Practice/Organization Description
Hodes, Pessin & Katz, P.A. (HPK) offers clients high quality legal talent and big firm resources, in the personalized, cost-effective setting of a smaller firm. From corporate law, litigation, environmental, insurance and wealth preservation, to employment, elder law, real estate, white collar criminal defense, and intellectual property and patent law, HPK’s attorneys are experienced in more than twenty practice areas and deliver the knowledge and experience that means the difference between success and failure.
HPK has offices in Towson, Columbia, Bel Air, Bethesda and Cambridge, Maryland. The firm’s offices are staffed with some of Maryland’s most skilled attorneys. In addition to recently opening its fifth office in Cambridge, HPK has also expanded its intellectual property practice with the addition of one of the region’s premier intellectual property and patent law practice groups.
HPK’s attorneys are active throughout the community. Many serve as adjunct faculty at area law schools. Many have been published in leading legal journals and regularly make presentations to legal and other professional groups. HPK’s attorneys are active in various bar associations, bar committees, industry groups, and civic and charitable organizations. Many of the attorneys at HPK have extensive experience in the business community, and a number of its attorneys have previously served in the public sector.
HPK’s attorneys focus on creating a strong client-centric culture, serving their clients aggressively, efficiently and effectively through a multidisciplinary team approach, utilization of leading technology, and innovative solutions to meet each client’s needs. HPK provides service to clients in both the private and public sectors, from individuals to Fortune 500 companies, to public boards and agencies.
Professional Associations & Memberships
TagLaw; The Harmonie Group
Honors and Awards
2007 and 2008 Maryland Super Lawyers (10 lawyers from Litigation & Corporate groups awarded)
2005 Maryland Pro Bono Service Award
Top 25 Places in Maryland for Women to Work (Smart Woman magazine)
2008 The Best Lawyers in America® for Litigation, Environmental & Natural Resources Law, Sports & Entertainment, Insurance, and Intellectual Property
2008 Best’s Recommended Insurance Attorneys
Baltimore’s 120 Top Legal Resources for Family Law & Litigation (Baltimore City Paper)
Recognized as Maryland’s Legal Elite(Smart CEO magazine)
Maryland’s Top 100 Women (Daily Record)
Baltimore’s Best Environmental Attorney (Baltimore Magazine)
Maryland Leadership in Law (Daily Record)
PR News Legal PR winner for Outstanding Client Newsletter or Communiqué