Steven R. Freeman

Steven R. Freeman, a managing partner at Freeman Associates, LLC, in Towson, Maryland, boasts an extensive legal career spanning over four decades in representing businesses and individuals in intricate civil and criminal litigation. Certified as a civil trial advocacy specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, he operates locally and nationally. His practice areas include:

• Automobile dealer/franchise and finance compliance
• Recreational vehicle and motorcycle/motorsports manufacturing
• Business and civil litigation defense
• Class action
• Defamation
• Employment law
• Insurance defense
• Product liability
• Warranty disputes
• Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
• Administrative matters and more

Mr. Freeman has a robust litigation background, handling both jury and bench trials in the state and federal courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia. He has also presented numerous appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, the Maryland Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland. In addition to litigation, he provides regulatory, franchise, and EEOC consultation to manufacturers, dealers and distributors, covering all facets of dealer operations, MVA investigations, and compliance with state and federal regulations.

After graduating with a B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Massachusetts in 1979, Mr. Freeman earned his J.D. with honors from the University of Maryland Law School in 1982. He is licensed to practice in Maryland (since 1982), the District of Columbia (since 2002) and Texas (since 2007), and is admitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Before entering private practice, Mr. Freeman was a prosecutor and law clerk to Judge Alan M. Wilner of the Court of Special Appeals. He holds an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and a “Superb” rating on Avvo. A member of both the Maryland State Bar and the American Bar Associations, he has also contributed as an adjunct law professor and serves on the board of directors of the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.