Jolie Beth Weinberg

Jolie Beth Weinberg

also known as Jolie Gelman Weinberg

4.7
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 35 years

Mediation Lawyer at Columbia, MD
Practice Areas: Mediation, Divorce & Separation, Employee Benefits

2000 Century Plaza, Suite 446, 10632 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD

About Jolie

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Mediation 50%

I mediate private cases and court ordered mediation. I really love this area of my practice and feel honored to work with families to help resolve the issues and meet goals. I also see the value of avoiding court for the families' best interests.

36 years | 250 cases

50%
Divorce and Separation 25%

36 years | 700 cases

25%
Employee Benefits 25%

I draft retirement plans as a result of divorces including 401(k), 403(b), IRA, pension plans, savings plans, government pensions (TSP/FERS), military, state pensions, etc. these plans are often referred to as Qualified Domestic Relations Orders(QDROS) or Domestic Relations Orders(DROS).

15 years | 215 cases

25%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 200-500 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Maryland for 35 years

State: Maryland

Acquired: 1990

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Weinberg & Schwartz, L.L.C.

2000 Century Plaza, Suite 446, 10632 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD, 21044-6269

Law Offices of Jolie Beth Weinberg

10632 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 446, Columbia, MD, 21044

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Jolie Beth Weinberg's Reviews

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4.7 /5.0

31 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 2 of 2 reviews | Domestic Violence

Posted by Richard | April 14, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Domestic Violence

Brilliant Attorney - and much much more...

Jolie Weinberg is an excellent attorney – she came recommended to me from my contacts in local public education where I served on and chaired a number of committees for PTA and the Board of Education. She is very well known and respected in those circles. After a long and drawn out contested divorce ...a decade and a half ago – it is difficult to even compare “life before” and “life after” her expert support. Jolie is exceptionally gifted at using the law as the tool it was intended for – to “heal” or “make one whole” As a single father with two daughters in tow – and a former spouse who seemed to wish to use the Court as a tool to punish us in any possible manner for leaving an abusive situation – Jolie was exceptionally brilliant. And she offers so much more than to simply represent your legal rights. She is well connected to the fabric of our community and has colleagues and connections in other disciplines to help with social services, counselling, psychiatric support, and finance. She is your consummate “one stop shop” for expert legal support – and connections to other support - to achieve a complete and whole life in the post litigation phase. My daughters have grown up to be professionals and are now happy and secure – and I owe the most instrumental phases of this to Jolie and her expert navigation to achieve a trio of happy and productive lives. This is such a stark and sharp contrast to the previous tumultuous life that we had endured before our new rich life… Ms. Weinberg has clearly earned a huge cache of “karma points” in her career….. She is the best!

Posted by Kathryn | April 06, 2017 | Domestic Violence

Bias on my child custody case

Jolie represented my son as his best interest attorney but was completely bias from the beginning. She never investigated the truth. I spoke to her for about an hour and all of her other time was spent with the other party and I ended up with a $6000 bill and lost custody of my son to an abusive fa...ther (verbally and physically). My son is so unhappy and now I have to go back to court.. All she cared about was the money and not what was best for my son. If you are in a custody case and they suggest her for the best interest of your child please find another attorney!

Jolie Weinberg

Replied last April 06, 2017

This was a case where I represented the minor child and the court determined that it was in the child's best interest to live primarily with his father. This review shows that Mother was disappointed with the court's decision based on the facts and the witnesses in the case. Mother did not choose to obtain counsel.

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Jolie Beth Weinberg's Lawyer Endorsements

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Margaret Oliver

Family lawyer | Apr 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Jolie is a good attorney and is able to find consensus on challenging issues. Her mediation skills are excellent."

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Sara Schwartzman

Family lawyer | Apr 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Ms. Weinberg is an experienced, well-qualified, knowledgeable, and compassionate family law mediator. I have had the pleasure of representing several clients who have mediated their cases with Ms. Weinberg. Parties can attend mediation with or without counsel present. In either scenario, Ms. Weinberg ensures that all parties feel comfortable and engaged in the mediation process. She understands the complicated dynamics that are involved in divorce and custody cases. She communicates with parties and counsel in a respectful and effective manner. Many cases have avoided trial thanks to Ms. Weinberg's mediation skills. I highly recommend her to colleagues, friends, and family."

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Kelley Spigel

Divorce and separation lawyer | Nov 14

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Jolie and Jackie are my retirement asset gurus! I often refer clients to them to draft the appropriate orders for the transfer of retirement assets pursuant to divorce. My clients and I are always pleased with their thorough services."

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Rahul Aggarwal

Unknown lawyer | Mar 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"An excellent lawyer who treats clients with patience, care, understanding, and utmost professionalism - an even better person and I wholeheartedly recommend for future services."

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Nicholas Gaunt

Divorce and separation lawyer | Feb 21

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I recently worked with Ms. Weinberg on a complex interstate SAPCR / divorce matter crossing multiple jurisdictions and involving military law and also a school district. I have found Ms. Weinberg to be a rare cocktail of zealous advocate and gracious professional. She has a firm grasp of the dynamic issues that our clients confront when they are ambushed by their spouse and find themselves in need of representation. In our profession, it is rare to characterize an experience with a colleague as delightful, but that is exactly what my experience with this attorney has been. Within moments of reaching out to me, I found myself (literally!) completing her sentences as we fell into step about how to represent our client. Highly recommended."

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Steven Lewicky

Unknown lawyer | Apr 23

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Jolie is a very experienced and well-respected attorney, and she is a leader in the Howard County legal community. She has broad experience representing clients in all types of domestic relations matters. I strongly endorse her and her firm."

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David Ruben

Divorce and separation lawyer | Mar 27

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I highly recommend Jolie Weinberg and her law firm of Weinberg and Schwartz. I have known Jolie for more than 20 years and have always admired her ability to represent her client's to the highest degree. She is a superstar."

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Brenda Fishbein

Divorce and separation lawyer | Oct 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Jolie is very knowledgeable in her practice and is very professional in her interactions with other attorneys and judges."

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Amos Whitney

Family lawyer | Aug 19

Relationship: Co-worker

"Jolie (successfully) wears many hats in her practice in Family Law. Jolie is child-focused, creative and savy when focusing on settlement negotiations; she is technically precise when drafting or editing Retirement Orders; and she is a fierce advocate for her clients when litigation is necessary. Most importantly, Jolie understands her clients' needs and concerns, which allows her to keep her clients informed and calm throughout their particular process."

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Michael Bramnick

Family lawyer | Feb 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Jolie Weinberg is an extremely knowledgeable, hardworking and diligent family law attorney and advocate. I highly recommend her for any legal matters pertaining to divorce, custody, child support, alimony and related issues. She is great in this field."

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Tracey Perrick

Divorce and separation lawyer | Oct 31

Relationship: Co-worker

"Jolie is an excellent, family-focused, family law attorney and mediator. Jolie also drafts Retirement Orders - a rare skill among family law attorneys. Jolie obtains successful results for her clients, both in and out of Court. I admire Jolie for her ability to relate to any client and determine exactly what is needed in a case within minutes of hearing the facts."

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Jonathan Kales

Unknown lawyer | Feb 28

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Margaret Oliver

Family lawyer

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Sara Schwartzman

Divorce and separation lawyer

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Joseph Maher

Family lawyer

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Nicholas Gaunt

Child custody lawyer

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Steven Lewicky

Business lawyer

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Brenda Fishbein

Divorce and separation lawyer

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Amos Whitney

Family lawyer

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Michael Bramnick

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Tracey Perrick

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2022

Top 50 Women Lawyers, Baltimore Super Lawyers

2022

Top 100 Lawyers in Maryland, Super Lawyers

2021

Top 100 Lawyers, Baltimore Super Lawyers

2021

Top 50 Women Lawyers, Baltimore Super Lawyers

2020

Top 100 Lawyers, Baltimore Super Lawyers

2020

Top 50 Women Lawyers, Baltimore Super Lawyers

2019

Top 100 Lawyers, Baltimore Super Lawyers

2019

Top 50 Women Lawyers, Baltimore Super Lawyers

2018

Top 100 Lawyers in Maryland, Super Lawyers

2018

Top 50 Women Lawyer in Maryland, SuperLawyers

2017

Top 50 Women Lawyer in Maryland, SuperLawyers

2017

Top 100 Lawyers in Maryland, Super Lawyers

2016

Top 100 Lawyers in Maryland, Super Lawyers

2016

Top 50 Women Lawyers in Maryland, Super Lawyers

2015

Top 50 Women Attorneys in Maryland, SuperLawyers

2015

Top 100 lawyers in Maryland, SuperLawyers

2014

Top 50 Women Lawyers in Maryland, Super Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2013

Top 50 Women Attorneys in Maryland, Super Lawyers Magazine

2012

Pro Bono Service Award, Women's Bar Association

2012

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2011

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2010

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

Work Experience

1995 - Present

Partner, Weinberg & Schwartz, L.L.C.

1992 - Present

Partner, Law Office of Jolie G. Weinberg

Associations

2013 - Present

Howard County Law Foundation

Member

1995 - Present

Howard County Bar Association

Member

1989 - Present

Maryland State Women's Bar Association

Past President

Maryland State Bar Association, Family & Juvenile Law Section

Member

2015 - 2016

Committee to Reelect Judge Kramer

Chair

2015 - 2018

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Mentor

2014 - 2017

Maryland Association for Justice

Member

2014 - 2021

MSBA Alternative Dispute Resolution

Section Council Member

2009 - 2011

Maryland Collaborative Practice Council

Past President

2006 - 2016

International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

Member

2003 - 2016

Maryland Judicial Nominating Commission

Member

2003 - 2021

Hon. James Macgill American Inn of Court

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Allred v. Allred

The Court of Special Appeals overturned the lower court and upheld the terms of the parties' contract.

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Education

1986

Ohio State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

1984

Oxford University

semester abroad

N/A

Georgetown University Law Center

JD - Juris Doctor

N/A

Ohio State University, Columbus

Speaking Engagements

2022

Mediation Training

Pension/QDRO's

2014

Maryland State Bar Association

Estate and Trust and real Estate

2014

Cross Training-How Real Estate and Estate Law Intersect with Family Law

Family Law

2013

Co-Parenting Classes

The Lawyer's Perspective on Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

2012

Best Interest Attorney Training

Preparing and Presenting a Child’s Viewpoint: Including a Child’s Testimony and Alternatives to Direct Testimony

2010

Annual Conference

It Takes a Village to Build a Durable Agreement

2009

Interdisciplinary Collaborative Divorce Training

The Lawyer's Role

N/A

Children & Divorce Course

Collaborative Law

Publications

2015

Trial Reporter Magazine (MAJ) Recent Changes to the Maryland Domestic Violence Statutes and the Impact on the Family Law Practice

Languages

English

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