MEMBERS OF FIRM
Patrick W. Dragga (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 18, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Maryland; 1979, District of Columbia; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: Xavier University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1975). Certified Family Law Arbitrator, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), 2007. Lecturer: "Alimony: Indefinite Alimony after 'Turner and Karmand' - the Status of the Law after Recent Decisions of the Court of Special Appeals;" "Modification, Reservation and Retroactivity," Maryland Institute of Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 2003; "Custody Chaos," Maryland Institute of Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 1997; "Expert Witnesses in Valuation," Family Law Seminar, 1997; "Attorneys Who Represent Children," Family Law Seminar, 1997; "What You Need to Know and Understand About ADR Clients," Law Day Seminar, 1997; "Marital Separation Agreement - Security for the Agreement," Maryland Institute of Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 1994; "Trial Preparation of Expert Witnesses for Valuation of Businesses in a Domestic Case," Continuing Legal Education, 1992. Presenter: "Client Psychology," Family Law University, 2002; "Examination of the Custody Evaluation Expert," American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Symposium, 2001; Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Montgomery County Bar Association (Executive Committee, 2007-2009); Maryland State Bar Association; Collaborative Divorce Association, Inc. (Founding Member). Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Litigation.
Jeffrey Hannon (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September, 18, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Maryland; 1976, District of Columbia; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973). Lecturer: "Attorney's Fees," Judicial Institute, 2000; Member: Divorce Roundtable, 2007; Washingtonian Magazine's "Top Divorce Lawyers," 2004. Named, "Super Lawyer," 2007-2009. Member: Montgomery County, Prince George County and Maryland State Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Family Law; Estates.
Kevin G. Hessler (Partner) born Washington, D.C., July 14, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., 1978); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1981). Member, American Inns of Court, Montgomery County, Maryland. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Staff Member, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1980-1981. Certified Family Law Arbitrator, AAML, 2007. Author: Casenote, 10 University of Baltimore Law Review 362, 1982. Law Clerk to: Hon. John P. Moore of Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, 1982; Hon. John J. Mitchell of Sixth Judicial Circuit of Maryland, 1981-1982. Instructor: Judicial Institute of Maryland; Montgomery County Bar Foundation Continuing Legal Education. Commissioner, Montgomery County Commission for Women, 1998-2003. Member: Maryland Select Committee on Gender Equality, 1999-2003; Montgomery County Divorce Roundtable. Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association (Member, Character Commission for Admission to Maryland Bar, 1990-2000). Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Maryland Chapter, 2007. Reported Cases: Melrod v. Melrod, 83 Md. App. 180, 574 A.2d 1 (1990); Simonds v. Simonds, 165 Md. App. 591, 886 A.2d 158 (2005); Riley v. Riley, 82 Md. App. 400, 571 A.2d 1261 (1990); Thomasian v. Thomasian, 79 Md. App. 188, 556 A.2d 675 (1989); Ross v. Ross, 327 Md.101, 607 A.2d 933 (1992); Ross v. Ross, 90 Md. App. 176, 600 A.2d 891 (1992); Noffsinger v. Noffsinger, 95 Md. App. 265, 620 A.2d 415 (1993); Kierein v. Kierein, 115 Md. App. 448, 693 A.2d 1157 (1997); Wilson v. Wilson, 87 Md. App. 547, 590 A.2d 579 (1991); Chimes v. Michael, 131 Md. App. 271, 748 A.2d 1065 (2000); Brewer v. Brewer, 156 Md. App. 77, 846 A.2d 596 (2004); Nails v. S&R, Inc., 334 Md. 398, 639 A.2d 660 (1994); S&R, Inc. v. Nails, 85 Md. App. 570, 584 A.2d 722 (1991); State v. Broberg, 342 Md. 544, 677 A.2d 602 (1996); Giffin v. Crane, 351 Md. 133, 716 A.2d 1029 (1998). Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Litigation.
Vincent M. Wills (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, March 5, 1959; admitted to bar, 1991, Maryland. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1981); Boston University (M.S.B.A., 1984); University of Baltimore (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Listed: Maryland Super Lawyer in Family Law, Baltimore Magazine, January 2009; Top Divorce Lawyer, Washingtonian Magazine, December 2007 and February 2009. Published: "When Do I Become A Spy?" Vincent M. Wills and Lindsay Parvis, Maryland Bar Journal, May/June 2009; "Maryland Child Support Guidelines - Time for an Overhaul?" Cynthia Callahan and Vincent M. Wills, Maryland Bar Journal, May/June 2006; "Joint Legal Custody," Cynthia Callahan and Vincent M. Wills, Maryland Bar Journal, May/June 2005; "Searching for Answers about the Role of the Guardian ad Litem," Cynthia Callahan and Vincent M. Wills, Maryland Bar Journal, May/June 2003. Coach, Quince Orchard High School Mock Trial Team. Member: Montgomery County Bar Association (Co-Chair, Family Law Section, 1999-2000); Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. (Member, Family Law Section Council, 2004-2007 and 2008); American Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section); American Inns of Court; Montgomery County Inn (Barrister Member, 1997-2003; Member, Executive Committee, 1998-2002). [Capt., U.S. Air Force, 1982-1986; Lt., U.S. Navy Reserve, 1987-1995]. Reported Cases: Lee v. Andochick, 182 Md. App. 268, 957 A.2d 1038, cert. denied, 406 Md. 745 (2008); Brewer v. Brewer, 156 Md. App. 77, 846 A.2d 1, cert. denied, 381 Md. 677, 851 A.2d 596 (2004); Karmand v. Karmand, 145 Md. App. 317, 802 A.2d 1106 (2002); Chimes v. Michael, 131 Md. App. 271, 748 A.2d 1065, cert. denied, 359 Md. 334, 753 A.2d 1031 (2000). Practice Areas: Family Law.
ASSOCIATES
P. Lindsay Parvis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Maryland. Education: Mount Holyoke College (B.A., 1995); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member, American Inns of Court, Montgomery County Inn. Associate, American Inns of Court, Montgomery County Inn, 2005-2006. Barrister, 2007-2009. Member: Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland (Member, Technology Committee; Co-Chair, Family Law Section, 2008-2009); Maryland State Bar Association (Member, Family and Juvenile Law Section); Women's Bar Association of Maryland, Montgomery County Chapter (President, 2009-2010). Practice Areas: Family Law.
Mary "Molly" A. Cooper (Associate) born Manassas, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2004, Maryland; 2009, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 2000); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Assistant State's Attorney, Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's County, 2004-2009. Associate: Strickler, Sachitano & Hatfield, P.A., 2009; Dragga, Hannon, Hessler & Wills, LP, 2009. Member: Montgomery County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Women's Bar Association of Maryland.
Heather S. Collier (Associate) born Dansville, New York; admitted to bar, 2004, Maryland; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: Denison University (B.A., 2001); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 2004). Named, "Rising Star," Maryland Super Lawyers, 2008. Associate, American Inns of Court, Montgomery County Inn, 2006-2008; Montgomery County Bar Association New Practitioners, Co-Chair, 2008-2010. Law Clerk, Hon. John Ramsey Johnson, D.C. Superior Court. Member: Montgomery County and Maryland State Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Women's Bar Association of Montgomery County; Maryland State Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law.
Christopher Roberts (Associate) born Silver Spring, Maryland, April 5, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Maryland. Education: James Madison University (B.A., 2000); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 2006). Staff editor, University of Baltimore Journal of Environmental Law, 2005-2006. Law Clerk to Hon. Joseph A. Dugan, Jr., 2006-2007. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. Practice Areas: Family Law.