Sandra B. Hammond

Sandra B. Hammond is a Louisville family law lawyer who represents clients in divorce, adoption, child custody, juvenile court, and co-parenting matters. Her practice includes estate planning and probate, along with mediation for family court disputes. She is a certified Family Court Mediator and a court-approved Parent Coordinator for high-conflict divorce cases. Her work addresses parenting concerns, timesharing, education, extracurricular activities, and practical co-parenting arrangements.

Hammond earned her J.D. from the University of Louisville School of Law, where she was named to the Dean’s List. She received an M.A. in Foreign Language Education from the University of Louisville. She earned her B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, majoring in Spanish and Sociology. Her academic background supports strong communication, legal analysis, and problem-solving across family law, mediation, estate planning, and probate matters.

Hammond has extensive experience handling child custody disputes, divorce litigation, adoptions, juvenile court matters, and co-parenting issues. She served for twenty years as a Guardian Ad Litem in Jefferson Family Court, representing children in abuse and neglect proceedings. Her mediation work covers a wide range of family court disputes. As a Parent Coordinator, she helps address high-conflict parenting concerns and develop workable arrangements involving children and family responsibilities.

Sandra B. Hammond has earned an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell and maintains active involvement in the legal and civic community. She has served as a trustee for Jewish Hospital Healthcare Services and Jewish Hospital and St. Mary’s Healthcare. She served as chair of the Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence and as president of the Jewish Community Center. Her background combines family law advocacy, mediation, estate planning, and long-standing community leadership.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Tilford Dobbins & Schmidt, PLLC
• Member, Kentucky Bar Association
• Member, Louisville Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Guardian Ad Litem for children in Jefferson Family Court, 1996-1996
• Member, GALA

Licensed State

• Kentucky

Education

• University of Louisville School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Louisville
  Master of Arts (MA)
• Washington University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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