For approximately 30 years, Portner & Shure’s main office has been a fixture of Howard County. As one of the most highly rated law firms in Columbia, Maryland, we have built a reputation for excellence backed by 10.0 Avvo ratings and recognition from The National Top 100 Trial Lawyers. Our staff and personal injury attorneys have deep local roots, giving our clients a distinct advantage in Maryland courtrooms. We don’t just work here; we strive to make the lives of our families, friends, and neighbors better.
While our firm is widely recognized in personal injury litigation, our Columbia attorneys bring a diverse and sophisticated range of experience to the table. We provide strong representation across multiple practice areas, including:
Our firm’s success has earned us the 2015 Litigator Award and features on CNN and in the Wall Street Journal. We believe this blend of national-caliber skill and local Howard County insight gives our clients the "edge" needed to win.
Our experienced team is backed by decades of experience and has recovered millions of dollars for our clients. To learn more about our Columbia staff, check out their profile below:


Currently, Columbia alone has a population of 90,000, making it one of the largest cities in Maryland. Columbia has large Hispanic and Asian communities. Our staff is unique in that they can speak Spanish, Korean, and Chinese. Our exceptional results and success have been noted for years on both Univision and Telemundo in the Spanish community. In the Korean community, we are routinely featured for our success in the Korean Times, the Korean Daily News, and Entertainment Weekly. The Chinese community newspapers, the World Journal and the Washington Chinese News also feature our results routinely.
All of our personal injury clients in Columbia have easy walk-in access to our personal injury paralegals and attorneys. In fact, even our Chinese, Spanish and Korean auto accident clients can meet with an attorney and legal assistant at 7226 Lee DeForest Drive, Suite 101, Columbia, Maryland 21046 at whatever time is convenient for them. We offer free consultations 24/7, and there is no attorney's fee if we do not win your case.
For 30 years, our success has been the result of our depth of resources and tireless commitment to our clients in the areas of car accidents, medical malpractice, drug injuries, defective medical devices, criminal defense, personal injury law, workers’ compensation, and immigration. We have the skill to take on any case.

Expect More Because We Never Back Down.
Understanding your rights starts with being understood. Our multilingual team is here to provide legal services in the language you’re most comfortable with: English, 中文, 한국어, Español, Tiếng Việt, Bosnian, and Urdu.
We serve Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Kentucky, and North Carolina combining broad reach with personalized local expertise for exceptional legal representation.
At Portner & Shure, every case is important, and we pursue each one with the same level of care and determination.



Meet the Portner & Shure Team
Portner & Shure, P.A. is a trusted, nationally recognized law firm providing an array of legal services in the areas of personal injury and criminal defense in counties throughout Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and North Carolina. For more than two decades, our top-rated team has helped clients obtain justice as well as over $500 million in damages for compensation.

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