Our Practice

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Bob Kline is an experienced criminal defense attorney with offices in Port Deposit and Hagerstown, MD.  He has successfully handled the following cases in State and Federal Courts:

First and Second Degree Murder

First Degree and Second Degree Assault

Sexual Abuse

DUI/DWI/Driving while Impaired

Armed Robbery, Theft 

Drugs - Possession/Distribution

Drug Trafficking 

Handgun charges 

Sexual Offense

Post Conviction Relief

 It's never a good idea to wait, no matter what the charges are.   Get on top of your case by calling Kline Law Group. We will immediately start investigating the facts, interview witnesses and intervene on your behalf. With over 30 years experience we offer effective misdemeanor defense and felony defense to our clients in all counties throughout the state. 

Bob is  consistently in the newspapers for handling high profile cases around the State.  See our recent press releases

First and Second Degree Murder -  Managing Partner, Robert Kline, represented the defendant, Thomas Dorsey, in a four day murder trial in Washington County convinced the jury to acquit the defendant of all charges.  (State v. Dorsey) https://www.google.com/search?q=herald+mail+not+guilty+dorsey&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS775US775&oq=herald+mail+not+guilty+dorsey&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160l4.9174j1j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

First and Second Degree Murder, Conspiracy First and Second Degree Murder -  Managing Partner, Robert Kline, represented the co-defendant, Troy Rose, in a five day murder trial in Dorchester County convincing the jury to acquit the defendant of the two conspiracy charges and find the defendant not guilty of first degree murder.  (State v. Rose). https://www.stardem.com/news/crime/federalsburg-man-found-guilty-of-second-degree-murder/article_692ec9ff-e16b-5a60-ba2d-c45b4f3a7a70.html

First and Second Degree Murder, Armed Robbery -  Managing Partner, Robert Kline, represented the co-defendant, Drequan Savage, in a three day murder trial in Wicomico County convincing the jury to acquit the defendant of Armed Robbery and find the defendant not guilty of first degree murder.  (State v. Savage)

https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2021/04/08/police-arrest-suspects-salisbury-homicide-leslie-teo-drequan-savage-tidalhealth-peninsula-regional/7146149002/

https://www.wboc.com/archive/salisbury-pair-charged-with-murder-of-caroline-county-man/article_f5adef13-bd46-5637-9db1-ab6fcc58408d.html

Child Neglect Resulting in Death -  Managing Partner, Robert Kline, is representing the mother of a child charged with neglect of the minor resulting in the child's death in Washington County.  (State v. Thrasher). https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/crime/2022/07/29/washington-county-woman-held-in-death-of-5-year-old-son/65386938007/

First Degree Murder, Arson -  Managing Partner, Robert Kline, was able to secure a plea deal for the Defendant of Manslaughter resulting in 15 years actual time of incarceration with dismissal of remaining counts in Allegany County.  (State v. Sweeney) https://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/new-york-man-charged-with-murder-after-body-found-in-apartment-fire/article_487009ec-53bf-11ec-ae79-ffb602b57fca.html; https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/maryland/cumberland-police-investigate-early-morning-homicide/

Child Pornography -Managing Partner, Robert Kline, represented the father in a child molestation case and was able to have all state counts of child pornography dismissed by the State in Cecil County. (State v. Colby).https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2516948180415/police-elkton-area-couple-molested-their-baby-girl-on-camera

Attempted First and Second Degree Murder -  Managing Partner, Robert Kline, was able to secure a not guilty verdict as to all counts, including attempted murder charges, first degree assault and firearm charges in Cecil County. (State v. Barton).

Attempted First and Second Degree Murder, Home Invasion -  Managing Partner, Robert Kline, was able to resolve the matter with a plea to home invasion with all remaining charges dismissed by the State.  (State v. Smith-Lum).

Attempted First and Second Degree Murder -  Managing Partner, Robert Kline, was able to secure a time served sentence for one of 3 men charged with attempted murder. (State v. Blackwell).  https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/local/2021/08/19/trio-charged-april-2020-shooting-hagerstown-take-plea-agreements/8169391002/
 

Representation of County Commissioner -  Managing Partner, Robert Kline, represented Cort Meinelschmidt, Washington County County Commissioner in connection with his removal from the Board of Commissioners.  https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/local/2021/02/24/meinelschmidt-sues-over-dismissal-from-board-gop-proceeding-with-plans-to-replace-him/115869722/

Possession and Distribution - Managing Partner, Robert, successfully had 6 counts of possession and possession with intent to distribute CDS placed on the inactive docket for a client in Allegany County, Maryland.  State v. Gill.

First and Second Degree Assault - Managing Partner, Robert Kline, was successful  after 14 years and multiple appeals to have all charges dropped and dismissed by the State's Attorneys Office in Cecil County.  (State v. Kranz) https://www.pressreader.com/usa/cecil-whig/20200923/281861530938791 

Handgun Charges/Possession - Managing Partner, Robert Kline, represented an individual accused of possession of a handgun, transporting a handgun, and numerous drug charges.  After two suppression hearings, and multiple motions to dismiss, Mr. Kline was able to have the majority of the charges dismissed by the State's Attorney at the first trial before the trial was  declared a mistrial.  Ultimately the case was "stetted" by the State's Attorney resulting in the free release of our client. (State v. Spencer)  https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/washington-county-sheriff-s-deputy-gets-a-whiff-makes-drug/article_b2b700b0-7f08-11e8-8754-ab43f948ce60.html 

CDS- Possession with Intent to Distribute - Managing Partner, Robert Kline, was able to secure an acquittal on 7 counts of CDS charges in Allegany County.  State v. Mackall, Case No. 19-000682.

Bomb/Explosive Device - Managing Partner, Robert Kline, represented an individual accused of possessing, using and/or manufacturing an explosive device/bomb in Washington Count. First, Kline was able to have his client released on bail.    After being released on bail, and filing appropriate Motions with the Court, Kline successfully argued for Thorn's sentence to be limited to the time his client had already served. (State v. Thorn).

https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/wicomico-county-man-charged-with-possession-of-explosive-device-in/article_ec85ee71-d032-50ad-b025-3cae2a926dd5.html 

https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/man-given-time-served-sentence-for-hancock-explosive-device-incident/article_bdac5129-7cd3-54a1-a7ff-63b9b1086ff4.html 

Homeowner Litigation - Managing Partner, Robert Kline, is 

representing a homeowner in Cecil County, MD.  Homeowner is suing the Town of Port Deposit, Cecil County Department of Public Works, and State of Maryland, State Highway Administration over flood and water damage.  Robert Kline was able to successfully put forward claims of trespass, negligence, and negligent supervision against the parties.

https://www.cecildaily.com/news/local_news/homeowner-sues-port-deposit-state-over-flood-damage/article_af1236c4-f178-535c-b3f6-2f696c0021b5.html 

Sexual Abuse - Managing Partner, Robert Kline, was successful in arguing for a bail for a person accused of sexual abuse. (State v. Merson)

https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/boonsboro-man-charged-with-sexually-molesting-vulnerable-adult/article_facd6acf-61f7-5e96-90fb-62838dbcc1d5.html 

Sexual Abuse - Managing Partner, Robert Kline, was successful in arguing for a bail for a person accused of sexual abuse. (State v. Barnard)

https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/bond-set-for-man-accused-of-sexually-abusing-girl/article_3fe06a54-6be4-5abc-a8aa-cbdb0891fa99.html

Burglaries - Managing Partner, Robert Kline, argued suppression of the use of a GPS tracker on a vehicle (State v. Gardner)

https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/frederick-man-loses-challenge-on-police-use-of-gps-tracker/article_16b0ee45-f267-5eaf-9b84-c7fa0163de82.html 

Burglaries -  Managing Partner, Robert Kline, is representing a young man accused of multiple burglaries in the Washington County area. (State v. Grimm)

https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/instant/hagerstown-area-man-indicted-in-eight-burglaries-held-without-bond/article_39fb46c6-e92b-11e8-8ef6-77297317fcda.html?

Mr. Kline was able to have the 32 counts of burglary reduced to just one count of conspiracy in a favorable plea deal.  https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/hagerstown-area-man-gets-four-years-for-shed-break-ins/article_f01e4699-7dd9-5002-886b-9e2c49278cb7.html 

Arson-  Managing Partner, Robert Kline, represented a person accused of Firsts Degree Arson.  Robert Kline was able to successfully argue that the sentence for the client should be the time served on the arson charge resulting in the client being released from the detention center after less than 6 months being incarcerated. (State v. Kuehnle)

https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/hagerstown-area-woman-pleads-guilty-to-burning-boyfriend-s-work/article_5a94b5c5-829e-5042-85c3-3b13777ad2b3.html 

https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/washington-county-woman-held-without-bond-on-arson-charge/article_5eb4b280-0f64-5882-89bc-12f93881e38e.html