Maryland and Washington D.C. Business and Estate Planning Lawyer

Attorney Karl Chen is the founding partner of CHEN Law. With over two decades of legal experience, his broad range of experience includes representing business owners with business planning and estate planning. He also has helped individuals who are injured through no fault of their own, recover compensation.  

Attorney Chen's experience in negotiating and interfacing at high levels with senior level executives and government officials, set the foundation for his advocacy of real issues and concerns for his clients in getting them the results that they deserve.

Attorney Chen represents individuals who seek guidance in properly planning in the event they become incapacitated or die. Attorney Chen finds solutions that help people stay out of court and avoid conflict when it comes to protecting the hard, earned assets they've worked to acquire.

Attorney Chen holds a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he also formerly served as Editor-in-Chief of The Law Forum. Karl holds a B.B.A. in Finance from Ohio University and is a member of the bars of Maryland, U.S. District Court for Maryland, District of Columbia, and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Senior Counsel	Towers Watson & Co.	Virginia	02/2006 - 03/2011
Associate General Counsel	Fannie Mae	Washington, D.C.	07/2003 - 02/2006
Special Counsel	Nextel Communications, Inc.	Virginia	04/1997 - 07/2003
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	Attorney-Adviser	Washington, D.C.	12/1994 - 03/1997

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Baltimore School of Law	JD	Law School	1994
Ohio University	B.B.A	Finance	1985

State / Court
U.S. District Court of Maryland
U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
District of Columbia
Maryland

• Maryland Association for Justice
  District of Columbia Trial Lawyers Association
  American Association for Justice
  American Bar Association
  DC Bar Association
  Maryland State Bar Association
  National Bar Association

• Named Super Lawyer in Maryland and District of Columbia for  2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1985) Business Administration, Ohio University. Verified with DegreeVerify.	January 24, 2012
Licensed as Attorney in Maryland. Verified with Maryland State Bar Association.	January 24, 2012

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