Firm: Law Offices of Mark Elliot Korn
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS! - I am an Attorney and Counselor-at-Law. I take great pride in helping people and not quit until my clients are satisfied. I firmly believe that an informed client is a better client so I explain the process and your options. You make informed decisions with the best advice and recommendations a lawyer can offer.
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Firm: Wilson & Parlett
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
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Firm: Berman | Sobin | Gross LLP
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
After graduating law school in 2017, Sonya served as a law clerk in the Narcotics Unit for the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City. She then became a prosecutor and served victims in a variety of cases from drugs, guns, and serious traffic – including DUIs. Prior to joining Berman | Sobin | Gross LLP, Sonya worked as an associate attorney for the United States Board of Veteran Appeals, reviewing and writing decisions on pending Veterans appeals. Sonya focuses her practice in representing injured workers at the Workers’ Compensation Commission and the Circuits Courts throughout Maryland.
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Firm: Law Office of Sara El-Shall
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
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Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
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Firm: Goldberg Segalla
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
Pamela Broache has spent the past two decades trying cases in the state and federal jurisdictions of Maryland, where she has appeared as lead counsel in bench trials as well as before juries. She defends clients and insurers in complex matters involving product liability, personal injury, employment discrimination, and exposure to asbestos, vinyl chloride, silica, lead paint, and other toxic substances. She regularly obtains dismissals and summary judgment in complex mesothelioma cases in Baltimore City Circuit Court, and has successfully argued cases before the Court of Special Appeals. She was recently part of a team that prevailed in a $1.7 million lead paint exposure case. Additionally, Pam has experience handling construction design and defect claims, and recently led the successful defense of a subcontractor in a case involving substantial damages.. Pam also has extensive experience defending workers’ compensation claims. She spent many years litigating workers’ compensation matters as in-house counsel for a major insurance company. She then continued that practice for several years as senior counsel for a major workers’ compensation defense firm in the Mid-Atlantic region. Pam has represented employers of all types in the full range of accidental and occupational injury claims, from the initial response to the claim through all stages of litigation. She has defended employers, insurers, and independent adjusting companies in numerous hearings before the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission, and she has efficiently protected her clients’ interests in settlement negotiations and through appeals to the Circuit Courts of Maryland.
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Firm: Goldberg Segalla
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
Meredith L. Pendergrass focuses her practice on defending employers, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators in workers’ compensation matters throughout Maryland and the District of Columbia. She regularly appears in both Maryland and the District of Columbia at agency-level proceedings all the way through each jurisdiction’s highest court system on appeals. She is also co-editor of Goldberg Segalla's Workers' Compensation Defense blog.. Meredith previously clerked in the Office of the Attorney General in the Health Occupations, Prosecution and Litigation Division, and then for Administrative Judge Lenore R. Gelfman in the Circuit Court for Howard County, Maryland. In both clerkships she gained valuable understanding of contemporary issues in the dynamic field of health care, as well as behind-the-bench insights into judicial procedure and decision-making, both of which she applies effectively in her present workers’ compensation practice.. Beyond her handling of workers’ compensation agency and court proceedings, Meredith’s exceptional oral and written advocacy skills are reflected in her frequent authorship of briefs for submission to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and in her law school accolades. Meredith won the “Best Oralist” award in the 2014 National Moot Court Competition, competed on the Labor and Employment Trial Team and the Telecommunications Moot Court Team, and graduated summa cum laude from The University of Baltimore School of Law.
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Firm: Alpert Schreyer, LLC
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
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Firm: Franklin & Prokopik, PC
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
ExperienceMatthew LaFontaine is an associate in Franklin & Prokopik workers’ compensation team practice group and resident in the Baltimore office. Matthew previously worked at an injured workers’ firm where he represented individuals against insurance companies in front of the Workers’ Compensation Commission throughout the State of Maryland. By representing injured workers’, Matthew gained valuable knowledge of the claims and litigation process, which is crucial in defending employers and insurers.. Matthew was a Rule 16 Student Attorney at the University of Baltimore’s Family Law Clinic during law school. As a student attorney, Matthew handled all aspects of child custody cases and protective orders. Matthew was also part of the Truancy Court Program, which monitored student and parental compliance with court-ordered attendance.. Awards and DistinctionsSelected to Maryland Super Lawyers, Rising Star 2018-2023. ActivitiesMatthew is a lifelong native of Baltimore County and attended Loyola Blakefield High School. Matthew enjoys skiing, watching Nascar, and walking his dog Fred, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, during his free time.
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Firm: Berman, Sobin, Gross LLP
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
Matt lives in Frederick, Maryland with his wife, two children, and dog. Other than being a father, husband, and lawyer, he greatly enjoys hiking and being outdoors. As a former state prosecutor and volunteer firefighter, he understands the selfless dedication that our public safety officers deliver on a daily basis and strives to deliver this same level of commitment to his clients.. Professional ExperienceMatthew graduated from Georgetown University and The George Washington University Law School. After law school, he clerked for the Honorable David Boynton in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. From there, he joined The State’s Attorney’s Office for Frederick County as an Assistant State’s Attorney, where he investigated and prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases.. In 2015, Matthew was hired as an associate attorney with Berman, Sobin & Gross. Since then, he has represented more than a thousand clients in workers’ compensation and personal injury cases. Additionally, he has successfully argued several cases in the Maryland appellate courts winning victories for injured workers across the State. In 2021, he was honored with The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 recognition.. In January 2022, Matthew became a Partner with the Firm.. Call Matt at for a free consultation TODAY.
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Firm: Matt Paavola Law
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
Matt M. Paavola was born and raised in a working class neighborhood in East Baltimore. Coming from a blue collar family, he has a deep-rooted affection for labor rights. Matt now resides in Baltimore County with his wife, Lisa, where they raised their three daughters, Jordan, Kirsti, and Kati. They are active with Grace Fellowship Church of Timonium.. A graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law, Matt began the practice of law in the Essex area in 1982. He founded his own firm in 1986 and created Workers’ Comp Law Firm, LLC which he owned up through 2023. Matt now operates his own solo practice.. Mr. Paavola has tried cases at virtually every level of Maryland's judicial system, from the various courts of original jurisdiction to the Court of Appeals of Maryland. He has also been involved in a great deal of federal litigation. Mr. Paavola's greatest source of pride is his trial skills in workers’ compensation law. He has tried well over 2,000 Workers' Compensation cases and appeals.. Mr. Paavola is a member in good standing of the Maryland Association for Justice (formerly the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association). The thrust of his focus has been workers' compensation legislation that improves the status of the injured worker. He was nominated and elected to the Board of Governors in 2000 and retired in 2005 when he received the MAJ prestigious Defender of Justice Award.. Mr. Paavola was also busy on the Board of Kids' Chance, an organization founded to help provide scholarship money for the children of seriously injured workers, for over a decade. He co-hosted the Lawyer's Show for over 5 years which aired on WJFK Radio every Saturday morning.. Mr. Paavola is very active with charitable groups. He has served at the Helping Up Mission as a coordinator and volunteer with the Legal Aid Ministry of Baltimore for over twenty years. This is a not-for-profit organization that furnishes pro bono assistance to the indigent. He has served as State Membership Director of the Greater Baltimore Christian Legal Society (now known as Maryland Christian Legal Society) for over three decades. That effort has led to the creation of a law student mentoring program connecting students with local members of the Christian Legal Society. In 2022, Mr. Paavola helped to found a free legal aid clinic in South Baltimore known as the Good Samaritan Advocates where locals meet with volunteer Christian attorneys monthly at the City of Refuge facility in Brooklyn.. His volunteer efforts have led Mr. Paavola to work with the Essex/Middle River/White Marsh Chamber of Commerce (now known as the Chesapeake Gateway Chamber of Commerce) and Sta-Put Educational Committee. This committee was instrumental in establishing a resident mediation program to facilitate community stability in impoverished areas of eastern Baltimore County.. Mr. Paavola is active on the Baltimore County Bar Association and the Maryland State Bar Association serving on the Insurance, Negligence and Worker's Compensation subcommittees. Mr. Paavola has twice chaired the Public Awareness Committee for the Baltimore County Bar Association. He was nominated in 2020 and selected to serve on the Maryland Court of Appeals' Standing Committee On Pro Bono Services.. Memberships & Associations:. Awards & Recognitions:Member, Maryland Association for Justice (formerly the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association). Director, Maryland Christian Legal Society (formerly the Greater Baltimore Christian Legal Society). Co-Director of Legal Aid Ministry of Baltimore (L.A.M.B.). Chesapeake Gateway Chamber of Commerce (formerly the Essex - Middle River - White Marsh Chamber of Commerce). Baltimore County Bar Association and Maryland State Bar Association - Insurance, Negligence and Worker's Compensation Subcommittees. Board of Directors of Kids Chance Inc. (Scholarships for children of injured workers). Member, MTLA Workers' Comp Legislative Subcommittee. Formerly a Legal Commentator on WJFK Radio since 1998. Martindale Hubbell AV rated attorney. 2017 Who's Who Directories - Top Attorney of North America. 2015 co-recipient of The Daily Record's Leadership in Law Award. 2015 co-recipient of the prestigious Trial Lawyer of the Year Award conferred by the Maryland Association of Justice.. Defenders of Justice Award In Grateful Appreciation of Matt's Work In Preserving The Civil Rights of Maryland Citizens During the 2005 Maryland Legislative Session for the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association.. Induction into the Honor Guard Award bestowed upon Matt M. Paavola for faithful Pro Bono Service and Kingdom Lawyering by the Alliance Defense Fund, September 12, 2006.. Essex - Middle River - White Marsh Chamber of Commerce Special Recognition Award presented to Matt M. Paavola for his dedication and service to the community, 2005. The Maryland Bar Foundation's Election as a Fellow for demonstrating outstanding dedication to the community, the administration of justice and the traditions of the profession of law.
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Firm: Malloy Law Offices
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
I have been a resident of Maryland for 25 years. I am a graduate of the University of MD and University of S. Carolina School of Law. I am prepared to use my knowledge and experience to provide my clients with excellent representation.
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Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
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Firm: Dirska Levin LLC
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
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Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
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Firm: Semmes, Bowen and Semmes, A Professional Corporation
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
Contact: 410-576-4829
Firm: Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos A Professional Corporation
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
Contact: 410-649-2000
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
Contact: 301-739-4558
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
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Firm: Altmark Rotter & Trock LLP
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
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