Debora Fajer Smith - Rockville, MD
Attorney at Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, PA
Lawyers in Rockville, MD
111 Rockville Pike Suite 975 Rockville, MD 20850
Updated: 03/16/2026
Attorney Information
Awards and Honors
Honors
- UMBC Alumni Award, 2016 Steering Committee
- Local Litigation Star, Benchmark, The definitive guide to America’s leading litigation lawyers, Legal Media Group, 2013 - Present
- Local Litigation Star, Benchmark, The definitive guide to America’s leading litigation lawyers, Legal Media Group, 2014 - Present
- Top 150 Plaintiff Lawyers, Benchmark, Legal Media Group, 2013 - Present
- Corporate International Legal Awards Winner, Personal Injury Lawyer, Maryland, USA, 2013 - Present
- Strategic Partner, Collective Empowerment Group, Prince George’s County, 2012 - Present
- ABA College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, 2011 - Present
- Rotarian of the Year, Crofton, Maryland, 2010 - Present
- Top 100 Women in Maryland History, The Daily Record Newspaper, 2007 - Present
- Chairperson of the Year, Governor's Sub Cabinet of International Affairs, Office of the Secretary of State, Maryland, 2005 - Present
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Maryland School of Law,
Baltimore,
Maryland, 1984
J.D.
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University of Maryland School of Law,
Baltimore,
Maryland, 1984
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Non Legal Education
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University of Maryland, 1981
B.A. - Harvard Kennedy School of Executive Education
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University of Maryland, 1981
Published Works
Articles
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Co-editor, The Maryland Automobile Accident Desk Book, 2nd ed.
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Co-Author, The Road to Independence, American Bar Association, Commission on Women in the Profession
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 1985
- District of Columbia, 1985
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- Prince George's Bar Association, Workers Compensation Section (Chair)
- Senate-House Joint Oversight Committee for Workers Compensation and Insurance Benefits, Maryland State Legislature
- Maryland State Bar Association, Judicial Nominating Committee for Prince George’s County
- Maryland Sister States Board, Office of the Secretary of State (President )
Contact
111 Rockville Pike
Suite 975
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 240-297-1782
Fax: (240) 399-7901
Email: Send a message
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