Justin Lake

Shapiro Zwanetz & Lake

Columbia, MD

12+ Years Experience

Licensed in 1 State

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About Justin

Justin Lake is a Co-Managing Partner at Shapiro Zwanetz & Lake, realizing a dream to rejoin Jason Shapiro and David Zwanetz after law school. He was selected as one of Maryland Superlawyer’s Rising Stars and included in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ for Criminal Defense: General Practice. Justin has years of experience handling criminal, DUI/DWI, and traffic cases. As a former Assistant State’s Attorney at the Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office, he prosecuted thousands of DUI/DWI and misdemeanor cases and handled major felony cases. He successfully defended...

Licensed States

Maryland

Education

J.D.

University of Baltimore, School of Law

B.S.

The Pennsylvania State University

Awards & Recognition

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™

Criminal Defense: General Practice · 2023

Super Lawyers

2022

Maryland Superlawyer’s

Rising Stars

Professional Associations

Maryland State Bar AssociationHoward County Bar AssociationHoward County Bar Association Young Lawyer’s SectionMaryland Criminal Defense Attorney’s AssociationNational Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40