Abbie Niehoff, financial planning and litigation support paralegal at Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM), has received her paralegal graduate certificate from George Washington University. The achievement represents demonstrated competence as a paralegal, and is a core component of the education and training program in which she is enrolled through a Master of Paralegal Studies course of study at GWU. She expects to graduate in December 2018.
In her role at CBM, Ms. Niehoff delivers financial planning expertise to clients involved in collaborative, mediated and litigated divorce cases. She is also a financial planning professional with May Barnhard Investments, LLC, a CBM affiliate that delivers independent, fee-only investment management expertise. In previous roles, Ms. Niehoff has served as a paralegal at May & Barnhard, a tax and financial consulting firm, a legal assistant at Hood & Hodges, P.A. and an intern at the Office of the Public Defender in Maryland.
Ms. Niehoff is a member of the National Capital Area of Paralegal Association, the National Federation of Paralegal Associations and the Virginia Alliance of Paralegal Associations. She also holds a B.S. degree in sociology and anthropology (with a concentration in criminal justice) from Towson University.
Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) is a professional services firm delivering tax, accounting and business advisory expertise throughout the Mid-Atlantic region from offices in Bethesda, MD and Washington, DC.