Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Lawyer Overview

Barbara E. Palmer has specialized in family law cases in Maryland and the District of Columbia for 20 years, involving negotiating and drafting Marital Settlement Agreements and Prenuptial Agreements, Custody and Visitation Litigation (including international custody litigation), Property Settlements, Pension and Retirement issues, Guardianship and Adoption matters, Military related issues, and Appellate litigation.

Ms. Palmer has extensive litigation experience, having practiced in the area of product liability, medical malpractice and personal injury as well as domestic relations litigation. Ms. Palmer has been an adjunct professor, teaching in the Family Studies Department at the University of Maryland, College Park, Legal Aspects of the Family, for the past seven years. She also has experience as a legislative assistant in the Maryland Senate and as an educator prior to attending law school.

Areas of Practice

• Divorce Cases
• Military Personnel
• Child Custody and Support Cases
• International Custody Matters
• Property Distribution and Pension Issues
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Appellate Litigation

West Practice Categories

Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Family Law, Adoption, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Litigation & Appeals, Military Law, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Maryland, 1983
• District of Columbia, 1985
• U.S. Federal Court, 1985
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1986

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Maryland Bar, 1983 - Present
• District of Columbia Bar, 1984 - Present
• Maryland State Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Montgomery County Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Prince George's County Bar Association, Family Law Section
• District of Columbia Bar Association, Family Law Section
• American Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Legal Education Committee
• Judicial Selection Committee
• Fee Arbitration Committee

Honors and Awards

• Gillette Prize, American University
• Washington College of Law Honor Society

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, Family Law, University of Maryland

Education

• American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1983
  J.D.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: Highest Scholastic Average
• Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York
  B.S.

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

6404 Ivy Lane
Suite 400
Greenbelt, MD 20770-1417

Phones

(240) 553-1212

Faxes

(240) 553-1751

Emails

bpalmer@jgllaw.com

Websites

http://www.jgllaw.com