Nursing Home Abuse law in Maryland covers elder abuse in care facilities, neglect, financial exploitation, wrongful death, and resident rights violations. 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 nursing home abuse 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 nursing home abuse 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.

Choosing the right nursing home abuse attorney in Maryland means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to nursing home abuse 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
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
George E. Meng - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Meng Law
 85 Sherry Lane #1B Prince Frederick MD 20678
(410) 535-5500
The Catholic University of America (1973)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Estate Planning
Michael Onifer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael J. Onifer III, P.A.
 147 E. Main St. Elkton MD 21921
(410) 398-3075
Maryland Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
David Richard Waranch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 8957-A Edmonston Road Greenbelt MD 20770
(301) 563-9575
University of Baltimore School of Law (2002)
Maryland Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Bruce Plaxen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 9900 North York Rd Cockeysville MD 21030
(410) 730-7737
English, Spanish
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Construction Law
Bobby Malek - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Malek Legal
 966 Hungerford Drive, Suite 20B ROCKVILLE MD 20850
(301) 340-9000
Dickinson College
English, Spanish
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Consumer Law
Lisa A. Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Miller & Zois, LLC
 1 South St #2450 Baltimore MD 21202
(410) 779-4600
University of Baltimore (1995)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims
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
Bruce Michael Robinson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Robinson & Associates
 25 Hooks Ln #302 Baltimore MD 21208
(443) 213-0345
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
English
4th Circuit Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Criminal Law
Daniel Joseph Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Miller Stern Lawyers, LLC
 2800 Quarry Lake Drive Suite 280 Baltimore MD 21209
(410) 529-3476
Johns Hopkins University
English, Hebrew, Spanish
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
John B. Bratt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of John B. Bratt, LLC
 100 West Road, Suite 300 Towson MD 21204
(410) 357-6289
University of Baltimore (1998)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Bar
Active License
Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury Products Liability
Ronald V. Miller Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Miller & Zois, LLC
 1 South St #2450 Baltimore MD 21202
(410) 779-4600
University of Baltimore School of Law
English
Maryland Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Justin P. Zuber - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Miller & Zois, LLC
 1 South St #2450 Baltimore MD 21202
(410) 779-4600
Widener University Delaware School of Law
English
United States District Court for Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims
Michael Joseph Schreyer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alpert Schreyer, LLC
 8 Post Office Road Waldorf MD 20602
(301) 812-4777
Washington and Lee University School of Law (1988)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Vadim A. Mzhen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers
 9 Park Center Ct #220 Owings Mills MD 21117
(410) 654-3600
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
English, Russian
Maryland Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Elder Law Maritime Law
Nicholas Pappas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers
 200 E Pratt St #4100 Baltimore MD 21202
University of Baltimore School of Law
English
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Amy Abrams-Myers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Schupak Law Office
 6110 Executive Blvd #625 Rockville MD 20852
(240) 833-3914
University of Cincinnati College of Law (1989)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Damien D. Dorsey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hartel, DeSantis & Murray, LLP
 7467 Ridge Road Suite 100 Hanover MD 21076
(301) 486-1200
University of Baltimore School of Law (2010)
English
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
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
James J. Gorney - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
James J. Gorney, P.C.
 101 E Charles St Suite 202 La Plata MD 20646
(301) 753-1800
George Mason University School of Law (1980)
English
Bar #8406010145
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections Insurance Claims
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
Gary Hale Gerstenfield - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gary H. Gerstenfield
 8720 Georgia Avenue Suite 301 Silver Spring MD 20910
(301) 589-9500
Harvard Law School (1997)
Portuguese, Spanish
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Benjamin Cutter Marcoux - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Houlon, Berman, Bergman, Finci, Levenstein & Skok, LLC
 7850 Walker Drive, Suite 160 Greenbelt MD 20770
(301) 459-8200
American University Washington College of Law (2006)
Maryland Bar
Active License
Business Law Divorce Estate Planning
E. Gregory Watson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 9500 Arena Drive Suite 430 Upper Marlboro MD 20774
(240) 764-5302
Howard University School of Law (1998)
D.C. Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Mr. Jonathan Neal Portner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Portner & Shure, P.A.
 7226 Lee DeForest Drive Suite 101 Columbia MD 21046
(410) 995-1515
University of Baltimore School of Law (1984)
Chinese, English, Korean, Spanish
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Immigration Law
Muriel Tinkler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tinkler Law LLC
 201 International Circle, Suite 230 Hunt Valley MD 21030
(410) 936-5104
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Education Law Elder Law Estate Planning
John Hermina - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hermina Law Group
 Laurel Lakes Executive Park 8327 Cherry Lane Laurel MD 20707
(301) 206-3166
Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Consumer Law
Alexandra Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Robinson & Associates
 8600 LaSalle Rd #323 Towson MD 21286
(443) 213-0345
University of Baltimore School of Law
English, French, Spanish
United States Federal District Courts Bar
Unknown Status
DUI & DWI Elder Law Insurance Claims
Stuart Lipshutz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blank, Moorstein & Lipshutz, L.L.P.
 111 Rockville Pike #400 Rockville MD 20850
(301) 279-2200
Stetson University College of Law (1993)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
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
Thomas Edward Pyles - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Thomas E. Pyles, P.A.
 2670 Crain Highway Suite 106 Waldorf MD 20601
(301) 705-5006
American University Washington College of Law (1988)
English
4th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Andrew D. Alpert - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alpert Schreyer, LLC
 8 Post Office Road Waldorf MD 20602
(301) 321-7277
The George Washington University Law School (1989)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
Brian Brown - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brown & Barron, LLC
 7 St. Paul Street Suite 800 Baltimore MD 21202
(410) 698-1717
University of Baltimore School of Law (1988)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Jack D. Lebowitz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers
 9 Park Center Ct #220 Owings Mills MD 21117
(410) 654-3600
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (1992)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Elder Law Maritime Law
Richard Alan Finci - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 7850 Walker Drive Suite 160 Greenbelt MD 20770
(301) 459-8200
University of Baltimore School of Law (1981)
4th Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
Laura G. Zois - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Miller & Zois, LLC
 1 South St #2450 Baltimore MD 21202
(410) 779-4600
University of Baltimore (1995)
English
Maryland Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Employment Law Insurance Claims
Robert Zarbin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Zarbin Law Firm LLC
 14503 Main Street Upper Marlboro MD 20772
(301) 780-9253
English
Maryland Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Elisha Hawk - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jenner Law Trial Lawyers
 6806 Paragon Place Suite 100 Richmond VA 23230
(410) 413-2155
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (2008)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury Products Liability
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