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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.

During my 36 years as a member of the Bar, I have tried over 120 jury trials as lead counsel.  My focus today is on cases involving serious personal injury whether from medical malpractice, products liability or automobile torts.  I also pursue legal malpractice cases on behalf of plaintiffs.. From 1982 to 2004, I spent countless hours as a volunteer advocating for the rights of injured persons and consumers before the General Assembly of Maryland.  I have also volunteered time in Annapolis and Washington advocating on behalf of couples coping with infertility and couples attempting to adopt children, and on behalf of a woman's right to choose.. My primary hobby is politics and I also ski and kayak and read non-fiction.

Dov Apfel is known nationally as a “child advocate”, who concentrates his practice in cerebral palsy and birth trauma litigation and obstetrical malpractice claims involving birth injuries and children with neurological and intellectual disabilities. Mr. Apfel is regularly contacted by families and lawyers throughout the United States to assist them with the evaluation of standard of care and causation issues that arise in cerebral palsy and birth trauma litigation and potential obstetrical malpractice claims.. Dov Apfel is the recipient of the 2011 Dan Cullan Memorial Award conferred by the Executive Board of the Birth Trauma Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice in recognition of his lifetime achievements in birth injury litigation, education and advocacy.. He has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America for the city of Baltimore five times since 2007 for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. Mr. Apfel was named to Maryland Super Lawyers® 2014. He was listed in Washingtonian Magazine as one of the top lawyers in the Washington area. Fortune magazine featured Mr. Apfel as one of America’s Premier Lawyers.. Dov Apfel has been specially admitted as co-counsel to assist lawyers with the litigation of cerebral palsy cases in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.. Mr. Apfel is the former chairperson of the Medical Negligence Section of the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association and the former co-chair of the Birth Trauma Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice, formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.. In addition to his litigation practice, Apfel routinely lectures at national conferences and publishes extensively on legal and medical issues arising in Cerebral Palsy litigation, including the use of expert testimony in cerebral palsy litigation, electronic fetal monitoring, hypoxia, ischemia, asphyxia, meconium stained amniotic fluid and meconium aspiration syndrome, maternal and fetal infection in pregnancy, chorioamnionitis, funisitis, antepartum fetal testing, placental pathology, vaginal birth after cesarean, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, trauma, forceps, vacuum extractors, shoulder dystocia and brachial plexus, and the clinical markers establishing a causal connection between the events of labor and delivery and cerebral palsy.. Dov Apfel’s landmark law review article, “Using a Differential Diagnosis to Prove that Intrapartum Asphyxia is a Significant Cause of Cerebral Palsy,” features a comprehensive critique and overview of the litigation criteria and “junk science” used by the obstetrical community to defend cerebral palsy cases.

Diana Hobbs is an attorney at Murphy, Falcon & Murphy, where she brings prior experience as both an lawyer and a registered nurse in Baltimore to the firm’s medical casework.. She concentrates her practice in complex civil litigation, representing plaintiffs in select catastrophic injury matters including medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, premises liability, and products liability.. Ms. Hobbs has successfully represented individuals nationwide who were killed or injured through the actions of defendants, including those of doctors, healthcare providers, hospitals, nursing homes, product manufacturers, and distributors. She has worked on numerous cases resulting in multi-million dollar awards.. Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Hobbs was a nurse specializing in the areas of emergency medicine, labor and delivery, and intensive care. Shortly after that Ms. Hobbs switched directions and moved from direct patient care to medical management – specifically hospital risk management. While attending law school, and immediately after graduating, Ms. Hobbs held the position of Director of Risk Management and Legal Affairs for a local health care system. Most recently, Ms. Hobbs was the Director of Risk Prevention and Mitigation for a large Baltimore Health System.. Ms. Hobbs also has extensive experience working as an attorney representing plaintiffs in matters including medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, premises liability, and products liability.

Christopher S. Norman has the unique honor of having been named a “Super Lawyers Rising Star” first for his work defending healthcare providers, and most recently for his work advocating on behalf of injured patients. Chris leverages the “inside knowledge” that he gained as a “Rising Star” medical malpractice defense attorney in his unrelenting effort to get the most for the injured patients that he now represents. Chris also serves on the Board of Governors of the Maryland Association for Justice, Maryland’s principal assembly of trial lawyers.In addition to being named a “Super Lawyers Rising Star” on numerous occasions, Chris has also been honored with a "Superb, Top Medical Malpractice Attorney" rating by AVVO, with AVVO's "Client's Choice Award" for medical malpractice, as a "Top 40 Under 40" attorney by The National Trial Lawyers, as a Lifetime Charter Member of Rue Ratings' Best Attorneys in America, and as one of America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators. Chris also attained Martindale-Hubbell's most coveted "AV-Preeminent" rating. Chris graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he served as the Senior Staff Editor on the Intellectual Property Law Journal. Chris also served as a Clerk for the Maryland Court of Appeals’ Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, and had his writing published in a Law journal. Chris has a B.A. degree in Philosophy and Political Science from Salisbury University, where he was a member of the Bellevance Honors Program, was inducted into the Phi Sigma Tau and Phi Eta Sigma National Honors Societies, and served as a Legislative Aide in the Maryland House of Delegates.Chris has an intensely competitive spirit, having competed in everything from motorcycle racing, to fishing tournaments, to wrestling, and flew solo in his first airplane before graduating high school. Needless to say, Chris is excited by challenges, and brings his competitive edge and desire to win to every case he handles.

Catherine R. Spalluzzi is an associate with Brown & Barron, LLC. Her practice primarily centers around Nursing Home Negligence and Medical Malpractice. Prior to her time at Brown & Barron, Catherine worked for a mid-sized litigation defense firm and also completed a clerkship with the Honorable Keith R. Truffer in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County.. While in law school, Catherine served as the Production Editor of the University of Baltimore Law Review. She was also on the Moot Court Board, served as a LAW Scholar for Professor Gregory Dolin, and completed a judicial internship with the Honorable Lynne A. Battaglia on the Maryland Court of Appeals.. Catherine is admitted to practice law throughout the state of Maryland. She is currently a member of the Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ), the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA), the Baltimore County Bar Association (BCBA), and the Bar Association of Baltimore City (BABC).. In both 2020 and 2021 Catherine was honored as a Super Lawyers Rising Star, an award given out to no more than 2.5% of Maryland lawyers.

Carlos G. Stecco started his legal career many years ago focusing on the defense of hospitals, physicians, nurses and other health care providers in medical malpractice cases in Maryland and Washington, D.C.  Prior to becoming an attorney, he worked as a claims adjuster for various insurance companies for over 11 years handling medical malpractice, automobile liability, general liability, and public official and police professional cases.   Mr. Stecco's time as an insurance adjuster included working for several years for Maryland's largest medical malpractice insurance carrier.  He also served as a Claims Litigation attorney in the Legal Department at Johns Hopkins Hospital between 1999 – 2001, where he conducted risk management presentations and provided hospital-wide legal advice to health care providers, and coordinated the litigation of medical malpractice claims.   After many years' experience as both an insurance adjuster and a defense attorney on behalf of health care providers, Mr. Stecco's practice now focuses on the representation of individuals and their loved ones injured as a result of medical malpractice and other negligence.  Mr. Stecco's prior experience defending health care providers has provided him with valuable insight regarding the preparation and pursuit of medical malpractice cases.   Mr. Stecco obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration from Loyola College--Maryland in 1987, and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1999. Mr. Stecco is licensed to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and after special motions, has also been admitted pro hac vice in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, New York and Texas.  He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.  In 2007, Governor Martin O'Malley appointed Mr. Stecco to the Judical Nominating Commission for Baltimore County.

Brent Ceryes is an Associate at Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A.. Mr. Ceryes received his undergraduate degree in math and economics in 2008, and his Juris Doctor in 2011, both from the University of Maryland.. While in law school, Mr. Ceryes worked at Schochor, Federico and Staton as a law clerk. In his time with the firm, Mr. Ceryes has distinguished himself as a valuable part of our team, having played an important role in the firm’s $123 million class action settlement with Beebe Medical Center and the Medical Society of Delaware in the Dr. Earl Bradley pedophile pediatrician case.

Before joining Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin, Ryan Perlin worked at a leading Baltimore defense firm, representing health care providers and hospitals in medical malpractice cases and local and national clients in defense of tort claims.. Mr. Perlin uses the insight he gained as a defense lawyer to advocate for clients injured in medical, automobile, and personal injury matters, and to use the civil justice system to provide relief to victims of negligence. He recently obtained a $5 million trial verdict, believed to be one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in Howard County history.. Mr. Perlin graduated with honor from the University of Maryland School Of Law where he competed on the National Trial Team, was elected Vice-President of the Moot Court Board, and was honored by the law school faculty with membership in the Order of the Barristers, a selective national organization which honors excellence in oral and written advocacy. Following law school, Mr. Perlin clerked on the Circuit Court for Baltimore City for the Honorable Stuart R. Berger, now a judge on Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals.. Since then, Mr. Perlin has handled cases in federal and state courts throughout Maryland and Washington, D.C. and has been admitted pro hac vice to handle cases in Delaware and Pennsylvania.. Mr. Perlin is active in the legal community as the President of the Board of Directors for Disability Rights Maryland, President of the Alumni Board for the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, and a member of the Board of Governors of the Maryland Association for Justice, and. Mr. Perlin has received numerous legal honors including the prestigious, “AV Preeminent” rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, recognized for his strong legal ability and high ethical standards.. Mr. Perlin has been recognized as a Maryland Super Lawyer every year since 2011 and was selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America for the 2024 edition.

Andrew G. Slutkin is an experienced trial lawyer who concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation primarily representing plaintiffs in catastrophic injury matters, such as complex medical malpractice cases, wrongful death cases, product liability cases and cases involving major collisions. He also handles a select number of business litigation matters.. Mr. Slutkin regularly obtains million dollar plus settlements and verdicts for his clients. In fact, he has been trial counsel in some of the largest multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in the area.  The following are headlines from some of his recent cases:. Sonogram Jury Awards $7.6M,” The Daily Record. “Terminally Ill Patient Gets $3.1 Million,” The Sun. “Verdict Awards $2.8 Million In Suit Against Doctor, Hospital,” The Sun. “$2.5 Million to Estate of Administrative Law Judge in Med-Mal Action," The Daily Record. “Jury Awards $2.5 Million in Medical Informed Consent Case," The Daily Record. "Suit All In The Family [$1.8 million verdict],” The Daily Record. “Jury Awards $1.75 Million For Wrongful Death,” The Daily Record. “Jury $1.05 Million In Malpractice Case,” The Sun. He also has been counsel in several business litigation matters that have resulted in recoveries of over $100 million. For example, he and his partners were lead counsel in a $276 million fraud verdict in Baltimore against First Union National Bank. After that, Mr. Slutkin and his partners represented the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in its fraud case against Ernst & Young arising from the billion-dollar failure of Superior Bank in Chicago. That case netted the FDIC $125 million from Ernst. More recently, in a case that settled for $190 million, the trial judge observed in a written opinion that the result appeared to be “the largest settlement of a Class Action founded upon allegations of sexual abuse.” The judge further stated that the “unprecedented results would not have been achieved without the unique judgment, care, resources, determination, talent skills and experience” of Mr. Slutkin and his colleagues. According to the court, Mr. Slutkin and his colleagues “made persuasive and credible arguments” during the litigation and achieved “remarkable success.” The court also said that the settlement was “extraordinary,” was “a remarkable result” and was reached in a “speedy and efficient manner.”. Mr. Slutkin has been an adjunct professor at the University of Baltimore School of law since 2002, where he has taught Litigation Process and currently teaches Medical Malpractice Litigation. He also is a former faculty member of the Maryland Trial Advocacy Institute, where he demonstrated and taught trial advocacy to Maryland attorneys. He also has taught seminars for the Maryland Institute of Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, and his court filings have been published by West as forms for other lawyers to use. At the invitation of leading hospitals in Maryland, he has spoken to groups of physicians on the subject medical malpractice litigation, and how to avoid it. Mr. Slutkin also is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of The League For People With Disabilities.. Mr. Slutkin has been given an AV® Preeminent™ 5 out of 5 rating by the Martindale Hubbell Lawyers Directory. This is the highest rating for lawyers, signifying “very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar. As a result of this rating, American Lawyer Media and Martindale Hubbell chose Mr. Slutkin as a "Top Rated Lawyer in Personal Injury Law" in 2013 and a "Top Rated Lawyer in Medical Malpractice Law" in 2014.”. In another survey of Maryland attorneys, Mr. Slutkin has been chosen as one of Maryland’s “Super Lawyers,” first in 2007 (the initial year of the survey), and then 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. In 2010 and 2011, Mr. Slutkin was voted one of the top 50 lawyers in Maryland by his peers in the "Super Lawyers" survey, and in 2012, 2014 and 2015 Mr. Slutkin was voted one of the top 100 lawyers in Maryland (after "Super Lawyers" eliminated the top 50 category and replaced it with a top 100 category). For 2013, Mr. Slutkin was honored by his peers to be voted one of the top 10 lawyers in the entire state of Maryland, according to "Super Lawyers." He also has a 10 out of 10 rating ("Superb") on , which rates attorneys.. Mr. Slutkin also has been included in the publication "Best Lawyers" in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. In 2012 his peers voted him Baltimore's "Lawyer Of The Year" for his representation of victims of medical malpractice. This is a special honor as only a single lawyer in each practice area and geographic area is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year." Lawyers honored as "Lawyer of the Year" are chosen based upon particularly impressive voting averages received during a peer-review assessment with thousands of leading lawyers each year. According to Best Lawyers, the designation "Lawyer of the Year" reflects a high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same community and practice area for ability, professionalism and integrity.. Mr. Slutkin also is a member of the Peer Review Committee of the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, which evaluates the ethical conduct of attorneys charged with misconduct, for which he repeatedly has served as Chairman of various peer reviews.