Maury S. Epner

Maury Epner is an experienced trial and appellate advocate in federal and state courts, handling both civil and criminal matters. A former federal prosecutor, his practice focuses on commercial, real estate and employment disputes, as well as white-collar criminal defense and appellate litigation. He is known for delivering practical solutions through strong legal analysis, effective written and oral advocacy and sound judgment under pressure.

Before entering private practice, Maury spent six years at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he primarily argued criminal appeals in U.S. Courts of Appeals nationwide. He later served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, prosecuting violent crimes and complex fraud cases. In private practice, he has served as lead trial and appellate counsel for major corporations, regional and local businesses and individual clients.

Maury has held numerous leadership roles within the bar, including service on the Maryland State Bar Association’s Board of Governors and the Executive Committee of the Bar Association of Montgomery County, where he also chaired the Federal Practice Section and the Continuing Legal Education Committee. His professional honors include recognition as a “Super Lawyer” and “Prosecutor of the Year.”

An honors graduate of Amherst College and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar at Columbia Law School, Maury is admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia, as well as before the U.S. Supreme Court and multiple U.S. Courts of Appeals. He has taught legal writing and oral advocacy at the University of Maryland School of Law and is a former permanent (Bencher) member of the American Inns of Court, Montgomery County Chapter.