John M. Robinson, Attorney at Law

Intro

At the Law Office of John M. Robinson, the client is the focus. Professional services are performed in a timely and efficient manner. The client is kept informed at all times.

Telephone calls are returned within twenty-four hours or less. Significant documents are shared with the client as soon as they are received or generated.

Every client matter is addressed, evaluated, and managed by Mr. Robinson personally. Every client is treated as a person with individual needs and concerns.

Mr. Robinson recognizes that one size does not fit all. Each client is unique.

Attorney Profile

John M. Robinson has been a member of the Maryland Bar since 1979.  His other Bar Admissions include the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.  In addition, Mr. Robinson has been admitted pro haec vici in New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the United States District Court, Eastern District of California.

Mr. Robinson is an experienced trial attorney who has conducted a busy civil trial practice for forty years in courts throughout the State of Maryland. In addition to the gamut of Family Law issues that he has litigated, Mr. Robinson has tried cases involving anti-trust claims, commercial torts, construction disputes, contract interpretation, eminent domain, estate matters, per­sonal injuries, product liability, and professional malpractice. This experience has been gained in the Circuit Courts for Baltimore City, and Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, and Washington Counties. As part of that practice, Mr. Robinson has appeared on numerous occasions before the appellate courts for Maryland. As a final adjunct to his litigation practice, Mr. Robinson has served as a mediator in dozens of mediations since 2008. He has been certified as a mediator by the Circuit Courts of Frederick County and Washington County.

In addition to his litigation services, Mr. Robinson has regularly provided counsel to his commercial and construction industry clients over the years, giving advice on a variety of matters including corporate, partnership, limited liability company and limited partner­ship organizations and reorganizations, contract negotiation, and general business counsel.

Finally, Mr. Robinson can provide all of the planning, drafting, and tax advice needed to accomplish the estate goals of virtually any person with an estate valued at less than the federal unified credit ($3,500,000 in 2009) or for a couple with an estate valued at less than two times the federal unified credit.

Current Professional Associations:

• Maryland State Bar Association.
• Frederick County Bar Association.

Community Service:

• Board of Directors - one term.
• Community Relations Committee Chairman - one term.

Education:

• University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland. J.D., 1979.
• The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.  M.L.A., 1976.
• Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. A.B., 1971.
• Calvert Hall College High School, Towson, Maryland, 1967.

Areas of Practice

Family Law

Aside from traffic and criminal matters, the most common intersection for an individual and a court in Maryland involves an issue of family law.  The Law Office of John M. Robinson is experienced in the planning, negotiation, and litigation of family law issues including:

• Divorce and Separation
• Custody and Visitation
• Child Support
• Alimony
• Property Rights
• Post-divorce Problems
• Grandparent Rights
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Domestic Violence

Mediation services are also available privately and through the Circuit Courts for Frederick and Washington Counties.

General Civil Litigation

Includes anti-trust, commercial tort, construction, contract, eminent domain, estate/probate, insurance, per­sonal injury, product liability, professional malpractice, real estate and other tort matters.

Appellate representa­tion before the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, the Court of Appeals of Maryland and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Cir­cuit. 

Mediation services are also available privately and through the Circuit Courts for Frederick and Washington Counties.

Business Planning and Administration

The business entity used for a given enterprise can have serious liability and tax consequences.  The Law Office of John M. Robinson can provide your business with all documents needed for filings regarding the form of business that best fits your circumstances. Services available include the following

• The formation of corporations, partnerships, limited liability and other legal entities 
• Preparation of bylaws, minutes, and operating agreements
• Preparation of Buy-Sell Agreements
• Preparation of employee agreements
• Dissolutions
• General business counsel.

Estate Planning and Administration

The Law Office of John M. Robinson has thirty years of experience in estate planning.  A full range of services can be provided including the preparation of the following instruments:

• Wills
• Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care
• Durable General Powers of Attorney
• Living Wills (Declarations)
• Various Trusts including “Living Trusts,” Life Insurance Trusts, and QTIP Trusts

In addition, when a loved one has passed on and left an estate in need of probate, Mr. Robinson can provide all documents and other services required to open, process and administer, and close small and regular estates in Maryland.

Contact Us

5100 Buckeystown Pike, Suite 250
Frederick, Maryland 21704
Telephone: 301-662-2116
Fax: 301-662-2118

Consultations are by appointment only.  Regular business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Fees vary depending on the nature of the matter and are quoted at the initial consultation.

Please email questions to jmr@johnmrobinson.com or use our form system below.

Elements

i = 0;

while (!deck.isInOrder()) {
    print 'Iteration ' + i;
    deck.shuffle();
    i++;
}

print 'It took ' + i + ' iterations to sort the deck.';