Books by David Bulitt
In addition to decades of experience practicing family law in Maryland and Washington, DC, David Bulitt is also a published author. His writing reflects many of the themes he encounters in his legal work, including family dynamics, relationships, loss, and personal change.
From novels rooted in complex human experiences to practical relationship guidance co written with a family therapist, his books offer a different perspective on the same issues he helps clients navigate every day.
The 5 Core Conversations for Couples
By David Bulitt and Julie Bulitt
This book brings together two professional perspectives, family law and family therapy, into one conversation about relationships.
David Bulitt, a long time divorce attorney, and Julie Bulitt, a licensed clinical social worker, draw from both their professional work and their own marriage of more than three decades.
The book is structured around real conversations between the two authors. These discussions are direct, sometimes uncomfortable, and often shaped by differing viewpoints. Rather than presenting a single framework, the book shows how couples actually work through issues in real time.
Topics include:
- Communication challenges
- Parenting and family roles
- Conflict and disagreement
- Intimacy and connection
- Addiction, mental health, and trauma
- Infidelity and trust
The perspective is grounded in experience. Together, the authors have worked with families facing complex challenges and have also navigated their own as parents, including raising children with significant needs.
The result is a candid look at how relationships function, and what it takes to maintain them over time.
Secrets of Strong Couples
By David Bulitt and Julie Bulitt
“Secrets of Strong Couples” builds on the foundation of earlier work, focusing on how relationships endure through difficult circumstances.
The book centers on real stories from couples who have faced significant challenges and remained together. These include situations involving:
- Infertility
- Job loss
- Infidelity
- Grief and loss
- Parenting stress
- Long term relationship conflict
Rather than offering abstract advice, the book focuses on practical communication strategies drawn from real experiences.
Readers are guided through how couples:
- Navigate conflict without breaking down communication
- Maintain connection during periods of stress
- Rebuild trust after setbacks
- Support each other through life transitions
The combined perspectives of law and therapy provide a broader understanding of relationships, not just how they break down, but how they can be sustained.
Because I Had To
A Novel by David Bulitt
“Because I Had To” explores the emotional landscape of identity, family, and unresolved trauma through the story of Jess Porter.
Jess grows up feeling disconnected from both her adoptive family and the world around her. Therapy sessions and medications never quite provide the stability she needs. The one consistent relationship in her life, her bond with her father, ends abruptly with his death.
Struggling with loss and rejection, she leaves everything behind and heads to South Florida. But distance does not resolve what she carries with her. At a breaking point, she decides to confront the parts of her life she has spent years avoiding.
The story introduces Joe Becker, a divorce lawyer whose own life has been unsettled by the loss of his close friend, Jess’s father. When Jess reaches out, he steps in, unsure whether his experience navigating family breakdowns can translate into helping someone rebuild.
This novel draws from themes often seen in family law, including adoption, identity, mental health, and fractured relationships. It raises a central question, whether facing the past is the only way to move forward.
Card Game
A Novel by David Bulitt
“Card Game” follows a group of lifelong friends whose relationships span decades, beginning in suburban Maryland in the 1970s.
At the center is JB, a successful divorce lawyer whose life begins to unravel after the death of his closest friend. What begins as a gathering for a funeral becomes something deeper, a reflection on shared history, missed truths, and the choices that shaped their lives.
The narrative moves between past and present, capturing moments of youth, risk taking, and recklessness alongside the realities of adulthood. The poker games that once defined their friendship become a lens for understanding loyalty, secrecy, and change.
The novel blends humor with difficult themes, including loss, honesty, and the consequences of long held secrets. It offers a look at how friendships evolve over time and what happens when people are finally forced to confront what they have avoided.
Family Mediation Lawyer David Bulitt is Located in Montgomery County
How His Writing Connects to Family Law Practice
While the books vary in format, fiction and non fiction, they share common themes with David Bulitt’s legal work.
These include:
- The complexity of family relationships
- The long term impact of unresolved conflict
- The role of communication in preventing breakdown
- The intersection of emotional and legal decisions
- The importance of perspective in difficult transitions
His experience as a family law attorney informs the realism in his novels and the practical nature of his relationship guidance.
Broader Perspective on Family and Relationships
Clients often come to family law during moments of change or conflict. The same issues explored in these books, communication breakdowns, identity, trust, and resilience, are often present in legal cases.
Through both his writing and legal practice, David Bulitt approaches these challenges with a focus on understanding, structure, and long term outcomes.