Chad Spencer

About Chad Spencer

Fellow, Maryland State Bar Association Leadership Academy, Class of 2006 • Co-chair, MSBA Young Lawyers Section Education Committee, 2006-07 • Co-chair, MSBA Young Lawyers Section Resolutions Committee, 2007-08; 2012-13 • Co-chair, MSBA YLS “4 Corners Initiative” Committee, 2013-14 • Co-chair, MSBA YLS “Senior Outreach” Committee, 2014-15 • Howard County Circuit Representative to MSBA YLS, 2007-09 • Member, MSBA Membership Committee, 2006-13 • Co-Chair, MSBA Membership Committee, 2011-13 • Member-At-Large, Howard Co. Bar Assn. Board of Directors, 2008-13 • Member, Howard County Bar Ass\'n Judicial Merit Selection Committee; July 2012 – June 2015 (Chair, 20••••15) • Co-Chair, Howard Co. Bar Assn. Membership Committee, 2012-13 • MSBA YLS liaison to Howard Co. Bar Assn, 2007-08 • Chair, Howard Co. Bar Assn. YLS, 2007-10 • Co-Chair, HBCA Law Day 2007-08 • Awarded Howard Co. Bar Ass\'n President’s Award, 2008 • Awarded Howard Co. Bar Ass\'n President’s Award, 2013 • Awarded MSBA Young Lawyers Section Best Presentation Award for 2007-08 bar year for “Pro Bono for Young Lawyers” event. • Chair, Howard Co. Wills for Heroes Event Campaign (Oct. 2009 – 67 beneficiaries; Apr. 2011 – 92 beneficiaries; March 2013 – 67 beneficiaries; November 2013 – 91 beneficiaries, March 2015 - 58 beneficiaries). Wills for Heroes event in Carroll County (April 2014 - 50 beneficiaries). • Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation (Fellows class of 2010) • Fellow, Howard Co. Bar Foundation (Fellows class of 2012) • Trustee, Howard Co. Bar Foundation Board of Trustees (2013- present) • Named a “Rising Star” in the 20••••17 “Super Lawyers” Magazine for Maryland • Member, Maryland State Bar Association, 2004 – present • Member, Howard Co. Bar Association, 2004 – present • Member, Carroll Co. Bar Association, 2011 – present • Ducks Unlimited Central MD Committee, 2004-07 • Co-chair, Legal Aid Bureau Equal Justice Council, Howard Co. Campaign, 2007-09 • Certified Collaborative Law Professional

Experience

1. Managing Partner

   The Spencer Law Group

   Mar 2021 — Present · Columbia, MD, US

   attorneys at The Spencer Law Group are focused on getting you the best results possible. We help people solve problems related to divorce, custody, alimony, support, marital assets and estate planning. We also help businesses from inception to sale, including contract drafting, review, litigation and negotiation.

Education

• University of Baltimore School of Law

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

  2001 — 2003

• University of Maryland College Park

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  1996 — 1999

Skills

• Family Law
• Business Litigation
• Trial Practice
• Corporate Law
• Westlaw
• Legal Writing
• Collaborative Law
• Wills
• Legal Research
• Litigation
• Child Custody
• Criminal Defense
• Divorce
• Pleadings
• Civil Litigation
• Motions
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Hearings
• Courts
• Preparation of Wills
• Trials