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Singleton Mathews is a partner at Client First. While he specializes in criminal defense, he and his network of attorneys encompass all areas of law including:. Mr. Matthews has worked for the State's Attorney's Office for Baltimore City for over two years working in multiple departments assisting in the investigations and prosecution of offenses ranging from traffic offenses and minor narcotics cases to major narcotics and violent felonies. After law school, Mr. Matthews clerked for the Honorable Judge Colleen Cavanaugh in Baltimore County.. After his clerkship, Mr. Matthews became a member of Parler and Wobber, LLP where he assisted in the representation of insurance companies in tort litigation, insurance defense, as well as medical malrpractice and contract litigation.. Mr. Mathews currently serves in the Maryland Army National Guard where he has assisted the Judge Advocate General in administrative hearings. Mr. Mathews also serves in a counsel associate position at the following firms where he has handled matters from civil to criminal in almost every jurisdiction in the state of Maryland:. Singleton Mathews, is a dedicated advocate, successfully obtaining results for clients from Baltimore to the Eastern Shore in almost every jurisdiction in Maryland. He has developed a network of attorneys expanding the practice of ClientFirst so there is no matter we are not prepared to handle. We are dedicated to providing affordable representation with excellent results.

Since joining Adelberg, Rudow, Jerald Lurie has concentrated his practice in the areas of business, real estate, employment, intellectual property, health care and tax law. He currently chairs the firm's Business Section.. Mr. Lurie is a Past President of The Bar Association of Baltimore City. Mr. Lurie is also a Past Chairperson and current member of the Business Law Section Council, Maryland State Bar Association. He is the Immediate Past Chairperson of the Maryland State Board of Pilots and the Immediate Past President of the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, Maryland's largest and oldest pro bono service provider.. Mr. Lurie has served as a faculty member of Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL) and is past member of its Board of Trustees. He also serves on the Peer Review Committee of the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland and he is a prior Secretary of the Maryland Board of Professional Engineers.

Since becoming a lawyer, he has almost exclusively represented minor children injured as a result of obstetrical or neonatal malpractice. Keith is licensed to practice in Maryland, Minnesota, Texas, and the District of Columbia.. A leader in medical malpractice and birth injury litigation, Keith was recently recognized as one of the Top 500 Lawyers in American by Lawdragon.. In 2019, Keith was part of the trial team that obtained what is believed to be the largest verdict in a medical malpractice case in the history of the United States of America - a $229 million dollar verdict against Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center for a child who was injured at birth and suffers cerebral palsy as a result.. Prior to that, Keith was instrumental in the firm obtaining three of the four largest verdicts in medical malpractice cases in Maryland history – a $55 million dollar verdict against Johns Hopkins Hospital (June 2012), a $21 million dollar verdict against Harbor Hospital (July 2012), and a $15.6 million dollar verdict against a nurse midwife and a hospital in Prince George’s County, Maryland (May 2013).. Since joining WVFO, Keith has been involved in over 50 cases resulting in a settlement or verdict in excess of $3,000,, including numerous settlements and verdicts over $5,000, and $10,000,.. Keith has been recognized by his peers in Super Lawyers Magazine as a “Rising Star” in the field of medical malpractice, and he has routinely been selected to the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40. Keith also has an “AV Preeminent®“ rating from the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.. Keith earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Rhode Island in 2002. In 2006, he earned his juris doctorate degree from the University of Baltimore. His first attorney position was with a national Plaintiffs firm where he was immersed in the practice of representing children who suffered catastrophic brain injury due to medical error. In 2008, Keith joined a boutique civil defense firm as a litigation associate where he represented doctors, nurses, hospitals and other health care professionals in defending claims of medical negligence. While his time on the defense side proved educational, Keith quickly realized that his true passion was representing Plaintiffs. He joined WVFO in 2009 where he has exclusively represented victims of medical malpractice and catastrophic injury.. Keith is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Maryland Association for Justice, and the American Association for Justice. Keith is a past contributor to “Generation J.D.,” a lawyers’ blog run by the Daily Record, Maryland’s leading legal publication. His writings have also been published in the Maryland Bar Journal.. Keith is also the creator and voice of - a website dedicated to telling the stories of those birth injury cases that went unsolved for years, but that were eventually solved by the lawyers at Wais, Vogelstein, Forman & Offutt, LLC.

Silbiger & Silbiger is a general practice law firm - With over 40 years experience, we pride ourselves on skilled legal representation. Our experienced attorneys have earned the trust and respect of our clients, thus developing our client's loyalty and long term client relationships.

Sheppard Pratt Health System: Trustee since 2001; Member of Executive Committee; Chair, Risk Management Committee; Chair, Business Opportunities Committee.. Governor's Executive Advisory Council (Maryland):  Member, Governor's Advisory Panel on Insurance Fraud (1991-93); Assistant Chairperson appointed to Chair the Governor's Advisory Panel on Insurance Fraud (1993-95).

Shawn Matlock is a commercial attorney, effective in high volume, time sensitive practice, and able to guide clients to practical legal solutions on a variety of issues. An effective leader, he is adept at managing and coordinating the efforts of both the internal legal team and outside legal counsel.  Resourceful and focused with an ability to cultivate and manage good working relationships with clients.  He has demonstrated capabilities in working with internal operating departments and outside advisors to structure and close transactions.  A trusted advisor, negotiator and mediator, recognized as a proactive and committed leader with exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum is a passionate and forceful legal representative for individuals with disabilities and their families who require services or supports from state or federal government and for those who require accommodations from employers or service providers. She aggressively advocates for special education and support services for children and their families and for developmental and mental health services for adults. Sharon has represented college and university students with disabilities in Americans with Disabilities Act litigation to ensure that they have equal access to their curriculum and other services offered by the universities. Sharon also represents parents with disabilities in child protection proceedings and other family law matters. She is also a kind and gentle advocate for seniors and their families.. Sharon serves as counsel or in an advisory capacity to disability advocacy organizations throughout the State of Maryland and is often asked to speak at annual conferences and training programs. She has served on the faculty of The National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities at the University of Delaware and speaks regularly for the Maryland Association of Community Services (MACS).. Sharon is equally passionate and forceful in her representation of non-profit and for-profit entities that provide supports and services to individuals with disabilities and the elderly, whether serving as a proactive general counsel or as an aggressive advocate for her corporate clients. In her representation of community-based mental health and addiction service providers, organizations that provide housing and support services to individuals with developmental disabilities, senior care providers (including nursing homes and assisted living), and providers of personal home care and durable medical equipment, Sharon understands and appreciates the difficult balance her clients must achieve as business entities and service providers.. As a former Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Sharon has built the knowledge, experience and relationships with regulators that allow her to counsel and defend health care providers effectively in actions involving licensure and regulatory compliance. She also uses this experience to represent individual health care practitioners before professional disciplinary boards and to represent parents who find themselves the subject of abuse and neglect accusations by local departments of social services.. In partnership with others at Brown, Goldstein & Levy, Sharon works to provide her clients with the legal talents that will best serve their needs, whether through advocacy, education, litigation, or negotiation. Sharon considers it an honor to serve as a member of the legal community and to serve her clients with compassion and a sense of pride in her work.. Sharon looks forward to continuing to share her extensive experience, passion, and sense of justice with her clients and welcomes others to consider her as their legal advisor.

Seth L. Cardeli is an associate with the firm whose practice focuses on representing victims of medical negligence, including children injured during labor and delivery. A member of the New York, New Jersey, and Maryland bars, Attorney Seth represents clients nationwide, having been admitted pro hac vice in a number of jurisdictions throughout the country.

Scott P. Kurlander graduated cum laude from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, where he was a member of the Honor Society and sports editor for independent student newspaper, the Tufts Daily. He was also a four year varsity lacrosse player at Tufts and honored as team captain his senior year. He then graduated cum laude from Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware.. Mr. Kurlander is a former judicial clerk to the Honorable Paul E. Alpert, Associate Judge of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland. He is also a former judicial clerk to the Honorable Edward J. Angeletti, Judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland.. Mr. Kurlander brings a tireless work ethic to his cases. Senior partner Kerry Staton has affectionately called him the "James Brown of Schochor, Federico and Staton" for being the hardest-working man in the firm.. Outside of his responsibilities at the firm, Mr. Kurlander is an active supporter of the Calvert School and Gilman School in Baltimore and Tufts University.. Mr. Kurlander is a devoted husband and proud father. He lives with his wife, an Assistant Attorney General in Maryland, and three children in Reisterstown, Maryland.

Scott McDowell focuses his practice on defending companies in complex, high-exposure toxic tort actions. He has extensive experience in litigation, including taking the lead on depositions involving claims of mesothelioma. Scott also has experience handling complex commercial litigation. He writes about asbestos litigation for Goldberg Segalla's award-winning Asbestos Case Tracker, which was recently named to the ABA Journal's prestigious Blawg 100 and named the Best Litigation Blog for the last three years by the Expert Institute in its annual legal blog contest.. Scott has also represented numerous financial institutions in contested foreclosure and title matters throughout the state of Maryland. Notably, he successfully defended against motions brought by title insurers against financial institutions in complaints for declaratory relief.

Ronald Voss is a trial lawyer.  He has successfully handled hundreds of complex trials, mediations and arbitrations.  His firm is dedicated to the practice of family law.  Mr. Voss represents clients through all aspects of separation and divorce, including child custody and support, spousal support, property division, and negotiation of marital settlement agreements. Mr. Voss also handles child abuse and neglect matters, as well as protective orders and peace orders. Mr. Voss has extensive experience in handling divorces involving military members--representing both those serving in the military, as well as their spouses.. Prior to founding Voss Law, LLC, Mr. Voss was a partner at a prominent firm where he managed and oversaw the firm's family law department and operated the Baltimore metropolitan area practice. Mr. Voss graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law where he served as the Managing Editor of the school's Law Forum publication. He was active in the Family Law Clinics and Student Fellowship for the Center for Children, Family and the Courts, where he worked with attorneys and Judges in Maryland to assist in improving the management of family law cases in the judicial system, and to aid in developing statutory guidelines for attorneys representing children.

Robert N. Grossbart has dedicated more than 30 years to practicing law in Maryland. A Baltimore native, he graduated from Towson University in 1980 and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1984 before earning his law degree from the University of Baltimore in 1986. He was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1987, along with the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Recognized for his contributions to the legal field, he was named one of Baltimore Magazine’s Top 115 Lawyers in 1995 and received the Maryland Pro Bono Service Award in 2011. Mr. Grossbart is actively involved in professional organizations, including the Maryland State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. He is also a graduate of the Max Gardner Bankruptcy Boot Camp. Beyond his legal practice, Mr. Grossbart serves on the Board of Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, demonstrating his commitment to supporting the community.

Robert K. “Rob” Jenner founded Jenner Law, P.C. in 2018, focusing his practice on helping individuals and families affected by the harmful conduct of others. His main practice focuses on cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, mass torts, and therapy abuse. What he enjoys most about being a lawyer is continuing his family legacy of social activism and fighting for social justice by representing the underdog – often against large, well-funded institutions.. With over 35 years of experience in the legal industry, Rob is a true career trial lawyer who is empathic and non-judgmental, leading a team-driven approach to every client’s case. His employees have worked with him for 10 years, 17 years, 21 years, and more, cultivating a culture of respect and family in the workplace which translates into superior client relationships and advocacy. He understands representing clients with physical, emotional, and psychological trauma and seeks to ensure they are not victimized again by the legal process after suffering the harm that brought them to his law firm for help.. Of working with Rob, his fellow lawyers have said, “Rob Jenner and his firm are the model for caring, compassionate, and effective lawyers. Rob is a listener. Especially for clients, Rob will make sure that he hears you, understands you, and that your voice will be heard.” His former clients have said, “Rob Jenner, treated me like a person, not a payday. I could contact him directly if I wanted to. His staff were always polite and willing to help me with any questions that I had.”. Rob graduated from Franklin & Marshall College with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1982. Subsequently, he earned his law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1985, cum laude. He is licensed to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Massachusetts, as well as admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the District of Maryland and District of Columbia. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.. Rob is honored to have received numerous industry awards and recognitions across his career, including being named “Lawyer of the Year” in Baltimore, MD by Best Lawyers® for Products Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs in 2022, for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs in 2017 and 2013, and for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in 2016. He has received the honor of being name to the Best Lawyers® lists for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation, and Product Liability Litigation every year since 2006.. He has also achieved an AV Preeminent Rating with Martindale-Hubbell, was named one of “America’s 52 Most Influential Trial Lawyers” by The National Law Journal & The Trial Lawyer Magazine, has been selected for inclusion in the Maryland Super Lawyers list every year since 2007, and won the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from the Maryland Association for Justice.. Rob is a sought-after speaker for events across the country and is a member of the Maryland Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, Trial Lawyers Association of Washington, D.C., Maryland Bar Association, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Federal Bar Association, and more.. Rob cultivates a culture of giving back within his law firm. Beyond representing and serving their clients, Rob’s team maintains and contributes to the Jenner Law Donor Fund, a charitable trust that routinely makes contributions to causes of the employees’ choice, including programs addressing food insufficiency, veterans, women’s safety, and animal protection.. Outside of work, Rob is happily married with two adult children, Matthew and Nicole. He is also a Certified Master Scuba Diver with Special Certifications as a Rescue Diver, Wreck Diver, Night Diver, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Deep Diver, and Boat Diver and an amateur underwater photographer.

Representing creditors and debtors in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Liquidation, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Reorganization, and commercial law generally.

Regina Kline joined Brown, Goldstein & Levy in February 2017. Co-leader of Inclusivity, BGL’s Strategic Consulting Group, Gina is nationally known for her litigation and policy work in advancing the rights of people with disabilities to move from sub-minimum wage and segregated employment to competitive integrated employment.. Prior to joining the firm, Gina served as Senior Counsel in the Office of the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), where she provided legal and policy counsel regarding efforts to implement the Americans with Disabilities Act and Olmstead v. L.C.’s mandate for community integration in employment, education, law enforcement/criminal justice, homelessness, and health care. She was co-lead on multi-agency efforts to address federal policy developments and law enforcement in disability employment programs nationwide. She provided counsel and advice and collaborated across the federal government, regarding the ADA, Fair Labor Standards Act, Medicaid Act, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and the False Claims Act. She also contributed to significant guidance issued by the Civil Rights Division; provided public testimony on behalf of the Department; and represented the Department on the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.. As a Trial Attorney at the Civil Rights Division’s Disability Rights Section, Gina’s responsibilities included conducting investigations, complex civil litigation, settlement negotiations, and monitoring to enforce the rights of individuals with disabilities to receive services in the most integrated setting appropriate.  She filed two of the Department’s first cases challenging unnecessary segregation of people with disabilities in state-funded employment programs and reached the nation’s first statewide settlement agreements to transform employment programs to serve people with disabilities in competitive integrated employment. She also helped develop and file the Department’s first challenge to a segregated school system for students with behavioral disabilities.  Gina received two prestigious Attorney General’s awards for her work.. After law school, Gina clerked for the Honorable Linda K. Davis of the District of Columbia Superior Court.  She researched and drafted opinions related to the family division and the criminal division and supported Judge Davis as the judge presided over the Criminal Mental Health Diversion Court Program.. During law school, Gina was a legal intern at the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, served as a Clinic Legal Intern at the National Health Law Program, worked as a Public Policy Project Law Clerk at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and was a Public Benefits Unit Legal Extern at the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia. At these positions, Gina assisted the homeless; lobbied members of Congress, drafted legal complaints, amendments, and proposed legislation; and provided free legal assistance to the District of Columbia’s poorest residents.. While attending law school, Gina was also awarded The Order of the Barristers, which honors ten students who excel in trial and appellate advocacy, and the Joseph Bernstein Prize for legal writing. She was the Articles Editor of the Journal of Race, Religion, Gender & Class, chaired the Moot Court Board, was a member and grant recipient of the Maryland Public Interest Law Project, and served as an Academic Achievement Program Teaching Fellow.. When a family member with disabilities was targeted with discriminatory charges of harassment in a Title IX school disciplinary proceeding, Gina got the charges dropped and the student’s academic record cleared. The client’s family wrote, “Gina’s extraordinary professional talent and brilliance was obvious, beginning with our first conversation and all the way through to the exact resolution that we had so fervently hoped for. Working with Gina was much more than glowing results. The way Gina treated my family during this extremely difficult time was absolutely invaluable. She was extraordinarily sensitive, respectful, empathetic, and supportive in every way at a difficult time in our lives. I will never forget the encouraging, motivating, and respectful way that she spoke to us and the enormous impact that her words had on us. Although we were in two different states, that never hindered my access to Gina or her responsiveness.”

Quinton M. Herbert is a regionally renowned labor/employment attorney. Since 2014, Mr. Herbert has served as the chief negotiator for the City of Baltimore in its labor negotiations with all non-public safety labor unions. He is also an American Arbitration Association trained Arbitrator/Mediator on commercial and workplace issues and serves as a hearing examiner for the University of Maryland at College Park.  He has a broad array of experience in both traditional labor and employment law matters. He also has over a decade of experience in handling personal injury matters including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability cases, and catastrophic injury cases.. With respect to his employment law practice, Mr. Herbert regularly advises employers and employees on all matters relating to employment law, including:. ·               Discrimination, including race, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, family responsibilities, and religion. ·               Sexual harassment. ·               Retaliation and reprisal. ·               Drafting employee handbooks and providing on-site training sessions to managers and employees on employment law topics.. ·               The Equal Pay Act. ·               Wrongful discharge. ·               Employment contracts and restrictive covenants. ·               Wage and hour issues, and much more. Mr. Herbert has represented clients in state and federal courts, before the Office of Administrative Hearings, and in arbitrations, mediations and conciliations. He has handled numerous jury and bench trials, and has argued before the Court of Special Appeals. Mr. Herbert is also admitted to the United States District Court for Maryland and the 4th Circuit.. Mr. Herbert received his Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law where he was the Executive Editor of the Journal of Healthcare Law & Policy.

Phillip Chalker graduated from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. After law school, Mr. Chalker worked for the Social Security Administration (SSA), where he drafted hundreds of decisions related to disability benefits and mentored new attorneys. He left the SSA to participate in the Law Entrepreneurs for Access Program, a program designed to encourage the growth of small law firms and provide legal assistance to under-served communities. Since then, Phillip Chalker has become a Professor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, a board member at both the Baltimore Jewish Counsel (BJC) and Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake, and a vice-chair of the BJC’s leadership development program. Prior to law school, Mr. Chalker advocated on behalf of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at both the State and Federal level.. In law school, he volunteered to improve access to justice for criminal indigents. Additionally, he interned at various influential firms and a federal administrative agency. He also earned an Environmental Law Certificate and founded the law school's Environmental Law Newsletter. He has been published numerous times and has a Master's in Public Policy from the University of Maryland.

Philip C. Federico is a founding and senior partner with Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A.. Mr. Federico is certified by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys and has lectured at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Union Memorial Hospital and other health care facilities, as well as the National Business Institute to Lawyers and Paralegals in Maryland. Because of his expertise in the field, Mr. Federico has been asked to testify before the Maryland Legislature on issues related to law, medicine and tort reform.. For the last 13 years, Mr. Federico has maintained an AV rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory™—the highest rating an attorney can receive for legal ability and ethical standards. He has also been named a Maryland Super Lawyer™ every year since 2006, and has been designated as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Maryland™ in 2010 and 2011, by that organization.. Most recently, Mr. Federico was recognized as the 2014 Baltimore Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers®. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is named “Lawyer of the Year,” making it a particularly significant accolade. Mr. Federico’s selection was based on the impressive voting averages he received during the exhaustive peer-review assessments Best Lawyers® conducts with thousands of leading lawyers each year, and receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect he has earned among others in the legal community for his abilities, professionalism, and integrity.. Mr. Federico became interested in medical malpractice law when—during his lacrosse and football careers at Johns Hopkins University—he suffered an injury that was not properly treated. That medical mistake prematurely ended his playing career. Marvin Ellin and Jon Schochor, then the most prominent Baltimore-area medical malpractice lawyers, took his case and eventually became professional mentors.. In addition to his eminent legal career, Mr. Federico is also active in his community. Since 1995, he has served as a trustee of the Boys' Latin School of Maryland (President in 2007-2008). He has also served on the Board of the Associated Italian American Charities of Maryland since 1993, receiving the "Bud Ecalano Award" in 1998. He now also serves on the Board of the Living Classroom Foundation.. Mr. Federico has a son, Torin, and lives with his wife Diane in Baltimore, Maryland.

Peter Kandel is the sole stockholder of Kandel & Associates P.A., a Baltimore-based litigation firm practicing across the state.  Mr. Kandel concentrates in criminal defense, and the firm’s five other attorneys concentrate in litigation, personal injury, and workers compensation. Mr. Kandel’s extensive experience and ethical conduct has earned him an AV-rating by Martindale-Hubbell and fostered the continued growth of his firm, which is the successor to an entity established in 1957. He is a member of the Maryland, Washington D.C., and New York State bars, as well as several Federal bars. He is one of the Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in Baltimore, MD and has been selected to Super Lawyers in 2009, 2011 - 2025, Marquis Who's Who In American Law and Marquis Who's Who In America.

Paul D. Bekman enters his fourth decade of practice as one of the most respected trial attorneys in the state of Maryland. Mr. Bekman is a tenacious and successful advocate for his clients' interests, as demonstrated by the significant number of multi-million dollar awards he has won. The effectiveness of his practice is confirmed year after year by peer professionals. Best Lawyers in America has recognized him as one of the top personal injury lawyers in the country since 1989, and locally, Baltimore Magazine has recognized him similarly on multiple occasions. Mr. Bekman has been a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers since 1993, a distinguished honor achieved by less than 1% of the nation's lawyers. In 1997-98, he served as President of the Maryland State Bar Association, the first plaintiff's attorney ever to hold that position for the 19,000-member organization. He has been consistently recognized as a Top Ten vote-getter in SuperLawyers magazine.. Mr. Bekman enthusiastically shares his expertise with other lawyers and students of the law through bar leadership positions, as a longstanding member of the MICPEL faculty, and most recently, as Chair of the University of Maryland School of Law Board of Visitors. He received the distinguished graduate award in 2010. In 2011, he was recognized as one of the 11 Living Legal Legends by the Bar Association of Baltimore City.

Patrick S. Preller is the managing partner of the firm with over fifteen years of litigation experience in federal and state courts throughout the region. Mr. Preller is recognized as one of the most able trial lawyers in Maryland, and has enjoyed an extraordinary record of success.. In 1998, Mr. Preller graduated with honors from the University of Baltimore School of Law where he served as an associate editor on Law Review. Following graduation, Mr. Preller clerked for the Honorable Maurice W. Baldwin on the Circuit Court of Maryland for Harford County.  He then accepted an appointment as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Baltimore City, where he prosecuted thousands of felony narcotic, general felony, misdemeanor, and juvenile cases.  Since 2004, Mr. Preller has worked in private practice at the law firms of Rosen and Esterson and the Preller Glass Law Firm, LLC.. His principal areas of practice include complex civil as well as criminal litigation and appeals. As a prosecutor and in private practice, Mr. Preller has tried hundreds of criminal and civil cases.  He has not lost a jury trial in any criminal matter in over a decade.. Mr. Preller also teaches Fourth Amendment and Criminal Procedure as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Baltimore.

Pamela Broache has spent the past two decades trying cases in the state and federal jurisdictions of Maryland, where she has appeared as lead counsel in bench trials as well as before juries. She defends clients and insurers in complex matters involving product liability, personal injury, employment discrimination, and exposure to asbestos, vinyl chloride, silica, lead paint, and other toxic substances. She regularly obtains dismissals and summary judgment in complex mesothelioma cases in Baltimore City Circuit Court, and has successfully argued cases before the Court of Special Appeals. She was recently part of a team that prevailed in a $1.7 million lead paint exposure case. Additionally, Pam has experience handling construction design and defect claims, and recently led the successful defense of a subcontractor in a case involving substantial damages.. Pam also has extensive experience defending workers’ compensation claims. She spent many years litigating workers’ compensation matters as in-house counsel for a major insurance company. She then continued that practice for several years as senior counsel for a major workers’ compensation defense firm in the Mid-Atlantic region. Pam has represented employers of all types in the full range of accidental and occupational injury claims, from the initial response to the claim through all stages of litigation. She has defended employers, insurers, and independent adjusting companies in numerous hearings before the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission, and she has efficiently protected her clients’ interests in settlement negotiations and through appeals to the Circuit Courts of Maryland.

P. Andrew Torrez founded his own firm in 2015 after nearly twenty years of experience in “big firms” in Baltimore, Maryland and Washington DC.  Today, Mr. Torrez focuses his practice on business litigation in Maryland and the District of Columbia.  He represents individuals and businesses in complex civil disputes, including breach of contract and business torts, intellectual property, employment law, insurance coverage, and appeals before various state and federal appellate courts.  He has also worked very closely with individuals, startups, and established businesses to provide counseling, advice, and other services with an eye towards minimizing future potential liabilities.. In addition to his trial experience in state and federal courts, Mr. Torrez has also represented his clients in administrative proceedings, before state agencies such as the Maryland Board of Physicians and the Maryland Board of Education, in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including court-ordered mediation, and in AAA arbitration disputes with eight- and nine-figure sums at stake.  Mr. Torrez has briefed and argued numerous appeals before the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the Maryland Court of Appeals, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, as well as in the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit.  He is admitted to the bars of the District of Columbia and Maryland.. A 1997 graduate of Harvard Law School with honors, Mr. Torrez has been recognized as a “Local Litigation Star” for the State of Maryland by Benchmark Litigation since 2011, and was previously acknowledged as a “Rising Star” in the region.  He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and belongs to the Serjant’s Inn and Wranglers law clubs in Baltimore.

Over the course of my 31 years of experience, my practice has primarily focused on surety and construction law.  I am rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, I have been selected as a Best Lawyer in Construction Law by The Best Lawyers in America 2013-2022 and I have been named as a Super Lawyer in Maryland for Surety law by Super Lawyers for 2015 - 2022.. In the surety industry I have represented most of the major surety companies as well as many mid-size and smaller companies.  I have been involved as counsel on large multi-state, multi-project contract performance bond defaults, involving workouts, financing and takeovers as well as large national bankruptcy matters for commercial bond sureties.  I have also represented sureties in pursuing indemnity, salvage and subrogation rights.  Over the years I have been very active in the surety industry writing articles, giving presentations and attending/sponsoring conferences around the country.  I spearheaded the creation of the Philadelphia Surety Claims Association and I am a founding Officer and member of the Board of Directors.  In 2016 I was named a Vice Chair of the ABA/TIPS - Fidelity and Surety Law Committee and continue to serve in that capacity today.  I updated Chapter 10, Payment Bond Surety's Right to Contract Proceeds, in the ABA publication titled The Law of Payment Bonds, 2d Ed.  I co-authored Chapter 6 Surety Claims in Bankruptcy in the ABA publication titled Surety Aspects of Bankruptcy Law and Practice.  I co-authored Chapter 4, Financing the Principal in the ABA publication titled the Bond Default Manual, 4th Ed.  I co-authored Chapter 20, The Commercial Surety’s Collateral in a Principal’s Bankruptcy Case in the ABA publication titled The Law of Commercial Surety and Miscellaneous Bonds, 2d Ed.. In May 2016, I spearheaded the creation of the Surety Today® live podcast program.  Surety Today® is a live podcast educational resource for professionals in the surety industry presented monthly by the attorneys of the Surety Law Group at Wright, Constable and Skeen.  Surety Today®  podcasts offer 30 minutes of in-depth discussion on topics of narrow focus and practical importance to those in the industry.  I am the host and have presented on numerous surety related topics.  The presentations are recorded and can be found as podcasts on spotify, apple podcast, amazon music, sticher, and Podbean and are also transcribed and can be found at and .. In the construction industry I have represented fortunetors, architects, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers and owners in a wide variety of matters.  From negotiating and drafting contracts, to preparing and filing claims, bid protests, mechanics liens, litigation, collections, mediations and arbitrations.  I regularly present seminars for the construction industry.

Over 40 years experience as a Business Lawyer, Commercial Litigator and arbitrator.