Bruce M. Bender
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Personal Injury, Worker's Compensation, Real Estate, Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, Criminal Law, Landlord & Tenant, Medical Malpractice, Civil Rights, Litigation, Employment, Business Law
1401 Rockville Pike, Suite 650, Rockville, MD 20852
About Bruce M. Bender
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Worker's Compensation
- Real Estate
- Foreclosure
- Bankruptcy
- Criminal Law
- Landlord & Tenant
- Medical Malpractice
- Civil Rights
- Litigation
- Employment
- Business Law
Education
- American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1983J.D.
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 1979B.A.
- Major: Ecology
- Major: Economics
- Honors: With Distinction
Languages
- English (Primary)
- Spanish
Representative Cases
- University Nursing Home v. R.B. Brown ,(Md. App. 1986)
- Sigal Construction Constr. v. Stanbury ,(D.C. App. 1991)
- Fishman v. Ernst & Young ,(Va.S.Ct. 1993)
- Ralph v. Sears Roebuck & Co. ,(Md. App. 1994)
- Yale Fishman Associates v. Ralph ,(Md. 1995)
- Martin v. ADM Partnership ,(Md. App. 1995)
- ADM Partnership v. Martin ,(Md. 1997)
- Canlas v. DC Dept. of Employment Services ,(D.C. App. 1999)
- Robert Terrell v. WMATA ,(Benefits Review Board 2000)
- Duncan v. WMATA ,(D.C. Cir. 2001)
- Yale Martin v. WMATA ,(D.C. Cir. 2001)
- Duncan v. WMATA ,(U.S. 2001)
- Moore v. Moore (2002)
- Yale M Fishman v. attorney ,(Benefits Review Board 2002)
- Moore v. Jacobsen (2003)
- United Parcel Service v. D.C. Dept. of Employment Services and Brant ,(D.C. App. 2003)
- 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 ,(Maryland Court of Appeals 2001)
- Heralal v. Grand Hyatt
- Poole v. Coakley & Williams Construction, et. al., 423 Md. 92 (2011)
- University Nursing Home v. R.B. Brown ,(Md. App. 1986)
- Sigal Construction Constr. v. Stanbury ,(D.C. App. 1991)
- Fishman v. Ernst & Young ,(Va.S.Ct. 1993)
- Ralph v. Sears Roebuck & Co. ,(Md. App. 1994)
- Yale Fishman Associates v. Ralph ,(Md. 1995)
- Martin v. ADM Partnership ,(Md. App. 1995)
- ADM Partnership v. Martin ,(Md. 1997)
- Canlas v. DC Dept. of Employment Services ,(D.C. App. 1999)
- Robert Terrell v. WMATA ,(Benefits Review Board 2000)
- Duncan v. WMATA ,(D.C. Cir. 2001)
- Yale Martin v. WMATA ,(D.C. Cir. 2001)
- Duncan v. WMATA ,(U.S. 2001)
- Moore v. Moore (2002)
- Yale M Fishman v. attorney ,(Benefits Review Board 2002)
- Moore v. Jacobsen (2003)
- United Parcel Service v. D.C. Dept. of Employment Services and Brant ,(D.C. App. 2003)
- 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 ,(Maryland Court of Appeals 2001)
- Heralal v. Grand Hyatt
- Poole v. Coakley & Williams Construction, et. al., 423 Md. 92 (2011)
Classes and Seminars
- Business Law, Montgomery College, 1987 - 1992
- Workers Compensation Law, Lorman Educational Services, 2000 - 2003
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- 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
- Illinois
Other Affiliations
- 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 - 1984
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 29 years of experienceProbate, Foreclosure, Employment, Litigation, Worker's Compensation, Family Law, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Bankruptcy
- Foreclosure
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