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Kathleen M. Dumais
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(301) 951-9353
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Kathleen M. Dumais is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Family Law practice groups and concentrates on all aspects of family and domestic relations law. Her practice includes complex divorce and custody matters, and she is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyer who often serves as a court-appointed “best interest attorney” for children in custody disputes. Ms. Dumais was named one of the top 50 divorce lawyers in the Washington area by Washingtonian Magazine. She also was chosen as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women in 2007 and 2005 by The Daily Record and was named the “2005 Woman of the Year” by the Montgomery County Business and Professional Women.
Recently elected to her second term in the Maryland General Assembly, Ms. Dumais is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 15 in Montgomery County who sits on the Judiciary Committee. She presently serves on the Board of the Montgomery County Bar Foundation, and is a former treasurer of both the Foundation and the Montgomery County Bar Association (MCBA). She was co-chair of the Family Law Section of the MCBA, president of the Women’s Bar Association of Maryland-Montgomery County Chapter and has been a member of that group’s Executive Committee since 1995. She formerly chaired the MCBA’s New Practitioner’s Section and has been a member of numerous Bar Association special committees and task forces. Ms. Dumais recently received an award from the Catholic Charities Legal Services Network for outstanding pro bono services and received the 2005 Legislative Award from the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence.
As a former high school teacher, Ms. Dumais continues to work with young adults through the High School Mock Trial program, a joint effort of the Montgomery County Public Schools and Bar Association. She serves as the Vice President of the Board of Directors of St. Vincent Pallotti High School in Laurel, Md., her alma mater.
Ms. Dumais received her undergraduate degree cum laude from Mount Vernon College in Washington, D.C. and her J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law. She is a member of the bars of Maryland, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland and the District of Columbia.
Education
J.D., University of Maryland School of Law, 1983
B.A., Cum Laude, Mount Vernon College, 1980