Stuart Knotts Skok

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Stuart Knotts Skok: Attorney with Stuart Skok Law, LLC
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Now licensed in Colorado as of 2020 - Stuart Skok has expanded her practice to include Colorado family law as Of Counsel with:

Cox, Baker & Page LLC

858 W. Happy Canyon Road, Suite 215

Castle Rock, CO 80108

www.coxbaker.com

Principal and owner of Stuart Skok Law LLC, founded in 2017, Stuart Skok handles matters of family law in Maryland, D.C. and Colorado. As one of the Top 100 Matrimonial and Family Law Attorneys in Maryland listed in The National Advocates: Top 100, Ms. Skok consistently has an Avvo “Superb” rating and has received her Civil and Family Law Mediation Certification and Collaborative Law Training Certification. Her book, Handbook on Separation and Divorce in Maryland, Fourth Edition, is available for sale on Amazon.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1991 from the University of Denver before attending West Virginia University College of Law where she obtained her Juris Doctor. Admitted to practice in Maryland and Washington, D.C., and before the U.S. Supreme Court, she is currently a member of the Peer Review Panel for the Attorney Grievance Commission for Maryland. For her high ethical standards and long list of successful results, she holds the highest Peer and Judicial rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell.

Ms. Skok has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in D.C. by Washington Lawyer, the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Maryland by Baltimore magazine, the Top Ten Leaders in Collaborative by Ten Leaders Cooperative and a Top Family Law Attorney by Bethesda Magazine. In 2001, she was given the Commission for Women Dedicated Volunteer Service Award, and is active with organizations that support children with Down Syndrome.

With 25 years of experience, Ms. Skok is highly qualified to handle all matters related to divorce, custody, separation, domestic violence, separation and prenuptial agreements, and post-divorce modification and contempt. She is appointed as a Best Interest Attorney by the court and is past-president of the Montgomery County Chapter of the Women’s Bar Association of Maryland, past-President of the Collaborative Divorce Association, Inc., past Co-Chair of the Family Law Section for Montgomery County, Maryland, and past Barrister of the Montgomery County Maryland Inn of Court. Ms. Skok is regularly featured as a top family law attorney and expert in her field by magazines, including Attorney of the Month Magazine which named her Attorney of the Month in January 2018, and The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel Magazines which named her among the Top Women Leaders in 2019.

* AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Areas of Practice (7)

  • Family Law
  • Divorce
  • Custody
  • Guardianship
  • Mediation
  • Collaborative Law
  • Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Denver, B.A., 1991
Law School Attended:
West Virginia University, J.D., 1995
Year of First Admission:
1995
Admission:
1997, District of Columbia; 1995, Maryland; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court; 2020, Colorado
Memberships:
Montgomery County Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.
Certifications:
Collaborative Divorce, Divorce Mediation
ISLN:
909859884

Peer Reviews

4.5/5.0 (42 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge
  • Legal Knowledge

    4.5/5.0
  • Analytical Capability

    4.5/5.0
  • Judgment

    4.5/5.0
  • Communication

    4.6/5.0
  • Legal Experience

    4.5/5.0
  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 01/27/11 in Family Law

    First rate lawyer. Should be AV if not already.

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 01/27/11 in Family Law

    Stuart Skok is one of the most skillful Family Law attorneys in the area. I regularly refer clients to her because she is such an excellent attorney, ethically and substantively.

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 05/21/09 in Collaborative Law

    very nice to work with

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/07/09 in Family Law

    ms. skok is a very articualte, well respected lawyer in our bar. she also devotes a tremendous amount of time to volunteer efforts to educate or mentor other lawyers and to assist members of the public who are in dire need of her services. she is a... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/05/09 in Family Law

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 05/05/09 in Divorce

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 05/05/09 in Family Law

    stuart skok is an excellent lawyer; our law firm trusts her judgment. for this reason, we regularly refer her complex family law cases and seek her opinion on matters of family law affecting our clients.

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 05/05/09 in Family Law

  • 4.8/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 01/28/11 in Family Law

    I have known and practiced law in Montgomery with Ms. Skok for many years. She is held in very high regard by her peers. Ms. Skok is active in the legal community chairing educational programs and participating on committees and organizations which... Read more

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  • 4.6/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 03/16/16 in Family Law

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Avvo Client Review
5.0/5.0 (16 reviews)
Client Choice Award Client Champion
Lawyers Client Review
4.4/5.0 (7 reviews)
Gold Client Champion

Stuart provided me with expert advice and I was always well-prepared for court appearances and hearings. She and her assistant Liza Malnick listened to my concerns, answered my questions and gave me...

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