Cumberland Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Joseph H. Ostad, Esquire, has been in the practice of law for the past thirty (30) years graduating from the University of Maryland, College Park with a BA, and subsequently receiving his MA from the University of Maryland. While completing his Master's Degree at the University of Maryland, Mr. Ostad also concentrated on legal studies where he received a scholarship to attend St. Louis University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri. While there, Mr. Ostad clerked for various law firms in the St. Louis Metropolitan area and also clerked for the District Court Judge at the United State's District...

I am a civil litigator and trial attorney with more than 29 years of courtroom experience in matters involving professional malpractice. I pursue legal remedies for clients who have suffered avoidable catastrophic injuries due to negligence and misconduct. I strive to make the attorney-client relationship a collaborative one.

Money is no substitute for the loss of good health and other harms. In some cases, I recommend postponing the pursuit malpractice claims in favor of the exhaustion of all reasonable non-legal and medical options, particularly in cases where medical negligence is suspected. Only when all reasonable...

Linda F. Burgos lived in Lima, Peru for three and one half years as a child until she returned with her family to the United States to live in Illinois. She graduated in 1983 from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois with a B.A. degree in Political Science. In 1987, she graduated with a J.D. degree from the Washington College of Law at the American University in the District of Columbia. Mrs. Burgos founded the law firm, Burgos & Burgos, LLC in Montgomery County, Maryland. As a partner at Burgos & Burgos, LLC, she focuses on personal injury, medical malpractice, workers’...

John Yannone has been representing his clients in personal injury matters for over 25 years, and he knows that sometimes taking a case to court is the only way to get everything that his client deserves. Mr. Yannone has experience handling many different types of personal injury cases including auto accidents, slips and falls, birth injuries, and medical malpractice cases to name a few. He has successfully litigated hundreds of cases on his clients behalf, enabling them to collect millions of dollars since he was first admitted to practice in 1987. Mr. Yannone graduated cum laude from Loyola University before...

Daniel P. Connors is an associate attorney with the Law Offices of Joseph H. Ostad, P.A., where he has extensive litigation, investigative and trial experience in a wide range of civil litigation cases. This includes representing clients injured due to the recklessness of others in automobile accidents, slip and falls, and medical malpractice lawsuits. Mr. Connors also represents the firm’s business litigation clients in various cases, including breach of contracts, partnership disputes, and lawsuits involving fraudulent conduct. In addition to his experience at the firm, Mr. Connors clerked for the Honorable Michael A. Telesca of the United States District Court,...

Sidney Schupak is a tenacious and relentless litigator who has been fighting for the rights of injured victims for 29 years. Mr. Schupak cares passionately about making a difference in the lives of those he represents. He believes strongly in the rights of the individual, having spent his entire professional career representing the little guy against well funded, powerful and deep pocketed corporate defendants. As a skilled, knowledgeable and aggressive litigator, Mr. Schupak works tirelessly to level the playing field when representing his clients against big insurance companies and corporate defendants. Other attorneys often refer cases to Mr. Schupak because...

I am an experienced personal injury attorney who serves clients throughout the state of Maryland. I have devoted my practice to cases involving car accidents, medical malpractice, birth injury, and wrongful death matters.

I have been included on the Super Lawyers list by Thomson Reuters, and I was selected as a member of the National Association of Distinguished Counsel by the Trial Lawyers Top 100.

I am an active member of the Maryland Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice, as well as The Maryland State Bar and District of Columbia Bar. I fight for my clients and help...

Mr. Lipshutz has been enormously successful in representing victims of car accidents, truck accidents, nursing home abuse and defective products, having recovered millions of dollars in jury verdicts and settlements for the firm's clients. He also handles a select number of business litigation and employment matters.

Upon entering private practice in 1994, Mr. Lipshutz worked as an attorney for a law firm handling insurance defense matters giving him unique insight and experience into the handling of personal injury matters from both the defendant's and plaintiff's perspectives. Since 1998 Mr. Lipshutz has handled cases exclusively for the injured victims in personal injury...

In his early years, Nelson I. Burgos traveled the world as his father was in the United States Army. When he was ten years old, he returned with his family to live in Puerto Rico. Mr. Burgos attended the University of Puerto Rico from 1975 until 1976 before he entered the United States Air Force Academy where he graduated in 1980 with a B.S. degree in Biology. After completing his service in the United States Air Force, Mr. Burgos attended the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, and Notre Dame Law School – London Campus. In 1987, he...

Hong Suk “Paul” Chung is a Shareholder in the Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Department at Shulman Rogers. In his current practice, Paul represents individuals who have been seriously injured or have lost a loved one as a result of the negligence of others, including health care providers. In addition, Paul also handles claims arising under the Federal Tort Claims Act and the Military Claims Act. Paul’s practice, however, is not limited to medical malpractice, personal injury or product liability cases but also encompasses variety of commercial and criminal defense matters. He is admitted to practice...

Mr. Malek is a lifelong native of the Washington, D.C. area and a former two-sport college athlete with a fiercely competitive, yet jovial nature who is familiar with how to adequately prepare and perform when necessary. The lessons learned as a life-long athlete on and off the field have translated in to the courtroom and are expressed in the furtherance of his clients’ interests. Before founding Malek Legal, Mr. Malek worked at a firearms and explosives regulatory law firm in Washington, D.C. where he represented both individuals and business entities associated with the law enforcement, military/defense and civilian shooting sports industries....

Mr. Dolina practices in business and employment law, personal injury, worker’s compensation, and professional malpractice litigation. He represents clients in transactional matters, and has an active trial practice. He has substantial trial experience before the Maryland District and Circuit Courts and the Federal District Courts. Mr. Dolina is a member of the bar for Maryland, West Virginia, Colorado, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the Fourth Circuit. With significant experience in alternative dispute resolution, Mr. Dolina has worked with the American Arbitration Association, the...

S. Robert Sutton has been engaged in the practice of law since his graduation from the Stanford Law School in 1980. Following his graduation from law school, he went to work at Jenner & Block in Chicago, Illinois, where he obtained his first experience as a litigator, and honed his legal research and writing skills. He worked at Jenner & Block for two years before returning to live in Montgomery County, where he was born and raised and went to work at Steptoe & Johnson, in Washington, D.C., where he continued to develop his research, writing,...

Mr. Cannon is an associate in the Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Department at Shulman Rogers. His practice focuses on personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice cases, including claims against the government.

Robert Katz is one of the leading personal injury attorneys in the nation. For three decades, he has built one of the most successful personal injury practices. His practice employs six attorneys with approximately one hundred years combined experience as well as ten paralegals. He has obtained in excess of two hundred million dollars in compensation for his clients. He enjoys the highest peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Katz prides himself in having developed the loyalty of many immigrant groups including the Asian, Spanish, African, Middle-Eastern, and many other populations that reside in the Mid-Atlantic region. Mr. Katz is currently a...

Mr. Protil's practice consists of personal injury litigation, with an emphasis on medical malpractice and tort claims against the federal government. He has extensive experience before Federal courts through the United States and in state trial courts in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia representing clients whose litigation resulted in multi-million dollar recoveries. He is particularly active in cases involving brain damage to infants during birth. A recent case resulted in a $21 million dollar structured settlement on behalf of a client. In addition, he has had a number of cases which have resulted in settlements in excess...

Martin Levine has been a Shareholder at Shulman Rogers for in excess of 20 years. He is one of the most recognized and well respected practitioners of civil litigation in the greater Washington, DC area. Marty focuses his practice in the areas of Medical Malpractice and major Personal Injury matters. During the course of a 28 year career, Mr. Levine has tried in excess of 80 cases at the State and Federal levels. He maintains a National/International practice, having tried or resolved matters in Nevada, California, Texas, North Carolina, England and Switzerland.He has effectuated recoveries for his clients totaling many...