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Mr. Scarlett is one of the Firm’s founding members and concentrates his practice in creditors’ rights and bankruptcy law, including representing creditors and debtors in workouts and in bankruptcy proceedings. His practice also includes business and civil litigation and general corporate representation. He represents clients before federal and state courts and administrative agencies.. Mr. Scarlett was born in Baltimore on May 15, 1955. In 1982, he was admitted to practice law in the State of Maryland by the Maryland Court of Appeals. He was admitted in 1982 to the bar of United States District Court for the District of Maryland, including its trial bar. In 1984, he became a member of the bars for United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Circuit Court. In 1986, Mr. Scarlett became a member of the bars for the United States Tax Court, United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, and the Supreme Court for the United States. He was also admitted in 2002 as a member of the bar for United States Court of Appeals in the Third Circuit and, in 2007, became a member of the bar for the United States Court of Federal Claims.. Mr. Scarlett received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Lawrence University in 1976 and went on to obtain a Masters in Business Administration from University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana in 1978. Mr. Scarlett received his Juris Doctor degree from University of Baltimore in 1982.. Mr. Scarlett has been awarded an “AV” rating by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating an attorney can receive. He is listed in the Bar Register for Preeminent lawyers, as published by Martindale-Hubbell.. Mr. Scarlett is a member of Maryland State Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland. He has served on the United States Bankruptcy Court’s Local Rules Committee.. Honoring the Firm’s commitment to spend time on pro bono matters, Mr. Scarlett acts as the volunteer National Legal Counsel to the National Ski Patrol assisting its 27,000 members throughout the United States and Europe.

Mr. Eldridge knows not only how the State prepares for your trial, but how to defend you at trial. The state has its resources, but with Mr. Eldridge representing you, so do you. Mr. Eldridge is a good listener; he cares about you and your case. He believes your Maryland attorney should be your advocate and partner. Hiring a lawyer can be a frightening decision, but rest assured that Mr. Eldridge has the experience and legal acumen as a Maryland attorney, to make your encounter with the criminal justice system as painless as possible. Moreover, he speaks Spanish fluently, so he can communicate clearly with you if English is not your primary language.

Mary Rose E. Cook is Counsel in the Firm’s Trusts and Estates Practice Group. Her practice includes estate planning, probate, litigation involving estate controversies, trust administration, elder law, and income tax preparation. Mary Rose advises clients on the estate planning techniques best suited to their individual needs. In addition to drafting Last Wills and Testaments, Revocable Trusts, Financial Powers of Attorney, and Advance Medical Directives, she has established life insurance trusts, personal residence trusts, retirement plan benefits trusts, dynasty trusts, charitable lead and annuity trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, and family limited partnerships.

Marc Campsen is an associate at Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP, in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Campsen’s practice includes a wide variety of civil litigation matters in federal and state courts with a particular focus on Commericial disputes, Construction Law, Surety & Fidelity, and Insurance Defense. Mr. Campsen advises and represents clients in all phases of litigation, including appellate matters. Mr. Campsen also offers a unique set of problem solving skills to his business clients, which he developed during his time with a national publishing house and an internet start-up, both located in New York City.

Kelli Ann Prokop is an attorney at the Maryland law firm of  Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A. She specializes in personal injury, criminal defense, workers compensation and has lititgation experience.

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.

Jill A. Kolodner is a well-known personal injury attorney in Baltimore, MD. She's a partner at WGK Personal Injury Lawyers. and had handled some of the most involved personal injury cases in the state.. Jill has over 30 years of experience in the personal injury field. She received her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1990 and has been fighting for injury victims with all personal injury matters including car accidents, motorcycle accidents, workers' comp cases, wrongful death claims, truck accidents, and more.. Attorney Jill Kolodner is committed to helping people in Baltimore. She is an Elected Director on the Sinai Hospital Board and strives to be a devoted advocate for her community in any way that she can.

Jhanelle A. Graham is a civil litigator who focuses primarily on products liability with a specific interest in pharmaceutical drug and medical device litigation.

Jessica Butkera is an experienced trial attorney who focuses her practice on general liability, product liability and toxic tort matters. She represents a wide range of clients across various industries including property management, hospitality, retail, amusement parks, stadiums, construction, automobile, and trucking.. Jessica litigates complex lawsuits in the state and federal courtrooms of Maryland and the District of Columbia, offering clients the myriad benefits associated with her broad perspective and numerous bench and jury trial accomplishments. Jessica has extensive experience in all phases of litigation and works with clients from the claim stage and onset of litigation through trial or settlement, coordinating their legal strategy, personally overseeing site and product inspections, and managing all aspects of discovery, motions, mediation, and trial.. After graduating from the University of Maryland School of Law, where she won the 2007 National Championship of law school mock trial competitions and served as an editor of the Maryland Law Review, Jessica clerked for the Hon. Audrey J.S. Carrion in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, Maryland. She is actively involved in a number of legal and professional organizations, including the Maryland State Bar Association, Bar Association of Baltimore City, and District of Columbia Bar, and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Baltimore Bar Foundation. Jessica maintains an AV-Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a Rising Star by Maryland Super Lawyers every year since 2013. The National Trial Lawyers selected Jessica for its Top 40 Under 40 list in 2016.. Representative MattersFollowing a one-week trial, successfully obtaining a defense verdict for a restaurant in a premises liability matter.Obtaining dismissal of a civil lawsuit brought against a water and wastewater utility company.Successfully obtaining a defense verdict for a local, professional sports team in a premises liability case.Following a one-week trial, successfully obtaining a defense verdict for a hospital in a medical-malpractice emergency medicine and abdominal surgery matter.Successfully obtaining a defense verdict for a hospital in a medical-malpractice informed consent case.Obtaining summary judgment in an automobile accident defense matter.Securing a directed verdict on behalf of an insured driver in a multi-vehicle collision.Recovering a client’s defense costs and fees after successfully utilizing a Rule 68 Offer of Judgment.Securing a dismissal in a medical malpractice case on the basis that the Plaintiff had not complied with the Health Claims statute by first filing in the Health Claims Alternative Dispute Resolution Office (HCADRO).

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:

Jack L. B. Gohn concentrates his practice in the areas of administrative, employment, and business litigation. His clients have included regulated entities, licensed professionals, employers, staffing companies, and real estate developers, and those who deal with them. A 1981 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law and a former federal judicial law clerk, he has been effective in such endeavors as affecting the shape of impending regulations, protecting professional licenses, bringing and defending against employment tort claims, and resolving business disputes. He has been active in the Maryland State Bar Association, where he has twice served as Chair of the Administrative Law Section. And he seeks to foster discussion of important issues within the legal profession. To that end, he has served on the Maryland Daily Record Lawyers' Editorial Advisory Board, and now publishes a monthly column, The Big Picture, in the Daily Record, which considers the larger policy context in which legal issues arise. He has been a frequent teacher of continuing professional education for lawyers and land surveyors, and has lectured at the Maryland Judicial Institute. He continues as the author of the Administrative Law Chapter in the Practice Manual for the Maryland Lawyer. He is a member of the American and Maryland Bar Foundations, the Wranglers Law Club, and the Baltimore Courthouse and Law Museum Foundation. He has been three times honored as a Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters. In his spare time, he writes about theater for The Hopkins Review and reviews theater for 's Baltimore page. His writings have appeared in such disparate places as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's website, National Catholic Reporter, and The Wall Street Journal.

I represent sureties, contractors, trade subcontractors, insurance companies, as well as individuals and companies involved in lawsuits for breach of contract, negligence or other claims.  Finally, my practice also includes representation of immigrants seeking to adjust their status (obtain a “green card”), or those seeking a work or family-based visa or who seek to become naturalized citizens.

i represent both private and public sector labor unions in contract negotiations, representation cases, unfair labor practice proceedings, discipline and discharge cases, interest and rights arbitrations, and in impasse and fact finding proceedings.  I have a wide range of experience in both civil and criminal litigation, having appeared on behalf of clients before administrative agencies, in district and circuit trial courts, and in Maryland’s appellate courts.    I graduated from Cornell University in 1977, earning a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations.  I graduated from Antioch School of Law in 1980.  While in law school I clerked for the National Labor Relations Board’s Division of Judges.       i presently serve as Chair-Elect of the Maryland State Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section Council. I  frequently speas at labor organization meetings on a variety of topics including educators’ rights in the workplace and social media.  He has been recognized in Maryland Super Lawyers® magazine since 2007.  I have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice areas of Labor Law - Union, Education, and Employment Law - Individuals since 2012.

I practice in the areas of personal injury, litigation, auto accidents, premises liability, workers’ compensation and social security disability claims. I have thorough experience in personal injury and with claims for workers’ compensation benefits. During law school, I worked with both the Honorable Judge Angela Eaves and Judge Stephen Waldron, as well as with theMaryland State Ethics Commission.

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.

I am an experienced Baltimore business litigator, real estate attorney, and business counsel. In my more than twenty years of experience, I have been proud to help a broad range of companies and individuals resolve their legal issues in the most effective manner possible. I formed my own firm to be able to provide my clients the same excellent service I have provided for years, with the flexibility that is needed in today's business marketplace.

I am an attorney working in Baltimore, Maryland.  I attended the University of Baltimore School of Law, and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2014.  While at the University of Baltimore, I was the Executive Editor of the Law Review, a member of the National Telecommunications Moot Court Competition Team, and the Programming Director of the Student Bar Association.  I also taught contracts as a student teacher.. I currently work with a lead paint firm in downtown Baltimore.  I work with some of the most experienced, well respected lead paint attorneys in the state of Maryland.  If your child has been poisoned by lead paint, call me today for a free consultation.

I am a business lawyer with a broad range of clients, including privately owned and managed companies.  I have also developed a niche practice counseling dental practices in numerous transactional/transitional matters.. My clients rely upon me for my legal counsel and guidance on the optimal way to structure their business arrangements.  Although I have lived in the Mid-Atlantic for over 20 years, I am originally from Dallas, Texas.. Specifically:. GENERAL TRANSACTIONAL EXPERIENCE:. I assist my clients with a wide variety of commercial arrangements including:. -Equity and debt financings. -Acquisitions. -Buy-sell agreements and business succession planning. -Joint Ventures. I also act as an informal outside general counsel to a number of clients that consult with me on an extensive range of issues, including risk management, vendor agreements, services agreements, employment issues, and many other day-to-day aspects of starting and running a business.. DENTAL PRACTICE TRANSITIONS EXPERIENCE:. Over the years, I have represented a myriad of dental practices and gained valuable knowledge about the unique needs facing general dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, pediatric dentists, orthodontists, endodontists and periodontists in business transactions and situations they encounter during the lifespan of their practices.. Services I provide to dental practice clients include structuring, negotiating and documenting employee arrangements, partnership arrangements, acquisitions, separations and sales.. Specialties: Business law; corporate law; mergers and acquisitions; contracts; representing start-up companies; medical and dental practice transitions; dental associateships, dental practice acquisitions and sales; dental practice partnerships; exit strategies for dentists; informal outside general counsel.

Hunter Duke graduated from the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, earning a B.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice. He also participated in the International Studies Scholars Program, earning a College Park Scholars Citation in International Studies after his Sophomore year at the University of Maryland. He earned his J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law.. Hunter Duke is admitted to practice in Maryland and U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Hunter Duke zealously advocates for his clients in a variety of areas, including but not limited to, medical malpractice, personal injury, workers’ compensation, and personal bankruptcy matters. Hunter Duke has spent his entire career as an attorney at the WGK Personal Injury Lawyers since his admission to the Maryland Bar.. WGK Personal Injury Lawyers is a family-owned and managed law firm with three generations of attorneys. We know the importance of family, the care and diligence needed to serve our community, respect for one another, and who will have your back during a time of need. We have represented generations of families in Maryland.

Harry Shapiro's practice focuses on taxation law, tax litigation and tax-exempt financing law. He has handled matters for multinational companies, . corporations having U.S. businesses, pass-through entities, professional associations and wealthy individuals, as well as for numerous tax-exempt organizations such as schools, hospitals and municipalities. In addition to his federal tax focus, Harry has represented numerous multi-state and Maryland corporations in Maryland income tax, sales and use tax and property tax matters.. Harry has represented Fortune 500 companies before the Maryland Tax Court, the Maryland Circuit Courts and Maryland Appellate Courts involving Maryland income and sales and use taxes. He has provided federal domestic and international tax advice to multinational companies, including a reverse reorganization acquisition of a Bermuda company, an inversion of a U.S. company to Bermuda, and the formation of Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Iceland companies to transact business between . and U.S. companies. Harry has also structured conservation easement arrangements, including forming supporting organizations.

Frederic C. Heyman joined the practice of Bennett & Heyman, P.A. in 2012 with a focus on medical malpractice and personal injury litigation, after a successful 13-year career as a senior trial attorney at the law firm of Peter G. Angelos, P.C. where he also represented victims of medical negligence and serious personal injury/motor tort and product liability.. His previous litigation experience also included a position as the administrative partner at Mehlman & Greenblatt, LLC, where he  was responsible for client development, as well as management and litigation of cases within the firm’s existing civil litigation practice and their then-newly-developed criminal litigation practice.  Here, Fred developed specific practice areas for the firm such as criminal defense, motor tort, workers’ compensation, and social security disability law as a complement to the firm’s preexisting medical malpractice, commercial litigation, and bankruptcy practices. He also served as a managing partner at Heyman & Schlaich, P.A. where he focused on civil and criminal litigation and the firm’s personal injury practice, ranging from soft tissue to catastrophic injury.  Fred started his career as a associate at a then large insurance defense firm in Baltimore, and brings the knowledge of “how the other side thinks” to his current practice.. Fred’s passion has always been helping those who are the victims of medical negligence and catastrophic personal injury.. After spending three years at the University of Maryland’s College Park campus, Fred then received his B.A. (Cum Laude) in political science from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in 1984. He received his  J.D. from Temple University School of Law in 1987. He is admitted to practice in Maryland, District of Columbia, and the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.. Fred is a member of:. Fred resides in Pikesville, Maryland with his wife Tammy and their two sons, Adam and Ethan.

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

Emily Malarkey joined the firm in 2006 after completing an appellate judicial clerkship for the Honorable Sally D. Adkins on the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland. Since then, she has developed a busy practice in the areas of medical negligence, wrongful death, and other catastrophic injury. Ms. Malarkey has served as co-counsel in numerous jury trials, including three with verdicts in excess of $2 million. She also has represented clients in numerous appeals that have gone on to create published law, and was named a Rising Star in every edition of Maryland Super Lawyers since 2010.. Ms. Malarkey graduated with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law, where she competed as a member of the nationally-ranked National Trial Team. Upon graduation, she was inducted into the Order of the Barristers, a selective organization recognizing achievement in oral and written advocacy.. Ms. Malarkey is admitted to practice in all Maryland and D.C. federal and state courts, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.