Ms. Strent practices family law in the courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Her experience includes litigation and negotiation in the areas of child custody and support, property disputes, and all other issues arising out of marriage dissolution. Ms. Strent also represents children who are the subject of custody litigation. Her practice includes post-trial work regarding retirement benefits and appellate litigation. She is also trained in collaborative law.

Ms. Strent belongs to the Maryland State Bar Association, the Montgomery County Bar Association, and the District of Columbia Bar Association. She is a volunteer at the Montgomery County Pro Se Project and Washington, D.C. Self-Help Center, programs created to assist litigants without lawyers, teaches a class at the Montgomery County Women’s Commission on how to obtain a divorce without a lawyer, and recently co-edited the Commission for Women’s handbook entitled A Woman’s Guide to Surviving the Legal Process of Separation and Divorce in Maryland.

She was recognized as one of the top family law attorneys in Maryland’s Super Lawyers Magazine in 2009.

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Strent served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. John M. Campbell of the Superior Court for the District of Columbia.

Ms. Strent earned her J.D. cum laude from George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. in 1997 and prior to that, she received her B.A. in international relations from American University.

Ms. Strent takes a personal approach with each client and tailors her presentation to the clients’ individual needs. She focuses on putting her clients in an optimal position so that they can best accomplish their goals.

Amy B. Strent