Deyka Williams Spencer, Esq.

Managing Partner

Deyka Williams Spencer is the founder and Managing Partner of The Spencer Firm. Deyka has earned the
distinction of Super Lawyers Rising Star along with the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and 40 under 40.
Deyka prides herself in communication. She guides clients through the legal process and assures they
keep informed.  Prior to founding the firm, Deyka worked as a Public Defender in Montgomery County,
Maryland and a Public Interest attorney for AARP’s Legal Counsel for the Elderly. Deyka has represented
numerous employees in employment law and has counseled several businesses.

Deyka is fluent in Spanish. She is a native of Panama that was raised in Prince George’s County,
Maryland where she attended Suitland High School. Deyka currently resides in Montgomery County with
her husband and children. She is a member of the Potomac Valley Assembly and is involved in children’s
ministry.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Court of Appeals of District of Columbia
• United States District Court of Maryland
• United States District Court of District of Columbia

EDUCATION

• University of Baltimore School of Law J.D.
• Leadership and Membership
• Civil Rights Moot court Team and Board
• Vice President, Women’s Bar Association
• Treasurer, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
• Secretary, Black Law Students Association
• University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• B.A. English (Language, Writing, and Rhetoric)
• Track and Field, NCAA Division I
  Dean’s List

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Maryland State Bar Association
• District of Columbia Bar Association
• Maryland Employment Lawyers Association
• Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• “Preventing a Lawsuit” Employment Law and Wage and Hour- 2015
• Employer Discrimination Training/Seminar

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Rising Stars, Super Lawyers – 2016, 2017, 2019
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association- 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
• Top 40 under 40, National Trial Lawyers Association- 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
• Avvo.com, Superb Rating
• Frederick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation, Public Service Award (D.C.)
• Bethesda Top Attorney, 2019

LANGUAGES

• Spanish – fluent
• French – Proficient