WITHERUP ALLEN LAW - Key Persons

Witherup Allen Law is the partnership of Margaret M. Witherup, Esq. and Roberto N. Allen, Esq. Witherup and Allen are married to each other and have more than 50 years of combined legal experience.

Job Titles:

• Bankruptcy Lawyer / Business Lawyer / Employment Lawyer

Mr. Allen established the Firm as a solo law practice in Montgomery County, Maryland in 2009. In 2021, his wife and law partner Margaret Witherup, Esq. joined the Firm to establish Witherup Allen Law. Mr. Allen has been practicing Employment Law since 1997. Over the years, his practice has expanded to include Consumer Bankruptcy Law (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13), Immigration Law, and General Corporate/Business Law for small businesses. Before law school, Mr. Allen was a mathematics professor at Goucher College and ran an educational technology consulting firm while attending night law school at the University of Maryland. Mr. Allen is Past President of the Baltimore Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Past Chair of the Maryland Hispanic Business Conference. He is a recipient of the Daily Record's Leadership in Law Award (2004) and was recognized as a Top 100 MBE by Baltimore City, Maryland. Mr. Allen holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Maryland Carey School of Law (1997); a Master of Arts in Mathematics from The Johns Hopkins University (1991); and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from Tulane University (1988). He completed his Junior year of engineering school in France at L'Université de Technologie de Compiègne. Born in Miami, Florida to a Cuban exile family, Mr. Allen is a native Spanish speaker and is fluent in French. He has lived in Maryland since 1988. He resides in Baltimore County, Maryland with his wife and law partner Maggie.