Suzanne M Baumgardner - Family Attorneys: Lexington KY

Experienced Attorneys in Lexington, Kentucky

At Dawahare & Kershaw, L.L.P., we are a small law firm which has chosen to limit our practice to the areas of family law. These areas include Divorce, Custody, Visitation, Child Support, Property Division, Post Decree issues, Pre-Nuptial Agreements,and Adoption. We are also trained to conduct Alternative Dispute Resolution, including mediation, collaborative divorce, and arbitration.

We have chosen to keep the size of our firm small. Dawahare & Kershaw has three partners: Sandra Mendez Dawahare, Esq., Valerie S. Kershaw, Esq., and Suzanne Baumgardner, Esq. Kami Brumley is an associate of the firm. Services are also provided to client in as "of counsel" capacity by Elisabeth (Ellie) Goldman, Esq.
While our firm is small, the attorneys and their experience compliment each other, thereby allowing us jointly to provide you with the exceptional legal services all our clients expect of us.

Suzanne M Baumgardner
Dawahare & Kershaw LLP
333 W Vine St #1201
Lexington KY 40507
Tel: 859 381-1145
Fax: 859 381-1165

Suzanne Baumgardner attended the University of Iowa where she received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting in 1992. Suzanne received her Juris Doctorate, with Distinction, in 1995 from the University of Iowa College of Law
Suzanne worked in the accounting industry and moved to Kentucky in 1995. In 1996 she began her legal career with the Davidson Law firm in Lexington, Kentucky. Since that time she has practiced almost exclusively in the area of domestic relations with a focused interest in complex financial cases. Suzanne joined Dawahare & Kershaw, LLP, in 2004 and became a partner in the firm in 2006.

Suzanne is trained in Collaborative Law, an alternative form of dispute resolution. Suzanne has been a speaker for continuing education seminars and has co-authored two chapters, Contested Divorce (Chapter 5) and Separation Agreements (Chapter 6) in the First Edition of Kentucky Domestic Relations Practice published by the University of Kentucky Office of Continuing Legal Education (2006).

In 2007 Suzanne was admitted as a fellow to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Suzanne is a member of the Iowa Bar Association, the Kentucky Bar Association, and the Fayette County Bar Association. Suzanne is also a member of the Family Law Sections of both the KBA and FCBA, having served as past chair of the Family Law Section of the Fayette County Bar Association. She is admitted to practice before all state Courts of Iowa, Kentucky and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Suzanne and her husband, Jeff, make their home in Lexington. They are active members of the community and enjoy participating in a variety of social and charitable events.