Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Medical Malpractice Law

2 Wisconsin Circle, 700, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Medical 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.

Medical Malpractice Law

1211 St Paul St, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA

Area of Practice: Medical Malpractice & Mass Torts Josh Kahn is a partner specializing in tort law with an emphasis on cases involving catastrophic personal injuries. Prior to joining Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea in 2022, Josh practiced as a civil defense attorney for over a decade, primarily at a preeminent Maryland law firm in downtown Baltimore where he was elected partner in 2020. Josh’s prior practice focused on defending clients in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, mass tort litigation, as well as class action and qui tam cases pending in state and federal courts in Maryland, D.C., and beyond. Josh’s deep knowledge of the defense playbook gives him unique perspective and insight into each case. With every client, Josh’s priority is to achieve the best result as efficiently as possible. He is laser-focused on synthesizing complex issues into straightforward analyses that allow his clients to make informed decisions for themselves and their loved ones. Josh’s success on behalf of his clients has earned him recognition as a Maryland Super Lawyers “Rising Star” each year since 2015 through 2025, and in 2026, he was selected for inclusion in the Maryland Super Lawyers list. Josh is a lifelong Maryland resident, and proud to be a “Double Terp.” In 2007, he earned two undergraduate degrees from the University of Maryland in College Park, where he graduated cum laude. In 2010, he graduated cum laude again from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. Following law school, Josh served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Lawrence F. Rodowsky and the Honorable Charles E. Moylan, Jr., who were specially assigned cases on Maryland’s highest and intermediate appellate courts. Josh is co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Mass Torts Subcommittee on Multi-District Litigation and Class Procedures. He also serves on the board of directors of Capital Camps (a local Jewish summer camp). Josh enjoys spending time with his wife and twin sons in and around Baltimore and the Maryland/Delaware shore. He is an avid (though not very good) golfer.

Medical Malpractice Law

11350 McCormick Rd suite 1200, Hunt Valley, MD 21031, USA

Ronald U. Shaw is a trial lawyer who specializes in defending health care providers in medical malpractice cases, licensing and credentialing matters, and in handling serious personal injury matters. Since 1983, he has represented over 2,000 health care providers and has tried over 150 medical malpractice jury trials. Ron also represented individuals seriously injured in nonmedical matters. Ron has taught grand rounds at the University of Maryland Medical Center, lectured on medical malpractice at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, taught physicians insured by Medical Mutual on risk management issues, and lectured at Stevenson University. Ron was selected as a Maryland Super Lawyer every year since 2008. He has earned and maintained the top Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating of AV. Ron graduated from Harvard University with an A.B., cum laude, in 1975, and from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review, with honors, in 1979. He is admitted to practice in Maryland and Florida.

Medical Malpractice Law

1426 E Joppa Rd, Towson, MD 21286

Mr. Markey received his undergraduate degree from Mt. St. Mary's University in 1984 and his law degree from the University of Baltimore in 1987. He is an active member of the MAJ, having served on the Board of Governors for eight years, and as a member and chair of numerous committees. He is a member of the Bar Association of Baltimore City having served for ten years on the Executive Council, and as chair of numerous committees. He also served as an attorney mediator for the Circuit Court for Baltimore City for eight years. Early in his career he served as general counsel and as a board member for People Against Child Abuse, Inc. on a pro bono basis. Mr. Markey is also a member of the Harford County Bar Association, the AAJ the Federal Trial Bar, the Supreme Court of the United States, the Maryland Bar Association and the Interstate Trucking Section of the AAJ. Mr. Markey has lectured in multiple areas of personal injury and medical malpractice law.