July 29, 2026
Bayard's Family Law Practice Ranked Band 1 in Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2026; Curtis Bounds and Kara Swasey Recognized Again
Bayard, P.A. is proud to announce that its Family Law practice has once again been recognized in the 2026 Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) Guide, earning a Band 1 ranking in the Family/Matrimonial category. In addition, Family Law Directors Curtis Bounds and Kara Swasey have again been individually recognized for their work with high net worth clients.
The Chambers High Net Worth Guide identifies the world's leading professional advisers for private wealth matters, recognizing firms and practitioners who serve high net worth individuals and families. In the Family/Matrimonial category, the guide highlights lawyers with significant experience in matters involving pre-nuptial, civil partnership, and cohabitation agreements; the resolution of divorces and separations involving substantial financial and property assets; and issues relating to children arising from divorce or separation.
Curtis is experienced in all areas of domestic relations law –adoption, alimony, child support, custody, dependency/neglect, divorce, equitable distribution of property, petitions for protection from abuse, prenuptial agreements, separation agreements, termination of parental rights and visitation- and focuses his practice today on business valuation and dissolution of marital estates for high net-worth clients.
Kara concentrates her practice in the area of family law, including divorce, custody, child support, adoption, guardianship and protection from abuse. She provides litigation support to Bayard’s bankruptcy, corporate and commercial law practices.Kara is also a certified Family Court mediator and is willing and able to assist families resolve their matters outside of Court. Kara completed an intensive professional training program in the art of family law advocacy at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s Family Law Advocacy Institute.
The Chambers High Net Worth Guide identifies the world's leading professional advisers for private wealth matters, recognizing firms and practitioners who serve high net worth individuals and families. In the Family/Matrimonial category, the guide highlights lawyers with significant experience in matters involving pre-nuptial, civil partnership, and cohabitation agreements; the resolution of divorces and separations involving substantial financial and property assets; and issues relating to children arising from divorce or separation.
Curtis is experienced in all areas of domestic relations law –adoption, alimony, child support, custody, dependency/neglect, divorce, equitable distribution of property, petitions for protection from abuse, prenuptial agreements, separation agreements, termination of parental rights and visitation- and focuses his practice today on business valuation and dissolution of marital estates for high net-worth clients.
Kara concentrates her practice in the area of family law, including divorce, custody, child support, adoption, guardianship and protection from abuse. She provides litigation support to Bayard’s bankruptcy, corporate and commercial law practices.Kara is also a certified Family Court mediator and is willing and able to assist families resolve their matters outside of Court. Kara completed an intensive professional training program in the art of family law advocacy at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s Family Law Advocacy Institute.