Monthly Archives: February 2020

Turnbull, Nicholson & Sanders partner Mary Roby Sanders was selected to two 2020 Maryland Super Lawyers Lists – the Top 100 Lawyers List and the Top 50 Women List. Mary has been listed as a Maryland Super Lawyer every year since 2007.

Mary is an AV Preeminent rated attorney who practices exclusively in the area of family law. She won the 2019 Beverly A. Groner Family Law Award, which recognizes an attorney or judge who has served the Maryland Legal Community through their dedication to the practice of family law and has exemplified the highest professional standards during a distinguished legal career. Additionally, she was presented with the prestigious J. Earle Plumhoff Award from the Baltimore County Bar Association in January 2012 for professionalism in the practice of law and has been named for the past three years as one of Newsweek’s Best Lawyers in America. She is also a former member of the Judicial Nominating Commission for Baltimore County and a member of the Dissenter’s Club.

Mary is a member of the Women’s Bar Association, a former chair and current member of the Baltimore County Bench Bar Committee and the Family Law Committee of the Baltimore County Bar Association. She is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and past chair of the Family Law Section Council of the Maryland State Bar Association.

The law firm of Turnbull, Nicholson & Sanders is proud to announce that two new associate attorneys, Alexis L.Holiday and Snehal P. Massey, have joined the firm, expanding the firm’s premier family law practice in Towson, MD. We are excited that Alexis and Snehal have joined the team to further strengthen our firm’s high-quality legal services.

Alexis Holiday graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law, cum laude, in 2019, and was a member of the Royal Graham Shannonhouse III Honor Society. While in law school, Alexis was a Rule 19 Attorney in the Family Law Clinic and served as a Production Editor for the University of Baltimore Law Review. After law school, Alexis served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Dennis M. Robinson, Jr. in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. She was admitted to the Maryland Bar in December 2019 and is a member of the Baltimore County Bar Association and the Maryland State Bar Association.

Snehal Massey graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law with a concentration in Family Law, where she practiced as a Rule 16 Student Attorney in the Family Law Clinic. After law school, Snehal clerked for the Honorable Ronald A. Silkworth in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. She is also trained to serve as a Court-Appointed Child Counsel.Prior to law school, Snehal worked in both the corporate and non-profit sectors as a marketing professional for six years before attending law school. She currently served on the board of Christalis, Inc., a non-profit organization that develops and maintains programs to help underserved children and families in various parts of the world.

The law firm of Turnbull, Nicholson & Sanders is proud to announce that five of its attorneys have been recognized by Super Lawyers on their 2020 Maryland Super Lawyers Lists. The attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers are Christopher W. Nicholson, Mary Roby Sanders, Rebecca A. Fleming, Alaina L. Storie and Nicole E. Rush.

Christopher Nicholson was named to the Top 100 List and Mary Roby Sanders was named to both the Top 100 List and the Top 50 Women List. Rebecca Fleming was also named to the Top 50 Women List. Alaina Storie and Nicole Rush were both named as 2020 Rising Stars.

 “This achievement is a testament to the unparalleled skill and compassionate advocacy of each of our family law attorneys,” Nicholson said. “We are so honored to have received these achievements at both a personal and firm-wide level.”

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. No more than five percent of lawyers in Maryland are selected by Super Lawyers, and no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in Maryland are selected as Rising Stars.

Snehal Massey joined Turnbull, Nicholson & Sanders as an associate attorney in February 2020. Snehal graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law with a concentration in Family Law, where she practiced as a Rule 16 Student Attorney in the Family Law Clinic. Snehal is also trained to serve as a Court-Appointed Child Counsel.

After law school, Snehal clerked for the Honorable Ronald A. Silkworth in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County.  Prior to law school, Snehal worked in both the corporate and non-profit sectors as a marketing professional for six years before attending law school.

She currently serves on the board of Christalis, Inc., a non-profit organization that develops and maintains programs to help underserved children and families in various parts of the world. Outside of the office, Snehal enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter.

Turnbull, Nicholson & Sanders, P.A. is a premier boutique law firm practicing family law and has provided high-quality professional legal services in the area of Family Law since 1998. Our firm and our attorneys have been recognized locally, regionally and nationally as being leaders in the field of family law.  Located in the heart of Towson, we practice in Baltimore County, all the surrounding counties in Maryland and Baltimore City, as well as the appellate courts. Each of our attorneys has vast knowledge and experience with Family Law matters and is committed to providing the highest level of client representation.

Christopher W. Nicholson, partner at Turnbull Nicholson & Sanders, presented at a Child Counselor Training Seminar, hosted by the St. Mary’s County Bar Association in Leonardtown, Maryland on January 31. Chris received a certificate of appreciation in recognition of his presentation.

Chris is a compassionate mediator and skilled courtroom advocate with over 37 years of experience who gravitates toward emotionally-charged family law controversies where his clients may fear that their interests will be unprotected by the legal system or their spouse.

Chris is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a Past Chair of the Maryland State Bar Association Family. He received The Beverly Groner Family Law Award, presented in recognition of service to the Maryland legal community through dedication to the practice of law. In addition to being a recognized Super Lawyer, he is also a Maryland Daily Record Icon, a Best Lawyer in America and an AV Preeminent Rated attorney. Chris received his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1982 and a BS from the University of Delaware in 1979.

Alexis L. Holiday joined Turnbull, Nicholson & Sanders as an associate attorney in January 2020, focusing her practice on family law matters. Alexis graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law, cum laude, in 2019, and was a member of the Royal Graham Shannonhouse III Honor Society.

While in law school, Alexis was a Rule 19 Attorney in the Family Law Clinic and served as a Production Editor for the University of Baltimore Law Review.

After law school, Alexis served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Dennis M. Robinson, Jr. in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. She was admitted to the Maryland Bar in December 2019 and is a member of the Baltimore County Bar Association and the Maryland State Bar Association.

Alexis received her undergraduate degree from Towson University, magna cum laude and with other honors, in Sociology and Anthropology and a minor in Chemistry. She is a native of New Jersey and permanently relocated to Maryland after college.

Turnbull, Nicholson & Sanders partner Christopher W. Nicholson has been selected as a Top 100 Maryland Super Lawyer for 2020 for his work in complex family law. Chris is a compassionate mediator and skilled courtroom advocate with over 37 years of experience who gravitates toward emotionally-charged family law controversies where his clients may fear that their interests will be unprotected by the legal system or their spouse.

Chris is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a Past Chair of the Maryland State Bar Association Family. He received The Beverly Groner Family Law Award, presented in recognition of service to the Maryland legal community through dedication to the practice of law. In addition to being a recognized Super Lawyer, he is also a Maryland Daily Record Icon, a Best Lawyer in America and an AV Preeminent Rated attorney. Chris received his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1982 and a BS from the University of Delaware in 1979.

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. No more than five percent of lawyers in Maryland are selected by Super Lawyers, and no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in Maryland are selected as Rising Stars.