Emmanuel Fishelman

Adjunct Professor

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Emmanuel (“Manny”) A. Fishelman is a Partner at Zipin, Amster & Greenberg, LLC where he manages and oversees the personal injury department. 

Manny 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.  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.  

Manny 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. Manny 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, Manny received Bethesda Magazine’s peer-voted award of “Top Personal Injury Attorneys” in Montgomery County. He was also a 2019 recipient of the Daily Record’s Leadership in Law Generation JD award for his civic engagements.” 

In his spare time, Mr. Fishelman enjoys traveling, watching baseball/football, and spending time with family.