About QDRO Solutions, LLC
Ann M. Stirling, Esquire, is the owner of QDRO Solutions, LLC, a nationwide consulting firm, which provides Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) drafting services to clients who are emerging from their separation or divorce. QDRO Solutions, LLC is frequently appointed by Family Court Judges in cases all across the country to prepare QDRO’s at the end of a divorce case or for payment of alimony or child support, because of the recognition of the expertise, experience and reputation of QDRO Solutions, LLC.
Ann has been practicing law since 1974, concentrated in Family Law. In January, 2008, Ann expanded her practice to preparing QDRO’s and other Orders dividing retirement and pension plans.
In addition to Ann, much of our QDRO work is performed by Donna Dodds, Ann’s Assistant. David Clayton Carrad, one of the most highly respected QDRO attorneys, is our consultant. With these resources, you will have what you cannot obtain at other QDRO division companies: Two lawyers, with many combined years of experience in Family Law and the preparation of appropriate retirement and pension plan Orders, aided by a very able Legal Assistant, with a great deal of experience and knowledge in the area of QDRO’s and retirement and pension division. For more information about our QDRO team, please read below.
Ann Stirling
Ann M. Stirling, Esquire, is a 1969 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received her Law Degree in 1974 from the University of South Carolina.
Ann's experience and reputation are reflected in her membership as a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1994. Ann was also the second South Carolina female attorney, and so far, the only South Carolina Family Lawyer, to be inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. Ann has also received the highest rating which any lawyer can obtain from Martindale-Hubbell since 1994-95 and has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America since 1994. Ann is a member of the South Carolina Bar.
Donna Dodds
Ann is assisted by Donna Dodds. Donna will be your principal contact at QDRO Solutions, LLC. You will deal directly with Donna on a regular basis. She will open your file; answer most questions; and be available to help you on a continuous and ongoing basis, either on-line or, if need be, by phone. Donna has thirty years of experience as a Legal Assistant. She and Ann have worked together in their Family Law practice since 1994 and on these complex Orders since they began handling QDRO’s in January, 2008.
David Carrad
We are very fortunate to have the ongoing consulting experience of David Clayton Carrad, Esquire. David began QDRO Solutions, LLC, which Ann now owns and operates. David remains on our team and is a great asset to the company. He is available in the event of very complicated or unusual situations in which his expertise may be needed. He also can value pensions and provide expert testimony. David has also written the “go to” book for QDRO divisions for lawyers (The Complete QDRO Handbook: Dividing ERISA, Military and Civil Service Pensions in Divorce Cases and Collecting Child Support from Employee Benefit Plans). His expertise in this area is recognized nationwide.