Sogand Zamani

The founder of Zamani & Associates PLLC, Sogand Zamani represents clients in all areas of family law, including divorce, adoption, custody and assisted reproductive technology. She offers her services to individuals in Maryland and the District of Columbia, where she is admitted to practice. She has been consistently recognized as a Top Lawyer by both Washingtonian Magazine and Bethesda Magazine, Best Lawyers by U.S. News & World Report, earned an Avvo “Superb” rating, and for her commitment to legal ethics and professional accomplishments, she has earned the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell.

Ms. Zamani started her education career at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service where she earned a Bachelor of Science, graduating cum laude. At Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, she earned a Master of Arts in 2002 before earning her Juris Doctor in 2005 from George Washington University Law School. 

Proficient in French and Persian, Ms. Zamani is passionate about community involvement.  She volunteers on the District of Columbia Superior Court’s Domestic Relations Subcommittee, was a past Board Member and Past-President of the D.C. Academy of Collaborative Professionals, and was previously elected to the Maryland State Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Board. Sogand also served as a president of the Collaborative Project of D.C., where she remains a member of the board.

A guest lecturer at Georgetown Law, Howard University, The George Washington University School of Law, American University Washington College of Law, and Catholic University, Ms. Zamani shares her knowledge in the fields of practice management, divorce, child welfare, assisted reproductive technology and/or collaborative law.

* AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.