Introducing The Daily Record’s 2024 Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law Power List

Many Marylanders’ most serious exposure to the legal system comes after they suffer an accident or injury. While trying to recover – physically, emotionally and financially – they often seek legal counsel to secure restitution or just to pay for their expenses.

At the same time, businesses and health care institutions also need sound legal advice to ensure their interests are effectively represented.

The men and women you’ll meet in this list are among the finest practitioners in this complex legal field in Maryland.

This list was chosen by our editorial leadership team. We reached out to readers and others in the legal community for input and perspective.

In this list we explore how these attorneys view their career, what they would change if they could and what they might be doing if they hadn’t chosen this profession. We’re hoping to offer a glimpse into the kind of people they are and how they see their accomplishments and their profession.

This list is part of a series of Power Lists throughout 2024 that will showcase the leading figures in law, higher education, health care, business, financial services and other fields. At the end of the year, we’ll offer a special Power 100 List that puts a spotlight on the most powerful and influential people in Maryland across all these fields.

If you know of someone you think is a strong candidate for inclusion on our Power Lists, we’d love to hear from you. Just go to thedailyrecord.com/power-list-recommendation-form/ and tell us about the individual.

We hope you enjoy this Power List, and we welcome your feedback and suggestions.

Thomas Baden Jr.
 Editor

See the Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law Power List digital edition here.

Fred A. Balkin
Principal
Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC

Timothy J. Capurso
Member
Gordon Feinblatt LLC

Hong Suk Paul Chung
Shareholder
Shulman Rogers

Tara Clary
Partner
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt Federico LLC

Liset Collazo-Dingle
Attorney
Collazo-Dingle Law LLC

Chantelle M. Custodio
Member
PK Law

Diane V. D’Aiutolo
Managing Partner
Tydings & Rosenberg LLP

David Daneman
Partner
Whiteford

John Everett
Shareholder
ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers

Beth Frey
Attorney
Miller & Zois

Valerie Grove
Principal
Joseph Greenwald Laake PA

Scott Hartinger
Partner
Ethridge Quinn Kemp Rowan & Hartinger

Kelly Hughes Iverson
Partner
Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann LLP

Howard A. Janet
Managing Principal
Janet, Janet & Suggs LLC

Kristopher Mallahan
Partner
Weltchek, Mallahan & Weltchek LLC

Leianne S. McEvoy
Partner
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Christine Murphy
Trial Attorney
Jaklitsch Law

Kieran Murphy
Attorney
Bertram & Murphy

Christopher S. Norman
Partner
Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, Koch & Norman, LLC

D. Bruce Poole
Attorney
The Poole Law Group

Jonathan M. Portner
Managing Partner
Portner & Shure P.A.

Samuel Pulver
Attorney
The Yost Legal Group

Kerry D. Staton
Founding and Managing Partner
Schochor, Staton, Goldberg & Cardea P.A.

Christopher Wright
Partner
Iliff, Meredith, Wildberger & Brennan P.C.

Do you know a person who you feel should appear on one of The Daily Record’s future Power Lists? Take a few minutes and tell us why in this form.