Ms. Weinberg graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Economics and received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
Jolie has worked throughout the state of Maryland as a court ordered mediator and through private referrals with very high rates of settlement.
She recently completed a 40 hour family law training with Gregory Firestone, Ph.D. (My Florida Mediator) and was subsequently Certified as a Family Law Mediator through the Supreme Court of Florida.
Jolie believes since Covid, mediations have become predominantly virtual allowing for clients to have more flexibility. Parties save fees and costs for travel time and less time lost from work. The use of breakout rooms are helpful, if needed, for a more comfort setting with less stress on the parties.
Jolie has been a proponent of alternative dispute options since 1992 when she was trained as a mediator. She is also collaboratively trained and started a chapter in Maryland. Jolie was past chair of the State Collaborative practice group and she is the past chair of the Maryland State Bar’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Council.
Jolie strongly believes that at the end of the day, the vast majority of family law cases settle, it is just a question of where and when in the process the parties are able to work out the issues.
EDUCATION
Ms. Weinberg earned her Juris Doctorate from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. where she served on the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics and as a Dean’s Tutor. Prior to that, she graduated with honors from Ohio State University with a Bachelors in Economics and minors in both Communications and Political Science. During her undergraduate work, Ms. Weinberg was selected to study at Oxford University, New College, England.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ms. Weinberg has been practicing in the area of domestic law since 1990 and served as the Family Law Chair for both Prince George’s and Howard County Bar Associations for many years. Ms. Weinberg was the founding president of the Howard County Collaborative Professionals and served as co-president of the Maryland Collaborative Practice Council after serving on the board. Ms. Weinberg is the past president of the Women’s Bar Association for the State of Maryland. She was appointed by both Governors O’Malley and Ehrlich to sit on the Judicial Selection Committee for Howard County, and is a past member of the Family Law Section Council for the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA).
PRESENTATIONS
Ms. Weinberg appears frequently as a speaker throughout the state of Maryland on a variety of family law topics, including collaborative law, for such organizations as the Maryland Institute of Continuing Professional Legal Education, University of Maryland Law School, National Family Resiliency Center, Maryland State Bar Association and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab.
- Florida Dispute Resolution Conference
Marketing your Mediation Practice, 2023 - MSBA/ADR Section Council
Ethics, Emerging Trends & Practical Tips, April 2019 - Maryland State Bar Association
How Real Estate Law and Estate Planning Intersect with Family Law Cross Training, 2014 - The Mediation Center
Mediation Evaluator and Trainer
2009- Present - The Mediation Center
Qualified Domestic Relations Order Seminar Presenter
October 2014 – present - Maryland Association for Justice
Best Practices for Preparing and Negotiating All Retirement Orders, November 2015 - Howard County Bar Association
Family Law Committee Meeting, February 2015
SPEAKER
- Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL)
First Annual Collaborative Practice Symposium, June 2008
Family Law University, Winter Term 2008
Preparing for a Domestic Trial, Spring 2006 and 2007
Family Law Evening Series, Spring 2006
Winning Ways at Trial: The Use of Direct and Cross-Examination in a Family Law Trial,
September 2006
Managing Grief and Loss in the Practice of Law, September 1999 - University of Maryland Law School
Speaker at Family Law, 2009-2012
Speaker at Children and the Law, 2008 - Howard Community College
Second Saturday, 2006 – 2009 - National Family Resiliency Center
Building a Roadmap for Families in Transition, February 2009 - Parenting Classes (court-ordered classes) 2009-2020
- Hanging a Shingle/Cross Training, 2013
- Solo Summit Agenda; At the Corner of Estate Planning and Family Law
November 10, 2017 - Collaborative Training Solutions
Introduction to Multidisciplinary Collaborative Practice, September-October 2010 - Maryland Psychological Association/Foundation
Collaborative Divorce: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Divorce, 2009-2010 - Maryland Collaborative Practice Council
Full Board Meeting, 2010
AWARDS
- Super Lawyers Top 100 Maryland Lawyers, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019-2024
- Top 50 Maryland Women Lawyers in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019-2024
- Super Lawyer 2009-2024
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel Nation’s Top Attorneys, 2015-2024
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2015 – 2024
- Smart CEO Award, 2015
- Best Family Law Firm in Howard County, Baltimore Sun 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021
- Howard County Bar Association President’s Award in recognition of dedication and service to the Family Law Committee, 2007
- Women’s Bar Association – 2006 Bar Leader
- Law Foundation of Prince George’s County in recognition of Exceptional Pro Bono Service, 1993
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
- Maryland State Bar Association/Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council
Chair 2019 – 2020 - Maryland Collaborative Practice Council (MCPC)
Co-President 2009-2011
Chair of Education Committee - International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP)
Member 2006-2020 - Howard County Collaborative Professionals (HCCP)
Founding President 2007-2009
Chair of Membership Committee
2006 – 2018 - Collaborative Training Solutions (CTS)
2009-2011 - State of Maryland Judicial Nominating Commission
Nominated by Governors Robert Ehrlich and Martin O’Malley
2002-2010 - Howard County Bench Bar Committee
Trainer (2009-2012) - Howard County Inns of Court
1997-2020 - Circuit Court for Howard County, Fifth Judicial Circuit of Maryland
Approved Civil Mediator 2009-Present - Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA)
Family Law Section Council
2004-2008 - Maryland State Women’s Bar Association
President 2001-2002
President of Prince George’s Women’s Bar Association 1993-1994
1990-Present - Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ)
2014 – 2016 - Maryland State Bar Association ADR Section Council Member
2014 – present - Maryland Program for Mediator Excellence (MPME)
2014 – present - Bar Foundation for Howard County, Maryland, Inc.
Fellow 2006 – present - International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Member 2009 – 2018
CLES & ADDITIONAL TRAINING
- Supreme Court of Florida, Certified and Court Appointed Mediator
Family Law Mediator, January 6, 2023-January 6, 2025, No. 41282F - My Florida Mediator
Certificate in Family Mediation Training, October 22, 2022
40 hours, Gregory Firestone, PhD. - NBI Military Divorce Charges You Need to Know Now! May 15, 2019
- The Mediation Center
4 Hours of Advanced Mediation Training, May 9, 2014
Parenting and Child Access Divorce Mediation: The 20-Hour Course, April 12-13, 2012 - NBI Webcast: QDROs From A to Z
May 7, 2014 - Maryland State Bar Association
Mediation Training, April 24, 2018
Summit 2018 Pro Bono Service Awards, April 24, 2018
Mediation Training, April 13, 2017
Legal Summit and Annual Meeting, June 13-16, 2016
Advanced Mediation Training, April 26, 2016
Cross Training: How Real Estate Law and Estate Planning Intersect with Family Law, April 28,
2014
Fundamentals of Retirement/Pension Orders, November 5, 2013
41st Annual Conference of Bar Presidents, 2000 - Maryland Judiciary Department of Judicial Education: Visitation Schedules
November 8, 2018 - Property and Financial Issues Mediation Training
October 30-31, 2014
PUBLICATIONS & ARTICLES
- Is Mediation the Right Choice for Me?
NEXT Magazine (pending publication) - Recent Changes to the Maryland Domestic Violence Statutes and the Impact on the Family
Law Practice
Journal of the Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.: Trial Reporter - Collaborative vs. Litigation: Which Choice is best for Your Client?
Journal of the Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.: Trial Reporter - Valuing a Law Practice – Professional vs. Practice Goodwill
Published in the Maryland State Bar Association Newsletter - Howard County Domestic Case Procedure
Howard County Barrister - Tough Answers to Tough Questions by Child Custody Experts
Maryland State Bar Newsletter - Make QDROs Part of Your Spring Cleaning
The Daily Record, Maryland Family Law Update - Message from the Presidents
Maryland Collaborative Practice Council Newsletter - It’s Not Over Until the QDRO is Signed
Maryland State Bar Assocation Journal