Mr. Smollar has been practicing law for thirty-five years. A significant portion of his practice is devoted to family law. He practices in both the District of Columbia and Virginia and is an active member of the District of Columbia Bar, the Fairfax County Bar, the Virginia Bar, the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and the Family Law Sections of the District of Columbia Bar and the Virginia Bar. He has served as a member of the Virginia State Bar Legislative Committee and was the co-chair of the ADR-Case Evaluator of the Family Law Action Group. Mr. Smollar presently serves as an Alternative Dispute Facilitator for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia's Alternate Dispute Resolution ("ADR") program.
Mr. Smollar is a trained Arbitrator, Mediator, and Collaborative Divorce practitioner. He currently has an active mediation, Collaborative divorce and litigation practice. Mr. Smollar lectures on family law matters for continuing legal education programs in D.C. and Virginia, including the following presentations: Divorce Taxation (D.C.), How to Trace and Make it Interesting (VA), Valuations of Closely-Held Businesses (VA) and Family Law Around the Beltway (D.C.). Mr. Smollar participated as a panelist on a local television program discussing the role and value of Separation and Property Settlement Agreements.
Mr Smollar has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1990. During 1997 and 1998, he served as the President of the D.C. Chapter of the AAML.
Mr. Smollar has been recognized in the February 2009 issue of the Washingtonian as one of the top 25 divorce lawyers in the metropolitan D.C. area and in the publication of the Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers for 2008 and 2009 as one of the top 100 lawyers in the metropolitan D.C. area. Mr. Smollar is also named in the Best Lawyers in America.
Mr. Smollar contributes his services to the legal community. He is a mentor for the D.C. Bar Advice and Referral Clinic and serves as a volunteer referral source for the Vienna Women's Center.
