Jeremy B. Widder is a seasoned criminal defense attorney in Charles County, Maryland.
Raised in Silver Spring, Maryland, Mr. Widder received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree in 2009 from Georgetown University Law Center. While in law school, he represented clients in D.C. Superior Court and in federal parole revocation hearings as part of the Criminal Justice Clinic. Mr. Widder also clerked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Greenbelt, Maryland.
From 2009 until 2018, Mr. Widder was an Assistant State’s Attorney in Charles County, Maryland, where he tried sixty jury trials and hundreds of bench trials. He has taken to trial some of the most serious and infamous cases in the county. Some of these include murder, attempted murder, rape, arson, burglary, robbery, vehicular manslaughter, drug distribution, assault, and DUI.
From 2018 to 2020, Mr. Widder was an attorney with The Law Office of Hammad Matin in La Plata, Maryland. He successfully represented hundreds of clients charged with offenses ranging from DUI to Murder.
Mr. Widder is active in the local legal community. He serves on the Board of Directors for The Jude House recovery center and the Executive Board for the Charles County Bar Association. He also serves on the Peer Review Committee of the Attorney Grievance Commission.
Mr. Widder has received recognition and coaching opportunities over the years to extend his experience and legal reach. In 2014, he was recognized for professional excellence as the inaugural Assistant State’s Attorney of the Year. In 2024, he was named to The Daily Record’s Criminal Law Power List.
Mr. Widder is also a nationally renowned law school trial advocacy coach, with American University Washington College of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, and Temple University Beasley School of Law.
Mr. Widder lives in Port Tobacco with his wife and daughter. In his free time, he enjoys growing vegetables and kayaking.
Education
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center (2009)
- B.A., Brandeis University (2006)
Admissions
- Maryland State Bar
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Charles County Bar Association, Executive Board
- Attorney Grievance Committee, Peer Review Committee
- The Jude House, Board of Directors
