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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.

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

Mr. Croll was born in Baltimore on December 5, 1959. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from The University of Michigan and a law degree from Washington University School of Law. Mr. Croll’s practice is concentrated in the areas of creditors’ rights, bankruptcy and commercial litigation. He is admitted to practice before the Court of Appeals of Maryland, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third and Fourth Circuits, the United States Court of Claims, the United States Tax Court, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Croll has lectured on creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, and collection law.

Joseph Dudek focuses his practice on civil and appellate litigation. Since coming to Maryland in May 2016, Joe has worked on a wide variety of cases in a wide variety of courts from emergency appeals before the Court of Appeals of Maryland to Copyright actions in three federal trial courts to motions and petitions before the Supreme Court of the United States. In each subject area and in each court, Joe leverages his background in mathematics, communication, and collegiate debate to find creative solutions for clients and to find space for negotiated dispute resolution. Before coming to the firm, Joe worked for the City of Los Angeles, for an activist hedge fund in New York City, and for the Volunteer Legal Services Project for his hometown of Rochester, New York.

Jan Berlage’s practice focuses on general business litigation, ranging from commercial disputes to bankruptcy () to intellectual property (). Jan has extensive experience in trials, arbitrations, mediations, and administrative hearings, including arguments before the Maryland Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He has secured major jury verdicts and large settlements for both businesses and individuals, including most recently a $1.6 million and a $900, compensatory damage awards for copyright clients and a nearly $1 million settlement for a surviving heir in a wrongful death lawsuit. He has also successfully defended against multimillion dollar claims in both state and federal court. Prior to private practice, Jan served as law clerk to the Honorable E. Stephen Derby, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland. He has taught pretrial litigation practice at the University of Maryland School of law, served on the Board of Governors for the Maryland State Bar Association and the United States Commission on Civil Rights, Maryland State Action Committee, and is a co-author of the book, Maryland Equine Law: A Legal Guide to Horse Ownership and Activities (). He is a fellow of both the American and the Maryland State Bar Foundations, presents regularly at CLE courses, and has chaired numerous committees at both the national and state level. Based on his experience and client reviews, AVVO ranks Jan as “Superb” with a perfect 10 rating, and is a business litigation Super Lawyer.. Mr. Berlage along with his partners were the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Editor’s Choice recipients of Corporate INTL’s Commercial Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year Award in Maryland, and its IP Law Firm of the Year and Bankruptcy Law Firm of the Year for 2014 and 2015.. Some of Jan’s representative matters are. Some of Jan’s representative speaking engagements are:

I am a strong leader with a natural acumen for problem solving.  I am a certified public accountant who gravitated to the practice of labor and employment law because I enjoy solving the daily legal issues that arise in the workplace through direct and regular contact between clients and their employees.. I have always emphasized the importance and value of relationship building over my 45 years in practice.  By my peers and colleagues, I have been named a Maryland Super Lawyer for Employment and Labor (pictured above), Preeminently rated on AVVO, named a Top Rated Lawyer in Health Care by Martindale-Hubbell and elected to the Board of Directors of The Harmonie Group for a second term.  My practice has continued to evolve and cover other areas such as insurance defense which involves litigation relating to the transportation industry, professional liability and general liability.

I am an experienced trial attorney who strongly believes that the best results are achieved when an attorney works with his client, and has regular communication with the client so that the client's desires are made known. I pride myself on being extremely prepared any time I enter the courthouse. While I place a tremendous value on being reasonable and trying to negotiate favorable results for my clients, I work tremendously hard to prepare each case for trial. I understand that when most people hire an attorney, that individual is going through a very difficult and emotional experience. I take my responsibility as your lawyer as well as your counselor very seriously. I work tirelessly to ensure that my clients are very satisfied with the level of service that they receive.

Has represented numerous area hospitals and nursing homes for over 30 years Petitioning for the Appointment of Guardians; served as Court Appointed Counsel in hundreds of Guardianship proceedings; served as Guardian of the Property for hundreds of Disabled Persons for nearly 40 years; served as Personal Representative of hundreds of estates for nearly 40 years; assisted families in making Medical Assistance applications for long term care for loved ones; numerous speaking engagments on various elder law topics; served as adjunct faculty member for nearly a decade at University of Baltimore School of Law; served as Acting General Master for the Circuit Court for Baltimore City

Founded in 2011, Law Office of Vasilios Peros, P.C. is a boutique law firm focused primarily on business, technology and intelelctual property law.  With over 30 years of experience in legal advisory, management and engineering roles, Vasilios Peros gained legal experience at premier Baltimore, Maryland law firms and engineering and management experience at a Fortune 100 technology company.  He founded the law firm to provide excellent legal services tailored to each client’s needs, with personalized attention, and at competitive rates.. We leverage non-legal experience and education to view our client's needs from multiple angles, not only the legal angle. We serve as outside legal counsel to many of clients, and many think of us as being "down the hall" when they need us.. To meet our clients’ other legal needs, the firm is co-counsel with several other law firms of all sizes.

Family law attorney focusing client representation in areas of divorce, child custody/access, financial support, property division, negotiation of settlement agreements and pre-nuptial agreements, and mediation.  Also on the Best Interest Attorney roster's for Baltimore County, Howard County, and Talbot County.. Certified in Collaborative Law;. Certified Best Interest Attorney;. Certified Civil Mediator

A civil rights law firm with offices located in Baltimore and Montgomery County, Maryland, representing clients throughout the state of Maryland.  We provided legal services and advice in the areas of special education law, suspension and expulsion hearings, juvenile justice, criminal defense, and civil and disability rights.   Our education law practice includes special education (IDEA), section 504 plans, suspension and expulsion issues, and post secondary education issues such as obtaining needed accommodations.  We also represent clients with respect to juvenile law, civil and disability rights issues and criminal defense matters.