KENDRICK K. MCLEOD

Semmes, Bowen & Semmes

Kendrick K. McLeod serves as counsel in the Workers’ Compensation Division at Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, where he represents employers and insurers in complex workers’ compensation matters across Maryland and Washington, D.C. He regularly handles litigation from inception through resolution, including administrative hearings at all levels in both jurisdictions. Prior to joining private practice, McLeod served as an assistant solicitor in the Labor and Employment Division of the Baltimore City Department of Law, representing the mayor and City Council of Baltimore in employment, labor and workers’ compensation matters.

A graduate of Morgan State University, McLeod earned his juris doctor from Widener University Delaware Law School, where he received the Outstanding Service Award for his leadership and contributions to the law school community.

McLeod serves on the board of governors for the Maryland State Bar Association, representing Baltimore City, and is active in the Bar Association of Baltimore City, where he has held leadership roles on committees focused on recruitment, retention and judicial selections. He is a past president of the Monumental City Bar Association and currently serves as vice president of Monumental’s Foundation. He is also a member of various specialty bar associations throughout Maryland and an executive board member of his local chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Although he values the professional titles he has earned throughout his career, McLeod has said the ones he holds closest are husband and father.

McLeod did not always envision a legal career. During his sophomore year of college, he was asked to escort a visiting guest speaker who happened to be an attorney. A conversation during that visit opened his eyes to the many different paths a law degree could open. “Looking back, seeing someone who looked like me in this space was the spark I needed,” he said.

He regularly participates in panels, networking events and mentorship conversations with law students and young professionals. His primary focus is reaching high school students, rooted in a belief that diversifying the legal field begins with getting more diverse students interested in law and in becoming attorneys.