FAMILY LAW THROUGH WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
RISING S TARS / MARYLAND 2013
PRUDENCE A. UPTON
AVERY & UPTON
51 Monroe Street
Suite 701
Rockville, MD 20850
Tel: 301-576-0950
Fax: 301-762-8539
pau@averyuptonlaw.com
www.averyuptonlaw.com
FAMILY LAW
Prudence Avery Upton is a partner at the Rockville, Maryland
firm of Avery & Upton. Ms. Upton primarily represents individuals
facing family law disputes including divorce, child custody, child
support, and alimony, and assists clients in DWI/DUI matters.
She earned her B.A., cum laude, from Dickinson College and her
law degree, cum laude, from American University, Washington
College of Law in the District of Columbia. She is admitted to
the Maryland State Bar, the U.S. District Court for the District
of Maryland, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Maryland. She
is an active member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the
Montgomery County Bar Association, the Maryland Criminal
Defense Attorney Association, and the AAJ. Prudence Avery
Upton was recognized in Maryland Rising Stars 2009.
SANDRA A. GROSSMAN
GROSSMAN LAW LLC
110 North Washington Street
Suite 350
Rockville, MD 20850
Tel: 240-403-0913
Fax: 240-453-0915
sandra@grossmanlawllc.com
www.grossmanlawllc.com
IMMIGRATION
Sandra Grossman is the owner of Grossman Law LLC, an
immigration law firm operating in Rockville, Maryland. She
is an experienced immigration litigator, having successfully
represented individuals in all aspects of immigration law before
the immigration courts, Board of Immigration Appeals, and
the federal district courts. Ms. Grossman represents clients in
the area of deportation defense, detention/bond, immigration
consequences of criminal convictions, waivers of inadmissibility,
asylum, federal mandamus actions, employment and
family-based visas, adjustment of status, and naturalization.
Ms. Grossman graduated from the London School of Economics
and the Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.). She is a native
Spanish speaker and conversant in French.
ANNIE HIRSCH
LAW OFFICES OF
ANNIE HIRSCH
8720 Georgia Avenue
Suite 1010
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: 301-761-1697
Fax: 410-982-6597
abh@abhirschlaw.com
www.abhirschlaw.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
Annie B. Hirsch concentrates her practice on medical
malpractice, personal injury, and product liability litigation.
She earned her B.A. in political science at the University of
Wisconsin, Madison and her J.D. at the University of Maryland.
Throughout her career, Ms. Hirsch has acted as an advocate
on behalf of catastrophically injured victims and their families.
She has handled numerous claims including: traumatic brain
injuries, birth injuries, sepsis, surgical injuries, and wrongful
death. In 2009 she opened the doors to her current solo
practice. She is an active member of the MAJ and is admitted
to the State Bars of Maryland and the District of Columbia as
well as the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland and
the U.S. Supreme Court.
KEITH J. ROSA
ABRAMS & WEST, P.C.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 760N
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel: 301-951-1545
Fax: 301-951-1543
krosa@awsdlaw.com
www.abramsandwest.com
Keith J. Rosa is an attorney at Abrams & West, P.C. in Bethesda,
Maryland. He specializes in general civil and criminal litigation,
but also practices probate, zoning, and land use law. He has
served as a court-appointed attorney for minors and the elderly
in guardianship proceedings and as a court-appointed personal
representative for estates. Mr. Rosa is licensed to practice law in
the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia and before
the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
He is currently an active member in both the Montgomery
County Bar Association and the Maryland State Bar Association.
Mr. Rosa has been appointed to serve as a mentor for new
admittees to the Maryland Bar and has also volunteered at the
Jessup Correctional Institution for the Storybook Project.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
LAND USE/ZONING
GENERAL LI TIGATION
MANDEEP SINGH
CHHABRA
COCHRAN AND CHHABRA,
LLC
116 B Cathedral Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-268-5515
Fax: 410-268-2139
mandeep@cochranandchhabra.com
www.mdaccidentlawyer.com
Managing Member Mandeep Chhabra was hired as a law clerk
right out of high school, determined to practice as a civil litigator
and criminal defense attorney. He is now an award-winning
attorney passionately representing cases involving: drinking
and driving offenses (DUI/DWI); criminal defense; plaintiffs’
personal injury and negligence; traffic violations; MVA issues;
and administrative hearings. He is known for exceptional
dedication and accessibility to the firm’s clients and believes
that a strong attorney-client relationship is paramount to
forming the best defense.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: GENERAL
ANGELA GARCIA
KOZLOWSKI
FRANKLIN & PROKOPIK, PC
2 North Charles Street
B&O Building, Suite 600
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel: 410-752-8700
Fax: 410-752-6868
akozlowski@fandpnet.com
www.fandpnet.com
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Counsel to Franklin & Prokopik, Angela Garcia Kozlowski
concentrates her practice on the areas of workers’ compensation
claims filed in Maryland and the District of Columbia and
under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
Ms. Kozlowski is licensed to practice in Maryland (2002), the
District of Columbia (2003), and the U.S. District Court for the
District of Maryland (2004). Ms. Kozlowski obtained a B.A. in
political science from the University of Florida in 1998 and a B.A.
in international relations from Florida International University
in 1999. She earned her J.D. from the University of Maryland
School of Law in 2002. Ms. Kozlowski is fluent in both French
and Spanish.
PHILIP M. WRIGHT
ANDERSON & QUINN, L. L. C.
25 Wood Lane
The Adams Law Center
Rockville, MD 20850
Tel: 301-762-3303
Fax: 301-762-3776
pwright@andersonquinn.com
www.andersonquinn.com
After a clerkship with the Honorable John N. Prevas in the Circuit
Court for Baltimore City, Philip practiced litigation with a highly
rated litigation firm in Baltimore City with a focus on personal
injury and workers’ compensation. For the past four years, Philip
has continued litigating matters throughout all counties of
Maryland, Washington, D.C., and the federal courts on behalf of
small businesses, individuals and Fortune 500 companies. He
has extensive experience with the Miss Utility laws and public
utility representation and litigation.
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
CONSTRUC TION LITIGATION
GENERAL LI TIGATION
WILLIAM C. MCCASKILL
THE LAW OFFICE OF
WILLIAM C. MCCASKILL
6196 Oxon Hill Road
Suite 360
Oxon Hill, MD 20745
Tel: 240-724-4494
Fax: 888-620-6697
william@pgcountyinjury.com
www.pgcountyinjury.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: GENERAL
William C. McCaskill is a trial lawyer who represents individuals
throughout the Washington, D.C. metro area who are seriously
injured in auto accidents, as a result of medical malpractice, or
by prescription medication. Mr. McCaskill has litigated hundreds
of personal injury cases and routinely obtains insurance
policy limits in complex matters. In addition to his full-time
practice, Mr. McCaskill is an active member of the National Bar
Association, Maryland Association for Justice, Prince George’s
County Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association,
and the Morehouse College Metro D.C. Alumni Association,
where he currently serves as finance chair. Mr. McCaskill is a
graduate of Morehouse College and Howard University School
of Law.
LAURA STEPHENS
MCKENZIE
FRANKLIN & PROKOPIK, PC
2 North Charles Street
B&O Building, Suite 600
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel: 410-230-3618
Fax: 410-752-6868
lmckenzie@fandpnet.com
www.fandpnet.com
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
A Principal at the law firm of Franklin & Prokopik, Laura S.
McKenzie concentrates her practice on the defense of workers’
compensation claims in Maryland and D.C. Ms. McKenzie
graduated magna cum laude from Loyola College in 1996 and
from the University of Baltimore School of Law, magna cum
laude, in 1999. Ms. McKenzie is a member of the Maryland
State Bar Association’s Negligence Insurance and Workers’
Compensation Section Council and the Maryland Defense
Counsel Workers’ Compensation Committee. She is a frequent
speaker on Maryland workers’ compensation at regional
Lorman Education Services workshops and seminars for the
Council on Education in Management.
