About David Walsh-Little

Maryland Office of the Public Defender

David spent over a decade with the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, representing defendants in state court throughout that time. For three of those years, he served as the Chief of the Felony Trial Division in the Baltimore City Office.

As Chief of the Felony Trial Division, David was responsible for the most serious criminal cases handled by the Public Defender in Baltimore City: murders, attempted murders, armed robberies, sexual assaults, and complex drug cases. He supervised a team of attorneys, tried cases personally, and handled the matters that required the most experienced representation the office had to offer.

That role gave David something that is difficult to replicate in private practice: the experience of consistently trying serious felony cases over the years against experienced Baltimore City prosecutors, in the same courtrooms and before the same judges where his clients' cases are decided today.

Assistant Federal Public Defender: Four Years in Federal Court

For more than four years, David represented defendants in federal court in Maryland as an Assistant Federal Public Defender, appearing before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in Baltimore.

Federal criminal defense is a distinct specialty. Federal investigations are longer and more resource-intensive than state investigations. Federal prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney's Office have access to FBI agents, DEA investigators, and sophisticated forensic resources. Federal sentencing guidelines impose structured sentence ranges that differ fundamentally from Maryland state sentencing. And federal defendants serve at least 85 percent of their sentence, with no parole.

David's years as an AFPD mean he understands how federal cases are built from the investigation stage, how federal prosecutors approach charging decisions, how the guidelines are calculated and challenged, and what effective federal defense looks like in Baltimore's federal courthouse. That experience is directly relevant to every federal criminal case he handles at Walsh-Little Law.

Walsh-Little Law

David founded Walsh-Little Law to bring the same commitment to defense that guided his public career to clients who need experienced private representation. The firm focuses entirely on criminal defense in Maryland's state courts and the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Every client at Walsh-Little Law works directly with David. He handles every case personally, from the initial consultation through the resolution of the matter. There are no associates and no paralegals who take over once the case is underway.

Bar Admissions

David is admitted to practice in New York and Maryland (since 1995), as well as the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

Community Engagement

David and his family have lived in the City of Baltimore for the last thirty years. His three daughters are proud graduates of the Baltimore City Public School System. He and his wife, an elementary school teacher in Baltimore City, are involved in various social justice causes in the area.