The below 2026 rankings of Leading Washington DC Family Lawyers ranks the top family law attorneys in Washington DC specializing in divorce, matrimonial disputes, child custody, and complex family law matters. These leading Washington DC divorce lawyers and family law practitioners have been peer-recognized for their exceptional expertise, courtroom skills, and client outcomes across the Greater Washington DC metropolitan area.
Preeminent
Sanford Ain, Ain & Bank
Joseph Condo, Offit Kurman
Julie Gerock, Maddox & Gerock
Daniel Gray, Cooper Ginsberg Gray
Heather Hostetter, Hostetter Strent
Sonya Powell, Powell Radomsky
Howard Soypher, Webb Soypher McGrath
Leading
James Cottrell, Cottrell Fletcher & Cottrell
Jonathan Dana, Tucker Family Law
Erin Golding, Offit Kurman
Sandra Havrilak, Blankingship & Keith
Lynn Hawkins, Bean Kinney & Korman
Kristin Henrikson, Henrikson Law
Cheryl Hepfer, Offit Kurman
Melissa Kucinski, MK Family Law
Katharine Maddox, Maddox & Gerock
Sarah Mancinelli, Ain & Bank
Margaret McKinney, Lerch Early & Brewer
Cynthia Radomsky, Powell Radomsky
Amy Spain, Ain & Bank
Deborah Webb, Webb Soypher McGrath
Recommended
Marina Barannik, Tucker Family Law
Kyle Bartol, Offit Kurman
Edouard Bouquet, Brodsky Renehan Pearlstein & Bouquet
Barbara Burr, Burr Law Firm
Glenn Cooper, Lerch Early & Brewer
Heather Cooper, Cooper Ginsberg Gray
Camille Crandall, Hicks Crandall Juhl
Laura Dove, Mullett Dove & Bradley Family Law
Darryl Feldman, Feldman Jackson
Steven Goldman, Curran Moher Weis
Tashina Gorgone, Maddox & Gerock
Colleen Haddow, Schinstock Haddow Law
Mary Huff, Blankingship & Keith
Anne Marie Jackson, Feldman Jackson
Sheila Kadagathur, Hostetter Strent
Lynette Kleiza, Lerch Early & Brewer
Jessica Markham, Markham Law Firm
Rhian McGrath, Webb Soypher McGrath
Theresa Mihalik, Bean Kinney & Korman
Brian Pearlstein, Brodsky Renehan Pearlstein & Bouquet
Christopher Schinstock, Schinstock Haddow Law
Sara Schuler, Schuler Family Law
Stephanie Smith, Cooper Ginsberg Gray
Rebekah Sullivan, District Family Law
Julia Yolles, Blankingship & Keith
Sarah Zimmerman, Tucker Family Law
The 2026 rankings of leading Family & Divorce Lawyers in the Greater Washington DC Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow Washington DC Family Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.
Previous editions
2025 edition published February 2025
Preeminent
Sanford Ain, Ain & Bank
Joseph Condo, Offit Kurman
Daniel Gray, Cooper Ginsberg Gray
Sandra Havrilak, Blankingship & Keith
Sonya Powell, Powell Radomsky
Howard Soypher, Webb Soypher McGrath
Leading
Glenn Cooper, Lerch Early & Brewer
Heather Cooper, Cooper Ginsberg Gray
James Cottrell, Cottrell Fletcher & Cottrell
Darryl Feldman, Feldman Jackson
Julie Gerrock, Maddox & Gerock
Erin Golding, Offit Kurman
Heather Hostetter, Hostetter Strent
Lynette Kleiza, Lerch Early & Brewer
Katharine Maddox, Maddox & Gerock
Sarah Mancinelli, Ain & Bank
Rhian McGrath, Webb Soypher McGrath
Margaret McKinney, Lerch Early & Brewer
Deborah Webb, Webb Soypher McGrath
Julia Yolles, Blankingship & Keith
Recommended
Marina Barranik, Tucker Family Law
Beth Bittel, Shoun Bach
Barbara Burr, Burr Law Firm
Jonathan Dana, Tucker Family Law
Matthew Edwards, Ain & Bank
Carolyn Grimes, Feldman Grimes Meinken & Leischner
Lynn Hawkins, Bean Kinney & Kurman
Kristin Henrikson, Henrikson Family Law
Cheryl Hepfer, Offit Kurman
Anne Marie Jackson, Feldman Jackson
Erin Kopelman, Lerch Early & Brewer
Melissa Kucinski, MK Family Law
David Masterman, Masterman Krogmann
Katherine O'Rourke, Tucker Family Law
Geoffrey Platnik, Strickler Platnick & Hatfield
Amy Spain, Ain & Bank
Cynthia Radomsky, Powell Radomsky
Rebekah Sullivan, District Family Law
Scott Strickler, Strickler Platnik & Hatfield
Alex Xanttopoulos, Roop Law