Top Rated Medical Malpractice Attorney in Greenbelt, MD

Honors and Awards:

• Million Dollar Advocates Forum, lifetime member
• Washingtonian magazine, “Best of Washington,” 2004
• LawDragon 500, Leading Plaintiff Lawyers in America, 2007
• Best Lawyers in America, medical malpractice, 2006–2016
• Super Lawyers, Maryland and District of Columbia, 2007–2016
• LexisNexis, AV Peer Review Rated
• Best of Washington, Washingtonian
• Leading Plaintiff Lawyers in America, LawDragon 500
• Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice
• AV Peer Review Rated, LexisNexis

Bar/Professional Activity:

• American Association for Justice, Member, Key Person Committee
• American Association for Justice, Former chair, Torts Section
• American Association for Justice, Board member and co-chair, Birth Trauma Litigation Group
• American Association for Justice, Co-chair, Medical Malpractice Information Group
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• District of Columbia, 1968  
• Maryland, 1969
• William B. Bryant Inn, American Inns of Court
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Trial Lawyers Association of the District of Columbia
• Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
• District of Columbia Bar Association
• Montgomery County Bar Association
• Prince George’s Bar Association
• Maryland State Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Brain Research Association at Children’s Hospital, Former member, Board of Directors

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Shoulder Dystocia and Birth Injury, published by invitation (James O'Leary, MD)
• “Effective Pre-Trial Discovery in Medical Negligence Cases—What You Don't Know May Hurt You,” Trial Magazine; selected for publication in Best of Trial, AAJ Press
• “Medical Malpractice Litigation: A Modest Settlement Proposal,” Trial magazine
• “Gymnastics Litigation, The Standard of Care,” Trial magazine
• “Effective Pre-Trial Discovery in Medical Negligence Cases, A Positive Approach,” Trial magazine
• How to Recognize and Handle Recreational Liability: Sports Torts, American Association for Justice
• Contributor, Settlement and Plea Bargaining, American Association for Justice Education Fund
• “Oh, Didn’t I Tell You? A Look at Informed Consent,” Trial magazine
• “Let Me Ask You This: Some Thoughts on Cross-Examination,” Trial magazine
• “Shattered Dreams: A Look at the Seriously Injured Child,” Trial magazine
• Contributor, The Profoundly Injured Child, AAJ Press
• “In the Beginning: Examples of Opening Statements,” Trial magazine
• “Deposing Medical Experts,” Trial magazine
• Lectured on Professional Negligence, Southern Maryland Dental Society’
• A Symposium on Common Pediatric Problems, Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
• Lectured on Medical Malpractice, Association of Trial Lawyers of America 2nd Circuit Seminar
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention
• Medical Malpractice From the Plaintiff's Point of View, Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Breakfast Seminars
• Strict Liability in Maryland, Association of Trial Lawyers of America 4th Circuit Seminar
• Practical Consideration in Medical Malpractice Cases, District of Columbia Bar
• Maryland Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention - Mock Trial
• Effective Pre-Trial Discovery in Medical Negligence Cases, Montgomery County/Prince George's County Legal Education
• Preparing the Plaintiff's Case, Practicing Law Institute, Drug Liability Seminar
• Lecturer and Program Chairman, Point-Counterpoint Series, Medical Malpractice, Georgetown University Law Center
• Discovery; Demonstrative Evidence, The Art and Problems of Trial Practice, Georgetown University Law Center
• Montgomery County/Prince George's County Continuing Legal Education - Cross Examination
• Belli Seminar
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Annual Convention
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 8th Circuit Seminar
• Discovery; Demonstrative Evidence, The Art and Problems of Trial Practice, Georgetown University Law Center
• Effective Pre-Trial Discovery in Personal Injury Cases and Proof of Damages in Personal Injury Cases, Montgomery County/Prince George's County Legal Education
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National College of Advocacy
• Liability of Coaches, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Third Circuit Seminar
• Health Professionals in Court, Northern Virginia Doctors Hospital
• Belli Seminar, ATLA Annual Convention, San Francisco
• Sports Injuries, Tort Section, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Discovery as a Trial Technique in Personal Injury Cases, Montgomery-Prince George's Continuing Legal Education Institute
• Medical Malpractice From the Plaintiff's Point of View, Georgetown University Law Center, Point/Counterpoint Series
• Techniques, Tactics and Strategy in the Trial of a Personal Injury Case; Tips, Techniques and Tools for Effective Discovery, Montgomery-Prince George's Continuing Legal Education Institute
• Use of Discovery Tools in Medical Cases, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Fourth Circuit Seminar
• Effective Pre-Trial Discovery in Creating Demonstrative Evidence in Personal Injury Cases, Virginia Trial Lawyers 23rd Annual Seminar
• The Increased Injuries in the Gymnastics Setting, West Virginia Trial Lawyers Annual Meeting
• Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Third Circuit Seminar
• Discovery From the Opponent; Demonstrative Evidence, Georgetown University Law Center, The Art and Problems of Trial Practice
• Voir Dire as a Technique of Cross Examination, Belli Seminar
• ATLA Convention, Moderator on Seminar on Law & Medicine
• Medical Aspects of Whiplash Injuries, ATLA National Convention, Young Lawyers Section
• Effective Cross-Examination of Medical Experts, Delaware Trial Lawyers Meeting, Wilmington, Delaware
• Panel Member, Program on "Anatomy of a Malpractice Case", Maryland Trial Lawyers Annual Convention Panel
• Cross-Examination of Medical Experts, Indiana Trial Lawyers Seminar
• Cross-Examination of Medical Experts, Maryland Trial Lawyers Advocacy Seminar, Moderator and Speaker
• CLE Speaker, Cross-Examination of Medical Experts, Montgomery County - Prince George's County
• Examination of a Hospital Administrator, Hospital Discussion, and Final Argument in a Case Against a Hospital, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Fourth Circuit Seminar
• Discussion on Medical Malpractice, University Hospital, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
• Informed Consent, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Third Circuit Seminar
• Faculty of ATLA Regional College of Advocacy (Georgetown Law Center)
• Faculty of ATLA Advanced Course in Trial Advocacy
• Faculty of ATLA Special Course in Damages (Harvard Law School)
• Obstetrics, Cerebral Palsy and Brain Damage, ATLA National Convention
• Speaker, Maryland Trial Lawyers Annual Convention
• Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, Seminar on Trial Advocacy
• Speaker, Kansas Trial Lawyers Seminar
• Final Argument, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Seminar on the Profoundly Injured Child
• Speaker, Louisiana State Bar Association
• Faculty, ATLA Regional College of Advocacy
• Architectural Negligence; Obstetrics and Brain Damage, ATLA National Convention
• MICPEL Presentations on "The Nuts & Bolts of Personal Injury Practice", Baltimore, Maryland
• MICPEL Presentations on "The Nuts & Bolts of Personal Injury Practice", Easton, Maryland
• MICPEL Presentations on "The Nuts & Bolts of Personal Injury Practice", College Park, Maryland
• Maryland Trial Lawyers Annual Convention Demonstration - Direct Examination of Expert Witness
• Discovery, Chairman, Maryland Trial Lawyers Annual Seminar on Trial Practice
• Faculty, AAJ Special Course in Damages, Harvard Law School
• Faculty, AAJ National College of Advocacy, Specialized Course in Medical Malpractice, Yale University Law School
• Faculty, ATLA National College of Advocacy, Specialized Course in Medical Malpractice, Yale University Law School
• Faculty, ATLA National College of Advocacy, Basic College, Specialized Course in Damages, Washington, D.C.
• Faculty Seminar for Maryland Emergency Medical Services, Hyattsville, Maryland
• Faculty Seminar for Maryland Emergency Medical Services, Cumberland, Maryland
• Faculty Seminar for Maryland Emergency Medical Services, Baltimore, Maryland
• Presenting Economic Evidence, Risk Managers Division of the Hospital Council of the National Capital Area
• Faculty, ATLA National College of Advocacy
• Montgomery County/Prince George's County Seminar on Final Argument
• MICPEL Seminar on Medical Malpractice
• Taking on the Defendant and His Experts in a Medical Negligence Case, ATLA National Convention
• Cross Examination, National College of Advocacy, University of Bridgeport
• Medical Negligence, West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Seminar
• Techniques of Examination, Cross Examination of Pediatric Immunologists, ATLA Seminar on Traumatic Medicine - Pain, It's Origins and Measurement, Boston, Massachusetts
• Depositions, ATLA National College of Advocacy, Discovery and Settlement, Yale University
• Proof and Work Up of Damages in the Profoundly Injured Child, ATLA National Convention
• Medical Legal Issues in Pediatrics, 18th Ross Roundtable held at Johns Hopkins Medical Center
• Final Argument, Moderator, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association Annual Seminar
• Demonstrative Evidence, Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Litigation Luncheon
• Causation in Medical Negligence Cases, Belli Seminar/ATLA National Convention
• Opening Statement in a Medical Negligence Case, ATLA National Convention
• Montgomery County Bar Association Seminar on Opening Statement
• Blackboards and Tear-Sheets, ATLA Seminar on Demonstrative Evidence
• Discovery, DCTLA Meeting
• Trial Tactics - Direct and Cross Examination of Experts in a Product Liability Case, District of Columbia Bar Association Annual Convention
• Faculty Member, Advanced NITA Course, Washington, D.C.
• The Defendant's Life Expectancy Experts; Prozac, ATLA National Convention, Toronto, Sunrise Seminar
• Faculty Member, Advanced NITA Course, Washington, D.C.
• The Trial of a Medical Negligence Case, MICPEL, Seminar on Medical Negligence
• Discovery, Georgetown University Law Center, Second "All Star" Trial Advocacy Skills Institute, Washington, D.C.
• Participant, Food & Drug Law Committee of the American Bar Associations Business Law Section, Medical Device Update, Washington, D.C.
• The Trial of a Medical Negligence Case, MICPEL, Seminar on Medical Negligence
• Prozac, National Convention, Washington, D.C., Section of Toxic, Environmental and Pharmaceutical Torts
• ATLA National Convention, San Francisco, CA, Section on Professional Negligence
• Discovery, Kansas City Trial Lawyers Association
• How to Prepare Your Case Through Discovery, Maryland Trial Lawyers Seminar, Baltimore, MD
• Preparation For and Cross-Examination of Expert Witnesses at Deposition and at Trial, American Bar Association, Washington, D.C., Liability Issues for Health Care Providers
• Preparation For and Cross-Examination of Expert Witnesses at Deposition and at Trial, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, White Sulfur Springs, West Va. Fighting For Justice
• Obstetrics, American Bar Association National Institute Program, San Francisco, California, Liability Issues in Health Care
• Making the Defendant the Plaintiff's Expert, ATLA 50th Anniversary Annual Convention, Boston, MA. Trial Advocacy Track Education Program
• Developing Thematic Evidence Through Expert Witnesses, ATLA Annual Convention, Washington, D.C. Trial Advocacy Track: Depositions: "The Game Plan for Trial"
• Vacuum Extraction Perils, Problems and Pearls, ATLA Annual Convention, San Francisco, Presentation to the Birth Trauma Litigation Group
• Persuasive Techniques in Birth Injury Cases, National College of Advocacy Seminar, Litigating Catastrophically Injured Infants Cases, Atlanta, Georgia
• Erb's Palsy: The Defense, ATLA National Convention, Chicago, Presentation to the Birth Trauma Litigation Group
• Discovery of Defendants and Their Expert Witnesses, ATLA Summer Conference, Atlanta, Presentation to the Birth Trauma Litigation Group
• Deposition Techniques to Prepare for Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses and Defendants at Trial, ATLA Birth Trauma Group Seminar
• Questions, Language and Bologna, ATLA National Convention, Boston, Presentation to the Birth Trauma Litigation Group
• Instrumental Delivery, ATLA Seminar on the catastrophically injured child
• Effective Pre-Trial Discovery in Medical Negligence Cases, Malpractice Tape Series, put out by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Contributor to Sports Torts, Association of Trial Lawyers of America tape
• Animations Medical Malpractice Information Group, AAJ Mid-Winter Convention, 2007
• Shoulder Dystocia "Stretching the Truth" to the Birth Trauma Litigation Group, AAJ Mid-Winter Convention, 2007
• A Lot of Nerve (Stretching the Truth), American Association of Justice, National Convention, 2009
• How To Handle The Absurd Defense Expert to the Maryland Association for Justice, 2011
• American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Former reviewer
• Journal of Communication, Former reviewer

Educational Background:

• University of Wisconsin, B.S., 1964