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2023 “Best Law Firms”

Kelly Byrnes Danker & Luu, PLLC has been recognized as a Tier 1 firm in Washington, D.C. for Family Law by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2023.

Best Lawyers | Best Law Firms | U.S. News & World Report | Family Law . Tier 1 | Washington, D.C. | 2023

Kelly Byrnes Danker & Luu, PLLC has received this recognition consecutively since 2011.


3 Kelly Byrnes Danker & Luu, PLLC Attorneys Listed As Super Lawyers

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Virginia’s 2022 Super Lawyers were announced this month, and three Kelly Byrnes Danker & Luu, PLLC attorneys were recognized for their legal services in family law. John Byrnes, Sean Kelly and Maureen Danker have been all been included in the Super Lawyers list.

Only 5 percent of the lawyers in Virginia are selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers list, which is published in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in Virginia via a patented multiphase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation.


Please join At Kelly Byrnes Danker & Luu, PLLC in congratulating Ann N. Luu as becoming a Principal with the firm.

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Ann has exclusively practiced family law throughout Northern Virginia with the firm since entering private practice in August 2006. Ann’s in-depth knowledge of legal issues coupled with her practical common sense approach to resolving problems makes her a pre-eminent attorney to address and resolve any family law issue no matter its complexity. Ann has provided outstanding legal services to hundreds of clients over the years and she zealously advocates for their interests.

Please contact At Kelly Byrnes Danker & Luu, PLLC for any of your family law matters as our team is prepared to help you resolve your issues.


2020 Northern Virginia Magazine Top Lawyers

Sean Kelly, John Byrnes and Maureen Danker have been named in Northern Virginia Magazine as Top Divorce and Family Lawyers in the Northern Virginia area for 2020.


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The firm as a whole has been named First Tier in Family Law in Washington, D.C. in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” consecutively every year since 2011.


2019 “Best Law Firms”

At Kelly Byrnes Danker & Luu, PLLC has been named a Tier 1 firm in Washington, D.C. for Family Law by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2019.

Best Lawyers | Best Law Firms | U.S. News & World Report | Family Law . Tier 1 | Washington, D.C. | 2019

For the fifth consecutive year, Kelly Byrnes Danker & Luu, PLLC has been named a Tier 1 firm in Washington, D.C. for Family Law by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2015. To see the press release issued by “Best Law Firms,” click here.

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Sean Kelly, John Byrnes and Maureen Danker have been named in the December 2018 Northern Virginia Magazine as a Top Divorce and Family Lawyer in the Northern Virginia area.

2018 “Best Law Firms”

Kelly Byrnes Danker & Luu, PLLC has been recognized as a Tier 1 firm in Washington, D.C. for Family Law by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2018.

Best Lawyers | Best Law Firms | U.S. News & World Report | Family Law . Tier 1 | Washington, D.C. | 2018

Kelly Byrnes Danker & Luu, PLLC has received this recognition consecutively since 2011.


Maureen E. Danker

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Ms. Danker has been named in the December 2018 and December 2020 issues of Northern Virginia Magazine as a Top Divorce and Family Lawyer in the Northern Virginia area. She has also been named to the list of Virginia Super Lawyers, Ten Leaders, and the firm as a whole has been named First Tier in Family Law in Washington, D.C. in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2016.

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Sean P. Kelly

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Mr. Kelly has been named in the December 2019 and December 2020 issues of Northern Virginia Magazine as a Top Divorce and Family Lawyer in the Northern Virginia area. He has been included in Washingtonian magazine as a Top Lawyer in Divorce and Family Law consecutively from 2009 to 2017, and a Virginia Super Lawyer. He has also been consecutively selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America® since 2011, and he has been recognized by Ten Leaders in the area of divorce law. Sean is also currently named as a Top Lawyer by Northern Virginia Magazine. The firm as a whole has been named First Tier in Family Law in Washington, D.C. in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2016. The firm as a whole has been named First Tier in Family Law in Washington, D.C. in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” consecutively every year since 2011.

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John E. Byrnes

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Mr. Byrnes has been named in the December 2018 and December 2020 issues of Northern Virginia Magazine as a Top Divorce and Family Lawyer in the Northern Virginia area. He has also been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2011, and the firm as a whole has been named First Tier in Family Law in Washington, D.C. in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2016. In addition, he is recognized by Ten Leaders as one of the Top Divorce Lawyers in the Northern Virginia area and is currently named as a Top Lawyer by Northern Virginia Magazine.

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Maureen Danker and Ann Luu attended the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference Bench Bar dinner honoring women and minorities on the bench on Jan. 27, 2015, at the University of Richmond. In her capacity as president of the Young Lawyers Conference, Maureen addressed the audience and noted the significance of the increase in newly elevated or appointed women and minority judges across Virginia. Seventeen judges were honored at the event. The Honorable Marla Decker of the Virginia Court of Appeals provided keynote remarks. For more information on the event, please click here. For photos of the event, please visit the firm’s Facebook page by clicking here.


Maureen Danker attended the American Bar Association (ABA) Midyear Meeting in Houston, Texas, in February 2015, representing District 8, consisting of Maryland and Virginia. Maureen is the Virginia Young Lawyer Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates.


Sean Kelly and John Byrnes were named to the 2015 edition of Washington DC’s Best Lawyers. Click on their names and on the logo below for more information.

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Maureen Danker was named President of the Young Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar at the Bar’s Annual Meeting on June 13, 2014 in Virginia Beach.


Sean Kelly was quoted in the article “Secrets of Successful Marriages” appearing in the November-December 2014 edition of Arlington Magazine. Check out page 51 of the print edition or click the logo below to read the article online.

Arlington Magazine

In her capacity as a Board Member of the Asian-Pacific American Bar Association – Virginia, on November 24, 2014, Ann Luu interviewed judicial candidates for a vacancy on the Circuit Court of Fairfax County.


Maureen Danker, as President of the Young Lawyers Conference, provided remarks to the new attorneys sworn in to the Virginia State Bar at the December 3, 2014 Admissions and Orientation Ceremony held in Richmond. A special session of the Supreme Court of Virginia was also held at that time in order for the attorneys to be admitted to the Supreme Court of Virginia.

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Kelly Byrnes & Danker has been named as one of the top family-focused law firms by the Northern Virginia Magazine and was recognized in the Arlington Magazine guide to attorneys who are ready to help you or your business.

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