Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since January 1, 2008

Lawyer Overview

Ms. Boyd's practice concentrates in the area of domestic relations. She is a member of the bar in Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey. Additionally, Ms. Boyd is a member of the Montgomery, Philadelphia and American Bar Associations and is a member of the Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court for family law. Ms. Boyd was elected to serve a three-year term (2007-2010) to the Council for the Family Law Section for the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

Ms. Boyd advocates in various areas of family law, including, but not limited to, divorce, pre-nuptial and post-divorce agreements, child custody and support, equitable distribution, alimony, adoptions, protection from abuse, guardianships, and juvenile law.

Ms. Boyd has dedicated much of her professional career to preserving the rights of children and their families. Prior to joining High Swartz, Roberts and Seidel, LLP, Ms. Boyd spent two and years practicing with Mattioni, Ltd. in Philadelphia as a general practitioner where she concentrated on domestic relations. Ms. Boyd also clerked for two years for the Honorable Stuart R. Berger in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City in Maryland.

Additionally, Ms. Boyd served as the Interim Director of Schoolhouse Legal Services for Advocates for Children and Youth in Baltimore, Maryland, a program committed to providing legal services for children who had been expelled, suspended or, for other reasons, had lost instruction time from school. Services typically involved negotiations with the schools and parents, and attending administrative hearings, and identifying special needs students who required services.

Areas of Practice

• Domestic Relations

West Practice Categories

Family Law

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 2002
• Pennsylvania, 2001
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 2000
• Maryland, 1999

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Family Law Institute, 2006 - Present (Presenter)
• Custody Committee, Family Law Section, Montgomery County Bar Assoc., 2006 - Present (Chair)
• Family Law Practicum Committee, Family Law Section, Montgomery Co. Bar Assoc., 2004 - 2005 (Member)
• Women in Law Committee (Montgomery Co. Bar Assoc.) (Member)
• Children and Youth Committee (Montgomery Co. Bar Assoc.) (Member)
• Montgomery County Bar Association, 2004 - Present (Member)
• New Jersey Bar Association, 2002 - Present (Member)
• Philadelphia County Bar Association, 2002 - Present (Member)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2001 - Present (Member)
• Baltimore City Bar Association, 2000 - Present (Member)
• Maryland Bar Association, 1999 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association, 1996 - Present (Member)

Honors and Awards

• University of Baltimore Association Spirit of Excellence Award (1999)
• Dean's Citation for Service (1999)
• John & Frances Angelos Law Scholarship (1998)
• David Gann Scholarship (1998)
• Honorable John Jeffries Senatorial Scholarship (1998)
• Maryland Higher Education Commission Scholarship (1998, 1999)
• Who's Who of American Law Students (1997, 1998, 1999)
• Maryland Legal Services Corporation Public Interest Grant (1997)
• Washington College Beneficial Hodson Scholar
• Washington College Junior Fellows Society Member
• Delegate David Valderrama Scholarship
• Louis B. Goldstein Dealers' Association Scholarship
• Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honor Society)

Education

• University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1999
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• Washington College, Maryland, 1996
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: Sociology
  Minor: Political Science

Published Works

• When Are Gifts Treated As Income?, Montgomery County (PA) Bar Association Sidebar, 2004
• EQUAL AMENITIES AT BOTH PARENTS' HOUSES NOT THE STANDARD FOR CHILD SUPPORT IN HIGH INCOME CASES IN PENNSYLVANIA, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, March, Volume 31, Issue 1, 2009
• Is a Prenuptial Agreement Right for Your Business?, Business Journal Article, March

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