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Kirk Kolodner is a trial lawyer with 35 years of trial experience in divorce, family law, custody, alimony, domestic violence, marital separation, marital agreements, guardianship and related ares. He has been practicing law in Maryland since 1980. His practice areas include family and dicorce law, estate and trust litigation, and general civil litigation. As a trial attorney, Mr. Kolodner asserts his client's interests aggressively, but he is aware of the costs and risks involved in litigation. He has significant experience strategizing and analyzing litigation issues, and he handles all aspects of litigation from investigation, negotiation, pre-trial discovery and motions, to the trial and appeal. O the hundreds of cases he has handled, a few stand out:. Mr. Kolodner has served as a volunteer attorney for the Maryland Volunteer Lawyer's Service, representing low income clients in Baltimore City on a pro-bono basis.. He co-founded Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, and he has served on the Board of Directors of several community organizations.. For more than 25 years he has served as legal counsel, on a pro bono basis, for Leaning Independence Through Computers (now known as V-LINC). V-LINC, a non-profit, provides technological solutions  to improve independence  and quality of life for individuals of all ages with disabilities.. He also has served as President of the Mount Washington Swimming Club, Inc. in Baltimore City.. He currently serves on the Board of Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation (GEDCO), which  provides afforable housing, supportive services, and emergency assitance to seniors and low income residents of Baltimore City.. He currently is a pro bono volunteer attorney for Kids In Need of Defense (KIND), representing immigrants seeking custody of their minor children who have fled Central American countries as a result of abuse, neglect and other dangers.. He also serves as a volunteer mediator for the Circuit Court for Baltimore City helping litigants settle their family law disputes.

Ms. Rush joined Young and Valkenet as an Associate Attorney in August 2021. After five years of advocating for clients in divorce and custody matters, Ms. Rush has broadened her scope of practice to civil litigation. In 2019, Ms. Rush was recognized as a Rising Star by SuperLawyers, an honor that she has continued to receive in 2020, 2021 and 2022.. In 2015, Ms. Rush graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law, summa cum laude, and is a member of the Heuisler Honor Society. While in law school, Ms. Rush was a Rule 16 Attorney in the Disability Law Clinic, served in the Executive Board on the Journal of International Law and earned a concentration in Family Law. Ms. Rush received her undergraduate degree in Political Science with a minor in Psychology from Elizabethtown College.. After graduating law school, Ms. Rush was a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Kathleen G. Cox in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. She is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association and the Baltimore County Bar Association.

As an attorney in the family law and litigation departments, I provide a wide range of counseling and litigation services to clients. I am skilled in litigation, negotiation, and trial advocacy. Barred in 2013, I have focused my practice primarily on family law. I have successfully tried numerous cases, as first and second chair, in the District and Circuit Courts of Maryland. I have also co-authored an Appellate Brief on several family law related issues and sucessfully argued my client's position in front of the Court of Special Appeals. I am an active member of the local bar associations and am on the continuing legal education committee of the American Bar Association's Family Law Section.

Lending you an ear. Giving you a voice.. Our team of experienced, sympathetic attorneys and mediators at The Collaborative Law Group in Columbia come to work each day, ready to help clear a smoother, more peaceful path for your family’s future. The “team” approach has already received glowing reviews and achieved lasting results with a growing number of couples we have represented in the Maryland area. We can help you too.Collaborative Law stresses mutual respect, rational discussion, honesty and a shared commitment between all parties involved. We believe in pursuing what is best for you and your children in every area of your separation and divorce, whether custody, visitation or property division. Ours is a calm, unselfish means of blending the facts and emotions of your lives into a productive process for resolution.

Chad is the Managing Partner of The Spencer Law Group, a boutique Central Maryland litigation and appellate firm, focusing on family law and business issues.  He has been "AV" rated by Martindale every year since 2015, and has been named in the Maryland edition of "Superlawyers" as a "Superlawyer" in 2018 through 2021, and as a "Rising Star" in 2014 to 2017. Prior to opening The Spencer Law Group, Chad was a partner with Spencer & Stahl, a central Maryland family law firm.  Before that, Chad spent almost 10 years in private practice. His work has focused on helping families and businesses in every aspect of their legal issues. Chad has helped hundreds of families with issues ranging from Prenuptial Agreements to divorces (both traditional and same-sex), and from child custody and visitation matters to modifications of child support, as well as work on guardianships and Peace and Protective Orders. He has been appointed by the Court to represent children in highly contested custody matters. Chad has also helped hundreds of businesses in our community address legal issues. He has helped organize both for-profit and not-for-profit entities. His work has included contract drafting, review, litigation and negotiation for these businesses that otherwise may not desire in-house counsel to assist them. Industries for which Chad's clients engage include contracting, specialty trades, Information Technology, real estate rehabilitation, retail, medical and psychological services, realty, alcoholic beverages, and philanthropic services. Chad has also spent substantial time assisting clients with their real property issues. His work in assisting clients with criminal and traffic issues dovetails with assisting families and businesses as issues arise. Chad clerked for Judge Dennis M. Sweeney, on the Howard County Circuit Court, and worked for Judge Glenn T. Harrell, of Maryland's Court of Appeals. He has worked for the Howard County State's Attorney's Office, and has a working relationship with many of the attorneys in Central Maryland. Chad has devoted considerable time to assisting the community through the Howard County Bar Association, the Carroll County Bar Association, the Maryland State Bar Association and the Howard County Bar Foundation. His philanthropic interests include Wills For Heroes, Ducks Unlimited and the Nathan Chris Baker Foundation. Chad grew up in Howard County, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland, College Park and his law degree from the University of Baltimore. An avid outdoorsman, in his spare time Chad hunts, fishes, boats, rock climbs, and spends time with his wife and children.

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