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Zach joined Powers & Worshtil, P.C. in 2014. His practice includes estate planning, estate and trust administration, and probate litigation.A native of Prince George’s County, Zach graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans. He received his law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law and an M.B.A. from the University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business. After graduation, Zach served as the judicial law clerk to Judge Albert W. Northrop of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, where he gained extensive knowledge of litigation and the judicial process. Following his judicial clerkship, Zach entered private practice, where he worked in various areas of law and gained valuable experience.Zach also serves as a Standing Examiner for the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, assisting parties in proceedings involving post-judgment discovery in aid of enforcement. Additionally, he is a trained mediator and has completed Maryland’s 40-hour mediation training. Zach also serves on the Board of Directors for the Prince George’s County Bar Association, is co-chair of the County Bar Association’s Probate, Estates, Trusts & Elder Law Committee, and is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association’s Estate & Trust Section Council Legislative Committee.Zach was recently named to The Daily Record’s 2024 Estate and Trust Law Power List.

William N. Zifchak is a senior partner at the firm of Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher.  His practice focuses on insurance defense and personal injury litigation, including premises and professional liability law.. Recognized for his extensive knowledge of the law, and with over 30 years of courtroom experience, Mr. Zifchak is well-known among his peers as an extremely accomplished trial lawyer.  He is an “AV” Rated Attorney, and has successfully tried more than 600 personal injury and defense cases to verdict.. Mr. Zifchak is a 1964 graduate of St. Anselm College in Manchester New Hampshire, where he was a member of its nationally ranked intercollegiate debate team.  Following graduation, he began his legal studies at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.  Two years later, he left Georgetown for the U.S. Army and a one-year tour of duty with the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam, where he reached the rank of Sergeant E-5, was awarded the Bronze Star medal, and honorably discharged.  He then returned to Georgetown, obtaining his Juris Doctor degree in February, 1971.. Upon graduation, Mr. Zifchak accepted an associate position at a prominent Washington, D.C. law firm, where for the next 5 years he tried over 200 insurance defense cases to verdict.  He joined Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher in 1976, and thirty years later, he continues to enjoy working hard to obtain the best results for his clients.. Mr. Zifchak is married, with 2 grown children, and for R&R enjoys golf, and fishing the Chesapeake Bay.

Welcome to R.M.A. & Associates, LLC, Attorneys at Law.  Our Firm exists to provide you with the finest legal representation.  To best understand how we may be of service to you, browse our website and contact us by phone or email so that we can give you the individual attention necessary to assure that your matters are addressed to your complete satisfaction.. Education Suffolk Law School, JD, 1983 Columbia University, AB, 1974 Experience RMA & Associates, LLC State's Attorney's Office, Prince George's County, Maryland Office of the Attorney General, District of Columbia Special Assistant United States Attorney Federal Trade Commission, Sr. Trial Attorney Acheivements Member of the International Moot Court Winner of the Best Brief Jessup International Moot Court Competition, NE Region Winner of Justice Clark Oral Advocacy Competition Finalist in Justice McLaughlin Moot Court Competition Suffolk University Dean's List Bar Admissions Washington, DC Federal Court, 2004 Maryland Federal Court, 2003 Washington, DC, 2002 Maryland, 2001 Massachusetts, 1983

Rick Jaklitsch is the founder of the award winning Jaklitsch Law Group, which has developed a reputation for providing effective legal counsel to victims of car, truck and train accidents throughout Maryland and DC. In more than 30 years in practice, he has helped thousands of people injured by the negligence of others. Last year, Rick was honored to be named Personal Injury Attorney of the Year in Maryland and Attorney of the Year by two different publications. He also has been recognized by the Daily Record as a “Leader in the Law”. In 2018, his firm received “Best Personal Injury Trial Law Firm” and “Most Outstanding Personal Injury Litigation Law Firm” in BIG DOG himself has seemingly won every possible legal award that relies on the vote of judges who have seen Rick in action, or lawyers who have opposed Rick in court.  When you meet Rick it feels as though you have known him forever. He has a way of making anyone feel at ease. It’s no wonder so many of his clients recommend him to their friends and family. He is the guy you want fighting the insurance company on your behalf.  While he is tough on adjusters, he treats his clients like family.. Rick was one of the youngest attorneys in the country when he was first honored by Martindale-Hubbell with their coveted “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers.   That honor put Rick in the top 1% of lawyers nationwide, and he has won that prestigious recognition every year for the past 22 years.  Martindale-Hubbell calls this AV rating “the pinnacle of professional excellence earned through a strenuous peer review rating process.  It is the highest possible peer review rating in both legal ability and ethical standards”.. Rick has been honored by Who’s Who In American Law for over 24 years.  He’s been listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995, and was one of the very first lawyers in the entire country to obtain a perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of .  Rick has won “The Best Attorney Award” from Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America, and is prominently listed in the publication “Best Lawyers in America”.  The National Trial Lawyers Association has listed Rick repeatedly as a Top 100 Lawyer, and the American Trial Lawyers Association has listed Rick as one of their Top 10 Lawyers for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016.  The Trial Lawyers Board of Regent’s prestigious “Litigator Award” was awarded to Rick and The Jaklitsch Law Group, more than 1 million other lawyers who were considered for that amazing award.. Rick is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocate Forum and the Multi-Million Advocate Forum, which are called “The most prestigious group of trial lawyers in the United States”.  Rick has been honored with a National “Top Ten” Ranking, every year since 2013 by the Nation’s Premier Group of Personal Injury Lawyers, the National Association of Personal Injury Attorneys, and won The Daily Record’s preeminent legal honor, its Leadership in the Law award.. Rick has handled hundreds of cases resulting in six figure and higher awards for his clients, and has handled both multi-million dollar injury cases and has sued insurance companies for as little as $23 in unpaid personal injury protection coverage on behalf his clients.  No case is too big or too small.  Rick is licensed to practice in every single State Court in all 24 jurisdictions in the State of Maryland, all Maryland Federal Courts, as well as the United States District Courts in both Maryland and Washington, D.C.. Rick has been honored by Super Lawyers Magazine in both Maryland and in the District of Columbia every single year since Super Lawyers began rating lawyers in those jurisdictions, and won the “Top Attorney” Award in Washington, D.C., and the “Top Attorney” Award in the State of Maryland, and has been decorated as a top Personal Injury Trial Attorney every single year by What’s Up Magazine.. Rick has also been repeatedly honored for his non-legal work in our community.  Rick won the Prince George’s County Bar Association’s esteemed President’s Award for “outstanding contributions to the Bar and to the community,” and was named a “Make-A-Wish Star” by the National Make-A-Wish Foundation for Rick’s tireless fundraising on behalf of Make-A-Wish, including raising the funds  for eleven children to have their dying wish granted.. Rick has won the Terrapin Club Lifetime Giving Award, and sat on the Terrapin Club Board of Directors for almost 10 years. He served as President of the University of Maryland Terrapin Club, which provided scholarships for more than 700 athletes in 27 varsity Division 1 sports.   Rick raised millions and millions of dollars for University of Maryland athletes before he was appointed by Head Coach Randy Edsall to serve as President of the Maryland Gridiron Network, the fundraising arm of Maryland football.   Rick then raised millions and millions of dollars on behalf of that organization and those Maryland athletes.  He sat on the Board for Archbishop Spalding High School and on the Board of Directors for the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame.. Rick was appointed to the Judicial Nominating Commission by Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich and has sat for numerous years on the Maryland State Bar Association’s Judicial Selections Committee, which interviews judicial applicants from every jurisdiction in the State of Maryland.. Prior to being a lawyer, Rick won the “Outstanding Leader of the Year” Award at the University of Maryland while an undergraduate, was honored by Who’s Who, and by Mortar Board, and was honored by Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, which he led as President, and which Rick has continued to serve as a voting Alumni member for the past 36 years.. Despite all the legal awards, when you walk into Rick’s office, the most prominently displayed awards on his bookshelves include the “Numero Uno Award”, which was given in appreciation of Rick’s “outstanding ability, sportsmanship, and teamwork displayed” by him during the MSA “A” Conference Lacrosse Championship season, and Rick’s “outstanding contribution to that championship team’s success,” as well as his numerous Golf Championship Awards from the Maryland State Bar Association, the Anne Arundel County Bar Association, the Calvert County Bar Association, and the Prince George’s County Bar Association, which proudly sit next to his Maryland State Championship Softball trophies, which his team won four times.. Rick’s practice is limited 100% to handling personal injury cases caused by the negligence of others in car, truck, and train crashes.  Rick is a proud member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Anne Arundel Bar Association, the Prince George’s County Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, and the Maryland Association for Justice.  He served for many years on the Board of Directors for the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association.. He is married (27 years and counting) to Judge Michele Jaklitsch of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County and is the proud father to Drew and David Jaklitsch.

Private practioner representing clients and providing counsel in most areas in which consumers and small businesses need representation and advice.  I offer a free consultation in most practice areas such as family law, bankruptcy and criminal law.. Late evening and weekend appointments and military/government employee discounts.  I believe patience is a virtue, I will listen to your concerns and do my best to help.

Mr. Harding served as an Assistant State's Attorney for Prince George's County from 1984 until 1991. As a senior trial attorney in the homicide unit he handled many of the County's high visibility cases. The Prince Georges Journal marked Mr. Harding's move to private practice with a front page article entitled 'Tough prosecutor crosses aisle."  He has since been honored a Super Lawyer.  This honor is limited to no more than 5% of Maryland lawyers.  He is also rated as Superb by AVVO an attorney rating service.  This is the highest rating issued by AVVO.  He has been AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell for many years, their highest rating. Mr. Harding continues to handle high profile criminal cases and major accident cases. Some of his more noteworthy cases include:. *St v Wooten obtained a dismissal in an armed robbery case.*St v Jones- obtained an acquittal before a jury in a serious shooting case.*St v Johnson- obtained a dismissal in a carjacking drive by shooting.*St v Jones- obtained an acquittal large quantity narcotics case.*St v Eubanks-obtained an acquittal before a jury in a murder case. Mr. Eubanks was later sued by the family of the decedent for civil        wrongful death and Mr. Harding won that case before a different jury.*St v Massey- obtained a dismissal in an arson case.*St v Melton obtained a dismissal in a drug recognition/DUI case. *Maxwell v Watkins Nurseries- obtained a judgment for wrongful death of $800, for his client.. Mr. Harding has obtained countless acquittals in DWI and MVA cases.. Mr. Harding developed superior trial skills as a prosecutor in Prince George's County.  Some of his high profile cases that garnered media coverage include:. * The 1987 trial of Brian Tribble accused of supplying the cocaine that killed University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias. Mr. Harding was featured in the movie Without Bias and on ESPN.* The 1988 conviction of a former Washington police officer Thurlow K. Norris for auto theft. The four week criminal trial was the longest ever in the county.* The 1989 conviction of Steven L. Steward, alleged drug ring enforcer, for killing a crack dealer during a robbery.* The 1990 conviction of Arthur R. Miles and Ronald H. Jeter for murdering and robbing a pizza deliveryman in Largo, Maryland.* The 1991 manslaughter conviction of Bobby R. Stanbury, an abused son, for killing his father.* The 1991 conviction of Daniel T. Brashear for the tape recorded killing of his girlfriend.* The first conviction in Prince George's county of a husband for raping his wife. Ralph J. Carbaugh Jr.'s 1991 conviction also became the second conviction of a husband for rape in the state of Maryland.

Luke is a veteran felony trial attorney. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Reed College and a Juris Doctorate from Northwestern School of Law. After receiving his degrees, he served as a law clerk contracted with the Department of Justice for complex litigation, while serving as an attorney in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps in the United States Army Reserves. Since 2006, Luke has specialized in DUI and criminal defense throughout the State of Maryland, and offers a wealth of knowledge and trial experience, having litigated hundreds of cases in District, Circuit, and Juvenile Court.. Luke has extensive experience with all facets of representation in criminal defense from initial bond review through trial to sentencing, reconsideration and appeal, including preliminary hearings, competency and criminal responsibility, juvenile proceedings, waiver/transfer hearings, motions hearings, court trials, jury trials, parole hearings, and violations of probation hearings, as well as significant experience with specialty courts such as drug court and mental health dockets.. Luke is an aggressive litigator skilled in quickly identifying and pursuing the best defenses in criminal and traffic cases with a reputation for the finest legal representation in criminal defense. He has extensive experience in all levels of traffic, misdemeanor, minor and major felonies, including DUI and traffic offenses, misdemeanors, theft, simple drug possession, assaults, drug distribution, firearm possession, robberies, sex offenses, crimes of violence, manslaughter and murder. Luke is a tireless zealous advocate, unflinching and undaunted in the courtroom, and unrelenting in his pursuit of the defense of his clients.

I began my tax career as an intern for the Urban Institute in Washington DC with a group advising Congress about the economic effect of the real estate incentives in the Tax Reform Act of 1976.  While in law school, I also interned for the Department of Justice, Tax Division, Civil Litigation section.. After gradution, I worked for the Internal Revenue Service in the National Office, resolving issues sent in from field audits for which there was no published precedent and drafting private letter rulings.  I received a commendation for my work there.. My next jobs were with Fortune 50 (not Fortune 500) companies, resolving federal and state tax audits.  I joined a regional law firm thereafter, practicing in the same areas.. Before opening my law practice, I worked for Ernst & Young in the tax section of their utility consulting group. This position involved extensive tax planning and representing clients in connection with tax matters.. I opened my own practice in October of 1990.  I concentrate on all aspects of tax, including planning, audits, appeals, Tax Court and related litigation and estate planning.  After opening my practice, I expanded my representation into the bankruptcy arena because the recession was making it difficult for clients owing tax to pay.  I was a licensed certified public accountant for many years, but I did not continue my license because I was not certifying financial statements and did not want to pay the fees and meet the requirements for continuing to maintain the license.. I also handle selected civil litigation, such as contract disputes and corporate matters.. The primary reason a client would be interested in engaging my services is because we are a small firm which devotes personal attention to the client matters.  My largest active client has a net worth in excess of $200,000,000, and he has been a client since 1994.  He values my responsiveness and expertise, which is usually only found in large law firms.. The reason that I afford a prospective client a complementary 30-minute interview before taking their case is to ensure that I can provide value to their situation.  I can advise them of a suggested course of action and we can develop a fee structure based on my recommendations and their needs.

I began my law career at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., after seven years as a financial services professional. It was an incredible experience as I had responsibility for reviewing and commenting on various initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions and periodic corporate filings. Over the next seventeen years my experience included working for three major U.S. corporations as their corporate counsel. Those experiences included serving as lead counsel on securities offerings, corporate compliance, advertising, corporate sponsorship negotiations, contracts, labor and employment matters and counseling through a massive $3.5 billion merger.. I dreamed about going to law school and coming out and making a difference in people’s lives, but in reality, I ended up working in “corporate America”, where my legal experience was totally transactional and didn’t truly serve individuals and small business owners in the way I do today.. When I opened my practice in April 2011, I followed the mantra of many other law firms and performed work primarily on a billable hourly rate that was as high as $400. And, as you can imagine my clients wanted me to do everything as quickly as possible with as little communication as possible. They didn’t want to talk about certain concerns or issues, they were afraid to call because they didn’t know how much that call would cost them and whether it was worth it.. I opened this firm with the idea of bringing back the Personal Family Lawyer relationship - where initial planning is just the beginning of the relationship and we’re focused on putting in place a plan we know we will work for you and the people you love. Over the last ten years, the firm has grown into the type of service provider where we do things differently based on my experience with the traditional model of estate planning.. First of all – We make every effort to eliminate billing on an hourly basis. Everything related to our Estate Planning and Business Planning services are performed on a flat fee, agreed to in advance, so there are no surprises. You’ll know exactly what it will cost to work with us, after we’ve gotten clear about what you want, and you’ll even be able to choose your own fee. Then, after the initial planning process, we have options so that you can ensure your plan stays up to date throughout your life, and again you’ll know exactly what that costs and choose your own fee there.. Second – we’re here to support you. You’ll be able to speak to someone to get your questions answered promptly. And, if you need to speak with me about something that someone on my team cannot answer, we’ll get a call scheduled so that I can be prepared, and you can be prepared, and we won’t waste your time playing phone tag.. Third – we see planning as just the beginning of the relationship whereas in the past the plan was viewed as a one-time transactional event.. Once you sign your planning documents, that is when the relationship really begins. At no additional charge, we review your plan at least every three years. And, we have two levels of membership programs that almost all of our clients participate in – either the gold program which provides you with a yearly plan review and unlimited changes to your plan or the gold plus program that includes an annual meeting with your attorney, CPA and financial advisor, plus ongoing legal guidance throughout the year.. Finally, we don’t just focus on passing on your financial assets, but your whole family wealth. Family wealth to us include the values, intellectual, spiritual and human assets that you wish to share with your loved ones. Our process includes guidance to you on passing on those intangible assets. We include that with every plan and our clients and their families love having that as part of their plan.. These are just a few of the things that make our firm different. We’re the best fit for people who don’t just want to leave their family a set of documents that may or may not work, but instead want to use the estate planning process to pass on a legacy of love and care and ease. And keep their family out of court and out of conflict.

Founding attorney of Francois Williams Legal , E. Regine Francois Williams, has extensive legal experience in a wide range of case types. Working as a defense attorney for medical professionals and insurance providers has given her the knowledge to help numerous individuals and small business owners through their complex legal issues. She has litigated a wide range of civil matters for clients throughout Maryland and has assisted numerous clients in developing their personalized estate plans to suit their unique needs. Over a decade of legal experience, combined with a compassionate nature and a desire to fully understand each client’s unique goals and concerns, translates to better results for clients, no matter what their situation.. We are a fully virtual office, with a presence in Maryland and Florida.  We help people, solve problems.

Contact today for a free no risk consultation, I prefer for my clients to really know me than to just know about me.. I graduated College from the University of Delaware and proceeded directly to the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University. I focused on litigation and trial strategy during my time there. I also served as research assistant for one of my favorite professors, as an intern at the Attorney Generals office in Delaware, as well as at the Office of Consumer protection in Harrisburg PA.. My passion for trial work and sticking up for the little guy led me to a small criminal defense firm in Upper Marlboro, where I spend 8 years learning an incredible amount about criminal defense. I tried dozens and dozens of cases ranging from a speeding ticket to a Murder, and most things in between.. The time came, and I branched off on my own to form the Law Offices of John J. Pikulski IV, LLC. My firm only represents those charged with criminal, DUI/DWI and traffic offenses. I continue to stick up for the little guy and fight the good fight.. My office is directly across the street fromt the Courthouse in Upper Marlboro, which helps me maintain the personal relationships I have had for years with the staff there.

Chinwe was born in Takoma Park, Maryland and she grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. She enjoys the adventures of the outdoors, and is sad that Game of Thrones has come to an end. Chinwe loves soccer, basketball and sports in general.. Chinwe practices in Maryland and Washington D.C. focusing on the areas of car accidents, personal injury, and wrongful death.  Her promise is to consistently provide responsive client service.. Chinwe was selected as a Top 40 Under 40 by The National Trial Lawyers for their 2018 membership.  She is also a recipient of Avvo’s client’s choice award 2016, and is rated on Avvo as a Top Attorney.

Bryan Bookhard is the owner, practicing in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense and family law.. Prior to establishing the Law Office of Bryan T. Bookhard, LLC, Bryan was a Partner at Bookhard & Thomas, LLC. At Bookhard & Thomas, LLC, Bryan practiced in the family law, personal injury and criminal law sections of the firm. Prior to becoming a Partner, at Bookhard & Thomas, LLC, Bryan was an associate at the Washington office of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC. At Mintz Levin, Bryan represented several large telecommunications companies before the Federal Communications Commission. While at Mintz Levin, Bryan also counseled individuals on family law issues on a pro bono basis.. Bryan is admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia. He earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from Howard University (1990), and was awarded his J.D., cum laude, from Howard University School of Law (1998), where he was a member of the Howard Law Journal and the Problems and Briefs Chair of the Charles Hamilton Houston Moot Court Team. Bryan received the Earl H. Davis Memorial Prize for Outstanding Advocacy from the Olender Foundation. Bryan was a Finalist at the National Telecommunications Moot Court Competition where he received the Best Oralist Award. Bryan is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, D.C. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Association, Family Division Trial Lawyers Association of D.C., Maryland State Bar Association, and the D.C. Bar.. Bar Admissions:Maryland, 1998District of Columbia, 1999. Education:Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C., 1998J.D.Honors: cum laude. Howard University, Washington, D.C., 1990B.A.Honors: magna cum laude. Past Employment Positions:Bookhard & Thomas, LLC 2004-2007Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., Associate, 1998 – 2004

Born and raised in Upper Marlboro, Ralph Powers is an AV rated lawyer, practicing for decades in a broad range of substantive legal matters throughout the State. He is highly regarded within the legal community and receives many referrals and appointments from fellow attorneys and Judges respectively. He has been called on to testify as an expert on various complex legal matters.

Aubrey Burton, Jr.’s thriving Maryland and Washington, D.C. law practice has been built through experience in both the public and private sector. Coming from law school, Attorney Burton first served as law clerk in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia as well as in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Thereafter, Attorney Burton moved to the private sector, wherein he handled all of the domestic and family law cases for a small southern Maryland law firm.  In 2005, Attorney Burton opened the Burton Firm, LLC.. Attorney Burton focuses his practice on family and domestic matters. Such matters include, but are not limited to: divorce; child custody and visitation; grandparent visitation issues; contempt prosecution and defense; child support; deviations from the child support guidelines; alimony; separation agreements; marital property agreements; prenuptial agreements; peace orders; protective orders; standby guardian nominations; modifications of preexisting orders; and post judgment motions, exceptions to Magistrate's Recommendations, and appeals.. In addition to serving as the principal for the Burton Firm, LLC, Attorney Burton is also an officer in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps Reserve.  As a reserve judge advocate, Attorney Burton has counseled numerous servicemembers and dependents regarding their rights, duties, and obligations in family law matters.  Moreover, Attorney Burton has provided training to judge advocates and civillians regarding divorce, custody, child support, alimony, and other family law matters.  As such, Attorney Burton is uniquely qualified to assist servicemembers and their spouses with their legal needs.. Attorney Burton regularly practices in Prince George's County, Charles County, Montgomery County, Anne Arundel County, Calvert County, Howard County, and throughout southern Maryland. Attorney Burton is licensed to practice law in Maryland, California, and the District of Columbia.

Attorney Tom McManus has been practicing law for over twenty years, and for the past ten years he has been a partner at Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher. He began his career as a law clerk for Judge Joseph Mattingly in St. Mary's County Maryland and then worked as a prosecutor in both St. Mary's and Prince George's County.. His more noteworthy criminal cases include:. * In 1985, Michael John Desasrno was convicted of sexual child abuse for acts committed by the former highschool wrestling coach while acting in the capacity as a wrestling coach.. * In 1987, Mr. McManus successfully prosecuted Willie Horton for beating and raping an Oxon Hill woman. The case received national media attention in the 1988 presidential election between George Bush and Michael Dukakis. Willie Horton, serving a life sentence for murder, escaped from a Massachusetts prison furlough program to commit the rape, while Mr. Dukakis was governor of the state.. * In 1988, Mr. McManus convicted a trucker for Motor Vehicle manslaughter in the 1986 deaths of two highschool girls in Riverdale. A truck with 18 safety defects carrying hot asphalt stalled at the top of a hill and rolled into a car occupied by three highschool girls. One was severely injured and the other two died when nearly 14,000 pounds of hot asphalt was dumped on the car.. Mr. McManus has developed a reputation as one of the premier personal injury attorneys in Southern Maryland. He has successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a number of major truck accident cases, and developed a specialty in negotiating complex personal injury settlements.. Mr. McManus has lectured, along side several judges, at multiple personal injury seminars for lawyers. An 'AV' rated attorney, he is a member of the American Bar Foundation, the Maryland State Bar Foundation, the Governor's Trial Courts Nominating Commission, and has chaired or co-chaired the local bar's Tort Law Sub-Committee for the past seven years.

Attorney Edward Langford graduated from Florida State University in 2008 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and his Master’s Degree in Special Education in 2012. While studying at Florida State University, Mr. Langford was an active member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. and a full-time teacher at the local middle school where he taught mathematics and science.. After completing the Master’s Program at Florida State, Attorney Langford moved to the District of Columbia in order to attend Howard University School of Law. Attorney Langford quickly adjusted to law school and living in the DC metropolitan area by earning two CALI awards for achieving the highest grades in his class for Constitutional Law. It was at Howard University where Mr. Langford fell in love with the practice of law, the DC metropolitan area, and his future wife.. Upon graduating from Howard University, Attorney Langford moved to Prince George’s County, Maryland. Since 2018, Mr. Langford has successfully handled over 2,000 criminal cases in Prince George’s County. He is known at the courthouse in Hyattsville, Maryland for his zealous representation, charismatic personality, and aggressive trial skills in DUI, assault, and possession cases. In 2019, Mr. Langford was awarded District Court Attorney of the Year by the Prince George’s County Public Defender’s Office.. Attorney Langford is a dynamic trial lawyer who has an established reputation for aggressively defending his clients.

Alphonso S. Hearns, Jr., managing attorney and founder of Hearns Law Group, LLC, has spent the past 17 years litigating high conflict divorce and custody cases. Alphonso began his legal career as a real estate transactions attorney but developed a passion for advocating for individuals and families in court. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, and his Juris Doctor from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, and is licensed to practice in Maryland. Alphonso received numerous awards and distinctions, and was selected to the 2024 Maryland Super Lawyers List. In 2021, Alphonso was selected as a Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation in recognition of his outstanding dedication to the welfare of his community, the administration of justice, and the traditions of the profession of law. Alphonso was also selected for inclusion into the Top Attorneys of North America 2020-2021 edition by The Who's Who Directories. Also, in 2020, the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys (NAFLA) awarded Alphonso the prestigious Top 10 Attorney Award for the State of Maryland.. Within the first few years of Alphonso’s transition to family law, he experienced tremendous success in handling the most complex custody litigation matters an attorney could ever experience. Alphonso forged partnerships with several advocacy groups in the Maryland region, including the Center for Abused Persons, Charles County, Maryland and the YWCA, Annapolis, Maryland. He began assisting these groups with handling complex custody and domestic violence cases in which they did not have the resources to manage as non-profit organizations. Alphonso quickly developed a reputation as the go-to attorney for handling high-conflict family law cases, which resulted in him successfully managing hundreds of such cases. His stellar reputation and track record of success has earned him the respect and acknowledgement of his peers and local judges. Alphonso was selected to lead the Prince George's County Bar Association's Family Law Committee as the Co-Chair, and in this leadership capacity, he mentored new family law practitioners and provided a source of continuing legal education for seasoned practitioners.