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Michael H. Feldman is the partner at Berman, Sobin, Gross, Feldman & Darby LLP who directs the firm's complex litigation. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from AmericanUniversity in 1971, and his Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University School of Law in 1974. He was then admitted to the Bars of the District of Columbia and Maryland.
He is listed in Who’s Who in American Law and was named as one of the Outstanding Young Men of America in 1985. In 1998, Michael was elected to the prestigious position of President of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. He has been given Martindale Hubble’s highest rating (AV).
Mr. Feldman began his legal career as an attorney for the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. While there, he received the Director’s Award for his establishment of the judicial procedures necessary for the implementation of the United States Prisoner Exchange Treaty in Mexico. This procedure was used as a model for prisoner exchange treaties that have since been enacted between the United States and numerous other countries throughout the world. Following this, Mr. Feldman became a senior Partner at Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP, until leaving to join Berman, Sobin,Gross, Feldman & Darby LLP as a Partner.
For more than 30 years, Mr. Feldman has focused on personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, construction and other serious injury litigation. He was in the forefront of transfusion-associated AIDS litigation, and one of his trials was featured in the book Bad Blood: Crisis in the American Red Cross, by Judith Reitman. He has given numerous presentations and speeches at national conventions of the American Assoc. for Justice (formerly the Assoc. of Trial Lawyers of America), as well as frequently participating as a speaker at seminars locally. He has also written articles for the Assoc. of Trial Lawyers of America and other publications both nationally and locally (including “Winning Strategies for Deposing the Adverse Expert” in ATLA’s January 2000 Trial Magazine).
Mr. Feldman has obtained numerous seven figure verdicts and settlements. Recently, he received a jury verdict of over $1.1 million for a woman involved in a minor impact auto accident, and even more recently received what was then, the largest verdict in the history of Allegany Co., Maryland. He was also one of the lead counsel for the Plaintiffs in the litigation surrounding the METRO crash that left nine persons dead.
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Acquired: 1980
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State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1975
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481 N Frederick Avenue, Suite 300, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877
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Posted by Pam | December 4, 2014
I highly recommend Mr. Feldman. He's incredibly professional, experienced, a shrewd strategist and negotiator and really cares about his clients. I am extremly pleased with the results of his representation of me.
Posted by Jeff | January 10, 2014
After my three children were in an auto accident we needed a lawyer. When we hired Mike Feldman we got so much more. Two of the children suffered head injuries, one of those injuries severe. One of these children also suffered a major collar bone fracture that ruined here high school sports year....
Posted by Mel | January 4, 2014
My wife underwent multiple surgeries and procedures between April and November of 2000 resulting from infections caused by contaminated hip implants. At years end we began to see television ads regarding a specific product. We decided to look for a competent attorney we were comfortable with. We i...
Posted by Paul | December 28, 2013
Michael represented me in an accident case. The accident was life changing. With the utmost professionalism and sensitivity to the challenges I was going through post-accident he provided guidance that made the difficult process of healing physically and emotionally much easier. He knows his craft an...
Posted by Martin | December 12, 2013
Michael Feldman represented my interests in 3 separate cases. In each, he handled himself with complete professionalism and the results were outstanding. His thoroughness, attention to detail and dogged persistence were the reasons for success in each case. I have recommended Mr. Feldman to sever...
"Michael Feldman is truly one of the most accomplished and well respected personal injury lawyers in our community. In addition to being tremendously successful for his clients, he is also routinely sought after by other attorneys for his advice and recommendations in medical malpractice and serious personal injury cases. He is a preeminent "go to" colleague!"
"I have known Michael since we handled a few matters together in the mid 1990s. He's an outstanding lawyer -- tough, aggressive, and very, very bright. Whether it's on a personal injury or medical malpractice matter, he gets the job done. He's a man of high integrity who 100% gets the job done!"
"Mr. Feldman has been a successful medical malpractice attorney in the Washington, DC area for decades. He is excellent!"
Mesothelioma and asbestos lawyer
Personal injury lawyer
Medical malpractice lawyer
Brain injury lawyer
2013
Top Rated Lawyer in Personal Injury, Martindale-Hubbell
1998
Past Presidents Award, Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington DC
1979
Directors Award, US Courts
2004 - Present
Partner, Berman, Sobin, Gross, Feldman & Darby, LLP
1980 - 2004
Partner, Ashcraft & Gerel
2004 - Present
Maryland Association for JusticeMember
1980 - Present
American Association for JusticeSustaining Member
1980 - Present
Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C.Past President
1974
JD - Juris Doctor
1971
BA
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Expert Depositions
2000
English
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