General Info

With more than thirty years of experience, Carol R. Schifter, Esquire provides individuals and families throughout Montgomery County with compassionate legal representation in the full range of family law matters. Carol Schifter has experience necessary to help you achieve your goals. Divorce, custody disputes, and other family law disputes can be some of the most emotionally-trying situations a person must face. Whenever possible, Ms. Schifter emphasizes the importance of helping clients help themselves through negotiations, collaborative law, or mediation.. In addition to her experience in the courtroom, she is also well-versed in collaborative law and mediation, alternative forms of dispute resolution that often yield swifter and more amicable agreements. As a family law attorney, Ms. Schifter also works with clients to assure that their estates will pass as they wish by drafting wills or trusts and after death helps the family with probating the estate. Ms. Schifter is an active member of the Maryland Bar Association, and was admitted to practice in the State in 1978. Ms. Schifter earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from George Washington University and her Juris Doctor from Catholic University. Ms. Schifter's office is conveniently located close to the Rockville courthouse, and is easily accessible via public transportation, enabling a more complete service to clients in Montgomery County