JILLIAN S. MORRIS
Attorney at Law
Ms. Morris is an experienced family law attorney, who focuses her practice 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 listed in Best Lawyers for 2021, 2022, and 2024 in “Ones to Watch”. Ms. Morris has repeatedly been selected for inclusion as a "Rising Star" by Maryland SuperLawyers Magazine and DC SuperLawyers Magazine and was selected to Super Lawyers in Maryland for 2023-2024. Ms. Morris has received a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating of AV Preeminent® in the field of Family Law. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings are ratings by legal peers reflecting Very High General Ethical Standards and Legal Ability (including Legal Knowledge, Analytical Capabilities, Judgment, Communication Ability and Legal Experience).
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.
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Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Morris worked as an attorney at two boutique family law firms in Maryland.
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 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 several occasions. Ms. Morris is also a certified parent coordinator.
During law school, Ms. Morris represented victims of domestic violence in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia as a student attorney in her school's Families and the Law Clinic.
In her free time Ms. Morris enjoys spending her time with her husband and children.
Speaking Engagements/CLE: When a Parent Moves Away: Relocation in Custody Cases With or Without Consent (AFCC Maryland Chapter, 9th Annual Educational Conference, October 2023); Relocation Cases (Montgomery County Bar Association, Family Law Section Meeting, 2021); Careers in Gender Violence Prevention (Georgetown Law School, 2021); The Legal Process of Separation and Divorce in Montgomery County (Montgomery County Women's Commission, 2019).
Professional licensure: Ms. Morris was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2008 and the District of Columbia Bar in 2010.
Education: Ms. Morris 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.
Honors & Awards:
"The Best Lawyers in America - Ones to Watch"©, Family Law, Washington, D.C. Area (2021-2025)
Maryland Super Lawyers® - Super Lawyers: Selected for inclusion in the area of Family Law (2023-2025)
Maryland Super Lawyers - Rising Stars: Selected for inclusion in the area of Family Law (2016-2018)
Legal Association Memberships: Ms. Morris is an active member of the Bar Association of Montgomery County, Family Law Section; the Women's Bar Association of Maryland, Montgomery County Chapter; and the District of Columbia Bar, Family Law Section. She currently serves as the Social Chair of the Montgomery County Bar Association. In the past, she has served as a member of the Montgomery County Inns of Court. She has also served as a judge for a George Washington University Law School moot court event.