Sanford K Ain

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Family Law Practice

Ain & Bank attorneys are well versed in the subtleties of the law. We are experienced and innovative negotiators. We are also seasoned litigators, experienced in complex family law and civil cases, and as knowledgeable about intricate financial matters as we are about the arcane rules of procedure and evidence. Many of our appellate cases have created important precedent in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.

While best known for our complex, high net-worth cases involving extensive property interests, business succession, and related tax issues, we represent a range of individuals with family law issues. We are committed to being effective advisors to and advocates for all our clients.

Ain & Bank offers a comprehensive range of family law services from advice and counseling on the most sophisticated and complex business and legal issues to negotiating agreements, mediating disputes, and litigation involving:
* Premarital, postnuptial and marital settlement agreements
* Divorce
* Child custody and support
* Spousal support
* Property distribution
* Business succession
* Integrated solutions for wealth management and preservation
* Tax advice
* Civil litigation

Fellow - American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Sanford K Ain
Ain & Bank
1900 M St NW #600
Washington DC 20036-3508
Tel: 202 530-3300
Fax: 202 530-4411
E-mail: sain@AinBankLaw.com

Sanford K. Ain is a principal and co-founder of the firm. He has practiced family law for over 30 years and is listed in Woodward White’s The Best Lawyers in America, in both the family law and real estate law sections. Ranking Mr. Ain #1 among the Washington, DC area’s top divorce lawyers, Washingtonian magazine said, “Sandy Ain is one of the best divorce lawyers in America and maybe one of the best lawyers, period.”

In its “Guide to Civilized Divorce” Town & Country magazine named Mr. Ain as one of the ten best divorce lawyers in America. It commented that “Even in the case of [client’s name deleted for privacy] spectacularly public divorce, Ain…attempted to keep the show-down as ‘dignified and respectable’ as possible.” His practice also includes real estate law, corporate dissolution and corporate succession.

Mr. Ain is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, as well as the United States Supreme Court. He has successfully resolved some of the most notable and complex family law cases in the country. While well know for his adept negotiation skills, he is equally respected as a “top-flight” courtroom advocate. His appellate cases have created important precedents in family law in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.

National media often call on Mr. Ain for his legal expertise. He is a frequent lecturer, speaker and panelist on family law issues throughout the country. His articles and papers are widely published. His Comparison of the Domestic Relations Laws in Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia is particularly noteworthy.

Mr. Ain is a fellow of and recent counsel to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML); current and past president of the District of Columbia Chapter of the AAML; Counsel to the Academy 2001, 2005 and 2006; Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; and Diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Ain graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1969 (B.A., cum laude) and received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1972.