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Attorney Michael Schreyer is a renowned personal injury attorney in Maryland and Partner at Alpert Schreyer Poe, LLC. He has been widely recognized as a leader in personal injury law throughout the state, earning “National Recognition of Achievement in Civil Trial Advocacy” from the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He has also earned an AV Preeminent® Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, a 10.0 Superb rating from Avvo, and has been selected for inclusion in the Maryland Super Lawyers® list.Currently, Attorney Michael Schreyer is a member of the Interstate Trucking Group of the American Association of justice, as well as the National Advisory Board of the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking lawyers of America. He has extensive experience representing clients who have been catastrophically injured as a result of someone else’s negligence; call today for a free consultation.

For the past ten years I have been advocating on behalf of injured victims and their families.  From birth injuries to brain injuries to wrongful death to nursing home claims, I have handled all types of medical malpractice and personal injury claims from intake to trial.  I have obtained millions of dollars in compensation on behalf of my clients.. As a female litigator, I have a unique understanding of the needs of my clients.  This is particularly true in cases involving women and children, such as cerebral palsy and birth injury cases.   This understanding of the law, and my clients needs, has allowed me to successfully handle these claims in a field dominated by my male peers.. As an attorney, it is important to be able to be a pitbull.  But sometimes, in this complex field of litigation, a more delicate touch is required.  I have the ability to access both qualities, in an effective manner, as the situation dictates.

As an attorney, I am committed to providing the highest quality representation to my clients in a professional, highly competent, effective, and accountable manner.  I have substantial litigation and trial experience, providing sound and effective representation and general consultation to individuals and businesses. I also provide educational presentations to legal, health care and other students and professionals on topics relating to risk management, informed consent, health care ethics, patient rights and responsibilities, preventing, prosecuting and defending lawsuits and claims, charting and documentation, responding to subpoenas, and preparing witnesses for deposition and trial appearances.  I am in the process now of developing a civil mediation practice as well.

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.

Mr. Weltchek earned his Bachelors of Arts Degree magna cum laude from Middlebury College and earned his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Maryland, where he was awarded the Order of Barrister for excellence in trial advocacy. While in law school he was also a member of the national champion Trial Team.. Mr. Weltchek is admitted to the bar in Maryland and is a member of the American Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association, Baltimore City Bar Association, and Baltimore County Bar Association. Mr. Weltchek’s practice will focus on complex litigation matters including medical negligence, wrongful death, catastrophic injury, products liability, complex business torts, and environmental toxic torts. He participated in the groundbreaking litigation against ExxonMobil which resulted in a historic $150 million verdict for a group of families in Jacksonville, MD.. “Having grown up in law offices and courtrooms throughout the greater Baltimore area, as the son of a loving mother and father, who doubles as a powerhouse attorney, I can’t help but admit the law has made its way into my DNA. Just like every other young child, I grew up wanting to change the world, unsure exactly how I would do it, nonetheless convinced it was possible. Well now I know how. My job is to right one wrong at a time, changing family’s lives forever, making my small but not insignificant contribution to a more just society. Every day at work I try my best to add youthful exuberance, creativity, idealism, and unwavering determination to meet the challenges at hand. With the diversity of experience, talents, and attitude this firm possesses I have no doubt that all our clients will feel as though their cause now has a champion.”

Frank Spector is the third generation of lawyers in his family. At an early age he saw lawyers who represented injured people and he developed a sense of compassion for them. He practices law in that same tradition.. For over 30 years, he has handled all types of medical malpractice cases including brain damage, child injuries, erb’s palsy, cerebral palsy, wrongful death, surgical error, infectious disease, orthopedic injuries, delays in diagnosis, and catastrophic injuries.. He listed in Maryland SuperLawyer Magazine for Medical Malpractice.. He has tried jury trials in serious cases all across the State of Maryland.. Frank is a 1984 graduate of McDonogh School. He attended college at Duke University from 1984-1988 and earned his law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law (with honors) in 1991.  He is a benefactor of the law school.. He is licensed to practice law in Maryland, and in the District of Columbia.. He has lectured extensively to other lawyers in Maryland and across the country on topics related to trial law, law firm marketing and legal ethics.   He has been asked to speak to lawyers from the Maryland State Bar Association, The Baltimore City Bar Association, the Maryland Association For Justice, and the American Association For Justice.. Frank is a member of organizations which are dedicated to helping those who have been injured by medical malpractice and birth injury.. His wife is also a lawyer. She is a former Public Defender and was the Deputy Director For Crime Control and Prevention in the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office.

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.

I pride myself on being able to offer individualized attention to each and every one of my clients. The client is my number one priority and I will zealously advocate for my client's needs. A lot of my clients have been faced with some of life's most difficult challenges and it's my responsibility to help them in any and every capacity possible.  Our firm concentrates its practice in medical malpractice.. While in law school, I assisted the Snyder Litigation Team in several multimillion dollar cases, including a five month trial against the largest corporation in the world, ExxonMobil, resulting in a $150 million dollar verdict.. I volunteered my time at the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Advocacy Unit, where I specialized in health and healthcare related cases. I dealt with complex insurance issues and helped individuals with no means mediate their claims with insurance companies and healthcare providers.. I graduated from Towson University with honors and received the James L. Dunbar, Jr. award for outstanding graduates from the College of Business and Economics.. I went onto the University of Baltimore School of Law where I graduated with honors. I was an active member of the Student Bar Association, American Bar Association Law Student Division, Environmental Law Society, and Criminal Law Society.. I was nominated for the Daily Record’s "Twenty in their Twenties" award.  I have over eighty hours of medication/dispute resolution training and I am certified mediator in the State of Maryland. I am an active member of the Baltimore City Bar Association, Baltimore County Bar Association, American Bar Association, the Maryland State Bar Association, and the DC Bar Association.

Joanne Suder was ranked this year (2018) by The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys as The Top 10 Best Attorneys in Maryland. She is consistently featured in the media including: ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX Networks, Larry King Live, Court TV Pros and Cons, The Early Show with Bryant Gumble, Catherine Crier, EXTRA, Inside Edition and Newsfront.. In the early 1980's, Joanne was among the first to recommend to a sentencing judge that pedophiles and sexual predators be chemically castrated if placed on probation or when released from prison.. Joanne’s career took off in the mid 90’s when she handled the largest-scale case filed against the Archdiocese, involving more than a dozen students.  The case was filed against John Joseph Merzbacher in 1994 resulting on an 84-count indictment.  This resulted in $350 Million in Lawsuits filed against the archdiocese.. Then Joanne represented all three victims in the scandalous, high-profile 1994 sexual abuse case against former Maryland state health secretary, nationally syndicated health columnist and author, Dr. Neil Solomon.  This resulted in $150 Million in Lawsuits filed by The Suder Law Firm.. In 2003, Joanne Suder testified at the State House and State Senate proceedings to extend the statute of limitations for victims of sexual abuse which reesulted in a three-year extension.. Another high profile case included the representation of the victims of Catholic priest Maurice Blackwell in a sexual abuse case that captured national headlines.. Since 2003 Joanne Suder has obtained countless settlements against the Archdioceses.. From 2004-2007, Joanne Suder received national headlines for settling cases against The Polygamist Church The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah.  Joanne Suder worked hand and hand with Utah’s AG’s office. The leader Warren Jeffs was sentenced to life plus 20 years. Her case helped inspire the creation of the HBO series Big Love.. As of 2018, Joanne Suder is the nation's leading authority on pedophile and sexual abuse cases as she is hailed as a legal warrior who champions the rights of children and adults exploited by people entrusted with their well-being.. Her legal areas of expertise include the following: Medical Malpractice, Brain Injury, Birth Injury, Wrongful Death, Anesthesia Errors, Personal Injury, Car Accident, Construction Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Lead Paint, Misdiagnosis, Nursing Home Negligence, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents. Joanne Suder and her law firm are AV rated by Martindale & Hubbell (highest rating for litigation attorneys). Member of the bar in Washington D.C. and Maryland. Past President of the Women's Bar Association. Former Master Examiner in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City

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.

Kerry D. Staton attended Oberlin College and the University of Maryland School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor in 1980.. Mr. Staton is a member of the Maryland Association for Justice (formerly the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association) where he served on the Board of Governors from 1988 through 1995. He is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (now the American Association for Justice), where he has served as the Maryland State Delegate and Minority Caucus Member for Maryland. Mr. Staton is a Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation, the Reginald Heber Smith Law Fellowship, and the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference.. As a testament to his reputation within the legal profession, Mr. Staton was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Membership in the College is restricted to the top 1% of lawyers in each state. He was also appointed as a Commissioner to the Attorney Grievance Commission by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland. Previously, he served as a Peer Review Panel member, a Review Board member, as well as Chairman of the AGC Review Board.. Mr. Staton was named 2013 Baltimore Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers®. A significant honor, only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is recognized as "Lawyer of the Year." Mr. Staton's selection was based on the impressive voting averages he received during Best Lawyers® exhaustive peer-review assessments and it reflects the high level of respect he's earned among other leading medical malpractice lawyers in Baltimore for his abilities, professionalism, and integrity.. Mr. Staton has also lectured widely, including the University of Maryland School of Law, the Office of the Attorney General, Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Western Shore Dental Society, as well as testifying before the Maryland legislature on issues of law, medicine and tort reform.. Mr. Staton experienced the pain of medical malpractice first hand when his mother received negligent surgical care that led to severe brain damage and her being confined to a nursing facility for the rest of her life. It was this experience that led Mr. Staton to focus his legal career on helping the victims of medical malpractice and to one that ensures patient rights.. Mr. Staton is on the Board of Directors of the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, which provides legal services to low income citizens. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Howard Community College Foundation Board, and Marian House, a transitional housing program for homeless women.. Mr. Staton and his wife, who is also an attorney, have raised two children. They currently live in Clarksville, Maryland.

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.

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.

Mary McNamara Koch is a partner at Murphy, Falcon & Murphy, having come on board at the persistent requests of Judge Billy Murphy. In her first trial with the firm in 2010, she orchestrated a $34.33 million verdict in a case involving a group of restaurant employees in Baltimore who suffered brain damage because of a carbon monoxide leak – one of the top ten largest settlements in the country that year.. Ms. Koch is widely regarded as Murphy, Falcon & Murphy’s “woman of steel.” Her persistence, preparation, and indefatigable desire to win have led her to a string of successes in trial, private practice, and beyond.. Ms. Koch tirelessly reviews all facets of her cases. As an attorney, her preparation allows her to anticipate unforeseen complications and present unconventional leads: “The practice of law is creative. Cases morph, not always the way you want them to, but you have to be able to control the way they can transform. You have to remain creative from beginning to end.”. Ms. Koch began her career as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Baltimore City. Her tenacity and endless preparation led her to win over 100 felony jury trials, losing just one. In 1997, she was designated as Special Assistant United States Attorney, where she remained for two years before entering into the private sector of the law. Ms. Koch is a graduate of Lebanon Valley College and the University of Baltimore School of Law.

The Spector Law Group focuses its practice exclusively on Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury litigation. From the firm’s offices in Baltimore, Maryland, Yale Spector provides representation to clients throughout the greater metropolitan area. Mr. Spector has been admitted to practice before all Maryland state courts since 1998, and he is also admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.