Family lawyers in Maryland Jillian Morris to Kathleen McClernan

Firm: Markham Law Firm

7960 Old Georgetown Road, #3B , Bethesda , Maryland 20814

Practice Areas: Family

Since January 2011, Ms. Morris has exclusively practiced family law in Maryland and the District of Columbia.  Ms. Morris focuses her practice on divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, property division, and domestic violence. Ms. Morris is trained as a mediator and in Collaborative Law. She currently serves as a facilitator at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. Ms. Morris is eligible to serve as a Child Privilege Attorney and Best Interest Attorney in Montgomery County and Guardian Ad Litem in the District of Columbia, and she has been appointed to do so on several occasions. After law school Ms. Morris served as a law clerk to the Honorable Fern Flanagan Saddler at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for two years while Judge Saddler sat on the domestic relations and domestic violence dockets.

Firm: Alpha Legal, LLC

8775 Centre Park Drive , Columbia , Maryland 21045

Practice Areas: Family

4800 Hampden Lane   Seventh Floor  2081 , Bethesda , Maryland 20814

Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation,Family

Firm: Schlaich & Thompson, Chartered

1318 East Churchville Road , Bel Air , Maryland 21014

Practice Areas: Family

Katherine Kole Thompson has been a resident of Harford County for her entire life. She attended Harford Day School and the John Carroll School. Katie completed her undergraduate degrees in biology and psychology at Boston College in 1990, graduating cum laude and as a Scholar of the College. While at Boston College, she competed on the varsity swimming team and completed the Boston Marathon in 1990. Returning closer to home to attend law school at the University of Maryland, Katie graduated from law school in 1993 and was admitted to the Maryland Bar that same year. While attending law school full-time, Katie was a student attorney representing juvenile offenders, served as associate editor for The Business Lawyer Law Journal, and worked as a law clerk for two law firms.. After graduating from law school, Katie worked for one year as the law clerk to the Honorable William O. Carr, Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Harford County. This allowed her to work in the Courthouse, become familiar with court personnel, and obtain first-hand knowledge of the local court’s inner workings. When Katie finished her clerkship with Judge Carr, she began her private practice in Bel Air, MD.. Katie works in the areas of family law (divorce, custody, visitation and child support), criminal and traffic defense, and personal injury (auto accidents and medical malpractice). She also prepares wills, living wills and powers of attorney. Katie is licensed to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia (inactive) and the federal court system.. Katie served on the Board of Directors of the Harford County Bar Foundation 1995-2015 (President from 1998-99). She served on the Board of Managers for Harford County YMCA (1998-99). Katie served on the Harford County Bar Association Executive Council from 2004-07. Katie currently serves on the Family Law Advisory Committee and the Bench/Bar Committee for the Harford County Bar Association. In 2015 Katie co-founded the Harford County Chapter of the Women’s Bar Association (President 2015-17). Katie is a statewide board member of the Women’s Bar Association of Maryland from 2018 – present. She is also President Elect of the Harford County Bar Association for 2018-19.. Katie and her husband, Aaron, live in Harford County with their two daughters.

Firm: The Family Legal Advocacy Group LLC

7120 Minstrel Way , Columbia , Maryland 21045

Practice Areas: Family

129-12 West Patrick Street , Frederick , Maryland 21701

Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family , Prenuptial Agreement, Divorce & Separation

All I do is family law, all day, every day. It's what I've done exclusively for over 20 years. Every family law attorney is a little bit different; choosing an attorney is intensely personal. You should be certain your attorney's personality and philosophy of family law are consistent with yours.At one point in my life, I was where you are now. When I divorced, I gave up a lot in the hope that my ex-husband and I would be able to move forward and co-parent our two children effectively in two households. Unfortunately, that was not to be. My ex-husband had no real interest in working with me as a co-parent. When the opportunity arose for us to resolve a difficult issue regarding our children, he chose to file in court rather than work with me.As a client, what I learned was that the court is not a good place for families. Judges don't care about your children. Heck, they don't even remember you once you leave their courtroom; I later appeared as an attorney before the judge who heard my case and I also delivered my annual holiday cookies to him, and he had no memory that he had seen me before or heard my case. My first attorney treated me as if I knew nothing and didn't care what I wanted for my family. My second attorney represented me ably and recognized that it was my life and I should be a partner in the decisions affecting me and my family. My case finally settled, but not before causing damage from that first hearing, the first attorney and to my child's mental health. I wish I could say my case was unusual, but it wasn't. It convinced me more than anything else that the courtroom should be the last resort for a family dispute.My philosophy is simple: it's not my life; it's yours. My job is to make sure that two things happen: first, that you clarify your vision for your life, post divorce or custody case; and second, that you choose the right process for your vision to become a reality. What that means for you is that we work together as a team, sharing information, brainstorming and problem solving. I provide you support, information and help you advocate for yourself and your family even as I am advocating for you. I help you decide whether mediation, collaborative divorce, traditional negotiation or litigation are the correct process for you and your family; and I support and guide you through whatever process you choose as right for you. You are never alone. I care what happens to you and your family.

Amos & Muffoletto Llc Ste 140 3300 N Ridge Rd , Ellicott City , Maryland 21043

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Leffler , Bayoumi, & Oliver, LLC

9841 Broken Land Parkway , Columbia , Maryland 21046

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Law Offices of Jules R. Bricker, P.A.

Jackson Place   966 Hungerford Drive  2 , Rockville , Maryland 20850

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Contracts,Corporate ,Divorce,Domestic Violence,Family ,Guardianship and Conservatorship,Personal Injury,Premises Liability,Probate ,Products Liability,Real Estate ,Spousal Support,Trusts,Wills

Firm: Joshua Moses, LLC

8630 Fenton Street , Silver Spring , Maryland 20910

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense , Family , Immigration & Naturalization , Personal Injury, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration

Joshua Moses is a seasoned attorney with over 25 years of experience in law. Throughout his career, he has successfully represented clients in a wide range of legal matters, including civil disputes, family law negotiations, criminal defense, financial resolutions, injury claims, auto accidents, and immigration cases. Known for his unwavering commitment to securing favorable outcomes for his clients, Mr. Moses has built a reputation for his strategic approach to legal challenges. His track record of success has earned him recognition as a trusted advocate in the legal community. As a Certified Law Specialist, Mr. Moses continues to provide professional guidance and representation, ensuring that each client receives the highest level of legal support.

Firm: Law Office of Joel E. Segall

11419 Cronridge Drive , Owings Mills , Maryland 21117

Practice Areas: Family

I have been representing clients throughout the greater Baltimore area for over 30 years.  As a member of the American Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association, the Baltimore County Bar Association, and Maryland Association for Justice, I am actively engaged in the legal community. As a practitioner, I view my role as being an advisor, in which I collaborate with my clients to enable them to participate in making the decisions that best further their interests.  Recognizing that the client is most familiar with the facts of any given case, it is important that the client be aware of every facet of the case and be actively engaged and knowledgeable with all aspects of the case. Outside of family law, I handle a wide array of legal cases, including guardianships, personal injury, workers’ compensation, employment matters, social security disability cases, and the drafting of Wills, Advanced Healthcare Directives, and Powers of Attorney.

Firm: Law Office of Marla Zide, LLC

7310 Ritchie Highway Suite 910 , Glen Burnie , Maryland 21061

Practice Areas: Family

Joshua Tabor is an associate with The Law Office of Marla Zide, LLC. An Anne Arundel County native, he graduated from The University of Maryland, University College in 2011 and The University of Baltimore School of Law in 2014, cum laude. During his time at the University of Baltimore, he was a member of the Saul Lefkowitz Brand Names Moot Court team and served on the Moot Court executive board. Joshua was admitted to the Maryland State Bar in December, 2014.. Following graduation, Joshua served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable William C. Mulford, II, in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. He is a member of the Anne Arundel County Bar Association and the Maryland State Bar Association. Joshua practices in the areas of general litigation, family law and landlord/tenant matters.

Firm: Silverman Thompson Slutkin & White

400 E Pratt St Ste 900 , Baltimore , Maryland 21202

Practice Areas: Family

7910 Woodmont Avenue , Bethesda , Maryland 20814

Practice Areas: Civil , Domestic Partnership, Family , Mediation, Family, Family

Joseph C. Paradiso is a principal and founding member of the firm. He has been practicing law since 1978, with a concentration in family law in Maryland and Washington, D.C. Mr. Paradiso is a Fellow of the Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is a certified Mediator and Arbitrator. The Circuit Court of Montgomery County and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia frequently appoint Mr. Paradiso as the ADR mediator for domestic relations cases and as a Best Interest Attorney, (formerly Guardian Ad Litem). Mr. Paradiso is a frequent lecturer on various domestic relations topics. He was named among the top Family Law attorneys in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area by Washingtonian Magazine in 2000, 2004, and 2009 and has been named as a top family law attorney by the Maryland and D.C. Super Lawyers Magazine.. Law School: George Mason University, J.D., 1978. Undergraduate: American University, B.A., 1972. Memberships: Montgomery County (Member, Family Law Section) and Maryland State Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar (Member, Family Law Section). Biography: Staff Member, George Mason University Law Review, 1977-1978. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Moderator, Montgomery County Bar Association Family Law Section Programs: "Advanced Trial Techniques" (1994), "Advanced Domestic Relations Program" (1995) and "Rethinking Joint Custody" (1996), "What is the Big Deal with Collaborative Law and Why Should You Care?" (2006). Lecturer: Rita Rosencrantz Basic Family Law Training Seminar, 1994-. Mediator, Montgomery County Circuit Court Family Division Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, 1997-. Panelist, Montgomery County Bar Association Family Law Section Programs: "Successful Negotiation Techniques" (1999) and "Winning on Exceptions" (2001). Faculty, Maryland Institute of Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers "Marital Property Workshop" (2004). Facilitator: Montgomery County Circuit Court Family Division Differentiated Case Management, 1997-; Facilitator, Montgomery County Circuit Court Family Division for Pendente Life Issues, 1998. Reported Cases: Clark v. Clark, 485 A.2d 621 (DC App. 1984); Rogers v. Rogers, 565 A.2d 361 (Md. App. 1989); Das v. Das, 754 A.2d 441 (Md.App. 2000)

Firm: Law Office of Joseph Laumann

1160 Spa Rd, Ste 3c , Annapolis , Maryland 21403

Practice Areas: Adoption, Bankruptcy, Child Custody & Visitation, Criminal Defense , Drug Crimes, DUI/DWI, Family , Juvenile , Probate , Traffic Violations, Wills, Family, Family

Contact the Law Office of Joseph Laumann for practice groups concentrating in: Family Law, Criminal Law, Real Estate Law, Juvenile / Education Law, Bankruptcy, Landlord and Tenant law, Injury Compensation Law, Collection Law If you would like to schedule a free initial consultation for a new family, criminal, bankruptcy or juvenile matter, Contact the Law Office of Joseph Laumann by phone at (or toll free at) or send an Email.

Firm: Jonathan S. Shurberg, P.C.

8720 Georgia Avenue   700 , Silver Spring , Maryland 20910

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy,Business ,Collections,Criminal Defense ,Family ,Personal Injury,Traffic Violations

Ste 420 , Columbia , Maryland 21044

Practice Areas: Family

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Firm: Thyden Gross and Callahan, LLP

5425 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 600 , Chevy Chase , Maryland 20815

Practice Areas: Divorce, Family , Wills, Divorce & Separation

6188 Oxon Hill Rd , Oxon Hill , Maryland 20745

Practice Areas: Family, Business, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, General Practice, Personal Injury, Appeals

My life these days is largely centered around my work.  However, I have always been very active physically and remain in excellent physical condition notwithstanding my ever-expanding girth.  I ran and coached competitively for about 25 years and then switched over to bicycling, which I have done all my life. Every year I promise to drop some pounds so that I can get back to doing time trials.  In the meantime, I enjoy riding 4-6 days per week during the summer, with one long ride of 40-70 miles and the other rides 15-20 miles.  I also lift weights, and am much stronger now than I was when I had skinny runner arms in my twenties and thirties.. Other than work and exercise, I follow a lot of sports, mostly at the professional level, including MMA (big fan of Royce Graycie back in the day and Fedor Emelianenko), Nascar (Jeff Gordon although I think his winning may be in the past), MLB (excited about the Nats), NFL (Redskins, since I live here), NHL (Caps, for the same reason, plus they're good), Le Tour de France, and track and field.. Although I long ago gave up my intellectual pretensions, I spent  my younger adult years studying and teaching philosophy. In addition to Socrates and Plato, whom virtually all philosophy students in this country love, my favorite philosophers at the beginning of my studies were late nineteenth century Germans better known for their literary brilliance than their metaphysical prowess.  Thus in 1975, I published my first paper on Schopenhauer and wrote a master's thesis comparing Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Neitzsche with Sartor Resartus by Thomas Carlyle, who was not a German philosopher but wished that he were.. As I progressed in my academic studies, I moved towards a style of philosophy formerly known as the British analytical school (I don't know if the term still is used), although one of the central figures in this school was Ludwig Wittgenstein, who was every bit as strange as Neitzsche and Schopenhauer.. Before leaving academia, apparently for good, I completed my Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico with a dissertation that concerned "self-defeating" and "self-fulfilling" predictions in the social sciences.  This was more or less an interdisciplinary study in which I discussed certain theories of explaining social behavior then prevalent in sociology, psychology, economics, and sociobiology, none of which fields I have kept up with, since lawyers as a whole are rather anti-intellectual in nature.

Firm: Williams, McClernan, & Stack LLC

22715 Washington Street, Suite 201 , Leonardtown , Maryland 20650

Practice Areas: Family

Kathleen McClernan is a partner in Williams, McClernan, & Stack LLC. We're one of the only woman-owned law firms in the area. We're dedicated to supporting our community.  We offer the kind of personalized legal support and guidance you won’t get from larger firms. When you retain Williams, McClernan, & Stack LLC, our lawyers will meet with you to discuss the specifics of your situation and determine the best course of action. We’ll work with you every step of the way to make sure you’re getting effective legal representation.. She is the first female recepient of the Leadership in the Law Award, Generation JD in all of Southern Maryland. She was previously an Associate Attorney at a private law firm in 2013 after 6 years with the Office of the Public Defender. She served St. Mary's County as an Assistant Public Defender from 2007-2011 where she defended over 4,000 criminal and traffic cases in both the District and Circuit Courts. In 2011 she transferred to Washington County where she defended major felony cases (including murder, robbery, burglary, child abuse, sex offenses, etc).. Ms. McClernan is a graduate of the University of Arizona, a 2007 graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law, and was admitted to the Maryland Bar in December of 2007. She is a current member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the St. Mary's County Bar Association, and Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International. She is the former President for the St. Mary's County Bar Association and the current Mock Trial Coach for Leonardtown High School. She sits on the Board of Directors for the Center for Children and Community Mediation of St. Mary's County.. Ms. McClernan has completed courses in the handling of forensics, DNA, arson investigation, child abuse and safe examinations, mental health and competency issues, and social media issues.