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Marina Barannik

Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, LLP
Attorney
Main Office/Mailing Address
1129 20th Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036

Maryland Office
4800 Hampden Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Phone: 202-466-8560

Marina S. Barannik is a partner in the Family Law Group of Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP (FTLF). Marina excels in dealing with international and complex family law matters. Always emphasizing the importance of family, Marina is skilled at resolving complex custody and property division cases. Marina serves a wide range of clients, including accomplished career executives, stay-at-home spouses, and international families who face the additional cross-cultural challenges of going through a divorce in a foreign country. Another area of Marina’s expertise is drafting and negotiating prenuptial and postnuptial agreements that help clients create solid foundations for successful marriages.

Trained in the area of Collaborative Law, Marina offers a hands-on and practical approach to resolving divorce matters and encourages clients to focus on long-term goals that are important to them. By seeking to understand the priorities and needs of her clients, she works to achieve positive results through negotiation, mediation, and the Collaborative Law process.

Marina has consistently been recognized as a “Top Lawyer” in the Washington metropolitan area by Washingtonian and Super Lawyers. She has also been honored by The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Collaborative Law and Family Law Mediation.

Honors / Awards

  • The Best Lawyers in America® – Family Law (2018-2023)
  • The Best Lawyers in America® – Collaborative Law: Family Law (2021-2023)
  • The Best Lawyers in America® – Family Law Mediation (2023)
  • Selected to the Washington, DC, Super Lawyers list – Family Law (2019-2022)
  • Selected to the Washington, DC, Super Lawyers “Top 100 Lawyers” list – Family Law (2020-2022)
  • Selected to the Washington, DC, Super Lawyers “Top 50 Women Lawyers” list – Family Law (2020-2022)
  • Washingtonian Magazine, Top Lawyer – Divorce and Family Law (2015, 2017-2022)

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), Fellow
  • International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), Fellow
  • American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
  • American Bar Association, International Law Section, Member
  • American Bar Foundation, Fellow (2019)
  • Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland, Member
  • DC Bar, Regulations/Rules/Board Procedures Committee, Member
  • DC Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Member
  • International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Member
  • Montgomery County Women’s Bar Association, Member