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Comprehensive legal solutions.

Focused strategies for complex challenges, combining thorough investigative technique with decades of litigation experience.

Practice

Six disciplines, handled to the same standard.

Cameron Niakan, Esq. offers well-rounded, aggressive representation across a wide array of legal disciplines. Whether the matter is a contested custody schedule, a protective order hearing scheduled for next week, or a commercial dispute that has outgrown a conversation, the approach is the same: establish the record, value the case honestly, and be prepared to try it.

Family Law & Divorce

Custody, support, property and the end of a marriage — handled with a steady hand.

Divorce and custody matters are decided on evidence, not volume. We build a documented record of finances, parenting history and conduct, then press it in negotiation or at trial. Representation covers absolute and limited divorce, legal and physical custody, child and spousal support, marital property, and modification or enforcement of existing orders.

Contested and uncontested divorce
Legal and physical custody
Child and spousal support
Marital property and asset division
Modification and enforcement

Protective & Peace Orders

Time-sensitive matters that turn on a single hearing. Preparation decides them.

Protective and peace order hearings move quickly and carry consequences that follow a person for years — from housing and firearms to custody and employment. We represent petitioners seeking protection and respondents defending against allegations, with the same standard of preparation on either side of the caption.

Interim, temporary and final protective orders
Peace orders
Petitioner and respondent representation
Violation and contempt proceedings
Shielding and expungement of records

Civil Litigation

Disputes that have outgrown a conversation, taken through to judgment.

Civil cases reward the party who understands the record first. We take disputes through pleadings, discovery, motions and trial, and we tell clients early and plainly what a case is worth — so the decision to settle or try it is made on the numbers rather than on nerve.

Breach of contract
Property and landlord–tenant disputes
Personal injury claims
Fraud and misrepresentation
Judgment collection and enforcement

Criminal Defense

A former federal investigator reading the State’s file the way it was written.

Cases are frequently won on how evidence was gathered rather than on what it appears to show. Drawing on a background as a U.S. Government Special Agent, we examine the stop, the search, the chain of custody and the interview — and we litigate what does not hold up.

Misdemeanour and felony charges
DUI and traffic offences
Assault and domestic charges
Suppression and evidentiary motions
Probation and violation hearings
Shoplifting

Appellate Advocacy

A second reading of the record, argued to a higher court.

An appeal is not a retrial; it is an argument about what the record shows and where the law was misapplied. We review transcripts and rulings, identify preserved error, and write briefs built to be read closely by judges who have the file in front of them.

Direct appeals in Maryland and D.C.
Record review and issue identification
Appellate briefing
Oral argument
Post-judgment motions

Business & Commercial Disputes

Commercial conflict resolved with the ledger, not the letterhead.

For owners and closely held companies, a dispute is a business problem before it is a legal one. We weigh exposure, cost and timeline against the commercial objective, and pursue the route that protects the operation — whether that is a negotiated exit or a courtroom.

Contract and partnership disputes
Shareholder and member conflicts
Commercial lease disputes
Collections and creditor claims
Pre-litigation risk assessment

Common questions

Before you call

General information only. Your own situation may differ, and nothing here is legal advice.

Anything already in writing: filed papers, court notices, the order itself if one exists, relevant messages, financial statements and a plain timeline of what happened and when. A rough timeline written in your own words is often the single most useful document you can bring.

No, but it is urgent. These hearings frequently resolve in one sitting, and the evidence you are able to put in front of the court that day tends to decide the outcome. Call the office rather than emailing if the date is imminent.

It depends on the matter. Some are handled on a flat fee, others hourly, and some on a hybrid basis. You will be given the structure and a realistic estimate in writing before you are asked to retain the firm.

Yes. Mr. Niakan is licensed in both Maryland and the District of Columbia and appears in courts across both jurisdictions.

Yes. Consultations, correspondence and case strategy can all be conducted in Farsi. Court proceedings themselves are conducted in English, and the firm will arrange a certified interpreter where one is required.

No. An attorney–client relationship is created only when a written retainer agreement is signed by both you and the firm. Until then, please do not send confidential material you would not want disclosed.

Comprehensive legal solutions.

Six disciplines, handled to the same standard.

Family Law & Divorce

Protective & Peace Orders

Civil Litigation

Criminal Defense

Appellate Advocacy

Business & Commercial Disputes

Before you call

What should I bring to a first consultation?

My protective order hearing is in a few days. Is that too late?

How are fees structured?

Do you handle cases in both Maryland and D.C.?

Can I be represented in Persian (Farsi)?

Does contacting the firm make you my attorney?

Tell us what happened.We will tell you where you stand.

Tell us what happened.
We will tell you where you stand.