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 distinguished criminal defense and DUI attorney. He is a zealous advocate for his clients, convincing prosecutors not to bring charges at the conclusion of some police investigations, as well as obtaining favorable pre-trial and negotiated outcomes in numerous charged cases. When a case requires litigation, Mr. Putzi possesses vast trial experience. He appears every day in the Maryland courts to defend his clients. Many of the thousands of cases that he has successfully defended involve high-profile matters that receive extensive media attention.
Mr. Putzi's expertise is evidenced by his numerous professional awards, including the Preeminent AV Rating at Martindale-Hubbell, the Super Lawyers of Maryland, the Top Attorneys of Baltimore Magazine, and the Leading Lawyers of Anne Arundel County. His law practice 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.
Mr. Putzi previously served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Maryland. As a prosecutor, he was responsible for litigating a wide variety of felony and misdemeanor cases. He received specialized training in sexual crimes, felony drug offenses, juvenile matters, and DUI field sobriety testing.
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 in the areas of criminal defense strategy, search and seizure issues, the rules of evidence, and defending domestic violence cases. He was selected by his peers and confirmed by Governor Martin O’Malley as a member of the Judicial Nominating Commission responsible for selecting trial judges in Anne Arundel County.
Mr. Putzi attended The Catholic University School of Law. He was selected to the Editorial Board of The Catholic University Law Review. Upon graduation from law school, he served as the judicial law clerk for Judge Raymond G. Thieme 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.
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