Ain & Bank, P.C.

Suite 600, 1900 M Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20036-3565View Map


 
Practice Areas:
Domestic Relations, Business Successions and Family Wealth Management.
 
Firm Size: 11
 
Sanford K. Ain (Member) born Glen Cove, New York, July 24, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Virginia; 1973, District of Columbia; 1982, Maryland. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., cum laude, 1969); Georgetown University (J.D., 1972). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Diplomat, American college of Family Trial Lawyers. Author of Numerous Articles, Publications and Presentations including: "Divorce-The Valuation and Division of Stock Options," D.C. Bar; "Complex Family Matters, Editorial on Troxel v. Granville, U.S. Supreme Court," The National Law Journal; "How to Value Goodwill as Marital Asset," The National Law Journal; What You Should Know About Divorce Taxation Involving the Elderly," The Practical Tax Lawyer, Spring; "Taxation Issues Affecting the Older Divorce Client," American Bar Association Family Advocate. Lecturer: "Classifying and Valuing Employee Stock Options Upon a Marital Dissolution," Virginia State Bar Presentation; "A Comparison of the Domestic Relations Laws- Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia"; Aspen Publishers: Valuing Professional Practices and Licenses, Third Edition, Chapter 44B; Professional, Personal and Celebrity Goodwill Valuation: Forecasting an Uncertain Future; "The Use of Professional Consultants, Advisors and Experts in Pre-Litigation Resolution of Marital and Custody Disputes," District of Columbia Bar Presentation. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Counsel, 1999-2000 and 2005-2006; President, District of Columbia Chapter, 1991-1994; President, 2003—). Member: Montgomery County Bar Association (Member, Continuing Legal Education Faculty, 1985—); The District of Columbia Bar (Continuing Legal Education Faculty Member, 1979—); Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Director of Executive Council, Y.L.S., 1978-1981); Virginia State Bar (Continuing Legal Education Faculty Member, 1983—); Maryland State (Member, Continuing Legal Education Faculty, 1985—) and American Bar Associations; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Continuing Legal Education Faculty Member); Montgomery County, Maryland Bar Continuing Legal Education Faculty Member. Practice Areas: Family Law; Commercial Transactions; Business Successions; Real Property.
 
Rita M. Bank (Member) born New York, New York, April 3, 1946; admitted to bar, 1978, District of Columbia; 1985, Maryland. Education: Hunter College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1967); Catholic University (J.D., 1978). Author: Divorce in the Washington Metropolitan Area, Women's Legal Defense Fund, 1985. Co-Author: Legal Remedies for Domestic Relations Crises in the District of Columbia, Women's Legal Defense Fund, 1980. Associate Professor, Catholic University Law School, 1979-1981. Law Clerk to Hon. Gladys Kessler, Superior Court, District of Columbia, 1978-1979. Past President, Women's Legal Defense Fund, 1985, 1986, 1987. Board of Visitors, Catholic University Law School, 1998—. Member: District of Columbia Bar (Co-Chairman, Task Force on Family Law Representation, 1991—; General Counsel, 1996-1998; Board of Governors, 2004—); Maryland State Bar Association; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Past President, D.C. Chapter). Practice Areas: Family Law.
 
Mark S. Carlin (Member) born New York, N.Y., June 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, District of Columbia; 1984, Maryland; 1986, Virginia. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); Yale University (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Criminal Practice Institute Trial Manual, 1982, 1983. Law Clerk to Honorable James A. Belson, Associate Judge, D.C. Superior Court, 1977-1978. Member and Vice Chair, 1994-2003, Chair, 2005—, District of Columbia Court of Appeals Committee on Admissions. Barrister, Charles Fahy American Inn of Court, 1983-1986. Staff Attorney, 1977-1983 and Assistant Chief, Appellate Division, 1984-1985, District of Columbia Public Defender Service. Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1999—. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Maryland State Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; District of Columbia Judicial Conference. Practice Areas: Family Law; Collaborative Law; Civil Litigation.
 
Lauren E. Shea (Member) born Malden, Massachusetts, August 24, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1989, District of Columbia; 1991, Virginia. Education: University of Southern Maine (B.S., 1980); City University of New York (J.D., 1986). Member: Fairfax County Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar (Member: Family Law Section); Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Family Law.
 
Anne Marie Jackson (Partner) born Rhinebeck, New York, June 23, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Maryland; 1995, Virginia; 1997, District of Columbia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1991); Washington College of Law, American University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Senior Federal Circuit Editor, American University Law Review, 1993-1994. Law Clerk to the Honorable Theodore G. Bloom, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, 1994-1995. Author: "The Coming of Age of Grandparent Visitation Rights," 43 American University Law Review 563 (1994). Member: Montgomery County (Family Law Section; Co-Chair, 2000-2001), Maryland State (Member, Family Law Section, 2003-2004) and American (Member, Family Law Section; Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2006-2007) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar (Member, Family Law Section); Montgomery County Women's Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, 1997-2003; President, 2002-2003); Women's Bar Association of Maryland (Judicial Selections; Co-Chair, 2002—); Fellow, Leadership Academy, 2003-2004. Practice Areas: Family Law.
 
Darryl Alan Feldman (Partner) born Merced, California, July 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Maryland; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1996, District of Columbia. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.S.M., 1991); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1994). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Montgomery County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law.
 
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Clare K. Miller (Associate) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1989, District of Columbia; 2001, Maryland. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., 1980); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Certified Public Accountant, New York, 1983. Recipient, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers "Outstanding Family Law Student," Hofstra University, 1987. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Montgomery County, New York State, Maryland and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Practice Areas: Family Law.
 
Sharon R. Siegel (Associate) born Washington, D.C., October 17, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania; 1980, Maryland; 1981, District of Columbia. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1975); Temple University (J.D., 1978). Member: Montgomery County and Maryland State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law.
 
Rebecca C. Shankman (Associate) born New Rochelle, New York, August 13, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Maryland; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: Bates College (B.A., with honors, 1997); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 2002). Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law. Fellow, Marshall-Brennan. Law Clerk, Honorable John M. Mott, Associate Judge, District of Columbia Superior Court. Member: District of Columbia Bar, (Member, Family Law Section); Montgomery County, Maryland State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law.
 
Robert M. Gottschalk (Associate) born Waterloo, Iowa, September 28, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2000, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2005, District of Columbia; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1995); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1998). Judge of Student Oral Arguments, University of Illinois College of Law. Counselor for A.B.A. Negotiation Competition, University of Illinois, College of Law. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Contracts and Agreements; Domestic Relations; Civil Litigation.
 
Julie Curran Gerock (Associate) born Melrose, Massachusetts, March 30, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, North Carolina, Virginia and District of Columbia. Education: University of Miami (B.A., 1994); Boston College (J.D., 1998). President, Boston College Environmental Law Society, 1997-1998; Undergraduate Co-professor, Environmental Law, Boston College, Spring 1998. Member: Fairfax (Family Law Section, 2005—; Board Member, Young Lawyer's Section, 2006—), Mecklenburg County (Member, Family Law Section), North Carolina (Member, Family Law Section, 1999—) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; Virginia State Bar (Member, Family Law Section, 2006—); Virginia Women's Attorneys Association; The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Family Law Section). Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation.
 
Tammy Gershoni (Associate) born Petah-Tikva, Israel, June 10, 1959; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: New York University (B.S., 1980); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2000). Formerly with Zuckerman Spaeder LLP. Member: Fairfax and Virginia Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Family Law.
 
Wesley P. Gelb (Associate) born Washington, D.C., February 21, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Maryland; 2004, District of Columbia; 2007, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., 2000); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2003). Member: Jordan, Coyne & Savits, LLP, 2005-2008; Simeone & Miller, LLP, 2004-2005. Maryland State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Litigation.
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