My experience with this firm was absolutely excellent.
ROOP XANTTOPOULOS BABOUNAKIS & KLAM PLLC handled my divorce, and Jennifer Babounakis was my attorney. My experience with this firm was absolutely excellent. While the divorce was not overly contentious, there were some complex settlement issues, which Jennifer handled with immense creativity, skill and professionalism. She was a terrific advocate, always accessible, and she earned and still has all of my trust. I would recommend this firm and Jennifer in particular to anyone who asked for a reference.
JENNIFER M. BABOUNAKIS
Prior to attending law school, Jennifer practiced as a clinical social worker with a focus in family counseling and crisis management. As a law student, Mrs. Babounakis served as both Chief Aide to Professor Nadine Strossen, the then President of the American Civil Liberties Union, and as an Associate Editor to the New York Law School Law Review. After law school, Mrs. Babounakis practiced law for five years at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen, and Hamilton, LLP in Washington D.C. Her practice there focused on investigations, public interest and commercial litigation, and immigration law, including an asylum appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
In December 2009, Mrs. Babounakis joined ROOP XANTTOPOULOS BABOUNAKIS & KLAM PLLC to blend her expertise in family counseling, corporate law, and litigation. Mrs. Babounakis prefers to reach favorable outcomes for her clients out of court. She has the skills, however, to litigate if trial is necessary to ensure her client’s interests are best served. Mrs. Babounakis finds her corporate law experience invaluable when assessing complex equitable distribution issues, such as property valuation and division.
Jennifer draws on her family counseling experience to help her clients manage the emotional experiences that are often present in family law cases. She also benefits from a strong understanding of the mental health and substance abuse issues that plague many families going through divorce. As a mother of two young children, Mrs. Babounakis has command of the parenting issues that are important in most child custody matters.
Areas of Practice
- Domestic Relations Law
- Family Law Jurisdiction
- Trial/Litigation
- Mediation
- Discovery
- Negotiations
- Name Change Petitions
- Supboena Duces Tecum
- Divorce
- Military Divorce
- International Divorce
- Equitable Distribution
- Division of Marital Property
- Division of Hybrid Property (Marital and Separate Property)
- Tracing Separate Property
- Business Valuations
- Government Retirement Benefits FERS CRS VRS TSP
- Private Sector Employee Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Health Insurance for spouses and children
- Stock Options and Deferred Compensation
- Private Sector Retirement Benefits
- Family Tax Issues
- Alimony/Spousal Support
- Tax Implications of Support
- Spousal Support Reservations
- Imputation of Income
- Child Custody and Visitation
- Child Support
- Child Abduction and Kidnapping
- Supervised Visitation
- Custody Evaluations
- Guardian Ad Litem Coordination
- International Child Custody
- International Family Law
- Domestic Violence
- Protective Orders
- Enforcement Actions/Rule to Show Cause
- Marital Agreements
- Property Settlement Agreements
- Child Custody Agreements
- Postnuptial Agreements
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Relocation of Children
- Wealth Management
- Post-Divorce Issues
- Modification of Child Support
- Modification of Spousal Support
- Modification of Child Custody