Willard Parker began his law practice with the firm’s predecessor, Miller, Wheeler, Thompson & Thompson.  Willard Parker’s practice has concentrated in the areas of civil litigation, real estate, zoning, and land use, as well as corporations and business acquisitions.  His litigation practice has taken him to the Appellate Courts of Maryland on numerous occasions including two cases which reflect his creative approach to problem solving, namely; Worten Creek Marina, LLC v. Claggett, 381 Md. 499 (2004) and Millar v. Bowie, 115 Md. App. 682 (1997).

Born in Easton, Pennsylvania, Willard Parker graduated from Brown University in 1969 and the University of Maryland’s Carey School of Law.  He was admitted to the Pennsylvania and Maryland Bars.

A past President of the Talbot County Bar Association, Willard Parker served for more than twenty-five years as a panel attorney for the Maryland State Bar Association Committee on the Resolution of Fee Disputes and has also acted as a volunteer lawyer for the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, as well as Mid-Shore Pro-Bono.

Burry was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Living Classroom’s Foundation in Baltimore, Maryland and a long-time treasurer for Talbot County Ducks Unlimited and continues as an active, volunteer lawyer for several local charities, including the Talbot County Historical Society and the St. Michaels Volunteer Fire Company. 

He has served as chairman of the Board of Directors of Chesapeake Center, Inc. including two terms as Board Chairman, and is a principal in Eastern Shore Title Company, the Mid-Shore’s largest title insurance and real estate settlement agency.

Burry can be contacted directly at wparker@pcmglaw.com.

Ann Goodman has been serving clients on the Mid-Shore of Maryland as a planning attorney, non- profit Board member and volunteer since 1994.

For over 30 years, her law practice has focused on estate and tax planning, assisting clients to meet charitable goals, elder law and estate administration. As Ann concentrated on representation of seniors, planning for individuals with disabilities and asset protection became a specialty. She drafts simple or complex documents to meet family and philanthropic goals and to minimize taxation. Ann also assists with probate and trust administration, estate litigation and guardianship matters.

Born and raised in Baltimore, Ann spent summers in Kent County. Her family permanently relocated to the Eastern Shore in the '80s. With an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from University of Maryland at College Park, and a degree with honors from University of Baltimore School of Law, she was admitted to the Bar in 1994. After serving as a law clerk to Judge Raymond Thieme in Anne Arundel County, she began practicing in Easton in 1995.

Consistently active in community service throughout her career, Ann has served on the Boards of the Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence. The Women and Girls Fund of the Mid-Shore, the Chesapeake College Foundation and on Talbot and Queen Anne’s County Advisory Committees to the Mid Shore Community Foundation. She served multiple terms as a member of the Elder Law Section Council of the Maryland State Bar Association.

Currently, Ann is the Director of the Carole Cascio Dance Foundation, a fund administered through Chesapeake Charities. She is a past President of the Queen Anne’s County Bar and a Maryland Bar Foundation Fellow.

Jesse’s practice is focused on counseling businesses, individuals, and local governments on the Eastern Shore in a wide array of practice areas.  His litigation experience includes trial and appellate work involving complex planning and zoning, estates and trusts, real estate, contract, business, and employment matters.  He also represents local and municipal government elected officials, boards of zoning appeals, planning commissions, and planning departments in Caroline and Dorchester Counties.  

Prior to returning to the Eastern Shore where he grew up, Jesse practiced with two of Maryland’s oldest and largest law firms, litigating cases in Maryland’s trial and appellate courts, as well as in federal courts from New York to Florida, including in Waterman Family Ltd. P’ship v. Boomer, 456 Md. 330 (2017); Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Southeast Floating Docks, Inc,, 571 F.3d 1143 (11th Cir. 2009); Higgenbotham v. Talisman Farm East, 2009 WL 10682243 (D. MD 2009); and Oak Crest Village v. Murphy, 379 Md. 229 (2004). 

Jesse graduated from Washington College in 1994 and the University of Baltimore School of Law, magna cum laude in 2001, where he was an Editor of the Law Review.  He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chesapeake Center and is the past-President of the Board of Directors for Mid-Shore Pro Bono, Inc., where he also served as Vice-President and Treasurer.  Jesse is a member of the Board of Directors of the Maryland Bar Foundation and serves on the Board’s Grants and Budget Committees.  He is also a member of the Maryland Bar Association’s Judicial Appointments and Legislative Committees.  Jesse taught at Washington College and served as an adjunct professor at Chesapeake College.

Lee Gordon focuses her practice on the areas of estate planning, estate administration, business and real estate transactions.  She assists clients with the preparation of Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Advance Medical Directives.  Lee prepares federal and state estate tax returns and provides clients with pre- and postmortem estate tax planning advice. 

Lee is originally from Baltimore, Maryland.  She obtained her undergraduate degree in Politics from Washington & Lee University’s Williams School of Commerce and graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law with honors.  She served as a law clerk to the Honorable W. Newton Jackson, III in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County from 2007-2008.  Lee was honored with being named a Super Lawyers’ Rising Star in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and selected as a Super Lawyer from 2022-2026.  Lee has also been on What’s Up Eastern Shore’s list of Leading Lawyers for 2014, 2015, 2020 and 2021.

Lee has served as Vice President of Talbot Hospice Foundation, Inc., is a member of the Talbot County Advisory Board for Mid-Shore Community Foundation, and has served as an Easton Utilities Commissioner. Lee has also served as the President of the Board for Christ Church Day School, Treasurer for the Baker-King Fund, Secretary for Eastern Shore Title Company, Inc. and on the Board of Trustees for The Country School.

Lee can be reached by email at lgordon@parkercountslaw.com.

Lynn Dymond focuses her practice on the areas of estate planning, estate administration and elder law. She assists clients with the preparation of Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Advance Medical Directives and with probate and trust administration.

Lynn is a native of Western Pennsylvania, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the Pennsylvania State University. She obtained her Certified Public Accountant’s license in Pennsylvania, working in the areas of Accounting and Finance for several large multinational corporations before attending law school. Lynn graduated With Honors from the University of Maryland School of Law, where she was a member of the Maryland Law Review, serving as its Notes & Comments Editor in her final year. She was admitted to the Bar in 1994.

Prior to moving to the Eastern Shore, Lynn practiced law for more than 14 years in Baltimore at several large law firms, representing health care providers, insurance companies, and manufacturers in various litigation matters and advising clients on risk management issues.

Lynn lives in Dorchester County and is active in the community, currently serves on the board of the YMCA of the Chesapeake. Lynn previously served on the boards of the Dorchester Center for the Arts, the Dorchester Family YMCA, and the Dorchester County International Council, Inc.

Lynn can be reached at ldymond@parkercountslaw.com.

Since 2011, Peter has aided the residents of the Eastern Shore in resolving their civil litigation issues.  Peter has experience in a wide array of civil litigation fields, including divorce and child custody, guardianships, contract disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, consumer debt, estate and trust litigation, land use and planning, administrative applications and appeals, Peace Orders, and Protective Orders.  Peter is also specially trained and often appointed by courts to represent minor children in custody disputes.  In addition to extensive trial experience, Peter also has experience in drafting appellate briefs and making oral arguments on various briefs and motions. 

Peter is committed to serving the residents of the Eastern Shore.  Peter has been recognized for his pro bono contributions to the Eastern Shore, being named the Mid Shore Pro Bono Young Attorney of the Year in 2011 and the Maryland Pro Bono Service Alex Fee Memorial Award from the Young Lawyers Section of the Maryland State Bar Association in 2013.  He volunteered as the Chairman of the Town of Easton Board of Zoning Appeals from 2015 to 2025, and was inducted as a Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation in 2020.  The Supreme Court of Maryland appointed Peter to the Character Committee for the First Appellate Circuit in 2024 and to the Attorney Grievance Committee in 2025.  In 2024, Peter was nominated as a finalist for Judge of the Circuit Court for Talbot County by the Trial Courts Nominating Commission.    

Peter is a native of Buffalo, New York, and an avid Buffalo sports fan.  In 2010, Peter graduated cum laude from SUNY Buffalo Law School, where he was a member of the law review.  Before attending law school, Peter graduated magna cum laude from Bucknell University in 2007, where he played four years of football.  Peter is licensed to practice law in New York, Maryland, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.

Peter can be reached by email at pcotter@parkercountslaw.com.

Martha Effinger focuses her practice on estate planning and estate administration, as well as business transactions, including entity formation and management. She assists clients with the preparation of Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Advance Medical Directives. She also assists families with probate and trust administration matters.

Born and raised in Talbot County, Martha attended Saints Peter and Paul School and in 2014 graduated with honors from Towson University. In 2019, Martha graduated magna cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she was publications editor of the University of Baltimore Law Review, a member of the Royal Graham Shannonhouse III Honor Society, and a student attorney with the University of Baltimore Community Development Clinic. During law school Martha was a judicial intern with the Honorable Stephen H. Kehoe, in the Circuit Court for Talbot County.

Martha was recognized by What’s Up Eastern Shore as an Up & Coming Lawyer in 2021. She has was also nominated as a Woman to Watch in the 2024 Mid-Shore Women to Watch issue by APG Media of Chesapeake.

Martha can be reached at meffinger@parkercountslaw.com.

Richard practiced in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, and real estate law for over four decades.  During his distinguished career, he worked diligently to meet the needs of countless clients and shared his expertise as a guest lecturer with the Maryland Institute of Continuing Legal Education.  Richard also served as president of the Talbot County Bar Association and was on the Board of Trustees at Mid-Shore Community Foundation and the Country School in Easton, Maryland.  Richard retired in 2015 and now spends time at his homes on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts.  Richard continues to act as a resource to the firm.