We are first and foremost a trial practice firm, with an imposing fund of trial experience in a variety of cases tried in state and federal courts in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
We have earned our reputation based on our zealous and effective defense of health care providers, including physicians, hospitals, nurses, physician assistants, long term care facilities, HMOs and other health care delivery systems.
Hospitals, long term care facilities, rehabilitations centers and other health care institutions have special requirements that Armstrong, Donohue, Ceppos, Vaughan & Rhoades, Chtd. fulfills.
Health Care professionals seek us out when issues arise with their respective licensing boards. Our knowledge base, derived from our professional liability work, is a valuable asset in our representation of our professional clients in this area of licensing and discipline.
ADCVR attorney, Alex Adkins, recently obtained a defense verdict in a premises liability case in the District Court for Calvert County, Maryland. The Plaintiff alleged that the hospital negligently failed to maintain a walkway in front of the facility. After a one day bench trial, the Court rendered a verdict against the Plaintiff and in favor of the hospital. Read More
ADCVR attorneys, Erica Mudd and German Rodriguez, secured a second dismissal of an action on behalf of a health care provider defendant in a medical negligence case pending in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Maryland. The Court granted the Defendant’s motion, and determined that Plaintiff’s claims were time-barred by the statute of limitations. Read More
Julie Anne MacKinney, BSN, RN, CPHRM joined ADCV&R as a nurse paralegal in February 2018. Ms. MacKinney has 20+ years of experience as a critical care nurse, and she previously worked as a clinical risk manager for a large metropolitan medical center. She brings more than six years of experience as a legal nurse consultant to the firm. Read More