Emmanuel (“Manny”) Fishelman is a Partner at Zipin, Amster & Greenberg, LLC where he manages and oversees the personal injury department. Mr. Fishelman was born and raised in Queens, New York. He attended law school at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where he served as the managing editor of the Journal of Business & Technology Law. Mr. Fishelman also authored a piece on patent litigation which was published. He was a recipient of the Leadership Scholarship and was an active member of the Latinx Law Student Alliance.

After law school, Mr. Fishelman went on to litigate personal injury and workers compensation cases in state and federal court at two reputable law firms in Maryland. He became a Partner at Zipin, Amster & Greenberg in 2022. Today, over 90-95% of Mr. Fishelman’s clients are Spanish-speaking, and a large percentage are undocumented immigrants. As someone with a passion for helping communities of immigrants and minorities, Manny zealously advocates for his clients and fights to ensure that language and fear aren’t barriers in the litigation process.

Mr. Fishelman is a former President of the Maryland Hispanic Bar Association and remains an active member of the Board of Directors. He currently sits on the executive committee of the MSBA’s Young Lawyers’ Section and is a member of the MSBA’s Leadership Academy Committee. Mr. Fishelman also sits on the Board of Directors of the Community Law Center. He has been selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2018-2022. In 2019 and 2021, he received Bethesda Magazine’s peer-voted award of “Top Personal Injury Attorneys” in Montgomery County. Mr. Fishelman was also a 2019 recipient of the Daily Record’s Leadership in Law Generation JD award for his civic engagements.” In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, watching baseball and football, and spending time with family.

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury

• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Trucking Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Slip and Falls
• Premises Liability
• Dog Bites
• Construction Accidents

Other Areas of Practice

• Workers Compensation
• Medical Malpractice
• General Civil Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Maryland
• District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Education

• University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
• CUNY Queens College, Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and History

Honors and Awards

• Bethesda Magazine “Top Personal Injury Attorneys” in Montgomery County (2019; 2021)
• Rising Star – Personal Injury and Workers Compensation (2018-22), Super Lawyers Magazine
• Melody Tagliaferri-Cronin Distinguished Service Award to the Young Lawyers Section of the Maryland State Bar Association (2021)
• Daily Record’s Leadership in Law Generation JD Award (2019)

Professional Involvement

• Mr. Fishelman will adjunct a “Practicing Law in Spanish” course at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law starting in 2023
• Former President (2018-19) and Current Board Member of the Maryland Hispanic Bar Association
• Executive Committee of the Young Lawyers Section of the Maryland State Bar Association
• Member of the Maryland State Bar Association’s Leadership Academy Committee
• Board of Directors of the Community Law Center
• Legislative Leaders Circle and Member of the Maryland Association for Justice
• Graduate of the Bar Association of Montgomery County’s Leadership Academy and Member

Community Activities

• Mr. Fishelman sits on the Board of Directors of the Community Law Center
• Mr. Fishelman has handled several Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) pro/low bono cases and has volunteered and organized numerous expungement clinics