BEST LAWYERS AWARD – 2023

Stuart was named by Best Lawyers of America “Lawyer of the Year” in Collaborative Family Law, Washington D.C.

Best Lawyers has recognized Stuart as a Top Family Law attorney each year since 2013.

Colorado Bar Member and Affiliation with Colorado Family Law Firm – 2021

Stuart Skok passed the Uniform Bar Exam in 2020 for admission to the Colorado Bar. She is now licensed in Maryland, D.C. and Colorado. In 2021, she became affiliated with the Castle Rock AV Rated Family Law Firm of Cox Baker & Page, LLC. www.coxbaker.com, where she will expand her family law practice in Colorado.

Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFM) – Certified Practitioner 2021

Stuart Skok was accepted as a Certified Practitioner with APFM.  https://apfmnet.org/apfm-mediator-directory/stuart-skok-law-llc/

APFM is considered the premier non-profit organization for Professional Family Mediators in the United States, designed to raise the level of professionalism among family mediators through their revised Mediator Standards of Practice, develop a system for credentialing of family mediators, educate the public about family mediation, and strengthen education and training standards of family mediators.

“Certified Practitioners” in APFM are advanced mediators who have completed the requisite training and ongoing education in mediation and who have mediated the requisite number of family law cases to conclusion (including developing an equitable distribution plan and a memorandum of understanding, or a mediated marital settlement agreement, parenting plans, elder disputes, post-divorce issue(s), court-connected parenting disputes), and who adhere to the Mediator Standards of Practice. 

SuperLawyers Maryland – Top 50 Women 2021

SuperLawyers selected Stuart Skok for the 10th year in a row to Maryland Super Lawyers list of top attorneys.  Stuart was also selected, for the 3rd year in a row, to the Top 50 Women Maryland SuperLawyers.    Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement on an annual, state-by-state basis. Only 5% of lawyers in each state receive this distinction.  The Top Lists within SuperLawyers represent less than 1% of lawyers in each state.

American Bar Foundation (ABF) – Fellow 2021

Stuart Skok has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF) to recognize her 25 years of legal practice. Membership is limited to 1% of lawyers in each jurisdiction. Members are nominated by their peers and then selected by the ABF Board. The ABF Fellows is a global honorary society that recognizes attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of their communities. ABF Fellows hail from nearly 40 countries and hold a wide variety of influential roles. Notable Fellows include Supreme Court Justices John Roberts, Sonia Sotomayor, and the late Ruth Bader-Ginsberg. For more information about ABF and the 2021 elected click here Fellow List by state

Best Lawyers 2021 – Best Law Firms

Best Lawyers named Stuart Skok Law LLC among the “Best Law Firms” for 2021.  See more: https://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/stuart-skok-law-llc/overview/79541.  The standards and selection process explained in this Press Release: https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:111ca743-a87f-4ba1-914d-91f8074b4456.

Best Lawyers 2021 – Best Lawyers in Washington, D.C.

Best Lawyers named Stuart Skok among the Best Lawyers in “Collaborative Law” and “Family Law” for 2021.

Who’s Who of Professional Women 2020 – Law

Who’s Who interviewed Stuart Skok to profile her among the top “Professional Women in Law” for 2020, a selection process designed to highlight women who have demonstrated notable achievements in their field.

Lawyer Monthly Magazine Interview with Stuart Skok May 2020

Stuart was interviewed by Lawyer Monthly Magazine about her practice, what inspires her and the legal issue of “How Can I Ensure My Prenuptial Agreement Is Enforceable In Maryland”

Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Award 2020

Martindale-Hubbell awarded Stuart the Client Champion Award for 2020, based on verified client reviews. This award is only awarded to select lawyers who meet the highest criteria for the award. This marks the second year she has received this award.

Super Lawyers 2020

For 2020, Super Lawyers named Stuart Top 50 Women Lawyers in Maryland.  2020 marks the 12^th year in a row that Super Lawyers has selected Stuart among the Top Lawyers.

Best Lawyers 2020

Stuart was again named by Best Lawyers as one of the Top attorneys in Maryland and D.C. for Family Law and Collaborative Law.  Stuart Skok Law LLC was also recognized as one of the Top family law firms.

Martindale Hubbell 2020

Martindale Hubbell awarded Stuart the highest possible distinction of AV Preeminent Rating by her peers and by the Judiciary, which she has maintained for more than 10 years.

U.S. News & World Report Best Law Firms 2020

U.S. News & World Report named Stuart Skok Law LLC one of the Best Family Law Firms in 2020.

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American Lawyer Magazine 2019

American Lawyer Magazine named Stuart one of the Women Leaders in March 2019.

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Bethesda Magazine 2019

Bethesda Magazine profiled Stuart in their annual Leading Professionals – Women in Business issue.

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Global Law Expert 2019

Stuart is named as a Global Law Expert in Family Law. Global Law Experts profile the leading partners and law firms around the world in all practice areas.

Lawyer Monthly – Legal Awards 2018

Stuart was named Collaborative Lawyer of the Year by Lawyer Monthly Magazine, a monthly legal publication with content entirely defined by the significant legal news from around the world.

Lawyer Monthly – Expert Article 2018

Stuart authored an expert article on Pre and Post Nuptials for HNWI’s (High Net Worth Individuals).

Best Lawyers in DC 2018

Stuart was featured by Best Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Maryland.