (2011)
  
• "Do You Really Want to Put the Child on the Stand?," John Karanian & Michael HuYoung, Esquire, Virginia Bar Association News Journal (Focus on Family Law), Volume 35, No. 4, Winter Issue (2009)
  
• "Challenging Expert Testimony About Child Sexual Abuse," John Karanian, Virginia State Bar, Family Law News, Volume 25, No. 4, Winter Issue (2005)
  
• "Assessing Elopement Risk from a Forensic Hospital," Greg Wolber & John Karanian, Journal of Forensic Psychology (2002)
  
• "The Relationship Between Depression and Self-Efficacy in a Sample of Sheltered Homeless Adults," John Karanian, Doctoral Dissertation (1997)
  

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 2004
• Virginia Supreme Court
• Court of Appeals of Virginia

Specialties and Certifications

• Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider, Virginia (December 4, 1998 - June 30, 2012)
• Virginia Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Other Affiliations

• Virginia State Bar
• Virginia State Bar, Family Law Section
• Metropolitan Richmond Family Law Bar Association
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• Metro Richmond Bar Association, Judiciary Committee (2009)
• Chesterfield County Bar Association
• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Chicago, IL) 2023