Mandeep Singh Chhabra

Mandeep S. Chhabra is the managing member of Cochran and Chhabra, LLC. He practices DUI/DWI defense, criminal defense and plaintiff’s personal injury law in the State of Maryland. Mr. Chhabra’s interest in law dates to his freshman year in high school. He decided then that practicing as a civil litigator and criminal defense attorney would be his future. He believes growing up as a minority in Maryland and his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology allow him to better understand many of the underlying issues his clients endure. The sincere empathy Mr. Chhabra feels for his clients fosters a strong attorney-client relationship, which he finds to be a very rewarding and enriching experience.

Mr. Chhabra volunteers his time for charitable legal work, which includes helping those with little or no means to pay for a private attorney; being actively involved in community activities promoting justice for citizens through various non-profit organizations; and by working closely with younger clients in adverse situations.

He has been recognized as a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyer since 2013 and prior to that was selected as a Rising Star in Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a widely used guide of the nation’s top legal talent. Mr. Chhabra also received the awards for Leading Lawyer from What’s Up Magazine; the Readers Choice Award from the Capital Newspaper; and the Top 40 Under 40 award from the National Trial Lawyers Association. He has been recognized by the nations top lawyer search forum, AVVO, as a Client’s Choice Award recipient having a score of 10 out of 10 for best client and peer reviews. He has been deemed as a “Top Attorney” in the fields of DUI, Traffic, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, and Litigation.

Mr. Chhabra’s writings include, “Nuts & Bolts: The DUI/DWI Case,” Trial Reporter – Journal of the Maryland Association for Justice, Trial Lawyers Organization, 2011, which is a basic summary of issues that can occur in a Maryland DUI/DWI case. The article includes trial tactics and tips, as well. He collaborated with his business partner and long time mentor, Gill Cochran, on this matter. He is active in the legal community and regularly speaks at and attends national conferences to further his legal education. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice; the Anne Arundel Bar Association; the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association; the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; the American Bar Association; National College for DUI Defense; and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Mr. Chhabra received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Law, and his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Boston University. He graduated from Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, Maryland. In addition to his native language English, he speaks Punjabi, Hindi and Spanish. Mr. Chhabra is married to Dr. Hanita Sawhney Chhabra, a renowned Psychiatrist, and they live in Annapolis, Maryland with their two daughters and two dogs. He enjoys running and spends his spare time training for a variety of races and running events.

• Maryland, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 2001
• Supreme Court, 2014

University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland

• Juris Doctorate – 2000

• BA – 1997
• Major: Psychology

• The Capital Reader’s Choice Award – Best Attorney 2009
• What’s Up Magazine – Leading Lawyers 2009-2017
• The National Trial Lawyers – Top 40 Under 40
• Rising Stars 2012-2013
• Super Lawyers 2014-2017
• National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers
• Best DWI Attorney – Top Rated 2017
• AVVO – Clients’ Choice Award 2017
• AVVO – Top Attorney Litigation
• AVVO – Top Attorney Criminal Defense
• AVVO – Top Attorney Personal Injury
• AVVO – Five Star Reviews

• Maryland State Bar Association 2000-present
• Anne Arundel County Bar Association 2000-present
• South Asian Bar Association 1997-present
• Maryland Trial Lawyers Association 1999-2015
  • Board Member 2009-2013
    • Board of Governors 2010-2012
    • Co-Chair, Criminal Law Section 2010-2012
    • Co-Chair, Diversity Committee 2011
    • Chair, New Lawyers Section 2007
    • Chair, Public Outreach Committee 2007
    • Vice-Chair, Public Outreach Committee 2006
• American Association for Justice 1999-present
• Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association 2001-present
• National Criminal Defense Attorneys Association 2001-present
• Guru Nanak Foundation of America – Sikh Temple 1990-present
• Paca-Brent Joint Inns of Court 2000-2012
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum – Lifetime Member
• National Trial Lawyers Association 2014-2015
• National College for DUI Defense 2014-2015

“Nuts & Bolts: The DUI/DWI Case”, Trial Reporter – Journal of the Maryland Association for Justice, Trial Lawyers Organization, 2011, which is a basic summary of issues that come up in a DUI/DWI case in the State of Maryland with trial tactics and tips.