Legal Malpractice law in Maryland covers attorney negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, missed deadlines, conflict of interest, and fee disputes. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Maryland has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to legal malpractice cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

One of the most important things to know about legal malpractice law in Maryland is the statute of limitations. You generally have 3 years from the date of injury to file a claim. Maryland follows modified comparative fault (changed from contributory negligence in 2024) for determining liability, which directly affects how much compensation you may recover. Cases are filed in Circuit Court, and knowing how local judges handle these matters gives experienced attorneys a real advantage.

The legal malpractice attorneys listed here practice throughout Maryland and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to legal malpractice law in Maryland for an in-depth look at Maryland's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Reza Davani - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ketterer, Browne & Associates
 4414 Falls Bridge Drive #A Baltimore MD 21211
(855) 522-5297
University of Maryland School of Law (2012)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Elder Law Insurance Claims
Allen E. Honick - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Furman Honick Law
 11155 Red Run Boulevard Suite 110 Owings Mills MD 21117
(410) 844-6000
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights
Aldo Terrazas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Terrazas Law
 2445 LYTTONSVILLE RD. SUITE 505 SILVER SPRING MD 20910
(301) 841-7563
University of Minnesota Law School
Spanish
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Barry Gogel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston
2002 Clipper Park Rd Baltimore MD 21211
(410) 769-8080
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (1994)
Maryland Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Nathan Hopkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Weltchek Mallahan & Weltchek Lawyers at Law
 2330 West Joppa Road Ste 203 Lutherville MD 21093
(410) 825-5287
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (2009)
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Energy, Oil & Gas Law Environmental Law Insurance Claims
Stephan Brennan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Iliff, Meredith, Wildberger & Brennan, P.C.
 8055 Ritchie Hwy #201-203 Pasadena MD 21122
(410) 685-1166
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (1992)
English
District of Columbia Court of Appeals Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Insurance Claims
Jason Ostendorf - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jason Ostendorf LLC
 201 International Circle Suite 230 Hunt Valley MD 21030
University of Baltimore (2002)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
Mark Goodman Chalpin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 116 Billingsgate Lane Gaithersburg MD 20877
(301) 990-4900
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1982)
English, French
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Insurance Claims Landlord Tenant
Alan J. Belsky - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 7310 Ritchie Highway Suite 105 Glen Burnie MD 21061
(410) 234-0100
University of Baltimore School of Law (1987)
English
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Legal Malpractice
Robert Weltchek - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Weltchek Mallahan & Weltchek
 2330 West Joppa Road Ste 203 Lutherville MD 21093
(410) 825-5287
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (1980)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Energy, Oil & Gas Law Environmental Law Insurance Claims
Mr. Irwin R. Kramer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kramer & Connolly
 465 Main Street Reisterstown MD 21136
(410) 581-0070
Columbia University (1988)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Insurance Defense Intellectual Property Legal Malpractice
Charles E. Iliff Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Iliff, Meredith, Wildberger & Brennan, P.C.
 8055 Ritchie Hwy #201-203 Pasadena MD 21122
(410) 685-1166
University of Virginia School of Law (1969)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Legal Malpractice Maritime Law
Raymond Carignan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Raymond Carignan Esq. LLC
 10176 Baltimore National Pike, Suite 202 Ellicott City MD 21042
(240) 427-4711
University of Baltimore School of Law (1981)
English
Maryland Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law DUI & DWI Elder Law
Jonathan Scott Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Private Law Practice
 10490 Little Patuxent Parkway Ste 200 Columbia MD 21044
(410) 740-0101
University of Baltimore School of Law (1977)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Bruce Christopher Lamb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bruce C. Lamb, Attorney at Law
 2623 Guilford Ave Baltimore MD 21218
University of Baltimore School of Law (1995)
French
Bar #57346
Maryland Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Domestic Violence Legal Malpractice
Jonathan Schochor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A.
 1211 St Paul Street Baltimore MD 21202
(410) 234-1000
English
Bar #7406010179
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Daniel Moore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP
 1301 York Rd #704 Lutherville MD 21093
(410) 583-5241
The Catholic University of America
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Nolan Weltchek - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Weltchek Mallahan & Weltchek Lawyers at Law
 2330 West Joppa Rd. #203 Lutherville MD 21093
(410) 825-5287
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (2008)
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Energy, Oil & Gas Law Environmental Law Insurance Claims
Robert Clark Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Clark and Steinhorn, LLC
 9101 Cherry Lane Suite 204 Laurel MD 20708
(301) 317-1001
University of North Carolina School of Law (1978)
French
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Education Law Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Patrice Meredith Clarke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Iliff, Meredith, Wildberger & Brennan, P.C.
 8055 Ritchie Hwy #201-203 Pasadena MD 21122
(410) 685-1166
University of Baltimore (2012)
English
4th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Benjamin Howard Meredith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Iliff, Meredith, Wildberger & Brennan, P.C.
 8055 Ritchie Hwy #201-203 Pasadena MD 21122
(410) 685-1166
University of Baltimore School of Law (2010)
English
Court of Appeals of Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Wes Patrick Henderson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2127 Espey Court Suite 204 Crofton MD 21114
(410) 721-1979
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (1999)
English
Maryland Bar
Active License
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Stephen Allen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Stephen F. Allen, P.C.
 301 S. Frederick Ave. Gaithersburg MD 20877
(301) 987-2002
American University Washington College of Law (1984)
Maryland Bar
Active License
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
Kathleen Meredith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Iliff, Meredith, Wildberger & Brennan, P.C.
 8055 Ritchie Hwy #201-203 Pasadena MD 21122
(410) 685-1166
University of Baltimore School of Law (1978)
English
United States District Court Bar
Active License
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Stewart Andrew Sutton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 8 Executive Park Court Germantown MD 20874
(301) 916-1201
University of California - Los Angeles (1984)
English, Spanish
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Employment Law
Paul F. Kemp - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ethridge, Quinn, Kemp, Rowan, Hartinger
 33 Wood Lane ROCKVILLE MD 20850
(301) 762-1696
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Mr. Phillip R Zuber - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher
 5407 Water Street Suite 101 Upper Marlboro MD 20772
(301) 627-5500
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (1975)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Insurance Defense Legal Malpractice
Linda Schwartz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Paley Rothman
 4800 Hampden Lane 6th Floor Bethesda MD 20814
(301) 656-7603
American University Washington College of Law (1974)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Estate Planning
Robert K. Jenner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jenner Law, P.C.
 3600 Clipper Mill Rd #240 Baltimore MD 21211
(410) 413-2155
Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1985)
English
United States Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Julia R. Arfaa - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Arfaa Law Group
 2002 Clipper Park Rd #300 Baltimore MD 21211
(410) 889-1850
Syracuse University College of Law (1997)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Cielo Fortin-Camacho - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1800 N. Charles Street 810 Baltimore MD 21201
(443) 461-4761
Texas A&M University School of Law (2017)
Texas Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Education Law
Kim D Parker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2123 Maryland Avenue Baltimore MD 21218
(410) 234-2621
University of Baltimore School of Law (1990)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Civil Rights
Louis Close III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 403 Central Ave Towson MD 21204
(410) 296-3606
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Health Care Law Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
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