JESSICA MARKHAM

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Markham Law Firm and Jurisdiction Clothing

Jessica Markham serves as managing principal of Markham Law Firm and owner of Jurisdiction Clothing, leading both organizations with a focus on excellence and community engagement.

Since 2015, Markham has built a comprehensive family law practice spanning Maryland and Washington, D.C., with extensive trial experience across multiple courts. Her expertise includes collaborative law, guardianship and mediation. Courts frequently appoint her as attorney for allegedly disabled adults, guardian of property, child privilege attorney and best interest attorney. She received specialized business valuation training through the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts and serves as a guardianship mediator.

Her mediation practice includes court-appointed roles in Montgomery County Circuit Court programs and the D.C. Superior Court Family Mediation Program. She participated in a 2015 National Institute of Justice study mediating cases involving interpersonal violence.

Markham demonstrates commitment to mentoring through “Markham University,” a structured program where law students with minimal legal experience gain real-world application of their skills by observing mediations and trials. This comprehensive program provides significant growth opportunities for participants. The firm regularly hosts interns through D.C. Government training programs and law students through bar association scholar programs.

Jurisdiction Clothing currently hosts an international intern from Korea’s embassy program, who participates in structured marketing training while working toward completing a social media marketing certificate as part of her professional development.

Markham is recognized in the community for freely offering time to attorneys and entrepreneurs to help grow their businesses across legal and retail sectors. She connects with women entrepreneurs and hosts free breakfast mixers to foster collaboration. Her commitment to professional development includes frequent public speaking to organizations including the Hispanic National Bar Association, focusing on business growth through leadership practices. She wrote career development advice for young attorneys and conceptualized a web series for the Maryland State Bar Association.

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This is an honoree profile from The Daily Record's Hispanic Leadership Awards for 2025. Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree.