Attorney Profile

Martha JP McQuade

Martha McQuade

McQuade Byrum, P.L.L.C.
602 North Columbus Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Contact Contact Martha JP McQuade
T: 703-548-4200
F: 703-548-4647

Visit: www.mcquadebyrum.com
Practice areas: Family Law (100%)

Profile

Martha McQuade is an experienced family law attorney, recognized by Washingtonian Magazine, listed in Super Lawyers and named to Best Lawyers in America.  A good problem solver and negotiator who settles the vast majority of her cases, she is also a trial attorney and fully prepared to protect her client's interests in court. 

Selected to:

Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers 2009
Virginia Super Lawyers 2009
Virginia Super Lawyers 2008

About Martha McQuade

Admitted: 1985, Virginia

Professional Webpage: www.mcquadebyrum.com/jsp2132799.jsp

Honors and Awards: SELECTED ACTIVITIES, AFFILIATIONS AND HONORS: Named in Washingtonian Magazine as one of "Washington's Top Lawyers" in family law field; 2007 - Present: Member, Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board (2002-2007 Fourth District Disciplinary Committee: Vice-Chair, 2006-07; Chair, 2005-06; Secretary, 2004-2005); 2006 - Present: Member, Board of Directors, Virginia Women Attorneys Association; 2004 - Present: Member, Board of Governors, Human Rights Campaign; 2005 - Present (Also 1994 - 2001): Member, Board of Directors Women's Bar Association Foundation; 2003 - Present: Member (and 2009 chair), District of Columbia Bar Regulations/Rules/Board Procedures Committee; 2001 - Present: Conciliator, Fairfax Circuit Court; September 2004: "Star of the Bar" Honoree, Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia; 2001: Speaker on "Ethics for Domestic Relations Lawyers" at Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Family Law Seminar; May 2000: Recipient, Frederick B. Abramson Award Presented by the District of Columbia Bar Association for bar leadership; 1999: Recipient, Gerald B. Roemer Community Service Award Presented by Department of Justice Pride; 1999: Speaker on "Essential Negotiation Skills and Strategies" at the American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession's National Summit for Women in Law Firms; 1998 and 1999: Chair and Moderator, Fairfax Bar Association Annual Bench- Bar CLE 1997: Member, Supreme Court of Virginia Curriculum Committee for Judicial Education (Diversity Training);1996-98: President, Virginia Commission on Women and Minorities in the Legal System (Secretary, 1995-96; Treasurer, 1993-94; Annual Meeting Program Chair, 1992-93); 1996: Panelist with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on "The Enduring Contributions of Ellen Spencer Mussey and Emma Gillett" at Washington College of Law Founder's Day Celebration; 1995-96: President, Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia (President-Elect, 1994-95; Secretary, 1987-89; Member, Long Range Planning Committee and Chair, Programming Coordination Group, 1989); 1995-99: Co-Chair, District of Columbia Bar Association Task Force on Sexual Orientation and the Legal Workplace; 1985: Ten Outstanding Young Women of America
Bar/Professional Activity: See Honors and Awards
Pro bono/Community Service: See Honors and Awards

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