Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP Elects J. Zoe Beckerman and Marina S. Barannik as Partners

January 14, 2010                                  (202) 466-8960

Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP

Washington, D.C. - Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP is pleased to announce that it has named Marina S. Barannik and J. Zoë Beckerman as partners. 

“We are thrilled to welcome Marina and Zoë as new partners.  They are both talented lawyers with numerous accomplishments,” said Feldesman Tucker co-managing partner, Edward T. Waters. “The valuable counsel that they consistently provide our clients is a strong asset to the present and future success of the firm,” said Jonathan Dana, co-managing partner.

Marina S. Barannik is a member of the Family Law Group. She counsels on all aspects of family law including dissolution of marriage, child custody, support, property distribution, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. Ms. Barannik works with clients on resolving complex and often emotionally difficult domestic relations issues through negotiation, mediation and litigation. 

Ms. Barannik holds a J.D. with honors from the George Washington University Law School.   She grew up in Russia where she earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Institute of U.S. and Canadian Studies as well as an M.A. and a B.A. in International Relations from Moscow State University of International Relations. 

J. Zoë Beckerman is a member of the Federal Grants Law, Nonprofit & Corporate Law, and Health Law Groups.  Her practice focuses on the regulatory aspects of federally-funded social service programs, with a particular emphasis on Head Start.  She provides legal advice and counsel on corporate, federal grants, and compliance issues, regularly trains organizations across the country, and helps clients strategize about government and legislative affairs.  Ms. Beckerman was also named the Managing Principal of FT Solutions LLC, the management and consulting arm of Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP.  

Ms. Beckerman is a Recent Alumni Trustee of the George Washington University and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Griffith Leadership Center at the University of Michigan.  She holds a J.D. with honors from the George Washington University Law School, a Certificate in Health Policy from the George Washington School of Public Health and Health Services, an M.P.H. from the University of Michigan, and a B.A. with honors from the University of Wisconsin. 

About Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP

Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell is a general practice law firm with offices in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, representing clients in practice areas including federal grants, health care, business and corporate, criminal defense, domestic relations and military law. Its family law and federal grants practices are preeminent in the United States. For more information, visit the firm online at http://www.ftlf.com/.