Top Rated Medical Malpractice Attorney in Columbia, MD

W. Scott Sonntag is an attorney and the sole principal of the Law Offices of W. Scott Sonntag, P.A., in Columbia, Maryland. Mr. Sonntag represents plaintiffs in medical malpractice actions in Maryland and throughout the country. He also handles cases involving legal malpractice, products liability and professional malpractice. 

After graduating from the University of Maryland, Mr. Sonntag earned his law degree from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. Along with Maryland and the District of Columbia, he is admitted to practice before a variety of federal district courts including the U.S. District Courts for the districts of Maryland and the District Columbia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. 

Before choosing to represent medical malpractice plaintiffs, Mr. Sonntag served as a defender on behalf of health care organizations. Now, in addition to his solo practice representing plaintiffs, he testifies on behalf of victims of medical malpractice in front of groups including the General Assembly of Maryland and The Council of the District of Columbia. 

Mr. Sonntag serves on the board of governors for the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC, and previously chaired the Maryland Defense Counsel, Inc.’s judicial selection and professional malpractice committees. He is also active in Maryland’s Attorney Grievance Commission, serving on the organization’s peer review committee. 

Drawing on his knowledge of the medical malpractice field, Mr. Sonntag lectures for various organizations. He has spoken for the Maryland State Bar Association, the Maryland Association for Justice, the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC, and other health care-related organizations.