Tara E Steinnerd

Tara E Steinnerd

also known as Tara Steinnerd Talley

3.5
Rating: 7.5

Licensed for 16 years

Family Lawyer at Arlington, VA
Practice Areas: Family, Child Support, Divorce & Separation

P.O. Box 6678, Arlington, VA

About Tara

Biography

Practice Areas

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 350-350 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 15 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 2010

Active

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2017

Licensed in Maryland for 16 years

State: Maryland

Acquired: 2009

Active

Licensed in District of Columbia for 15 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 2010

Inactive in Good Standing

Location

Steinnerd Law, PLLC

P.O. Box 6678, Arlington, VA, 22206

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Tara E Steinnerd's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.5 /5.0

30 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 8 reviews | Communication Style

Posted by Ruth L | February 06, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Family

Strong counsel and advocate

I’m incredibly grateful for the professionalism and steady guidance I’ve received from Tara. She is knowledgeable, responsive, and truly focused on the best interests of my case for my child and I. During the most difficult, and vulnerable time of my life, she provided clarity, answered my many quest...ions, and provided strong advocacy on my behalf. I highly recommend her.

Posted by anonymous | March 08, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Family

We won!

Ms. Steinnerd is amazing truly. She kicked butt in the courtroom. We walked away with everything that I had asked for with a bonus of my ex having to pay for my lawyer fees. Great communication and explained step by step what is/was happening. She looked out for me and my child's best interests. V...ery thankful!

Posted by Charlene | February 22, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Excellent Lawyer

Miss Tara represented my daughter and I and helped me to win the child custody case during COVID. While I was in Virginia and my ex husband in California we did virtual case. We were fully prepared as a team and won! She is very informative and professional with her responses. She is tough and stron...g and the exact person I needed as a backbone against my ex husband. She is my personal go to for any legal issue moving forward because she genuinely cared about my daughter and that means a lot of me.

Posted by anonymous | December 12, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Child Support

Withdrawal from case and charges for unknown work.

She was my lawyer from 2020-2021 and half the time I didn’t know what she was doing for that much money. Every time I turned around she wanted more money and then if payment wasn’t made she would threaten to withdraw over and over again. She didn’t a good job representing me nor did she even get my c...hild support takin care of. I ended up doing my case alone and winning with out her and getting my support. I wouldn’t hire her nor recommend her to anyone.

Posted by Cali | December 08, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Terrible for Child Custody

Tara took on my case during the pandemic. During 2 or 3 occasions when I tried to reach her via phone and email I was presented with an automated message informing me that she was away on travel. Why would you take my case if you planned to be unavailable due to traveling? Ironically she withdraw fr...om my case citing her reason as I was bad at communicating with her when most of the time I could not reach her because she was away. My daughter was awarded temporary custody to her aunt until my pending custody hearing because Tara did a horrible job representing me. It’s obvious by how quick she was to withdraw that she does not care about her clients. Unfortunately most lawyers only care about money and fairfax court unfortunately does not take you seriously if you don’t have legal counseling.

Tara Steinnerd

Replied last December 08, 2020

While I am not allowed to comment on the representation of any of my present or former clients (or whether this person was or was not a client), I can state that there are many factual inaccuracies in this review. I am sorry that this did not work out for this client the way that he or she wanted (protecting client confidentiality is important, no matter what the circumstance), but family law attorneys attempt to provide the very best representation with the information (or lack thereof) that is presented to us. Unfortunately, some situations are beyond our ability to repair, despite our best legal advice to a client. I wish this client well in all future endeavors.

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Tara E Steinnerd's Lawyer Endorsements

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Somair Alam

Family lawyer | Feb 13

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Tara is an excellent family law attorney who is dedicated to client success."

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Jason Weis

Divorce and separation lawyer | Jul 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Katharine Maddox

Child custody lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.5 (Very Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2017.

Public Reprimand issued in VA, 2017

updated on 10/08/2019

Public Reprimand means an attorney did something wrong, but may still practice law. The State gives the lawyer a Public Reprimand in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. Details of the infraction are made part of the public record.

Honors

2018

Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine

2017

Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine

2017

American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, 10 Best Under 40

2016

Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine

2016

10 Best Under 40, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys

2016

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2015

Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine

2014

Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Attorney, Steinnerd Law, PLLC

Education

2001

Texas A&M University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

English

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