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george e. meng, attorney
since 1973, mr. meng has handled multiple trial and appeal matters. these include both civil and criminal cases. while he has a broad range of experience, he chose to narrow the concentration of his practice so that much of it now involves lawsuits and disputes related to estate, trust, guardianship and land issues. these include will contests, trust contests, claims against trusts or estates, improper handling or theft of estate or trust funds, claims against individuals or companies that caused the death of a loved one, disputes relating to distributions from estates and trusts, guardianship disputes, power of attorney disputes and boundary disputes, and title issues at both the trial and appellate level. routine probate, wills, trusts and estate planning are also an integral part of his experience. in addition, mr. meng's practice includes personal injury litigation and civil litigation in a variety of fields.
mr. meng holds a bachelor of science in engineering degree from the catholic university of america, graduating in 1967 from the department of space science and applied physics. upon graduation, he worked for westinghouse as a field engineer and then as senior engineering staff assistant. in his six years with westinghouse, he worked with the navy on the radar and weapons control system for the phantom f4-j aircraft. after deployments as a civilian aboard the uss independence in 1968 and the uss enterprise in 1969, he returned to westinghouse headquarters in baltimore. he then attended law school at catholic university in the evenings and graduated after three and a half years with his juris doctor in 1973 in the top ten percent of his class. he was also selected for the law review and in his second year was comment editor.
the development of mr. meng's legal career began when, in 1972, he clerked for judge alfred l. scanlan, a maryland court of special appeals judge. in 1973, he joined the law firm of pitrof & starkey as an associate. in 1979, mr. meng became a sole practitioner and in 1983, he formed a law firm with three other lawyers to become greenan, walker, steuart & meng.
from 1973 to 1990, along with a continuing estate and trust practice, a significant part of his focus was in family law (mostly divorce and custody) litigation. between 1990 and 1992, mr. meng transitioned from his practice of family law to a practice which, in addition to estate and trust work, included a primary focus on personal injury litigation. most of his work was as an outside insurance defense counsel for state farm insurance.
in 1998, mr. meng transitioned his practice so that his primary focus would be estate, trust and real property litigation. this was a natural shift, as handling family members who have significant emotional issues related to a person who has died or setting up the trust of other family members, posed a professional and personal dynamic similar to family law. mr. meng says of his experiences, "i enjoy the personal contact and representing individuals. i've had my share of difficult times. these life lessons have made dealing with the realities of dying and death relatively comfortable for me. they have also lead me to be quite tolerant and understanding."
for many years, mr. meng has been dedicated to upholding the integrity of the legal profession. in the 1970s, he was co-founder of a formal bar organization for lawyers in need of assistance due to emotional, substance abuse and other practice problems. it was one of the first such organizations in the united states. since early in his practice, he has been involved with ethical matters, first as a member of the local ethics committee and then as a member of the inquiry panel for maryland's attorney grievance commission, which handles the discipline of lawyers. he started this work in 1982 as a member of the inquiry panel. he served a 3-year term as a member of the review board and until june 2007, was a member of the peer review panel often serving as chairman. in july 2007, he commenced a 3-year term as a commissioner for the attorney grievance commission. that term was renewed in 2010 for an additional 3 years. in 2009, he became a member of the maryland professionalism commission.
since the mid 1980s, mr. meng has carried the highest available rating from martindale hubbell, av. he is listed in their publication of preeminent lawyers in the united states. he also carries a superb rating of 10 out of 10 with avvo.com.
in conjunction with his legal acumen, mr. meng has notable technological experience. his first computer programming was done in 1965. around 1980, mr. meng was one of the first lawyers to implement computers into the law practice. he was the first lawyer in maryland to use lexis - nexis cdrom research and the first lawyer in maryland to electronically transmit a court pleading to a court. essentially, this technological proficiency translates into lower costs to the client as the time expended by the attorney is significantly decreased.
with a wealth of hands-on litigation, arbitration and mediation experience, mr. meng offers to his clients the rare and valuable combination of a lawyer who not only prepares wills and trust documents, but who also knows first hand how these plans play out in real life. added to this, he has many years of practical small business experience.
mr. meng concludes, "i hold my integrity as most important. my ability to communicate in an honest, straightforward and complete way is a close second." mr. meng's vast and broad knowledge of many different areas of the law, as well as his many diverse life experiences, allow him to speak relevantly and act effectively and successfully in life and career.
should you need help, please contact him at 410-535-5500.
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