Silver Spring, MD Lawyers

Real Estate Law

3416 Highview Ct, Silver Spring, MD 20902, USA

Family and Divorce Law

8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910

An attorney with more than a decade of litigation experience, Ms. Holloway represents clients in family law matters including divorce, separation agreements, child support and custody, child support modification, child custody modification, and paternity. Ms. Holloway has successfully negotiated and settled cases. Yet, in those matters that cannot be settled, she is prepared to aggressively represent clients in all stages of litigation including discovery, motions practice, and trial. During the course of her legal career, Ms. Holloway has tried more than 150 cases in the Courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia. With an understanding and compassion for the delicate issues associated with divorce, child custody disputes, and other family law matters, Ms. Holloway is committed to obtaining positive results for each of her clients. She strives to deliver those results in a cost efficient and practical manner. Ms. Holloway is committed to serving her community and has a special interest in advocating for policies and laws that will improve the lives of women and families. Ms. Holloway currently serves as the President of the Montgomery County Commission for Women. In this role, Ms. Holloway works with14 other Commissioners to identify areas of law and policies that impact women and girls disparately and to advocate for remedies to these inequities.

Immigration Law

8630 Fenton St, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA

Immigration Law

8380 Colesville Road, Suite 250, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Jose Martin Blanco is the founder and managing attorney of Blanco Law Group, P.C., an immigration law firm in Silver Spring, Maryland. Removal defense is his stated focus: he represents people facing deportation. His work has taken him before immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals, as well as the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has also represented clients in state district and circuit courts. Blanco began practicing law in 2008. In December 2011, he established the Law Offices of Jose Blanco, P.C., the practice that later became Blanco Law Group. The firm is located at 8380 Colesville Road, Suite 250. He earned his undergraduate degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland. His law degree is from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. Beyond the removal-defense work described in Blanco’s own profile, the firm advertises services for people applying for visas, seeking asylum or pursuing naturalization. Family-based and employment-based immigration are also among its listed practice areas. Those services describe the firm’s offerings rather than the scope of every matter Blanco personally handles. For prospective clients, Blanco Law Group offers a one-on-one consultation with Blanco to discuss their situation and the services available to them.

Personal Injury Law

11215 Lockwood Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20901, USA

Kwaku D. Ofori, Esq., received his Juris Doctor from the University of the District of Columbia School of Law in May 1997. Prior to earning his JD, he received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree in Finance, Magna Cum Laude from Southeastern University, Washington, D.C. in August 1986. He received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Finance from Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania in August 1983. Mr. Ofori was admitted to practice law in Maryland and New Jersey in June 2004 and the District of Columbia in February 2007. Attorney Ofori is a member of numerous Bar Associations including American Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, Maryland State Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, Montgomery County Bar Association, Prince George’s County Bar Association and American Inns of Court, Montgomery County. In October of 2005, Ofori Law Firm, LLC was opened as a solo law firm with areas of practice in real estate settlements, civil and commercial litigation, landlord and tenant law, business and corporate and personal injury practice. The firm also practices litigation in the District and Circuit Courts of Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties, Maryland. Prior to the opening of Ofori Law Firm, LLC. Attorney Ofori was the managing attorney at Fountainhead Title Group (FTG) in the Greenbelt, Maryland Branch between June 2003 and September 2005. He conducted both residential and commercial real estate settlements/closings for properties located in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Additionally, he marketed FTG services to real estate agents, brokers, mortgage loan officers and brokers and financial institutions in the mortgage and real estate industry. After law school, Ofori worked as a law clerk at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Board of Contract of Appeals (HUDBCA) in Washington, D.C. from August 1997 to July 1998. As a law clerk, Ofori drafted decisions and orders for three administrative judges on government contracts, real estate litigation, IRS tax offsets, suspensions and debarments, conducted legal research of statutes, regulations, state and federal laws, legal writing and analysis, resolution of complex legal problems and issues, assisted in preparation of hearings before the Board. Ofori began his real estate law and title insurance career first as a real estate agent with Long and Foster Realtors in the Kensington, Maryland branch in 1986. He later worked in different areas within the real estate industry as a title examiner with then Golden Feather Realty Services, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland; as a Title Insurance Underwriter with Mid-States Title Insurance Company, Inc. in 1999 in Fairfax, Virginia and as a Closer at Associates Relocation Management Company, Inc. in Washington, DC. From 1989 to 1994. In addition to practicing law, Ofori is also a licensed real estate broker in Maryland. He has also served as a volunteer Commissioner with the Landlord/Tenant Affairs Commission in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Personal Injury Law

8701 Georgia Ave, STE. 610, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Morgan A. Whitlock is the founding attorney of Whitlock Law, LLC, a personal injury firm with an office in Silver Spring, Maryland. Her practice centers on automobile, tractor-trailer and motorcycle accidents, and she also litigates premises liability and police brutality cases. She has litigated in district and circuit courts in Maryland and Virginia. Whitlock established her firm in 2017 after working at personal injury firms in Virginia and Washington, D.C., and founding Roeser & Whitlock, LLP. Her tenure as an attorney at Roeser & Whitlock ran from 2011 to 2017. She belongs to the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and the Maryland Association for Justice. Public service was part of Whitlock’s legal education at the University of the District of Columbia’s David A. Clarke School of Law, where she earned her J.D. cum laude in 2008. During her third year, she provided more than 800 hours of pro bono legal services, representing indigent individuals in Washington under an attorney-professor’s direct supervision. She also served on the Judiciary Committee of the Student Body Association. As a teaching assistant for Katrina Law, Whitlock worked with a course addressing government responsibilities during national disasters and legal obligations to provide relief. She separately volunteered in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. The law school awarded her its Dean’s Cup for public service. Whitlock grew up in Wilson, North Carolina. Before law school, she attended North Carolina State University, played tennis for the Wolfpack and earned a B.A. in 2002.