Marna S Tucker

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Feldesman Tucker is widely recognized as one of the Washington region's premier firms in the area of family law. Our practice covers family law cases in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Our Family Law Group is headed by partners whose expertise is well known both in the Washington metropolitan area and nationally.

Our attorneys are experienced in the most complex litigation and negotiation, often on behalf of clients having substantial assets which are difficult to disentangle. Most of our clients, however, are people of ordinary means passing through the crisis of family dissolution. We resolve their divorce and related problems of child custody, child support, alimony and property distribution. Our attorneys also frequently work with non-traditional families to resolve their similarly complex matters.

Although our attorneys are prepared to pursue court proceedings when necessary to serve our clients' interests, the vast majority of our cases are resolved by negotiating and signing a separation and property settlement agreement, often using the Collaborative Law process or other alternate dispute resolution methods. Tax aspects of family dissolution, bankruptcy and pensions are among the areas of the Family Law Group's expertise, as are the special circumstances of military personnel and employees of Washington-based international organizations, such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Related areas of our firm's expertise include trusts and estate planning and representation of small businesses.

Fellow - American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Marna S Tucker
Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP
2001 L St NW #200
Washington DC 20036-4910
Tel: 202 466-8960
Fax: 202 293-8103
E-mail: mtucker@feldesmantucker.com

Marna S. Tucker has practiced law in the domestic relations field for over thirty-five years, and is a nationwide expert in complex divorces, domestic violence and prenuptial matters. She has been recognized several times as one of the "Top Divorce Lawyers" by the Washingtonian Magazine as well as one of the "Top Lawyers" in Washington, D.C. She is a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. The Legal Times recently honored her as one of 30 "Visionaries" among "Washington's Greatest Lawyers."

She has gained prominence for her leadership in the legal community, having been elected the first woman president of the District of Columbia Bar in 1984 and the first woman president of the National Conference of Bar Presidents. She chaired the Federal Judicial Center Foundation Board, having been appointed by Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Ms. Tucker also chaired the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation and various ABA Commissions and Committees. She currently chairs the Federal Judicial Center Foundation Board, having been appointed by The Chief Justice.

In the community, she chaired the Mayor's Commission on Violence Against Women. She has served as a member of the Board of Regents of Georgetown University, a member of the Board of Visitors of Georgetown Law Center, and as a founding Board member of the National Women's Law Center.

She has been honored by the American Bar Association with the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award and the Robert Drinan Distinguished Service Award. The National Organization for Women awarded her its 2008 Intrepid Woman Award. She has also been honored by the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia as Woman Lawyer of the Year, and by the Georgetown University Law Center with its Alumni Achievement Award.

She has been an Adjunct professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center where she received her LL.B., and a Lecturer of Law at Catholic University Columbus School of Law. She received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the District of Columbia School of Law.