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“I enjoy all aspects of being a divorce litigator, from the direct client interaction to strategizing best paths to optimal outcomes and obtaining excellent results for my clients either via mediation or litigation. I enjoy and do my best when thinking outside of the standard family law paradigm to find creative solutions for my clients that help them feel empowered by an otherwise overwhelming process.”

Eva Juncker

Principal

301-968-3405
301-654-7354 FAX
ejuncker@paleyrothman.com

Eva N. Juncker is a Principal and a member of the firm’s Family Law and Litigation practice groups. Eva’s practice focuses on all areas of family law, including divorce, juvenile law, custody, support, equitable distribution, post-divorce modification, partition actions, transgender issues, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, marital settlement agreements, and property settlement agreements. She also served as a qualified guardian ad litem in Virginia for over 10 years.

Eva’s years as a qualified guardian ad litem enable her to simultaneously focus on the independent best interests of a child while also focusing on a client’s stated goals. She approaches cases strategically, working with clients to discern the best method of handling a family law matter for each individual client in order to maximize the desired outcome for her clients. Legal issues surrounding family formation and dissolution can be exceedingly difficult both, emotionally and legally, and Eva is adept at working with clients to address all aspects of their case. Eva and her team make sure clients are involved in every step of the process and are always aware of the status of their case and the importance of their legal matter.

Eva was lead counsel on a case of nationwide first impression and successfully argued for recognition of a same-sex common law marriage in the District of Columbia over the opposing party’s objection. The court found that the parties were indeed common law married as of March 2010.

Eva was also lead counsel on another case of first impression in the District of Columbia, successfully arguing that a burial designation could be executed via an electronic signature. In re Estate of Z.R., B.G. and N.G., Petitioners 138 DWLR 1757 (May 21, 2010) (Long, J.) (Sup.Ct.D.C.).

Some of Eva’s other work can be found at Scott v. Scott, Court of Appeals of Virginia, December 7, 2004, Record No. 0815-04-4, affirmed. She has also been a featured lecturer over the course of her career, delighting in educating her peers and the public on matters of family law in all three jurisdictions wherein she practices: Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia. Eva was selected as a Virginia Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2008, recognized as one of the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 by the National LGBT Bar Association in 2011, and was recognized as one of Bethesda’s top divorce lawyers by Bethesda Magazine in 2013 and 2017.

Raised in Fairfax County, Virginia, Eva received her B. A. in English from the University of Virginia in 1996. The daughter of a Naval Officer, Eva was born in Agnano, Italy. She and her spouse of over 20 years live in Howard County, Maryland, where they enjoy raising their daughter and their two disabled, but highly active Australian Shepherds. Eva’s hobbies include golfing, camping, Girl Scouts, gaming, and swimming.