A Full-service Law Firm Dedicated To Helping Our Communities With Over 100 Years Of Combined Experience
Here at the Axelson Williamowsky Bender & Fishman P.C. law firm in Rockville, Maryland, we are fully committed to helping you with all of the complex legal challenges affecting your life and livelihood, your family, your business and your future. With five total offices across our region, we have become one of our area's most prominent full-service law firms for those with legal needs involving any of the following:
- Personal injury and wrongful death
- Medical malpractice
- Family law
- Workers' compensation
- Wills and estate planning
- Probate and estate administration
- Real estate settlements and transactions
- Business and tax law
- Employment law
- Foreclosures
- Bankruptcy
- General litigation
Combined, our team of attorneys possess more than 100 years of total legal experience, so we have the extensive skills and resources necessary to handle your matter efficiently. Devoted to superior client service, we will sit with you and discuss your options to help you make the best-informed decisions as we work tirelessly to help you achieve your goals and the positive outcomes you seek as cost-effectively as possible.
Honored for our outstanding professionalism and service, our lawyers have earned consistent recognition from our peers as being among the top trial lawyers in our region. Perhaps more importantly, our law firm has received countless testimonials and referrals from our satisfied clients.
To find out more about how we can best serve your needs, you can contact Axelson Williamowsky Bender & Fishman P.C. to schedule a consultation. We also currently offer virtual consultations in these uncertain times to help keep you and your loved ones safe and healthy.
We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.
Education
- American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia
- J.D. - 1983
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana
- B.A. - 1979
- Honors: With Distinction
- Major: Ecology
- Major: Economics
Practice Areas
- Complex Civil Litigation
Bar Admission
- Maryland, 1983
- District of Columbia, 1984
- Illinois, 1984
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1985
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1999
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2001
Professional Associations
- Maryland Association for Justice, Member
- Montgomery County Bar Association, Member
- Montgomery County Inns of Court, Member
- National Employment Lawyers Association, Member
- Maryland Bar Association, Member
- District of Columbia Bar Association
Past Positions
- Circuit Court for Arandel County, Judicial Clerk, 1983 to 1984
Honors
- Best Trial Lawyer
- Super Lawyer, area of Workers’ Compensation Law in Maryland and DC
- Maryland Association for Justice, Co-Trial Lawyer, 2012
- Maryland Association for Justice, Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, 2011
Current Employment Position
- Senior Partner
Representative Cases
- University Nursing Home v. R.B. Brown, 1986, Md. App.
- Sigal Construction Constr. v. Stanbury, 1991, D.C. App.
- Fishman v. Ernst & Young, 1993, Va.S.Ct.
- Ralph v. Sears Roebuck & Co., 1994, Md. App.
- Yale Fishman Associates v. Ralph, 1995, Md.
- Martin v. ADM Partnership, 1995, Md. App.
- ADM Partnership v. Martin, 1997, Md.
- Canlas v. DC Dept. of Employment Services, 1999, D.C. App.
- Robert Terrell v. WMATA, 2000, Benefits Review Board
- Duncan v. WMATA, 2001, D.C. Cir.
- Yale Martin v. WMATA, 2001, D.C. Cir.
- Duncan v. WMATA, 2001, U.S.
- Moore v. Moore, 2002
- Yale M Fishman v. attorney, 2002, Benefits Review Board
- Moore v. Jacobsen, 2003
- United Parcel Service v. D.C. Dept. of Employment Services and Brant, 2003, D.C. App.
- Darren Stanger v. Hood College, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Roosevelt Swain v. Hann & Hann, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Joan Newton Guy v. Mechanicsville Fire Dept., Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Thomas Dy v. Safeway Stores, D.C. Court of Appeals
- Janice Pepperman v. Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Janice Pepperman v. Montgomery County Public Schools, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Bruce Robertson v. Northcutt, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Fish v. Noordzee, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Keith Gibby v. IBM, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Carlene Amsbury v. Roberts Oxygen, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- North Washington Limited Partnership v. Kimmel, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Jeanne Kersting v. Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia Court of Appeals
- Albertus Baker v. WMATA, Virginia Court of Appeals
- Vernon McNeill v. WMATA, Virginia Court of Appeals
- Paul Washington v. DEC, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Charles Lyles v. Mowbray, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Moustafa v. Moustafa, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Josephine Quinn v. Dressler, Full Virginia Workers Compensation Commission
- Terrence Petty v. Association for Supervision, Full Virginia Workers Compensation Commission
- Sandy Ramey v. Washington Adventist Hospital, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Vivian Barba v. Doctor's Emergency Services, PA, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Andre Taylor v. Federal Express, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Bienkowski v. Brooks, Maryland Court of Appeals
- Butler v. James, 2001, Maryland Court of Appeals
- Heralal v. Grand Hyatt
- Poole v. Coakley & Williams Construction, et. al., 423 Md. 92, 2011
Classes & Seminars
- Business Law, Montgomery College, 1987 to 1992
- Workers Compensation Law, Lorman Educational Services, 2000 to 2003
Languages
- English
- Spanish