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| Michael E. Kaminkow
| mkaminkow@schulmantreem.com |
t: 410-332-0850
f: 410-332-0866 |
| Michael E. Kaminkow, a partner at Schulman, Treem, Kaminkow & Gilden, P.A., is highly-respected for his long-standing practice as a top-tier criminal defense attorney and civil litigator. In recent years, he has garnered broad media attention and coverage for his diverse criminal defense practice, ranging from his representation of Melissa Burch Harton, a graduate school student charged with murdering a fellow student, to his representation of Robert Harwood, a Johns Hopkins University graduate charged with murdering a fellow student on campus, to his representation of Jobrea Lodge, charged with attempted murder of a police officer.
Before entering private practice, Mr. Kaminkow served as an Assistant State’s Attorney for Baltimore City from 1966-69. Mr. Kaminkow has also served as Commissioner on the Baltimore City Community Relations Commission (1973-76), Chair of the Governors Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency (1975-76), Member of the Governor’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice (1978-79), President of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association (1993-94) and a Member of the Mayor’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (2000-present). Mr. Kaminkow was honored in 2004 by the University of Baltimore Law School for a Legacy of Excellence.
Reported Cases:
United States v. Johnson,
2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 2324 (4th Cir. 2001) (criminal law); United States v. Sider, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 18614 (4th Cir. 2000) (criminal law); United States v. Hicks, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 10087 (4th Cir. 1987); United States v. Clerkley, 556 F.2d 709 (4th Cir. 1977); United States v. Reinhardt, 347 F. Supp.2d 222 (D. Md. 2004) (criminal law); State v. Hepple, 279 Md. 265 (1977) (criminal law); Garrison v. State, 272 Md. 123 (1974) (criminal law); Kelly v. State, 270 Md. 139 (1973) (criminal law); McMillan v. State, 258 Md. 147 (1970) (criminal law); State v. Riley, 147 Md. App. 113 (2002) (criminal law); Harwood v. Johns Hopkins University, 130 Md. App. 476 (2000) (education/constitutional law); Calhoun v. State, 72 Md. App. 685 (1987) (criminal law); Caldwell v. State, 51 Md. App. 703 (1982) (criminal law) |
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Practice Areas
Criminal Law
Bar Admissions
Maryland, 1966; United State District Court for the District of Maryland, 1966; Fourth Circuit, 1975
Education
The Johns Hopkins University (A.B. 1961); University of Baltimore School of Law (L.L.B., cum laude, 1966)
Affiliations, Achievements
& Honors
AV peer-review rated; Member of University of Baltimore School of Law Litigation Hall of Fame; Member of the Maryland State Bar Association, Bar Association of Baltimore City, American Bar Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association (President, 1993-94; Treasurer, 1987-90; Board Member, 1985-86), and the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
Publications
“Criminal Procedure and Practice in the District Court of Maryland,” MICPEL (1985) |
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