Best Lawyers in America for Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation
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Megan is the President and CEO, as well as a founding shareholder of Sherr Puttmann Akins Lamb PC. She is a seasoned attorney with an extensive background in family law. Megan served as a Deputy District Attorney, where she earned an appointment from District Attorney Bill Ritter to lead a juvenile federal grant program. Through the grant program she managed a team of professionals from multiple agencies and departments. Megan has litigated, mediated, and settled all types of family law cases...
Jason B. Castle has over two decades of unique experience in high conflict custody cases, many of which involve allegations of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. He is also well-versed in helping families with complicated assets including large businesses and complex estates. He began his law career working for the City of Phoenix Prosecutor’s Office, trying criminal cases before juries and judges. In 2005, Jason pivoted into family law and has since worked to resolve a wide variety ...
“When I meet with someone for the first time, they are on edge and their life is unraveling. It’s never going to be the same. My role is to calmly help them understand and successfully navigate the process, and to move forward with their lives.” The law can seem cold and impersonal, but in every family law case, hearts are involved. I form trusted relationships with my clients—spouses, parents, and grandparents—to ensure you feel important and respected. I active...
Randall Wilhite has represented clients in a full range of family law matters for over 34 years, specializing in complex property disputes, stock option and restricted stock issues, retirement assets, employee benefits, taxation issues, characterization of assets as separate or community property, business valuation and division, and other valuation issues. He is experienced in the litigation, arbitration and mediation of all family law issues. Randy is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the...
Marie-Louise Ramsdale is the principal lawyer of the Ramsdale Family Law firm in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and practices solely in the area of family law. She has served as President of the South Carolina Bar Foundation and as a member of numerous committees of the SC Bar. Marie-Louise holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Marie-Louise was the volunteer attorney-coach for the Moultrie Middle School Mock Trial Team from 2012 to 2016, taking the team to first place in the State comp...
Elizabeth A. Roberts is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law, Family Law Arbitration and Family Law Mediation. Elizabeth A., who practices law in Burlington, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Elizabeth A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Attorney Amy Wechsler has been practicing law since 1985. She practices exclusively in the area of family law. She is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a matrimonial attorney and is an accredited divorce and family mediator and trained arbitrator. She is also a collaboratively trained practitioner. Ms. Wechsler lectures and presents at the New Jersey State Bar Association as well as the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
I did not always know that I wanted to become an attorney. After graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in psychology, I was still searching for a meaningful career path. I decided to take time to explore my interests and moved to New York for a year. While there, I observed a law school class with a friend, an experience that sparked my interest in the law. That moment led me to prepare for the LSAT and ultimately enroll at Touro Law School. Law school proved to be a transf...
Ms. Londergan represents clients in all areas of family law. Her practice includes extensive experience in negotiating and litigating issues involving divorce, contested child custody, high net worth asset division, visitation rights, geographical restrictions, spousal and child support, prenuptial agreements, and modification and enforcement actions. She also handles matters of paternity, support, and custody of non-marital children. Ms. Londergan is a skilled and detail oriented negotiator ...
Candice L. Komar’s legal career spans nearly four decades as a prominent practitioner recognized equally for excellence in litigation and alternative dispute skills. Incorporating her affinity for business and her understanding of the sensitivity surrounding marital break down, Pittsburgh family lawyer Candice L. Komar is a skilled and formidable opponent in the courtroom who also shines in the alternative dispute arena as a collaborative lawyer, mediator and arbitrator. Candice provide...
Bruce Wyche Bannister is a partner of Bannister, Wyatt, & Stalvey, LLC and a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Mr. Bannister graduated from Davidson College in 1995 and went on to earn his law degree from the University of South Carolina in 1998. Mr. Bannister focuses on Family Law, Eminent Domain, and Real Estate Law. He has tried cases involving Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Eminent Domain, Education Law, Residential Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Gover...
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