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t Nathans & Biddle LLP, partners Larry Nathans, Robert Biddle, and Booth Ripke have become well recognized throughout Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. for their effective defense of white-collar criminal matters. “The three of us have been practicing together for a long time, and because we all have extensive experience in federal and state courts, we’ve been able to take on cases in federal courts beyond Maryland as well,” notes Nathans, who is currently handling matters in Hawaii and Florida. Nathans began his career as a chief assistant federal defender, and he has since garnered a reputation as one of Maryland’s leading criminal defense attorneys. With 32 years of experience, Nathans is a recognized authority on federal sentencing, and he has significant expertise in cases involving public corruption, health care fraud, mortgage fraud, and environmental
charges. In addition to being included in The Best Lawyers in America and named as a Best Lawyers’ 2015 Baltimore Lawyer of the Year, Nathans is past chair of the American Bar Association’s White Collar Subcommittee on Federal Sentencing, past vice chair of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Sentencing and Post Conviction Committee, and past president of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association. Biddle, meanwhile, brings 27 years of experience to his practice, where he represents clients in white-collar investigations, federal forfeitures, trials, appeals, and post-conviction proceedings. Biddle previously chaired the American Bar Association’s Subcommittee on Forfeiture, and before entering private practice, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney and a federal law clerk.
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Ripke also served as a federal law clerk, and he now has more than 15 years of experience as a criminal defense litigator. Ripke has successfully defended everything from major federal felonies to state court misdemeanors; recently, his advocacy was critical in winning the release of Walter Lomax, who had been wrongly imprisoned for 39 years. “Over the years we’ve helped our clients overcome their legal challenges, and we’re proud that our reputation is for not only winning cases, but doing so ethically and with a strong sense of commitment to our clients,” Nathans says.
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ow celebrating its 30th anniversary, Schochor, Federico and Staton P.A. has recovered approximately $1 billion for those harmed when surgery, medical procedures, diagnoses, and treatments go wrong. “We represent plaintiffs who don’t have resources, who don’t have access to the courthouse, and who are unable to stand up to the large insurance companies and hospital systems—and we level that playing field for them,” says Jonathan Schochor. In the past two years alone, Schochor and his firm have achieved recoveries of $123 million and $190 million in two high-profile class action lawsuits involving medical malpractice. “Our systematic approach to preparing cases for trial ensures that our clients receive the highest level of representation possible,” Schochor notes. Each of the firm’s founding partners— Schochor, Philip C. Federico, and Kerry D. Staton—is a recognized leader in the field of medical negligence with the highest respect from clients, judges, and peers in the legal profession. The firm has also grown to include partners James D. Cardea and Scott P. Kurlander and associates Jonathan Goldberg and Brent Ceryes. In addition to these trial attorneys, the firm employs a full-time staff of medical investigators, four of whom are attorneys and associates in the firm—Lauren A. Schochor, Tara Clary, Beth Frey, and Nicole Szeliga. The chief investigator is Brian Switzer. Together, they devote every day of their professional lives to investigating and preparing the firm’s cases. The firm’s lawyers also have access to approximately 500 medical experts throughout the United States and abroad from every area of medicine and surgery.
“All of these professionals add to the firm’s depth of experience in investigating, preparing, and trying medical malpractice cases,” notes Federico, Best Lawyers’ 2014 Baltimore Lawyer of the Year for plaintiffs’ medical malpractice law. “Together, we go the distance to succeed for our clients.” Though based in Maryland and Washington, D.C., Schochor, Federico and Staton P.A. provides clients nationwide with superior legal expertise, as well as access to leading medical professionals. For five years running, all of the firm’s partners have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, and the firm is also ranked Tier 1 in Baltimore for plaintiffs’ medical malpractice law by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” Above all, these accolades reflect the profound difference Schochor, Federico and Staton P.A. has been able to make for victims of medical negligence. “By restoring some measure of financial stability and dignity to our clients, we have been able to ease their burdens and improve their quality of life,” observes Staton, Best Lawyers’ 2013 Baltimore Lawyer of the Year for medical malpractice law. “And that’s the most rewarding part of what we do—giving clients a meaningful opportunity to recover.” The firm or its various lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the following: ■ The Best Lawyers in America ■ Maryland Super Lawyers ■ Newsweek—Top Law Firms in Maryland ■ U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” ■ Martindale-Hubbell’s AV-Preeminent rating ■ The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers ■ The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Each case is different. Past success does not guarantee a favorable result in any future case.
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his past September, a Baltimore judge approved a $190 million class action settlement for the more than 8,000 patients of a Johns Hopkins’ gynecologist who secretly photographed and filmed women during exams. This recovery is reputedly the largest settlement for a single-perpetrator sexual abuse case in the history of the United States. Jonathan Schochor, who chaired the plaintiffs’ steering committee and was lead counsel throughout the litigation, says, “The patients of Dr. Nikita Levy have experienced unimaginable trauma as result of his violations, and it’s very
gratifying to see that justice has been served.” Dr. Levy’s conduct of secretly taping and photographing his patients—in addition to alleged inappropriate verbiage and physical conduct—first became public in February 2013. Shortly thereafter, Schochor and his firm, Schochor, Federico and Staton P.A, met with about 2,000 of Dr. Levy’s former patients and filed the first class action complaint. “There was a huge outcry when Dr. Levy’s patients learned of this extraordinary breach of trust,” Schochor recalls. “They were afraid that they had been photographed
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and that those photos had been uploaded to the internet; so, as you can imagine, they felt and still feel betrayed.” Consequently, Schochor adds, many of Levy’s former patients quit the medical system. They stopped seeing any obstetricians/gynecologists; they did not get their tests and studies. Many even stopped taking their children to their doctors and were dysfunctional in the workplace and at home with their spouses or significant others; many required counseling from religious leaders, professionals, and friends. “Our clients’ injuries and damages have continued through the present, and hopefully with this settlement they will finally be able to find the closure they need,” Schochor notes. Schochor filed the first complaint in the case, after which there followed about eight months of negotiation with the hospital. Subsequently, Schochor put together a steering committee and later filed a joint motion for class certification, both of which were approved. As lead counsel in the litigation, Schochor and his committee engaged various specialists to assist in preparing the case; they also notified Dr. Levy’s former patients of the lawsuit both through formal correspondence and by publicizing the case in newspapers and magazines, as well as on television, social media, and the internet. Moreover, a website was set up and telephone operators were made available to register clients—all pursuant to a notice plan approved by the court. “We believe that Dr. Levy had approximately 12,600 patients, and through these efforts the number of patients registered in the class action increased from 3,800 women at the time of certification to more than 8,000 women today,” Schochor says. With the settlement of $190 million now approved, the allocation process can begin; and Schochor notes that
he and his committee will be bringing in a team of medical and other experts who will evaluate each of the plaintiffs with respect to their individual damages. Eligible patients will then be placed into four tiers based on the level of harm they incurred. “This has been a very challenging case—we have been contacted by thousands of patients who have suffered because of Dr. Levy’s actions,” Schochor notes. “But we believe that with this recovery the community will be able to start moving forward again.” Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A. has been fighting for injured patients and their families since 1984, when medical malpractice attorneys Schochor, Philip Federico, and Kerry Staton founded the firm to better represent medical malpractice victims. The firm has since become a fixture in the medical malpractice field, with approximately $1 billion in verdicts and settlements for its clients. I THINK THE REASON WE’RE STILL GOING STRONG THREE DECADES LATER IS BECAUSE WE BRING TO OUR CASES A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE, A RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF PERFECTION, AND AN EXTRAORDINARY DEGREE OF PREPARATION.
Among its recent results, Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A. was involved in a $123 million settlement in another class action lawsuit, where the firm helped represent more than 1,400 plaintiffs affected by the former Delaware pediatrician Earl Bradley, who was accused of sexually abusing his young patients. “I think the reason we’re still going strong three decades later is because we bring to our cases a thorough knowledge of medicine, a relentless pursuit of perfection, and an extraordinary degree of preparation,” Schochor says. “We also have the financial resources to take on any insurance carrier or hospital. No matter what they spend, we can stay right with them on behalf of our clients.” www.bestlawyers.com | 9
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Challenging Cases Demand Formidable Trial Attorneys At Salsbury Clements Bekman Marder & Adkins, the firm’s lawyers have litigated more than 700 jury trials to verdict
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County and a $1.25 million verdict against Nordstrom for failing to provide shoppers with adequate security; in 2013, he won notable verdicts for two families that suffered the wrongful death of a loved one. In the first case, Bekman secured a jury award of $1.3 million for a 77-year-old woman who died after her doctor failed to immobilize her, despite radiology results indicating movement could cause paralysis. Then, seven months later, he obtained an award under the Federal Tort Claims Act of more than $346,000 in damages for the four adult children of an Army veteran who died as a result of a missed diagnosis. EACH OF OUR CLIENTS HAS A STORY THAT WILL BREAK YOUR HEART—THEIR LIVES HAVE BEEN VIRTUALLY RUINED BECAUSE OF SOME TRAGEDY; SO IT’S VERY SATISFYING TO BE ABLE TO SERVE AS THEIR ADVOCATES.
“The findings of wrongful death, personal injury, and cause of death in these cases clearly warranted awards of this size,” Bekman notes. “And while the financial compensation won’t make these families whole again, it can at least help to make their lives a little bit better.” Salsbury’s achievements include securing one of the highest recoveries in Maryland for a brain-injured child and successfully representing individuals who died because of the water taxi disaster in Baltimore Harbor.
From left: Stuart M. Salsbury, Paul D. Bekman, Daniel M. Clements, and E. Dale Adkins
Recently, he also achieved a million-dollar-plus verdict, obtaining a $1.53 million award for a 38-year-old man whose genitals were mutilated by flesh-eating bacteria that went untreated for 58.5 hours due to a misdiagnosis in a Harford County hospital. The award included $1.4 million in noneconomic damages, which was ultimately reduced to $650,000 due to Maryland’s cap in medical malpractice cases; given the cap, the final award was $763,320. “I enjoy what I do because every case is a challenge and every case is different,” Salsbury says. “Each of our clients has a story that will break your heart—their lives have been virtually ruined because of some tragedy; so it’s very satisfying to be able to serve as their advocates.” From winning record-setting malpractice awards to defending Prince George’s County’s civil rights record, Clements has spent countless hours advocating for injured persons and consumers. In another case where the firm obtained a result exceeding Maryland’s medical malpractice cap, Clements asked a Harford County jury to award $13,179 in past medical expenses and
$500,000 in pain and suffering to a 27-year-old woman whose undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy led to a burst fallopian tube. Following the trial, the jury awarded Clements’ client the full $513,179, recognizing that the woman’s injury had resulted in diminished fertility. “One of the main reasons we’re able to obtain such large results is because we understand which elements of a case will resonate the most with jurors; and most importantly, we are skilled at explaining to jurors how our clients’ injuries will impact their lives,” Clements observes. Adkins, who has obtained many multimillion-dollar jury verdicts—including a $17.4 million award in the District of Columbia for a woman who was left with permanent pain and disability after a student doctor improperly delivered her baby— adds: “We work hard to learn the medicine and overcome testimony from expert defense witnesses so that the jury will understand that we have a valid, meritorious claim; because ultimately, we are determined to see that our clients are fully compensated for their injuries.”
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rom the Amtrak crash in Chase, Md., to children injured by birth trauma, the lawyers of Salsbury Clements Bekman Marder & Adkins (SCBMA) have tackled some of the region’s most difficult catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases. Since the firm’s founding in 1945, SCBMA has proved to be a tenacious and successful advocate for its clients, as demonstrated by the significant verdicts its attorneys have achieved in areas ranging from medical malpractice, professional negligence, products liability, and birth trauma to automobile, transportation, maritime, and business issues. “We are very careful about the matters we take on, but when we find meritorious cases, we will doggedly pursue them to ensure our clients receive the best representation and the best results possible,” says managing partner Paul D. Bekman, who was included in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America along with Stuart M. Salsbury, Daniel M. Clements, and E. Dale Adkins III. “Our history of success is no accident—we prepare every case as if it will go to trial, and that straightforward approach has allowed us to secure monetary support for countless families devastated by the injuries to one of their members.” Bekman’s multimilliondollar results include a $4 million verdict in Frederick
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
M. Natalie McSherry Benjamin Rosenberg
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Melvin J. Sykes
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Patrick K. Cameron Alan C. Cason Thomas B. Hudson
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Paul M. Nussbaum Joel I. Sher
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION
Neil Joel Dilloff
CONSTRUCTION LAW
Joseph C. Kovars Anthony L. Meagher CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE LAW
James J. Hanks, Jr. CORPORATE LAW
Robert A. Hoffman Krista A. McGowan Charles E. Iliff, Jr.
LEVERAGED BUYOUTS & PRIVATE EQUITY LAW
Charles J. Morton, Jr.
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS
Harry S. Johnson Martin E. Wolf
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW
Mary Alane Downs Robert J. Weltchek
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Henry D. Kahn
John B. Frisch
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: NON-WHITE-COLLAR
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Larry Allen Nathans
David B. Irwin
DUI/DWI DEFENSE
Richard P. Bricken EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW
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E. Scott Johnson Charles F. Morgan
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Michael G. Hendler FAMILY LAW MEDIATION
Richard B. Jacobs
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D. Robert Enten
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M. Natalie McSherry
Stephen M. Sharkey Augustus F. Brown Paul Mark Sandler Howard A. Janet Warren N. Weaver
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■ For the majority of his more than 40-year career, Robert Enten has focused his practice on government relations, representing clients in their dealings with state and local government entities throughout Maryland. As one of the state’s most well-known lobbyists, Enten is closely involved in legislative and regulatory issues affecting banks, health care organizations, and insurance-related entities. He serves as general counsel to the Maryland Bankers Association and as Maryland local counsel to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. Enten has been included in The Best Lawyers in America since 2009, and this year he was selected as its Baltimore Lawyer of the Year for government relations. Enten has also been AV®-PreeminentTM rated by Martindale-Hubbell—the organization’s highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards. In an article on Maryland lobbyists, The Gazette newspaper noted that he is “consistently in the top
tier of Annapolis lobbyists” and is “known for his relentless advocacy serving a broad client portfolio.” “Credibility is very important in this area, and I think the reason I’ve been successful in protecting my clients’ interests is because I’ve worked hard to develop a substantive understanding of the law,” Enten says of these accolades. Enten also attributes this recognition to his emphasis on building close personal relationships with the members of his field, including both government officials and other lobbyists. “When you’re handling a couple hundred bills for your clients, you have to have strong relationships to successfully address their issues,” he notes.
Martha Lessman Katz Information Technology Law Baltimore ■ Over the past two decades, Martha Lessman Katz has focused her practice on issues relating to technology transactions, internet agreements, privacy and data security, intellectual property, licensing, and social media. Lessman Katz began her career in the late 1970s as a general corporate and transactional lawyer, but even back then, she had a strong interest in technology-related matters. “I was the only person in my office who would use the computer for more than a calendar,” she recalls, “so any work that came in involving technology was sent to me.” In 1994, Lessman Katz moved to Baltimore, where she began working exclusively in the information services group of the insurance company USF&G. “The company was on the brink of bankruptcy when I arrived; and because they were so far behind, they had to leapfrog over technology to catch up,” she explains. “The result was that I ended up handling
a lot of technology business transactions; and from then on, I was able to focus in that area alone.” Lessman Katz has since been certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as an information privacy professional. She is also certified by the Licensing Executives Society as a licensing specialist. This year, she was selected by her peers as Best Lawyers’ Baltimore Information Technology Law Lawyer of the Year. “Having handled deals from early on in my career, I’ve been able to hone my skills when it comes to crafting language that works for both sides of a transaction,” Lessman Katz says of her success.
James R. Chason
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Jay G. Cohen
Robert J. Weltchek Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law Lutherville ■ Robert Weltchek’s 34-year career as a plaintiffs’ personal injury and medical malpractice attorney has been highlighted by many landmark achievements. During the early 1980s, Weltchek was one of the first lawyers to take on the lawn care industry for using carcinogens in their products, and he was featured in People magazine for his work. He has since taken on several drug companies and medical device manufacturers in cases of first impression. Moreover, Weltchek doesn’t shy away from trying cases that have the potential for multimilliondollar damage awards when their jurisdictions are in historically low-verdict areas for plaintiffs. His victories at trial include the largest medical malpractice verdicts—at the time—in Ann Arundel County, Baltimore County, Carroll County, and Charles County. Weltchek has also successfully litigated cases against some of the country’s largest corporations, such as ExxonMobil, Ernst & Young, and American
Motors Corp./Hummer. He credits this winning track record to a policy of only handling a limited number of cases: “At any moment in time we may have 12 to 15 cases open, and that allows us to really focus on getting our clients the highest awards possible for their injuries.” For Weltchek, the most gratifying part of his practice is being able to help families in need. To that end, he is very active on the board of the Casey Cares Foundation, which provides services to critically ill children. He also sits on the board of the National Foundation for Affordable Housing Solutions, a non-profit organization that provides housing for low-income families.
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OLIVER & GRIMSLEY Michael D. Oliver SAUL EWING Donald A. Rea THOMSEN AND BURKE Roszel C. Thomsen II WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON Howard R. Feldman
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LAND USE & ZONING LAW * Litigation Only ** Litigation & Practice area
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KRISTA A. MCGOWAN Krista A. McGowan LAW OFFICE OF DEBORAH C. DOPKIN Deborah Dopkin LEVIN & GANN Howard L. Alderman, Jr.** NEUBERGER, QUINN, GIELEN, RUBIN & GIBBER Thomas M. Wood IV* NOLAN, PLUMHOFF & WILLIAMS C. William Clark** ROSENBERG MARTIN GREENBERG Stanley S. Fine** VENABLE Robert A. Hoffman** WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON G. Scott Barhight**, Jennifer R. Busse, John B. Gontrum**, Dino C. La Fiandra
LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW D Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; P Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
DLA PIPER Neil Joel Dilloff (D), Brett Ingerman KOLLMAN & SAUCIER (D) Eric Paltell (EM, LM), Peter Saucier (EM, LM), Darrell R. VanDeusen (EM, ECCLESTON & WOLF LE*, LM) James E. Dickerman (D), Alvin I. Frederick (D), Edward J. Hutchins, KRAMON & GRAHAM Jr. (D), R. Scott Krause (D), John S. Andrew Jay Graham (LE*) Vander Woude (D) LAW OFFICE OF MELISSA MENKEL GOODELL, DEVRIES, LEECH & DANN MCGUIRE Jeffrey J. Hines (D) Melissa McGuire (EM) ILIFF, MEREDITH, WILDBERGER & LEBAU & NEUWORTH BRENNAN Towson, MD Charles E. Iliff, Jr. (D) Stephen B. Lebau (EI, LE*), Richard ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER P. Neuworth (EI, LE*) Daniel P. Moylan (D), Cyril V. 888.456.2529 | page 13 Smith (P) MILES & STOCKBRIDGE Steven D. Frenkil (EM, LM), Kathleen Pontone (EM, LM) NEUBERGER, QUINN, GIELEN, RUBIN & GIBBER Thomas M. Wood IV (EI, EM, LE*, LU) OFFIT KURMAN Howard K. Kurman (EI) SAUL EWING Harriet E. Cooperman (EM, LE*, LM), Gary B. Eidelman (EM, LE*, LM) SEROTTE, ROCKMAN & WESCOTT Jeffrey E. Rockman (EM, LM), Neil Serotte (EM, LM) SHAWE ROSENTHAL Arthur M. Brewer (EM, LM), Bruce S. Harrison (EM, LE*, LM), Eric Hemmendinger (EM, LE*, LM), J. Michael McGuire (EM, LE*, LM), Patrick M. Pilachowski (EM), Stephen D. Shawe (EM, LE*, LM), Gary L. Simpler (EM, LE*, LM), Elizabeth Torphy-Donzella (EM) THE SINGLETON LAW GROUP John M. Singleton (EI, LU) THOMAS & LIBOWITZ Francis R. Laws (EM) TYDINGS & ROSENBERG William W. Carrier III (EM, LM) VENABLE Jeffrey P. Ayres (EM, LE*, LM), Todd J. Horn (EM, LE*), George W. Johnston (EM, LM), Ronald W. Taylor (EM, LE*, LM) WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON Peter Guattery (EM) ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER Robert T. Shaffer III (LE*)
TYDINGS & ROSENBERG Scott Patrick Burns (D), John B. Isbister (D) VENABLE Bruce R. Parker (D), Paul F. Strain (D), Kenneth L. Thompson (D) WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON Harry S. Johnson (D), Dwight W. Stone II (D)
MILES & STOCKBRIDGE William M. Davidow, Jr., John B. Frisch, J. W. Thompson Webb, Jefferson V. Wright* OBER KALER Kenneth B. Abel VENABLE Michael J. Baader, Bryson L. Cook, James J. Hanks, Jr., Charles J. Morton, Jr., Thomas D. Washburne, MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW Jr. D Medical Malpractice – WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON Defendants; Deborah H. Diehl, Frank S. Jones, Jr. P Medical Malpractice – Plaintiffs CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE BAXTER, BAKER, SIDLE, CONN & JONES WOMBLE David B. Hamilton* Michael J. Baxter (D), E. Philip Franke III (D) MUNICIPAL LAW CHASON, ROSNER, LEARY & MARSHALL * Litigation Only James R. Chason (D), Francis X. ** Litigation & Practice area Leary (D), James F. Rosner (D) PIKE & GILLISS David D. Gilliss* DUGAN, BABIJ & TOLLEY Bruce J. Babij (P), Henry E. Dugan, Jr. (P), George S. Tolley III (P) NON-PROFIT / GERSHON, WILLOUGHBY, GETZ & SMITH Zev T. Gershon (P), Randal D. Getz (P) GOODELL, DEVRIES, LEECH & DANN Donald L. DeVries, Jr. (D), Amy B. Heinrich (D), Craig B. Merkle (D), Thomas V. Monahan, Jr. (D), Susan T. Preston (D) ILIFF, MEREDITH, WILDBERGER & BRENNAN Kathleen Howard Meredith (P) JANET, JENNER & SUGGS Dov Apfel (P), Howard A. Janet (P) KASLICK, PRETE & KELLY Mary Elizabeth Kaslick (D) KENNY & VETTORI Paul M. Vettori (P) KRAMON & GRAHAM M. Natalie McSherry (D) MILES & STOCKBRIDGE J. Mark Coulson (D)
CHARITIES LAW
DLA PIPER Stephen M. Sharkey, Lee A. Sheller
SALSBURY CLEMENTS BEKMAN MARDER & ADKINS E. Dale Adkins III (P), Paul D. Bekman (P), Daniel M. Clements (P), Stuart M. Salsbury (P) 410.539.6633 | page 16
SEMMES BOWEN & SEMMES Robert E. Scott, Jr. (D) SHAPIRO SHER GUINOT & SANDLER Paul Mark Sandler (D, P) THE LAW OFFICES OF MILLER & ZOIS Ronald V. Miller, Jr. (P) VENABLE James E. Gray (D), Bruce R. Parker (D), Paul F. Strain (D), Kenneth L. Thompson (D) VERDERAIME & DUBOIS Robert C. Verderaime (P) WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON Harry S. Johnson (D), William B. Whiteford (D)
PRIVATE FUNDS / HEDGE FUNDS LAW
DUANE MORRIS Wilbert H. Sirota MCGUIREWOODS Cheryl O'Donnell Guth PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION VENABLE Jeffrey K. Gonya, Robert L. Waldman D Product Liability – Defendants; P Product Liability – Plaintiffs WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON DLA PIPER Mary Claire Chesshire, Jonathan Z. May Joel A. Dewey (D) GOODELL, DEVRIES, LEECH & DANN PERSONAL INJURY Richard M. Barnes (D), Thomas J. LITIGATION Cullen, Jr. (D), Charles P. Goodell, Jr. (D), Jeffrey J. Hines (D), Linda D Personal Injury – Defendants; S. Woolf (D) P Personal Injury – Plaintiffs JANET, JENNER & SUGGS ALICE G. PINDERHUGHES Howard A. Janet (P) Alice G. Pinderhughes (P) BAXTER, BAKER, SIDLE, CONN & JONES LAW OFFICES OF MARC SELDIN ROSEN Marc Seldin Rosen (P) Michael J. Baxter (D)
BONNER KIERNAN TREBACH & CROCIATA Ronald M. Cherry (D, P) BROWN GOLDSTEIN LEVY MORGAN CARLO DOWNS & EVERTON Andy Freeman (P) Mary Alane Downs (D) BROWN, BROWN & YOUNG MURPHY, FALCON & MURPHY Mary McNamara Koch (P), William H. Augustus F. Brown (P) DLA PIPER LEISURE & HOSPITALITY LAW Murphy, Jr. (P) Neil Joel Dilloff (D) NASH & ASSOCIATES VENABLE Brian J. Nash (P) Courtney G. Capute GOODELL, DEVRIES, LEECH & DANN Thomas J. Cullen, Jr. (D), Donald L. PESSIN KATZ LAW DeVries, Jr. (D), Sidney G. Leech (D), LEVERAGED BUYOUTS & Natalie C. Magdeburger (D), Mairi Craig B. Merkle (D) Pat Maguire (D), Catherine W. PRIVATE EQUITY LAW Steiner (D) ILIFF, MEREDITH, WILDBERGER & DUANE MORRIS BRENNAN George J. Nemphos, Wilbert H. Sirota SALSBURY CLEMENTS BEKMAN Kathleen Howard Meredith (P) MARDER & ADKINS VENABLE JANET, JENNER & SUGGS E. Dale Adkins III (P), Paul D. Bryson L. Cook, Charles J. Dov Apfel (P), Howard A. Janet (P), Bekman (P), Daniel M. Clements (P), Morton, Jr. Robert K. Jenner (P) Stuart M. Salsbury (P) WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON 410.539.6633 | page 2 KAHN, SMITH & COLLINS George S. Lawler Andrew H. Kahn (P) SCHOCHOR, FEDERICO AND STATON MASS TORT LITIGATION / James D. Cardea (P), Philip C. KENNY & VETTORI Federico (P), Scott P. Kurlander (P), CLASS ACTIONS Paul M. Vettori (P) Jonathan Schochor (P), Kerry D. D Mass Tort - Defendants; KERR MCDONALD Staton (P) P Mass Tort - Plaintiffs 410.234.1000 | page 4 Charles M. Kerr (P) BROWN GOLDSTEIN LEVY LAMBROS & LAMBROS Andy Freeman (P) SILVERMAN THOMPSON SLUTKIN J. Mitchell Lambros (P) & WHITE DLA PIPER Andrew G. Slutkin (P) LAW OFFICES OF MARC SELDIN ROSEN Joel A. Dewey (D), John Caleb Leonard A. Orman (P), Marc Seldin Dougherty (D), Hugh J. Marbury (D) WELTCHEK, MALLAHAN & WELTCHEK Rosen (P) Lutherville, MD GOODELL, DEVRIES, LEECH & DANN Robert J. Weltchek (P) Richard M. Barnes (D), Thomas J. LAW OFFICES OF PETER G. ANGELOS Cullen, Jr. (D), Charles P. Goodell, 410.825.5287 | page 7 H. Russell Smouse (P) Jr. (D), Jeffrey J. Hines (D), Linda MCCARTHY & WINKELMAN S. Woolf (D) MERGERS & Kevin J. McCarthy (D, P) GORDON, WOLF & CARNEY ACQUISITIONS LAW Richard S. Gordon (P), Martin E. MILES & STOCKBRIDGE * Litigation Only Wolf (P) J. Mark Coulson (D) ** Litigation & Practice area JANET, JENNER & SUGGS DLA PIPER MORGAN CARLO DOWNS & EVERTON Robert K. Jenner (P) Robert W. Smith, Jr. Mary Alane Downs (D) MILES & STOCKBRIDGE HOGAN LOVELLS US NASH & ASSOCIATES Michael A. Brown (D), Joseph W. Glenn C. Campbell, Mark D. Gately*, Brian J. Nash (P) Hovermill (D), F. Ford Loker (D) Henry D. Kahn, Walter G. Lohr, Jr.
LAW OFFICES OF STEPHEN J. NOLAN Stephen J. Nolan (P) MILES & STOCKBRIDGE Michael A. Brown (D), J. Mark Coulson (D), Joseph W. Hovermill (D), Daniel R. Lanier (D), Timothy L. Mullin, Jr. (D), Robin Silver (D) ROSENBERG MARTIN GREENBERG T. Christine Pham (P) SALSBURY CLEMENTS BEKMAN MARDER & ADKINS Paul D. Bekman (P) 410.539.6633 | page 16
SEMMES BOWEN & SEMMES Marisa A. Trasatti (D) TYDINGS & ROSENBERG Scott Patrick Burns (D), John B. Isbister (D) VENABLE Bruce R. Parker (D), Paul F. Strain (D), Craig A. Thompson (D), Kenneth L. Thompson (D) WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON Harry S. Johnson (D), Warren N. Weaver (D), Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr. (D)
PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW D Professional Malpractice – Defendants; P Professional Malpractice – Plaintiffs
CHASON, ROSNER, LEARY & MARSHALL James R. Chason (D) ECCLESTON & WOLF Thomas J. Althauser (D), James E. Dickerman (D) PESSIN KATZ LAW Natalie C. Magdeburger (D), Catherine W. Steiner (D) RIFKIN, WEINER, LIVINGSTON, LEVITAN & SILVER Barry L. Gogel (P), Arnold M. Weiner (P)
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PROJECT FINANCE LAW HOGAN LOVELLS US Edward C. Sledge
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW DLA PIPER Kristin H. R. Franceschi FUNK & BOLTON David M. Funk MCGUIREWOODS Alan C. Cason, Emery B. McRill MCKENNON SHELTON & HENN Elizabeth A. McKennon MILES & STOCKBRIDGE Harold Altscher, John R. Devine, Robert L. Doory, Jr. VENABLE James E. Cumbie, Davis V.R. Sherman WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON Deborah H. Diehl
REAL ESTATE LAW * Litigation Only ** Litigation & Practice area
ABRAMOFF NEUBERGER Nancy Haas BALLARD SPAHR Paul K. Casey, Christopher J. Fritz, Thomas A. Hauser, Jon M. Laria, Mark Pollak, Raymond G. Truitt, Fred Wolf III BROWN GOLDSTEIN LEVY Andrew D. Levy* CARNEY, KELEHAN, BRESLER, BENNETT & SCHERR Kevin J. Kelehan DLA PIPER Guy E. Flynn, Richard E. Levine, Anthony L. Meagher, Stephen M. Sharkey, Lee A. Sheller GALLAGHER EVELIUS & JONES Mark P. Keener GORDON FEINBLATT Timothy D. A. Chriss, David H. Fishman, Lawrence S. Greenwald*, Edward J. Levin, Searle E. Mitnick, Neil J. Schechter, William D. Shaughnessy, Jr.**, Jerrold A. Thrope* 410.576.4156 | page 11
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VENABLE Courtney G. Capute, Kurt J. Fischer, Kevin L. Shepherd, Edward L. Wender, James D. Wright WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON Thomas C. Barbuti, G. Scott Barhight, Edward U. Lee III, Jerald Lurie, Joseph N. Schaller, Thomas J. Whiteford* ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER Robert T. Shaffer III*
LAW OFFICES OF THEODORE W. HIRSH Theodore W. Hirsh** MILES & STOCKBRIDGE William M. Davidow, Jr., Jeffrey A. Markowitz NEUBERGER, QUINN, GIELEN, RUBIN & GIBBER Robert M. Ercole OBER KALER Elissa F. Borges, Stuart M. Schabes ROSENBERG MARTIN GREENBERG SECURITIES / CAPITAL Caroline DeLisle Ciraolo**, Stuart MARKETS LAW R. Rombro S Securities / Capital Markets; R Securities Regulation; THOMAS & LIBOWITZ * Litigation Robert A. Snyder, Jr.** ALAN RICHARD SACHS VENABLE Alan R. Sachs (R, S) Walter R. Calvert, Bryson L. Cook, Robert H. Geis, Jr., Brian DLA PIPER J. O'Connor**, Jennifer A. Pratt, Francis B. Burch, Jr. (S), James D. Mathias (S*), Robert J. Mathias (S*), Robert L. Waldman WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON Robert W. Smith, Jr. (R, S) Robert B. Curran, Jonathan Z. GALLAGHER EVELIUS & JONES May**, Herman B. Rosenthal Ward B. Coe III (S*) GORDON FEINBLATT Abba David Poliakoff (R, S) 410.576.4156 | page 11
HOGAN LOVELLS US Mark D. Gately (S*), Henry D. Kahn (R, S), Michael J. Silver (S) KRAMON & GRAHAM Andrew Jay Graham (S*) MCGUIREWOODS Ava E. Lias-Booker (S*) MILES & STOCKBRIDGE J. W. Thompson Webb (S) ROSENBERG MARTIN GREENBERG Benjamin Rosenberg (S*) SAUL EWING Charles O. Monk II (S*) SEMMES BOWEN & SEMMES Cleaveland D. Miller (S) WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON Richard J. Magid (S*), William F. Ryan, Jr. (S*) ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER Martin S. Himeles, Jr. (S*)
SECURITIZATION & STRUCTURED FINANCE LAW BALLARD SPAHR Thomas A. Hauser VENABLE Charles J. Morton, Jr.
OBER KALER Royal W. Craig VENABLE Charles J. Morton, Jr. WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON Dana O. Lynch, Gregory M. Stone, Steven E. Tiller WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE Newton B. Fowler III
TRADE SECRETS LAW OLIVER & GRIMSLEY Michael D. Oliver
TRUSTS & ESTATES * Litigation Only ** Litigation & Practice area
FISHER & WINNER Charles S. Winner** GALLAGHER EVELIUS & JONES Ward B. Coe III*, Peter E. Keith* GORDON FEINBLATT Lowell G. Herman 410.576.4156 | page 11 LAW OFFICE OF JONATHAN ACKERMAN Owings Mills, MD Jonathan Ackerman 410.363.1187 | page 15
LAW OFFICES OF STUART LEVINE Stuart Levine MILES & STOCKBRIDGE George K. Reynolds III NEUBERGER, QUINN, GIELEN, RUBIN & GIBBER Allan J. Gibber** OBER KALER John P. Edgar, Matthew A. Mace, Donald R. Mering ROSENBERG MARTIN GREENBERG Benjamin Rosenberg* SAUL EWING Sheldon S. Satisky STEWART, PLANT & BLUMENTHAL Max E. Blumenthal, Hugh A. Mitchell, Jr., A. MacDonough Plant VENABLE Jeffrey K. Gonya, Jeffrey J. Radowich WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON Edwin G. Fee, Jr., Robert Sloan III
VENTURE CAPITAL LAW DUANE MORRIS Jay G. Cohen, Wilbert H. Sirota VENABLE Charles J. Morton, Jr. WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON Frank S. Jones, Jr., George S. Lawler
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW
ADELBERG, RUDOW, DORF & HENDLER C Workers’ Compensation Law F. Kirk Kolodner*, David B. Rudow Claimants; E Workers’ Compensation Law – BROWN GOLDSTEIN LEVY Employers Melvin J. Sykes* SEMMES BOWEN & SEMMES DLA PIPER Rudolph L. Rose (E) Jonathan D. Eisner**, Sandra P. Gohn, Marianne Schmitt Hellauer, Stephen L. Owen, Lynn B. Sassin, Shale D. Stiller
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Steven A. Allen has practiced law for more than 35 years and concentrates in the areas of commercial litigation, general litigation, and criminal defense, including the defense of white-collar criminal cases. Mr. Allen’s broad base of experience, which includes having served as an Assistant United States Attorney, enables him to apply creative, practical approaches to cases in state and federal courts throughout Maryland, and in administrative proceedings and before professional boards. Mr. Allen has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense, and non-white-collar criminal defense; selected for inclusion in Maryland Super Lawyers - Top 100 Lawyers in Maryland 2012; and has received the Martindale-Hubbell AV® peer-review rating.
PESSIN KATZ LAW, P.A.
901 Dulaney Valley Road | Suite 400 | Towson, MD 21204 phone 410.339.6769 | fax 410.832.5602 | email sallen@pklaw.com
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JONATHAN ACKERMAN TRUSTS & ESTATES In his boutique national tax practice, Jonathan provides personalized service to regional and international charities in their creation, governance and fundraising, and to families (and their advisors) integrating philanthropy into their personal planning. Jonathan also advises families in preparing their estate plans and in dealing with issues associated with the passing of a loved one. Over his 30 year career, Jonathan has focused on taxexempt organizations, charitable gift and estate planning, probate, federal and state tax procedure, and business formations and transactions, all of which are interrelated in his solo practice. Jonathan served as president of a national charity and is a frequent speaker and author. He has earned MartindaleHubbell’s highest AV®-PreeminentTM rating for ethical standards and legal ability.
LAW OFFICE OF JONATHAN ACKERMAN, LLC
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SPORTS LAW
ASTRACHAN GUNST THOMAS MCGUIREWOODS Charles F. Morgan Ilene A. Bailey KAHN, SMITH & COLLINS MILES & STOCKBRIDGE Joel A. Smith J. Michael Brennan, Robert S. Brennen*, Sandra L. Howard, Jeffrey PESSIN KATZ LAW H. Seibert David N. Pessin NEUBERGER, QUINN, GIELEN, RUBIN SHAPIRO SHER GUINOT & SANDLER & GIBBER Ronald M. Shapiro Richard Rubin, Susan M. Wilkins, Thomas M. Wood IV* TAX LAW * Litigation Only NILES, BARTON & WILMER ** Litigation & Practice area Matthew L. Kimball ADELBERG, RUDOW, DORF & HENDLER OFFIT KURMAN David B. Rudow Timothy C. Lynch*, Brian C. Rosenberg BAXTER, BAKER, SIDLE, CONN & JONES Daryl J. Sidle PESSIN KATZ LAW Gerald M. Katz DLA PIPER Joseph H. Langhirt, Richard E. RENO & CAVANAUGH Levine, Stephen L. Owen, Lynn B. Felicia M. Hulit Sassin, Stephen M. Sharkey, Lee A. ROSENBERG MARTIN GREENBERG Sheller, Shale D. Stiller Gerard J. Gaeng*, Barry C. GALLAGHER EVELIUS & JONES Greenberg, Benjamin Rosenberg* David E. Raderman SEMMES BOWEN & SEMMES Jane A. Wilson GORDON FEINBLATT Steven M. Gevarter** SHAPIRO SHER GUINOT & SANDLER 410.576.4156 | page 11 Ann Clary Gordon TYDINGS & ROSENBERG Mark Dopkin
TECHNOLOGY LAW
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JO BENSON FOGEL FAMILY LAW For over 35 years, Jo Fogel has represented individuals in complex family‑related controversies involving divorce, custody, guardianship, and estate matters. Ms. Fogel supports clients through effective mediation and ADR. Clients have been successful in preserving their marital, professional, and family assets, and making arrangements to disburse them according to their wishes. She and the attorneys at her firm concentrate on assisting those individuals who are entitled to receive income from retirement benefits, bonuses, estates, property, and partnership holdings or other assets and income sources. Ms. Fogel’s years of experience have created a strong and respected reputation throughout the State of Maryland and Washington, D.C. She is AV®‑preeminentTM rated; an NBTA Certified Family Law Trial Attorney 2006; Washingtonian Top Lawyer 2004, 2007, 2009. She has also been selected to Maryland Super Lawyers Top 50; Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers , and The Best Lawyers in America .
JO BENSON FOGEL, P.A.
5900 Hubbard Drive | Rockville, MD 20852 phone 301.468.2288 | fax 301.881.9074
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LEONARD H. SHAPIRO CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/DWI CRIMINAL DEFENSE Leonard H. Shapiro, a cum laude graduate of the University of Baltimore Law School, has been practicing in the Maryland District and Circuit Courts for over 30 years. A former Assistant State’s Attorney, he has successfully represented many defendants in highprofile criminal and traffic matters. He is on the Board of Directors of MCDAA, is past chairman of the Bench/ Bar Committee for the Baltimore County Bar Association, and is on the Board of Trustees for the Maryland Client Protection Fund. He is AV®-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating, and in 1995, was selected as one of the Top Ten Criminal Lawyers in Baltimore by Baltimore magazine. He was named Best Lawyers’ Baltimore DUI/ DWI Defense Lawyer of the Year for 2012.
LAW OFFICE OF LEONARD H. SHAPIRO 10220 South Dolfield Road | Owings Center | Suite 203 Owings Mills, MD 21117 phone 410.363.3311 | fax 410.581.7020 email leonard@leonardshapiro.net
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From left: Stuart M. Salsbury, Paul D. Bekman, Daniel M. Clements, and E. Dale Adkins
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alsbury Clements Bekman Marder & Adkins (SCBMA) is a plaintiffs’ trial firm that, in litigating more than 700 jury trials to verdict, has achieved millions of dollars for clients affected by catastrophic injuries and wrongful deaths. Named as a top-tier firm by The National Law Journal and as a Tier 1 ranked law firm in multiple areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firm” in Baltimore for 2015, SCBMA includes some of the most respected trial attorneys in Maryland, with four of its partners listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Paul D. Bekman, Stuart M. Salsbury, Daniel M. Clements, and E. Dale Adkins III. “Our lawyers are among the leading trial lawyers in and around Maryland because of our commitment to hard work and preparation, as well as our willingness to try cases,” notes Bekman, the firm’s managing partner.
Now in his fourth decade of practice, Bekman has achieved the highest personal injury verdicts in multiple Maryland counties. In addition to being selected as a Best Lawyers’ Baltimore Lawyer of the Year on five separate occasions, Bekman is a fellow, former regent, and former secretary of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), and is a past-president of the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA), the Bar Association of Baltimore City (BABC), and the Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ). Salsbury has practiced trial law for more than 40 years and is known for obtaining justice for his clients. In 2013, he was named as Best Lawyers’ Baltimore Lawyer of the Year for plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation. He is a fellow of the ACTL, a pastpresident of the MAJ, and a past-Governor of the American Association for Justice. Clements is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney who has demonstrated his
preeminence as a trial lawyer in more than 130 jury trials. He is a past-president of the MAJ, past-chair of the MSBA Technology Task Force, and also takes active roles in the Maryland Democratic Party and Planned Parenthood of Maryland. After decades of defending doctors and hospitals in medical malpractice cases, Adkins now uses his knowledge about insurance companies to help injured plaintiffs. He is a Fellow of the ACTL and in 2010 he was named as Best Lawyers’ Baltimore Lawyer of the Year for personal injury litigation.
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