Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Custody and Visitation
  The firm handles separation, divorce, support, child custody matters, domestic violence cases, and guardianships. Our attorneys have experience with all aspects of family law ranging from simple uncontested matters to complex multi-million dollar divorces.
• Guardianship

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  All attorneys at Lessans Praley & McCormick maintain a strong and varied litigation practice in both civil and criminal matters. Our attorneys routinely appear before State and Federal courts in Maryland, as well as administrative tribunals and panels.
• DUI/DWI
  Driving under the influence is most commonly charged when you are alleged to have operated a motor vehicle on Maryland roadways with a blood alcohol concentration between.08 and.15. Under Maryland law, if you are charged with a DUI you may either request a Maryland Vehicle Administration hearing or elect to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program. The paperwork to request either of these options can be found on the reverse side of your Order of Suspension.
• Theft
• Misdemeanors
  Effective October 1, 2017, a person may file for an expungement if they were convicted of certain misdemeanors. An expungement is a way for a person to remove a conviction (or other disposition) from police record, court record, and general State records. Expungements are useful for those who do not want the consequences of having a conviction on their public record. Keeping your record “clean” by expunging eligible cases may make it easier to obtain employment or pass background checks.
• Drug Crimes
  Our attorneys have extensive experience handling a wide variety of criminal matters including but not limited to assault, theft, drug trafficking and possession. The firm takes pride in its diligent and tenacious representation of clients facing criminal charges. Additionally, the firm routinely represents clients in DWI (driving while intoxicated) cases and other traffic offenses.
• Assault

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes
  The firm’s commercial and business law practice includes corporate, partnership, and limited liability entity law; contract law, commercial claims, employment law, and the structuring and documentation of sales and purchases of businesses.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  The firm represents a growing roster of builder and developer clients in their real estate endeavors and has particular expertise in the areas of contract negotiation, zoning, land use law, leasing, subdivision law, construction matters, formation and registration of homeowner’s associations and condominiums, and the structuring and closing of real estate transactions. Members of the firm are also experienced in matters such as mechanic’s liens, mortgage foreclosures, landlord and tenant disputes, adverse possession claims, boundary disputes, and easements. The firm’s wholly-owned title company, Northco Title Corporation, annually closes hundreds of commercial and residential real estate transactions occurring throughout the region and handles all aspects of residential and commercial real estate transactions.
• Real Estate Transactions
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Founded over 40 years ago, the attorneys and staff of Lessans Praley & McCormick can assist you in a broad range legal matters. The firm boasts attorneys experienced in divorce, criminal, traffic, real estate, corporate, estate, and personal injury matters. Located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, our office is centrally situated between Baltimore and Annapolis. The convenient location allows our attorneys to practice all over the state including but not limited to Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Calvert County, Charles County, Howard County, Frederick County, Queen Anne’s County, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, and St. Mary’s County.
• Medical Malpractice
  Lawyers within our firm represent plaintiffs in all personal injury claims. Our attorneys have years of experience representing individuals who have been involved in motor vehicle accidents and other personal injury claims including medical malpractice, dog bites, and slip and falls.
• Auto Accidents
• Dog Bites

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  A routine area of practice of the firm is the preparations of wills, living wills, advance directives, and powers of attorney. The firm’s attorneys also handle the probating of estates and estate litigation in Orphans’ Courts and Circuit Courts throughout the state of Maryland.
• Wills
• Power of Attorney
• Probate

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  The firm represents a growing number of homeowners’ associations, condominium regimes, and other common ownership entities, not only in routine matters such as the review and amendment of covenants and bylaws but also in such matters as enforcement of covenant violations and foreclosure of liens for assessments. The firm also has expertise in representing mobile home park owners.