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- Gregory P. Bailey
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- Phillip J. Closius
- Mark Edelson
- Renee Gast
- E. Philip Hanlon
- Andrew M. Harvey
- Marshall T. Henslee
- Todd Hesel
- Emily Kamp
- Richard M. Karceski
- Steven N. Leitess
- Michael J. Levin
- Christopher Macchiaroli
- Meredith McKinnon
- Christopher J. Mincher
- Joseph F. Murphy Jr.
- Pierce Murphy
- Cary Murray
- Kurt Nachtman
- Andrew Norman
- Ethan S. Nochumowitz
- Edward P. Parent
- Ira Rainess
- Patrick R. Seidel
- Monica L. Scherer
- Keira Sherper
- Ilona Shparaga
- Steven D. Silverman
- Laura A. Simmons
- Kathleen Hanlon Sinclair
- William Sinclair
- Andrew G. Slutkin
- Andrea L. Smith
- Creston P. Smith
- Kerri L. Smith
- Avery Strachan
- Brian G. Thompson
- Nathan Volke
- Jason Wasserman
- Megan Weaver
- Andrew C. White
- Ramsay M. Whitworth
- Rian Wieser
- Alexander Williams, Jr.
- Joseph R. Woolman, III
- Our Staff
- Practice Areas
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- Medical Malpractice
- Hospital Malpractice
- Emergency Room Malpractice
- Birth Injuries
- Surgery Malpractice
- Misdiagnosis
- Medication Errors
- Medical Conditions
- Burns
- Coma
- Paraplegia or Quadriplegia
- Amputations
- Intubation Errors/Airway Malpractice
- Failure to Provide Informed Consent
- Laboratory Malpractice
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- How We Can Help in an Injury Case
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- Clergy Abuse & Sexual Abuse of Minors
- Suspected Abusers – By Name – Bishop Accountability Only
- Suspected Abusers Named in the Attorney General’s Report
- Alleged Abusers – By Name – Archdiocese Website
- Alleged Abusers – By Institution, Combined
- Alleged Abusers in the Archdiocese of Baltimore – Organized by School
- Summary: Maryland Attorney General’s Report on Child Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Silverman Thompson Wins Major Federal Court Rulling in NFL Painkiller Class Action
The United States District Court for the Northern District ofCalifornia has denied the NFL Team’s Motion to Dismiss which argued the case should be dismissed based upon preemption by the Collective Bargaining Agreement and statute of limitations. The case will now proceed to discovery. Silverman Thompson is lead counsel in this matter and represents over 1500 retired players.
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