Robert Jenner

Top rated Class Action & Mass Torts attorney in Baltimore, Maryland

Jenner Law, P.C.
Robert Jenner
Jenner Law, P.C.

Practice Areas: Class Action & Mass Torts, Personal Injury, Professional Liability; view more

Licensed in Maryland since: 1985

Education: Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2025
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Jenner Law, P.C.

3600 Clipper Mill Rd
Suite 240
Baltimore, MD 21211 Visit website

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With nearly 40 years of experience vehemently advocating for his clients, Robert Jenner has maintained consistency in his legal counsel in every case he takes on, emphasizing personalized attention, meticulous focus and an enthusiastic zeal to see them move on from the dark shadow cast by their injuries. At Jenner Law, P.C., in Baltimore, Maryland, he serves residents of the surrounding region in complex personal injury matters such as products liability, defective drugs and devices and wrongful death, as well as clergy abuse and therapist abuse.

Mr. Jenner completed his undergraduate studies in 1982, graduating with his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Franklin & Marshall College. In addition, he was awarded the William Toth Memorial Prize in history. He went on to attend the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where his academic and legal prowess was evident through receiving the Banks-Baldwin Clinical Program Award and receiving his Juris Doctor cum laude in 1985. He obtained his license to practice law in Maryland the same year he graduated from law school, and later, he became licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C., and Massachusetts.

Throughout his illustrious career, Mr. Jenner has garnered the praise and adulation of his peers and myriad legal organizations for his constant work in progressing the standard of client care in his industry to even greater heights. He has been named Lawyer of the Year by the Best Lawyers, included in America’s 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers list by the National Trial Lawyers Association and the recipient of the Wiedemann-Wysocki Medal from the American Association for Justice. Furthermore, he is rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell and holds a perfect “10.0” rating on Avvo, as well as many positive client testimonials on the latter site.

Within his legal community, Mr. Jenner maintains close affiliations with many legal organizations, including the International Society of Barristers (Fellow), the Maryland State Bar Association, The District of Columbia Bar, the Maryland Association of Justice (past president), the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC, the Federal Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the American Association for Justice, among many others. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice areas

Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Professional Liability: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Legal Malpractice, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff

  • 30% Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
  • 40% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
  • 30% Professional Liability: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 1985, Maryland

Professional Webpage: https://www.jennerlawfirm.com/attorneys/robert-k-jenner/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Maryland Bar, 1985
  • District of Columbia Bar, 1986
  • Massachusetts Bar, 2017
  • Maryland Bar Association, Member, 1985
  • American Association for Justice, Member, 1985
  • District of Columbia Bar Association, Member, 1986
  • Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Member, 1990
  • Maryland Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2000
  • Maryland Association for Justice, Past President, 2002
  • International Society of Barristers, Fellow, 2010
  • Massachusetts Bar Association, Member, 2017
Videos:
  • Jenner Law, a national personal injury law firm, specializes in defective drug and device cases; therapy and clergy abuse; and general complex negligence cases. Meet the team and learn how Jenner Law can help you., Jenner Law -- What Makes Our Firm Unique, 2023
  • Rob Jenner speaks informally about his law practice, his love of scuba diving and underwater photography, and how principles of safe diving help him excel at mass tort lawyering., Attorney Profile -- Robert K. Jenner, 2023
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Lab Rescue of the LRCP, Volunteer, 1995
  • Make a Difference Scholarship:  Our firm gives out two scholarships, one for undergraduates and one for graduate students, for students whose essays and academic achievement have shown their intention to make a difference for good., 2023
  • Community Involvement:  Our firm has created the Jenner Law Donor Fund that gives thousands of dollars annually to charities that reflect our values and commitment to social justice., 2018
Honors/Awards:
  • Named "Lawyer of the Year" for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Baltimore, Best Lawyers, 2025, 2025
  • The Daily Record’s 2023 Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law Power List, 2023
  • AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 1985
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2024
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2023
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2023
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2023
  • Named one of “America’s 52 Most Influential Trial Lawyers”, The National Law Journal & The Trial Lawyer Magazine, 2022
  • Trial Lawyer Roundtable, Selected to America’s 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2022
  • Named "Lawyer of the Year" for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Baltimore, Best Lawyers, 2022
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2022
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2022
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2022
  • Named one of “America’s 52 Most Influential Trial Lawyers”, The National Law Journal & The Trial Lawyer Magazine, 2021
  • Trial Lawyer Roundtable, Selected to America’s 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2021
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2021
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2021
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2021
  • Named one of “America’s 52 Most Influential Trial Lawyers", The National Law Journal & The Trial Lawyer Magazine, 2020
  • Trial Lawyer Roundtable, Selected to America’s 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2020
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2020
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2020
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2020
  • Named one of “America’s 52 Most Influential Trial Lawyers", The National Law Journal & The Trial Lawyer Magazine, 2019
  • Trial Lawyer Roundtable, Selected to America’s 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2019
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2019
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2019
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2019
  • Named one of “America’s 52 Most Influential Trial Lawyers", The National Law Journal & The Trial Lawyer Magazine, 2018
  • Trial Lawyer Roundtable, Selected to America’s 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2018
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2018
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2018
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2018
  • Trial Lawyer Roundtable, Selected to America’s 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2017
  • Named "Lawyer of the Year" for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Baltimore, Best Lawyers, 2017
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2017
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2017
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2017
  • Named "Lawyer of the Year" for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Baltimore, Best Lawyers, 2016
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2016
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2016
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2016
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2015
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2015
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2015
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2014
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2014
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2014
  • Named "Lawyer of the Year" for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Baltimore, Best Lawyers, 2013
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2013
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2013
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2013
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2012
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2012
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2012
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2011
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2011
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2011
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2010
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2010
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2010
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2009
  • Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, Maryland Association for Justice, 2009
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2009
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2009
  • Wiedemann-Wysocki Medal for commitment to the civil justice system, American Association for Justice, 2008
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2008
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2008
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2008
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2007
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2007
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2007
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2006
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2006
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2006
  • Wiedemann-Wysocki Medal for commitment to the civil justice system, American Association for Justice, 2004
  • Morris Balser Award for Fundraising, First Place, Maryland Association for Justice, 2003
  • Wiedemann-Wysocki Medal for commitment to the civil justice system, American Association for Justice, 2003
  • Wiedemann-Wysocki Medal for commitment to the civil justice system, American Association for Justice, 2002
  • Morris Balser Award for Fundraising, First Place, Maryland Association for Justice, 2002
  • “Advocate of Trial Advocacy,” National College of Advocacy, American Association for Justice, 2002
  • Morris Balser Award for Fundraising, First Place, Maryland Association for Justice, 2001
Educational Background:
  • Franklin & Marshall College, Bachelor of Arts in History, 1982
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • ​Jenner, Robert K. and Kerner, Kathleen, “The Complex Terrain of Psychotherapist Malpractice,” Trial, Vol. 60, No. 10 (Oct. 2024), Co-Author, with Kathleen Kerner, The Complex Terrain of Psychotherapist Malpractice, Trial Magazine, 2024
  • Jenner, Robert K., “A Dog-Friendly Law Office,” Trial, Vol. 60, No. 6, p. 16 (June 2024)., Author, A Dog-Friendly Law Office, Trial Magazine, 2024
  • Anti-Human Trafficking Litigation, Speaker, Anti-Human Trafficking Litigation, Perrin Sexual Abuse Litigation & Coverage Conference, 2024
  • Clergy Abuse — Mass Tort or Coordinated Cases? — American Association for Justice, Annual Convention, Course Advisor, Moderator, Speaker, Clergy Abuse — Mass Tort or Coordinated Cases?, American Association for Justice, 2024
  • Bankruptcy and the Archdiocese of Baltimore Litigation, Webinar Moderator, Bankruptcy and the Archdiocese of Baltimore Litigation, Maryland Association for Justice, 2023
  • “Maryland Child Victims Act,” Litigation Church Abuse Cases in Maryland, Course Advisor and Speaker, “Maryland Child Victims Act,” Litigation Church Abuse Cases in Maryland,, Maryland Association for Justice, 2023
  • Representing Survivors of Institutional Sexual Abuse, Maryland Association for Justice, Course Advisor, Representing Survivors of Institutional Sexual Abuse, Maryland Association for Justice, 2023
  • Course Advisor, Mass Tort Litigation Seminar, American Association for Justice, Philadelphia, July 14, 2023., Course Advisor, Mass Tort Litigation Seminar, American Association for Justice, 2023
  • Elmiron Litigation, American Association for Justice Webinar, Course Advisor and Moderator, 2021
  • Tenofovir Litigation, Mass Torts Made Perfect Webinar, 2021
  • Tenofovir, Litigation at Sunrise, American Association for Justice, 2019
  • “Protect Your Liability Expert’s Deposition,” Trial, Vol. 55, No. 4, p. 16, 2019
  • Mass Torts for the Masses, Everything You Wanted To Know About Mass Torts, American Association for Justice, 2019
  • Specialized Depositions College: Mass Torts, American Association for Justice, Course Advisor and Speaker, 2018
  • Discovering the Science – When the Defendant Refuses To, Mass Torts Made Perfect, 2018
  • Mass Tort Best Practices: Client Management 101 - Managing Client Expectations, American Association for Justice, Mass Torts Best Practices Seminar, 2017
  • Emerging Orthopedic Mass Torts, Mass Torts Made Perfect, 2017
  • “7 Ways to Minimize Law Firm Expenses,” Trial, Vol. 52, No. 3, 2016
  • “Managing Mass Torts: Laying the Groundwork,” Trial, 2016
  • Why the Most Successful Trial Teams Include Women, Mass Torts Made Perfect, 2016
  • Insights from Judges and Trial Attorneys, Fourth Annual Complex Litigation Judicial Forum, 2016
  • When Med Mal and Mass Torts Overlap, New Jersey Association for Justice, 2015
  • Assisting Clients With Settlement Allocations, Mass Torts Made Perfect, 2015
  • Zofran Litigation, Plaintiffs Hot Topics Seminar, Course Advisor and Speaker, 2015
  • Zofran, Mass Torts Made Perfect, 2015
  • Testosterone Therapy Seminar, American Association for Justice, Course Advisor, 2014
Other Outstanding Achievements:
  • "Lawyer of the Year" for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Baltimore, Best Lawyers, 2025, 2025
  • Roxanne Conln AAJ Service Award, 2024
  • The Daily Record’s 2023 Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law Power List, 2023

Office location for Robert Jenner

3600 Clipper Mill Rd
Suite 240
Baltimore, MD 21211

Phone: 410-999-8264

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