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Address
409 Washington Avenue
Suite 300
Towson, Maryland 21204 (Baltimore Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
Rating not available
Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeComplex Civil and Criminal Trial Practice including Commercial, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Defamation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Automobile Accidents, Family Law, Divorce, Child Support, Child Custody, Automobile Dealerships/Distributors/Manufacturers, Collections, Business Law, Civil Rights, Construction Law, Consumer Law, Corporate Law, Business Organizations, Business Planning, Commercial Transfers, Commercial Banking, Loan Workouts, Creditors Rights, Contracts, Criminal Law, Debtor and Creditor, General Practice and Insurance. Firm Size: 6
Representative Clients:Hyundai Motor America
Fresenius Medical Care-N.A.
Bay County Consumer Finance, Inc.
Fox Automotive
AutoNation USA.
Universal Underwriters Group
Pointe Technology Group
Ranger Insurance Company
First Union Corporation
Hanover Honda
Colonial Honda
Regal Bank & Trust
Conseco Mortgage Capital, Inc.
Nationwide Motorsales Corp.
The Injured Workers Insurance Fund
Fairmont Specialty Insurance
Ready Clean, USA
Bradford Bank and Trust
ADT Security Services.
Reference:Bank of America.
Address409 Washington Avenue
Suite 300
Towson, MD 21204, (Baltimore Co.)
PhonePhone: 410-321-8400
Fax: 410-321-8407
Website
http://www.fwglaw.com
Steven R. Freeman (Managing member) born Winthrop, Massachusetts, July 24, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland; 2007, Texas; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2002, District of Columbia, 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1982). Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Evidence. Law Clerk to Honorable Alan M. Wilner, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, 1982-1983. Assistant State's Attorney, Anne Arundel County, 1983-1985. Partner, Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad, 1985-1996. Member: Peer Review Panel, Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, 2006; Board of Directors, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, 2007. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law, 1995-2006. Faculty, MICPEL Nine Day Trial Advocacy Seminar, 1994. Author: "Economic Damages Under the 1991 Civil Rights Act: The CPA as Expert Witness," The Brief, Vol 24, No. 1, Fall 1994; District Court Practice Manual Civil, Maryland District Court Practice Program -Contributing Editor, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994-MICPEL; "Preventative Maintenance - How to Avoid Law Suits and What to Do If You Can't," Dealer Business, April, 1995. Member: Maryland State (Member, Litigation Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice; Chair, Trial Techniques Committee, Tort & Insurance Practice Section, 1996-1997; Editor, Trial Techniques Newsletter, Tort & Insurance, 1994-1996) Bar Associations; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association; Maryland State's Attorneys Association (Alumni Member). (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Reported Cases: Crickenberger v. Hyundai Motor America, 404 Md. 37 (2008); North American Specialty Insurance Co. v. Boston Medical Group, 170 Md.App. 128 (2006); Tate v. Tate, 152 Md.App. 525 (2003); U.S. v. Schecter, 251 F.3d 490 (4th Cir. 2001); Batson v. Shiflett, 325 Md. 684 (1992); Batson v. Shiflett, 86 Md.App. 340 (1991); U.S. v. Skelton, 901 F.2d 1204 (4th Cir. 1990). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Commercial Litigation; Media and First Amendment; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability Defense; Automotive Warranty; Automotive Franchises and Dealerships; Criminal Defense; Defamation.Email: Steven R. Freeman
Thomas D. Wolfe (Member) born Washington, D.C., March 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1978); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1981). Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore County; Maryland State Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section). Practice Areas: Divorce; Marital Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Separation Agreements; Custody; Family Law.Email: Thomas D. Wolfe
David A. Greenbaum (Member) born Plainview, Long Island, New York, July 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Maryland; 1989, District of Columbia; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia. Education: State University of New York (B.S., 1985); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1988). Member: Baltimore County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Criminal Defense; Divorce Law; Collections; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice.Email: David A. Greenbaum
Craig M. Schwartz (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, March 8, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1985); University of Baltimore (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Organization; Business Planning; Creditors Rights Law; Civil Trial; Commercial Transfers; Trademark Law; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Contracts; Corporate Law.Email: Craig M. Schwartz
——————————Brett R. Myerson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Maryland; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., Biology, 1999) Phi Beta Kappa; Northwestern University (J.D., 2003);. Member: Maryland State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Young Lawyers). Reported Cases: Crickenberger v. Hyundai Motor America, 404 Md. 37 (2008); WFS Financial, Inc. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 402 Md. 1 (2007); Bank of America Corp. v. Gibbons, 173 Md.App. 261 (2007). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Products Liability Defense; Automotive Warranty Law.
Matthew D. Royack (Associate) born Budd Lake, New Jersey, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Maryland; 2008, New Jersey. Education: University of Maryland, College Park (B.S., Finance, 2004); University of Baltimore (J.D., Business Concentration, 2007). Member: Maryland State Bar Association (Sections on: Young Lawyers; Business Law; Real Property). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Formation; Corporate Real Estate; Small Business Corporations; Business Law; Business Formation; Business Litigation; Business Regulation; Business Start-Ups; Buy-Sell Agreements; Closely Held Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Law; Uniform Commercial Code; Asset Sales; Land Sales; Land Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Foreclosure.Email: Matthew D. Royack
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNELJoan M. Johnson
Autumn Moderacki
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