Gerard Virga

Gerard Virga is a family law and divorce attorney with The Virga Law Firm, P.A., whose Florida Bar address is in Panama City Beach, Florida. He founded the firm and serves as its lead attorney. His practice has concentrated almost exclusively on divorce and family law litigation, with cases in numerous Florida counties and judicial circuits. The Florida Bar lists him under his full name, Gerard Matthew Virga Jr., as a member in good standing eligible to practice in the state.

Virga earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Florida and his law degree at Cumberland School of Law. His Florida Bar record identifies him as a 2004 graduate of Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law and gives his admission date as September 15, 2004. Before opening his firm, he served as an assistant attorney general under Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist.

Beyond his litigation practice, Virga serves as a mentor through the Florida Bar Family Law Section, working with law students and attorneys entering family law. His speaking engagements have addressed divorce, military divorce and collaborative law for local organizations and bar associations. He has also provided commentary to news organizations on family law issues affecting Florida residents. His published work includes an article in the Florida Bar Family Law Section’s Commentator examining psychotherapist-patient privilege in Vincent v. Vincent.