Family Law

• Guardianship

Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  An unexpected injury causes turmoil and hardship. During this difficult time, it is important to receive expert, caring and effective advice and representation from an experienced attorney familiar with how to submit claims and negotiate with insurance companies. Without proper and early representation, an injured parties’ claim may be compromised, so persons who suffer accidental injuries should immediately consult with an experienced attorney. We have the knowledge, experience, and resources necessary to investigate and pursue all types of personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from automobile accidents, slip-and-falls, and other accidental injuries.
• Fraud
  Our business law attorneys serve as tax advocates to clients in a variety of industries, including: high-tech software development and telecommunications, bio-tech, computer education, professional services, direct-mail marketing, debt counseling, construction, real estate development, recruiting, marketing, food and confections, continuing care retirement communities, private schools, and wholesale and retail product sales. In addition to corporate structuring, reorganization, business succession and tax planning, our attorneys represent clients in tax audits, administrative appeals, Tax Court litigation, and criminal tax fraud matters.
• Embezzlement
  Donna represented a physician who was the victim of embezzlement over several decades by his trusted office manager. The manager denied the theft and after a 6-day jury trial, the office manager was found liable for compensatory and punitive damages. The compensatory award was in excess of $900,000.

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Formation
  Kevin D’Anna is a Principal at Miller, Miller & Canby and a member of the firm’s Business & Tax and Real Estate (finance) practice groups. He regularly advises local and regional businesses of varying size and industry as a trusted outside counsel, providing legal advice on business formation, mergers, acquisitions or disposition, and complex business transactions.
• Business Disputes
  Our attorneys assist clients in all aspects of business law and corporate planning, including: choice of entity, entity formation and dissolution of taxable and... read more →
• Business Transactions
  When business transactions involve a business merger or change in ownership, properly executing legal corporate documents helps protect all parties and alleviate future business risks. Maryland’s highest court recently issued a decision emphasizing the importance of properly documenting business transactions. Read our article
• Construction Contracts
  The construction of a new building or the build-out of existing space should be cause for celebration. Unfortunately, disputes often arise between the owner and general contractor or between the general contractor and subcontractor. Our attorneys have experience drafting effective construction contracts that reduce the risk of conflicts. If a dispute does arise, we work closely with our clients to resolve the dispute and get the project completed as quickly and efficiently as possible–often using mediators to facilitate the process. If litigation or arbitration is necessary, we have experience and skills needed to present an effective case to the judge, jury or arbitrator.
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property
  Scott Mirsky is a Principal in Miller, Miller & Canby’s Employment Law and Employment Litigation practice. He focuses his practice on advising and litigating construction, business, and employment disputes. His experience spans handling non-compete and trade secret disagreements, employment claims, issues concerning independent contractors, intellectual property infringement cases, complex construction issues, wage and overtime disputes under the FLSA and state law, and breach of contract claims. He has more than 20 years of experience representing individuals and businesses in diverse civil matters throughout the Washington, DC region. He also represents numerous language services companies in issues arising out of the independent contractor relationship. His practice covers the full spectrum of litigation services including pre-litigation counseling risk and litigation management trials, hearings, arbitrations, and appeals before federal and state courts.

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
• Employment Contract
• Employment Litigation
  We understand that our clients often just need a simple question answered, or someone to confirm their proposed course of action, or guidance through the wide range of employment-related issues which may arise at any given time. We are readily available to provide clients with immediate support with advice on best practices, assistance in developing and implementing consistent policies, procedures, and strategies, and customized responses to specific situations. Click here to learn about our Employment Litigation practice.
• Non-compete Agreement
  On September 13, MM&C employment law attorney Scott Mirsky presented on non-compete agreements at the Association of Language Companies 22nd Annual Summit in... read more →

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Michael Campbell is a partner in the litigation group at Miller, Miller & Canby. In addition to trial and appellate advocacy, his practice focuses on real estate litigation and property tax assessment appeals. Please feel free to contact Mr. Campbell at 301.762.5212 or send him an email for property tax guidance or to help reduce your commercial Maryland property tax assessment. For more information about the firm’s Maryland property tax appeals practice and representative cases, click here.
• Construction Litigation
  Miller, Miller & Canby is pleased to announce Michael Campbell and Donna McBride are being recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” – McBride for Insurance Litigation and Campbell for Construction Litigation. Only one attorney in a given practice area in a designated region is honored as “Lawyer of the Year”, making this a particularly notable recognition.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Miller, Miller & Canby provides representation in a broad range of commercial and residential real estate transactions to an array of clients, from commercial and residential developers, home builders, governmental agencies to family-owned business and individuals.
• Eminent Domain
  Miller, Miller & Canby has been protecting client rights when their property interests are threatened, or taken, by governmental authorities for public use since the firm was founded in 1946. Our experienced Maryland eminent domain and condemnation attorneys assure that governmental exercise of power is authorized and that our clients’ rights to full and just compensation are honored and protected through pre-condemnation planning, valuation, settlement negotiation and trial in both direct and indirect condemnation cases.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
  Best Lawyers in America every year since 2007. He joined Miller, Miller & Canby in 1974, has been a principal of the firm since 1981 and has served as head of the firm’s Land Use & Zoning practice since that time. His practice concentrates on land use, zoning and subdivision law, representing private clients, nonprofit entities, and municipal corporations and agencies. He is active in a variety of community organizations, including serving on the Board of the Montgomery Parks Foundation.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  Newly-named to the Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” list, Lisa Blitstein is an associate in the Litigation practice group with a focus in land use, real estate, landlord-tenant, eminent domain, and environmental matters. She joined the firm after completing an appellate clerkship with the Honorable Kathryn G. Graeff of the Appellate Court of Maryland. She formerly served as a federal legal extern in the Office of General Counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). She is dedicated to mentoring future lawyers through the MSBA and her alma mater, the University of Baltimore School of Law. Her legal research on federal renewable energy law is published in the
• Condominium Law

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Donna McBride has been named a Super Lawyer since 2014, and has been a partner in Miller, Miller & Canby’s Litigation practice since 2009. She focuses her litigation practice in the following areas:  business and commercial, estates and trusts, personal injury and insurance, as well as real estate. In addition to her background as a trial lawyer, Donna is very active in the legal community. In 2023, she was appointed by Governor Moore to her 3

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  What Is Elder Law? Elder Law is an area of law that involves representing, counseling, and assisting seniors, people with disabilities and special needs and their families with a variety of legal issues, ranging from estate planning to long-term care.
• Wills
• Trusts
  Integrating our several practice areas, our appellate team has briefed and argued more than two hundred appeals in a broad array of legal issues, including property rights, business and/or trust administration, zoning, real estate and beyond. Carrying a tradition of more than a century of collective experience, each lawyer combines legal scholarship with the art of oral argument; each is prepared for oral argument by undergoing a rigorous “moot court,” where the firm’s most experienced advocates assist appellate counsel in framing the issues in the most positive light for clients.
• Power of Attorney
  Miller, Miller & Canby has assisted hundreds of clients and their families with legal needs arising at death, including probating wills and administering decedent’s estates, administering trusts taking effect at death, winding up affairs of trusts upon their termination, transferring assets, preparing tax returns, and handling estate and gift tax audits by the IRS. We advise clients on lifetime business matters, including planning for the management of property interests when the owner no longer wishes, or is able, to handle his or her own affairs. We also assist with health care decision-making, including advance directives like living will declarations and health care powers of attorney.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  Whether they’re working on complex commercial and land acquisition and development matters, commercial financing or residential contracts, our attorneys bring years of experience, knowledge and creative solutions to our clients at every stage of the transaction. Each understands the complexity of every transaction and is focused on providing professional advice and assistance to achieve results and minimize transactional costs. Our real estate attorneys collaborate with our firm’s land use and business and tax planning attorneys to identify and analyze issues, navigate the acquisition and development process, and structure transactions in a manner that maximizes the benefits for our clients.