Attorney Profiles


Laura J. Margulies 
6205 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, Maryland 20852
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (301) 816-1600
(888) 793-0177 (Toll Free Number)
E-mail: ljmargulies@aol.com
Fax: (301) 816-1611
Web site: http://www.law-margulies.com

PositionAreas of PracticeEducation
Published WorksAffiliations

The bankruptcy practice of Laura J. Margulies, LLC encompasses the representation of both creditors and debtors in bankruptcy proceedings, foreclosures and debt restructurings in Maryland and District of Columbia.

Current Employment Position(s):
Managing Partner
Areas of Practice:
Bankruptcy Law
Foreclosures
Mortgages & Foreclosures
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Fair Debt Collection Practices
Fair Debt Reporting Act
Bar Admissions:
Maryland, 1988
District of Columbia, 1990
U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1989
U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1990
U.S. Federal Court, 1989
Education:
University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1988
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: David Gain Merit Scholarship
Law Review: Business Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1986 - 1988


Yeshiva University, New York, New York, 1977
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Major:  English
Major:  Education


Published Works:
Casenote, Midlantic National Bank V. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection University of Baltimore Law Review, Spring, 1987


"Bankruptcy: A Crumbling Shelter from the Force of Separation Pacts," Maryland Family Law Monthly, July 1993 at 16-17


"Women Benefit from Changes in the Bankruptcy Law," Women Today, May 1995, at 6


"A Creditor's Protection Act? The Real Goal of the Bankruptcy Bill is to Prevent Consumers from Filing", Washington Legal Times, January, 27, 2003 at 30


Understanding the New Semi-Automatic Stay, ABI Journal, Vol. XXV, No. 2, March, 2006


"The Need to File Proofs of Claims in a Bankruptcy Case", Maryland State Bar Association Newsletter Bar Bulletin, October 15, pages 10 and 17, 2007


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Associate Professor, Bankruptcy Law, University of Maryland, University College, 1993 - 1996


Seminar Presentor, Bar Association of Montgomery County


Seminar Presentor, MICPEL


Seminar Presentor, Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland


Seminar Presentor, Montgomery County Bar Association


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland
1989 - Present; chairman, 1995 - 1996


American Bankruptcy Institute
Member


National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Member


Maryland State Bar Association
Member, Committee on Business and Bankruptcy


District of Columbia Bar Association
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, Associate, 1992 - 1993


Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, Associate, 1989 - 1992


Maryland Court of Special Appeals, Hon. Paul Alpert, Law Clerk, 1988 - 1989


United States Bankruptcy Court, Hon. James Schneider, Judicial Intern, 1986

With offices in Rockville and Greenbelt, Maryland, the bankruptcy attorneys and personal injury lawyers at the Law Firm of Laura Margulies & Associates, LLC serve people and businesses in the following cities:
Annapolis, Aspen Hill, Barnesville, Beltsville, Bethesda, Bladensburg, Blair, Bowie, Brandywine, Brentwood, Brookeville, Burtonsville, Cabin John, Capital Heights, Chevy Chase, Clarksburg, Clinton, Colesville, College Park, Damascus, Derwood, Dickerson, District Heights, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Garrett Park, Germantown, Glen Echo, Glenn Dale, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Kensington, Lanham, Laurel, Laytonsville, Montgomery Village, Mt. Rainier, Olney, Oxon Hill, Poolesville, Potomac, Riverdale, Rockville, Sandy Spring, Silver Spring, Spencerville, Suitland, Takoma Park, Temple Hills, Upper Marlboro, and Wheaton

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