Firm History

Stephen J. Nolan was admitted to practice law in the State of Maryland in June, 1977. For a brief period, he worked as an associate for the Baltimore law firm of Fedder and Garten, P.A. In order to pursue his interest in trial practice, Steve returned in 1977 to the Towson law firm of Nolan, Plumhoff & Williams (NPW), a general practice law firm. NPW was founded in 1969 by his father, James D. Nolan, together with J. Earle Plumhoff and Newton A. Williams. In 1979, Steve was admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia.

In 1980, James D. Nolan retired from his law practice at NPW to accept the position of Corporate President of Blue Shield of Maryland. Beginning in the 1980s at NPW, Steve began to concentrate his practice by representing individuals with serious personal injuries and surviving family members with wrongful death claims. With experience gained from managing complex asbestos property damage litigation on behalf of Baltimore Count and Anne Arundel County government and school boards, Steve extended his litigation services to include business owners who suffered economic losses due to building contamination from asbestos and other toxins.

Following the death of the firm’s President, J. Earle Plumhoff, in December 1988, Steve was elected President of NPW and served in that capacity for 14 years. With as many as 16 lawyers, NPW was the professional home of such distinguished former members as the Honorable Robert E. Cahill, Sr., the Honorable Robert E. Cahill, Jr., Ralph E. Dietz and Stephen M. Schenning.

Responding to a personal and professional desire to develop a law firm devoted primarily to plaintiffs trial practice and complex business litigation, Steve moved his practice on February 1, 2003, to Court Towers, Suite 350, 210 West Pennsylvania Avenue, directly opposite the Circuit Court for Baltimore County located in Towson, Maryland.

On February 7, 2003, James D. Nolan became Of Counsel to Stephen J. Nolan, Chartered

 
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