8:30 am - 5:30 pm
5283 Corporate Drive
Suite 200
Frederick, MD 21703
We offer phone, virtual, and in-person online scheduling. Initial consultations last one hour and provide an opportunity to address your specific questions and goals with an attorney.
Please be advised consultations are limited to yourself and the attorney (no other person may be present in the consultation).
This appointment will be contingent upon a conflict check. We will email an appointment confirmation after the review is complete.
If you have already met with a Cordell & Cordell attorney,
please call 1-866-DADS-LAW to schedule your appointment.
A consultation fee is due at the time of your appointment. The fee is credited back at retention.
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Maureen Beery
Senior Litigation Attorney
Claire V. Costantino
Litigation Manager
Thomas E. Gross
Lead Litigator
Sherica James
Litigation Attorney
Kumudha Kumarachandran
Lead Litigator
Afua Quaye Ofosu
Senior Litigation Attorney
Kristine J. Rea
Regional Managing Attorney
Rebecca Brannan Ripley
Lead Litigator
Matthew J. Rudo
Senior Litigation Attorney
Debra Sheppard
Senior Litigation Attorney
Ashley J. Ward
Lead Litigator
Jessica E. Zadjura
Lead Litigator
Cordell & Cordell family attorneys fight to maintain and maximize your role in your children’s lives.
Our attorneys work to preserve your financial interests and the interests of your children.
Collaborative divorce and mediation enable couples to dissolve their relationship in a flexible manner that avoids going to court altogether.
Held when there has been a violation of a court order.
Ensure you receive all your paternity rights by filing for a declaration of paternity.
Our family law attorneys work with you to outline your divorce goals and prepare you for your case.
A court process designed to define the rights and obligations between spouses who are living apart while still legally married.
When a couple decides to end their marriage while one spouse is serving in the military, divorce tends to get more complicated.
If you find yourself earning less income, or your ex has a larger earning potential, we can help you file a modification to adjust past decrees.
Done right, these agreements allow couples to plan their future with more security.
The process of dividing assets during divorce and determining who gets what.
An order used by the court to protect against a situation involving alleged domestic violence, harassment, stalking, or sexual assault.
Money paid to your ex to maintain a standard of living they were used to during your marriage.
“Tom dumbs things down for people who don’t understand legal terms. Everything is amazing. Tom is an amazing person, and he’s wonderful. He keeps me well informed and calms my nerves. He talks to me as if he’s known me for a long time. It’s been great!”
“It felt like a team has been behind me working on this together. I didn’t feel like I was left in the dark. Their expertise and how they handled the case was phenomenal. It’s been fantastic!”
“Thomas has been pretty good to me. He’s steering me in the correct direction and making the best of a bad situation. Thomas has been thorough with the advice. Things have been going smoothly.”
“The cost was 100% worth it. Thomas was very professional and always got back to me in a reasonable time. I really appreciate that level of communication, because you don’t receive that everywhere.”
“[My attorney]is very supportive and keeps me in line. [My attorney] is an amazing attorney and person. She’s very down to earth and blunt. Bluntness is a wonderful quality in an attorney. That’s the reason I picked her to be my lawyer.”
”I am very impressed with [my attorney] and feel very fortunate that she is representing my interests. She is providing me with exceptional service. I believe [my attorney] is extremely competent and I trust her to provide me with the best strategy to achieve my goals. I would like to express my appreciation for the effort being made on my behalf. I feel fortunate to have her looking after my interests. I am very grateful to have her counsel and I am confident that she is providing me with the best representation possible.”
”I am very impressed with [my attorney] and feel very fortunate that she is representing my interests. She is providing me with exceptional service. I believe [my attorney] is extremely competent and I trust her to provide me with the best strategy to achieve my goals. I would like to express my appreciation for the effort being made on my behalf. I feel fortunate to have her looking after my interests. I am very grateful to have her counsel and I am confident that she is providing me with the best representation possible.”
The experienced divorce lawyers at Cordell & Cordell provide intelligent, aggressive divorce representation to fathers. We are a community of talented legal professionals that prioritize growth and success in all our life roles. Together we assure our clients the quality of representation we would expect for ourselves.
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