Arthur S. Alperstein
Principal
Lawyer in Baltimore, Maryland
Location
Suites 600-610 Court Square Building
200 East Lexington Street (At Calvert)
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(Independent City)
Contact Information
Phone: 410-685-0990
Fax: 410-539-2541
Email: asa@alpersteinlaw.com
Arthur S. Alperstein, a founding partner of Alperstein & Diener, P.C., has been recognized as one of the “Top Attorneys in Maryland” in 2008. He is also AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, an honor awarded by peer review and earned only by those attorneys who have reached the height of professional excellence, having achieved the highest levels of skill and integrity through extensive experience. Mr. Alperstein was also distinguished by being named to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the City of Baltimore for 2007.
Mr. Alperstein currently focuses his legal practice in the areas of Criminal Law, Traffic Violations, Workers Compensation, Family Law, Driving While Intoxicated, Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries, Drivers License Suspension, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, and Administrative Law.
Mr. Alperstein graduated from Western Maryland College with a B.A. degree in 1962 and received his Juris Doctor from the University Of Maryland School Of Law in 1965. He was admitted to practice in Maryland and the U.S. District Court, District of Maryland in 1967 and was admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1988.
Mr. Alperstein hails from Baltimore, Maryland and has devoted his life to practicing law in the State of Maryland. He began his legal career in the State's Attorney Office in Baltimore City as an Assistant State’s Attorney, and served in this capacity from 1968 to 1970. Well-respected and active in political circles, he went on to serve as a Member of the Maryland State Legislature from 1974 to 1986. Within the legislature he served as Chairman of the Motor Vehicle Law Committee from 1978 to 1986, as Vice Chair Judiciary Committee from 1994 to present, and as Commissioner for the Maryland Trial Court Judicial Nomination Committee.
Mr. Alperstein has numerous professional memberships and has held executive positions within these associations, which include the Bar Association of Baltimore City where he held the position of Member of the Executive Council, serving on the Committees of the Judiciary from 1989 to present; as Chair of the Judicial Administration Committee from 2000 to 2003; and on the Criminal Law Committee.
In addition, Mr. Alperstein is a Member of the Baltimore County and American Bar Associations; the Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, where he served as Member of the Board of Directors; the American Trial Lawyers Association; the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association; the National Defense Attorneys Association; and the American Judicature Society.
Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Traffic Violations; Workers Compensation; Family Law; Driving While Intoxicated; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Drivers License Suspension; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Administrative Law.
Admitted: 1967, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: University of Maryland, J.D., 1965
College: Western Maryland College, B.A., 1962
Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City (Member: Executive Council; Committees on: Judiciary, 1989-; Chair, Judicial Administration Committee, 2000-2003; Criminal Law); Baltimore County and American Bar Associations; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association (Member, Board of Directors); American Trial Lawyers Association; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association; National Defense Attorneys Association; American Judicature Society.
Biography: Office of State's Attorney Office, Baltimore City, 1968-1970. Member, Maryland State Legislation, 1974-1986; Chairman, Motor Vehicle Law Committee, 1978-1986; Vice Chair Judiciary Committee, 1994-. Commissioner, Maryland Trial Court Judicial Nomination Committee.
Born: Baltimore, Maryland
