Whiteford Lawyers

Tom Downs is an Estate Planning Attorney who currently resides in Laurel, Maryland with his wife, Margie Lazzati Downs. They have three children, Patrick, Lauren, and Joseph Downs.

Patrick is married,  and is a civilian employee of the US Army, following five years service as an Army officer. He served a one year tour in Afghanistan, during which he lead numerous dangerous missions. We are proud of his service and thankful that he and his team made it home safely. We have a great appreciation for those who serve, and what they and their families do.

Lauren is married. She teaches at...

Elizabeth Anu Lawrence, Esq. is the Managing Attorney of the Law Office of Elizabeth Anu Lawrence, LLC. located in Baltimore, Maryland. She earned her Juris Doctor and LL.M at the University of Baltimore School of Law where she served as a Staff Editor for the Intellectual Property Journal. She also earned a LL.B from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

She is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The National Black Lawyers-Top 40 Under 40, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Baltimore City Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association and District of Columbia Bar Association.

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Steve Thienel is an attorney and managing member of Thienel Law Firm, a Maryland law firm dedicated to servicing the needs of professionals and business owners. In his law practice, Steve focuses his practice on a full spectrum of legal services in the areas of tax, business, estate planning, and family law matters to maximize client opportunities while preserving wealth. He represents entrepreneurs, investors, business owners, executives, and professionals in both litigation and transactional matters. Steve is an entrepreneur and business owner himself having been a business consultant, academic, and corporate executive prior to starting his own law practice.

Hunter Duke graduated from the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, earning a B.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice and he later earned his J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law. He also participated in the International Studies Scholars Program, earning a College Park Scholars Citation in International Studies after his Sophomore year at the University of Maryland. Before being an attorney & operations manager at WGK Personal Injury Lawyers, Hunter Duke had a wide range of experiences, which has allowed him to advocate in the best way possible for all his clients facing various legal challenges....

Attorney Julius M. Blattner is a reputable divorce and custody attorney who understands the complexities of the legal process. He fights to protect the rights of his clients to their fair share of the marital assets and to raise and maintain or develop relationships with their children. He serves all his clients with the same hard work and attention to detail that has characterized his years of dedicated military service. Let him fight for you!

Carl has represented injured workers throughout the State of Maryland at the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission and in the Circuit Courts. The majority of Carl’s clients are Law Enforcement Officers where his experience provides a unique perspective to the interplay between the workers’ compensation claim and departmental concerns. On a regular basis, Carl has also represented Correctional Officers, Health Professionals, Fire Fighters, and Municipal Workers to name a few.

Ms. Miller is a mediator certified in Basic Mediation and Conflict Resolution. She is also Certified in Collaborative Law. Now, in private practice, she offers experienced and aggressive legal representation in a personable environment for persons who have been injured due to the negligence of others. Ms. Miller's education in medical malpractice cases began in law school under the teaching of one of Maryland's most successful and prominent medical malpractice lawyers. She is personally involved in the medical profession from her father, who is a Doctor of Internal Medicine and retired Professor from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, her...

Mark Herman is a personal injury lawyer at WGK Personal Injury Lawyers. He has over 40 years of experience helping people with all personal injury matters in Baltimore, MD. Since Mr. Herman was admitted to the bar, 40 years ago, he has recovered millions of dollars for injury victims throughout Maryland. Throughout Mark's long and successful career, he has acquired a great litigation team that includes top safety engineers, neurosurgeons, economists, and internists in Maryland. The personal injury attorney Mark Herman has handled thousands of personal injury cases, including car accidents, medical malpractice cases, truck accidents, workers' comp claims, wrongful...

Bryan J. Chant is an experienced trial attorney vindicating the rights of injured people in Maryland’s courts. He is an alumnus of the William Mitchell College of Law, where he served as an Assistant Editor on the William Mitchell Law Review. Bryan is a Maryland native. While attending the University of Maryland College Park, Bryan served as a volunteer firefighter paramedic for the Ellicott City Volunteer Fire Department and a part-time firefighter paramedic for the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services. After law school, Bryan worked at a plaintiff’s personal injury firm handling all aspects of...

Workers' compensation and personal injury lawyer. I'm not always the right lawyer for every case. If I'm not the right lawyer for your case, I'll refer you to where you need to be. I've been on the cover of Maryland's daily legal paper - the Daily Record - twice in the last few years for my successes. I've also been named to the Fastcase 50, honoring "the law's smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders. I like workers' compensation and other litigation because I like the underdog and I have a real...

Eli represents owners, general contractors, subcontractors and materialmen with construction issues including acceleration, resequencing, mechanics’ liens, bonding, bankruptcy and commercial matters. Demonstrated project experience and representation encompasses public, commercial and private entities. Admitted to practice in the State of Maryland, District of Columbia, as well as before the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and the United States Court of Federal Claims.

Jill A. Kolodner is one of the top personal injury lawyers in Baltimore. As one of the partners at WGK Personal Injury Lawyers, Jill routinely handles some of the most complex personal injury cases in Maryland. Ms. Kolodner's extensive career in personal injury started over 30 years ago when she received her J.D. from University of Baltimore School of Law in 1990. Since then, she has dedicated her practice to helping personal injury victims in Baltimore and the surrounding areas. Ms. Kolodner has experience handling car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, workers' compensation claims, and more. Ms. Kolodner's passion for helping...

The Law Offices of C. Valerie Ibe, has licenses to practice in the States of California, Maryland and New York and is equipped to help residents of these states to face the complexities of civil litigation whether in the state courts or in federal courts. The lead attorney, in addition to legal qualifications has also an MBA in Business Administration and a CPA

Attorney Marlow Allen Henderson III is admitted to practice in U.S. Federal Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Maryland Court of Appeals and in all Maryland Local and County Courts - Outstanding ability to work with clients to achieve desired goals of representation - Dedicated to providing professionalism and excellence in the performance of assigned tasks - Tenacious attitude regarding the attainment of successful results - Focused on providing extremely high levels of customer service - Detail-oriented, organized and able to manage projects to completion

University of Baltimore JD 1999
University of Maryland PhD 1992
Johns Hopkins University MLA 1979
Loyola University BS 1975

Licensed by the Maryland Court of Appeals
Maryland Federal Court

Experienced and Aggressive Representation

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Nicole’s education law practice focuses on representing children with disabilities in the special education process, including diagnosis or identification, IEP development, progress monitoring, and mediation or administrative hearings, as well as suspension and expulsion appeals and juvenile justice system involvement. Nicole often represents students with learning disabilities, dyslexia, autism, ADHD, and emotional and behavioral disabilities. Nicole also advocates for people with disabilities in the process of obtaining and maintaining services through Maryland Medicaid, Medicaid Waivers and other State programs.

Robert J. Weltchek will soon be entering his fourth decade of practice as one of the most esteemed and respected trial attorneys in the country. Mr Weltchek is a creative and tenacious advocate for his client’s interests, evidenced by his impeccable record of recovering landmark verdicts. His success has not gone unnoticed. Best Lawyers in America has recognized Weltchek as one of the top personal injury lawyers in the country.

E. Gregory Watson is a highly skilled advocate, dedicated to helping clients with real-life problems in the areas of personal injury and general civil litigation.
Mr. Watson is a native of the District of Columbia and a graduate of Woodrow Wilson, Sr. High School. After graduating from Morehouse College he returned to the region to receive his legal training at the Howard University School of Law.

In 2001, he along with his partner, Stephanie D. Moran, established the law firm of Watson & Moran, in their original office in Landover, Maryland. Watson & Moran, became well regarded...

Allen manages a diverse litigation practice representing plaintiffs in civil rights, medical malpractice, and general negligence matters. Allen is a true trial lawyer and not just a “litigator”—feeling most at home inside the courtroom—having tried more than fifty cases to verdict. Allen also has significant appellate experience in both State and Federal courts. Allen’s recent successes include a $10 mil.+ medical malpractice settlement, a $2.7 million jury verdict against the State of Maryland for civil rights violations, a $700,000 jury verdict for excessive force and constitutional violations, a $500,000 jury verdict in a premises liability case against Baltimore City, a $500,000...

Ari S. Casper is a seasoned litigator and trial attorney, and the founding partner of The Casper Firm, LLC, a high-end litigation boutique in Maryland. Throughout his career, Mr. Casper has represented individuals and companies in high stakes litigation in a broad spectrum of cases, including complex commercial, products liability, catastrophic injury, class action, and whistleblower matters. He has obtained multiple verdicts and settlements in excess of $10,000,000. Among his recent accomplishments, The National Law Journal recognized Mr. Casper in its Big Money Wins of 2013 in Duncan v. Hyundai, where a jury in Pulaski County, VA...

Stephen Drazin is the Principal, Legal Coordinator, and Managing Attorney at The Drazin Law Center, P.A. Mr. Drazin offers over 20 years of legal experience to individuals and businesses across Maryland, including the Columbia and Baltimore regions. Stephen Drazin is licensed in all the State and Federal Courts within Maryland, as well as, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (in Richmond, VA). Stephen strives to offer an alternative to large law firms by working with clients from the initial consultation through settlement, trial, or case dismissal. Understanding that clients require and desire to know all...

Robert Katz is one of the leading personal injury attorneys in the nation. For three decades, he has built one of the most successful personal injury practices. His practice employs six attorneys with approximately one hundred years combined experience as well as ten paralegals. He has obtained in excess of two hundred million dollars in compensation for his clients. He enjoys the highest peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Katz prides himself in having developed the loyalty of many immigrant groups including the Asian, Spanish, African, Middle-Eastern, and many other populations that reside in the Mid-Atlantic region. Mr. Katz is currently a...