Kathleen M. Stotish
  • Business Law, Family Law, Estate Planning ...
  • Virginia
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Kathleen Marie Stotish was born and raised in central New Jersey, and has called northern Virginia "home" for nearly a decade. She focuses her practice on business transactions and commercial litigation, and also works in the areas of collections/creditors' rights law, and family law. Ms. Stotish has also been certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Guardian Ad Litem for Incapacitated Adults. Ms. Stotish graduated cum laude from the Washington College of Law at American University in 2012. During law school, Ms. Stotish worked as a Law Clerk with the Law Offices of Jonathan Gelber, PLLC, and interned with the Honorable J. Michael Ryan at the Washington D.C. Superior Court, as well as the United States Sentencing Commission. Ms. Stotish also served as a student attorney in Washington College of Law's General Practice Legal Clinic, and was the Director of Programming and Development for the Student Health Law & Justice Society. Ms. Stotish received her Bachelor of Arts in Administration of Justice from the University of Pittsburgh in 2005. Ms. Stotish has served on the Council of Young Professionals for Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) of Northern Virginia and has volunteered as a beginning to advanced level English teacher for Sudanese refugees living in Cairo, Egypt.

Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Additional Practice Area
  • Civil Litigation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Virginia
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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
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Languages
  • English
Professional Experience
Associate
The Law Offices of Jonathan Gelber, PLLC
- Current
Law Clerk
The Law Offices of Jonathan Gelber, PLLC
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Legal Intern
United States Sentencing Commission
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Legal Intern
The Honorable J. Michael Ryan, D.C. Superior Court
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Education
American University Washington College of Law
J.D. (2012)
Honors: Graduated Cum Laude; Highest Grade Designation in General Practice Clinic Seminar and Government Contracts
Activities: Student Attorney - General Practice Legal Clinic; Director of Programming and Development - Student Health Law & Justice Society.
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University of Pittsburgh
B.A. (2005) | Administration of Justice
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Professional Associations
Arlington County Bar Association
Member
Current
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Fairfax County Bar Association
Member
Current
Activities: Family Law Section - Member
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Virginia State Bar
Member
Current
Activities: Young Lawyers Conference - Member
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Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) of Northern Virginia
Council of Young Professionals
Current
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Certifications
Guardian ad Litem for Incapacitated Adults
Supreme Court of Virginia
Websites & Blogs
Website
The Law Offices of Jonathan Gelber, PLLC Website
Contact & Map
201 Park Washington Ct
1st Floor
Falls Church, VA 22046
Telephone: (703) 237-1200
Fax: (703) 237-2775