Law Firm Overview

The law firm of COCKEY, BRENNAN & MALONEY, P.C. was established in 1997 by three lawyers with years of practice in the area of civil litigation. The law firm is located in Salisbury, Maryland, providing a range of legal services to individuals, businesses and municipalities throughout the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

The firm is a full service law firm, providing representation in areas of administrative, employment, civil rights, family law (divorce, custody), zoning, planning and land use, health care, personal injury, municipal, corporate, and real estate law. The attorneys offer representation in every level of state and federal courts.

Our attorneys maintain strong community ties, are active in County and State Government organizations and state and national attorney associations. The success of the firm is directly related to the personal attention we each provide our clients and exercising zealous representation without compromising cost effective and ethical practices. We take great pride in responding promptly to client's requests, telephone calls, and preparing clients for all issues by remaining in regular contact.

The firm's dedication to quality representation of their clients has sustained a longstanding relationship with clients, the court system and the community.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Business & Corporate Law
• Employment Law
• Civil Rights Law
• Constitutional Law
• Criminal Law
• Municipal Law
• Personal Injury Law
• Real Estate Law
• Estate Planning

Published Works

• The Family and Medical Leave Act at Work: Getting Employees to Value Families (Co-Author), 4 Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law, 1996
• For Employers, the Paper Trail Starts with a Written Personnel Policy, 12 The Law Clerk 2, 1997
• Note, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation vs. Texarkana National Bank: When the Defense of Fraud is No Defense Against the FDIC, 35 Loyola Review 1440, 1990
• Comment, Flirting with Disaster. The AIA Owner-Architect Agreement Shifts the Risk of Loss to Owners, 36 Loyola Law Review 409, 1990

Representative Clients

• City of Crisfield
• Somerset County Sanitary District
• Drs. Morres, Giannelle, Goertzen & Associates, P.A.
• Wicomico County Housing Authority

Representative Cases

• Home Exterminating Company v. Zurich-America, 921 F.Supp 318 (D. Md. 1996)
• Knussman v. State of Maryland, 934 F.Supp. 659 (D. Md. 1996)
• Gold Coast Mall, Inc. v. Larmar Corporation, 298 Md. 96 (1984)
• Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene v. Phoebus, 319 Md. 710 (1990)
• Zaznis v. Gold Coast Mall, Inc., 63 Md. App. 364 (1985)
• C.S. v. Prince George's County Department of Social Services, 343 Md. 14 (Md. 1996)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Drug Violations, Misdemeanor, Traffic Violations, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Estate Planning, Family Law, Health & Health Care Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Real Estate Law, State, Local & Municipal Law