Deale Lawyers

Christine W. Hubbard has been a practicing attorney for over 26 years and focuses her practice on estate planning, business planning, drafting wills and trusts, estate and gift tax planning, asset protection, prenuptial agreements, charitable giving and estate and trust administration. Christine places great importance on understanding and implementing each client’s personal goals with respect to the use and preservation of wealth during life and the responsible disposition of assets upon death. This includes asset protection planning, strategies to minimize or avoid estate taxes and probate and the sophisticated use of trusts, limited liability companies, partnerships, life insurance and,...

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...

Joshua A. Welborn is a trial attorney whose practice includes domestic and family law, criminal defense, personal injury, bankruptcy and general civil litigation matters. Joshua has been representing individuals and families in Calvert County and throughout Southern Maryland for over six years. Joshua earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a minor in history from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2005. In 2009 Joshua earned a Juris Doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law, where he was an active member of the Property Law Society and Family Law Society. Joshua also served in the Florida Coastal...

I am Kenneth Walton, though I prefer to be called "Ken." I am an attorney, advisor, and advocate with a solid foundation in employment law. A recent client remarked that "Ken’s knowledge base and competency is amazing, met by his level of compassion and understanding." My practical experience in workplace employment law is extensive, having served as counsel at several large federal agencies where I received awards for my work. I have provided advice and counsel in both straightforward and complex litigation across various areas of employment law. I have also had the privilege of training hundreds of individuals, both in...

Peter Hershey's practice focuses on environmental, natural and cultural resources, zoning and land use, construction, and commercial law. He advises clients on a wide range of issues and is active in the firm’s administrative, trial and appellate litigation practices. Prior to joining Rich & Henderson, Peter served as a judicial law clerk and senior judicial law clerk to the Honorable Christopher B. Kehoe, Maryland Court of Special Appeals (later renamed the Maryland Appellate Court), and as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Broughton M. Earnest, County Administrative Judge for the Circuit Court for Talbot County. Peter received a B.A. from the...

Licensed to practice in District of Columbia , Maryland, Florida and all United States District Courts in those jurisdictions.