Atty. Bobby Zirkin
Former State Delegate and former State Senator Bobby Zirkin grew up in Baltimore, attending public schools in the Pikesville area. He received his bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University.
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Bobby Zirkin is a Partner based in Pikesville, Maryland, practicing at Zirkin & Schmerling Law. They have 26+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2000. Their practice focuses on car accidents, personal injury, workers comp, motorcycle, and slip & fall. Admitted to practice in Maryland (2000). Educated at Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1998) and The Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1993). Active member of Baltimore County Bar Association Maryland State Bar Association Maryland Association of Justice. Serands clients in Pikesville, MD and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Former State Delegate and former State Senator Bobby Zirkin grew up in Baltimore, attending public schools in the Pikesville area
- He received his bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University
- While attending Johns Hopkins, Bobby spent a semester at the famed London School of Economics and the American University in Brussels studying international law and policy
- Following graduation, Bobby earned the Thomas Watson Fellowship and spent a year in Europe working on a project to create the European University Sports Association, an equivalent to the National Collegiate Athletic Association
- Bobby then attended Georgetown Law, where he earned his Juris Doctorate
- Bobby is the Founder and Partner at Zirkin and Schmerling Law
- Bobby is a talented trial attorney who takes pride in tackling difficult cases and achieving great results for his clients
- Throughout his 20-year legal career, Bobby has won millions of dollars for his clients
- He continues to work every day for justice on behalf of those he represents
- Bobby started out by representing clients charged with drunk driving and other criminal offenses
- His practice initially focused on automobile, truck, and motorcycle accidents
- As his practice continued to evolve, Bobby added representation for victims of dog bites and group home abuse, as well as divorce proceedings to his caseload
- Bobby channels his experience and expertise into helping injury victims and individuals in need
- In addition to his work at Zirkin and Schmerling Law, Bobby is the Founder and Partner at Zirkin and Schmerling Public Affairs, a full-service lobbying and government relations firm
- Bobby’s law and lobbying clients benefit from Bobby’s incredible experience in public office, in courtrooms, and in business
- Bobby served in the Maryland House of Delegates for 8 years and served in the Maryland State Senate for thirteen years from 2006-2020, representing the 11th District in Baltimore County
- District 11 includes areas such as Pikesville, Owings Mills, Randallstown, Timonium, Greenspring Valley, and Lutherville
- Bobby served as Chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee for five years until Bobby’s leaving the Senate
- That Committee addresses issues like civil and criminal law and procedure, family law, corporate law, real estate, vehicular law, and estates and trusts
- As a delegate and a senator, Bobby championed causes such as public safety, juvenile justice, divorce reform, and civil litigation
- He was the lead sponsor and driving force behind enormous initiatives in Maryland including the decriminalization of marijuana and medical cannabis and the ban on fracking
- Bobby sponsored Grace’s Law 2.0, the nation’s strongest ant-bullying law, and was a driving force behind Maryland’s Justice Reinvestment Act, a national model for criminal justice reform
- As a consensus-builder and bi-partisan legislator, Bobby worked to find common ground and consistently reached across party lines on big initiatives
- His practical experience as an attorney helped shape his enormous success as a Delegate and Senator
- Bobby’s law practice continues to focus on representing personal injury clients from Maryland who have been injured in an auto, motorcycle, or truck accident, as a result of a dog bite or animal attack, group home abuse, or by medical malpractice
- He has obtained millions of dollars for his clients in settlements and verdicts and works in courts all across Maryland
- Bobby is a member of many associations, task forces and committees, and has received numerous awards for his work in the legal and political fields
- These honors include the following: Task Forces • Member, Task Force to Study the Licensing and Monitoring of Community-Based Homes for Children • Task Force to Study Alternative Living Arrangements for Children in Out-of-Home Placement • Task Force to Study the Mentoring and Monitoring of Children in the Custody of or under the Supervision of the Department of Juvenile Services • Drug Treatment Court Commission • Chair, Task Force to Study Group-Home Education and Placement Practices • Member, State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services • Foster Care Court-Improvement Implementation Committee • Intergovernmental Work Group to Study the Effects of Representation of Indigent Defendants in the Criminal Justice System • Task Force on the Membership and Operation of the Baltimore County Board of Education • President’s Advisory Council at Stevenson University Awards • Award of Merit, MADD • Legislator of the Year, American College of Emergency Medical Physicians • Legislator of the Year, Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland • Legislator of the Year, Maryland State Surgical Association • Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League • Award of Special Recognition, Maryland Legal Services Corporation • Legislative Achievement Award, Maryland State Bar Association • Legislator of the Year, Maryland Fraternal Order of Police • 2019 National Trial Lawyers Top 100 • Super Lawyers 2020, 2021 Committees • Chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings • Special Committee on Substance Abuse • Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review • Baltimore County Bar Association • Maryland State Bar Association • Maryland Association of Justice
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Hurt in a car crash? Car accident lawyers fight insurance companies for fair compensation — free consult, no fee unless you win.
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
Bobby Zirkin is one of 264,852 personal injury attorneys indexed nationally. Browse personal injury attorneys in Maryland →
Workers compensation lawyers help injured workers get medical care, lost wages, and disability benefits. Free consult, no fee unless you win.
Bobby Zirkin is one of 55,389 workers comp attorneys indexed nationally. Browse workers comp attorneys in Maryland →
Bobby Zirkin is one of 11,237 motorcycle attorneys indexed nationally. Browse motorcycle attorneys in Maryland →
Bobby Zirkin is one of 29,473 slip & fall attorneys indexed nationally. Browse slip & fall attorneys in Maryland →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Maryland
Practicing law in Maryland. Legal matters in Maryland are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Pikesville are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Maryland state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Maryland brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Maryland courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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