Representing Southern Maryland, Since 1907
In 1907, the late John F. Mudd, began the general practice of law at an office on Main Street (now Charles Street) in La Plata, the then new County Seat of Charles County, Maryland. In 1933 his son,
F. DeSales Mudd joined him, creating Mudd and Mudd, one of Southern Maryland's most active and best known law firms. The firm expanded and moved its office to the Idamont Building on La Grange Avenue in La Plata in 1956. In the 1960's the founder's two grandsons,
Thomas F. Mudd and
John F. Mudd, joined their father's practice. In 1978,
Stephen P Fitzgerald joined the firm and in 1986, Mudd, Mudd and Fitzgerald moved to its present location in the
Sydney F. Mudd House, 106 St. Mary's Avenue, La Plata, Maryland. John E. Ray has been a member of the firm since 2000. Mark D. Mudd has been a member of the firm since 2006.
Mudd, Mudd and Fitzgerald's attorneys offer more than 115 years of combined legal experience.