Divorce and Pets— Splitting Hairs Over Custody

December 20, 2012

Are pets property or members of the family? Until recently in American history, pets have merely been property in a cute and playful package. Yes, the dog was fun to play fetch with, and the cat was adorable, but they were still just considered property. However, the recent increase of “pet custody” cases give credence [...]

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What Family Law Lawyers Do, Part 1

December 20, 2012

Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related matters and domestic relations.  The family law attorneys at Luxenberg & Johnson, PC have strong expertise in all areas of domestic relations, including: Divorce negotiations, settlement and litigation Mediation Collaborative law Alimony and spousal support International family cases Child custody and support Best interest of the [...]

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Luxenberg top rated for ADR

April 27, 2012

Deborah Luxenberg will be included in the 2012 Top Rated Lawyers Guide to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).  Her  AV® Preeminent Rating on Martindale-Hubbell qualified her for inclusion in the new  listing of attorneys employing Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods. The guide will be featured on law.com and is produced by ALM.

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Luxenberg included in 2012 Super Lawyer ranking

April 23, 2012

Deborah Luxenberg has been selected for the 2012 Super Lawyer rating. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Super Lawyers magazine features [...]

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Luxenberg among select group of “Preeminent Women Lawyers”

March 29, 2012

Top peer ratings for Deborah Luxenberg have earned her inclusion in this year’s Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers™. Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings are a valuable resource when evaluating a lawyer. Ratings reflects the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary.  Attorneys are rated based on performance in five key areas. These [...]

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Deborah Luxenberg included in Best Lawyers, 2012 edition

March 4, 2012

Luxenberg is ranked by her peers as among the region’s top attorneys in the Baltimore and Washington DC’s Best Lawyers 2012 Edition, a supplement to the Wall Street Journal, The National Law Journal, the American Lawyer, and Corporate Counsel. The Best Lawyers ranking is based on more than 2.8 million evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

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Kim Hibsch races for cancer research

March 3, 2012

Attorney Kim Hibsch ran the NYC Marathon on November 6, 2011 to raise money for cancer research for Fred’s Team of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

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Sad news

March 3, 2012

Our beloved dog, Daisy, who accompanied us to the office every day and provided comfort to clients and all of us for 12 years, died in her sleep on November 26,2011.

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Luxenberg shares expertise with DC and Montgomery County Bar Associations

March 3, 2012

Deborah Luxenberg was a presenter at a DC Bar training seminar entitled, “Divorce in the Golden Years” in September 2011. She also shared her expertise for a “Community Property for the East Coast Practitioner” seminar held for both the Montgomery County Bar (in November) and the DC Bar (March 2011).

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Luxenberg quoted in Washington Post article

March 3, 2012

Deborah Luxenberg described some of the challenges unmarried couples may face when splitting up after what, in some cases, may be years of living together (cohabitation).   The article, “If you don’t get married, it’s hard to get a divorce,” by lifestyle reporter Ellen McCarthy was in the Washington Post, October 3, 2011.  http://tinyurl.com/WashingtonPost-Ellen-McCarthy  

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