Background
Kramer, Paul R. was born on June 6, 1936 in Baltimore. Son of Phillip and Lee (Labovitz) Kramer.
Kramer, Paul R. was born on June 6, 1936 in Baltimore. Son of Phillip and Lee (Labovitz) Kramer.
American University (Bachelor of Arts, 1959. Juris Doctor, 1961).
Worked at Paul R. Kramer, P.A. (Baltimore, MD) specializing in Federal Criminal and Civil Litigation. State Criminal and Civil Litigation, Trials in all Courts, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Automobile Negligence, Drunk Driving, Traffic Violations, D.M.V. Hearings, Drug Violations, White Collar Criminal Defense and State and Federal Fraud Grand Jury Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1961, Maryland.
1962, District of Columbia, United States. District Court, District of Columbia and United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
1963, United States. District Court, District of Maryland. 1964, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. 1965, United States. Supreme Court.
1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 1992, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. 1996, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Instructor, Criminal Trial Advocacy, University of Maryland School of Law, Continuing Legal Education, 1975-1980. Associate Professor of Law, Legal Research, Villa Julie College, 1976-1980. Associate Professorial Lecturer, Criminal Justice System, Extension Course in Baltimore, Maryland, George Washington University, 1979.
Instructor, National District Attorney's Association, 1979. Faculty Member, Federal Practice Institute of the Federal Bar Association, 1980-1986. Attorney, Federal Public Defender's Office, Legal Aid Agency for The District of Columbia, 1962-1963.
Assistant United States Attorney, 1963-1969 and Deputy United States Attorney, 1969-1983, District of Maryland. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City (Member: Judicial Selection Committee for Baltimore City, 1992. District Court Committee, 1990.
Drug Court Committee, 1994-1995. Member, 1990 and Chair, 1994-1995, Criminal Law Committee. Chair, Judiciary Sub-Committee on Policy, 1993-1994.
Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, 6 year Term, Inquiry Committee for Baltimore City, 1993-1999). Baltimore County, Maryland State (Member, Litigation District Court Subcommittee, 1990), Federal (Member: Board of Governors, Maryland Chapter, 1970-1973. Federal Judiciary Selection Committee, 1971-1979.
1987-1988; 1992-1993. President, Maryland Chapter, 1973-1974. Member, National Council, 1973.
Chairperson, National Circuit Vice-Presidents, 1978-1981. National Deputy Secretary, 1981-1982. National Secretary, 1982-1983.
National Fourth Circuit Vice-President and Second Vice President, 1973-1981. 1986-1987; Circuit Officer, Fourth Circuit, 1996-1997. Strategic Long Range Planning Committee, 1995-1996) and American Bar Associations.
The District of Columbia Bar. Maryland Trial Lawyers Association. Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association.
National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. Assistant United States Attorney's Association of Maryland. Federal Judicial Conference for the Fourth Circuit (Permanent Member).
Paul R. Kramer, P.A., is a boutique law firm specializing in criminal defense in State and Federal courts. Its Principal, Paul R. Kramer, has been practicing criminal law for over thirty six (36) years. He has been in private practice since 1983.
Previously, he has served as the Deputy United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, and was a federal prosecutor for twenty (20) years. He places a special emphasis on personalized attention to his clients' problems. He is often requested by larger law firms to act as co-counsel to their clients under indictment or who are subpoenaed before grand juries or who are under criminal investigation.
Paul R. Kramer has also taught courses in Criminal Trial Advocacy and has lectured extensively on Trial Advocacy.
Member, Federal Practice Institute of the Federal Bar Association, 1980-1986. Attorney, Federal Public Defender's Office, Legal Aid Agency for The District of Columbia, 1962-1963. Assistant United States Attorney, 1963-1969 and Deputy United States Attorney, 1969-1983, District of Maryland.
Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City (Member: Judicial Selection Committee for Baltimore City, 1992. District Court Committee, 1990. Drug Court Committee, 1994-1995.
Member, 1990 and Chair, 1994-1995, Criminal Law Committee. Chair, Judiciary Sub-Committee on Policy, 1993-1994. Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, 6 year Term, Inquiry Committee for Baltimore City, 1993-1999).
Baltimore County, Maryland State (Member, Litigation District Court Subcommittee, 1990), Federal (Member: Board of Governors, Maryland Chapter, 1970-1973. Federal Judiciary Selection Committee, 1971-1979. 1987-1988; 1992-1993.
President, Maryland Chapter, 1973-1974. Member, National Council, 1973. Chairperson, National Circuit Vice-Presidents, 1978-1981.
National Deputy Secretary, 1981-1982. National Secretary, 1982-1983. National Fourth Circuit Vice-President and Second Vice President, 1973-1981.
1986-1987; Circuit Officer, Fourth Circuit, 1996-1997. Strategic Long Range Planning Committee, 1995-1996) and American Bar Associations. The District of Columbia Bar.
Maryland Trial Lawyers Association. Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association. National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.
Assistant United States Attorney's Association of Maryland. Federal Judicial Conference for the Fourth Circuit (Permanent Member).
Married Janet Amitin, September 1, 1957. Children: Jayne, Susan, Nancy.