Anne Marie Jackson is a co-founder and principal of Feldman Jackson, representing clients in all areas of family law, including divorce, custody, support, and property division issues.
Anne Marie chose to concentrate her practice in family law because of the opportunity this practice area affords to make a significant difference in the lives of families. She derives great satisfaction from helping clients navigate one of the most challenging times of their lives and to emerge with hope for the future.
Understanding that every family is unique, with different needs, Anne Marie offers clients a variety of approaches to divorce, including Collaborative divorce, negotiation, mediation, and litigation. Additionally, Anne Marie is both a trained mediator and a certified arbitrator, specializing in family law. Noting that many family law attorneys excel at reaching settlement or at litigating, but rarely both, she is committed to achieving strength in both litigation and negotiation, so that she can pursue whatever avenue will best meet each client's goals.
Deeply involved in the legal community and the family law bar, Anne Marie frequently teaches Continuing Legal Education programs for a variety of organizations, including the D.C. Bar, the American Bar Association, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and the Montgomery County Bar Association.
Anne Marie lives with her husband, three children and dog in the Ag Reserve of Montgomery County.
Practice Areas
- Divorce
- Collaborative Divorce
- Property division
- Spousal support/Alimony
- Child support
- Child custody, including relocation
- High net worth divorce
- Postnuptial agreements
- Family law litigation
- Family law appeals
- Family law mediation
- Family law arbitration
Professional Memberships and Activities
- International Academy of Family Lawyers
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Former Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee
- Former member, Board of Editors of The Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Former member, Board of Governors
- Former faculty, Family Law Institute
- Former president of the D.C. Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Chair, Finance Committee
- Former Financial Officer
- Former chair, Marital Property Committee
- Former chair, Ethics Committee
- Former chair, SCOPE Committee
- Former member, Continuing Legal Education Committee
- Former faculty, Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Montgomery County Bar Association
- Former co-chair, Family Law Section
- Women’s Bar Association of Maryland
- Former executive committee member
- Former co-chair, Judicial Selections Committee, received Outstanding Service Award
- Women’s Bar Association of Maryland, Montgomery County Chapter
- D.C. Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Founding member
- Founding board member
Honors
- Washingtonian
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Washington, DC, Top Lawyer 15+ Years, September 2022.
- Identified as one of Washington’s Top Divorce Lawyers, 2007-2025
- Bethesda Magazine
- Named a Bethesda Top Attorney, Family & Divorce Law, Nov/Dec 2025, Nov/Dec 2023.
- Selected as one of the Top Attorneys in Divorce and Family Law in 2013, 2017, and 2019
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Super Lawyers©
- Top-Rated Family Law Attorney, Maryland: 2019-2026
- Top 100: Maryland Super Lawyer: 2024-2026
- Top 50: Women Maryland Super Lawyer: 2024-2026
- Top-Rated Family Law Attorney, Washington, D.C:. 2010-2023
- Top 50 Women, Washington, DC Super Lawyer: 2010, 2012-2017
- Top 100 Washington DC Super Lawyer: 2012-2015
- Martindale-Hubbell AV rated since 2005
Reported Opinions
- Duffy v. Duffy, 881 A.2d 630 (D.C. 2005)
- McClintic v. McClintic, 39 A.3d 1274 (D.C. 2012)
- Estopina v. O’Brian, 68 A.3d 790 (D.C. 2013)
- Benic v. Fox, 2015 D.C. Super. LEXIS 12
- Herrick v. Wain, 154 Md. App. 222 (2003)
Publications
- “From Negotiation to Litigation: Professional Custody Evaluations”, MSBA Bar Bulletin, September 2003
- “Complex Family Matters” with Sanford K. Ain, The National Law Journal, January 24, 2000
- “Deviating from Child Support Guidelines”, MSBA Bar Bulletin, September 1998
- “The Coming of Age of Grandparent Visitation Rights”, 43 Am.U.L.Rev. 563 (1994)
