Atty. C. Daniel Saunders
C. Daniel Saunders graduated with honors from Washington College in 1968 and the University of Maryland School of Law in 1972.
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C. Daniel Saunders is an Associate based in Chestertown, Maryland, practicing at MacLeod Law Group LLC. They have 54+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1972. Their practice focuses on criminal defense, litigation, and appellate. Admitted to practice in Maryland (1972). Educated at University of Maryland (J.D., 1972) and Washington College (B.A., 1968). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serves clients in Chestertown, MD and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- C. Daniel Saunders graduated with honors from Washington College in 1968 and the University of Maryland School of Law in 1972
- He has received the highest peer-reviewed rating for advocacy skills and integrity by Martindale Hubbell for over a quarter of a century
- Primarily a trial lawyer, he also excels in guiding business clients in the avoidance of litigation
- Complex civil litigation, criminal defense, government regulation and appellate practice constitute the majority of his practice
- Aside from the civil litigation for which he is best known, Dan has extensive experience representing criminal defendants for virtually every kind of case from DWI to capital murder
- He served for six years as District Public Defender overseeing the defense of criminal cases in the five counties of the upper shore (Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline and Talbot)
- Dan’s appellate practice began in 1974 when he appeared before the Maryland Court of Appeals in the case of Saunders vs
- Stradley where he succeeded in reversing a decision of the Cecil County Circuit Court and set precedents still cited today in property foreclosure cases
- Since then, he has filed or defended innumerable civil and criminal appeals in the Maryland Court of Appeals and the Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Dan believes in service to the legal profession
- He has served on the Maryland State Bar Association Board of Governors executive committee, has chaired the Young Lawyers Section, is a long-standing member of the Maryland State Bar Association judicial selection committee
- He is a Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation
- He was appointed to be a founding member of the Court of Appeals Commission for Professionalism and served for many years as a member of the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission
- He has his main office in Chestertown, but provides legal service to all of the surrounding town including Rock Hall, Centreville, Denton, Stevensville, Chester, Elkton and Easton
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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 Chestertown 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 venue, 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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