Richard L. Jaklitsch
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
The Jaklitsch Law GroupPractice Areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Maryland since: 1983
Education: The University of Maryland School of Law
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Richard L. Jaklitsch, a renowned personal injury trial lawyer, offers top-notch legal representation across the Washington and Baltimore metropolitan areas. Operating from the Jaklitsch Law Group in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, he focuses on motor vehicle accidents – cars, trucks and trains – and is dedicated to representing plaintiffs who have suffered personal injuries.
Boasting a career spanning over 30 years, Mr. Jaklitsch has handled thousands of cases, achieving outcomes ranging from multimillion-dollar settlements to comprehensive insurance recoveries for his clients. His dedication remains steadfast, regardless of the case size. He is known for his personalized, comforting approach to client interactions, creating an environment of trust and ease from the outset. His empathetic demeanor toward clients is balanced by his vigorous contention with insurance companies, which he approaches with familial tenacity.
After earning a B.S. in Economics in 1980 from the University of Maryland, Mr. Jaklitsch received his J.D. with honors from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law in 1983. He is licensed to practice in Maryland (since 1983) and the District of Columbia (since 1986) and admitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington.
An upstanding figure in the legal circle, Mr. Jaklitsch is a distinguished member of several esteemed legal organizations, such as the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the Maryland State Bar Association, The Bar Association of Anne Arundel County, Inc., the Prince George’s County Bar Association, the American Association for Justice and the Maryland Association of Justice. His obligation to the legal community further demonstrates his longstanding service on the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors.
Mr. Jaklitsch holds an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and has been featured in Who’s Who in American Law for over three decades. Since 1995, he has consistently appeared in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and was among the first in the nation to achieve a 10.0 score on Avvo. His professional excellence has been celebrated with numerous awards, including “The Best Attorney Award” from Rue Ratings' Best Attorneys of America and inclusion in “The Best Lawyers in America.”
Additionally, the National Trial Lawyers Association has frequently recognized him as a Top 100 Lawyer and the American Trial Lawyers Association has repeatedly listed him among its Top 10 Lawyers. Moreover, since 2013, he has received a National “Top Ten” Ranking annually from the National Association of Personal Injury Attorneys. He has also been honored with The Daily Record’s premier legal accolade, the Leadership in the Law award.
*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
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1983, Maryland
Professional Webpage: https://jaklitschlawgroup.com/staff/rick-jaklitsch/
- Member, Anne Arundel Bar Association
- Board of Directors for the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Maryland Association for Justice
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, American Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Prince George’s County Bar Association
- Maryland, 1983
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1987
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association
- Maryland Bar Foundation, 1991
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 1987
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1984
- U.S. District Court District of Columbia, 1986
- $1,750,000 settlement, 2023
- $1,750,000 verdict, 2013
- $1,500,000 verdict, 2019
- $5,000,000 settlement, 2017
- verdict- $1,459,000, 2018
- President- University of Maryland Terrapin Club. Responsible for raising scholarship money for over 700 athletes in 27 sports, 2009
- Board of Directors for the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame
- Board for Archbishop Spalding High School
- President of the Maryland Gridiron Network
- Appointed by Gov. Robert Ehrlich to the Anne Arundel Co. Judicial Nominating Commission--interviewed and recommended judicial candidates for appointment to Maryland's Circuit and District courts.
- Maryland State Bar Association Judicial Selections Committee. Interview and recommend Judicial candidates who applied for Maryland Circuit and District Courts
- University of Maryland Terrapin Club Board of Directors.
- “Outstanding Leader of the Year” Award at the University of Maryland
- National Leadership Honor Society
- The Daily Record selected Rick Jaklitsch, Founder of and Partner with The Jaklitsch Law Group to receive the 2015 Leadership in Law award. Twenty-seven members of the legal community throughout Maryland were recognized for their outstanding work. Nominations were received from The Daily Record’s readers in addition to area law firms, bar associations, chambers of commerce and the business and legal communities at large. Nominees were asked to complete an application that outlined their career accomplishments, community involvement and mentoring activities that would distinguish them as outstanding leaders in the law. An external panel of judges and a representative of The Daily Record reviewed the nominations and made the selections. The Daily Record launched the Leadership in Law awards in 2001 as a way to recognize the outstanding work being done by members of the legal community throughout Maryland., Leadership in the Law, The Daily Record, 2015
- Terrapin Club Lifetime Giving Award
- “Make-A-Wish Star” by the National Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Prince George’s County Bar Association’s esteemed President’s Award for "outstanding contributions to the Bar and to the community"
- “Face of Personal Injury Law” by What’s Up Magazine
- “Top Attorney” Award in the State of Maryland
- “Top Attorney” Award in Washington, D.C.
- Honored by Super Lawyers Magazine in both Maryland and in the District of Columbia
- National “Top Ten” Ranking, Nation’s Premier Group of Personal Injury Lawyers, 2013 - Present
- Member, Million Dollar Advocate Forum and the Multi-Million Advocate Forum
- Litigator Award, The Trial Lawyers Board of Regent’s
- Top 10 Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association
- Top 100 Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers Association
- Best Lawyers in America
- The Best Attorney Award, Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America
- Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com
- Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995
- Who’s Who In American Law
- “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present
- Maryland Attorney of the Year, Top 100 registry, 2018
- "Top Personal Injury Attorney", National Law Journal, 2022
- Litigator of the Year, American Institute of Trial Lawyers, 2022
- "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney", American Lawyer Magazine, 2022
- University of Maryland, College Park
Office location for Richard L. Jaklitsch
14350 Old Marlboro Pike
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Phone: 301-448-3190
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