1981 Debora Fajer B.A., Political Science Attorney, Law Offices of Debora Fajer Bowie, Maryland She arrived in Maryland by way of Massachusetts and earlier, at age 6, from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Debora Fajer was a mover...and still is. After graduating from UMBC and earning a law degree from the University of Maryland, Fajer opened her own law firm in her Maryland hometown of Bowie. She's since expanded to add additional offices in Crofton and Waldorf. Fajer describes her UMBC experience like being at a private school. The pre-law program, she notes, was outstanding. She had internships working with Legal Aid in Baltimore City, spent a summer on Capitol Hill as a Lyndon Baines Johnson Fellow, and while in law school, was a research assistant for professor George LaNoue's book, Academics in Court. UMBC, Fajer says, gave her the inspiration and encouragement to be successful. Establishing a law firm in Bowie was a chance to give something back to the community in which she grew up, and she's received several civic awards for her community involvement. She also is co-editor of The Maryland Automobile Desk Handbook, a reference book on laws pertaining to automobile accidents in Maryland. NEXT