Cecil County DUI & DWI Lawyers

One of Maryland’s “Super Lawyers,” Paul Tolzman received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Loyola University Maryland and earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law. He was admitted to practice before Maryland Courts in 1977. Mr. Tolzman is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Maryland Association for Justice, and the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association. He has also been recognized as one of the country’s “Top 100 Trial Lawyers”, a “Top Lawyer in Maryland”, and in 2015,...

Cynthia Christiani has devoted her career to advocating for those facing prosecution. With almost two decades of experience as a criminal defense lawyer, she is known for giving each client the importance, respect, and compassion they deserve.

I have provided legal representation and advice to individuals and their families in personal injury, serious motorcycle and automobile accident cases, defective products and recalls, medical negligence, criminal, domestic, workers compensation and a variety of consumer cases. My experience and unique approach to each individual case has brought in millions of dollars for my clients and provided closure to difficult events in individual’s lives.

I also provide counseling and representation for several small to medium sized businesses in the Baltimore area. I handle contracts, employment matters, internet business law, independent pharmacy transactions and general corporate issues. I would be happy...

Matthew A.S. Esworthy is a partner in the Firmâs litigation department. He concentrates on general civil and criminal litigation, including white collar criminal defense, complex commercial litigation, securities litigation, partnership disputes, employment law, and appeals. In recognition of his accomplishments, Martindale-Hubbell awarded Mr. Esworthy its AV Peer-Review Rating, the highest rating available. Mr. Esworthy has achieved favorable results in a number of high profile cases. In recent years, he has successfully defended a Baltimore law firm in a multi-million dollar defamation/invasion of privacy lawsuit brought by a public official; successfully represented minority shareholders of a Fortune 500 company in a complex...

As a native of Baltimore, Maryland, Attorney Cohen has been practicing here for over 20 years. She established the Law Offices of Kerri Cohen after working for 11 years for the State of Maryland in Baltimore City at the Office of the Public Defender as an experienced criminal defense trial attorney. She represented clients charged with serious felonies such as homicide, rape, robbery and drug charges among other crimes. Attorney Cohen has tried hundreds of cases before Judges and Juries in the Circuit Court, District Court and Juvenile Courts. Attorney Cohen graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of...

Susan R Green first became a member of the Maryland Bar in 1983. She went on to become licensed in Florida and the District of Columbia in 1984. The Law Office of Susan R Green, P.C., was founded in 1984 and has excelled as a general practice litigation firm handling personal injury, medical malpractice, birth injuries, medical misdiagnosis, premise liability, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, work injuries, dog bites, serious and catastrophic injury cases. As a former assistant public defender, she is no stranger to the criminal courts as well. In addition to running a full-time law practice, Ms. Green is...

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...

Mr. Freeman has experience in personal injury, workers' compensation and criminal defense matters. Over his career, he has tried numerous cases in Maryland and the District of Columbia and achieved excellent results for his clients. If you or someone you know needs legal help, call Mr. Freeman at (410) 253-8769. All initial consultations are free. And if he can't help you, he knows someone that can.

Recognized as a Top 10 Maryland Lawyers (#3) by Super Lawyers; A Top Lawyer by Washingtonian Mag. since 2002; ranked by "Best Lawyers In America" in fields of white-collar defense and general criminal defense. I am a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. I am a criminal defense attorney with over 45 years of trial experience having served for 15 years as Deputy States Attorney (supervising 50 prosecutors) and Assistant States Attorney in Prince George's County and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorneys Office in Maryland (1974-1990). For the last...

Leonard Stamm is a nationally and locally recognized authority and lecturer in the area of drunk driving defense and Motor Vehicle Administration hearings. He authors Maryland DUI Law, and annually updates Maryland Evidence: State and Federal by Professor Lynn McLain, both published by West-Thomson-Reuters. He is also a Fellow (former Dean) of the National College for DUI Defense. He signed on to an amicus brief in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, and co-authored amicus briefs in Bullcoming v. New Mexico, Missouri v. McNeely, and Birchfield v. North Dakota. He is a former President of the Maryland Criminal Defense...

Jac E. Knust began his law practice in 1972 and practices primarily in the Central Maryland Metropolitan area. He has engaged in a general law practice for 50 years, with emphasis on family law, divorce, separation and property settlement agreements, elder law, estate planning, wills, probate, trusts, powers of attorney, health care advance directives, criminal matters, real estate, landlord/tenant, business planning, corporations, LLCs, and partnerships. He is a former Assistant State's Attorney for Howard County, a former Assistant Public Defender for Howard County. From 2014 to 2018 Jac E. Knust served as a Special Magistrate for the Circuit...

Andrew D. Alpert is a partner with Alpert Schreyer, LLC, a top rated law firm serving all of Maryland. A former prosecutor, Mr. Alpert has successfully represented thousands of individuals charged with Maryland DUI and other criminal offenses including but not limited to theft, weapons charges, drug crimes, assault, burglary and vehicular manslaughter. He is particular adept at representing repeat offenders. Mr. Alpert is also an experienced personal injury attorney who represents Maryland and DC residents injured and/or disabled due to car, truck and motorcycle accidents, boating incidents, and other types of personal injury events. He also...

Attorney James E. Crawford, Jr.
Founder and Managing Partner
As a Baltimore-native, Attorney James Crawford grew up watching his father interact with some of the best judges and prosecutors in the state, using forcefulness and grace to navigate complex legal situations. He learned that the power to change the life of even one client is worth more than any amount of money or prestige.
As one of the most capable and tenacious trial lawyers in Maryland, he has enjoyed an extraordinary amount of successes on behalf of clients, spending just about every day of his working career in a Maryland courtroom.
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Mr. Portner is the Managing Partner of Portner & Shure, P.A. and is licensed to practice law in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. He represents clients in matters of criminal defense, personal injury, including motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, and drug and medical device injuries. Mr. Portner supervises Portner & Shure’s seven fully staffed offices, a staff of fifty and four lawyers. Every week he is involved in helping to recover over $500,000 in settlements and trial awards against the major insurance companies. Further, Mr. Portner is routinely in court, or advising in serious criminal...