Paul R. Smollar

Paul R. Smollar is a family law lawyer and Principal with Smollar Kuntz Locey, PLLC in Washington, D.C. He has practiced family law for almost 50 years and is a leader in Collaborative Practice. He works with clients in the District of Columbia and Virginia. His practice includes collaborative family law, mediation, arbitration, and litigation when parties cannot resolve disputes through settlement.

Mr. Smollar earned his J.D. from Northwestern University and his B.A. from Columbia University. His legal education provided the foundation for a career focused on family law and dispute resolution. He later taught Family Law as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law School for two years.

Mr. Smollar handles complex family law disputes involving negotiation, collaborative practice, mediation, arbitration, and litigation. He serves as an Alternative Dispute Facilitator for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia’s ADR program. He has lectured on divorce taxation, business valuation, family law, and collaborative practice. He has also served on programs addressing national and international arbitration and the effects of divorce on children.

Paul R. Smollar has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1990 and previously led its D.C. Chapter. Best Lawyers named him Collaborative Lawyer of the Year for the Washington, D.C. area in 2012, 2017, and 2019. Super Lawyers has repeatedly recognized him among the Washington metropolitan area’s leading practitioners, including several years among its top ten.

Law Office Affiliations

• Principal, Smollar Kuntz Locey, PLLC
• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Fairfax County Bar
• Member, District of Columbia Bar Association, Family Law Section

Licensed State

• District of Columbia
• Virginia

Education

• Northwestern University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Columbia University
  Bachelor of Arts

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