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Get to Know Kevin J. McDevitt

  • Born in Leonardtown, Maryland, June 1975.

  • EDUCATION: Attended St. Mary’s Ryken High School, 1993.
    Salisbury University, B.S., concentrations in Biology & Medical Technology, 1997.
    University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D. concentrations in Criminal Law & Litigation, 2003. 

  • Judicial Intern, Hon. James A. Kenney, III, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, 2001.

  • Law Clerk, Homicide Division, Baltimore City States Attorney’s Office, 2001-2004.

  • Assistant State’s Attorney (Rule-16), Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office, 2003. 

  • Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 2004.

  • Assistant State’s Attorney, Baltimore City States Attorney’s Office, 2004-2005.

  • Assistant State’s Attorney St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, 2005-2008. 

  • Member, National District Attorney’s Association, 2004-2008. 

  • Member, Maryland State’s Attorney’s Association, 2005-2008. 

  • Member Maryland State Bar Association, 2004-Present. 

  • Member St. Mary’s County Bar Association, 2005-Present. 

  • Member, St. Mary’s County Juvenile Drug Court Team, 2006-2007. 

  • Member, St. Mary’s County Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team, 2007-2008. 

  • Member, St. Mary’s County Family Violence Coordinating Council, 2007-2008. 

  • Managing Attorney & Owner, Law Offices of Kevin J. McDevitt, L.L.C., 2008-Present. 

  • United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 2009-Present.

  • Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney's Association, 2010-Present.

  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), 2011-Present.

  • Appointed Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission Peer Review Committee, 2011-2013.

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) & International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) DWI Detection and Standardized Filed Sobriety Testing (SFST) Student Couse, 2013.

  • Listed as one of the Best DUI Lawyers in Maryland on HubPages.com, 2012.

  • National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Maryland, 2014 & 2015.

  • National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, 2014 & 2015.

  • Maryland Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2014 & 2015.

  • Accepted into National College of DUI Defense (NCDD), 2015.

  • Maryland State Bar Association Mock Trial Competition Judge, 2015-2016. 

  • Avvo Clients' Choice, 2016; Avvo 10.0 Superb Rating, 2017.

  • AGC Peer Review Panel, 2018.

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) & International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) DWI Detection and Standardized Filed Sobriety Testing (SFST) Student Couse, 2019.

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) & International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) Couse, 2020.

  • Attorney Grievance Commission Peer Review Panel, 2018-2020.

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