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Harry Martin Rifkin
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Harry Martin Rifkin

3.7
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7134 Pheasant Cross Drive, Baltimore, MD 21209

Auto Accidents, Business Arbitration, Business Law and 13 more

About Harry Martin Rifkin

A native Baltimorean, Mr. Rifkin has spent his career helping people. He graduated college in three years from the George Washington University with distinction, attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he won the prestigious Edwin R. Keedy Cup in Moot Court competition. He returned home to practice law which he has done since 1982. He has taught legal courses at Stevenson University as an adjunct professor and has chaired the Maryland State Bar Association Franchise and Distribution Law Committee. He is a long-time member of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising.

Representative Cases

• WW, LLC v. The Coffee Beanery, Ltd., No. 07-1830, 2008 WL 4899478 (6th Cir. Nov. 14, 2008)

• Thomas L. Kwako v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., NASD Arbitration Award Case No. 02-01873 (May 23, 2003)

• Goodwin and Boone v. Choice Hotels International, Inc., 346 Md. 153 (1997)

• Mid-Atlantic Telecom, Inc. v. Long Distance Services, Inc., 18 F.3d 260 CCH Rico Bus. Disp. Guide 8500 (4th Cir. 1994)

• Choice Hotels International, Inc. v. Palm-Aire Oceanside, Inc., 1996 WL 49063 (4th Cir. 1996)

• Choice Hotels International, Inc. v. Goodwin & Boone, 11 F.3d 469 (1993)

• Faw Casson & Co. v. Everngam, 94 Md. App. 129 (1992)

• Jiffy Lube International, Inc. v. Morgan, 1991 WL 107862 (D. Md. 1991) (aff’d.) 1993 WL 366330 (4th Cir. 1993)

• Wolf v. Klein, 1990 WL 86130, 16 Fed.R.Serv. 3d 1222 (4th Cir. 1990)

• Federal Savings and Loan Ins. Corp. v. Quality Inns, Inc., 876 F.2d 353 (4th Cir. 1989)

• Quality Inns International, Inc.v. Dollar Inns of America, Inc., CCH Bus. Franchise Guide, ¶10,007 (D. Md. February 10, 1989)

• Shotto v. Laub, 635 F. Supp. 835, Fed.Sec.L.Rep. ¶92,860 (1986)

• Shotto v. Laub, 632 F. Supp. 516 (D. Md. 1986)

 

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Criminal Law
Posted by Steve
February 14, 2026
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Total Con Artist who only wants to hustle you for money, charging way more than the best in the business charge for services he doesn’t even provide. Call him, and whomever is around him in the room can hear your entire conversation. Try to tell him details of Your Case, and he’s busy answering another call, since he’s busy conning folks. Send him evidence, don’t worry, he won’t review. Go to his office, your files are exposed for the world to see, and he shares confidential files, photos, videos, and stories about his clients with random others. His lies? OMG, his LIES…he LIES in court! He’s got ongoing cases from his bitter divorce, tax liens, bankruptcy, and he’s taking on more and more clients every day while overcharging them and NOT working on their case. There is always an excuse, and when you get to court, YOU will be far more prepared than he, and he will need your assistance with helping him get you convicted for a crime you never committed. He’s a devout Trumpster!

 
Personal Injury
Posted by nancy
February 22, 2024
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Mr. Rifkin is the worst Lawyer that anyone would need to hire. Run as far as you can from this so called Attorney. For3 years he wasted my time pretending to work on my case. Yes, he was the 4th Attorney on the case. The disbarred Attorney would have prevailed better then Mr. Rifkin. He was too cheap to obtain my medical records ,and files. He assured me that he was prepared for court. The night before court he brings me the binders and paper work to make copies and place in the binders. He then stayed for an hour ate his dinner and watched TV then went home. I stayed up all night trying to get the job done. Here I am doing the work while he sleep. I lost my case. Due to Mr. Rifkin NOT BEING PREPARED FOR COURT. The Judge stopped the trial. No Medical Doctors were able to testify because of a lack of records. I had 5 surgeries due to my injury. Yet all he cared about was trying to get me to take $50k from the Ins Co. That would have least given him someting. Mr Rifkin deserved Nothing!

 

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Areas of Law

  • Business Law 1
    • Franchises and Franchising
  • Litigation 1
    • Civil Litigation
  • Criminal Law 3
    • DUI/DWI
    • Drug Crimes
    • Traffic Violations
  • Trusts and Estates 1
    • Estate Planning
  • Personal Injury
  • Other 7
    • Auto Accidents
    • Business Arbitration
    • Franchise Law
    • Franchise Litigation
    • Bankruptcy/Commercial
    • Litigation/Plaintiff
    • Litigation/Defense

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  • Additional Links
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1982, Maryland
    1982, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
    1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
    1987, District of Columbia
    1991, U.S. Supreme Court
    2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
    2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
    Memberships
    Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.
    District of Columbia Bar
    American Bar Association.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Pennsylvania
    Class of 1982
    J.D.
    Other Education
    George Washington University
    Class of 1979
    B.A.
    with distinction
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1958
    Baltimore, Maryland, 1958

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