In 1951, Marcus J. Williams, a Somerset County native and a graduate of the Maryland Law School, began the practice of law at 2 South Main Street, Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland. Mr. Williams shared offices, but did not form a partnership with, William H. Scott, a private practitioner, Daniel T. Prettyman, later Administrative Judge for the Circuit Court for Worcester County, and Edward H. Hammond, Sr., the Court Reporter for the Court of Appeals of Maryland.