Dawn A. Nee, Esquire (Managing Attorney)
Ms. Nee Is a graduate of University of Baltimore, with high honors in Jurisprudence, and the University of Baltimore School of Law, Juris Doctorate with honors, with a concentration in Family Law and Trial Advocacy. She was a staff editor of the Law Forum Journal and participated in the Family Law Clinic program for two years as a student attorney and mediator. She participated in and won the American Bar Association’s Negotiation Competition’s at the University of Baltimore two consecutive years, moving on to regional competitions. Ms. Nee also worked as an intern in the Baltimore County Circuit Court for Judge Daniels. She has a small firm in Carroll County, Maryland.
Ms. Nee is active in the Maryland State Bar Association Family Law Section, Carroll County Bar Association and Baltimore County Bar Association. She was a co-founder of the Carroll County Collaborative Professional group, which provided advanced education to professionals in collaborative family law. She was a co-founder of the University of Baltimore School of Law’s Family Law Association, a group designed to further educate law students in the area of family law. She is a trained, court-approved, mediator and has helped to critique those learning to mediate at the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. Ms. Nee is trained in Collaborative Law, which provides options to clients seeking a different approach to divorce or custody matters than traditional litigation. Ms. Nee also volunteers at the Carroll County Pro Se clinic. She currently serves as the Vice President of the board for Dad's Work's, a local non-profit that assists parents to be their best.
Ms. Nee has an Associate of Science degree in Psychology, focusing on the normal and abnormal development of children and adolescents. She worked and gathered additional training as a child care provider for several years, helping her to provide a unique insight into the needs of children. She has a Bachelors degree in Jurisprudence, blending law, political science and history, from University of Baltimore.
She currently serves as the President of the Gerstell Academy Parent Orhanization and has volunteered as a PTA/PTO board member for several public schools in Carroll and Baltimore counties, as a softball coach, 4H leader, 4H fair board member, 4H judge in public speaking, as the Vice President on the Baltimore County Extension Advisory Council, as the Vice President of the Manchester Area Merchants Association, and for countless other community interests. She is the mother of 4 and is very active in the community. When not at work she is frequently found at a baseball field, basketball court, football field or listening to local music.
Professional Organizations (prior and current):
- American Bar Association Family Law Section member
- Maryland State Bar, Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution member
- Carroll County Bar Association member
- Baltimore County Bar Association member
- Mediate.com member
- International Association for Collaborative Practitioners
- Maryland Program for Mediator Excellence (MPME) member
- Manchester Area Merchants Association (MAMA) member
- Dad's Work's board member
