Meet Kevin B. Karpinski  – Managing Partner

Mr. Karpinski became a partner with the firm in 2000 and has served as the firm’s managing partner since 2002. Admitted to the Bar in 1993, Mr. Karpinski has concentrated his practice on civil rights, employment discrimination, and general tort defense litigation, having tried numerous cases in federal and state courts. Mr. Karpinski has also argued over fifty (50) cases on appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Maryland Supreme Court, and the Appellate Court of Maryland. Mr. Karpinski is licensed to practice law in the State of Maryland, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third and Fourth Circuits, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the United States Supreme Court.

In addition to litigating cases, Mr. Karpinski routinely advises clients on employment-related matters and compliance with Maryland’s Open Meetings Act and Public Information Act. Mr. Karpinski is a certified University of Maryland Academy for Excellence in Local Government instructor. He frequently speaks at the Maryland Association of Counties, the Maryland Municipal League, and the Local Government Insurance Trust annual and renewal meetings. 

Mr. Karpinski graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1993. While in law school, Mr. Karpinski received the American Juris Prudence Award for Trial Advocacy and Moot Court. He also served as the Chair of the Moot Court Board.

Mr. Karpinski is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association and the Montgomery County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Cole-Davidson Inns of Court. Mr. Karpinski volunteers his time to serve on the Attorney Grievance’s Peer Review Committee.

Practice Areas:

  • Local Government law
  • Employment Law
  • Election Law
  • General Civil Defense Litigation
  • Appellate Practice

Admitted to Practice:

  • 1993, Maryland
  • 1994, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
  • 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • 1995, District of Columbia
  • 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • 2009, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • 2014, Supreme Court of the United States

Law School: University of Baltimore, J.D., 1993

Memberships:

  • Baltimore City and Maryland State Bar Associations
  • Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel

Please call us at (410) 727-5000 for a no-obligation assessment of your situation.

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