I am a lawyer, but I practice for three reasons: to love, to serve and to care. If you can get those three things right in any occupation you have, then everyone else wins. That’s the goal. And after all isn’t that what life is all about?
So I am a lawyer. Why should you care? Yes, it’s my vocation, but besides that I’m just like you. I have a family, a wife and two children. Every day I go out into the world to provide for them, I come home and have fun with them and I worry about them. In my free time I love to cook and I have a fantasy football team that takes up way too much of my free time. I also love to give back to my community as a Free Mason and various community organizations. I am currently the Chairman of the Baltimore Firefighter Community Advisory Council, provide Wills to Maryland first responders, serve on the Board of Directors for the Laurel Board of Trade and am a strong supporter of the Ruth M. Kirk Recreation and Learning Center in West Baltimore. I dedicate 25% of my time to supporting the community – if not me, who? – if not now, when?
As the former President of The Parkville Carney Business Association, Inc. (PCBA), I had the privilege to help plan some of the larger community events, such as the Parkville Towne Center Fair and the Spring Concert Series. You can often find my wife and children tagging along at community events. My toddler had the honor of being my “judicial assistant” at her first Main Street Pup Crawl Costume Contest in 2013. My votes may have been swayed by her opinion.
In 2018, I was honored to be certified as a life member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is recognized as one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million-dollar verdicts, awards and settlements. The organization was founded in 1993 and there are approximately 3,000 members located throughout the country. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members.
In 2021, I won Clio’s first ever Legal Impact Award! This is an international award that recognizes law firms making an impact in their local community.
Prior to establishing Pinder Plotkin, I spent two years investigating financial crimes and four years representing corporate clients. I am a former business law professor at Howard Community College and a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Stephen D. Gerling of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of New York.
2017 – 2020 : The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, Inc. Board of Directors
2017 – Present : YMCA Parkville/Perry Hall Community Advisory Board
2014 – Present : President of The Parkville Carney Business Association, Inc.
2011 – 2012 : Vice-President of the Bryant Gardens Condominium Association
2012 – Present : Free Masons of Maryland, Liberty Pickering Lodge #219
2012 – Present : Business Networking International (BNI)
2023: Super Lawyers Personal Injury
2022: Super Lawyers Personal Injury
2022: Local Business Person of the Year, Alignable
2021: Legal Impact Award, Clio
2021: Super Lawyers Personal Injury
2021: Local Main St. Mentor, Alignable
2021: Baltimore County Council Resolution, Dedicated Service to a Youth Group
Harford County Bar Association
Maryland State Bar Association
Baltimore County Bar Association
Baltimore City Bar Association
Howard County Bar Association
Maryland Association For Justice
Reisterstown Owings Mills Glyndon Chamber of Commerce
Prince Georges County Bar Association
2021: Baltimore County Executive, John Olszewski, Jr., Executive Citation, Recognized for Commitment to the First Responders and Medical Providers during the Pandemic
2021: Local Business Person of the Year, Alignable
2020: Super Lawyers Personal Injury
2019: The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiffs Lawyers
2019: Lawyers of Distinction: Workers’ Compensation Law
2018: Million Dollar Advocates Forum
2018: Outstanding Leadership Plaque, Parkville Carney Business Association
2017: The Honorable John Sarbanes, Outstanding Volunteer Service to the Business and Community of Parkville and surrounding communities
2017: Baltimore County Executive, Kevin Kamenetz, Executive Citation, Recognized for Commitment to the Residents of Baltimore County
2017: The Maryland General Assembly Citation, Outstanding Volunteer Service to the Residents of Baltimore County
2017: Baltimore County Council Resolution, Recognized for Commitment to the Residents of Baltimore County
2016: SmartCEO Centers of Influence Award
2016: The Daily Record’s VIP List, Successful Before 40
2016: Baltimore County Council Resolution, Outstanding Volunteer Award with the Parkville Carney Business Association
2016: Maryland General Assembly Citation, Outstanding Volunteer Services to Parkville, Carney and surrounding communities
2016: The Senate of Maryland Citation, Outstanding Volunteer Service at the Parkville Carney Business Association
2016: Baltimore County Executive, Kevin Kamenetz, Executive Citation, Recognized for Commitment to the People of Baltimore County
2015: Governor Larry Hogan, Jr., State of Maryland, Governor’s Volunteer Certificate
2015: Baltimore County Executive, Kevin Kamenetz, Executive Citation, Best Advocate Parkville Commercial District
2015: Baltimore County Council Resolution, 2015 Parkville Towne Center Fair Volunteer Award
2015: The Senate of Maryland Citation, Outstanding Volunteer Service to the Businesses and Citizens of the Parkville Community
2015: The Maryland General Assembly Citation, Outstanding Volunteer Service to the Business and Community of Parkville and surrounding communities
2015: Baltimore County Department of Planning Nominee, Best District Advocate
2014 – 2020: The Parkville Carney Business Association, Inc. Board of Directors
2014 – 2018: President of The Parkville Carney Business Association, Inc.
2014: The Parkville Carney Business Association, Inc., Certificate of Service & Commitment
2014: Baltimore County Council Resolution, Honored for service in the community
2014: The Senate of Maryland, Honored for service in the community
2014: The Maryland General Assembly, Honored for service in the community
Prince Georges County Bar Association
So I am a lawyer. Why should you care? Yes, it’s my vocation, but besides that I’m just like you. I have a family, a wife and two children. Every day I go out into the world to provide for them, I come home and have fun with them and I worry about them. In my free time I love to cook and I have a fantasy football team that takes up way too much of my free time. I also love to give back to my community as a Free Mason and various community organizations. I am currently the Chairman of the Baltimore Firefighter Community Advisory Council, provide Wills to Maryland first responders, serve on the Board of Directors for the Laurel Board of Trade and am a strong supporter of the Ruth M. Kirk Recreation and Learning Center in West Baltimore. I dedicate 25% of my time to supporting the community – if not me, who? – if not now, when?
So yes, I am a lawyer, but I practice for three reasons: to love, to serve and to care. If you can get those three things right in any occupation you have, then everyone else wins. That’s the goal. And after all isn’t that what life is all about?
As the former President of The Parkville Carney Business Association, Inc. (PCBA), I had the privilege to help plan some of the larger community events, such as the Parkville Towne Center Fair and the Spring Concert Series. You can often find my wife and children tagging along at community events. My toddler had the honor of being my “judicial assistant” at her first Main Street Pup Crawl Costume Contest in 2013. My votes may have been swayed by her opinion.
In 2018, I was honored to be certified as a life member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is recognized as one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million-dollar verdicts, awards and settlements. The organization was founded in 1993 and there are approximately 3,000 members located throughout the country. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members.
In 2021, I won Clio’s first ever Legal Impact Award! This is an international award that recognizes law firms making an impact in their local community.
Prior to establishing Pinder Plotkin, I spent two years investigating financial crimes and four years representing corporate clients. I am a former business law professor at Howard Community College and a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Stephen D. Gerling of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of New York.