Karen Shinskie
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Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Child custody
Language
English
About
After graduating from Harvard Law School in 2000, and throughout my 15 year legal career, I have been very fortunate to have worked in some of the most rewarding jobs in the legal industry. As a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, I had the privilege of protecting the voting rights of Americans throughout the country. I was given the responsibility of leading my own investigations from the very start, and gained litigation experience early-on in my career. As a federal prosecutor at the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, I specialized as a senior AUSA in the Sex Offense and Domestic Violence Section. There, I had the privilege of seeking justice for adults and children in the District who were the victims of serious intrafamily violence and sexual assault. I was given responsiblity for every aspect of my cases, from investigation through trial. After handling hundreds of cases in D.C. Superior Court, including more than 40 jury and non-jury trials, I thoroughly understand the trial process and am well-prepared to handle any legal matter in the District. On the personal side, I am a military spouse and the mother of three boys. I also have two teenage step-children. As I have grown my own family and watched friends and acquaintances do the same, I have become more and more interested in family law matters. Perhaps more than any other area of law, I have found that family law has a daily imact on the vital interests of many people. I founded the Shinskie Law Group with the vision of empowering healthy relationships and families by providing affordable and effective legal services on the full range of family law matters.
Practices Areas
Child custody
Child support
Divorce and separation
Family
Language
English
Contact
Shinskie Law Group, PLLC1001 G Street N.W. Suite 800Washington, D.C., DC, 20001
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One of the best attorneys I had the pleasure of working with. Karen Shinskie advised me on my child custody agreement. The end result was a well-thought-out document that would actually work in the real world, as opposed to something that just looks good on paper. Ms. Shinskie was patient, kind, thoughtful, creative, open minded, reasonable, realistic, efficient, and effective – everything you would want in a family law attorney. She helped me to see the situation from various perspectives and advised how the various legal stipulations would play out in my day-to-day life, which helped me make informed decisions regarding my children. Ms. Shinskie knows how to get to the crux of the matter thus saving you lots of time and money. This is a person you want on your side when you are going through a difficult time.
Karen was exactly who I needed as I struggled through my divorce, custody, support and all the questions that come with it. She did exhaustive research for all of my questions and it is very clear that her past experience in the courtroom as a prosecutor makes her someone you want on your side if it gets to that point! She has a way of asking questions that gets to the bottom of what you are trying to do. I was extremely satisfied with the outcome she was able to get me to.
One of the best attorneys I had the pleasure of working with. Karen Shinskie advised me on my child custody agreement. The end result was a well-thought-out document that would actually work in the real world, as opposed to something that just looks good on paper. Ms. Shinskie was patient, kind, thoughtful, creative, open minded, reasonable, realistic, efficient, and effective – everything you would want in a family law attorney. She helped me to see the situation from various perspectives and advised how the various legal stipulations would play out in my day-to-day life, which helped me make informed decisions regarding my children. Ms. Shinskie knows how to get to the crux of the matter thus saving you lots of time and money. This is a person you want on your side when you are going through a difficult time.
Karen was exactly who I needed as I struggled through my divorce, custody, support and all the questions that come with it. She did exhaustive research for all of my questions and it is very clear that her past experience in the courtroom as a prosecutor makes her someone you want on your side if it gets to that point! She has a way of asking questions that gets to the bottom of what you are trying to do. I was extremely satisfied with the outcome she was able to get me to.
One of the best attorneys I had the pleasure of working with. Karen Shinskie advised me on my child custody agreement. The end result was a well-thought-out document that would actually work in the real world, as opposed to something that just looks good on paper. Ms. Shinskie was patient, kind, thoughtful, creative, open minded, reasonable, realistic, efficient, and effective – everything you would want in a family law attorney. She helped me to see the situation from various perspectives and advised how the various legal stipulations would play out in my day-to-day life, which helped me make informed decisions regarding my children. Ms. Shinskie knows how to get to the crux of the matter thus saving you lots of time and money. This is a person you want on your side when you are going through a difficult time.
Karen was exactly who I needed as I struggled through my divorce, custody, support and all the questions that come with it. She did exhaustive research for all of my questions and it is very clear that her past experience in the courtroom as a prosecutor makes her someone you want on your side if it gets to that point! She has a way of asking questions that gets to the bottom of what you are trying to do. I was extremely satisfied with the outcome she was able to get me to.
One of the best attorneys I had the pleasure of working with. Karen Shinskie advised me on my child custody agreement. The end result was a well-thought-out document that would actually work in the real world, as opposed to something that just looks good on paper. Ms. Shinskie was patient, kind, thoughtful, creative, open minded, reasonable, realistic, efficient, and effective – everything you would want in a family law attorney. She helped me to see the situation from various perspectives and advised how the various legal stipulations would play out in my day-to-day life, which helped me make informed decisions regarding my children. Ms. Shinskie knows how to get to the crux of the matter thus saving you lots of time and money. This is a person you want on your side when you are going through a difficult time.
Karen was exactly who I needed as I struggled through my divorce, custody, support and all the questions that come with it. She did exhaustive research for all of my questions and it is very clear that her past experience in the courtroom as a prosecutor makes her someone you want on your side if it gets to that point! She has a way of asking questions that gets to the bottom of what you are trying to do. I was extremely satisfied with the outcome she was able to get me to.