Cynthia L. Leppert
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Towson, Maryland
Law Office of Cynthia Leppert, LLC
Practice areas: Business Litigation, Bankruptcy, Business & Corporate; view more
Licensed in Maryland since: 1982
Education: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2026 Law Office of Cynthia Leppert, LLC
1 W Pennsylvania AveSuite 980
Towson, MD 21204 Phone: 410-672-4022 Email: Cynthia L. Leppert Visit website
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Cynthia L. Leppert is an attorney who represents clients in the Towson, Maryland area at the Law Offices of Cynthia Leppert, LLC. Cynthia Leppert is recognized by peers and was selected to Super Lawyers for 2007 - 2026. This selection is based off of an evaluation of 12 indicators including peer recognition and professional achievement in legal practice.
Cynthia Leppert chose to pursue a career in law after completing undergraduate studies at the Johns Hopkins University, graduating with honors in Economics. She attended University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law and graduated in 1982. Cynthia Leppert passed the bar exam and was admitted to legal practice in 1982.
She represents clients in the areas of Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, Health Care, Technology and Bankruptcy Litigation/ Creditors' Rights. She is a trusted strategic advisor and advocate for businesses and individuals and has earned the respect of her peers as shown by the numerous honors and awards that she has received.
Being selected to Super Lawyers is limited to a small number of attorneys in each state. As one of the few attorneys to garner the distinction of Super Lawyers, Cynthia Leppert has earned the respect of peers as one of the top-rated attorneys in the nation.
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Bankruptcy: Business, Business/Corporate, Health Care, Technology TransactionsFirst Admitted: 1982, Maryland
Professional Webpage: https://cynthialeppertlaw.com/meet-cynthia-leppert/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Maryland State Bar Association: Chair, Budget and Finance Committee (2025-present); Ethics Committee (2014-present); Board of Governors (2014-2016, 2019-2021, 2023-2025); Executive Committee (2020-2021); Planning Committee (2016-2018); Faculty, Professionalism Course required for all new Admittees to the Maryland Bar (2002-2011).
- Bar Association of Baltimore City: Officer Positions: President, 2013-present; President-Elect, 2012-2013; Vice President, 2011-2012: Treasurer, 2010-11; Secretary, 2009-2010. Committee Positions: Chair, ADR Committee (2025-present); Chair, Solo and Small Firm Practice Committee (2022-2025); Chair, Long Range Planning Committee, 2012-2013; Chair, Personnel Committee, 2011-2012; Chair, Budget and Finance Committee, 2010- 2011; Living Legal Legends Committee, 2010-11; Chair/Co-Chair, Membership Committee, 2006-2009; Chair, Continuing Education Committee, 2005-2006.
- Baltimore County Bar Association: Vice Chair, Fee Arbitration Committee (2025-present); Professionalism Committee (2019-present).
- Women's Bar Association of Maryland: Officer Positions: President (2007-2008); President-Elect (2006-2007); Vice President (2005-2006); Secretary (2004-2005); Treasurer (2003-2004); President of Baltimore Chapter (1999-2000). Committee Positions: Long Range Planning Committee and Strategic Plan Committee (2024-present); At-Large Board Member (2009-present); Executive Board (2000-2016); Chair, Historian and By-Laws Revision Committee (2009-2010); Founder and Member, Task Force on Judicial Selections Policies and Procedures (2008-2009); Chair, Awards Dinner honoring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (2005); Chair, Judicial Selections Committee (2000-2004).
- Baltimore Bar Foundation: President (2011-2012); Treasurer (2010-2011); Secretary (2009-2010); Trustee, Board of Trustees (2009-present).
- Elected to Membership, Riveters Law Club (2025); Member (2025-present).
- American Bar Association (1986-present).
- Health Care Lawyers Association (2023-present).
- Bankruptcy Bar Association of Maryland (various years, 1996-present).
- International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, Maryland Chapter (various years, 2018-present).
- Elected to Membership, Executive Alliance (2024); Member (2024-2025).
- Maryland Women’s Bar Foundation: Vice President and Treasurer (2008-2020); Chair, Finding Justice Project, the purpose of which was to create and publish a scholarly treatise, "Finding Justice: A History of Women Lawyers in Maryland" (2014-2015); Development Committee for the Finding Justice Project (2008-2014).
- Peer Review Committee/Inquiry Panel, Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission (1998-2018).
- Commissioner, Appellate Courts Nominating Commission; appointed by Governor of Maryland to four year term (2011-2015).
- Board of Directors, National Conference of Women's Bar Associations (2007-2012).
- Faculty, Professionalism Course, Maryland State Bar Association (2003-2010).
- Board of Trustees, Maryland Institute for the Professional Education of Lawyers (2004-2009).
Pro bono / Community Service
- Chair, Baltimore County Ethics Commission - appointed by the Baltimore County Executive to two terms and confirmed by the Baltimore County Council (2020-2024); Commissioner (2019-2024).
- Commissioner, Baltimore County Blue Ribbon Commission on Ethics and Accountability, appointed by the County Executive of Baltimore County, Maryland (2022-23).
- Baltimore County Work Group on Ethics and Accountability, appointed by the in-coming County Executive of Baltimore County as part of his transition team (2019-2020).
- National Association of Women Business Owners, Baltimore Chapter: Director and Education Chair (2007-2009); Director and Secretary (2005-2007).
- Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, Co-Chair, 25th Anniversary Gala (2015).
- Commissioner, Maryland Commission for Women, appointed by the Governor of Maryland (2002-2007).
- Board of Directors, Wakefield Improvement Association: President (2008-2009; Vice President (2004-2006); Board member (2003-2006 and 2008-2010).
Educational Background
- J.D., UCLA Law School (1982), 1979-1982
- Comments Editor, UCLA Law Review (1981-82) , 1981-1982
- Regents' Fellow, Department of Economics, UCLA Graduate School (1978-79), 1978-1979
- B.A., The Johns Hopkins University (1978), with honors, 1974-1978
Honors
- Listed every year from 2007 to present, Maryland SuperLawyers
- Listed every year from 2012 to present, Best Lawyers in America
- Margaret Brent - Juanita Jackson Mitchell Award (women lawyer trailblazer award), Bar Association of Baltimore City, 2023
- Listed among 500 top bankruptcy lawyers in the United States, 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers, LawDragon, 2020
- Inducted into the Circle of Excellence, Maryland Daily Record, 2011
- Listed, Maryland's Top 100 Women, Maryland Daily Record, 2011
- Listed, Maryland's Top 100 Women, Maryland Daily Record, 2008
- Baltimore County Woman of the Year, Baltimore County Commission for Women, 2008
- Listed, Maryland's Top 100 Women, Maryland Daily Record, 2006
- Listed in "Smart Lawyers" article for area of practice: Business Litigation , Baltimore Smart CEO Magazine, 2005
- Elected a Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2009
- Elected a Fellow, Baltimore Bar Foundation, 2008
- Selected as an Inaugural Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (national invitation-only litigation honor society), 2007
- Elected a Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation, 2003
- President's Award (“for service as Chair of By-Laws Revision Committee”), Women's Bar Association of Maryland, 2010
- President's Award ("for service above and beyond the call of duty"), Women's Bar Association of Maryland, 2007
- , President's Award (for service as Chair of Mid-Year Meeting and Rita C Davidson Award Dinner, honoring US Supreme Court Justice Sandra D. O'Connor at the conclusion of her historic term on the Court), Women's Bar Association of Maryland, 2006
- President's Award (for service as Chair of Judicial Selections Committee), Women's Bar Association of Maryland, 2004
- Leadership in Law Award, Maryland Daily Record, 2005
- Included on list of Baltimore's "Legal Elite" (for area of practice: Business Litigation), Baltimore Smart CEO Magazine, 2009
Industry Groups
- Closely-Held
- Growing Companies
- Health Care
- Manufacturing
- Real Estate Businesses
- Services Industries
- Start-Up
- Technology
Office location for Cynthia L. Leppert
1 W Pennsylvania Ave
Suite 980
Towson, MD 21204
Selections
20 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2026