Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Pasadena, MD

Attorney Diane Wessel is the founder and owner of The Law Office of Diane E. Wessel in Annapolis, Maryland. A top-rated lawyer with more than 10 years of experience, Ms. Wessel focuses her practice primarily on family law, and she provides exceptional counsel and support to clients throughout the greater Baltimore metro and across the state who are going through a divorce or have another serious legal issue affecting their families.

Certified in mediation by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Ms. Wessel prefers to help her clients resolve their conflicts and reach favorable agreements regarding to child custody and support and related matters outside the courtroom, but she will not hesitate to take her clients' issues to trial when necessary. She also serves as certified parenting coordinator in contentious custody proceedings.

Along with all aspects of divorce, Ms. Wessel also handles wills and basic estate planning and helps domestic violence victims obtain the protections they need against their abusers. In addition, she has extensive experience with criminal defense, traffic violations defense and general civil litigation. No matter the issues her clients are facing, she delivers highly personalized counsel to help them make the best-informed decisions as she works hard to help them achieve their goals and positive results efficiently and cost-effectively.

A 2001 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Ms. Wessel earned her Master of Science in family studies from the University of Maryland College Park in 2005. She then attended the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she obtained her Juris Doctor in 2010, with a certificate in family law. She is an active member of the American Bar Association and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Group, among her other professional affiliations.