PETER D. FITZPATRICK
ATTORNEY AT LAW
PRACTICE FOCUS
Peter D. Fitzpatrick practices in the areas of civil litigation, business and transactional law, real estate law, divorce and family law, and estate planning and administration. Mr. Fitzpatrick’s litigation practice includes, but is not limited to, complex commercial litigation, tort litigation, business litigation, real estate litigation, divorce and child custody litigation, and commercial landlord-tenant litigation. In the area of business and transactional law, Mr. Fitzpatrick represents businesses of all sizes and types in matters pertaining to the formation, management and operation of business entities, mergers, sales and acquisitions of businesses, contracts, and intellectual property. Mr. Fitzpatrick also represents large public utilities in Maryland in cases involving negligence, property damages, and catastrophic injury. His real estate practice encompasses both residential and commercial real estate transactions, deeds and promissory notes, as well as the litigation of contract disputes, easements, and quiet title actions. Mr. Fitzpatrick’s estate planning practice includes drafting and administration of wills and trusts, as well as advance directives and powers of attorney.
ACTIVITIES
Past President, Bar Association of Frederick County
Member, Bar Association of Frederick County
Member, Maryland State Bar Association
Past Chair, International Committee,
Rotary Club of Carroll Creek
Past President, Rotary Club of Carroll Creek
Member, Rotary Club of Carroll Creek
Past Chair, Board of Directors, Mother Seton School
Past Director, Old Farm Condominium
Association
Past Director, Lake Linganore Homeowner’s Association
AWARDS
AV PREEMINENT BY MARTINDALE-HUBBELL
(peers and members of the judiciary rate him at the highest level of ethics and professional competence)
FELLOW
Maryland Bar Foundation
JAMES MCSHERRY MEMORIAL AWARD
Outstanding Service to the Bar Association of Frederick County, Maryland
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PAUL HARRIS AWARD -2017 AND 2019
Rotary Club of Carroll Creek
EAGLE SCOUT
PRACTICE
AREAS
BUSINESS LAW, TRANSACTIONS, AND LITIGATION
REAL ESTATE LAW, TRANSACTIONS, AND LITIGATION
BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING
CIVIL, COMMERICAL, AND REAL ESTATE LITIGATION
ESTATE PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION
DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW
EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS
J.D., WIDENER UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF LAW
B.A., SYRACUSE
UNIVERSITY
MARYLAND COURT
OF APPEALS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
PEER RATED
Peter D. Fitzpatrick is Peer Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and AV Preeminent.