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Neal J. Meiselman, Esquire is an experienced family lawyer and mediator who has practiced law in Maryland since 1978. "By advocating for husbands and wives, and fathers and mothers, by accepting court appointments to represent children, and by serving as a neutral mediator and court-appointed settlement (ADR) mediator/facilitator, I have had the opportunity to see many cases from varied perspectives. I bring this range of experience to each client's unique situation."

Mr. Meiselman is a graduate of the University of Maryland (B.A. 1975) and Boston University Law School (J.D. 1978).

Mr. Meiselman has completed the certificate program prescribed by the Maryland Rules of Procedure for court-appointed mediators in civil cases, including child custody and access disputes. Mr. Meiselman has served on the Alternative Dispute Resolution panel for the Circuit Court for Montgomery County in family cases since the panel's inception in 1995.

Mr. Meiselman is the author of "An Evidence Primer for the Trial of a Domestic Case" (MICPEL 1992 and 1996). Mr. Meiselman was a lecturer for "Calming Custody Chaos" (MICPEL 1995) and "Trial of a Domestic Case" (MICPEL 1992 and 1996). Reported cases include Noffsinger v. Noffsinger, 95 Md. App. 265, 620 A.2d 415, cert. denied 627 A.2d 539 (1993).

Mr. Meiselman is a member of the Montgomery County, Prince George's County and Maryland State Bar Associations.

Mr. Meiselman has been active in the community. Mr. Meiselman's law firm earned a Montgomery County Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award four times from 1993 to 2001. Since 1999, Mr. Meiselman has been a co-founder and director of Shoresh Hebrew High School. In 1999 and 2000, Mr. Meiselman was the attorney-coach of the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Mock Trial Team. Mr. Meiselman previously served as Vice President and Treasurer of the Montgomery Knolls-Pinecrest PTA and as a member and Chair of the Consolidated Hebrew School Board of Education. For many years, Mr. Meiselman served on the Board of Directors of Ohr Kodesh Congregation. Mr. Meiselman served one term on the Special Education Budget Review Committee for the Montgomery County Board of Education. Mr. Meiselman coached baseball for the Wheaton Boys' and Girls' Club for six seasons.

Mr. Meiselman was raised in Kensington and Silver Spring, Maryland. He is married to Terry M. Shuch, a Master Sergeant in the United States Army. They are the parents of two children.

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