MAJ Leadership

Officers  Board of Governors  AAJ Representatives

President

Robert J. Zarbin (The Jaklitsch Law Group, Upper Marlboro) received his JD from Loyola University School of Law. He is a member of the President's Club as an Eagle and has served as the Chair of the Legislative Committee as well as the Workers' Compensation Section. Mr. Zarbin is a member of the Judicial Nominating Commission for Anne Arundel County, and serves on the Peer Review Committee for the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission. Mr. Zarbin is an AAJ delegate as well as the AAJ President of the Counsel of Presidents. His professional association memberships include the Bar Association of Baltimore City, the Baltimore County Bar Association, the Prince George's County Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar Association, the American Association for Justice and the Justinian Society. Mr. Zarbin has been a guest lecturer at MAJ conferences and AAJ conferences. His practice concentrates in personal injury, product liability, and workers' compensation. 

Robert J. Zarbin
The Jaklitsch Law Group
14350 Old Marlboro Pike
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Phone: (301) 627-8700
Fax: (301) 627-6070
E-mail: rzarbin@aol.com
Website: www.jaklitschlawgroup.com

President-Elect

Louise A. Lock (Louise A. Lock, PA, Towson, MD.) received her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law and an LLM in Health Law from the Widener University School of Law. She is a member of the President’s Club as a Founder. Currently, Ms. Lock is Co-Chair of the Nursing Home Section. Ms. Lock has served as Chair of the MAJ Publications Committee, Editor-in-Chief of the Trial Reporter journal, Chair of the Membership Directory and Chair of the Membership Communications Committee. In 2007, Ms. Lock was a founder of the MAJ Public School Awareness Program. She also serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of The Maryland Bar Journal and is Chair of the Baltimore County Bar Association CLE Committee. She is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Baltimore County Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association and the American Association for Justice. Ms. Lock is also a member of the District of Columbia Bar. Her practice focuses in the areas of medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, product liability and serious, personal injury matters.

Louise A. Lock
Louise A. Lock, PA
29 W Susquehanna Ave, Ste 500
Towson, MD 21204
Phone: (410) 494-4442
Fax: (410) 494-1486
E-mail:
medlawattorney@gmail.com


Vice President

George S. Tolley, III (Dugan, Babij & Tolley, LLC, Timonium) received his JD from New York University School of Law in 1991. Before entering private practice, he served for two years as law clerk to the Hon. Herbert F. Murray of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He is a member of the MAJ's President's Club, as an Eagle. A member of the Bar in Maryland, West Virginia and the District of Columbia, Mr. Tolley has litigated complex medical malpractice and personal injury cases in state and federal courts in those jurisdictions, as well as in the courts of Delaware, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. He is presently Chair of the MAJ Education and Programs Committee, and also serves on MAJ's Amicus Committee and Technology Committee. In addition to MAJ, he is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the West Virginia Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar, and the Bar Associations of several local jurisdictions in Maryland. His practice is focused on medical malpractice, wrongful death, and catastrophic personal injury matters.

George S. Tolley, III
Dugan Babij & Tolley, LLC
1966 Greenspring Dr, Ste 500
Timonium, Maryland 21093
Phone: (410) 308-1600
Fax: (410) 308-1742
E-mail:
gtolley@medicalneg.com
Website:
www.medicalneg.com


Secretary

Laura G. Zois (Miller & Zois, LLC, Anne Arundel County) received her bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee in 1991. She graduated from the University of Baltimore with honors in 1995. Ms. Zois is a former insurance defense attorney who transitioned to the Plaintiff's side in 2002. She is the current Secretary of the Maryland Association for Justice and is an Eagle member. She serves as the Chairperson of the Membership Services Committee, the Chairperson for the Women's Caucus, and actively participates on the Legislative Committee. She is a member of the Anne Arundel County Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Prince George's County Bar Association, Baltimore City Bar Association and the Maryland State Bar Association.  Her firms practice focuses on severe personal injury matters and wrongful death cases as a result of medical malpractice, products liability, and automobile negligence. 

Laura G. Zois
Miller & Zois
7310 Ritchie Hwy, # 1001
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Phone: (410) 553-6000
Fax: (410) 760-8922
E-mail:
laurazois@millerandzois.com
Website:
www.millerandzois.com 


Treasurer

Lawrence S. Greenberg (Greenberg Law Offices, Baltimore) earned his bachelor's degree in sociology and political science at Boston University. He received his law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law. After graduation from law school, Mr. Greenberg joined the law firm of Henry I. Greenberg, P.A., now the Greenberg Law Offices, where his practice focuses on representing individuals who are injured in automobile accidents or through the negligence of others. Mr. Greenberg also represents individuals accused of crimes and traffic offenses, including representing clients in their Motor Vehicle Administration hearings. Mr. Greenberg also devotes a portion of his practice to business litigation.

Mr. Greenberg is admitted to practice in Maryland, both State and Federal levels, United States District Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Supreme Court for the United States. Mr. Greenberg is a member of the American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Maryland Association for Justice, Maryland State Bar Association, Bar Association of Baltimore City and the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association. Mr. Greenberg is currently on the Board of the Maryland Association for Justice where he serves as the Chair of the Sponsorship Committee, and is active on the Legislative, Public Outreach and Eduction and Programs Committees.

Lawrence S. Greenberg
Greenberg Law Offices
6 E Biddle St
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 539-5250
Fax: (410) 625-2891
E-mail:
larry@greenberglawyers.com
Website:
www.greenberglawyers.com


Parliamentarian

 

David M. Kopstein (Kopstein & Perilman, Seabrook) received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. from Georgetown University. He is a member of the President's Club as an Eagle and serves on MAJ's Amicus Committee and Medical Negligence Section. Mr. Kopstein is an active member of AAJ and serves on its Publications Committee. In addition to practicing in Maryland, he also practices in the District of Columbia and in Virginia, where he is a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and the Fairfax Bar Association. His practice areas include medical negligence, motor torts, products liability, insurance coverage and appellate matters.

David M. Kopstein
Kopstein & Perilman
9831 Greenbelt Rd, Ste 205
Seabrook, MD 20706
Phone: (301) 552-3330
Fax: (301) 552-2170
E-mail:
dkopstein@cox.net
Website:
www.kplawteam.com 


Immediate
Past President
 

Kevin I. Goldberg (Goldberg, Finnegan & Mester, LLC, Silver Spring) received his J.D. from the Catholic University Columbus School of Law Magna Cum Laude in 1996. He was an Associate Editor of the Catholic University Law Review. He won the American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law and Civil Procedure. Mr. Goldberg was selected for inclusion in Maryland Superlawyers Magazine and Washington, D.C. SuperLawyers Magazine from 2007-2009. Mr. Goldberg is a member of the Maryland Association for Justice President's Club as an Eagle.  Mr. Goldlberg served as the Maryland Association for Justice Fundraisng Chairman from 2004-2009.  He is also a member of the D.C. Trial Lawyers Association, AAJ and the Montgomery County Bar Association.  Mr. Golgberg's practice concentrates on the representation of catastrophically injured clients and their families.

Kevin I. Goldberg
Goldberg, Finnegan & Mester, LLC
1010 Wayne Ave, Ste 950
Silver Spring, MD 2091
Phone: (301) 589-2999 x102
Fax: (301) 589-2644
E-mail:
Kgoldberg@gfmlawllc.com
Website:
www.gfmlawllc.com

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Board of Governors

 

Elliott Andalman
Andalman & Flynn, PC
8601 Georgia Ave, Ste 604
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Phone: (301) 563-6685
E-mail: eandalman@a-f.net
Website:
www.andalmanflynn.com

 

Bruce M. Bender
Axelson, Williamowsky, Bender
& Fishman, PC
401 N Washington St, Ste 550
Rockville, MD 20850

Phone: (301) 738-7660
E-mail: 
bmb@vawlaw.com
Website:
www.vawlaw.com

Jessica G. Bhagan
ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers
3010 Crain Hwy, Ste 301
Waldorf, MD 20601

Phone: (301) 645-1155 x3002
E-mail:
jbhagan@chasenboscolo.com 

 

John B. Bratt
Miller & Zois, LLC
7310 Ritchie Hwy, #1001
Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Phone: 410-553-6000
E-mail:
johnbratt@millerandzois.com
Website: 
www.millerandzois.com
Mandeep Chhabra
Cochran, Cochran & Chhabra
116-B Cathedral St
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone: (410) 268-5515
E-mail:
mandeep@dwi-law.com

 

John J. Condliffe
Shub-Condliffe & Condliffe
307 W Pennsylvania Ave
Towson, MD 21204

Phone: (410) 296-0444
E-mail:
jcondliffe@marylandfamilylaw.com

John J. Cord
Plaxen & Adler, PA
10632 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Ste 420
Columbia, MD 21044

Phone: (410) 730-7737
E-mail: jcord@plaxenadler.com  
Website: www.plaxenadler.com

 

David V. Diggs
Kahn, Smith & Collins, PA
201 N Charles St, 10th Fl
Baltimore, MD 21201

Phone: (410) 244-1010
E-mail:
diggs@kahnsmith.com 
Sloane L. Fish
Law Offices of Sloane L. Fish, LLC
401 Washington Ave, Ste 301
Towson, MD 21204

Phone: (410) 246-0006
E-mail:
sfish@sfishlaw.com 
Website:
www.sfishlaw.com

 

Cary J. Hansel
Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, PA
6404 Ivy Ln, Ste 400
Greenbelt, MD 20770

Phone: (301) 220-2200
E-mail:
chasel@jgllaw.com
Website:
www.jgllaw.com
Frederick T. Kuykendall, III
Murphy, PA
1 South St, Ste 2300
Baltimore, MD 21202

Phone: (410) 951-8744
E-mail:
rkuykendall@themurphyfirm.com

 

David A. Harak
Harak Law Firm
38 S Paca St, Ste 116
Baltimore, MD 21201

Phone: (410) 347-1272
E-mail:
david@malpracticelawyers.org

Diane M. Littleplage
Littlepage & Associates
1406B S Crain Hwy, Ste 207
Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Phone: (410) 787-7009
E-mail: dlittlepage@dmlmedlaw.com  
Website:
www.dmlmedlaw.com

 

Gregory L. Lockwood
Treanor, Pope & Hughes
29 W Susquehanna Ave, Ste 110
Towson, MD 21204

Phone: (410) 494-7777
E-mail: gllockwood@tph-law.com 
  James K. MacAlister
Saiontz & Kirk
3 S Frederick St, Ste 900
Baltimore, MD 21202

Phone: (410) 207-6713
E-mail:
j.macalister@skmlaw.com
Website:
www.youhavealawyer.com

 

Richard P. Neuworth
Lebau & Neuworth, LLC
606 Baltimore Ave, Ste 201
Baltimore, MD 21204

Phone: (410) 296-3030
E-mail: rn@joblaws.com

Website:
www.joblaws.com   

Amy M. Orsi
The Law Office of
Stephen A. Markey, III, PC
300 E Joppa Rd, Ste 303
Towson, MD 21286

Phone: (410) 583-0755
E-mail: amy@markeylawfirm.com

Website: www.markeylawfirm.com 

 

James L. Otway
Otway Russo, LLP
PO Box 4096
Salisbury, MD 21801

Phone: (410) 749-3900
E-mail:
jotway@otwayrusso.com
Website:
www.otwayrusso.com 

Jeffrey L. Peek
Cardaro & Peek, LLC
201 N Charles St, 10th Fl
Baltimore, MD 21201

Phone: (410) 752-6166
E-mail:
jlp@cardarolaw.com
Website: www.cardarolaw.com

 

Robert G. Samet
Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP
11300 Rockville Pike, Ste 1002
Rockville, MD 20852

Phone: (301) 770-3737
E-mail:
ashcraft@radix.net
Website:
www.ashcraftandgerel.com

Eric N. Schloss
Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger
& Hollander, LLC
233 E Redwood St
Baltimore, MD 21202

Phone: (410) 576-4261
E-mail:
eschloss@gfrlaw.com
Website:
www.gfrlaw.com

 

David J. Wildberger
Iliff, Meredith, Wildberger
& Brennan, PC
805 Ritchie Hwy, # 201-203
Pasadena, MD 21122

Phone: (410) 685-1166
E-mail: 
david@ilimer.com

Michael J. Winkelman
McCarthy & Winkelman, LLP
4201 Northview Dr, Ste 410
Bowie, MD 20716


Phone: (301) 262-7422
E-mail: 

mike@mccarthywinkelman.com
Website:
www.mccarthywinkelman.com  

Tom Yost
The Yost Legal Group
341 N Calvert St, Ste 100
Baltimore, MD 21202

Phone: (410) 659-6800
E-mail: tyostesq@gmail.com
Website: www.yostlaw.com

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AAJ Representatives  

 

PAC Chair / AAJ Governor

Bruce M. Plaxen
Plaxen & Adler PA
10632 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Ste 420
Columbia, MD 21044

Phone: (410) 730-7737
E-mail: bplaxen@plaxenadler.com
Website: www.plaxenadler.com

 

AAJ Governor

Robert K. Jenner
Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC
1829 Reisterstown Rd, Ste 230
Baltimore, MD 21208

Phone: (410) 653-3200
E-mail: rjenner@medlawlegalteam.com
Website:
www.medlawlegalteam.com

AAJ Delegate

Robert J. Zarbin
Jaklitsch Law Group
14350 Old Marlboro Pike
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

Phone: (301) 627-8700
E-mail:
rzarbin@aol.com
Website:
www.jaklitschlawgroup.com

 

AAJ Delegate

Wayne M. Willoughby
Gershon, Willoughby, Getz
& Smith, LLC
25 Hooks Lane, Suite 204
Baltimore, MD 21208

Phone: (443) 394-8800
E-mail:
wmw@askthelawdoc.com
Website:
www.askthelawdoc.com

AAJ Minority Caucus

Jessica G. Bhagan
ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers
3010 Crain Hwy, Ste 301
Waldorf, MD 20601

Phone: (301) 645-1155 x3002
E-mail:
jbhagan@chasenboscolo.com

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