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About
Braxton Legal is a boutique law firm
serving clients across Washington,
D.C. and Maryland in matters
involving housing, finances, family,
and long-term stability.
Braxton Legal is a boutique law firm serving clients across Washington, D.C. and Maryland in matters
involving housing, finances, family,
and long-term stability.
Our work often sits at the intersection
of crisis and transition, whether
protecting a home, securing custody,
resolving an estate, or creating a path
forward financially.
Our work often sits at the intersection of crisis and transition, whether protecting a home, securing custody, resolving an estate, or creating a path forward financially.
We know
when
to litigate.
That means we don’t just process cases.
We analyze them, challenge them, and prepare them to be tested. Because many outcomes are not determined by the obvious issues, but by what’s buried inside. And we go where the details matter.
That means we don’t just process cases. We analyze them, challenge them, and prepare them to be tested. Because many outcomes are
not determined by the obvious issues, but by what’s buried inside. And we go where the
details matter.
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Every Notice.
Every Filing.
Every Step In
The Process.
We Act
Strategically.
We Listen
Carefully.
And We Resolve
With Purpose.
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About
Cathy Braxton is the founder of Braxton Legal, serving individuals, families, and businesses throughout Washington, D.C. and Maryland. Her practice includes elder law, estate planning and probate, guardianship, bankruptcy, family law, housing litigation, foreclosure, and business matters.
Cathy Braxton is the founder of Braxton Legal, serving individuals, families, and businesses throughout Washington, D.C. and Maryland. Her practice includes elder law, estate planning and probate, guardianship, bankruptcy, family law, housing litigation, foreclosure,
and business matters.
She takes the time to understand what brought each client to the firm,
explain the options available, and help determine a path forward that makes
sense for their circumstances
and goals.
She takes the time to understand what brought each client to the firm, explain the options available, and help determine a path forward that makes sense for their circumstances and goals.
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Supports the firm’s real estate and transactional matters, including estate administration and property sales. Kellee works closely with clients, lenders, and real estate professionals to keep matters moving with clarity and efficiency.
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Supports the firm’s real estate and transactional matters, including estate administration and property sales. Kellee works closely with clients, lenders, and real estate professionals to keep matters moving with clarity and efficiency.
ABOUT
Serves as Of Counsel to
Braxton Legal and is an integral part of the firm’s litigation-focused practice. She brings more than 20 years of legal experience spanning family law, child abuse and neglect proceedings, guardianship matters, mental health proceedings,
and complex litigation.
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Provides administrative and client support across all practice areas, ensuring consistency, communication, and a smooth client experience.
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Provides administrative and client support across all practice areas, ensuring consistency, communication, and a smooth client experience.
ABOUT
Cheryl Holley brings extensive experience in accounting, financial management, and nonprofit operations to Braxton Legal.
About
Supports the firm’s real estate and transactional matters, including estate administration and property sales. Kellee works closely with clients, lenders, and real estate professionals to keep matters moving with clarity and efficiency.
Supports the firm’s real estate and transactional matters, including estate administration and property sales. Kellee works closely with clients, lenders, and real estate professionals to keep matters moving with clarity and efficiency.
About
Serves as Of Counsel to
Braxton Legal and is an integral part of the firm’s
litigation-focused practice. She brings more than 20 years of legal experience spanning family law, child abuse and neglect proceedings, guardianship matters, mental health
proceedings, and complex litigation.
Robyn Thorpe serves as Of Counsel to
Braxton Legal and is an integral part of the firm’s litigation-focused practice. She brings more than 20 years of legal experience spanning family law, child abuse and neglect proceedings, guardianship matters, mental health proceedings, and complex litigation.
About
Provides administrative and client support across all practice areas, ensuring consistency,
communication, and a smooth
client experience.
Provides administrative and client support across all practice areas, ensuring consistency,
communication, and a smooth
client experience.
About
Cheryl Holley brings extensive experience in accounting, financial management, and nonprofit operations to Braxton Legal.
Cheryl Holley brings extensive experience in accounting, financial management, and nonprofit operations to Braxton Legal.
Client experiences and results vary.
Past results do not guarantee or predict
a similar outcome in any future matter.
Angela N.
Angela N.
“I was 59 years old when I had a stroke and ended up in a nursing home in D.C. for two years. I kept trying to get help to leave the nursing home, but I couldn't find it. Finally, my family
found Ms. Braxton.
Within six weeks of working on my case, she helped me with my application for a long-term, community-based Medicaid waiver
so I could qualify for services and a home health aide in the community. With her help, I qualified for community-based Medicaid services, and her office helped me locate a beautiful subsidized senior apartment based on my income.
I couldn't have done this without her help. She helped
me get my independence back.”
“I was 59 years old when I had a stroke and ended up in a nursing home in D.C. for two years. I kept trying to get help to leave the nursing home, but I couldn't find it. Finally, my family found Ms. Braxton.
Within six weeks of working on my case, she helped me with my application for a long-term, community-based Medicaid waiver
so I could qualify for services and a home health aide in the community. With her help, I qualified for community-based Medicaid services, and her office helped me locate a beautiful subsidized senior apartment based on my income. I couldn't have done this without her help. She helped me get my independence back.”
“I was 59 years old when I had a stroke and ended up in a nursing home in D.C. for two years. I kept trying to get help to leave the nursing home, but I couldn't find it. Finally, my family
found Ms. Braxton.
Within six weeks of working on my case, she helped me with my application for a long-term, community-based Medicaid waiver
so I could qualify for services and a home health aide in the community. With her help, I qualified for community-based Medicaid services, and her office helped me locate a beautiful subsidized senior apartment based on my income.
I couldn't have done this without her help. She helped
me get my independence back.”
Paula C.
Paula C.
“I was facing losing my home after a very difficult divorce. I had a date that I was supposed to sell my home by. I refused. I came to Ms. Braxton distraught. She calmed me down
and just listened to me.
We came up with a strategy to keep my home. She filed an emergency Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition, which gave me the time I needed. After more than a year of hard negotiations, we eventually came to an agreement,
and I kept my house.”
“I was facing losing my home after a very difficult divorce. I had a date that I was supposed to sell my home by. I refused. I came to Ms. Braxton distraught. She calmed me down and just listened to me.
We came up with a strategy to keep my home. She filed an emergency Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition, which gave me the time I needed. After more than a year of hard negotiations, we eventually came to an agreement,
and I kept my house.”
“I was facing losing my home after a very difficult divorce. I had a date that I was supposed to sell my home by. I refused. I came to Ms. Braxton distraught. She calmed me down and just listened to me.
We came up with a strategy to keep my home. She filed an emergency Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition, which gave me the time I needed. After more than a year of hard negotiations, we eventually came to an agreement, and I kept my house.”
Jazmyn J.
Jazmyn J.
“I met Ms. Braxton after I temporarily lost my two children
in a CPS case. I was frantic. Ms. Braxton calmly helped me through the entire process in D.C.
Then, when my daughter's paternal grandmother filed a third-party custody case in Maryland seeking to keep my daughter, Ms. Braxton represented me in that case as well. After a multi-day contested custody trial, I got my daughter back and was reunited with both of my children.”
“I met Ms. Braxton after I temporarily lost my two children in a CPS case. I was frantic. Ms. Braxton calmly helped me through the entire process in D.C.
Then, when my daughter's paternal grandmother filed a third-party custody case in Maryland seeking to keep my daughter, Ms. Braxton represented me in that case as well. After a multi-day contested custody trial, I got my daughter back and was reunited with both of my children.”
“I met Ms. Braxton after I temporarily lost my two children
in a CPS case. I was frantic. Ms. Braxton calmly helped me through the entire process in D.C.
Then, when my daughter's paternal grandmother filed a third-party custody case in Maryland seeking to keep my daughter, Ms. Braxton represented me in that case as well. After a multi-day contested custody trial, I got my daughter back and was reunited with both of my children.”
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