Divorce and Family Law Attorneys in Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia
Serving clients in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia since 1971, in all aspects of family law including:
Divorce and Family Law Attorneys in Maryland, Washington D.C. and VirginiaServing clients in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia since 1971, in all aspects of family law including:
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We provide complete family law services including divorce, separation agreements, property division, custody, child support, alimony, domestic partnership, alternative families, and domestic violence protection orders.
HOW WE PRACTICE LAWWe believe that a constructive approach to cases, clients, lawyers, opposing spouses in divorce cases and other people best serves our clients. We represent a variety of people who want to help themselves, who want to be constructive about their cases. We help people grow in their lives and make divorce a growing and therapeutic experience for clients. We work toward our clients being better friends with their spouses at the end of the divorce process than they were at the beginning. Our work has broader ramifications for our clients and their spouses and children than trying to achieve a "victory" in the divorce litigation. One may "win" a case, from the standpoints of money or custody, but, by doing so, leave the family with such carnage that the family unit has lost. We believe that negotiated resolutions almost always are better for clients than court ordered resolutions. Parties maintain more involvement and control over the personal, family and financial destinies. Negotiated resolutions provide greater opportunity for well considered resolutions rather than running the risks inherent in court ordered resolutions and their post-divorce ramifications. We will continue doing substantial mediation. We try cases in court when it is in the interest of our client, and it is our client's desire to do so. |
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James J. Gross,
managing partner, "In the Courts"
guest columnist, has been in practice in the areas of family and business
law and civil litigation for over 25 years. He was formerly in-house counsel
to Satellite Business Systems, and an attorney with the Federal Communications
Commission. Mr. Gross received a Masters of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown
University in 1982; a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri in 1975,
where he was on the law review, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
from the University of Missouri in 1970. Mr. Gross appears on television
and radio and writes and lecturers frequently on the subject of family law.
He is on the Board of Directors of Affiliated Community Counselors, Inc.
and the D.C. Capitols Track and Field Club, he is the immediate past President
of Metropolitan Washington Mensa, President of the Collaborative
Family Law Society, and Program Chair for the Family Law Section
of the Montgomery County Bar. Mr. Gross is rated "av" by Martindale-Hubbel.
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John W. Thyden, founding partner of
the firm, has practiced for over 25 years in family law, bankruptcy law,
commercial litigation, and real estate tax appeals. Mr. Thyden holds a Juris
Doctor from Georgetown University, and a Bachelors of Arts in Mathematics
from New York University. He is a frequent author of family law and bankruptcy
articles, and he recently won a landmark family law case before the Court
of Special Appeals in Maryland concerning the valuation of marital property.
He serves on the Law Advisory Committee of the Anti-Defamation League of
B'nai B'rith and is a member of American Mensa Limited and Metropolitan
Washington Mensa. thyden@smart.net |
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Michael F. Callahan, formerly with
the Internal Revenue Service, has practiced for nine years in the areas
of family law, tax controversies and bankruptcy. He received his Juris Doctor
from Georgetown University in 1987, and his Bachelor of Science in Marketing
from University of Illinois at Chicago in 1974. Mr. Callahan is a member
of the Georgetown Chapter of Order of the Coif. He has written several articles
and lectured on federal tax lien matters, bankruptcy and the tax aspects
of divorce. His article on tax and bankruptcy law, entitled "Chapter 13-Not
Just for Poor Debtors Anymore?" was recently published in Washington Lawyer.
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Lois R. Finkelstein, Lois R. Finkelstein, an experienced litigator, is a frequent lecturer on family law and in particular on issues involving child custody and child custody litigation. Ms. Finkelstein teaches Continuing Legal Education courses for the Family Law Section of the District of Columbia Bar. She has been selected as a voting delegate for the Annual Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia. She teaches at the Pro Se Plus Divorce Clinic sponsored by the District of Columbia Public Services Activities Corporation, is frequently interviewed on radio, was a guest lecturer at George Washington University School of Law, and was quoted by Money Magazine as an expert in matrimonial and family law issues. Formerly a principal in the law firm of Freer, McGarry, Bodansky & Rubin, P.C., Ms. Finkelstein also served as the law clerk to the Honorable Rhea Burrow at the Office of Administrative Law Judges at the Department of Labor, and was an attorney with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission where she litigated the Three Mile Island Restart case. Ms. Finkelstein graduated cum laude from the University of Connecticut in 1973 where she received a B.S. degree in rehabilitation counseling. She earned her Masters in the same field from George Washington University, and her Juris Doctor from Western New England College School of Law, where she was an editor on the law review. Ms. Finkelstein serves on the Board of Associates of the National Rehabilitation Hospital, and the Benefit Committee for the Kingsbury Center. lois@smart.net |
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Alex Radice, a member of the Maryland and Florida Bars, will continue
his practice in family law, criminal defense and civil litigation. He
has been an instructor of criminal law and procedure at Anne Arundel
County Community College. Mr. Radice was judicial clerk to the
Honorable Warren B. Duckett, Jr. of the Anne Arundel County Circuit
Court. He also was Staff Attorney for the YWCA of Anne Arundel County.
Mr. Radice graduated from the University of Maryland in 1987 where he
received a B.S. degree in Government and Political Theory. He earned
his Juris Doctor in 1992 from the University of Bridgeport School of
Law. Mr. Radice lectures frequently on divorce and separation, domestic
violence and other family law matters. He speaks fluent Spanish.
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Victor S. Sterling, a member of the D.C. Bar, practices civil
litigation including employment disputes against the D.C. and federal
governments. He was Director of the Lawyer Referral Service and Pro
Bono Program of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Mr.
Sterling has also served as Acting Director of Campaign Finance of the
District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics, Acting General
Counsel for the Office of Campaign Finance, Senior Attorney for the US
Federal Election Commission, and EEO Director with the US Civil Rights
Commission. He is a graduate of Georgetown University where he received
his B.A. in 1965, and Howard University School of Law where he received
a Juris Doctor in 1968.
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