Marna S. Tucker  Address: 2001 L Street N.W. Second Floor Washington, District of Columbia 20036 Phone: (202) 466-8960 E-mail: mtucker@feldesmantucker.com Fax: (202) 293-8103 Web site:     http://www.feldesmantucker.com

Professional Information

Marna S. Tucker has practiced law in the domestic relations field for over thirty years, and is a nationwide expert in complex divorces, domestic violence and prenuptial matters. She has been recognized several times as one of the "Top Divorce Lawyers" by the Washingtonian Magazine as well as one of the "Top Lawyers" in Washington, D.C. She is a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

She has gained prominence for her leadership in the legal community, having been elected the first woman president of the District of Columbia Bar in 1984 and the first woman president of the National Conference of Bar Presidents. She chaired the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation and various ABA Commissions and Committees. She currently chairs the Federal Judicial Center Foundation Board, having been appointed by The Chief Justice.

In the community, she chaired the Mayor's Commission on Violence Against Women. She has served as a member of the Board of Regents of Georgetown University, a member of the Board of Visitors of Georgetown Law Center, and as a founding Board member of the National Women's Law Center.

She has been honored by the American Bar Association with the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award and the Robert Drinan Distinguished Service Award. She has also been honored by the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia as Woman Lawyer of the Year, and by the Georgetown University Law Center with its Alumni Achievement Award.

She has been an Adjunct professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center and a Lecturer of Law at Catholic University Columbus School of Law. She received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the District of Columbia School of Law.

Current Employment Position(s):

Senior Partner

Year Joined Organization:

1972

Areas of Practice:

Family Law

Bar Admissions:

District of Columbia
California
U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

District of Columbia School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1995 LLD (Honorary)
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1965 LL.B.

University of Texas, 1962 B.S.

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 1972

Lecturer of Law, Catholic University, Columbus School of Law, 1972 - 1974

Honors and Awards:

Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, American Bar Association

Robert Drinan Distinguished Service Award, American Bar Association

National Legal Aid and Defender Association Annual Award

Annual Alumni Achievement Award, Georgetown Alumni Club

Woman Lawyer of the Year, Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia

Exceptional Achievement Award, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

District of Columbia Bar, President (1984 - 1985)

American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow

National Conference of Bar Presidents, President (1991)

Georgetown University Law Center, Board of Visitors (1994 - 2000)

Georgetown University, Board of Regents (1986 - 1989)

American Bar Association House of Delegates, Bar Delegate (1974 - Present)

National Women's Law Center, Secretary/Treasurer, Board of Trustees (1981 - Present)

Center for Law and Social Policy, Board of Trustees (1977 - 1999)

Federal Judicial Center Foundation, Chair (2000), Board Member (Appointee of Chief Justice) (1997 - Present)

Mayor's Commission on Violence Against Women, Chair (1996 - 2002)

Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, Chair (1995 - 1996)

U.S. Commission of Child and Family Welfare, Commissioner (Senate Appointee) (1994)

Women's Forum of Washington, D.C., Member

Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia, Board of Trustees (1986 - 1992)

ABA Standing Committee on Professional Discipline, Chair (1987 - 1990)

United States Circuit Court Committee on Admissions and Grievances (1979 - 1988)

ABA Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section, Chairperson (1982 - 1983)

D.C. Court of Appeals, Board of Professional Responsibility (1977 - 1983)

ABA Commission on Public Understanding About the Law, Chair (1979 - 1982)

United States Judicial Nominating Commission for the District of Columbia (1977 - 1980)

Past Employment Positions:

ABA Pro Bono Project, Director (1971 - 1973)

Congressman Allard K. Lowenstein, Special Assistant (1969 - 1970)

Legal Services Program, Western Region, Office of Economic Opportunity, Deputy Director (1967 - 1969)