Trevor M. Addie-Carter

Mr. Addie-Carter is an Associate Attorney with Horman Nichols, LLC where he represents individuals and businesses before administrative agencies, the District Court of Maryland, and the Maryland Circuit Courts.  His practice areas include family law, personal injury, collections, and landlord/tenant law.

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Since his admission to the Maryland Bar in 2016, Mr. Addie-Carter has served as a Legal Fellow for the Montgomery County, Maryland State’s Attorney’s Office; as a Judicial Law Clerk for the District Court of Maryland, District Eleven (Frederick and Washington Counties); as an Assistant State’s Attorney for Frederick County, Maryland; as a Senior Staff Attorney at Heartly House, Inc., and as an Associate Attorney at Horman Nichols, LLC.  In addition, Mr. Addie-Carter has served as a Best Interest Attorney, having been appointed by the Circuit Court for Frederick County, Maryland to represent children in custody cases.

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Mr. Addie-Carter graduated from American University Washington College of Law in 2016.  While in law school, he served as a volunteer judge for the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project and as the Editor-in-Chief for the Criminal Law Practitioner publication.  He additionally served two internships with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office; as a judicial intern to the Hon. John M. Maloney of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland; and as a student attorney representing low-income tenants with DC Law Students in Court (now known as Rising for Justice).

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Mr. Addie-Carter is an active member of the Bar Association of Frederick County, Maryland (BAFC), where he serves on its Executive Committee, and the Maryland State Bar Association.  He additionally volunteers through the BAFC as an Attorney Judge for the Maryland Youth and the Law (MYLaw) High School Mock Trial Competition and the BAFC/FCPS Civics and the Law Academy.  He also volunteers with The Frederick Center’s Legal Services Committee, which seeks to connect Frederick County’s LGBTQ+ community to legal resources ranging from pro bono brief advice to full rate legal services.

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PRACTICE

• Family Law

• Personal Injury

• Collections

• Landlord-Tenant

• Civil Litigation

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EDUCATION

Law Degree

• American University Washington College of Law, J.D. – 2016

• American University, B.A. (Justice) – 2012

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Maryland Bar – 2016

• United States District Court for the District of Maryland – 2019 (inactive)

HONORS and AFFILIATIONS:

• Executive Committee of the Bar Association of Frederick County, Maryland

• Children’s Attorney – Approved attorney to represent minor children since 2023

• 2016 J.D. Distinguished Fellow – American University Washington College of Law

• 2022 MBF Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation

• Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2021-2025

• Maryland State Bar Association

• Bar Association of Frederick County, Maryland

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CIVIC

• All Saints Episcopal Church

• Youth Ministry Volunteer – 2023 to 2026

• Fellowship Ministry Volunteer – 2023 to 2025

• Grace United Church of Christ

• Chair, Outreach Ministry Commission – 2018 to 2020

• The Frederick Center, Inc.

• Volunteer, Community Partnerships Committee – 2021

• Member, Board of Directors – 2021

• Co-Chair, Legal Services Committee – 2021 to Present

• Bar Association of Frederick County, Maryland

• Executive Committee – 2026 to Present

• Young Lawyers’ Section Liaison – 2024-2025

• Mock Trial Competition Attorney Judge – 2018 to Present

• Civics & The Law Academy Panelist – 2022 to Present

• Mock Trial Attorney Coach – 2023-2025