Carolyn Goodman is a Washington, DC divorce lawyer with an office near Dupont Circle in Northwest DC. She handles the full range of DC family law matters, from uncontested filings to contested cases.
Her practice centers on negotiated settlements. That means working out separation agreements, parenting plans, and property terms without asking a judge to decide. Clients keep more control over the outcome and spend less time in court.
Goodman also drafts prenuptial and postnuptial agreements for couples before and during marriage. She stays involved in every aspect of a case herself, so clients deal with their attorney rather than a rotating team.
A fit for spouses who want an amicable split resolved by agreement instead of trial.
Carlos Lopez earned a chemical engineering degree magna cum laude before entering the evening program at the Columbus School of Law. He opened Lopez Law Firm in 2016 and has handled family cases across Washington, DC ever since.
Divorce is the core of the work, including gray divorce for spouses over 50 and cases with substantial assets. The office also takes multistate and international disputes over children, plus workers' compensation and probate matters.
Every consultation includes a candid read on the strengths and weaknesses of the case, along with an estimate of legal fees. That upfront cost picture is uncommon among divorce attorneys in Washington, DC.
Three practice areas run through this downtown DC office: family law, criminal defense, and civil litigation. The Law Offices of David Stein is built around courtroom work rather than paperwork.
Family cases cover divorce, custody disputes, adoption, guardianship, and child abuse and neglect matters. A DC divorce attorney here will also draft premarital agreements that define assets and obligations before a wedding.
The same trial background carries over to DUI, assault, drug, theft, and gun charges, plus record sealing and expungement. Injury claims from car, pedestrian, and workplace accidents round out the docket.
Worth a look if you need one office for both a family matter and a criminal charge.
Established in 2012, this Upper Marlboro practice concentrates on men's divorce and fathers' rights across Prince George's County and the District. Carmiece Graves graduated at the top of her class at Howard University School of Law. She later served as a Senior Advisor at the Department of the Interior in 2009.
Fathers dealing with paternity, protective orders, or parental alienation get most of the firm's attention. Complex and high-asset cases draw on her accounting background and years as an auditor. Estate planning and probate round out the practice.
Sheraz Barkat has spent more than ten years on family cases in the District. Super Lawyers has nominated him among DC's top attorneys.
His work leans toward complicated financial situations: high-net-worth divorce, federal employee divorce, and military divorce. He also handles protective orders, including matters involving online bullying and revenge porn.
Certain cases qualify for a free 15 to 20 minute introductory call before a longer meeting is scheduled.
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Two attorneys sit in on your first meeting here, for one flat fee. You hear two readings of the situation before picking a direction. The Potomac firm serves Maryland, Virginia, and DC, with a second office in Gaithersburg.
Managing partner Geoffrey Platnick started out as an Assistant Attorney General for the District. Partner Hadrian Hatfield takes on international divorce and cross-border parenting matters. Bethesda Magazine and Washingtonian have both recognized the team.
Open since 2000, this practice grew from its Washington headquarters to a second office in New York City in 2010. Jeffrey Markowicz is licensed in DC, Maryland, and New York, which helps when a family splits across state lines.
Beyond divorce, he offers parental coordination and mediation for parents who would rather settle disagreements outside a courtroom. Every client gets his cellphone number.
Adoption, surrogacy, and egg or embryo donation agreements sit alongside divorce work at Zamani & Associates. Few DC practices cover both the end of a marriage and the start of a family.
The team also takes Hague abduction matters and international divorce. Founder Sogand Zamani is listed in Best Lawyers, and the office works through the collaborative process and negotiation as readily as litigation.
Founder Michelle C. Thomas has been named to the Super Lawyers list for Maryland and DC in family law. She has also been elected to the D.C. Bar Board of Governors and appears regularly in local and national media.
The firm runs discreet divorce work for politicians, professional athletes, physicians, and other high net worth clients. Offices sit in Silver Spring, Washington, and McLean, Virginia.
From offices in Bethesda and upper Northwest Washington, Markham Law Firm has practiced family law in Maryland and DC since 2015. The team works under managing principal Jessica Markham and offers mediation as well as courtroom representation.
P. A. Davis Law Office is a divorce and family practice serving Washington, DC and Maryland counties from Anne Arundel to Prince George's. Attorney Pawnee Davis handles contested and uncontested filings, alimony, retirement asset division, and marital agreements.
Rebekah Sullivan has concentrated on domestic relations since 2010 and also serves as a neutral facilitator in the District. Her firm publishes a free above-guideline child support calculator online and offers sliding-scale rates to eligible clients.