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Carly Krasner Leizerson

Family and Divorce Law

527 Madison Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10022

Carly Krasner Leizerson practices in all areas of matrimonial and family law including high conflict financial cases, child custody, relocation, child support modification actions, and the negotiation of prenuptial and separation agreements. She has also appeared before the Federal Courts in actions brought pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction. A litigator by training, she is a zealous advocate for her clients. Her deep understanding of the unique emotional and financial challenges facing families and individuals during the separation and divorce process allows her to find creative out-of-court solutions whenever possible, and her litigation background provides her with the tools and experience to aggressively litigate cases through trial and appeals, when necessary. Beginning in 2018, Carly has been recognized by her peers in Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” in the areas of matrimonial and family law, and in 2019, she was recognized by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys as a “Top 10 Under 40”. Prior to joining the Firm, Carly was an associate at McLaughlin & Stern, LLP, where she practiced matrimonial and family law. Carly received her law degree, cum laude from Pace University School of Law in 2012, where she was the Symposium and Submissions Editor of the Pace International Law Review. Carly is a member of the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.

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Carol Most

Family and Divorce Law

222 Bloomingdale Rd, White Plains, NY 10605, USA

Carol Most has several decades of experience in Family and Matrimonial Law. Ms. Most is capable of harnessing her experience and knowledge to get favorable results for her clients. To her clients, Ms. Most is warm and caring. Ms. Most’s warmth, however, is carefully balanced by her aggressive advocacy in court. Ms. Most is uniquely gifted in knowing what approach will best serve her clients and capitalizing on that approach when negotiating with adversaries and arguing in court. Ms. Most places the needs and desires of the client first when determining the approach taken in court. In addition to representing parties, Ms. Most also devotes a portion of her time to representing children. This experience enables her to more easily relate to judges and adversaries when child custody is at issue. Ms. Most’s experience includes all aspects of Family and Matrimonial Law including child custody, child support, maintenance, and equitable distribution. Ms. Most’s experience includes divorces where parties have many millions of dollars in assets held in complex structures to W-2 wage earners. For child custody, Ms. Most’s experience runs the gamut of involved caring parents, to issues involving drugs, abuse, alienation, and mental health issues. Ms. Most is capable of taking her extensive experience and knowledge and effectively applying it to You. If you are going through a divorce, you know that you need a divorce lawyer who will be a good listener and an effective negotiator. You need an attorney who knows how to be understanding about your situation, and how to get tough in court. You need the experienced matrimonial law attorneys at Most & Schneid, P.C.

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Carolyn Grimes

Carolyn Grimes

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Family and Divorce Law

500 Montgomery St, STE 575, Alexandria, VA 22314

Carolyn Grimes practices in all areas of family law including divorce, spousal support, child custody, child support, equitable distribution, retirement issues, and prenuptial agreements, among other areas. She practices in all of the Circuit and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts in Northern Virginia and has argued before the Court of Appeals. She has lectured on family law topics ranging from custody to retirement issues, including military, federal, civilian and Foreign Service retirement issues. In addition to traditional litigation, Ms. Grimes practices law in the collaborative law model. She is also a mediator herself. Ms. Grimes has been selected to be included in The Best Lawyers in America since 2014, has repeatedly received a Super Lawyers designation, has been recognized as a Top Attorney by Washingtonian Magazine, and has received a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating of "AV."

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Catherine Hicks

Family and Divorce Law

125 Maple Street NW, Gainesville, GA 30501

Catherine Hicks is a native Atlantan, a 1986 graduate of the University of Georgia (cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and a 1989 graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law.. She was awarded the full academic Castellow Scholarship to UGA Law School. Catherine was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1989 and joined Fox Chandler in 1992. Catherine is a member of the Gainesville-Northeastern Bar Association (Vice President, 2016-2017; Secretary, 2014-2016), The E. Wycliff Orr Inn of Court, and the Family Law Section of the Georgia Bar Association. Catherine is a former Special Assistant Attorney General. She has been an active member of the State Bar's High School Mock Trial Committee since 1991 (Chair, 1996-1997). Catherine's community and civic involvement has included: Hall-Dawson CASA Board of Directors; Hall County United Way (Attorneys Section Chair); Children's Center for Hope and Healing Board of Directors; Northeast Georgia Medical Center Auxiliary; Enota Elementary PTA Board Vice President; Centennial Elementary PTA Board Secretary; Pinecrest Academy Touchdown Club Officer; Gainesville High School and Pinecrest Academy mock trial team coach. Catherine and her husband Brian are the parents of two sons who are also attorneys. Divorce and other kinds of family law litigation are frequently very stressful. Catherine Hicks focuses her practice exclusively on the area of family law and on helping her clients navigate the often complex, stressful situations with which they are faced with compassion, experience and attention to detail.

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