Longtime Easton Attorney Mitchell J. Cornwell has joined Coon & Cole, effective June 1, 2023. His West Street office will be the new home for Coon & Cole’s Easton branch of the firm. With 42 years of experience practicing law and 38 years of experience as a Certified Professional Accountant, Mitch brings a wealth of expertise in the areas of estate and trust planning, business law, probate administration, tax law and fiduciary and estate tax returns. We are excited to welcome Mitch to the team!

For over 30 years, Coon & Cole has been a trusted, full-service law firm for Maryland businesses, handling their corporate organization, commercial transactions, disputes and litigation, bankruptcy and dissolution. We pride ourselves on growing with our clients, supporting them over the life of their businesses, bringing our skills to bear as their needs and goals change over time.

Coon & Cole, LLC is proud to be recognized as an MSBA 100% Law Firm. This unique distinction from the Maryland State Bar Association honors Maryland firms with at least 10 partners and associates barred in Maryland, all of whom have renewed their membership for the 2022-23 Bar year.

In addition to her duties with Coon & Cole, Connie Hare has accepted a position as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law for the 2023 spring semester. She will be teaching a 5-credit clinical course entitled, “Consumer Bankruptcy: Legal Theory and Practice,” and supervising student attorneys as they represent pro bono bankruptcy clients referred by the Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Services in Chapter 7 cases.

Partner Zach Coon was named by Best Lawyers^® to their 2023 "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" list in the practice areas of Construction Law and Estates & Trusts Litigation.

The Firm's founding partner Curtis C. Coon has been selected to Super Lawyers 2022, a distinction he has held for the past four consecutive years.

The Super Lawyers honor is limited to a small number of lawyers per state and is awarded based on several indicators, including peer recognition and professional achievement.

The firm is proud to congratulate our own Connie Hare, who has been named to the inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers – placing her in elite company among the country’s best business bankruptcy attorneys.

Coon & Cole understands that businesses do not operate in a vacuum. Therefore, we strive to develop a holistic strategy with each client that makes sense in the context of its overarching business goals.