Mr. Guzman was born
in New York, New
York. He is a
Hispanic American
who is fluent in
Spanish. Mr. Guzman
attended the
University of
Maryland and taught
high school English
and Spanish
after
his graduation. He
subsequently
attended Georgetown
University Law
Center in
Washington, D.C.
Following his
graduation, he
worked as an
Assistant District
Attorney in the
Kings County
District Attorney’s
Office in Brooklyn,
New York. His public
service work further
extended to the
United States
Department of
Justice, where he
worked in the Civil
Rights Division in a
unit that worked to
guarantee the civil
rights of all
individuals who
where
institutionalized:
whether in prisons,
mental heath
facilities or
institutions for
developmentally
disabled citizens.
Mr. Guzman has also
worked in the
private sector and
is an experienced
civil litigator. He
worked with civil
law firms both in
New York (Lester,
Schwab, Katz &
Dwyer), a Wall
Street firm, and, in
Washington, D.C.
(Jordan, Coyne,
Savits, & Lopata).
As an attorney in
private practice, he
represented the
insurance industry
and has gained
experience in the
handling and trial
of personal injury
cases. Mr. Guzman
opened his own
private practice in
1994 (Philip. A.
Guzman, Esq.,
L.L.C.) and serves a
diversified
community in a legal
and litigation
centered practice
with emphasis in the
areas of personal
injury, criminal,
and education law.
Mr. Guzman and his
staff are completely
bi-lingual and all
speak fluent
Spanish.
Mr. Guzman also
serves as a private
arbitrator and
mediator throughout
the Washington area,
and has served as an
arbitrator
for the
United States
District Court in
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Guzman currently
is licensed to
practice law in
Maryland,
Washington, D.C.,
and New York. He
also works with
attorneys in
Virginia so his
practice extends
throughout all three
jurisdictions in the
Washington/D.C.
area.
Mr. Guzman is also
associated with the law
firm of
Michael S.
Morgenstern &
Associates, P.C.
in Rockville, MD.
This law firm
concentrates in
personal injury
litigation, with
offices in Maryland,
Washington, D.C. and
Ohio. This law firm
has earned a “A-V
rating,” the highest
rating for both
legal ability and
ethical standards
from the
Martindale-Hubbell
Registry of
Pre-eminent Lawyers.
“A” signifies the
highest level of
legal ability, and
“V” denotes the top
ranking of adherence
to professional
standards of
conduct, ethics,
reliability and
diligence. The
firm’s rating is
based on interviews
with judges and
other lawyers.
Additionally, Mr. Guzman is an Adjunct
Professor of Criminal Justice at Howard Community College in Columbia,
Maryland where he teaches courses in Evidence and Criminal Justice in
the Department of Social Studies. Moreover, he also supervises
students undertaking independent studies in areas of Criminal Justice,
and also conducts research with the intent of publishing in various
areas of Criminal Law.
Mr. Guzman is a member of local bar
associations including the Montgomery County, Prince George’s County,
District of Columbia and the Hispanic Bar of Maryland.He
is also an active member of the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association'
and the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney's Association.
American
who is fluent in
Spanish. Mr. Guzman
attended the
University of
Maryland and taught
high school English
and Spanish
after
his graduation. He
subsequently
attended Georgetown
University Law
Center in
Washington, D.C.
Following his
graduation, he
worked as an
Assistant District
Attorney in the
Kings County
District Attorney’s
Office in Brooklyn,
New York. His public
service work further
extended to the
United States
Department of
Justice, where he
worked in the Civil
Rights Division in a
unit that worked to
guarantee the civil
rights of all
individuals who
where
institutionalized:
whether in prisons,
mental heath
facilities or
institutions for
developmentally
disabled citizens.
