Rachel E Dane

I offer contract legal services on a variety of transactional cases, including: employment law, real estate, family law, and business entity formation and compliance.

The Survivors' Legal Institute provides affordable, sliding-scale representation to survivors of domestic violence in civil law cases.

I served as lead counsel on family law cases, including divorce, custody, grandparent visitation, adoption, relocation, guardianships, and civil protection order cases. I place particular em...

▪ Drafted settlement agreements, motions, and discovery in family law cases ▪ Conducted legal research and writing for internal memoranda

▪ Litigated several civil protection order cases, which included: interviewing clients and witnesses counseling clients on the court system drafting opening statements, witness examinatio...

▪ Litigated multiple civil protection orders cases in D.C. Superior Court, which included: interviewing clients, forming a positive rapport with Superior Court personnel, and learning court ...

▪ Maintained positive community contacts and relationships with donors, volunteers, and constituents. ▪ Assisted in planning a large training conference with over 200 attendees including c...

▪ Analyzed current and pending domestic violence legislations including the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act and gun control legislation. ▪ Drafted a 30-page report tha...

I advised pro se litigants on the process of obtaining a civil protection order against their abuser. I also drafted petitions for their case.