Scott Scherr - Towson Criminal Defense Lawyer Reviews & Ratings

Scott Scherr Bio
Mr. Scherr is a Towson attorney with 37 years of experience handling automobile accident, worker's compensation, DUI's, driving on a suspended license, MVA hearings, expungements, and criminal defense cases. He has a perfect 10.0 rating on AVVO, numerous endorsements, and excellent client reviews on AVVO and Google (perfect 5.0). He also has a perfect 10.0 rating on Justia. He handles cases all over the State of Maryland in places like Baltimore City, Towson, Essex, Catonsville, Bel Air, Elkton, Ellicott City, Columbia, Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Rockville, Silver Spring, Upper Marlboro, Hyattsville, Frederick, and Hagerstown. He is licensed to practice law in Maryland and Washington, D.C.. He has been given Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating, AV and 5/5 for many years and again in 2025, which, according to Mardindale Hubbel’s rating system, shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence, that he has practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. He has also been selected to the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 Maryland Super Lawyers List by Thomas Reuter. He has been endorsed by 65 attorneys all over the country on AVVO.. Mr. Scherr is an active member of the Baltimore County Bar Association and is the former Chair of the Lawyer Referral Committee and has written articles for The Advocate, the Baltimore County Bar Association newsletter. He is also has been a member of the Maryland State Bar Association and the Maryland Association for Justice since 1988.. For 37 years, Mr. Scherr has been a member of the J. Dudley Digges Inn of Court in Baltimore City, an organization where prominent lawyers and judges from all over the State of Maryland meet monthly to discuss issues in the practice of law. He was honored by that organization as Pupil of the Year in 1992-1993. He has also participated in mock appellate arguments, mock arbitrations, and numerous other presentations at the Inn. Mr. Scherr has also lectured on topics relating to handling personal injury cases at the Nuts and Bolts of Civil Practice in the District Court for Baltimore City seminar sponsored by the Young Lawyer’s Division of the Bar Association of Baltimore City. He has also written articles for the Maryland Association for Justice. Mr. Scherr has written several appellate amicus briefs on behalf of the Maryland Trial Lawyers' Association (now known as the Maryland Association for Justice). He receives referrals from many lawyers and has even represented many attorneys and their spouses in various matters.. Mr. Scherr grew up in Pikesville and still lives there today with his wife and two daughters who both graduated college at the University of Maryland College Park and Washington College, respectively. One daughter will start law school at the University of Virginia in the fall. Mr. Scherr is active in his community and previously served as President of the Summit Chase Townhouse Association, Inc., his local homeowner’s association and was a member of the Board for 15 years. He also actively offers free legal advice at the Lawyer Referral Service through the Baltimore County Bar Association on a frequent basis and is very active in the AVVO and Justia communities volunteering his time to answer questions online. He has spoken to elementary school students on Career Day on a regular basis.