Theresa M. Mihalik
PARTNER

PRACTICE AREAS: Domestic Relations Law.

ADMITTED: Pennsylvania, 1987; District of Columbia, 1988; Virginia, 1989

EDUCATION: Georgetown University Law Center (Certificate in Employee Benefits Law), 2006; Catholic University of America (J.D.), 1987; University of Scranton (B.A.), magna cum laude, 1984

BIO: Having been selected by Washingtonian Magazine as one of the Washington, D.C. area’s top lawyers, Ms. Mihalik is a recognized leader in the Domestic Relations field. She has been selected as one of the Washington, D.C. area’s Super Lawyers, and most recently has been selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. In addition to handling divorces in a wide array of circumstances, Ms. Mihalik has extensive experience drafting and negotiating prenuptial and cohabitation agreements for clients seeking to preserve their domestic relationships. In addition to her courtroom litigation practice, Ms. Mihalik is trained in Collaborative Law. She is a trained mediator and presently serves as an Alternative Dispute Facilitator for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) program. Ms. Mihalik has taught Family Law, as an adjunct faculty member at the Catholic University of America’s School of Law.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Mihalik served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Rufus G. King, III, at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, from 1987 to 1989. In 1995, she was elected to the D.C. Bar Association's Family Law Steering Committee, and served in the capacity of Program Chair and Treasurer. From 1996-1998, she served as Co-Chair for the Steering Committee at-large. During her tenure, as Co-Chair the D.C. Bar Family Law Section was awarded the Frederick B. Abramson Award for its partnership in the D.C. Bar PSAC Advice and Referral Clinic, which provides pro bono services to clients who are unable to afford legal representation.

She has served as a faculty member for the D.C. Bar’s Uncontested Divorce Pro Se Clinic and currently serves as a mentor for the Advice and Referral Clinic. In addition to her community service work in the legal community, Ms. Mihalik is a volunteer in the Georgetown University Hospital Breast Cancer Mentor Program.

MEMBER: District of Columbia Bar (Member: Section of Family Law); Virginia State Bar (Member, Section of Family Law); American Bar Association (Member, Section of Family Law); Thurgood Marshall American Inn of Court, 1989-1993.