WHO WE ARE
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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.
(tgclawyers@smart.net)
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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.
(callahan@smart.net)
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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, practices 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. alexr@smart.net
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Dawn Elaine
Bowie, Born: 1956,
San Antonio, Texas. B.A. Southern University of Seventh Day Adventists,
Broadcast
Communications,
1978; B.S. University of Maryland University College, Legal Studies,
1994; M.A., University of Maryland University College, General Administration,
1998; J.D. University of Baltimore School of Law, 2001. Intern: Maryland
State Bar Association, Select Committee on Gender Equality, 2002.
Admitted: Maryland. Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland University
College, Domestic Relations. Practices Family Law (Divorce, Custody,
Adoption). Attorneydawn@aol.com.
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