- Criminal DefenseIndividuals who are facing criminal prosecution should undoubtedly retain legal counsel as soon as possible after being arrested or charged with a crime. Michael A. Zwaig PA has a strong presence in the criminal defense arena. We are aggressive, competent, and have more than 25 years of experience defending clients who face criminal charges. We represent clients in both the District and Circuit courts.
- White Collar CrimesMr. Zwaig has more than twenty five years of experience litigating both civil and criminal cases. His current practice includes personal injury, worker’s compensation, medical malpractice, criminal defense, and immigration. Prior to opening his practice, he gained experience as an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Investigations Divison for the State of Maryland prosecuting white collar crimes. He also served as an Assistant Public Defender, representing indigent clients in cases ranging from aggravated felonies to death penalty. He also worked as a Law Clerk in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City for the Honorable Edward J. Angeletti.
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Intellectual Property
- Workers CompensationMichael A. Zwaig PA assists individuals who have been injured on the job. The workers compensation system was designed to ensure that workers are protected financially in the event of a workplace injury. Indeed, the State of Maryland requires that all employers carry workers compensation insurance. If you have sustained an injury or acquired a condition while engaged in your course of employment, our team can assist you with promptly filing a Workers Compensation claim. We have a proven track record of winning awards so that our clients are able to cover medical bills, be paid a portion of their weekly wages and in cases related to permanent injuries, receive lump sum payments.
- Employment LitigationIn addition to medical malpractice, workers compensation, and personal injury cases, we can assist clients with fraud, consumer protection cases, insurance disputes, construction, landlord tenant, products liability, intellectual property, employment disputes, and general commercial disputes.
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Property DamageNavigating through a complex process involving insurance carriers, doctors, hospitals, and property damage after having been involved in an accident can be overwhelming at best. Michael A. Zwaig PA has extensive experience assisting clients who have sustained injuries in an accident that was the fault of another person. We can assist you in recovering medical expenses for any injuries sustained from the accident, lost wages, and the cost of repairing or replacing your automobile. We will also explore all avenues to recover monies for pain and suffering, and punitive damages in appropriate cases.
- Citizenship and Naturalization
- Family ImmigrationMichael A. Zwaig PA takes pride in our extraordinary immigration services available to individual clients. Certainly, the U.S. immigration system is confusing and very difficult to navigate without the assistance of counsel who practices in that particular field of law. We assist individuals with employment based nonimmigrant visas and permanent residency, family based immigration, asylum and citizenship applications, and requests for various waivers.
- Employment ImmigrationMichael A. Zwaig PA provides corporate immigration services and employment solutions to companies of all sizes and in all domains. We have innovative case management software that includes client portal technology, which allows for direct and efficient communication with employers. Our employment based immigration experience includes all forms of nonimmigrant (temporary) and immigrant (permanent) petitions, PERM applications, I-9 compliance audits, labor condition application and public access file compliance. We are also able to assists clients with the development of their internal immigration hiring policies and provide program support. Indeed, we take pride in our ability to effectively assist human resources professionals with the hiring of foreign nationals. Finally, we take pride in serving clients with immigration issues related to mergers and acquisitions or corporate restructuring.
- Investor VisasIndividuals who invest in a government approved Regional Center or a commercial enterprise that will create 10 full-time jobs for U.S. workers are eligible for Lawful Permanent Resident Status in the United States. The investment amount required is $500,000 in targeted rural or high unemployment areas, and $1,000,000 in other areas. For wealthy individuals, this is a very expeditious way to obtain resident status in the United States. The immigration team at Michael A. Zwaig PA will work directly with the investor to determine options available to qualify for the investor visa.
- Removal DefenseMichael A Zwaig PA has a full service immigration practice. We provide legal advice and representation related to all aspects of immigration law. Our experience includes successful adjudications of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applications, family and employment based permanent residency, self-petitions, waivers, citizenship, asylum and removal defense.
- Personal InjuryMichael A. Zwaig PA has more than 25 years of experience providing civil litigation representation in both the state and federal courts. Our civil litigation practice covers medical malpractice, workers compensation, personal injury, and business litigation.
- Medical MalpracticeMichael A. Zwaig PA provides legal representation to individuals who have fallen victim to surgical or other medical errors or negligence. Our team will not only zealously represent you or a family member, but will also provide compassionate client service. Our medical malpractice services include cases related to birth injuries, cerebral palsy, medical mistakes, and medical misdiagnosis.