Meschino, Michael A.

Neal J. Meiselman, Esquire is an experienced family lawyer and mediator who has practiced law in Maryland since 1978.

Mr. Meiselman is a graduate of the University of Maryland (B.A. 1975) and Boston University Law School (J.D. 1978).

Mr. Meiselman has completed the certificate program prescribed by the Maryland Rules of Procedure for court-appointed mediators in civil cases, including child custody and access disputes. Mr. Meiselman has served on the Alternative Dispute Resolution panel for the Circuit Court for Montgomery County in family cases since the panel's inception in 1995.

Mr. Meiselman is the author of "12 Commandments for Divorced Parents (Both of You)," which was first published by Ann Landers in her nationally syndicated column on January 23, 1994.

Mr. Meiselman is also the author of "An Evidence Primer for the Trial of a Domestic Case" (MICPEL 1992 and 1996). Mr. Meiselman was a lecturer for "Calming Custody Chaos" (MICPEL 1995) and "Trial of a Domestic Case" (MICPEL 1992 and 1996).

The Maryland Bar Journal recently published Mr. Meiselman's article, "Recession and Divorce,"  The Maryland Bar Journal, Volume XLIII, Number 1, January/February 2010.

Reported cases include Noffsinger v. Noffsinger, 95 Md.App. 265, 620 A.2d 415 (1993), and Walker v. Grow, 170 Md.App. 255, 907 A.2d 255 (2006).

Mr. Meiselman is a member of the Montgomery County, Prince George's County and Maryland State Bar Associations.

Mr. Meiselman has been active in the community. Mr. Meiselman's law firm earned a Montgomery County Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award four times from 1993 to 2001. Since 1999, Mr. Meiselman has been a co-founder and director of Shoresh Hebrew High School. Mr. Meiselman previously served as attorney coach of a high school mock trial team, vice president and treasurer of a school PTA, on the Board of Directors of Ohr Kodesh Congregation, one term on a Special Education Budget Review Committee, and coached baseball for the Wheaton Boys' and Girls' Club for six seasons.

Mr. Meiselman was raised in Kensington and Silver Spring, Maryland. He is married to Terry M. Shuch. They are the parents of two children.