Susanne S. Lustig, Esq. Jerry Gudis, Esq. Lustig & Gudis, LLC Email Us 200-A Monroe Street, Suite 104 Rockville, Maryland 20850 Phone: 301-424-1811

A Full-Service Family Law Firm in Maryland

Lustig & Gudis, LLC provides our clients with the best in family law legal services. We are a full service family law firm. Our experience in handling all aspects of family law matters is extensive and we want to provide you with the best outcome you can have in what we know is a difficult time for you. We handle prenuptial agreements, separation agreements, custody, divorce, child support, alimony, property division, and adoptions.

Our focus is on you, the person. We want to get you the best outcome you can have. We start by listening to your concerns for yourself and for your family, and we never stop listening to you. We continue to work for your best results by providing you with all of the information you need to make decisions as to the path you want to take, be it traditional litigation/lawyer driven negotiation, separation/divorce mediation, or collaborative law. We will work to support your choices, help you make decisions, and provide the legal advice and framework you need. We will work tirelessly on your behalf and will be fully prepared for everything that may occur during your case.

Mediation

Both Ms. Lustig and Mr. Gudis are trained, experienced mediators. Depending upon what is right for you, we can work with you either as individual mediators or as co-mediators.

Divorce and separation mediation is a cooperative process during which you and your spouse make decisions about your family, custody, property, and support issues with the help of a mediator. You know your family best and are in the best position to make decisions about your family’s future. As your mediators, we are neutral third persons who guide you and your spouse through the decision-making process. Through our creativity and years of experience, we will help you to generate options and find the ones that are right for your unique family. During the mediation process, you will work directly with your spouse, hearing each other’s concerns and ideas without going through the filter of attorneys. We will facilitate your negotiations by helping your spouse to hear what you are saying as well as by helping you hear what your spouse is saying to you. We are able to help you through the mediation process through our creativity, experience, and belief that mediation is an excellent solution for many of our clients.

About Us

Susanne Lustig is an experienced family law attorney. She ran a sole practice for 14 years from 1996 to 2009 specializing in family law matters including divorce, custody, property division, and adoption. Ms. Lustig is also a trained separation and divorce mediator and a trained collaborative lawyer. Ms. Lustig graduated from Seton Hall University with a B.A. in Communications, magna cum laude and received a Juris Doctor from the Washington College of Law, American University. She is a member in good standing of the Maryland Bar, admitted in 1982. Ms. Lustig has served as a Best Interest Attorney, representing the interests of children in custody disputes, and is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Montgomery County Bar Association, Collaborative Dispute Resolution Professionals, and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.

Ms. Lustig is passionate about practicing family law, having entered law school with the intention of making the compassionate and skilled practice of family law her career.

Jerry Gudis is a seasoned family law practitioner with 15 years of experience as a litigator and mediator. He is a member in good standing of the Maryland and D.C. Bars, admitted in 1993 and 1995, respectively. With a B.A. in Speech Communication from George Washington University (1988) and a Juris Doctor from The Columbus School of Law/The Catholic University of America in 1993 (top 10%), as well as a unique and successful first career in the hospitality and food service industries (A.O.S. degree from The Culinary Institute of America, 1978, awarded “Most Outstanding Student”), Mr. Gudis blends a tireless passion for people and the law. He is relied upon as a Maryland Circuit Court certified mediator (Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2004 – present) for divorces with complex property and financial disputes. From 1991 – 1994, he appeared before Maryland’s District Court system as a Community Volunteer/Advocate in Maryland’s CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) program on behalf of CINA (Children in Need of Assistance) clients, and has accepted court appointments to investigate and advocate on behalf of minor children’s best interests in the Maryland Court system. He is an active and ongoing member of the Montgomery County Bar Association, Family Law Section (1995 – present). Mr. Gudis is a native New Yorker and resides with his family in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

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