Craig M. Schwartz

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Craig M. Schwartz is an AV Preeminent rated attorney, which is the highest rating given by Martindale-Hubbell, a nationally renowned lawyer rating service, for both his legal ability and ethical standards. Craig has also been selected by the readers of Smart CEO Magazine as one of Baltimore’s Legal Elite top business lawyers.  With over 29 years of experience, Craig focuses his client representation on results, helping clients to succeed while protecting their interests in a cost-effective manner. He applies a practical and efficient approach to his work while serving as general counsel for a number of privately held successful businesses, and also assisting a wide range of clients  in connection commercial transactions including the purchase and sale of businesses, the sale, acquisition, financing and development of real estate, commercial leasing, and contract matters. Craig handles sophisticated and complex transactions, while also guiding individuals who may be starting a business or purchasing an existing small business for the first time. Craig takes pride in his ongoing, long-term relationships with his clients, many of many or whom continue to engage him to handle new legal matters as they arise.

Areas of Law

• Business Organization and Formation
• Business Planning
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Creditors Rights Law
• Purchase and Sale of Businesses
• Trademark Law
• Commercial Transactions
• Commercial Leasing
• Real Estate Acquisitions
• Partnership Disputes
• Real Estate Transactions
• Contract Matters
• Corporate Law

Admission Details

• Admitted in 1988, Maryland and District of Columbia

Law School Attended

• University of Baltimore
  Class of 1988
  J.D.
  cum laude

University Attended

• University of Maryland
  Class of 1985
  B.S. Finance

Birth Information

• Born in 1963
  Baltimore, Maryland