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Gaithersburg Accident Injury Lawyers and Criminal Defense Attorneys

Gaithersburg, Maryland is a growing city at the forefront of technology and innovation. Situated about twelve miles northeast of Washington D.C., it is considered a suburb and primary city within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-Metropolitan Area. The Greater Gaithersburg Area swells to over 200,000 people when suburbs of Montgomery Village and North Potomac are included. Gaithersburg is one of the fastest growing cities on the East coast and at the same time is totally committed to its historic heritage of a small town.

Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County, Maryland, the most populated and affluent county in the state of Maryland. The county lies adjacent to the District of Columbia and is fully governed by a County Council of nine elected officials. Gaithersburg and neighboring Germantown, an unincorporated area, have gone from simple, rural farming settlements that grew at the crossroads of two ancient Indian trails, to solid towns in 1873 when the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad established a station in the area. Gaithersburg became incorporated in 1878, though Germantown never has. The railroad stimulated both agricultural expansion and commercial growth. Another surge of expansion occurred in the area when the National Institute of Standards and Technology moved its bureau to Gaithersburg in 1961, giving the city the designation of 'Science Capital of the United States.

In the past, Gaithersburg, Maryland has been named one of the 'Fifty Fabulous Places to Raise Your Family' by authors Lee and Saralee Rosenberg, and has also been rated the best city in the country for running a home based business. Germantown had a population of about 1,000 in 1972 and has grown by approximately 2,000 people a year. Gaithersburg's population today is 60,108, making it the forth largest incorporated city in Maryland behind Baltimore, Rockville, and Frederick. Within Montgomery County proper, there is a wide range of ethnic minorities, including large Hispanic, Chinese and Korean communities, making up 40% of the population.

Gaithersburg, Maryland is within an hour's drive of three major airports: Reagan National, Dulles International and the Baltimore-Washington International Airport. The Montgomery County Airpark is available for private and business aircraft. Bus service in Gaithersburg consists of Metrobus routes operated by WMATA and Ride-On routes operated by Montgomery County. Maryland's MARC system operates commuter rail services connecting Gaithersburg to Washington, DC, with two stations in the city. Gaithersburg is connected to Washington Metro via Shady Grove station, which is a terminal on the Red Line.

There are a wide range of choices for education in Gaithersburg also. Montgomery County Public School system is the largest in Maryland and many private schools are available. Dematha Catholic High School, which dominates interscholastic sports at a local and national level on a yearly basis, is an example of the class of educational institutions boasted by the area. A host of colleges and universities are nearby, such as the University of Maryland College Park and George Mason University, and post-secondary education is offered at John Hopkins Montgomery County Center, Universities at Shady Grove, and the Montgomery College of Germantown.

The local hospital is the Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, which is building a new Medical Center in Germantown. The National Institute for Health, (NIH), one of the world's foremost medical research centers is located in Bethesda, Maryland, only fourteen miles from Gaithersburg.

From its humble start as an agricultural German settlement of artisans, merchants and farmers, to the flourishing city it has become today, Gaithersburg, Maryland has become a truly cosmopolitan community. The future of Gaithersburg is full of excitement and growth. Unfortunately, with growth comes congestion, traffic and crime. Gaithersburg is surrounded by major roads, highways and interstates including Frederick Avenue, Interstate 270, Interstate 370, the Capital Beltway (495), and the newly constructed interstate connector. As a result, major accidents often occur. Portner & Shure has two offices within minutes of Gaithersburg. Our Gaithersburg accident attorneys and Gaithersburg DUI/DWI lawyers frequent Montgomery County District and Circuit Courts and effectively represent Gaithersburg residents in matters of criminal defense and personal injury on a regular basis.

We serve the following counties:
Virginia - Loudoun County, Arlington County, Fairfax County, Prince William County, Fauquier County, Fredericksburg County, Clark County and Warren County
Maryland - Anne Arundel County, Howard County, Baltimore County, Harford County, Baltimore City, Prince George's County, Frederick County, and Montgomery County