About James L

James L. Mayer constructed a career in private practice after formal training at two Maryland institutions. He holds a bachelor’s diploma in enterprise from Johns Hopkins University and earned a J.D. from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. Those school names guided the start of a legal path that has spanned numerous many years.

He started practicing law within the mid-1970s at the Law Offices of George W. McManus. That position used to be an entry into courtroom work and client counseling. In 1979 he joined Talkin & Abramson as an attorney and later have become a companion there. The firm experience broadened his day-to-day duties and introduced him to the operations of a multi-lawyer practice.

In the Nineteen Eighties Mayer moved toward company possession. Records display he was a proprietor-attorney at Mayer & Williams, P.A. in 1984. A yr later he based James L. Mayer, PA. Over time that practice have become his principal platform. He has carried the administrative duties of running a small company alongside the legal work of representing clients.

Mayer is licensed to practice in Maryland. He maintains an expert affiliation with the Maryland State Bar Association and has held membership there in recent years. That association connects him to the state bar’s resources and local legal network. His career reflects a continuous presence in Maryland’s legal scene rather than public-dealing with roles at the national stage.

People who have labored with him describe a practitioner who moved from staff attorney to partner after which to firm proprietor. That progression is seen in his resume and within the series of offices he has stored. The arc indicates a lawyer who pursued independence in the Nineteen Eighties and has sustained a personal practice since then.

Today Mayer continues to practice from his eponymous company, James L. Mayer, PA. He works in Maryland and manages the duties regular to a longstanding solo or small-company practitioner. As of 2026 he practices from James L. Mayer, PA in Maryland, running a private practice that serves clients within the state.

Education

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

J.D. (1974) | Law

1970

Johns Hopkins University

B.S. (1975) | Business

1966

Experience

Owner/attorney

James L. Mayer, PA
1985

Owner/attorney

Mayer & Williams, PA
1984

attorney/partner

Talkin & Abramson
1979

attorney

Law Offices of George W. McManus
1976

Accepted Jurisdictions

Maryland

Professional Associations

Maryland State Bar Association

Current

Office Locations

Main Office

 2400 Longstone Lane, S 106 Mariottsville Marriottsville MD 21104