FAMILY LAW THROUGH GENERAL LITIGATION
SUPER LAW YERS / MARYLAND 2013
JO B. FOGEL
JO BENSON FOGEL, P.A.
5900 Hubbard Drive
Georgetowne Park
Rockville, MD 20852
Tel: 301-468-2288
Fax: 301-881-9074
jfogelpa@aol.com
www.jobensonfogellaw.com
For over 35 years, Jo Benson Fogel has represented individuals
in complex divorce and family-related controversies. Ms. Fogel
has long been an advocate for effective mediation and ADR.
Clients have been successful in preserving their marital,
professional, and family assets. Ms. Fogel and her firm
concentrate on assisting those individuals who are entitled
to receive income from retirement benefits, bonuses, estates,
property, and partnership holdings or other assets. Ms. Fogel’s
years of experience have created a strong and respected
reputation throughout the State of Maryland and Washington,
D.C. AV-rated; NBTA-Certified Family Law Trial Attorney 2006;
Washingtonian Top Lawyers 2004, 2007, 2009; Maryland Super
Lawyers Top 50 and Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers.
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
ALTERNATIVE DISPU TE RESOLU TION
FAMILY LAW
BRIAN A. KANE
POOLE & KANE, P. A.
29 West Franklin Street
Hagerstown, MD 21742
Tel: 301-790-3600
Fax: 301-714-0082
brian.kane@poole-kane.com
www.poole-kane.com
Brian Kane represents individuals and businesses in
negotiations, transactions, and litigation, with a concentration
on family law. Certificated in Collaborative Practice in both the
traditional and interdisciplinary models, he is an experienced
mediator often appointed by the court in family law cases, and
has served as court-appointed child counsel in contested cases
in several Maryland counties. He is a member of the Family Law
Sections of both the ABA and MSBA, is a Fello w of the Maryland
Bar Foundation, and serves on the Peer Review Committee of
the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission and the Trial
Courts Judicial Nominating Commission. Brian holds a law
degree from Penn State University’s Dickinson School of Law,
where he was an Associate Editor of the Dickinson Law Review.
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES
FAMILY LAW
STUART MUNTZING
SKOK
Stuart Skok is a partner in the Law Firm of Houlon, Berman,
Bergman, Finci, Levenstein & Skok, LLC where she devotes her
practice to complex family law and divorce matters, including
prenuptial agreements, separation agreements, litigation,
mediation, collaborative divorce, and post-divorce modification
and enforcement. She is Co-President of Collaborative Divorce
Association, Inc. (CDA). She lectures and publishes in the area of
family law, most recently her book Handbook for Separation and
Divorce. In 2012, Maryland Super Lawyers named Stuart one of
the Top 50 Women Attorneys.
FRED S. HECKER
MILLER & HECKER LLC
75 East Main Street
Westminster, MD 21157
Tel: 410-876-0011
Fax: 410-876-1839
fhecker@miller-hecker.com
www.miller-hecker.com
Fred S. Hecker is a 1987 graduate of the University of Baltimore
School of Law, a member of MSBA and the Carroll County Bar
Association, and a Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation.
Mr. Hecker concentrates his practice on the areas of family
law, civil litigation, and criminal defense. He received the
2007 Maryland Bar Foundation Professional Legal Excellence
Award for the Advancement of Public Service Responsibility, is
the immediate past Chair of the Carroll County Bar Association
Family Law Committee, is a contributing author to the Maryland
Trial Judges’ Benchbook, and is vice president to the Board of the
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
GENERAL LI TIGATION
FAMILY LAW
RIA P. ROCHVARG
RIA P. ROCHVARG, P.A.
PO Box 1907
Ellicott City, MD 21041
Tel: 410-313-9725
Fax: 410-313-8232
rrochvarg@comcast.net
www.riaprochvargpa.com
Ria Rochvarg is recognized as one the leading lawyers in
Maryland concentrating on the area of guardianship law. She
has been appointed by circuit court judges in over 1,000 cases to
represent persons who are the subject of guardianship petitions.
She also represents the University of Maryland Medical
System in guardianship matters, handles private guardianship
cases, and is active in the drafting and study of guardianship
legislation. Ria’s practice also involves representation of children
as best interest attorney in custody cases. She serves on the
Custody Subcommittee of the Administrative Office of the
Courts. A 1992 graduate of the University of Baltimore School
of Law, she has been in private practice since 1994 after working
for the Legal Aid Bureau in Baltimore.
HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
FAMILY LAW
STEVEN M. WEISBAUM
THE WEISBAUM LAW FIRM,
LLC
51 Monroe Place
Suite 1901
Rockville, MD 20850
Tel: 301-279-0977
Fax: 301-340-7956
sweisbaum@mac.com
www.weisbaumlaw.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
FAMILY LAW
My approach to the practice of law comes from a strong
background in civil litigation and an understanding of the
importance of approaching legal disputes with an eye
toward problem solving. Separation and divorce can place
an enormous emotional and financial strain on a family and
cause communications between couples to become destructive
and hurtful, or to breakdown altogether. Because litigation
can escalate conflict and limit opportunities to communicate
and reach agreement, I look for every opportunity to resolve
family matters through collaborative dispute resolution and
mediation. When collaborative resolution is not suitable I
provide litigation services designed to get results. To learn more
about the services that I can provide, visit my website.
WALTER A. HERBERT, JR.
LAW OFFICE OF
WALTER HERBERT
14454 Old Mill Road, Suite 301
PO Box 1384
Upper Marlboro, MD 20773
Tel: 301-627-8200
Fax: 301-952-8007
herbertlaw@att.net
www.herbertlaw.com
FAMILY LAW
Walter Herbert has 25 years of experience representing
clients in all areas of family law, including mediation and
separation agreements, divorce, child custody and support,
spousal support, and property issues. In 2003 Mr. Herbert was
named on the MSBA Family & Juvenile Law Section Council,
the premier family law policy-making group in the State of
Maryland, and in June 2011 Mr. Herbert was selected, after many
years in the leadership of this prestigious organization, to serve a
one-year term as Chair of the Family Law Section of the MSBA.
In addition, Mr. Herbert has frequently lectured for CLE courses
and has authored, or co-authored, many articles, including
“Handling Child Relocation Cases.” Mr. Herbert practices
throughout central and southern MD and northern VA.
JOEL E. SEGALL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
11419 Cronridge Drive
Suite 7
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Tel: 410-602-0188
Fax: 410-602-0177
joel@segalllaw.com
www.segalllaw.com
FAMILY LAW
Mr. Segall is a family law attorney focusing on separations and
divorce, alimony and child support issues, custody/visitation
arrangements and parenting plans, and property division. He
received his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center
and has been in private practice for over 25 years. Mr. Segall
helps clients navigate complicated domestic issues with as
little stress and monetary cost to clients as possible. Preferring
to advocate through alternative dispute resolution, Mr. Segall
will utilize his litigation experience when necessary. Mr. Segall
is certified in Civil Mediation and a member of the MSBA Family
Law Section, the Maryland Association for Justice, and the
Baltimore County Bar Family Law Committee. He is also on the
Board of Directors for the Humane Society of Baltimore County.
BRUCE F. BRIGHT
AYRES JENKINS GORDY &
ALMAND, PA
6200 Coastal Highway
Suite 200
Ocean City, MD 21842
Tel: 410-723-1400
Fax: 410-723-1861
bbright@ajgalaw.com
www.ajgalaw.com
Bruce Bright’s practice focuses on civil litigation, including both
trial and appellate work representing businesses and individuals
in the areas of: commercial and contract law; business torts;
corporate, LLC, and partnership disputes; construction law;
property rights; and personal injury (product liability, premises
liability, motor vehicle torts). Mr. Bright also represents
municipalities, providing advice to various departments, boards,
and commissions, in regard to legislative, zoning, personnel,
and liability issues. Mr. Bright has also frequently represented
condominium associations and condominium unit owners
in regard to disputes and issues governed by the Maryland
Condominium Act and condominium bylaws.
BUSINESS LITIGATION
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
GENERAL LI TIGATION
