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MU
RIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
May 19, 2026
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 16-916.02, I am pleased to
nominate the following individual:
Ms. Erin C. Golding
Gallatin Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
(Ward 4)
for reappointment as the member of the District of Columbia bar and expert in the field of family law
and child support member of the Child Support Guideline Commission, for a term to end August 11,
2030.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel B owser
Mayor
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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~Phil Mendelson
at the request of the Mayor
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the reappointment Erin C. Golding as a member of the Child Support Guideline
Commission.
RESOLVED , BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the "Child Support Guideline Commission Erin C. Golding
Confirmation Resolution of 2026".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
Erin C. Golding
Gallatin Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
(Ward 4)
as the member of the District of Columbia bar and expert in the fields of family law and child
support member of the Child Support Guideline Commission, established by D.C. Official Code
§ 16-916.02, for a term to end August 11, 2030.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
Erin E.C.Golding, Esq.
Family Law Attorney
PrincipalAttorneyatOffitKurman,P.A.,inWashington,DC
icensedintheDistrictofColumbia,Maryland,NewYork,andMassachusetts(inactive)
Education
J.D.CUM LAUDE |2011|THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYLAW SCHOOL
+ Civil& FamilyLitigationClinic,2010-2011
+ MockTrialBoardMember& ExecutiveBoardMember,2009-2011
+ NotesEditor,THEGEORGEWASHINGTONINTERNATIONALLAW REVIEW.
B.A.CUMLAUDE| 2005|POMONA COLLEGE
+ DoubleMajor:Politics& Psychology
+ MemberofPomonaCollegeJudicialBoard,2001-2005
Family Law Experience
PRINCIPALATTORNEY| OFFITKURMAN,P.A.|2023TO PRESENT
Representandcounselclientsinallmattersoffamilylaw,including:prenuptialagreements,post-
nuptialagreements,distributionofpropertyclaims,custodydisputes,childsupportdisputes,alimony
claims,paternitydisputes,domesticviolencepetitions,andadoptions.
+ Serveasacourt-appointedGuardianadLitem,representingchildrenincontestedcustodylitigation.
+ ExtensivelitigationexperienceintheSuperiorCourtoftheDistrictofColumbiaandCircuitCourtsin
theStateofMaryland.
+ ExperiencedpractitionersuccessfullyarguingmattersbeforetheCourtofAppealsfortheDistrictof
Columbia.
+ SkilledMediator,regularlyprovidingmediationservicestoproseandrepresentedparties.
+ SkilledParentCoordinator,workingwithhigh-conflictco-parentstoimplementthetermsoftheir
custodyagreements/orders.
+ SkilledCollaborativeProcesspractitioner,servingasCollaborativecounsel.
+ Regularlyofferservicesonaprobonoorreducedfeeserviceinanefforttoprovidequalitylegal
representationtopartiesofallincomelevelsintheDistrictofColumbia.
+ Superviseassociateattorneysandmanagethestrategicdesignandimplementationofcases.
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TTORNEY | BURR LAW FIRM | 2011 TO 2023
· Represented and counseled clients in all matters of family law, including: prenuptial agreements, post-
nuptial agreements, distribution of property claims, custody disputes, child support disputes, alimony
claims, paternity disputes, domestic violence peti tions, and adoptions.
· Partner at law firm from 2018 to 2023
Volunteer & Professional Activities
· F
ellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, DC C hapter
· Board Member & Past -President of the D.C. Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 2017 to 2023
· Elected Member of the D.C. Bar’s Family Law Steering Committee, 2017 to 2020
· Member of D.C. Superior Court’s Domestic Relations Branch Subcommittee, 2018 to 2020
· Past President & Co -Founder of the Collaborative Project of Maryland, 2012 to 2017
· Board Member & Co-Founder of the Collaborative Access Project of Washington, DC, 2012 to Present
· Volunteer at the DC Superior Court’s Family Law Self -Help Center
· Member, Association of Family & Conciliation Courts
· Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Presentations & Publications
P
RESENTATIONS
· “Bankruptcy Issues for the Family Lawyer,” DC Bar CLE Program, January 2024
· “Crucial Conversations - for Coaches, Attorneys, and Financial Neutrals,” DC Academy of Collaborativ e
P
rofessionals, January 2024
· “I Say Advocate? You Say Collaborate?”, DC Academy of Collaborative Professionals, March 2021
· “Seven Steps to Simplifying Client Intake,” ABA Family Law Conference, October 2020
· “Challenges and Opportunities During the Pandemic,” DC Academy of Collaborative Professionals, April
2020
· “Global Options: Often the Make or Break of Resolving our Cases,” DC Academy of Collaborativ e
P
rofessionals, January 2020
· Interview segment on Good Morning Washington TV program, ”Local Lawyer Explains Why Divorces
Peak in August and the Easiest Way to Separate,” August 21, 2019
· “Designing Child Focused Parenting Plans,” DC Judicial and Bar Conference, April 2019
· “Grief: The Hidden (and Obvious) Driver of So Much that Happens during our Cases,” DC Academy of
Collaborative Professionals, April 2019
· “Pro Bono and Low Bono Access to Collaboration Around the World,” IACP Conference, October 2015
· Presentations on the Collaborative Process to the State of Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts,
November 2012 & August 2013
PUBLICATIONS
· Custody Chapter, Editor, DC Bar Domestic Relations Manual, 2019, 2023
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· “There is More than One Way to Get Divorced,” Offit Kurman Legal Blog, June 1, 2023
· Note, “Remittances Shouldn’t Break the Bank: South Africa’s Exchange Control Regulations, Anti-Money
Laundering Identity Requirements, and Protecting Cross -Border Remitters,” THE GEORG E
W
ASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL LAW REVIEW, Vol. 43, No. 3, 2011
· “Making Sense of ‘Energy Independence’”, with Pietro Nivola, Energy Security: Economics, Politics ,
S
trategies, and Implications, Carlos Pascual & Jonathan Elkind, Eds., 2010
Accolades
· R
anked by Best Lawyers for Family Law, Mediation, and Collaborative Divorce
· Named as a best lawyer in Washingtonian magazine
· Named as D.C. Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers
Other Legal Experience
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EGAL INTERN | U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE | 2011
· Researched and analyzed various tax issues, including foreign tax credit and unreasonabl e
c
ompensation questions.
· Assisted in tax shelter investigations and litigation.
LEGAL INTERN | U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION | 2010
· Researched and assisted in cases involving delinquent issuers before the Commission.
· Researched and provided analysis for enforcement investigations, with a special focus on FCPA
matters.
LEGAL INTERN | SECTION27/AIDS LAW PROJECT, SOUTH AFRICA | 2010
· Researched South African and comparative constitutional precedent in preparation for and provided
litigation assistance in strategic, impact litigation cases advancing constitutional socio-economic rights
cases in South Africa.
LEGAL INTERN | U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | 2009
· Researched and wrote legal memoranda and motions filed with the EEOC.
· Reviewed proposed federal regulations, providing agency comments and edits as applicable.
PROGRAM & SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER | THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION | 2006-2008
· Authored all program legal agreements; managed program affiliates and personnel; developed strategic
outreach and promotional activities; assisted with grant proposals; and administered program
finances.
· Researched and co-authored a published paper on the politics of energy independence.
E
xecutive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
E
rin Golding
Ms
. Erin C. Golding is a principal attorney in Offit Kurman’s Family Law
Practice Group. She focuses her practice on helping her clients through
divorce, child custody, child and spousal support, property distribution,
paternity, civil protection proceedings, prenuptial agreements and other
matters involving family disputes.
Ms. Golding is a mediator who works with parties to facilitate discussions
and resolve issues related to their separation or other family disputes in
an informative and supportive forum. She serves as a collaborative
attorney for clients who wish to take advantage of the out-of-court
collaborative process to resolve family disputes. Ms. Golding has been
appointed by the Court to represent children as a guardian ad litem or best
interest attorney in complex custody cases. In addition, Ms. Golding serves as a parent coordinator
for coparents who need help and assistance in implementing the terms of their parenting agreement
or custody order.
Ms. Golding is a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, the D.C. Academy
of Collaborative Professionals, and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Ms.
Golding volunteers regularly at the Family Court Self-Help Center at D.C. Superior Court. She
previously served on the D.C. Bar’s Family Law Steering Committee and on the D.C. Court’s
Domestic Relations Branch Subcommittee. She is a past-president and co -founder of the
Collaborative Project of Maryland and a co -founder and continuing board member of the
Collaborative Access Project of Washington, D.C., which provides pro bono and reduced rate legal
services using the Collaborative Process.
A Ward 4 resident, Ms. Golding earned her Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Psychology from
Pomona College and her Juris Doctor from the George Washington University.
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
______________________________________________________________________________
The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: May 11, 2026
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a Resolution reappointing Erin C. Golding as a
member of the Child Support Guideline Commission
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced Order and found
it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate
to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-727-
0872, or me at 202-724-7681.
______________________________
Elizabeth Cavendish