Dana Whitehead McKee
Dana McKee is a partner at Brown Goldstein & Levy and the chair of the firm’s family law practice, which she established in 2002. She handles all aspects of family law, including divorces, separation agreements, paternity, custody and visitation, child support, prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and appeals. As a family law attorney, Dana has extensive experience in representing clients with high net worth and those with complex custody and financial issues. She is a tough but fair negotiator who has successfully handled numerous mediations, trials, and appeals.
Dana also is trained and experienced in Collaborative Law (an alternative dispute resolution process). She understands that not all matters are appropriate for litigation, particularly those involving families and children. Her training and experience as a litigator and Collaborative attorney allow her to recognize those cases that are better suited for the Collaborative Law process.
Dana serves as a Court Ordered Settlement Conference Facilitator for the Family Division of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City and has taught courses on custody issues for the National Association of Social Workers.
In addition to family law, Dana has handled a variety of complex commercial and personal injury litigation matters. In March 2000, she obtained substantial sanctions against a national manufacturer and its attorneys for discovery abuses in a product liability case – a decision that has received statewide and national attention. Prior to joining Brown Goldstein & Levy in 1995, Dana was an attorney with Frank, Bernstein, Conaway & Goldman, where her practice was devoted exclusively to complex commercial litigation.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- Maryland
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- New Jersey
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- Duke University
- J.D. (1985) | Law
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- Johns Hopkins University
- B.A. (1981)
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- Honors: General Honors
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- Maryland Super Lawyers Award
- Maryland Super Lawyers
- Best Lawyers - Family Law and Commercial Litigation categories
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers - Family Law and Commercial Litigation categories
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers - Family Law and Commercial Litigation categories
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers - Family Law and Commercial Litigation categories
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, Inc.
- Board Member
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- Maryland Association for Justice
- Board Member
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- Collaborative Professionals of Baltimore
- Board Member
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- Howard County Collaborative Professionals
- Member
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- Baltimore County Bar Association Family Law Committee
- Member
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- Baltimore City Bar Association Family Law Committee
- Member
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- District of Columbia Bar
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- Motions Practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- MICPEL
- The ADA and the Internet: Must Web Sites Be Accessible to the Disabled?
- Maryland Bar Journal
- Currency Conversations – Guiding Women to Financial Literacy and Empowerment
- The Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association’s Finance Affinity Group
- Role of the Mental Health Coach in the Collaborative Process, Meeting of the Collaborative Professionals of Baltimore
- A Conversation with Lawyer-consumers of Mediation, Maryland Mediators Convention, Linthicum, MD
