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Heather Hostetter, Amy Strent, Sheila Kadagathur, Emily Folio, Becky Cohn, Jessica Saunders, Chelsie Deusa and Alexandra Strollo were recognized as Super Lawyers in the Maryland 2025 Super Lawyers Magazine.

Jessica, Chelsie and Alexandra were recognized as Rising Stars; Emily and Becky were recognized as a Super Lawyer; Amy and Sheila were recognized in the lists for the Top 50 women attorneys and Top 100 attorneys; and Heather made the lists of Top 10 attorneys, Top 100 attorneys and Top 50 women attorneys.

Heather Hostetter, Amy Strent, Sheila Kadagathur, Emily Folio, and Jessica Saunders were acknowledged in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Additionally, Heather Hostetter and Emily Folio received recognition for their work in Family Law Mediation in Bethesda, Maryland.

Heather Hostetter, Amy Strent and Sheila Kadagathur are honored to have been recognized in the Washingtonian Top Divorce Lawyers list for 2024. 

Heather Hostetter, Amy Strent, Sheila Kadagathur, Emily Folio, Becky Cohn, Jessica Saunders and Chelsie Deusa were recognized as Super Lawyers in the Maryland 2024 Super Lawyers Magazine.

Jessica and Chelsie were recognized as Rising Stars; Sheila, Rachel, Emily and Becky were recognized as a Super Lawyer; Amy was recognized in the lists for the Top 50 women attorneys and Top 100 attorneys; and Heather made the lists of Top 10 attorneys, Top 100 attorneys and Top 50 women attorneys.

Hostetter Strent, LLC has been announced in the Fourteenth Edition of the Best Law Firms® rankings for Family Law and Family Law Mediation.

Bethesda Magazine has recognized Heather Hostetter and Sheila Kadagathur in the November/December issue as Top Attorneys in the Family & Divorce category. 

Our firm would like to congratulate Heather Hostetter for becoming the next President-elect of the International Academy of Family Lawyers! We know she will lead with the same passion she brings to her work at our firm. Best of luck, Heather!

We are pleased to announce that Jessica Vinnik has joined the firm as a Senior Associate. Ms. Vinnik spent more than ten years representing New York City municipal employees in a variety of civil matters. Having recently relocated with her family to Washington, D.C., she is eager to continue helping clients seeking to preserve or dissolve their families.

Ms. Vinnik is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, New York and is pending approval for Maryland.

 

We are pleased to announce that Alexandra Strollo has joined the firm as an Associate Attorney. Ms. Strollo has been practicing Family Law since 2019 in Atlanta, GA, where she was recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2023. Relocating to Washington, D.C. in 2023, she is excited to continue practicing here at Hostetter Strent.

Ms. Strollo is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Georgia and is pending approval for Maryland. 

 

Our firm would like to congratulate Heather Hostetter, Amy Strent, Sheila KadagathurEmily Folio and Jessica Saunders, who were each recognized in the 30th Edition of Best Lawyers in America for their exceptional expertise in Family Law.  

Heather Hostetter was also distinguished in the 30th Edition of Best Lawyers in America for Family Law Mediation in Bethesda, Maryland and Washington, D.C.