$ 375-450 per hour
Alisa Yasin is a strong champion for her clients. From the first meeting through case resolution, Alisa uses her extensive legal knowledge, creative strategies and vast experience to deliver successful results. As one client observed, “Alisa is professional, thoughtful, strategic, pragmatic, responsive and very experienced in the law and the DC courts. She is also very cognizant of the human impact of the work she does, which I deeply appreciated.”
A shareholder with the Family Law Practice, Alisa handles all areas of family law, including adoption, assisted reproductive technology, child custody, child support, child protective services investigations, and all aspects of divorce matters. While she is a staunch supporter of collaboration to resolve family disputes, Alisa stands ready to fiercely advocate for her clients’ financial, business and personal interests through court intervention when dispute avoidance methods fail. Alisa also draws on her extensive public service background when navigating complex custody cases, including those involving allegations of child abuse and/or neglect, when serving as a passionate advocate for parents and children in crisis.
Clients and colleagues alike have recognized Alisa for her professional, pragmatic and detail-oriented approach to complex cases. In addition to being recognized for her talents by Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers, Alisa has also been retained by prior adverse counsel to assist in their own family disputes.
Alisa has a robust public service background. Before joining a firm to practice Family Law, she was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Jeanette J. Clark in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Family Court. Alisa also served as a legal extern for the Office of the Attorney General of the District of Columbia in the Child Protection Section, as well as a law clerk at the Children’s Law Center in the Guardian Ad Litem Project, where she assisted in the disposition of several neglect and abuse cases from intake to the final adjudication.
Receiving her Juris Doctor, With Honors, in 2011 from The George Washington University Law School, Alisa was the President of the G.W. Law Association for Women, the Vice President of Student Affairs of the G.W. Student Bar Association and a student attorney in the G.W. Domestic Violence Project Community Clinic. She also served as a Research Assistant to Professors Naomi Cahn and Catherine Ross working on family and reproductive rights issues, and she was recognized for her work in Naomi Cahn’s article, No Secrets: Openness and Donor-Conceived ‘Half Siblings.’ Alisa received her Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University in Political Science and Sociology, where she was a Presidential Merit Scholar and Capitol Scholar. She is admitted to practice in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Florida.
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5425 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 600, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
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Posted by Tom | April 09, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Family
No better help for the most challenging of times
Alisa guided me through very difficult custody litigation that was drawn out over the COVID pandemic. She was readily available and very extraordinarily knowledgeable about all facets of family law as it pertained to my case. She was thorough in her research and case prep, flexible in managing issue...
Posted by Kate | March 12, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
Killer in the Courtroom Who Genuinely Cares
My husband and I were in the process of a custody lawsuit and were represented by a horrible attorney when a friend recommended we switch to Alisa. After one phone call, we felt she really understood our complicated case. I seriously underestimated how horrible things could get in a custody case, and...
Posted by Mike T | February 24, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
Much Respect to Someone Who Cares
I am grateful to have found Ms Yasin after two previous lawyers who just seemed to be checking boxes during Covid. Her guidance always respected both my financial interests and my complicated emotions. I found her reasoning to be balanced and clear. Even when things seemed hopeless and pointless, I...
Posted by anonymous | February 07, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Sales Exec
Alisa and team were extremely helpful during a legal situation that required a lot of tact. I really enjoyed meeting and building a strategy with them. I would recommend them my friends and family.
Posted by anonymous | January 30, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Family
Either a great match or a terrible one
I hired Alisa based on a friend's recommendation. Alisa definitely means well but is a very poor choice if you do not see eye to eye with her on every aspect of your situation. Quite regrettably I did not realize this until after receiving and following legal advice which was absolutely inappropriate...
"From her very first case, Alisa was and remained a tenacious, diligent and thoughtful advocate for her clients. She handled complex and straight-forward cases alike with skill and she always had the goal of making a positive difference in her client's lives. I recommend her without hesitation."
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2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2020
Best Lawyer, Family Law, Best Lawyers in America
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021 - Present
Shareholder, Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, PA
2012 - 2021
Attorney, Zamani & Associates, PLLC
2011 - 2012
Law Clerk, Superior Court Of The District Of Columbia
2010 - 2010
Law Clerk, Children's Law Center
2013 - Present
District of Columbia Bar, Family Law Section
2013 - Present
Bar Association of Montgomery County
2012 - Present
American Bar Association, Family Law Section
2011 - Present
Florida Bar, Young Lawyers Division
2011
JD - Juris Doctor
2008
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2008
BA - Bachelor of Arts
English