Pasadena Business Lawyers

Mr. Elira is the founding partner of The Elira Law Firm, LLC. As a licensed Maryland attorney and passionate advocate for justice, Mr. Elira takes a unique approach to lawyering by showing the client that he genuinely cares about the client as well as the case. Mr. Elira enjoys helping his clients face and overcome their legal challenges. Mr. Elira identifies with his clients and will work tirelessly to ensure that they are treated fairly in the courtroom and that their case gets the best possible resolution.

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."

John Hermina Graduated with an undergraduate degree in Political Science/Journalism from the State University of New York at Albany. He received his law degree from City University of New York and has completed a comparative summer law program in Germany. John's experience included working for the New York State Legislature, the New York State Attorney General's Office. He was a judicial law clerk for Maryland's 7th Judicial Circuit, and worked at the prestigious Maryland Firm of Brault, Graham, Scott, and Brault. John Hermina is a law partner at the Washington firm of the Hermina Law Group, which handles international...

Lee Carpenter is a Maryland attorney whose practice areas include estate planning and administration, trust formation, and business and corporate law.

Mr. Carpenter works with clients at all asset levels to develop comprehensive estate plans using wills, powers of attorney, advance medical directives, real estate deeds, and other planning tools. Depending on the client’s individual needs, he may also prepare trust documents to help reduce estate taxes, provide for minor children, or care for people with special needs.

His corporate work includes the formation of small businesses and nonprofits as well as commercial leases, employee agreements, and similar matters.

Mr. Carpenter teaches...

Jason Plotkin joined the Pinder Legal Team in 2012. He also teaches Business Law at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland. Prior to joining the Pinder Legal Team, Jason spent two years investigating Insider Trading in the Office of Fraud Detection and Market Intelligence at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Prior to joining FINRA, he spent four years at a law firm representing broker-dealer clients in connection with public and private securities offerings. Jason is a former Judicial Extern for the Honorable Stephen D. Gerling of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of New York. He is also a former...

James D. Cardea received his undergraduate degree from Western Maryland College and graduated cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he received American Jurisprudence Awards in Legal Analysis, Research and Writing (1992) and Domestic Relations (1994). He was also a Staff Editor for the University of Baltimore Law Review from 1994-1995 and was awarded membership to the Heuisler Honor Society. Mr. Cardea has been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America™ since 2011. Mr. Cardea has also been recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Maryland™ by The American Trial...

David has tried a multitude of criminal cases throughout Maryland. David is an active participant in the Howard County Bar Association, the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney’s Association, and the National Criminal Defense Attorney’s Association. In the summer of 2008, he was formally recognized by the National College for DUI Defense for his efforts in the defense of citizens accused of driving under the influence. The National College for DUI Defense, Inc. (NCDD) is a professional, non-profit corporation dedicated to the improvement of the criminal defense bar, and to the dissemination of information to the public about DUI Defense...

I am a business and real estate attorney that seeks to develop long term relationships with business organizations, developers and individuals. As an attorney, I seek to help my clients with the legal aspects of business and personal development projects and with managing legal risks in an increasingly integrated and regulated business environment. My work requires strategic planning, structuring and documenting, as well as legal risk management and dispute resolution functions.

My specialties include corporate, finance, real estate, commercial, mergers and acquisition, commercial and administrative litigation and dispute resolution, employment, intellectual property, estate planning and corporate succession, tax and regulatory...

Seth Kossman is a shareholder in the Firm's Tax Group, focusing his practice in the areas of tax controversy and tax compliance matters. He heads the Firm's Tax Controversy Subgroup, leading a team of more than 20 attorneys who spend a significant part of their practice in this area.

Mr. Kossman represents a diverse group of the Firm's clients on tax planning, federal and state tax controversy, tax compliance and transactional matters. His clients include corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and individuals.

Prior to his legal career, Mr. Kossman was a member of the tax practice of a national accounting firm and...

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BTLG | Business & Technology Law Group is a full-service Maryland business law firm. BTLG business lawyers provide legal services to a diverse array of businesses from small business and entrepreneurs, to local litigation counsel for public companies, in a variety of areas including: litigation, trial, corporate defense, administrative hearings, arbitration, mediation, contracts, collections, labor and employment law, intellectual property, software, computers, technology development transactions, government contracts, real estate, corporate law, business start-up and formation, and more. BTLG | Business & Technology Law Group attorneys provide legal services throughout Maryland including in: Baltimore, Baltimore City, Columbia, Ellicott City, Towson, Catonsville, Essex,...