Adam Cizek is a Partner at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP in Columbia, Maryland, where he focuses on construction law. Adam has extensive courtroom and arbitration experience and frequently serves as outside general counsel, advising clients on the avoidance, resolution, and prosecution of construction claims. He also routinely drafts and negotiates contracts and purchase orders related to construction for his clients. His clients include owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and sureties.
Adam's career highlights include obtaining a $3.6 million jury verdict for a general contractor against a design builder and owner, successfully defending an equipment dealer against approximately $20 million in claims by a competitor, and negotiating multiple construction contracts valued at over $100 million for Fortune 500 companies. He is a Section Council member of the Maryland State Bar Association’s Construction Law Section and is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Construction Law, and ranked in Chambers USA for Construction in Maryland.
Adam earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Baltimore School of Law and his B.A., cum laude, from Salisbury University. He is admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia; however he has litigated cases in other jurisdictions including New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, West Virginia, and South Dakota. He is an active member of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry and the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee.
Adam is also active in the community, serving as a Board Member of the UMAR Boxing Program, Inc., a Trustee of the Harriet Lane Home Foundation, and a Committee Member for the American Cancer Society's Fighting Cancer from the Fairways initiative.
On a personal note, Adam is originally from the Annapolis, Maryland area and has called Baltimore City and Baltimore County home for the past 28 years. He currently lives in Baltimore County with his wife and son. When he's not practicing law, Adam enjoys spending time on the golf course — though he'll be the first to admit his game could use some work — and vacationing with his family.
