Domestic Violence law in Maryland covers protective orders, restraining orders, safety planning, criminal defense for DV charges, and child custody in DV situations. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Maryland has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to domestic violence cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for domestic violence matters in Maryland is generally 3 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Maryland's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Maryland State Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on domestic violence in Maryland bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right domestic violence attorney in Maryland means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

For a detailed overview of how domestic violence law works in Maryland — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to domestic violence law in Maryland. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Rick Piereck - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Piereck Lw, LLC
 65 Duke Street, Suite 204 PO Box 12 Prince Frederick MD 20678-0012
(443) 684-2165
American University (2009)
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Mr. Charles L. Scott jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Scott and Scott Lawyers
 109 e main street Elkton MD 21921
(410) 398-0611
University of Baltimore School of Law (1982)
French
Maryland Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Kerri Bloom Cohen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Kerri Cohen, LLC
 606 Baltimore Avenue Suite 407 Towson MD 21204
(410) 657-2515
University of Baltimore School of Law (1998)
English
Maryland Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Edward Warren Olmsted - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Olmsted & Olmsted, LLC
 211 Charles Street P. O. Box 1966 La Plata MD 20646
(301) 934-8434
University of Baltimore School of Law (1993)
Maryland Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Annie Myers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cochran & Chhabra, LLC
 116 B Cathedral St. Annapolis MD 21401
(410) 268-5515
University of Baltimore School of Law (2014)
English, Spanish
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jonathan Alan Gladstone - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jonathan Gladstone
 700 Melvin Ave., Ste 6 Annapolis MD 21401
(410) 974-6903
University of Wisconsin - Madison (1982)
Bar #9507050001
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Thomas B Stahl - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Thomas Stahl
 6990 Columbia Gateway Dr Suite 360 Columbia MD 21046
(410) 696-4326
University of Aberdeen (Scotland) (2006)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Elder Law
Diana Valle - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Valle Law Office, LLC
 3 Bethesda Metro Center Suite 700 Bethesda MD 20814
(240) 744-7410
American University Washington College of Law
English, French, Spanish
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Collections Consumer Law
James V. Anthenelli - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Anthenelli, Phoebus & Hickman, LLC
 517 West Main Street Crisfield MD 21817
(410) 749-3700
University of Baltimore School of Law
English
U.S. District Court, District of Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jennifer Ward Treff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 109 South Second Street Denton MD 21629
(410) 479-2800
University of Baltimore (1990)
Maryland Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Deborah Marie Engram - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Deborah M. Engram, LLC
 1716 Harford Road Suite 205 Fallston MD 21047
(443) 981-3343
University of Baltimore School of Law (1990)
Maryland Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Andrew C. White - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Silverman Thompson
 400 E Pratt St Suite 900 Baltimore MD 21202
(410) 385-2225
Georgetown University Law Center
English
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Suraj Vyas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Suraj A. Vyas, LLC
 Clients By Appointment Only MD 21163
(410) 935-2786
University of Baltimore School of Law (2014)
English, Gujarati, Spanish
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Antitrust Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Crystal Sewak Richard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 124 N. Commerce St. Centreville MD 21617
(410) 758-0877
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (2002)
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Steven D. Silverman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Silverman Thompson
 400 E Pratt St Suite 900 Baltimore MD 21202
(410) 385-2225
University of Baltimore School of Law
English
United States District Court, District of Maryland Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Morgan E. Leigh - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 700 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 700 Chevy Chase MD 20815
(301) 916-4226
Georgia State University College of Law (2008)
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Lonny Bramzon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law office of Lonny Bramzon
 8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1002 Silver Spring MD 20910
(301) 699-7699
English, French, Spanish
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Andrew V Jezic - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jezic & Moyse, LLC
 6701 Democracy Boulevard Suite 300 Bethesda MD 20817
(240) 292-7200
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (1990)
English, French, Spanish
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Geoffrey S. Platnick - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Strickler, Platnick & Hatfield
 1201 Seven Locks Road Suite 360-7A Potomac MD 20854
(301) 617-0404
SUNY Buffalo Law School (1999)
English
Maryland Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
David Richard Waranch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 8957-A Edmonston Road Greenbelt MD 20770
(301) 563-9575
University of Baltimore School of Law (2002)
Maryland Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Keith Havens - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Ivy Lane Greenbelt MD 20770
(301) 947-3330
American University Washington College of Law (1989)
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Divorce
Atchuthan Sriskandarajah - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Sris, P.C
 7400 Beaufont Springs Dr Suite 300 Richmond VA 23225
Quinnipiac University School of Law (1992)
English, Hindi, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu
Virginia Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Alycia E Stack - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Williams, McClernan, & Stack LLC
 22715 Washington Street, Suite 201 PO Box 188 Leonardtown MD 20650
(240) 309-4179
American University (2006)
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Elder Law
Richard Joseph Steinmetz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Baldwin, Briscoe & Steinmetz, P.C
 22335 Exploration Drive Suite 2030 Lexington Park MD 20653
(301) 862-4400
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (1998)
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Philip Dales III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 113 Cathedral St. Annapolis MD 21401
(410) 263-0200
University of Miami School of Law (1973)
English
Maryland Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Richard Rosenblatt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Richard B. Rosenblatt, PC
 30 Courthouse Square, Suite 302 Suite 302 Rockville MD 20850
(310) 637-0402
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (1984)
English, Spanish
Virginia Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Travis E. Hise - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Paré & Associates, LLC
 1100 Wayne Avenue Suite 825 Silver Spring MD 20910
University of Baltimore (2015)
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Estate Planning
Chelsea M. Sadler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office Of Chelsea M. Sadler LLC.
 117 East Main Street Elkton MD 21921
(443) 406-6263
University of Baltimore School of Law (2007)
English, Spanish
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Jonathan Scott Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Private Law Practice
 10490 Little Patuxent Parkway Ste 200 Columbia MD 21044
(410) 740-0101
University of Baltimore School of Law (1977)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Nicholas Exarhakis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 132 Holiday Court Annapolis MD 21401
(410) 224-7464
Georgetown University School of Law
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Katherine Kole Thompson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1318 East Churchville Road Bel Air MD 21014
(410) 838-0004
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (1990)
Maryland Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Kathleen Mary Wobber - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 The Hemenway Building 406 E Joppa Rd Towson MD 21286
(410) 832-1880
College of William and Mary (1989)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Gilda O. Karpouzian - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Gilda O. Karpouzian
 107 Ridgely Avenue, Suite 9 Annapolis MD 21401
(410) 280-8864
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Arabic, Armenian, Spanish, Turkish
Court of Appeals of Mary;and Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Divorce Domestic Violence
Rhon C. Reid - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Rhon C. Reid, LLC
 14320 Old Marlboro Pike Upper Marlboro MD 20772
Villanova University School of Law (1995)
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Joseph S. Stephan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Silverman Thompson
 400 E Pratt St Suite 900 Baltimore MD 21202
(410) 385-2225
University of Baltimore School of Law (2020)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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