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Michael H Bereston
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Michael H Bereston

5.0
3 reviews

138 Main Street, Suite 200, Annapolis, MD 21404-2990

Medical Malpractice, Birth Trauma and Wrongful Death

About Michael H Bereston

Recognized by the "Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers" 2012 and every year prior; Leading Lawyer for Medical Malpractice in "What's Up Annapolis" magazine 2010-; Founder: Michael H. Bereston, Inc.; Marquis' Who's Who in America 2012, Assistant County Attorney, Anne Arundel County Office of Law, 1989-1996; Assistant Attorney General, State of Maryland, 1981-1989; Associate County Attorney, Prince George's County Government, 1979-1980. Legal Instructor: Anne Arundel and Dundalk Community Colleges. Former Member: Baltimore City Bar Association; Prince George's County Bar Association; Baltimore County Bar Association; Breast Implant Litigation Group of The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, now American Association for Justice. Member: Anne Arundel County and Maryland State (Section on Negligence, Insurance, and Workers Compensation) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar (Section on Injuries to Persons and Property); The American Association for Justice, formerly known as "The Association of Trial Lawyers of America" (Professional Negligence Section; Birth Trauma Litigation Group); Maryland Association for Justice (Medical Negligence Section); Trial Lawyers of Metropolitan Washington.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Medical Malpractice
  • Personal Injury 1
    • Wrongful Death
  • Other 1
    • Birth Trauma

Practice Details

  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Free initial consultation
    Contingency Fee: 33% - 40%
  • Video Calls
    Offers Video Calls
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Principal
    Firm Name
    Law Firm of Michael H. Bereston, Inc.
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Gomez, et al. v. Griffin, 90 CA 14828 Superior Court Washington, D.C. 11-4-92, (Medical Malpractice-only documented Naprosyn induced fatal hepatitis case in U.S.), Verdicts, Settlements & Tactics Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 95-96, The Daily Record Trial Reports 12/14/92, Metro Verdicts Monthly Vol. 4, No. 12. p. 446, MTLA Trial Reporter, Vol. 13, No. 4
    Condore v. Prince George's County, 289 Md. 516, 425 A2d 1011, (1980) (unconstitutionality of Maryl
    's Doctrine of "spousal necessaries")
    State of Maryl
    CCU v. Columbia Medical Plan, 300 Md. 318, 438 A2d 303, (1983) (Validity of Hospital Assignments of Benefits)
    Bailey v. Anne Arundel County Board of Education, Case No. C-93-2712, Volume No. 6, No. 9
    p. 328
    Holston v. Anne Arundel County, Case No. 1122125, Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Metro Verdicts Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 12, p. 448
    Grapes v. Anne Arundel County, Case No. 1121618, Metro Verdicts Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 6, p. 205
    Minuteman Press, et al. v. Bongiovano, Case No. 11122401, Metro Verdicts Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 3, p. 89
    Anne Arundel County v. Mabe, Case No. 1121796, Metro Verdicts Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1, p. 6.
  • Additional Links
    http://www.berestonlaw.com https://www.berestonlaw.com/about-us/michael-bereston/

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1978, Maryland
    1978, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
    1991, District of Columbia
    1993, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
    2014, United States Supreme Court
    Memberships
    American Association for Justice (Birth Trauma Litigation Group, Professional Negligence Section, Admiralty Section)
    Maryland Association for Justice (Medical Negligence Section)
    Maryland State Bar Association (Section on Negligence, Insurance & Workers Compensation)
    Anne Arundel County Bar Association
    District of Columbia Bar (Section on Injuries to Persons & Property), Trial Lawyers of Metropolitan Washington. Former Member: Prince George's County, Baltimore City & Baltimore County Bar Associations.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Baltimore Law School
    Class of 1976
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Johns Hopkins University
    Class of 1973
    B.A.

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    Michael H Bereston is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States District Court for the District of Maryland and United States Supreme Court.
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    Michael H Bereston attended University of Baltimore Law School.
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