Meet the Attorneys
Attorney David W. Fischer and Attorney David P. Putzi are proud to represent clients throughout Maryland.
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David P. Putzi, Esq.
David P. Putzi is recognized as a preeminent and distinguished criminal law and DUI defense attorney. Mr. Putzi's expertise is evidenced by his numerous professional awards and a documented history of success in the courtroom. Martindale-Hubbell awarded Mr. Putzi a Preeminent AV Rating, signifying the highest level of professional excellence that is awarded to fewer than 5% of all attorneys nationwide. Maryland Super Lawyers has bestowed their highest honor on Mr. Putzi every year since 2015, ranking him in the top 5% percent of all attorneys in Maryland. Further, he was selected as a Top Attorney by Baltimore Magazine, and a Leading Lawyer of Anne Arundel County by What's Up Magazine in the practice areas of criminal defense and juvenile law.
Mr. Putzi is a relentless and zealous advocate for his clients. He specializes in representing individuals charged with criminal, DUI & DWI, traffic, and juvenile offenses, as well as quasi-criminal matters such as protective orders, peace orders and administrative hearings. He appears every day in the Maryland courts to defend his clients. When a case requires litigation, Mr. Putzi possesses vast trial experience and maintains a demonstrated history of courtroom success, winning hundreds of trials for his clients. Many of the thousands of cases that he has successfully defended involve high-profile matters that receive extensive media attention, including the following sampling: winning a jury trial in one of the most notorious homicide trials in Anne Arundel County history that received nationwide attention; winning multiple other murder trials; winning the rape allegations for a client after police inadvertently disposed of critical evidence; successfully representing a client charged with shooting a Secret Service Agent and another man at the Annapolis Mall foodcourt; winning a jury trial for client who was an Anne Arundel County Sheriff charged with sexual offenses against his step-daughter; and, successfully resolving a murder case with a plea to accessory after the fact for a client charged - along with his mother and brother - with poisoning, stabbing and burning his mother's boyfriend.
Mr. Putzi previously served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Maryland. As a prosecutor, he was responsible for handling a wide variety of felony and misdemeanor cases. While he was a prosecutor, Mr, Putzi received specialized training in sexual assault crimes, felony drug offenses, juvenile delinquency matters, and DUI standardized field sobriety testing. Mr. Putzi's unique ability to understand how prosecutors think and prepare produces favorable results for his clients.
Mr. Putzi is a past President of the Anne Arundel County Bar Association. He also served as the Chair of the Criminal Law Committee for the AABA, teaching other attorneys criminal defense strategy, search and seizure issues, the rules of evidence, and how best to defend domestic violence cases. He was selected by his peers, and confirmed by the Governor of Maryland, as a member of the Judicial Nominating Commission responsible for selecting the trial judges in Anne Arundel County.
Mr. Putzi attended The Catholic University Columbus School of Law. He was selected to serve on the Editorial Board of The Catholic University Law Review. Upon graduation from law school, he served as the judicial law clerk for the Honorable Judge Raymond G. Thieme, Jr. in the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.
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David W. Fischer, Esq.
Attorney David W. Fischer has been recognized as one of Maryland's best criminal defense attorneys. With 30 years of experience, Mr. Fischer has successfully defended thousands of state and federal criminal cases. Mr. Fischer has made numerous guest appearances on local and national television as a legal commentator and on behalf of clients, and he teaches continuing legal education courses for other attorneys. Mr. Fischer has been recognized by Baltimore Magazine as a "Top Attorney in Maryland," by Annapolis Magazine as a "Leading Lawyer," and by Super Lawyers as a top Maryland criminal defense attorney.
Mr. Fischer and his law partner, David P. Putzi, won an acquittal in the most famous homicide case in the history of Anne Arundel County, State vs. Jacob Fortney (2006). More recently, Mr. Fischer won an acquittal in United States vs. Thomas Caldwell (2022), the most high-profile seditious conspiracy prosecution in federal court in Washington, D.C. arising out of the January 6th Capitol "insurrection" Oath Keepers prosecution. The defendant in that case, Thomas Caldwell, was allegedly the mastermind behind the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol; his acquittal shocked the D.C. press corps, who characterized it as the best outcome of any January 6 defendant.
Mr. Fischer has won more than 750 acquittals in his career. In 2003, Mr. Fischer was named to the prestigious Criminal Justice Act panel of the U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. He has appeared in every courthouse across Maryland, state and federal, and has represented clients in federal courts in Virginia and Washington, D.C. His list of former clients includes professional athletes, Washington politicians, Maryland elected officials, lawyers, and, overwhelmingly, ordinary citizens who find themselves in trouble with the law. Mr. Fischer has taught multiple continuing legal education courses to other attorneys in Maryland on topics including cross-examination, jury selection, firearms-related cases, and state and federal criminal defense.
Mr. Fischer is a 1995 honors graduate of the University of Maryland Law School, where he served as an editor of the Maryland Law Review. In 1992, he was selected as a NCAA Academic-All American basketball player and received a NCAA post-graduate scholarship to attend law school. Mr. Fischer is admitted to practice in all courts in Maryland, the U.S. District Court (Maryland), the U.S. District Court (D.C.), the U.S. Court of Appeals (Fourth Circuit), U.S. Court of Claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals (D.C.), and the United States Supreme Court.