Top Litigation Lawyers in ZIP 21201 | 15 available

Tara K. Clarke focuses on estate administration, wills and commercial litigation. Ms. Clarke returned home to Maryland to practice law after graduating in the inaugural class of Drexel University College of Law and serving a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Mark I. Bernstein, Court of Common Pleas in the First Judicial District of Philadelphia’s Commerce Court. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Clarke was a research biologist with the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute at the National Naval Medical Center and is published in the International Journal of Radiation Biology. She also presented and published in the proceedings of NATO Human Factors and Medicine Panel Research Task Group Meeting 2005.. Professional Memberships • American Bar Association      Section on Real Probate and Trust Law • Baltimore City Bar Association • Maryland State Bar Association      Section on Estates and Trusts      Section on Animal Law      Young Lawyers Section. Community Service • 11th Street Family Health Services      Prepared wills, power of attorney and      advanced medical directive documents      for low-income families • Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service      Pro bono cases in the area of wills, estates,      trusts, and guardianships. Hobbies include playing tennis, squash and volleyball, traveling, reading, and spending time with family and friends.

Ned Parent is an experienced and versatile litigator, focusing his practice on complex civil litigation, utilizing his unique analytical skill-set to offer his clients efficient and effective representation. His practice focuses on representing corporations and individuals in a wide range of matters, including business disputes, fiduciary litigation, estates and trusts litigation, administrative and regulatory matters before, for example, the Office of the Maryland Attorney General and the Maryland Insurance Administration, professional malpractice, and insurance.

Mt. Trager's work covers a broad spectrum of litigation matters, with a focus on the defense of life, health and disability claims (individual and ERISA) in the state and federal courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia, as well as the Maryland Insurance Administrations and Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings.  He also represents major life and disability insurance companies in actions involving interpleader, beneficiary and rescission issues, as well as agent/broker conduct.  Mr. Trager is an active member of DRI's Life, Health and Disability Committee, including serving as Program Vice-Chair for the 2016 DRI LIfe, Health, Disability & ERISA Seminar and Program Chair for the 2017 DRI Life, Health, Disability & ERISA Seminar.  He has been previously recognized as a "Rising Star" by Baltimore Magazine and Maryland SuperLawyers Magazine (2011 and 2012) and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.

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.

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).

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 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.