Family Law law in Maryland covers child custody, child support, adoption, paternity, guardianship, and prenuptial agreements. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Maryland has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to family law cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Maryland is an equitable distribution state, which determines how courts divide marital property and debts. Custody decisions in Circuit Court are based on the best interests of the child standard, and judges have significant discretion. The divorce process involves specific procedural requirements, and a Maryland family law attorney who regularly appears in Circuit Court understands the local expectations and timelines that affect every case.

Choosing the right family law attorney in Maryland means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to family law law in Maryland to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Maryland.

David M. Goldman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 600 Reisterstown Road Suite605 Baltimore MD 21208
(410) 205-4830
Northeastern University (1992)
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Elder Law Estate Planning
Rick Piereck - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Piereck Lw, LLC
 65 Duke Street, Suite 204 PO Box 12 Prince Frederick MD 20678-0012
(443) 684-2165
American University (2009)
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Mr. Charles L. Scott jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Scott and Scott Lawyers
 109 e main street Elkton MD 21921
(410) 398-0611
University of Baltimore School of Law (1982)
French
Maryland Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Kerri Bloom Cohen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Kerri Cohen, LLC
 606 Baltimore Avenue Suite 407 Towson MD 21204
(410) 657-2515
University of Baltimore School of Law (1998)
English
Maryland Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Davida Harmon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Burning Bush Lawyers, LLP.
 10630 Little Patuxent Parkway Suite 314-M41 Columbia MD 21044
(240) 554-5440
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Daniel J. Guenther - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Daniel J. Guenther
 41620 Fenwick St. PO Box 623 Leonardtown MD 20650
(301) 475-3106
Potomac School of Law, Washington, D.C.
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Adam Freiman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Adam M. Freiman, P.C.
 115 McHenry Ave. Suite B4 Pikesville MD 21208
(410) 486-3500
University of Baltimore School of Law (1989)
Bar #23047
Maryland Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
Edward Warren Olmsted - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Olmsted & Olmsted, LLC
 211 Charles Street P. O. Box 1966 La Plata MD 20646
(301) 934-8434
University of Baltimore School of Law (1993)
Maryland Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Thomas Craig Houpt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Metzner & Houpt - Lawyers at Law
 20 W. Washington St. Suite 400 Hagerstown MD 21740
(301) 739-7400
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Family Law Personal Injury
Jason T. Fowler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fowler & Fowler Law, LLC
 35 Duke Street PO Box 2709 Prince Frederick MD 20678
(301) 971-9529
Georgetown University Law Center (2014)
English, Spanish
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Jason Ostendorf - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jason Ostendorf LLC
 201 International Circle Suite 230 Hunt Valley MD 21030
University of Baltimore (2002)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
Justin B Hill - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Justin B. Hill, LLC
 213 East Main Street Elkton MD 21921
(410) 324-7574
Charlotte School of Law (2011)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Gerard Miles - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Huesman, Jones & Miles, LLC
 1777 Reisterstown Rd. Suite 236 East Pikesville MD 21208
(443) 589-0150
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (1978)
English
U.S. District Court, District of Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Estate Planning
Jonathan Alan Gladstone - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jonathan Gladstone
 700 Melvin Ave., Ste 6 Annapolis MD 21401
(410) 974-6903
University of Wisconsin - Madison (1982)
Bar #9507050001
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Ryan Thomas West - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
West and West, P.A.; Law Offices of West and West, P.A.
 12 William Street BERLIN MD 21811
(410) 629-7000
Stetson University (2001)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Diana Valle - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Valle Law Office, LLC
 3 Bethesda Metro Center Suite 700 Bethesda MD 20814
(240) 744-7410
American University Washington College of Law
English, French, Spanish
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Collections Consumer Law
Dondi S. West - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Dondi West
 5850 Waterloo Road, Suite 140 Columbia MD 21045
(443) 203-9378
Unknown Status
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Divorce
Sharareh B. Hoidra - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sheri Hoidra Law Office, LLC
 1777 Reisterstown Rd. Ste. 385 Pikesville MD 21208
(443) 660-7513
University of Baltimore School of Law
Persian
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Family Law
Jennifer Ward Treff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 109 South Second Street Denton MD 21629
(410) 479-2800
University of Baltimore (1990)
Maryland Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Letoria Knight - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Piereck Law, LLC
 65 Duke Street PO Box 12 Prince Frederick MD 20678
(443) 684-5260
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Afshin Pishevar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pishevar & Associates, P.C.
 226 N Adams St Rockville MD 20850
(301) 279-8773
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
English
Washington, D.C. Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Civil Rights
Thomas B Stahl - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Thomas Stahl
 6990 Columbia Gateway Dr Suite 360 Columbia MD 21046
(410) 696-4326
University of Aberdeen (Scotland) (2006)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Elder Law
Leonard A Englander - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Leonard A. Englander, Esq., LLC
 210 Legion Ave. #6813 Annapolis MD 21401
(410) 236-5265
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (2010)
Maryland Bar
Active License
Collections Divorce Family Law
Suraj Vyas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Suraj A. Vyas, LLC
 Clients By Appointment Only MD 21163
(410) 935-2786
University of Baltimore School of Law (2014)
English, Gujarati, Spanish
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Antitrust Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Crystal Sewak Richard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 124 N. Commerce St. Centreville MD 21617
(410) 758-0877
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (2002)
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Geoffrey S. Platnick - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Strickler, Platnick & Hatfield
 1201 Seven Locks Road Suite 360-7A Potomac MD 20854
(301) 617-0404
SUNY Buffalo Law School (1999)
English
Maryland Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Gerard F. Miles Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1777 Reisterstown Rd. Suite 236 East Pikesville MD 21208
(443) 589-0150
Washington and Lee University School of Law (2005)
English
US District Court, District of Maryland Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Mitterand Jean-Francois - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Lincoln Law Group, LLC
 8070 Georgia Ave Suite 620 Silver Spring MD 20910
(443) 542-5889
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
English, French, Spanish
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Family Law Immigration Law
Lonny Bramzon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law office of Lonny Bramzon
 8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1002 Silver Spring MD 20910
(301) 699-7699
English, French, Spanish
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Kathleen McClernan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Williams, McClernan, & Stack LLC
 22715 Washington Street, Suite 201 P. O. Box 188 Leonardtown MD 20650
(240) 309-4179
University of Baltimore (2004)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Estate Planning
Anne (Jan) W. White - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pasternak & Fidis, P.C.
 7735 Old Georgetown Road Suite 1100 Bethesda MD 20814
(301) 656-8850
Stanford University (1972)
English
Maryland Bar
Active License
Divorce Family Law
Philip Dales III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 113 Cathedral St. Annapolis MD 21401
(410) 263-0200
University of Miami School of Law (1973)
English
Maryland Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Steven D. Silverman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Silverman Thompson
 400 E Pratt St Suite 900 Baltimore MD 21202
(410) 385-2225
University of Baltimore School of Law
English
United States District Court, District of Maryland Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Keith Havens - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Ivy Lane Greenbelt MD 20770
(301) 947-3330
American University Washington College of Law (1989)
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Divorce
Atchuthan Sriskandarajah - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Sris, P.C
 7400 Beaufont Springs Dr Suite 300 Richmond VA 23225
Quinnipiac University School of Law (1992)
English, Hindi, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu
Virginia Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Jay Irwin Block - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jay Irwin Block
 10451 Mill Run Circle Suite 400 Owings Mills MD 21117
(410) 356-6555
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law Divorce
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