Kevin G Hessler

Kevin G Hessler

Judicial

About Kevin

Licenses

Licensed in Maryland for 44 years

State: Maryland

Acquired: 1981

Judicial

No misconduct found


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Honors

2017

AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America

2016

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2016

Top Divorce Lawyers, Washingtonian Magazine

2015

Top Divorce Lawyers, Washingtonian Magazine

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2013

Top Divorce Lawyers, Bethesda Magazine

2011

Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America

Work Experience

1999 - Present

Partner, Dragga, Hannon, Hessler & Wills, LLP

1991 - 1999

Partner, Miller, Steinberg and Hessler

1982 - 1991

Associate Attorney, Miller and Steinberg

1982 - 1982

Judicial law clerk, Court Of Special Appeals, Maryland

1981 - 1982

Judicial Law Clerk, Circuit Court, Montgomery County MD

Associations

2007 - Present

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Maryland chapter)

Fellow

2001 - Present

Montgomery County Maryland Chapter American Inns of Court

Bencher

Montgomery County Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member

Maryland State Bar Association, Family & Juvenile Law Section

Member

Montgomery County Divorce Roundtable

Member

2000 - 2001

Maryland Select Committee for Gender Equality in the Courts

Member by appointment

1996 - 2003

Montgomery County Commission for Women

Commissioner

1990 - 2000

Maryland State Bar Association, Character Committee for Addmission

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Simonds v. Simonds 165 Md. App 591 (2005)

Melrod v. Melrod, 83 Md. App. 180 (1990)

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Education

1981

University of Baltimore School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1978

Bucknell University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2016

Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland - Law Day CLE

Tax Aspects of Stock Options in Maryland Divorce Actions

2016

Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland - Continuing Legal Education Program - Law Day

Tax Deductibility of Attorneys Fees and Accounting Fees Related to Divorce Matters

2016

Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland - Continuing Legal Education Program

Taxibilty of Life Insurance in Property Settlement Agreements

2016

Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland - Continuing Legal Education Program

Tax Aspects of Stock Options in Divorce Actions

2016

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Maryland Annual Symposium

Social Security Offsets in Divorce Cases involving Civil Service Pensions

2015

Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland - Continuing Legal Education Program

Presenting Marital Property Issues in the Trial of Divorce Cases

2014

Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland - Continuing Legal Education Program

Modification of Alimony in Maryland

2012

Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland - Continuing Legal Education Program

Nuts and Bolts of Taking Depositions

2009

American Inns of Court - Maryland Chapter - Continuing Legal Education Program

Effective Use of Expert Witnesses

2007

Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland - Continuing Legal Education Programs

Representing Children in their Parents Divorce and Custody Cases

2004

American Inns of Court - Continuing Legal Education Program

Discovery of Electronically Stored Information

1999

Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland - Continuing Legal Education Program

Handling Difficult Clients in Divorce Cases

1999

Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland - Continuing Legal Education Program

Parent and Child Relocation in Custody Matters

1999

Annual Montgomery County Divorce Roundtable - Continuing Legal Education Program

Parent and Child Relocation in Custody Matters

Publications

1981

University of Baltimore Law Review Appellate Review - Plain Error Rule

Languages

English

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