Member

Chantelle M. Custodio

“My passion is to provide excellent, detail-oriented, and creative representation for our Health Care Heroes! They dedicate their lives to helping others in need, and so it is a great honor to help our health care providers through their time of need.”

Chantelle is a Member with PK Law and serves as the Chair of the Medical Malpractice Defense Group. She represents hospitals, physicians, nurses, and other health care providers throughout the State of Maryland, District of Columbia, and the federal courts of these jurisdictions, defending complex medical malpractice and personal injury claims. Chantelle also has extensive experience in defending clients in other tort-related complex litigation, including business owners, foster care providers, and residential group home providers. Chantelle has extensive trial experience but takes great pride in winning pre-trial on motion or by voluntary dismissal as well.

Chantelle earned her B.A. in Political Science from Mount Saint Mary’s University in 2003, graduating summa cum laude. She also worked for three years as a paralegal while completing her undergraduate degree. Chantelle graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law in 2006, where she served as the Manuscripts Editor of the University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender & Class in her third year. Chantelle has been a member of the Maryland State Bar since 2006 and the District of Columbia Bar since 2008. She has been recognized by her peers as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2012-2021, as a Super Lawyer in 2024, and among the “Best Lawyers in America” for Medical Malpractice Defense in 2024 and 2025. Chantelle also believes in giving back to her community and does so through extensive volunteerism.

Education

University of Maryland School of Law, Juris Doctor, May 2006
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender & Class; Manuscripts Editor (2005-06), Member (2004-05)
Mount Saint Mary’s University, Bachelor of Arts, May 2003, summa cum laude. Major: Political Science, Minors, Spanish and Philosophy. George Henry Miles Honor Society (2000-03), Pre-law Society Award (2003), Political Science Department Award (2003), Philosophy Department Award (2003)

Bar Admissions

Maryland, 2006
United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 2007
District of Columbia, 2008
United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 2009

Community Involvement

Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Troop 141 – Troop Leader, (2015 to present)
Member, Advisory Board of the College of Liberal Arts, Mount Saint Mary’s University (2014 – present)
Member, Mid-Atlantic Society for Healthcare Risk Management (2012 – present); Past member of the Education Committee (2017 -2021) and Communications Committee (2015-2017)
Director of Women’s Ministry at Covenant Church, Ellicott City, MD (2019 to present)
Assistant Den Leader, Boy Scouts of America/Cub Scouts, Pack 305 (Ellicott City) (2014 – 2017)
Past Member, Central Maryland Gymnastics Organization, Executive Board, Secretary (2017-2019), President (2019 to 2021)
Past Member, The Red Devils Board of Directors
Past Member, Howard County Bar Association Judicial Merit Selection Committee (2016-2018)

Accolades