About

Geoffrey Platnick is a tremendously finished circle of relatives attorney in Potomac, Maryland, with a focal point on complicated own family regulation subjects. His enjoy and training provide him with an insightful angle into the sphere of own family law and its complicated wishes.

When it involves reaching a nice final results for his customers, Geoffrey Platnick is passionate. Clients often meet him beneath emotionally devastating occasions, relying on Geoff to evaluate their precise own family instances and desires. He then formulates and executes a method to acquire a desirable outcome for them and their households.

Geoff is specifically adept at crafting settlement agreements that in the end serve the customer and the excellent pursuits of teen youngsters concerned in family disputes. As the Managing Partner at the prominent circle of relatives law office of Strickler, Platnick & Hatfield in Potomac, MD, his areas of practice include all aspects of complex circle of relatives law subjects.

His exercise areas encompass divorce and litigation, complex custody litigation, baby aid and alimony issues, assets distribution and enterprise valuations, settlement agreements, custody agreements, pre-nuptial agreements, submit-nuptial agreements, grandparent visitation troubles, contempt/enforcement moves, change movements, home violence subjects, and felony problems faced through identical-sex couples.

Geoff regularly litigates earlier than Family Division magistrates and judges of the Circuit Court of Maryland and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in contested and uncontested divorce, custody, assets department, and monetary support topics. His singular attention is on retaining his customers capacity to preserve first-class familial relationships and financial properly-being.

Geoff frequents the Maryland appellate courts and is regularly appointed with the aid of the trial courts to symbolize the needs of youngsters as a educated and experienced Best Interest Lawyer.

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Legal Issues

Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father s Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights

Certificates

Licensed to Practice Law
Washington, DC Court of Appeals

Licensed to Practice Law
Maryland Court of Appeals

Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions
Maryland Jurdictions
Maryland
Since 2002">
District of Columbia Jurdictions
District of Columbia
Since 2003">

Experience
  • Managing Shareholder
    Strickler, Platnick & Hatfield
    2021
  • Equity Shareholder
    Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker
    2009
  • Senior Associate
    Strickler, Sachitano & Hatfield
    2007
  • Associate
    Gimmel, Weiman, Ersek & Blomberg
    2005
  • Trial Lawyer
    Office of the Lawyer General for the District of Columbia
    2003
Education
SUNY Buffalo Law School Education School Logo
SUNY Buffalo Law School
J.D. (2002) | Law
Graduation year: 1999">
West Virginia University Education School Logo
West Virginia University
B.A. (1991) | Communications
Graduation year: 1987">
Associations
Maryland, Bar Foundation, Inc. Montgomery County Professional Association
Maryland, Bar Foundation, Inc. Montgomery County
Bar Leader
2012 - Current">
Montgomery County Bar Association, Family Law Section Professional Association
Montgomery County Bar Association, Family Law Section
has membership
2005 - Current">
Washington, DC Bar Association Professional Association
Washington, DC Bar Association
has membership
2003 - Current">
Maryland State Bar
                        
                                                     # 46223 Professional Association
Maryland State Bar  # 46223
has membership
2002 - Current">
American Bar Association Professional Association
American Bar Association
has membership
2002 - Current">
Maryland State Bar Association Professional Association
Maryland State Bar Association
has membership
2002 - Current">
Montgomery County Bar Association Professional Association
Montgomery County Bar Association
has membership
2002 - Current">
Montgomery County Bar Association, Family Law Section Professional Association
Montgomery County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Co-chair
2009 - 2011">
Montgomery County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Continuing Legal Education Committee Professional Association
Montgomery County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Continuing Legal Education Committee
Co-chair
2007 - 2009">
Costs
  • Payment With Credit Card
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