Representing Employees of Intergovernmental Organizations and Their Spouses in Divorce

This book provides guidance for the family law practitioner handling a case that involves a current or former employee of certain intergovernmental organizations that create, support, and enforce international laws. Representing Employees of Intergovernmental Organizations and Their Spouses in Divorce will help you flag issues and provide you the necessary information to handle the matter yourself or recognize when to consult an expert. This resource is critical to help you represent the interests of your client no matter what side you’re on, grounding you with the basics before covering the more detailed and nuanced aspects, and it includes practice pointers, checklists, glossary terms, and definitions you can reference as needed.

Leslie Miller focuses her practice in the areas of complex retirement divisions and the preparation of qualified domestic relations orders. She is frequently retained by attorneys in the DC Metro area and beyond to assist in their complex retirement matters as co-counsel or expert witness. She is licensed to practice law in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. Ms. Miller received her JD from the University of Baltimore, School of Law. While at the University of Baltimore, Ms. Miller served as a staff editor and then as the manuscript editor for Law Forum. Ms. Miller has received numerous honors, including having been selected for inclusion as a “Rising Star” by Maryland SuperLawyers Magazine and DC SuperLawyers Magazine. Ms. Miller is active in various local bar associations, including the Women’s Bar Association of Maryland, Frederick & Montgomery Counties, the District of Columbia Bar, and the Maryland State Bar Association, holding various leadership positions. She was selected as a Fellow of the “Bar Leaders” of the Montgomery County Bar Foundation and a Fellow of the Maryland State Bar Foundation. Ms. Miller regularly presents continuing legal education and public and private courses to attorneys on the subject of retirement. Jessica Markham is a family attorney in private practice based in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Ms. Markham and the members of her firm, Markham Law Firm (www.markhamlegal.com) practice all aspects of family law. Ms. Markham has prepared hundreds of retirement court orders, and frequently consults on retirement issues. She has extensive trial experience but advocates settlement over the adversarial process of litigation and is also trained in collaborative law. Ms. Markham also has an active mediation practice, helping parties to resolve divorce-related disputes as a neutral, and is frequently appointed as a mediator by local courts. Ms. Markham has been recognized by her peers for her work. She is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Maryland State Bar Foundation. Since 2018, Ms. Markham has been recognized by her peers for inclusion in “The Best Lawyers in America” in the field of family law for the Washington, D.C., area, and the firm was recognized as a Best Firm in 2019 and 2020. Ms. Markham was named a Top Divorce Lawyer (Divorce) by Washingtonian Magazine and Top Attorney by Bethesda Magazine (Family Law and ADR). Markham has also received numerous honors including the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating of AV Preeminent in the field of family law, and inclusion in Maryland SuperLawyers and Washington DC Super-Lawyers Magazines. Ms. Markham is the author of the American Bar Association book published March 2021, Representing Federal Employees and Their Spouses in Divorce: A Practical Guide.