Louis G. Close, III is an experienced attorney who has been practicing law for more than 35 years. He concentrates on providing the highest quality of representation to individuals who have been harmed as a result of medical negligence, products liability and catastrophic personal injury. Mr. Close has been awarded the highest rating “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell. This rating is determined as a result of an extensive and confidential peer review by other members of the Bar (other attorneys and judges). This “AV” rating identifies Mr. Close as a lawyer with very high to pre-eminent legal ability and is a reflection of his experience, integrity, and overall professional excellence. Mr. Close is a 1982 graduate of Washington & Lee University and in 1986 he received his J.D. degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Mr. Close is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, as well as the Bar Association of Baltimore City and the Baltimore County Bar Association. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice; and the Maryland Association for Justice. Mr. Close is included in the list of Maryland Super Lawyers for more than a decade. In addition to being licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia, Mr. Close is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Mr. Close has represented clients in many different trial court venues throughout the State of Maryland, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, as well as federal courts in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania. Over his career, Mr. Close has successfully handled many complex and serious cases and has received millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients.

Joe Mallon is the managing partner of the firm with over 25 years of successfully litigating personal injury and employment cases in federal and state courts throughout the region. During this time, he had distinguished himself as one of Maryland's leading trial attorneys. He has been lead counsel in more than 70 civil trials before juries and judges in Maryland and the District of Columbia. He has achieved numerous large jury verdicts and settlements in state and federal courts in cases that are highly complex and often high profile. He is known for his thorough representation of clients, as evidenced by his remarkable courtroom victories. Described by The Baltimore Sun as advancing “precise legal arguments,” and by a federal judge as obtaining “extraordinary results,” Mr. Mallon has obtained many multi-million dollar results for his clients. The breadth of his practice includes cases of local and national importance. Based on his professional achievement, Mr. Mallon has been voted by his peers as a Super Lawyer in general civil litigation from 2009-2018. Mr. Mallon is a past leader of the J. Dudley Digges Inn of Court. He has frequently been invited to lecture at legal seminars for professional associations. Mr. Mallon previously served as Co-Chair of the American Bar Association, Litigation Section’s Standing Committee on Solo and Small Firms.

After receiving his bachelor's degree in finance from Loyola College, Ron Miller attended University of Baltimore School of Law, graduating magna cum laude. While at the University of Baltimore, Ron was chosen as the Executive Editor of the University of Baltimore Law Review and was elected to the Heuisler Honor Society. Ron''s practice initially focused on the representation of pharmaceutical companies, handling cases around the country for companies such as Bayer and GlaxoSmithKline. Preferring to represent individual victims as opposed to big companies, Ron now puts to use the experience he gained in representing big companies to work exclusively for serious injury victims in motor vehicle accident, products liability and medical malpractice cases. His client list has included Michael Strahan of the New York Giants (and now Live with Kelly and Michael), David Meggett of the New England Patriots, and victims of the Columbine massacre in Denver, Colorado. Ron is also a Professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law, instructing in Insurance Law and Sports Law for the last 19 years. His practice now focuses on representing personal injury clients in Maryland that have been injured as the result of an auto, motorcycle or truck accident, defective product, or by medical malpractice, obtaining millions of dollars for his clients in settlements and trial verdicts.

Welcome to the Law Office of David B. Shapiro. Practicing in Maryland and the District of Columbia for more than 25 years in the area of criminal defense, personal injury, medical malpractice as well as many other general practice areas. Feel free to contact me directly at my office at 410-576-9100, on my cell phone at 410-340-8911 (call or text) or by email at DShapiroLaw@aol.com.

Mark Herman is one of the top personal injury attorneys in Baltimore, MD. with over ver 55 years of experience in personal injury law. As one of the associates at William G. Kolodner P.A, He represents people with very complex personal injury cases, which is why he tends to enlist some of the best experts in the field to help with his cases.

Michael Bereston has been in practice for the past 30 years, with extensive trial experience. Michael is a former Assistant Attorney General for the state of Maryland. He is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University (B.A.) and the University of Baltimore Law School (J.D.). Michael has achieved the highest rating of 10 by AVVO, representing “superb” in the fields of birth injury and medical malpractice.

Andrew’s legal practice is dedicated to advocating for victims of personal injuries, particularly those who have suffered as a result of medical malpractice or nursing home abuse.Andrew’s exceptional legal skills have been consistently recognized by Super Lawyers, receiving the prestigious distinction of ‘A Rising Star’ in Maryland yearly since 2014 through 2021 and most recently as a Super Lawyer from 2022 through present. He has also been acknowledged for his outstanding achievements and professionalism from a number of other legal associations, including being awarded with the prestigious Top 40 Under 40 designation by The National Trial Lawyers in 2017 to 2022. Additionally, the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys voted to include him among the Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys Under 40 in Maryland. Andrew’s admittance to the Multi-Million Dollar and Million Dollar Advocates Forum is another notable accomplishment demonstrating his successful efforts fighting for his clients, as Maryland’s legal environment is marked by tort reform restrictions available to victims for their noneconomic damages. As a certified life member, he has joined the ranks of the most successful trial lawyers in the United States, with less than 1% of U.S. lawyers attaining this prestigious recognition. His inclusion in this group is a quantifiable testament to his hard-fought efforts in obtaining multi-million dollar verdicts, awards, and settlements for his clients. After several years of serving the people of Anne Arundel County, Andrew’s career path transitioned him over to private practice in an Annapolis law firm. There, his skills led him to defending doctors and hospitals in multimillion-dollar lawsuits with jury trials across Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia, where he routinely found success through his efforts in defending medical malpractice cases. Driven by the profound impact of witnessing the devastating consequences faced by patients and their families due to medical malpractice, Andrew recognized the need to advocate for the victims rather than big business. Having gained critical knowledge from his experience working with large insurance companies, he now leverages this understanding to empower his clients who have fallen victim to nursing home abuse and medical malpractice. Andrew’s commitment to justice and his empathy for the victims guide his mission to secure compensation for the injured and hold negligent parties accountable.