The Daily Record Announces 2021 Best Lawyers in Maryland; Names Four MM&C Attorneys to the List
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The Daily Record Announces 2021 Best Lawyers in Maryland; Names Four MM&C Attorneys to the List

Posted November 19, 2020 at 6:07 PM

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Miller, Miller & Canby is pleased to announce four attorneys have been named to the Daily Record list of Best Lawyers in Maryland for 2021. The list recognizes leaders in the state of Maryland based on their professional accomplishments in their respective areas of practice.

Donna McBride was named in the Litigation area of practice for both commercial and estates and trust litigation. McBride is a partner in Miller, Miller & Canby’s Litigation group, where she focuses in complex business matters for corporate clients, as well as insurance-related litigation and trust litigation. In 2019 she was admitted to the American College of Trial Lawyers as a Fellow, an honor reserved for experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards.

James Thompson and Joseph Suntum were named in the Eminent Domain and Condemnation practice area.

Thompson concentrates his practice in eminent domain and real estate valuation litigation, in addition to civil litigation involving complex real estate and business/commercial disputes.  Among other honors, he was selected as the 2018 Maryland State Bar Association Senior Lawyer of the Year, received the 2018 President’s Citation for Outstanding Service from the Montgomery County Bar Association, and also was honored with the Century of Service Award and the Leadership in Law Award.

Suntum is a principal in the firm and the leader of the Eminent Domain and Condemnation group. His decades of trial experience and his in-depth knowledge of real property valuation and the law of eminent domain allow him to protect his clients’ property rights and maximize their compensation when their properties are targeted for condemnation. He is the Owners’ Counsel of America member  attorney for the state of Maryland, a selective membership restricted to only one attorney per state.

Joel (Jody) Kline was named in Land Use and Zoning. Kline joined Miller, Miller & Canby in 1974, has been a principal of the firm since 1981 and has served as head of the firm’s Land Development practice since that time. His practice concentrates on land use, zoning and subdivision law, representing private clients, nonprofit entities, and municipal corporations and agencies.

The Daily Record, a multimedia news source, publishes a print and online edition five and breaks news daily on its website. In addition, The Daily Record publishes more than 30 special products a year and honors leading Marylanders through annual awards events including Maryland’s Top 100 Women, Influential Marylanders, Most Admired CEOs, and Best Lawyers. The Daily Record is part of BridgeTower Media, one of the country’s leading business-to-business media companies with 44 print and digital publications in more than 20 U.S. markets.

About Miller, Miller & Canby
In 2021, Miller, Miller & Canby will celebrate 75 years of serving the legal needs of metropolitan Washington, DC. As the oldest law firm in Montgomery County, MD, the firm recognizes that this milestone reflects the relationships built and maintained with our clients, friends and the business community, many spanning multiple generations. The firm maintains its focus on its core areas of practice: Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate, Litigation, Business Law and Tax Advocacy, and Estates and Trusts Law. The firm’s moderate size allows its attorneys to maintain close contact with clients and have the opportunity to develop and foster trusted, lasting relationships. In all of our practice areas, an overarching concern for quality of product and efficiency of accomplishment assures clients that we strive for true value in legal representation. Miller, Miller & Canby is proud to have maintained this standard of service since the firm’s founding in 1946.

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