Laurence W.B. Cumberland

Laurence W.B. Cumberland, the founding member of Cumberland & Erly, LLC, concentrates his practice on complex litigation, including commercial and construction matters, environmental defense, Maryland Department of Environment defense, felony criminal trials, personal injury cases, and firearms defense and firearms rights litigation.

During his career, Mr. Cumberland has obtained millions of dollars for his clients by either verdict or settlement. He has achieved both an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the national directory of attorneys, which reflects the highest possible peer rating in both legal ability and ethical standards, and a 10 rating from AVVO, the highest possible rating.

Mr. Cumberland graduated with honors from the University of Maryland in 1976 and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore in 1980. While in law school, he clerked for the Honorable Perry G. Bowen, Jr. He was admitted to practice before the Maryland Court of Appeals in 1981 and before the United States District Court in 1982.

As a Maryland State Bar Association member, Mr. Cumberland serves on the Committee on Resolution of Fee Disputes. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association, and the Calvert County Bar Association, of which he is a past president. He is a member of the Maryland Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice, and is a fellow in the Maryland Bar Foundation. In addition, he has served as a member of the Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission and as a panel attorney for the Attorney Grievance Commission.

The Honorable Warren J. Krug, administrative judge for Calvert County, Maryland, appointed Mr. Cumberland to serve as the Calvert County representative on the Court of Appeals Professionalism Task Force. The Court of Appeals later appointed Mr. Cumberland to serve as the Calvert County representative of the Professionalism Commission. In addition, he is a founding member of and serves as a Master on the Southern Maryland Inn of Court.

Mr. Cumberland is active in several local charitable organizations. For over thirty-six years, he has volunteered for Calvert County Meals on Wheels and served as House Captain on the Calvert County Bar Association’s Christmas in April Project.