Michelle C. Thomas

Michelle C. Thomas, Esq. is a veteran trial lawyer and the founder of M.C. Thomas & Associates, PC, a premier divorce and family law firm serving Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland. Michelle has been repeatedly recognized as a Top Rated Family Lawyer in Maryland and Washington D.C. by SuperLawyers, and recently named a Top Attorney in Divorce by Bethesda Magazine.

Michelle is keenly aware that families often benefit from resolving matters outside of court, and strives to settle cases on the most favorable terms; and at the same time remains prepared to go to trial as necessary to achieve the best result possible.  The firm offers effective and efficient solutions to a plethora of family law matters, including uncontested and contested divorce, alimony disputes, property distribution, asset protection, business valuations, hidden assets/off-shore accounts, child custody disputes, parental alienation, UCCJEA inter-state custody, and long-term, life-after-divorce planning.  Since the pandemic, the firm has embraced technological advances that make working with the firm even easier.

Michelle has been seen in local and national media, including as a regular guest legal analyst on Court TV, Bravo, the BBC, Fox5DC, BNC, CBS Local, the Washington Times, Washington Examiner, ESSENCE magazine, the Michael Baisden Show, News One Now with Roland Martin (WOL/Radio One), and a frequent contributor on The Audrey Chapman Show (WHUR), The Daily Drum Show (Sirius XM 141 and WHUR), and Law Talk with Ethel Mitchell (WOL/Radio One) where she provides insight on a wide-range of divorce and family law topics.

As a leader in the legal community, Michelle has addressed her colleagues on topics from trial advocacy to family law and business, and has been a featured speaker before such groups as the American Bar Association, National Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar, the Women’s Bar Association of DC, the Washington Bar Association, the Greater Washington Area Chapter Bar Association, and Montgomery County Commission for Women. She has also been a guest lecturer at The George Washington University Law School, Howard University and Morgan State University, and area churches, including Reid Temple, AME Church.

Today, Michelle is an active leader in the legal profession. She currently serves as a member of the D.C. Bar Board on Professional Responsibility Hearing Committees, has been elected to the D.C. Bar Board of Governors, appointed chair of the Practice Management Service Committee of the D.C. Bar, and elected president of the National Bar Association's Division for Young Lawyers. She served on the Nominations Committee of the D.C. Bar and the Board of the Women’s Bar Association of D.C. Foundation, as well as President of GWAC, the National Bar Association's Women Lawyer Division's D.C. Chapter.

As a result of her contributions to the legal community and reputation and work as a skilled trial divorce lawyer, Michelle has received several awards and recognition, including being repeatedly recognized by SuperLawyers in Maryland and Washington, D.C. in Family Law, and named a Top Attorney in Divorce by Bethesda Magazine, the Young Lawyer of the Year by the Bar Association of D.C., a Top 40 Under 40 Lawyer by the National Bar Association, a Top 100 Lawyer by the National Black Lawyers, a 10 Best Client Satisfaction Family Lawyer in Maryland by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, and received the Trailblazer Award from GWAC.

Michelle graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The George Washington University Law School. For current information on divorce and family law, follow the firm @dcdivorce on IG, FB and Twitter. Feel free to connect with Michelle on LinkedIn.