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Maria Worthington McKenna

  • What’s Up? Annapolis Magazine – Leading Lawyer in Trust & Estate/Wills & Probate 2014-2021, 2024-2025
  • Super Lawyers 2014-2025
  • American Bar Association
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • Anne Arundel County Bar Association
  • Anne Arundel Estate Planning Council
  • WealthCounsel

Kelly A. Burgy

  • Super Lawyers 2024-2025
  • Rising Star 2023-2025
  • What’s Up? Annapolis Magazine Leading Lawyer 2024-2025
  • Anne Arundel Bar Association
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • District of Columbia Bar Association
  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
  • Women’s Bar Association
  • Anne Arundel Estate Planning Council
  • WealthCounsel

Michael N. Russo, Jr.

  • What’s Up? Annapolis Magazine Leading Lawyer in Real Estate Law 2016-2021
  • Super Lawyers – 2019-2025
  • District of Columbia Land Title Association (DCLTA) – Past President
  • American Land Title Association (ALTA) – Title Counsel & Claims Administration Committee
  • American Bar Association –
  • TIPS Section & Title Litigation Committee
  • Maryland Land Title Association – Past Member Board of Directors & Chair Agency Committee
  • Maryland State Bar Association – Section Council to the Business Law Section (Representative, 2002-2004)
  • District of Columbia Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Virginia State Bar Association

Brian S. Burkett

  • Super Lawyers 2022-2025
  • Rising Star 2022-2025
  • Anne Arundel County Bar Association
  • Queen Anne’s County Bar Association
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • American Land Title Association
  • Maryland Land Title Association
  • District of Columbia Land Title Association
  • WealthCounsel

Nicole T. Livingston

  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • District of Columbia Bar Association
  • Anne Arundel County Bar Association
  • Women’s Bar Association of Maryland
  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
  • WealthCounsel
  • Super Lawyer – 2025
  • Maryland State Bar Association – Section Council for Elder Law (Representative 2005 – 2009)
  • National Business Institute – CLE Speaker
  • Anne Arundel Estate Planning Council – President-Elect

Rebecca K. Schisler-Adams

  • Super Lawyers 2024-2025
  • Rising Stars 2023-2025
  • Anne Arundel County Bar Association
  • Editor, The Barrister Newsletter
  • Prince George’s County Bar Association
  • Maryland State Bar Association

Baleigh G. Crino

  • Maryland Bar Association
  • Maryland Women’s Bar Association
  • Anne Arundel Bar Association
  • Tenth Judicial District and Wake County Bar Association
  • North Carolina Women’s Bar Association
  • Guardian Ad Litem Volunteer
  • Leading Lawyer 2026 – Elder Law 

Maria N. Lukens

  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • Anne Arundel Bar Association
  • Maryland Women’s Bar Association 

Shannon H. Fogarty

  • Super Lawyers Rising Star 2023-2026
  • What’s Up Annapolis Up and Coming Lawyers – 2025
  • Anne Arundel Bar Association
  • Maryland State Bar Association
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