Creative Dispute Resolutions: Mediation and Arbitration in Maryland and D.C.

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Anne Debelius LoPiano, Esq.

Practice Areas:
Probate administration and probate caveat litigation (wills, trusts, and estates), family law (divorce, alimony, child custody, child support, marital property, separation agreements, pre-nup and post-nup agreements), collaborative law, and tax-exempt organizations

Experience:
- Principal, Anne Debelius LoPiano, Esq., LLC, Olney, Maryland, 1998-present
- Managing Attorney, Law Foundation of Prince George’s County, 1992-1997
- Partner, Debelius, Clifford, and Debelius, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 1985-1991
- Judicial Clerk for Hon. William M. Cave, Montgomery County Circuit Court (6th Circuit of Maryland), 1985-1986
- Real Property Assessor III, State of Maryland, 1977-1984
- Licensed to practice law in Maryland and Washington, D.C. since 1985

Teaching Experience:
- Adjunct Professor, Family Law, University of Maryland, University College, 2003-2005
- BNI Presenter, Maryland Probate Administration, 2008
- Trainer and Team Co-Designer of Class on Representing Children in Family Law Cases, Administrative Office of Maryland Courts, 2007-2008

Education:
- J.D., with honors, American University, Washington College of Law
- B.A., University of Maryland

ADR Training:
- 40-hour Mediation Training Course, 2005
- 8-hour Advanced Family Law Mediation Training Course, AFCC, Washington, D.C., 2007
- Basic 40-hour Collaborative Law Training, Medicine Hat Group, 2004
- 8-hour Advanced Collaborative Law Training, CDRP, 2005

Affiliations/Awards:
- President, Montgomery County Divorce Roundtable, 2009-2010 (Member since 2005)
- Co-Chair, Business Section, Montgomery County Bar Association, 2003-2004
- Member, Collaborative Dispute Resolution Professionals, Inc., and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 2004-present
- Member, Standing Committee to Re-Elect Judges of Montgomery County Circuit Court, 2002, 2004
- Recipient, Maryland Hispanic Bar Association’s Citizen of the Year Award, 1997
- Member, Maryland Court of Appeals Character Committee for Bar Admission, 1989-2000
- Volunteer, Maryland Women’s Law Center Family Law Hotline, 1992-2000
- Recipient, International Association of Trial Lawyers Courtroom Advocacy Award, 1984
- Member, Family Law, Trusts and Estates, Taxation, and Solo Practitioner Sections, Montgomery County and Maryland State Bar Associations