Lauren E. Shea
Lauren E. Shea is a
principal and co-founder of Ain & Bank, P.C. The focus of her practice for more than twenty-two years has been family law. Lauren is experienced in litigating and settling all types of domestic relations cases. She helps clients identify reasonable goals and accomplish them effectively and efficiently. She often explains that if "both parties are a little unhappy, they have
probably settled upon the right result." Lauren is trained in collaborative law and has been peer rated in Washingtonian magazine as one of the top 50 divorce lawyers in the Washington DC area since 1990. Lauren was named as one of The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice area of Family Law, again, in 2011.
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Education
- City University of New York School of Law, J.D. 1987.
- University of Southern Maine, B.S. 1980.
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Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- New York (inactive)
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Professional Affiliations
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Virginia State Bar Association
- Fairfax Bar Association
- Collaborative Law Alliance
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Awards & Honors
- Named by Washingtonian magazine as one of the top attorneys in family law in the Washington, DC area (December 2007 issue)
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Significant Cases
- Kramer v.Kramer, 1996 Daily Wash. L. Rptr. 1205 (March 13, 1996)
- Kreuz v. Kreuz, 354 A.2d 867 (DC 1976); HAMEL v. HAMEL, 489 A.2d 471 (DC 1985)
- East v. East, 536 A.2d 1103 (DC 1987);
- Scott v. Rutherfoord, 30 Va. App. 176 (1999);
- Melrod v. Melrod, 83 Md. App. 180 (1990)
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