Wendy Cartwright | Lanham Divorce and Family Lawyer

I have had the privilege of being in private law practice in Maryland for the last 19 years. I was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Howard S. Chasanow, both on the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, as well as on the Maryland Court of Appeals.

Since 1990, I have also enjoyed tutoring some of Maryland's finest and brightest attorneys for the Maryland Essay Exam; all whom have been successful.

Specialties
Maryland does not allow for publication of specialty areas for private practitioners. My private practice consists of a general practice, focusing on litigation in the areas of family law, juvenile and criminal law matters, contract law, representing business clients of various sizes, including area churches involving legal matters, employment law, bankruptcy law, and personal injury law.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Cartwright & White, LLC	Lanham, MD	April 2007- Present
Personal Tutor	Maryland Bar Essay Exam	Lanham, MD	May 1990 – present
Partner	Wendy A. Cartwright & Associates, P.C.	Bowie, MD	March 1991 – April 2007

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Maryland School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1989
University of Maryland Baltimore County	B.A.	Political Science	1986

State / Court	Date
Maryland	1990

• Maryland State Bar Association
  Prince George's County Bar Associations
  National Association of Women Judges
  Maryland Association of Orphans' Court Judges
  Co-Chairman, Building Committee of the First Baptist Church of Highland Park, Landover, Maryland

• Award for 10 Best Law Firms from the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys | 2021-2022
  Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rated for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability (2007) & 2017
  Cambridge Who's Who 2007 Professional for the Legal Services Industry
  America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals for Leadership and Dedication in position as Orphans' Court Judge 2005/2006
  National Register's Who's Who 2001
  1998 Honoree, International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women

• Willie Oxendine, et.al. v. SLM Capital Corp., et.al., 915 A2d.1030, 172 Md. App. 478 (2007)
  In the Supreme Court of the State of New York, SLM Capital Corporation, appellee, obtained a default judgment against the appellants for $332,845.02. SLM recorded the foreign judgment against the appellants in the Circuit Court for Prince George's County. The appellants moved to vacate entry of the foreign judgment, arguing that the State of New York did not have sufficient contacts to exercise personal jurisdiction over them. The Circuit court ruled that the Oxendines had waived any challenge to personal jurisdiction by failing to raise the issue in the New York proceedings, and denied their motion. Appellants filed an appeal, and in a reported opinion, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals disagreed, holding that the Oxendines did not waive their right to challenge jurisdiction by failing to file an objection or responsive pleading in the New York case. The Court of Special Appeals remanded the case to the Circuit Court for further evidentiary proceedings to determine whether the New York court had sufficient basis to exercise jurisdiction, and allowed the Oxendines to offer evidence to prove that their signatures on the guaranty agreement were forged.

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1990) Licensed as Attorney in Maryland. Verified with Maryland State Bar Association.	October 14, 2014

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