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Posted by anonymous | September 24, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

A Long Separation

I contacted Attorney Dodd after I had separated from my husband of several years. We had grown apart, yet a financial dependency kept us from moving on with our separate lives. Attorney Dodd helped frame a marital property settlement enabling us to sell our marital home and split the proceeds, but wi...thout alimony and keeping our respective retirement savings. With patience and civility we filed our mutual consent divorce nearly a year later. I’m grateful for Attorney Dodd’s efforts to move the process forward at the pace which we both could handle and his continuing assistance through the correct allocation of proceeds from the sale of our co-op apartment pursuant to the divorce agreement.

Posted by anonymous | February 16, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Highly Recommended. Mr. Dodd is Very Thorough, Polite, and Accessible

I came to Mr. Dodd at the beginning of my divorce. I was served with a surprise notice of divorce and did not have much time to get a lawyer. My ex was also going for full custody of our child. I needed the best lawyer available due to the high-risk situation I was in. Richard Dodd got the results I... needed. He warned me of what to do and not to do as well as walked me through the process. I did do some of the paperwork myself (especially getting my own paperwork together during the period of discovery) to save money. I was able to get 50-50 custody without paying child support. That was a HUGE win. I was also able to keep my own assets (stocks and car) and Mr. Dodd negotiated an increased amount for me to get from our marital real estate property. We did not have to go to trial, but Mr. Dodd prepared me to do so if I needed to. Even months after the case ended Mr. Dodd would still pick up his phone to answer my questions or email with me if I needed an explanation. I cannot recommend Mr. Dodd enough.

Posted by Sophie | December 10, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Represented me in a custody dispute

Within a year of my divorce I engaged Rick to represent me when my ex-husband presented me with a one-sided Parenting Agreement that would have reduced my parenting time with our four-year old to only six nights monthly, with no child support, and giving him sole decision-making so he could relocate ...and enroll her in kindergarten in the District of Columbia. After mediation was unsuccessful Rick filed a Motion to Modify Child Custody and Support, and after further mediation Rick negotiated a Consent Custody & Child Support Agreement giving me child support and fair parenting time, and even partial payment of my attorney’s fees. Rick was patient, diligent and loyal to the end.

Posted by Fabio | September 19, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Excellent; very skilled and helpful

I retained Rick Dodd to advise and represent me in divorce proceedings where my wife had terminated visitation with my pre-school children and communications had broken down. Because she was not represented by a lawyer, Rick was patient in correspondence requesting her financial records, and she emai...led them the evening before the initial child support hearing. Overnight Rick generated an analysis of her self-employment income which the Judge adopted in his child support calculations. Rick skillfully redirected her testimony to focus on relevant issues. I’m relying on Rick’s judgment and advice while we are still litigating an equitable parenting schedule.

Posted by anonymous | July 07, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

A Comprehensive and Compassionate Approach to my Divorce

I engaged Rick Dodd after my husband (who abandoned the marriage and was living elsewhere) refused to discuss household and child expenses with me, referring me instead to his snarky lawyer. Rick quickly assessed my case, promptly filed a Complaint and discovery requests for documents and information..., and has diligently pressed the case forward despite the court closure during the pandemic. He is both empathic and pragmatic in counseling me, and has demonstrated himself to be a strategic litigator. I have confidence in Rick’s plan for managing the case to obtain my objectives.

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