Business Description
Sandra first became familiar with Maryland family law at the Baltimore City office of the Legal Aid Bureau in the Domestic and Child in Need of Assistance (CINA) units as an intern while attending school at the University of Baltimore School of Law. Upon graduation, she practiced Family Law at the Metropolitan Office of the Legal Aid Bureau located in Riverdale, Maryland. This attorney experience was followed by acquiring a position as the Managing Family Law Attorney, for a well-established firm, for over four years.Legal Practice:
Best Interest Attorney, Family Law, Divorce, Collaborative Law, Mediation
Presently Involved in the Maryland Community in the Following Ways:
Volunteer, Prepare for Success program
Volunteer attorney, The Montgomery County Bar Foundation Legal Clinics in the Wheaton and Germantown, Maryland areas
Volunteer attorney, Self -Represented Litigants Project in Prince George’s County, Maryland
Volunteer attorney, Community Legal Services of Prince George’s County Family Law Clinic
Current Memberships:
Women’s Bar Association of Maryland, Montgomery Bar Association;
Member of the Family Law Section of the Montgomery County Bar Association;
Member of the Collaborative Law Section of the Montgomery County Bar Association;
Certified Training in Collaborative Law in the State of Maryland;
Certified Court Appointed and Private Family Law Mediator
Certified Court Appointed Best Interest Attorney for Minor Children
Certified Parent Coordinator in Maryland
Previous Memberships:
Board Member of the Maryland State Bar Hispanic Bar Association Executive Board
Board Member of the Maryland State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Previous Member of the Prince George’s County
Member of International Association of Collaborative Professionals
Board Member of the Prince George’s County Community Legal Services Organization
Education:
Law School: University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 2004
College: University of Maryland, BA – Bachelor of Arts, 1999
