Ms. McHugh has been a sole practitioner for over twenty years and her practice has focused on family law, divorce, child custody, mediation, and elder mediation. Ms. McHugh is licensed to practice law in  Maryland.

Ms.McHugh is also a parent coordinator for parents who need assistance in co-parenting and a "Best Interest Attorney" for children. Ms. McHugh has also been collaboratively trained in regard to the divorce process.

Ms. McHugh received her B.A. (1980) in psychology and her M.A. (1981) in counseling psychology from the University of Connecticut and her J.D. (1992) from Temple University Law School.

Ms. McHugh worked as a psychotherapist prior to beginning law school in a variety of treatment centers and treatment modalities. This background, along with her years of experience as an attorney, gives her a unique understanding and approach to the divorce and mediation process. 

Ms. McHugh is certified by The Maryland Council for Dispute Resolution (mcdr.org) which is one of the few credentialing entities in the entire country that certifies mediators based upon the mediator’s demonstrated performance. Ms. McHugh was also the “in-house” mediator for the Frederick County Circuit Court in Frederick, Maryland from September 2008 through September 2012.