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Brault Graham, LLC was founded over fifty years ago as a general civil litigation firm and has experienced a measured growth to its present size of some fourteen lawyers. The firm maintains its principal office in Rockville, Maryland. It has the capacity to litigate in state and federal courts throughout the State of Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia. It will Litigate in any jurisdiction required by its clients where its particular talents and expertise are needed.

The firm practices all aspects of insurance law, including policy interpretation, declaratory judgments, direct defense of insurers, excess insurance and general insurance defense litigation with special emphasis on medical and professional malpractice defense. In addition the firm practices extensively in the fields of commercial, corporate and estate litigation. Members of the firm also conduct civil mediations and arbitrations.

It has a wealth of experience in general litigation and in the defense of claims involving allegations of legal malpractice, medical malpractice, commercial, premises, products and automobile accident liability. Brault Graham, LLC also regularly serves as counsel for numerous corporate clients, and as defense counsel for other corporate and business entities who are self-insured.

Since the firm's inception, four members have been inducted as Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers and two have been elected to serve on the Board of Regents. Members of the firm have served as officers of local and state bar associations, have taught trial techniques, and have participated in numerous seminars involving the insurance industry, risk management and professional liability.

Statement of Practice

Personal Injury, Auto Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Doctor's Liability, Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Hospital Defense, Doctor Defense, Legal Malpractice, Legal Malpractice Defense.

Representative Clients:

American Express Property and Casualty Companies
Coakley & Williams Construction, Inc.
Gateway Insurance Company
Sterling Jewelers, Inc.
GAB
Robins National America, Inc.
Government Employees Insurance Co.
Universal Underwriters Group
Colonial Penn
Integral Insurance Co.
Medstar Health, Inc.
Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland
The George Washington University
Professionals Advocate Insurance Company
PMA Group
Prudential Insurance Co.
The Paradigm Insurance Co.
Liberty Life Insurance Co.
Lerner Corporation
Washington Hospital Center
Georgetown University Hospital
National Rehabilitation Hospital
Farm Bureau Insurance Cos.
Donegal Insurance Co.
United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
Sentry
CNA PRO
North American Risk Services
Igen International, Inc.
Natelli Communities
Westchester Fire Insurance Co.
Nations Bank
Equitable Bank
Sherwood Brands, Inc.
Pohanka Auto Group
OMS National Insurance Company (OMSNIC).

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation

Address

101 South Washington Street
Rockville, MD 20850, (Montgomery Co.)

Phone

Phone: 301-424-1060
Fax: 301-424-7991

Website

http://www.braultgrahamlaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Fairfax, Virginia Office: Suite 500, 11350 Random Hills Road, Fair Oaks Plaza, 22030-7429. Telephone: 202-785-1200.

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Albert D. Brault (Member) born Washington, D.C., January 12, 1934; admitted to bar, 1958, District of Columbia; 1959, Maryland. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., 1955; J.D., 1958). Vice Chairman, Trial Court Judicial Selection Commission of Maryland, 1971-1984. Member, 1986— and Chairman, 1990-2000, Appellate Courts Judicial Selection Commission of Maryland. President, Suburban Defense Lawyers Association, 1971-1972. Member, 1986-1990, Chairman, 1990-1994, Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1973—. Regent, Maryland and District of Columbia, 2002—. Member, State Commission on Uniform State Laws, 2003—. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Montgomery County (Member, Executive Committee, 1973—; President, 1975-1976), Maryland State (Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1991; Chair, 1999-2000) and American (Member, Insurance Law Section, 1969—) Bar Associations; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; District of Columbia Defense Lawyers Association (Secretary, 1968-1969); Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocacy. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; Maryland Bar Foundation. (Resident). Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice; Commercial Litigation.Email: Albert D. Brault

Leo A. Roth, Jr. (Member) born Washington, D.C., January 18, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, District of Columbia and Maryland; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wake Forest College (B.A., 1964); American University, Washington, D.C. (J.D., 1967). Delta Theta Phi; The Barristers; The Counsellors. Law Clerk to Mary C. Barlow, District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, 1965-1967. Member: District of Columbia Bar; The Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Montgomery County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; International Association of Insurance Counsel; District of Columbia Defense Lawyers Association (Secretary, Treasurer and President, 1984-1985); Defense Research Institute; American Academy of Hospital Attorneys of the American Hospital Association. (Resident). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Professional Malpractice.Email: Leo A. Roth, Jr.

James S. Wilson (Member) born Washington, D.C., May 31, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Maryland; 1976, District of Columbia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1969; J.D., cum laude, 1973). Law Clerk to: The Honorable James H. Pugh, Sixth Judicial Circuit of Maryland, 1972; The Honorable Plummer Shearin, Sixth Judicial Circuit of Maryland, 1973-1974. Member, Trial Court Judicial Nominating Commission of Maryland, 2003. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Montgomery County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Maryland Defense Lawyers Association. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Maryland Bar Foundation. (Resident). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Law; Professional Malpractice; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: James S. Wilson

Daniel L. Shea (Member) born Washington, D.C., August 7, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia; 1980, Maryland; 1986, District of Columbia. Education: Villanova University and University of Florida (B.S., 1975); Potomac School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Delta Theta Phi. (Resident). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Commercial; Products Liability; Insurance Litigation; Professional Malpractice.Email: Daniel L. Shea

David G. Mulquin (Member) born Washington, D.C., April 10, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., 1981); Suffolk University; Catholic University of America (J.D., 1984). (Resident). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Insurance; Professional Malpractice; Product Liability; Personal Injury.Email: David G. Mulquin

James M. Brault (Member) born Washington, D.C., May 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1982); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1986). Member, Bar Leaders of Montgomery County, 2000—. Character Committee, State Board of Law Examiners, 1991-2000. Member: Montgomery County (Treasurer, 2000-2001; Executive Committee, 1996-1998), Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland Bar Foundation (Treasurer, 2001-2002; Committee on Governance, 2000-2001); Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel. (Resident). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Insurance; Professional Malpractice.Email: James M. Brault

Stuart N. Herschfeld (Member) born New York, N.Y., February 7, 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, Maryland; 1992, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.A., 1983); George Washington University (M.A., 1987); Washington College of Law, American University (J.D., 1991). Author: "The Impact on the Federal Election Commission Concerning Projected Shortfalls in the Public Funding of Presidential Elections," 4 A.U. Admin. L.J. 361, 1990. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. (Resident). Practice Areas: Medical and Professional Liability Law; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; General Civil Litigation.Email: Stuart N. Herschfeld

Crystal S. Deese (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, South Carolina and Maryland; 1997, District of Columbia and Virginia. Education: Winthrop College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); American University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Editor of the D.C. Defense Lawyers' Newsletter, 2001. Author: "Rape and the Requirement of Force: Is there hope for Pennsylvania after Pennsylvania v. Berkowitz? 4 Am. U. J. Gender and L167 (1995). Recipient, Edward J. Walker Clinical Scholarship, 1995. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; Maryland State Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (inactive). (Resident). Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice.Email: Crystal S. Deese

Heather J. Kelly (Member) born June 13, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Maryland; 1996, District of Columbia, Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and Fourth Circuits; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Towson State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1992); George Washington University (J.D., 1995). Dean's Fellow, Member, 1994-1995, 1993-1995 and Secretary, 1995, Legal Research and Writing, Trial Court Board. Adjunct Professor, Legal Research and Writing Law, George Washington University, 1997. Law Clerk, Honorable William D. Missouri, Chief Administrative Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit, 1995-1996. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. (Resident). Reported Cases: Williams v. Prince George's County, 112 Md App 526, 685 A2d 884, 1996; Valentine v. On Target, 112 Md App 679, 686 A2d 636, 1996. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice.Email: Heather J. Kelly

David Franklin Ryder (Member) born Washington, D.C., October 19, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., 1982); Washington College of Law, American University (J.D., 1986). Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar. (Resident).Email: David Franklin Ryder

Bradford J. Roegge (Member) born December 25, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Minnesota, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 2004, Maryland. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1988); University of Detroit-Mercy (J.D., 1995). Member, University of Detroit,-Mercy Law Review, 1994-1995. Author: Comment, "Lemmerman v. Fealk: A 'Reasonableness' Solution Allows Michigan's Incest Victims Greater Access to the Courts," U.Det.,-Mercy Law Rev., Vol. 71, Issue Four, Summer 1994; Note, "Survival of the Fittest: Hunters or Activists? First Amendment Challenges to Hunter Harassment Laws," U.Det.,-Mercy Law Rev., Vol. 72, Issue Two, Winter 1995. Member: Minnesota State Bar Association. (Resident). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Products Liability.Email: Bradford J. Roegge

OF COUNSEL

M. Kathleen Fallon (Of Counsel) born Ithaca, New York, May 20. 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: Niagara University (B.S.N., 1978); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1984). (Resident). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice.Email: M. Kathleen Fallon

Joan F. Brault (Of Counsel) born Silver Spring, Maryland, August 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Maryland; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Loyola College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1988). (Resident). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; General Civil Litigation; Professional Malpractice.Email: Joan F. Brault

James Robert Miller born Kokomo, Indiana, October 31, 1926; (1926-2003).