The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers

Brett Ward (Blank Rome), Jennifer Wald (Lakin Spears) and Beth McCormack (Beermann)

We’re honored to introduce The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Family Lawyers.

The dynamos of divorce, the potentates of prenups, the countesses of custody.

For anyone who’s got a heart – or at least gave it a go – there’s a decent chance you’ll need one of the talented lawyers included in this guide. This is the 2nd edition of this guide, which we first published in February 2020. (Fitting, right? So much bustling optimism with the launch of a new guide focused on family matters – the first of its kind ever – only a month before Covid.)

Ah, well. Everyone hurts sometimes.

Which is when you need one of these lawyers – whether before (prenup); after (separation, divorce, custody) or thereafter (estate and trust litigation and probate).

We selected these attorneys through our time-honed process that includes submissions; journalistic research; and vetting by peers, clients and others knowledgeable in this area.

These are the lawyers who can help you hold on when times seem they can’t get worse, and to protect children, families and assets that can easily be damaged often beyond repair in the hands of less wise counsel.

This guide is 52 percent female and 11 percent inclusive.