Christopher M. Locey
ASSOCIATE

Chris Locey practices in the District of Columbia and Virginia. Combining an analytic and sensitive approach to client issues, as a litigator and negotiator, Mr. Locey’s practice includes experience in the interface between Shari’a and Islamic law and the courts and laws of the local jurisdictions.

Prior to joining Kuder, Smollar and Friedman, Mr. Locey spent three years a judicial law clerk in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia: first to the Honorable Susan R. Holmes Winfield, and then for the Honorable Jerry S. Byrd.

At the conclusion of his clerkships, Mr. Locey entered private practice, where he now works on cases in the District of Columbia and Virginia involving divorce, alimony, child custody, child support, paternity, and all other issues related to family law. Mr. Locey has experience with cases that have been complicated by domestic violence, parental kidnapping, and foreign parties and jurisdictions, including those governed under Shari’a law. Mr. Locey represents clients in litigation, but also in mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. He not only represents his clients in such negotiations, but is also experienced as a mediator.

In addition to his practice, Mr. Locey regularly provides pro bono services for the District of Columbia Superior Court Attorney Negotiator Project and the Self Help Center and is a volunteer family law mentor for the D.C. Bar Advice and Referral Clinic. Mr. Locey also sits on the Family Law Section Steering Committee of the D.C. Bar.

Admitted to Practice

  • District of Columbia, 2007
  • Virginia, 2005

Education

  • Catholic University of America, J.D. , 2004
  • University of North Carolina, Charlotte, B.A., 2001

Judicial Clerkships

  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Susan R. Holmes Winfield, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 2004-2006
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Jerry S. Byrd, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 2006-2007

Professional Memberships

  • District of Columbia Bar
    o Family Law Section
    o Family Law Section Steering Committee, Member
  • Virginia State Bar
    o Family Law Section
  • American Bar Association
    o Family Law Section

Community Activities

  • Family Court Self-Help Center at the D.C. Superior Court, Volunteer
  • D.C. Superior Court Attorney Negotiator Program, Volunteer
  • D.C. Bar Advice and Referral Clinic, Mentor
  • DePaul University, Professional Advisor