Columbia Lawyers

Attorney for leading law firms in Maryland and D.C.

I have been a trial lawyer for over thirty five years. I have tried many criminal jury trials including several murders and a death penalty case. I then expanded my practice to include personal injury and workers compensation in the late Eighties. since that time I have tried many personal injury jury trials and workers compensation appeals. My personal best verdict was a jury award of $2,055,000.00 for a client who had a leg amputation due to a doctor's negligence.
I care a great deal about my clients...

Paul F. Kemp has practiced law in Maryland since 1974 and in the District of Columbia since 1976 and is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the highest honor available to a trial lawyer. He has held an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell in excess of thirty years. Paul focuses his practice in litigation in the state and federal courts, primarily in the area of white-collar crime and general criminal practice. He also practices in civil litigation and in various professional licensure administrative hearings. Among numerous awards and citations, Paul was listed in The Best Lawyers in America for White-Collar...

Colleen Coffman practices primarily in the areas of civil and commercial litigation, family law, and estate planning and administration, but has experience in all of the firm’s practice areas. Colleen joined Ethridge Quinn after a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Mary Beth McCormick in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. A lifelong resident of Montgomery County, Maryland, Colleen graduated from Gaithersburg High School and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business. Colleen earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where...

Tamar (Tammy) Begun is an experienced passionate and aggressive Maryland family law attorney who only practices family law in the courts throughout the State of Maryland, with a large concentration in Montgomery County, Frederick and Prince George’s County, as well as Anne Arundel and Howard County. It is undisputed that no matter where she shows up, Tammy Begun, is ready to do battle for her clients.

Ms. Begun is licensed in Maryland and the District of Columbia and admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. She graduated from Catholic University Columbus School of Law and has received...