Top Personal Injury Lawyers in ZIP 20772 | 6 available

Firm: Farmer & Klopfer

14406 Old Mill Rd , Upper Marlboro , Maryland 20772

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI

Firm: Harding Law LLC

14513 Main Street, Suite B , Upper Marlboro , Maryland 20772

Practice Areas: Business , Civil , Criminal Defense , Insurance , Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense

Mr. Harding served as an Assistant State's Attorney for Prince George's County from 1984 until 1991. As a senior trial attorney in the homicide unit he handled many of the County's high visibility cases. The Prince Georges Journal marked Mr. Harding's move to private practice with a front page article entitled 'Tough prosecutor crosses aisle."  He has since been honored a Super Lawyer.  This honor is limited to no more than 5% of Maryland lawyers.  He is also rated as Superb by AVVO an attorney rating service.  This is the highest rating issued by AVVO.  He has been AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell for many years, their highest rating. Mr. Harding continues to handle high profile criminal cases and major accident cases. Some of his more noteworthy cases include:. *St v Wooten obtained a dismissal in an armed robbery case.*St v Jones- obtained an acquittal before a jury in a serious shooting case.*St v Johnson- obtained a dismissal in a carjacking drive by shooting.*St v Jones- obtained an acquittal large quantity narcotics case.*St v Eubanks-obtained an acquittal before a jury in a murder case. Mr. Eubanks was later sued by the family of the decedent for civil        wrongful death and Mr. Harding won that case before a different jury.*St v Massey- obtained a dismissal in an arson case.*St v Melton obtained a dismissal in a drug recognition/DUI case. *Maxwell v Watkins Nurseries- obtained a judgment for wrongful death of $800, for his client.. Mr. Harding has obtained countless acquittals in DWI and MVA cases.. Mr. Harding developed superior trial skills as a prosecutor in Prince George's County.  Some of his high profile cases that garnered media coverage include:. * The 1987 trial of Brian Tribble accused of supplying the cocaine that killed University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias. Mr. Harding was featured in the movie Without Bias and on ESPN.* The 1988 conviction of a former Washington police officer Thurlow K. Norris for auto theft. The four week criminal trial was the longest ever in the county.* The 1989 conviction of Steven L. Steward, alleged drug ring enforcer, for killing a crack dealer during a robbery.* The 1990 conviction of Arthur R. Miles and Ronald H. Jeter for murdering and robbing a pizza deliveryman in Largo, Maryland.* The 1991 manslaughter conviction of Bobby R. Stanbury, an abused son, for killing his father.* The 1991 conviction of Daniel T. Brashear for the tape recorded killing of his girlfriend.* The first conviction in Prince George's county of a husband for raping his wife. Ralph J. Carbaugh Jr.'s 1991 conviction also became the second conviction of a husband for rape in the state of Maryland.

Firm: The Jaklitsch Law Group

14350 Old Marlboro Pike , Upper Marlboro , Maryland 20772

Practice Areas: Personal Injury,Workers Compensation

Firm: Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher

5407 Water St. #101 , Upper Marlboro , Maryland 20772

Practice Areas: Corporate , Criminal Defense , Insurance , Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense

Attorney Tom McManus has been practicing law for over twenty years, and for the past ten years he has been a partner at Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher. He began his career as a law clerk for Judge Joseph Mattingly in St. Mary's County Maryland and then worked as a prosecutor in both St. Mary's and Prince George's County.. His more noteworthy criminal cases include:. * In 1985, Michael John Desasrno was convicted of sexual child abuse for acts committed by the former highschool wrestling coach while acting in the capacity as a wrestling coach.. * In 1987, Mr. McManus successfully prosecuted Willie Horton for beating and raping an Oxon Hill woman. The case received national media attention in the 1988 presidential election between George Bush and Michael Dukakis. Willie Horton, serving a life sentence for murder, escaped from a Massachusetts prison furlough program to commit the rape, while Mr. Dukakis was governor of the state.. * In 1988, Mr. McManus convicted a trucker for Motor Vehicle manslaughter in the 1986 deaths of two highschool girls in Riverdale. A truck with 18 safety defects carrying hot asphalt stalled at the top of a hill and rolled into a car occupied by three highschool girls. One was severely injured and the other two died when nearly 14,000 pounds of hot asphalt was dumped on the car.. Mr. McManus has developed a reputation as one of the premier personal injury attorneys in Southern Maryland. He has successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a number of major truck accident cases, and developed a specialty in negotiating complex personal injury settlements.. Mr. McManus has lectured, along side several judges, at multiple personal injury seminars for lawyers. An 'AV' rated attorney, he is a member of the American Bar Foundation, the Maryland State Bar Foundation, the Governor's Trial Courts Nominating Commission, and has chaired or co-chaired the local bar's Tort Law Sub-Committee for the past seven years.

Firm: Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher

5407 Water Street Suite 101 , Upper Marlboro , Maryland 20772

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

William N. Zifchak is a senior partner at the firm of Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher.  His practice focuses on insurance defense and personal injury litigation, including premises and professional liability law.. Recognized for his extensive knowledge of the law, and with over 30 years of courtroom experience, Mr. Zifchak is well-known among his peers as an extremely accomplished trial lawyer.  He is an “AV” Rated Attorney, and has successfully tried more than 600 personal injury and defense cases to verdict.. Mr. Zifchak is a 1964 graduate of St. Anselm College in Manchester New Hampshire, where he was a member of its nationally ranked intercollegiate debate team.  Following graduation, he began his legal studies at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.  Two years later, he left Georgetown for the U.S. Army and a one-year tour of duty with the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam, where he reached the rank of Sergeant E-5, was awarded the Bronze Star medal, and honorably discharged.  He then returned to Georgetown, obtaining his Juris Doctor degree in February, 1971.. Upon graduation, Mr. Zifchak accepted an associate position at a prominent Washington, D.C. law firm, where for the next 5 years he tried over 200 insurance defense cases to verdict.  He joined Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher in 1976, and thirty years later, he continues to enjoy working hard to obtain the best results for his clients.. Mr. Zifchak is married, with 2 grown children, and for R&R enjoys golf, and fishing the Chesapeake Bay.

Firm: Wilson & Parlett

14513 Main St , Upper Marlboro , Maryland 20772

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Social Security