Firm Updates

Markham Law Firm is pleased to announce that Jillian S. Morris will be expanding her practice to include parent coordination. Ms. Morris, a Principal at the firm, has recently completed her parent coordination training and is eager to serve clients in this new role.

Ms. Morris has exclusively practiced Family Law in Maryland and Washington, D.C. for the past 15 years. Her practice focuses on all aspects of divorce, including child custody, child support, alimony, and property division. Ms. Morris also has extensive experience in domestic violence matters.  Ms. Morris is trained as a mediator and in Collaborative Law. She is a member of the DC Academy of Collaborative Professionals (DCACP). She currently serves as a facilitator and mediator at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. She is also eligible to serve as a Child Privilege Attorney and Best Interest Attorney in Montgomery County and Guardian Ad Litem in the District of Columbia, and she has been appointed to do so on many occasions.

After law school Ms. Morris gained invaluable experience when she 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.

Ms. Morris was selected to SuperLawyers Maryland 2023 and had repeatedly been selected for inclusion as a "Rising Star" by Maryland SuperLawyers Magazine and DC SuperLawyers Magazine. Ms. Morris is listed in Best Lawyers for 2021 and 2022 in “Ones to Watch”.  Ms. Morris has  received a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating of AV Preeminent® in the field of Family Law.

In her new role as a parent coordinator, Ms. Morris will bring together her experience as a litigator, mediator, and mother to work with divorced parents to help them problem solve, communicate effectively, and coparent. 

To schedule a consultation or learn more, call our office at 240-396-4373 or click here to contact us.