Jessup Lawyers

With close to 60 years of legal experience, and as a founder of the law offices of WGK Personal Injury Lawyers, William G. Kolodner has handled countless personal injury cases in Baltimore and the surrounding areas, becoming one of the top personal injury lawyers in Baltimore. Mr. Kolodner received his Juris Doctor in 1961 from the University of Maryland School of Law. Since then, Mr. Kolodner has dedicated his practice to helping injury victims recover compensation for the damages they have endured. He has handled some of the most complex accident cases in Maryland, including medical malpractice, car accidents, workers' compensation,...

Sylvia Strobel is a founding partner of the entertainment law firm LEHMANN STROBEL PC. She also serves as the Executive Director of the Alliance for Community Media. She has worked closely with media organizations for more than twenty years as an attorney, executive, consultant and board member. From 2005 to 2009, Sylvia served as President and General Manager of the Pennsylvania Public Television Network. She has also worked as in house counsel for Twin Cities Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Sylvia's education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Biology (St. Olaf College), a Juris...

Shereese earned her Bachelors in Business Administration from Howard University in 2009, and was awarded her J.D. degree from Charlotte School of Law in 2017. During her law school career, Shereese worked in the School's Wills Practitioner's Clinic where she primarily assisted members of the community with their estate planning needs. Shereese also served as the President of the Christian Legal Society during her final two years of law school. .


Before beginning her legal career, Shereese worked several years in the Office of Sponsored Programs at Howard University

Ali Herischi is the principal at the law firm of Herischi & Associates. He practices in areas of human rights litigation, which includes FSIA, ATCA, TVPA, and ATA. His practice also includes labor and employment, Iran's sanctions, immigration, and technology business startups.

Additionally, he represents clients in business negotiation and mediation settings. Mr. Herischi is a licensed mediator and conducts mediation sessions for business, family and individual conflicts.

Mr. Herischi also provides strategic consulting with technology startups, and work as in-house counsel. He is is a member of board of directors of few startup and not-for-profit companies.

Mr. Herischi is a...

Marc J. Smith is a founding member of Smith, Lease & Goldstein, LLC, and handles significant employment law and litigation matters throughout the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Marc also handles a broad range of family law matters throughout the State of Maryland. Marc is licensed to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Georgia. A Montgomery County native, Marc has been practicing law for 19 years and is a 1990 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Law School. Marc was recognized as a Maryland and Washington D.C. "Super Lawyer" in 2007 in...

As a lawyer, I’m known for taking cases no one else will take. Clients I’ve worked with often become friends, and lawyers I’ve fought against recommend me to others. I like winning and I don’t back down. I’ve had insurance companies send me threatening letters. I’ve had people tell me I’m taking on an impossible case. And then I win the case. I’m that guy.

Tim works with clients to develop long term legal solutions for their family, including wills, trusts, advance directives, and pre- and post-nuptial agreements. He also assists clients with probate and will and trust administration. In family law matters, Tim represents litigants in divorce and helps resolve custody disputes. The Montgomery County and Frederick County Circuit Courts frequently appoint Tim to serve as personal representative in probate matters; to serve as the guardian of elderly, disabled adults’ property; to represent elderly and disabled adults in guardianship matter; and to represent minor children in custody disputes. Tim advises small...

Cynthia H. Clark joined the Law Offices of Paula J. Peters in January 2012 after more than 15 years of legal practice both in law firms and corporate firms throughout Maryland and the District of Columbia. In February of 2015, she became a partner in the firm, which changed to Cynthia H. Clark & Associates, P.A. With the retirement of the firm’s founder, Cynthia H. Clark becomes the principal of the new firm, Cynthia H. Clark & Associates, LLC.

Mr. Stern concentrates his practice in complex civil and business litigation, medical malpractice and catastrophic injury. While in law school, he worked on several multimillion dollar cases, including a five month trial against the largest corporation in the world, ExxonMobil, resulting in a $150 million dollar verdict. Mr. Stern volunteered his time working for the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Advocacy Unit, where he specialized in health and healthcare related cases. Mr. Stern dealt with complex insurance issues and helped individuals with no means to mediate their claims with insurance companies and healthcare providers. Mr. Stern attended Towson University, wherein...

Glenn Ivey and I have recently formed Ivey & Levetown, LLP combining our more than thirty years of expertise and experience trying, litigating and investigating cases. Glenn is well-known in our area as he served as a two term elected DA in Prince George's County after serving as the Chairman of the Maryland PUC. He has also practiced at some of the country's largest law firms, and he has served as counsel to the U.S. Senate Whitewater Committee, and he has since represented witnesses testifying in a variety of Congressional Hearings. You may have seen Glenn as a "talking head"...

Larry N. Burch, is a highly successful trial attorney and the managing partner of The Law Office of Baker and Burch (located in Greenbelt and Towson, Maryland). He has represented clients in civil, criminal and military courts throughout Maryland, the District of Columbia and in the federal courts. After graduating one of the nation's top 20 law schools(where he was a member of the Law Review and Moot Court Board), Mr. Burch served as a Judicial Clerk in The Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Maryland. Mr. Burch served as a Judge Advocate...

Admitted to the State Bars of New York and Maryland, U. S. Supreme Court, Circuit Courts of Appeals and U. S. District Courts with more than twenty years of experience. Practice areas include immigration law, personal injury, employment discrimination, general litigation and International Business Transactions.

Attorney Adams, born in Montgomery, AL, graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio, and moved to Washington, DC to attend American University's Washington College of Law. Following graduation from American, Attorney Adams became a member of the Maryland and DC bars. Her primary areas of practice are Real Estate, Corporate, Contracts, Probate, and, recently, Civil Litigation. Her philosophy is "I will always work diligently and in good faith to protect, advise and educate my clients."

Mr. Hannon came into the law after having served the nation as a Marine officer, where he earned numerous awards and distinctions for his service, as well as a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Penn State University and a Master of Arts Degree in International Relations from Salve Regina University. Mr. Hannon went on to attain his law degree. He routinely handles criminal defense, civil litigation, and family law cases including divorce, custody, visitation, child support and alimony issues. ...

Peter Kandel is the sole stockholder of Kandel & Associates P.A., a Baltimore-based litigation firm practicing across the state. Mr. Kandel concentrates in criminal defense, and the firm’s five other attorneys concentrate in litigation, personal injury, and workers compensation. Mr. Kandel’s extensive experience and ethical conduct has earned him an AV-rating by Martindale-Hubbell and fostered the continued growth of his firm, which is the successor to an entity established in 1957. He is a member of the Maryland, Washington D.C., and New York State bars, as well as several Federal bars. He is one of the Top Rated Criminal...