Coon & Cole attorney Constance Hare is being recognized for a landmark 30 years of dedicated service as a volunteer for the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS).

Connie will be honored at the MVLS Celebrate Pro Bono 2026 event for her decades helping Marylanders navigate bankruptcy and debtor-relief matters, consistently going above and beyond to provide clients with diligent representation.

We are pleased to announce that Josie E. Shaffer has joined Coon & Cole as an Associate Attorney. Josie graduated magna cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she was Executive Editor of The University of Baltimore Law Review. Following graduation, she completed a one-year judicial clerkship at the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. She is practicing commercial litigation and bankruptcy law with the Firm.

Partner Zach Coon has been elected to serve as Chair-Elect of the Maryland State Bar Association’s Construction Law Section Council. The Council serves the MSBA’s construction law members by, among other things, providing continuing legal education seminars and programming.

Partner David Cole and of-counsel attorneys Marc Shach, Connie Hare, and Gary Greenblatt have been selected by Best Lawyers^® for their 2027 list of the "Best Lawyers in America."

Coon & Cole has been named a top-3 law firm in the Baltimore area for Mergers & Acquisitions in The Daily Record's 2025 Reader Rankings.

Congratulations to Coon & Cole of-counsel attorneys Connie Hare and Gary Greenblatt, who have been recognized by What's Up? Media as 2026-2027 Leading Lawyers in Bankruptcy Law for the greater Chesapeake Bay region.

They are featured in the May 2026 Leading Lawyers issue of What's Up? Eastern Shore.

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Congratulations to Coon & Cole of-counsel attorney Connie Hare, who was voted the Best Lawyers^® 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation in Bankruptcy in Baltimore!

For over 35 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 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.