Sogand Zamani
Experience. Compassion. Results.
Sogand Zamani represents individuals in truly all aspects of domestic relations law, helping individuals separate and divorce from their partners in a dignified, practical manner and advocating for individuals seeking to form families through adoption or assisted reproductive technology (ART).
Family Law (Custody/Divorce). A significant portion of Sogand’s practice is devoted to representing individuals and families in custody, divorce, paternity and domestic violence actions from negotiation to litigation through trial. She also has deep experience working with international clients based in Maryland or Washington, D.C., whose cases often present complex jurisdictional and cultural questions. She is also regularly called upon as a trusted advisor to negotiate premarital agreements to protect important, complex assets before marriage. Sogand is an experienced and skilled mediator and Collaborative law practitioner, and is also appointed Guardian ad litem (best interest attorney) by the courts to represent the best interests of minor children in litigation. When out of court dispute resolution does not bring resolution to a case, she is equal to the task of strongly advocating on behalf of her clients in court.
Family formation (Adoption/Assisted Reproductive Technology). For over a decade, Sogand has enjoyed working with adoptive parents, birth parents, and intended parents, including LGBTQ individuals, in independent or agency adoptions, foster parent and step-parent adoptions, break the seal petitions, other related proceedings and in using ART to form families. As part of her ART practice, she advocates for and represents individuals and couples seeking to engage gestational carriers (surrogates) and utilize donor egg and/or embryos arrangements to create or expand their family in reviewing and preparing agreements, coordinating services, and obtaining parentage orders.
Sogand practices law throughout Maryland and the District of Columbia.
- 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
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Adoption
- Assisted Reproductive Technology (surrogacy, donor arrangements)
- Collaborative Practice
- Credit Cards Accepted
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- Maryland
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- Farsi: Spoken, Written
- French: Spoken, Written
- Managing Principal
- Zamani & Associates PLLC
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- The George Washington University Law School
- J.D. (2005) | Law
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- Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- M.A. (2002) | Middle Eastern Studies
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- Georgetown University
- B.S. (2000) | International Politics
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- Honors: Cum Laude, National History Honors Society
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- Best Lawyers in America (Family Law, Washington, DC)
- U.S. News & World Report
- Top Lawyers (Divorce)
- Washingtonian
- Best Law Firms in America (Family Law, Washington, DC, Tier3)
- U.S. News & World Report
- SuperLawyers (Family Law, Washington, DC)
- SuperLawyers
- Best Lawyers in America (Family Law, Washington, DC)
- U.S. News & World Report
- Collaborative Practice Center
- Affiliate Member
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- Collaborative Project of Washington, DC
- Board Member (2012-present), Past-President (2014-2017)
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- Activities: Co-founder of this pro bono organization working to bring Collaborative practice to individuals of modest means. Co-founder of Third Thursdays, a free divorce workshop held at the Collaborative Practice Center on the third thursday of each month.
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- District of Columbia Bar
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- DC Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Board Member (2012-2018), Past-President (2018)
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- Guest Lecturer
- Sogand has guested lectured numerous times since starting her firm. She has spoken at the D.C. Bar, before professional groups, and in various Family Law classes in law schools in and around Washington, D.C. on the subjects of family law, child welfare, adoption, surrogacy and practice management.
- 20 Hour Property and Financial Mediation Training
- Cecilia Paizs, J.D.
- Child Counsel Training
- Maryland Judiciary (AOC)
- Advanced Child Counsel Training (Representing Children in Contested Custody Cases)
- Bar Association of Montgomery County (Family Law Section)
- Advanced Training in Personality Disorders in Legal Disputes: Understanding, Managing, Treating, and Setting Limits
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts; Bill Eddy, JD, LCSW (12 hours)
- 20 Hour Child Custody Mediation Training
- Cecilia Paizs, J.D.
- Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Training (21 hours)
- Collaborative Practice Training Institute
- Divorce Mediation Workshop (40 hours)
- Mediation Matters
- Basic Interdisciplinary Training in Family Collaborative Practice (40 hours)
- Collaborative Training Solutions LLC
- Mediation & Conflict Resolution Symposium and Training (200 hours)
- International Institute for Mediation and Conflict Resolution, The Hague
