ATTORNEY PROFILES
Jessica Markham, Managing Principal Attorney
Jessica Markham practices all aspects of family law in Maryland and Washington, D.C. She has trial experience in Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Baltimore County and Washington D.C. courts and is also trained in Collaborative Law. Ms. Markham also handles guardianship matters and is frequently appointed by the Court as an attorney for Allegedly Disabled Adults and as Guardian of the Property. Ms. Markham has also been appointed by the court in Family Law matters as a Child Privilege attorney and a Best Interest Attorney (formerly Guardian Ad Litem).
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Regina A. DeMeo, Principal Attorney
Regina A. DeMeo is a Principal of Markham Law Firm. Since 1998, Regina has helped families in transition address their legal issues related to custody, child support, alimony, and property division either through negotiated settlements or litigation.
Together with her clients, she strives to develop a legal strategy that works within their budgets tailored to meet their needs regarding either a separation, divorce, custody dispute, prenuptial or postnuptial agreement. Utilizing alternate dispute resolution methods, she tries to minimize the costs of litigating issues such as child support, alimony, custody and/or property division.
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Jillian S. Morris, Principal Attorney
Ms. Morris was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2008 and the District of Columbia Bar in 2010. She received her JD from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in 2008. Ms. Morris graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York in 2002 with a BA in Political Science.
After law school Ms. Morris served as a law clerk to the Honorable Fern Flanagan Saddler at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for two years while Judge Saddler sat on the domestic relations and domestic violence dockets.
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Leah Ramirez (Hauser), Principal Attorney
Leah Ramirez (Hauser) represents clients in a broad range of family matters, including state, interstate and international family law.
Leah represents clients in divorce and custody cases in the District of Columbia and all across Maryland, including Baltimore County where she formerly served as a law clerk.
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Morgan E. Leigh, Counsel
Morgan Leigh focuses her practice on protective orders, peace orders, domestic violence, and criminal cases in Maryland and Washington, D.C. She has trial experience in multiple local Maryland counties and Washington, D.C. She is also barred in Maryland and Washington, D.C. federal courts.
Ms. Leigh began her career as a public defender in Montgomery County, Maryland where she represented clients in misdemeanor and felony cases. Ms. Leigh handled thousands of cases during her time at the Office of the Public Defender (OPD). After her time at OPD, she joined the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel where she represented hundreds of clients in D.C. Superior Court. During this time, Ms. Leigh also ran her own law firm where she handled cases in all areas of criminal law including but not limited to theft, fraud, DUI, drug possession, handgun possession, and assault-related offenses.
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Jane Rodgers, Senior Associate Attorney
Ms. Rodgers joined Markham Law Firm as a Senior Associate Attorney in 2022. She represents clients in a broad range of family law matters, including issues such as divorce, domestic violence, pre- and post- nuptial agreements, adoptions, custody and guardianship.
Ms. Rodgers joined Markham Law Firm after practicing for over seven years at a boutique firm in Bethesda where she also gained varied experience in civil in criminal matters including landlord/tenant matters and misdemeanor criminal defense and traffic matters.
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Leslie Miller, Senior Associate Attorney
Leslie Miller received her J.D. from the University of Baltimore, School of Law in 2016. She has worked as a paralegal focusing in family law since 2010.
While at the University of Baltimore, Leslie served as a Staff Editor and then as the Manuscript Editor for Law Forum, the only law school journal focusing entirely on Maryland law.
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Elizabeth E. Howard, Associate Attorney
Ms. Howard joined Markham Law Firm as an Associate Attorney in 2022.
Ms. Howard received her Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (2019). Ms. Howard has a Bachelor of Science in Sports and Entertainment Management from the University of South Carolina (2016, Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List).
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Amelia E. Marsden, Associate Attorney
Amelia E. Marsden joined Markham Law Firm. as an Associate Attorney in August 2022, focusing her practice on all aspects of family law. Amelia graduated from the University of Maryland Francis K. Carey School of Law in 2020.
Amelia received her undergraduate degree from Loyola University Maryland, cum laude and with other honors, in Political Science. While at Loyola, she served on the Student Government’s Executive Board, where she advocated for survivors of sexual assault on campus. Her passion for helping others influenced her decision to go to law school.