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84 distinguished attorneys practicing in Maryland, each reviewed by the Lawyers of Distinction Selection Committee.
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Heather McCabe
MemberFamily and Divorce Law
8171 Maple Lawn Blvd, Suite 350, Fulton, MD 20759
Co-Managing Partner McCabe Russel, a private family law firm in Maryland, Heather McCabe earned her Juris Doctorate degree from The George Washington University Law School in 1997. Shortly thereafter, she was admitted to the Maryland state bar later that year. Heather has many professional affiliations including the Maryland Association for Justice, the D.C. Bar Association, the Maryland State Bar Association, the Montgomery County Bar Association, the Howard County Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Maryland LGBT Bar Association. In addition to her membership with Lawyers of Distinction, Heather is also a member of various other legal organizations including Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Best Lawyers, the Litigation Counsel of America, and Bethesda Magazine Top Attorney 2019.
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James Cardea
Featured LawyerMedical Malpractice Law
1211 St Paul St, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
James D. Cardea is a partner with over 27 years of litigation and jury trial experience. He has been consistently recognized as one of Maryland’s top medical malpractice attorneys. Jim is a tenacious, aggressive, and extremely effective advocate for victims of medical negligence and has successfully served as lead counsel in hundreds of medical malpractice cases throughout Maryland, Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania , Delaware and New Jersey. Over the course of his career, Jim has obtained numerous seven-figure jury verdicts and settlements which have been featured in The Baltimore Sun and The Daily Record, among other publications. Jim’s many notable verdicts include a $1.75 million verdict in a Baltimore County jury trial which, according to topverdict.com, was one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in the country in 2019. Jim has been repeatedly honored as one of Maryland’s top 100 attorneys by Maryland Super Lawyers and as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the American Trial Lawyers Association. He has also been included in Best Lawyers in America, Best Attorneys in America, The National Association of Distinguished Counsel (Top Attorneys) and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, as well as several other organizations. In 2022, Jim was one of only 25 attorneys in Maryland named to the Daily Record’s Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law Power List. Identified as one of the finest and most influential practitioners in Maryland, Jim was selected to this exclusive list after the Daily Record’s editorial team consulted their readers and other individuals in the legal community for their input and perspective. Jim received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College and graduated cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he received American Jurisprudence Awards in Legal Analysis, Research and Writing (1992) and Domestic Relations (1994). He was also a Staff Editor for the University of Baltimore Law Review from 1994-1995 and was awarded membership to the Heuisler Honor Society. Each September, in honor of his father, Jim sponsors the Dr. Don Gardea Memorial Golf Tournament benefiting the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. An avid sports fan and golfer, he has coached various youth sports. Jim is married with three daughters.
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Jessica Murray
Featured LawyerFamily and Divorce Law
229 East Main Street, Suite F, Westminister, MD 21157
Ms. Murray is an aggressive trial attorney that really cares about and understands her clients. She put herself through school working in fast food, video stores, bars, restaurants, retail stores, and law firms. She will jokingly refer to her time in Marine Corp boot camp as her longest vacation ever. As a result of Ms. Murray’s unique route to becoming an attorney, most clients feel that she can better relate to them and understand their concerns in a way that most conventional attorneys cannot. ? Prior to starting her own firm, Ms. Murray worked in various law firms as support staff for approximately twelve (12) years, while going to school at night. She then proceeded to work at a large AV rated law firm for more than four (4) years as an associate attorney. ? Now that Ms. Murray has started her own law firm, she is free to practice the areas of law that she is most passionate about. She also teaches law as an adjunct professor at Baltimore County Community College and serves as a Court Appointed Mediator for Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, and Frederick County. ? Ms. Murray is married with three wonderful little girls. When she is not practicing law or teaching, you can find her hanging out with her family, at the gym, or reading teen fiction novels.
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Jill Michaels
Distinguished LawyerReal Estate Law
170 Rollins Ave, Floor 2, Rockville, MD 20852
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