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Though divorce can be one of life's most distressing events, by building relationships, cultivating trust and creating solutions, Sarah Zimmerman helps clients achieve the best outcome possible while attempting to minimize the financial and emotional damage of divorce. Sarah excels in guiding clients through complex financial and custody issues, and serves a wide range of individuals including high-asset clients and working or stay-at-home spouses who are financially dependent.
Clients appreciate Sarah’s empathic, calming presence, which offers them much-needed support at one of the most difficult times in their lives. To that end, Sarah forms close working relationships with her clients and is committed to the hard work of problem-solving with both sides, believing that a cooperative approach typically brings her clients’ matters to a quicker and better resolution. While Collaborative law, an out-of-court, lower-conflict alternative to the traditional combative divorce process, is Sarah’s passion and forte, if Collaborative Law or mediation are not suitable for a client, Sarah is tenacious in pursuing her client’s goals, including litigating when necessary. Regardless of the divorce process chosen, Sarah ensures that her client’s needs are addressed.
Sarah believes that a divorce settlement is very much a “package”. Utilizing her keen analytical skills, Sarah is adept at helping clients project their needs for the future and make decisions about which critical pieces they and their families will need for the long-term. Moreover, as the mother of three children herself, if a case involves children, Sarah understands the importance of ensuring that the children’s best interests are protected and minimizing conflict. Sarah encourages her clients to ask “what if” questions during the process to help ensure that their settlement agreement (or court order) provides for important contingencies. Sarah strives to reach a fair and long-lasting outcome that will help her clients avoid conflicts in the future, and most importantly, move forward and begin new lives.
Named by Washingtonian Magazine as one of the "Top Domestic Relations Lawyers" in the area, and recognized by both Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers, Sarah received her Juris Doctor with Honors in 1996 from the George Washington University, where she was Executive Notes Editor of the George Washington University Journal of International Law and Economics, a member of the Moot Court Board, a participant in the Domestic Violence Clinic and an intern in the Sex Offense Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Thereafter, Sarah clerked for the Honorable James P. Salmon in the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Prior to launching Tucker PLLC as a founding partner in 2024, Sarah formerly practiced at the Family Law Group of Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP, and at Crowell & Moring for five years in the fields of employment law and general litigation. She has been involved in pro bono domestic violence and custody matters in the District of Columbia Superior Court.
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Acquired: 1998
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State: Maryland
Acquired: 1996
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1225 19th Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20036
4000 Legato Road, Centerpointe II, Suite 1100, Fairfax, VA, 22033
4800 Hampden Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD, 20814
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Posted by Hank | March 12, 2018 | Hired Attorney
I worked with Sarah for over a year in the context of a divorce mediation, involving children. While not sure what to expect when we entered the process, it was something of a last ditch effort before resorting to litigation. Sarah could not have been more patient, impartial, dedicated, or understand...
Posted by anonymous | April 19, 2017 | Hired Attorney
Sarah Zimmerman provided superb representation as my divorce attorney, ultimately crafting an air-tight, jerk-proof final agreement that will protect me and my children for years to come. She did it with such multi-faceted skill that her legal expertise alone is enough to hire her. But she also provi...
Posted by anonymous | April 18, 2017 | Hired Attorney
Sarah Zimmerman was a tremendous help to me during the most difficult and painful period of my life. She is efficient, knowledgable and thoughtful. She was an excellent advocate for me, without giving up the collaborative spirit I felt was of primary importance to reordering our family life.
Posted by JE | February 21, 2014
In my opinion, Sarah Zimmerman is the best divorce lawyer in DC. When I first came to Sarah, I was in desperate need of immediate assistance because my attorney had quit on me and several court responses were due. Not only did I come to her under exigent circumstances, but I brought a divorce that ...
Posted by anonymous | October 24, 2013
Sarah Zimmerman is extremely professional, knowledgeable, detail-oriented (she does not miss a thing!), compassionate and absolutely wonderful to work with. She is very calm and attentive, and diligently works to protect her client's interests. Throughout the process, communication was great. All ...
"I endorse this lawyer. Sarah is a fierce advocate, totally committed to doing whatever it takes to help her clients. She is attentive to the details and nuances that make each client's life circumstances and needs unique. She is deeply caring about children and works hard to protect their interests during separation and divorce."
"I endorse this lawyer. Sarah is the most wonderful law partner a person could have. Why you may ask? She is loyal, committed, extremely hardworking, passionate about her work, a wonderful listener and empathetic at the right times. She is also very tough-minded (being the youngest in a family with all brothers), persistent and goal oriented. She can negotiate, mediate, be collaborative or litigate -- she is versatile. All these qualities that make her such a fine law partner make her one of the best matrimonial/family lawyers a person could have on their side when going through a difficult situation like a complex divorce. Watching Sarah over the last decade, I marvel at her determination coupled with a keen intellect and an ability to communcate well with almost any type of personality. Sarah is the total package -- I would not hesitate to call her, if I were in a situation where my life was dependent on having the best legal counsel possible at my side."
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2025
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2024
Top Lawyer, Washingtonian Magazine
2023
Best Family Law Practitioner, Bethesda Magazine
2022
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2022
Top Lawyer, Washingtonian Magazine
2021
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2021
Top Lawyer, Washingtonian Magazine
2021
Top Lawyer, Washingtonian Magazine
2020
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2020
Best Family Law Practitioner, Bethesda Magazine
2020
Top Lawyer, Washingtonian Magazine
2019
Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America
2019
Top Lawyer, Washingtonian Magazine
2018
Top Lawyer, Washingtonian Magazine
2018
Best Lawyer, Washington DC, Best Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Washington DC, SuperLawyers
2017
Best Lawyer, Washington DC, Best Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Washington DC, SuperLawyers
2016
Best Lawyers, Women in the Law, Best Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Washington DC, SuperLawyers
2015
Best Lawyer, Washington DC, Best Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Washington DC, SuperLawyers
2014
Best Lawyer, Washington DC, Best Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Washington DC, SuperLawyers
2013
Superlawyer, Washington, DC, Super Lawyers
2013
Honorable Mention--Top Lawyers in Bethesda, Bethesda Magazine
2013
Best Lawyer, Washington, DC, Best Lawyers
2009
88 Top Divorce Attorneys, Washingtonian Magazine
2007
Top Lawyer, Washingtonian Magazine
2024 - Present
Founding Partner, Tucker PLLC
2002 - 2023
Divorce and Collaborative Family Lawyer, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP
1997 - 2002
Associate Attorney, Crowell & Moring LLP
1996 - 1997
Law Clerk, Honorable James P. Salmon
2009 - Present
DC Academy of Collaborative ProfessionalsBoard Member--2010 to 2011
2009 - Present
International Academy of Collaborative ProfessionalsAffiliate Member
Member
Member
Member
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Default Judgment obtained at trial, including an award of a significant portion of the spouse's World Bank Pension to our client, was affirmed by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.
Precedent-setting case in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirming custody award in the trial court and clarifying the definition of joint custody.
1996
JD - Juris Doctor, with Honors
1989
BA - Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude
2011
Dealing with Payment of Professional's Fees
Hebrew