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| | Address | | 5407 Water Street, Suite 101 | | Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772 | | (Prince Georges Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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(Main Office)
| Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher practices in the following areas of law:
Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts with concentration in Insurance Defense, Negligence, Medical and Hospital Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Products Liability, and Criminal Law. | | Year Established: 1920 | Firm Profile:
The firm was founded in 1920 by former U.S. Congressman Lansdale G. Sasscer as a General Practice law firm. Over the years its practice area gradually shifted, and for the last two decades its practice emphasis has been Civil Litigation with concentration in Insurance Defense, Negligence, Medical and Hospital Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Products Liability, Criminal Law, Family Law and Personal Injury. | | Firm Size: 13 | Languages:
Spanish. | Clients:
LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: |
INSURANCE COMPANIES: Aetna Casualty & Surety Company; Allstate Insurance Company; American Bankers Insurance; American International Insurance; Colonial Penn Insurance Company; Commercial Union Insurance Company; CNA Insurance Companies; Donegal Mutual; Federated Rural Electric Insurance Company; Firemen's Insurance Company of DC; Integon Insurance; Legal Mutual Liability Insurance Company; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF); Metropolitan Property & Casualty; Montgomery Mutual Insurance Company; Mutual of Fredrick Insurance Company; National General Insurance Company; Nationwide Insurance Company; National Carriers; Phico Insurance Company; Prudential Insurance Company; PSM Insurance Companies; Property & Casualty Insurance; Republic Insurance Co.; Security Services Insurance Company; Sentry Insurance; The Home Insurance Company; Ticor Title Insurance Company; Transamerica Insurance Company; Vanliner Insurance Company; Virginia Mutual Insurance Co. |
CORPORATIONS: AMF Bowling Centers, Inc.; Avis Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc.; Baltimore Gas and Electric; Capital Holding; Dimensions Health Corporation; Dixon Valve & Coupling Co.; J.B. Hunt Transport; Potomac Electric Power Company; Revlon, Inc.; Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Worldwide Capital Enterprise. | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Lansdale G. Sasscer (1893-1964). | | William N. Zifchak (Member) born Astoria, New York, December 17, 1942; admitted to bar, 1971, Maryland. Education: St. Anselm College (B.A., 1964); Georgetown University (J.D., 1971). Member: Prince George's County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Mut. Benefit Ins. Co. v. Lorence, 189 F. Supp.2d 298 (2003); Allstate Ins. Co. v. State Farm, 363 Md. 106 (2001); Johnson v. Price, 191 F.Supp.2d 626 (2001); Lew v. Weldotron Corp., 61 F. Supp. 2d 435 (1999); Dennard v. Green, 335 Md 305 (1994); Waddell v. Kirkpatrick, 331 Md. 52 (1993); McCloskey v. Republic Insurance Co., 80 Md. App. 19 (1989); Murphy v. Stuart M. Smith, 53 Md. App. 640 (1983). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Personal Injury. Email: William N. Zifchak | | Phillip R. Zuber (Member) born Glendale, California, October 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Maryland. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., with honors, 1975; J.D., with honors, 1978). Assistant Editor, Maryland Law Review, 1977-1978. Author: "Adoption of Strict Liability in Tort," 37 Maryland Law Review 158, 1977. Member: Prince George's County and Maryland State Bar Associations; J. Dudley Digges Inn (Master). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Port East Transfer, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 330 Md. 376 (1993); Chesapeake Physicians Professional Association v. Home Insurance Co., 92 Md. App. 385 (1992); Oroian v. Allstate Insurance Co., 62 Md. App. 654 (1985); Coates v. Smeco, 354 Md. 499, 731 A2d 931 (1999); Sadler v. Dimensions Health Corp., 378 Md. 509, 836 A.2d 655 (2003). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Medical and Legal Malpractice Defense. Email: Phillip R. Zuber | | Thomas A. McManus (Member) born Kingston, New York, August 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Maryland; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1976); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1979). Law Clerk to Honorable Joseph Mattingly, 1980-1981; Assistant State's Attorney: St. Mary's County, 1981-1983; Prince George's County, 1983-1988. Member: Prince George's County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Cheverly Terrace Partnership v. Ticor Title Insurance Co., 100 Md.App. 606 (1994); Williams v. Stewart, 97 Md.App. 620 (1993); Marquardt v. Papenfuse, 92 Md.App.683 (1992); Stewart v. Brown, 322 Md. 78 (1991); Lewis v. State, 71 Md.App. 402 (1987); Dunn v. State, 65 Md.App.637 (1985); Young v. State, 52 Md.App. 550 (1982). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Criminal Defense; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Premise Liability. Email: Thomas A. McManus | | Jeffrey L. Harding (Member) born Washington, D.C., April 8, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music (B.S., cum laude, 1981); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1984). Staff Writer, 1983 and Notes and Comments Editor, 1984, Law Journal. Recipient, Faculty Award, Appellate Advocacy and Trial Practice. Member, National Trial Team. Assistant States Attorney, Prince George's County, 1985-1991. Senior Trial Attorney, Homicide Unit, 1989-1991. Member: Prince George's County (Member, Board of Directors), Maryland State and American Bar Associations. [U.S. Marine Corps., 1973-1977]. Reported Cases: Roth v. Dimensions Health Corporation, 332 Md. 627 (1993); In re: Jeannette L., 71 Md.App.70 (1987); Brashear v. Maryland, 90 Md.App. 709 (1992); Phillips v. Allstate Ins., 156 Md. App. 729, 848 A.2d 681 (2004). Practice Areas: Insurance Fraud; Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Civil and Criminal Appellate Practice; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death. Email: Jeffrey L. Harding | | Mark T. Foley (Member) born Kittery, Maine, September 8, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1982); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Assistant State's Attorney, Prince George's County, Maryland, 1985-1993 (Chief of Criminal Trials Division, 1991-1992). Reported Cases: Lisa Rubin v. State, 325 Md. 552 (1992); Cecil Browne v. State, 321 Md. 583 (1991); State v. Kevin Vincent, 321 Md. 313 (1990). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Criminal Defense; Professional Liability. Email: Mark T. Foley | | Sheila F. Fleshman (Member) born Washington, D.C., June 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania; 1987, Maryland; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1980); George Washington University (J.D., 1983). Assistant States Attorney, 1988-1995. Member: Prince Georges County and American Bar Associations; J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association. Reported Cases: Pyles v. Bowen, 849 F2d 846; Hossainichail v. Gebrehiwot 143 Md. App. 716 795 A.2d 816 (2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Criminal Defense. Email: Sheila F. Fleshman | | Francis R. Jones (Member) born Washington, D.C., July 6, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1983); George Mason University (J.D., 1986). Assistant States Attorney: Narcotics Unit, Major Crime Unit, Prince George's County, Maryland, 1986-1989; Major Felony Unit, Charles County, Maryland, 1989-1991. Deputy States Attorney, Charles County, Maryland, 1991-1998. Member: Maryland State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Criminal Defense; Personal Injury. Email: Francis R. Jones | | Paul J. Reinstein (Member) born Springfield, Pennsylvania, February 19, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Maryland. Education: Villanova University (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1980). Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Member: Prince George's County, Montgomery County and Maryland State (Member and former Chair, Family and Juvenile Law Section Council; Member, Fee Dispute Reconciliation Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations Law. Email: Paul J. Reinstein | | George P. Patterson (Member) born Washington, D.C., April 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1993); Catholic University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Note and Comment Editor, Catholic University Law Review, 1995-1996. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Contracts. Author: "Does the Commerce Clause Value Public Goods?: West Lynn Creamer v. Healy," 44 Catholic University Law Review 977 (1995) Member: Prince George's County and Maryland State Bar Associations; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association; Marlborough Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability. Email: George P. Patterson | | Randall S. Herriott (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, July 8, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: St. Mary's College of Maryland (B.A., 1990); University of Baltimore (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: Prince Georges County and Maryland State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Personal Injury. Email: Randall S. Herriott | | ASSOCIATES | | Maureen Glackin (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 18, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1992, Washington; 2004, Maryland; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1986); Temple University (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations(90%); Probate(10%). Email: Maureen Glackin | | Mark A. Kohl (Associate) born Peoria, Illinois, August 16, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland. Education: Olive and Nazarene University (B.A., 1999); University of Illinois (M.A., 2001); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2005). Member: Maryland State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Insurance Defense. Email: Mark A. Kohl | | Daniel V. Renart (Associate) born Arlington, Virginia, May 17, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Maryland. Education: George Washington University (B.A., Psychology, 1999; B.A. Spanish Literature, 1999); Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America (J.D., 2007). Dean's List. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Domestic Law. Email: Daniel V. Renart | | OF COUNSEL | | James R. Bucher (Of Counsel) born Baltimore, Maryland, August 27, 1929; admitted to bar, 1958, Maryland; 1981, District of Columbia. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1953); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1958). Member: Prince George's County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Reported Cases: Fitzgerald v. Franklin Life Insurance Company, 465 F. Supp. 527 (D.Md. 1979) aff'd 634 F2nd 622 (4th Cir. 1980). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premise Liability; Insurance Defense; Legal Malpractice Defense. | | Hal C. B. Clagett (Of Counsel) (Retired). |
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