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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.