Jo Benson Fogel

Jo Benson Fogel is an attorney whose practice focuses on court-related matters involving families and individuals in Maryland. Her work includes Family Law, Divorce, Custody, Alimony, Premarital Agreements, Postnuptial Agreements, Guardianships, Visitation Rights, Separation Agreements, Estate Planning, Probate Law, and Contested Wills Litigation. For more than thirty years, she has represented clients in disputes and planning matters involving family relationships, property, support, guardianship, and estate administration.

Fogel earned a B.A. from Duke University and received her J.D. from George Washington University Law School. Her education supports a practice that combines family litigation with estate planning, probate, and will contests. She is admitted in Maryland, the District of Columbia, the US Supreme Court, and the US District Court for the District of Maryland, giving her a broad foundation for representing clients in state and federal legal matters.

Fogel has served on the Family Law faculty of the Maryland Judicial Institute since 1995 and has taught continuing legal education programs involving family law, law practice management, and alternative dispute resolution. Her reported appellate matters include Hill v. Hill, Bell v. Forti, Lebac v. Lebac, Giffin v. Crane, Langston v. Langston, and Trembow v. Schonfeld. She has also held extensive bar, professionalism, and community leadership roles.

Jo Benson Fogel has received recognition from Martindale-Hubbell, Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, and the Bar Foundation of Montgomery County. Her long practice combines family litigation, guardianship, estate planning, probate, and contested-will matters with sustained teaching and professional service. She helps clients address personal and financial disputes that require careful court strategy, practical planning, and a clear understanding of Maryland family and estate law procedures.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Jo Benson Fogel, P.A.
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Trustee-Director, Maryland State Bar Insurance Trust
• Member, Montgomery County Bar Association
• Member, Prince George’s County Bar Association
• Member, Maryland Woman’s Bar Association
• Member, Montgomery County Chapter of the Woman’s Bar Association of Maryland
• Family Law Faculty, Maryland Judicial Institute (1995-Present)
• Bencher, Montgomery Inns of Court
• Board of Advisors, Bowen Family Center
• Director, Community Ministries/Interfaith Works Montgomery County

Licensed State

• Maryland
• District of Columbia

Education

• George Washington University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Duke University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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