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Zoning, land use and real estate professional:  20 years as an attorney and over 15 prior years as a local government planner and planning consultant.

Why pay large firm rates for quality legal representation particularly if you lease (rent or own) or manage real property, run a small business, nonprofit or homeowners association?  If you are involved in local government, I have a total of 21 years experience working for and with Maryland municipal governments and have served as a municipal attorney since soon after my admittance to the bar.. I am currently the Town Attorney for the Towns of Forest Heights, Cottage City, North Brentwood, Eagle Harbor and Upper Marlboro in Prince George's County and am also or have been specially retained by other cities and towns.. I am also experienced in land use/zoning law particularly in Anne Arundel Co. and Prince George's County (Md.) representing developers, owners and local governments.. In addition to my core municipal practice, I also handle matters involving zoning, code enforcement, business formation and governance, homeowners association, landlord/tenant matters and tax sale certificate foreclosure of right of redemption cases.  I am primarily a municipal and general practice attorney with experience in land use, ordinance drafting, legislative advocacy, contract drafting, review & litigation, personnel and police matters and the entire spectrum of matters facing medium to small cities and towns in Maryland including litigation. I have represented clients in numerous other real estate and government-related matters.. I also enjoy real property related issues including boundary disputes, easements, riparian rights, homeowners association governance and covenant issues, and landlord tenant matters. I have formerly served as an HOA president.. I was raised in northeastern Indiana but was educated in Maryland having lived in central Maryland for the past 25 years.  A retired U.S. Marine officer (infantry) and U.S. Naval Academy graduate, and I am also retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Maryland Defense Force's Legal Directorate.. Please don't hesitate to call ((O) or (C)) or email ().

To learn more about attorney Crawford, visit his website at: .. Family law attorney Patrick Crawford attended the University of Notre Dame for both his undergraduate and law degrees. After completing the latter in 2001, he spent time in Washington, DC working as an attorney with the Surface Transportation Board, a federal agency tied to the Department of Transportation.  In 2004, he opened a private practice in Rockville, Maryland representing people in various civil litigation, criminal, and family law matters.  He has since relocated to Annapolis, Maryland, and he now focuses his practice almost exclusively on family law.  A dog lover, he frequently brings his own dog Dillon into the office. Regardless of whether you are looking for help with a divorce, child custody, or other family law matter, he will represent you aggressively and compassionately. He works tirelessly to provide the high-quality, intelligent, and focused representation in all cases that he handles.

Mr. Staples has over 26 years of litigation experience throughout the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Mr. Staples began his legal career as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert L. Karwacki, Associate Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals. He is one of the few attorneys who actually has had a case in every jurisdiction of the State; from Ocean City to Garrett County and every stop in between.. Mr. Staples focuses his practice in the areas of criminal and traffic defense, as well as personal injury litigation. He has handled nearly every type of case from major felonies to simple speeding tickets. In the area of personal injury work, he has achieved million dollar awards for clients; as well as defending cases worth millions of dollars.. While Mr. Staples is no stranger to the courtroom, he also understands that there are cases that need to be resolved without the expense of a trial. Whether it is through Arbitration, Mediation or just good old fashioned common sense, he knows how to get the best results for his clients.. Mr. Staples has been a guest lecturer on both civil and criminal law at numerous seminars throughout Maryland during his career. He has also mentored numerous younger attorneys, helping them grow their practice areas and improve their careers.

Mr. Patterson does not shy away from cases that require industry knowledge that is not readily available.  Confronted by such a case involving paralysis after a fall from an inflatable slide, he became certified as an advanced operator by a respected inflatable safety industry organization to learn the standards and practices that rental operators and owners of inflatable slides should adhere to.   The certification applies to inflatable boxing rings, slides, water slides, sumo wrestling games, moon bounces, jousting and other inflatable interactive games.  Most of these inflatables should be set up and attended to by trained supervisors to minimize the risk of serious injuries.. Bowie lawyer, George Patterson presides over a diverse personal injury practice that not only focuses on litigation and medical malpractice, but on the investigation of complex medical conditions such as traumatic brain injuries, complex bone fractures, laminectomies, disc fusions, growth plate fractures, carpal tunnel surgeries, fibromyalgia and whiplash injuries. He is widely recognized for his ability to obtain substantial settlements for his clients across a broad spectrum of practice areas.. Early in Mr. Patterson's career, he obtained dozens of defense verdicts in personal injury jury trials. He has built on this experience to properly present plaintiffs' claims and to avoid tactical mistakes made by plaintiffs' attorneys.. Some of his more noteworthy cases include:. A $1,000, recovery for a premises liability client that developed complex regional pain syndrome.. A $255, recovery for a truck driver that sustained injuries as a result of a load that was not properly secured in a sealed trailer that he was hired to transport.. A $250, recovery for client whose claim was originally denied because the insurance company did not believe there was sufficient property damage to the vehicles to substantiate a personal injury claim.. A 1.7 million dollar judgment in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County in 2012 for injuries sustained in a head-on collision.. Collected a Million Dollar single limits insurance policy excluding a property damage payment for a rear-end collision that resulted in the death of a lady from Lothian, Maryland.. A $1,250, recovery for a motorcyclist that suffered severe injuries near deep creek lake.. In a Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) case, Mr. Patterson was able to obtain a resolution in the case in Federal Court for $587,500. The defense questioned the seriousness of the disorder but was persuaded by a report from an internationally renowned expert on (RSD) hired by Mr. Patterson.. In a wrongful death case, Mr. Patterson was hired by a family who lost their son in a tragic single car accident. The son was a passenger in the car that had only $20,000 in coverage. The family's insurance company then refused to honor a claim for underinsured motorist benefits, claiming the family had only purchased minimum coverage. Mr. Patterson investigated the insurance records and discovered the company had failed to obtain a signed waiver for the reduced coverage. As a result, Mr. Patterson obtained a $500,000 recovery.. Mr. Patterson obtained a $310,000 settlement on behalf of a client who sustained a neck injury requiring surgery. The settlement was obtained after the defendant retained a medical expert to argue that the neck surgery was due to a pre-existing condition.. Mr. Patterson resolved a fall case for $140,000. The client fell at a grocery store and broke her knee cap. The client had medical bills of approximately $14,000. There was no offer prior to filing suit.. Mr. Patterson represented a client who suffered a facial laceration in an automobile accident. The insurance company offered the uncompensated man a final settlement of $20,000.  Mr. Patterson was hired to take over the case and received a settlement of $75,000 for his client.. Mr. Patterson represented a client who checked into a hotel only to be awakened in the middle of the night by an intruder who had previously worked for the hotel and entered with a room key.  His client successfully attacked the intruder without sustaining any injury other than some sore knuckles.  Mr. Patterson obtained a $75,000 settlement on behalf of his client.. Mr. Patterson represented a client who initially tried to settle the case on his own and was offered final settlement of $10,000 with less than one week before the statute of limitations was set to expire. Upon being retained, the insurance company increased the offer to $25,000. Mr. Patterson filed suit and attained an agreement by which an arbitrator could award up to $60,000 to the client.. Mr. Patterson represented a client in a low-impact crash with minimal damage. The insurance company offered the client $ to settle the case. Mr. Patterson took the case to trial and his client was awarded $18,000.. Mr. Patterson graduated from DePauw University with a double major in economics and philosophy and magna cum laude from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.

Matthew is originally from South Carolina.  After graduation from college, he worked with the Kmart Kids Race Against Drugs Program traveling the country raising money for drug and alcohol awareness programs.  Matthew moved from Las Vegas to Maryland in 2001 to attend the University of Maryland School of Law.  While in law school, Matthew clerked at the Orphans’ Court for Baltimore County and in June 2003 joined Bagley & Rhody, P.C. as a law clerk.  Upon admission to the bar in December 2004, Matthew became an associate with Bagley & Rhody, P.C.. Matthew's practice focuses on estate planning, probate, and estate and trust litigation.  Matthew heads the firm's probate practice.  He has appeared in litigation before the Orphans' Court, District Court and Circuit Court throughout the State of Maryland in matters such as Will contests, trustee/personal representative removal actions, inter vivos actions such as deed nullification, accounting actions and breach of fiduciary duty matters.  Matthew has also appeared before the Maryland Court of Special Appeals and Court of Appeals.

Maryland medical malpractice lawyer Michael H. Bereston has extensive trial experience backed by three decades in practice. He has achieved the highest rating of 10.0 Superb by Avvo, among other recognitions by leading attorney directories, representing his dedication in the fields of both medical malpractice and birth injury. He is focused on results, intentionally limiting The Law Firm of Michael H. Bereston to a small number of cases so he can focus the most amount of time to achieve the best possible results. Rather than running from one case to another, he keeps his focus on the small number of cases we have agreed to prosecute. In addition, clients have an open line of communication with Attorney Bereston and he provides straightforward advice to help them seek the full and fair compensation the need to recover.

I have been practicing law since 1993. I am admitted to practice law throughout the State of Maryland (1993) and Illinois (2013) as well as the following courts: the U.S. District Court of Maryland (1994), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit (2003), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (1994),the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2003) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (2018) and the United States Supreme Court.. I take my role as an attorney and counselor very seriously and believe that it is imperative that lawyers must hold themselves to a higher ethical standard and therefore I have served on the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission's Peer Review Committee from 2008 - 2013 and currently from 2018 - present.. Hershon Legal can assist its clients in with Second Amendment law.

I graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a degree in Classical Languages and Literatures. I went on to receive my Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law, graduating with cum laude honors. While in law school I served as a peer mentor for new students providing guidance through the difficulties of law school by sharing my own success stories and lessons learned. Additionally, I completed internships with the Barrow County Public Defender’s office and a Georgia law firm conducting multiple research projects.

I graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland, College Park. I then received my law degree from the University of Maryland, also graduating cum laude. I previously worked for the Department of Defense before joining SinclairProsser Law as an attorney.  In my spare time, I enjoy spending time on the Chesapeake Bay.

For more than two decades Mr. Howes has represented people through the criminal justice system.  Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Howes spent twenty years first as a patrolman, then as a narcotics and homicide detective for the Anne Arundel County Police Department.  His experience with the police force and now as an attorney, allows Mark to take a holistic approach to the defense of individuals who have found themselves tangled up in the criminal justice system.  Mark regularly helps individuals who have been charged with DUI, theft, assault, and other criminal matters.                  Mark pairs his robust criminal practice with representation of those who have suffered injuries resulting the negligence of others.  He works diligently to assist in obtaining compensation for those who have been victims of automobile accidents, dangerous premises situations, or other negligent acts or omissions.  These victims often face debilitating physical injuries, as well as, financial and emotional struggles generated from massive medical bills, lost time at work, and the strain on the victim's quality of life.  Mark fights for these individuals to be compensated so that they may focus on rehabilitation and recovery.