Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Towson, MD

Honors/Awards:

• Top 50 Women Attorneys in Maryland 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Top 100 Attorneys in Maryland 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Tommy Donahue Memorial Award, Athletes Serving Athletes, 2013
• J. Earle Plumhoff Professionalism Award, Baltimore County Bar Association, 2010
• American Jurisprudence Award Conflict of Laws, American Jurisprudence, 1983

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member of Board of Governors for Maryland State Bar Association, 2017
• Chair of Memorial Committee of Baltimore County Bar Association, 2016
• Chair of Small and Solo Committee for Baltimore County Bar Association, 2015
• Vice Chair of Baltimore County Solo and Small Firm Committee, 2014
• Member of Maryland Bar Foundation, 2012
• Board member of Women's Bar Association for Baltimore City/County and Carroll County, 2011
• Member of Nominating Committee for Executive Council for Baltimore County Bar Association, 2010
• Member of Strategic Planning Committee for Baltimore County Bar Association, 2009
• Member, Treasurer, Secretary, Vice-Chair, Chair and now Immediate Past Chair of Family and Juvenile Section Council for Maryland State Bar Association, 2008
• Chair of Family Law Committee for Baltimore County Bar Association, 2007
• Chair of Bench/Bar Committee of Baltimore County Bar Association, 2004
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2003
• Chair of Fee Arbitration Committee of Baltimore County Bar Association, 2002
• Fourth Circuit United States Court of Appeal, 1997
• Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1983
• Member, Eucharistic Minister and contributor for Our Daily Bread at St. Pius X - 1981-2016 Church of the Immaculate Conception - 2017 to present
• Editor of Family Law News - 2010 to 2015
• Family and Juvenile Lawyers Section Council (2007-present) Treasurer of Family and Juvenile Lawyers Section Council - 2014, Secretary and Vice Chair - 2015, Chair - 2016  
• Major and Lt. Col. Maryland Defense Force - 2006-2016
• Baltimore County Bar Association, Bench Bar Committee, Member, Vice and Chair (2003-2007)  
• Baltimore County Bar Association, Fee Arbitration Committee, Member, Vice and Chair (2001-3)
• Baltimore County Bar Association, Family Law Committee, Chair (2004-13)
• Member and Interim Chair, Baltimore County Ethics Commission - (1991-1995)
• Member and Chair, Baltimore County Board of Appeals - 1995-1998
• Member, Board of Trustees, Vice President, President-Elect and President of Towson Golf & Country Club - 2003-2012
• Member, Master Serjeant and Buck Serjeant for Serjeants Inn Law Club - 1999-present
• Trustee Associate for Student Affairs for Notre Dame of Baltimore University - 1994-present
• Member, Board of Trustees, Athletes Serving Athletes

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Maryland Defense Force

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• National Business Institute publications pertaining to Impact of Bankruptcy on Divorce, Spousal Support, Tax Issues In Divorce and Marital Property, Office Management, MICPEL, Family Law News and Maryland Bar Journal Publications Pertaining to Family Law, including Best Practices for Best Interest Attorneys (May/June 2009) with Walter Herbert and Collaborative Lawyering in Family Law Cases: A Paradigm Shift for Addressing Family Conflict? with Connie Kratovil-Lavelle (March/April 2016)
• The Maryland Judiciary’s Expansive Power to Regulate the Bar Under the Separation of Powers Article; Intermediate Scrutiny Under Maryland’s New Equal Protection Clause, 41 Md. L. Rev. 418 (1982) (article chosen by faculty as best Law Review Article that year), Attorney General v. Waldron

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• The Daily Record's Maryland's Top 100 Women , 2017

Educational Background:

• J.D., with honor, University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Law, Order of the Coif, 1983
• Dulaney High School