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A Bowie, MD lawyer serving Maryland and Washington, D.C.
One office on Mitchellville Road, licensed in both jurisdictions. These are the counties and courts where the firm regularly appears, and what usually brings people to us from each.
Areas served
Counties and courts
Circuit Court and Orphans’ Court, Upper Marlboro
Prince George’s County
About 9 miles from the Bowie office
Our home county: Bowie, Upper Marlboro, Largo, Laurel, Greenbelt, Hyattsville and Clinton. Probate opens with the Register of Wills in Upper Marlboro; protective and peace orders are heard in the District Court at Upper Marlboro and Hyattsville.
Circuit Court, Annapolis
Anne Arundel County
About 17 miles from the Bowie office
Annapolis, Crofton, Odenton, Severn and Glen Burnie. Bowie sits on the county line, so Anne Arundel matters are as common here as Prince George’s. Estates are administered through the Register of Wills in Annapolis.
Circuit Court, Rockville
Montgomery County
About 30 miles from the Bowie office
Rockville, Silver Spring, Bethesda and Gaithersburg. Contested estates and guardianships from Montgomery’s Orphans’ Court make up a steady share of the firm’s work.
Circuit Court, Ellicott City
Howard County
About 28 miles from the Bowie office
Columbia, Ellicott City and Laurel. Guardianship petitions and estate administration, plus injury claims on Route 29 and I-95.
Circuit Court, La Plata
Charles County
About 32 miles from the Bowie office
Waldorf, La Plata and Indian Head. Protective orders, domestic violence defense and estates.
Circuit Court, Prince Frederick
Calvert County
About 30 miles from the Bowie office
Prince Frederick, Dunkirk, Huntingtown and Solomons. Estate planning and probate for families along Route 4.
Circuit Court, Baltimore; Circuit Court, Towson
Baltimore City and Baltimore County
About 30 miles from the Bowie office
Contested estates in the Baltimore City Orphans’ Court and in Towson, and nursing home claims against facilities in the metro area.
Superior Court, Moultrie Courthouse, Judiciary Square
Washington, D.C.
About 18 miles from the Bowie office
A separate jurisdiction with its own rules: the Probate Division instead of an Orphans’ Court, Civil Protection Orders instead of protective and peace orders, and the Intrafamily Offenses Act for domestic violence. Ms. Ryan-Colbert is admitted in D.C. and handles these cases directly.
How the firm works across two jurisdictions
Two bars, one office
Licensed in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
The same attorney handles both. Nothing is referred out because the case is across the line.
Cases handled where they are filed
Probate opens in the county where the person lived; injury and protective-order cases are filed where the event happened. We appear in each of these courts.
Everything runs from Bowie
Route 50 and the Beltway put every court on this page within about 35 miles. First meetings by phone or video if you prefer.
Common questions
Before you call
Do you charge for travel to courts outside Prince George’s County?
No. Court appearances anywhere on this page are part of the representation.
Can you handle a case in D.C. from a Maryland office?
Yes. Ms. Ryan-Colbert is admitted to practice in both Maryland and the District of Columbia. D.C. matters are handled from the Bowie office and heard at the Superior Court on Indiana Avenue.
My county is not listed. Can you still take the case?
Usually, for Maryland matters. Call and describe the case; if it is outside what the firm handles, we will say so.
Do I have to come to Bowie for the first meeting?
No. First consultations are by phone or video if you prefer, and the office is on Mitchellville Road, off Route 50, when you want to meet in person.
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