SuperLawyers has again listed Melissa Kucinski on its list of the Top 50 Women SuperLawyers in DC for 2023 and its list of the Top 100 D.C. SuperLawyers for 2023. SuperLawyers evaluates lawyers annually, and measures its candidates against twelve indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement as part of its selection process.
On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, Melissa co-chaired a conference for the New York State Bar Association on advanced issues in the Hague Abduction Convention. Melissa routinely serves as expert and consultant on issues of international parental child abduction. Melissa co-chairs the NYSBA’s International Family Law committee.
Melissa presented on the recent Hague Abduction Supreme Court case of Golan v. Saada to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers at the annual retreat of its D.C., Maryland, and Virginia chapters. The AAML is a national organization of leading family lawyers with nearly 1500 fellows. Fellowship is secured through a rigorous application process and …
Melissa was named an Interruptor on International Law by interruptrr.com. Melissa has joined a list of leading women in the field of international law who are interrupting an otherwise male-dominated profession by showcasing her expertise in the field of international family law. See the list of extraordinary international law interruptors here.
For the second year in a row, Melissa was named a Top Lawyer by Washingtonian Magazine. Washingtonian “surveyed all of [its] past Top Lawyers, asking them to nominate those they consider to be the best among their peers. From there, [the magazine] conducted more of [its] own reporting and research” in order to select this …
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MK Family Law is honored to be included among the distinguished group of law firms that made the Best Lawyers Tier 1 ranking for 2023. “The 2023 rankings incorporate more than 12.2 million evaluations of more than 115,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms. More than 2,000 firms received a national ranking this …
Melissa has been appointed as the Co-Chair of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyer‘s International Law Committee. The AAML is a membership organization that requires the highest standards in practice and ethics for family lawyers throughout the United States. Membership requires an extensive application, recommendation, and examination process, followed by an invitation to join.
MK Family Law, PLLC was named among the 2023 Best Lawyers Law Firms in Washington, D.C. in the practice area of family law.
Melissa was included in The Best Lawyers in America for 2023, released on August 18, 2022. “Best Lawyers awards are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America recognizes only the top 5.3% of elite lawyers in the nation across …
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On April 22, 2022, Melissa was quoted by the Associated Press about the recent case of a California father who is seeking the return of his child from Ukraine. The child and mother relocated from Ukraine to Russia, further complicating legal remedies. You can read the article here.
