Mark Oakley
Mark W. Oakley is an established litigation attorney concentrating on civil litigation, personal injury, construction law, and criminal and traffic defense. He also advises business clients, negotiates and drafts contracts, and handles a variety of litigation matters at all levels of the state and federal court systems. Mr. Oakley is trained and certified in the collaborative practice of law. Mr. Oakley is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law (J.D. 1987), and the University of Maryland, College Park (B.A. 1984). He is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar, and the Bar Association of Montgomery County. He is admitted to practice before the Court of Appeals of Maryland, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Authored the winning brief in the case of 1986 Mercedes v. State of Maryland, a precedent-setting decision limiting the State’s power to forfeit private property.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Free Consultation
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Contingent Fees
I handle personal injury claims on a contingent fee basis, meaning if there is no recovery, you do not owe me a legal fee.
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- Maryland
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- University of Maryland - Baltimore
- J.D. (1987) | Law
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- University of Maryland - College Park
- B.A. (1984) | English
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- District of Columbia Bar
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- Maryland State Bar Association
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- Bar Association of Montgomery County
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- Q. I renewed my registration but forgot to put the sticker on my license plate, and got a ticket. Can I get it removed?
- A: Forgetting to put the sticker on your plate is not a defense to the charge, which is displaying expired tags. Emphasis on “displaying”. The ticket carries no points and is not a moving violation, so it will have zero impact on your insurance rates. In other words, paying the fine has no consequences other than it makes you a little bit poorer. But if you go to the trouble of requesting a trial and take a day off to attend court, and bring proof that your tags were current on the date of the citation and it was just careless indifference on your part in not applying the sticker, a judge will likely reduce the fine or grant you a “probation before judgment” which has the effect of removing ... Read More
- Q. after being found not guilty for speeding. can a judge say "slow down" after, as if I'm guilty of speeding.
- A: So, you’re saying you were truly innocent, the officer’s laser/radar/Lidar device or speedometer on his cruiser was not working properly, and had he showed up you would have won? In that case, you can be upset. But if you were clocked on laser equipment the device number for the equipment used is on the citation together with the speed reading, which the judge can see, and the only reason you were found not guilty was the fortuitous circumstance of the officer not showing up. The verdict was “not guilty”—you were not found “innocent.” I’m guessing that you know as well as the judge that you were speeding. Take the lucky verdict you didn’t deserve and the good advice: slow down; ... Read More
- Q. In MD is offense code CR.3.602.(b)(1) considered a "violent crime"?
- A: ALL violations of subsection (b) constitutes a violent crime. The separate sections within subsection (b) are not differentiated in this regard.
