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 attorneys Ken Armstrong and Jeremy R. Krum recently secured a defense judgment on behalf of a physician and his medical practice following four days of trial and after the close of the Plaintiffs’ case-in-chief in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. The Plaintiffs asserted survival and wrongful death damages following an alleged delay in the diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma. Read More
Joey Damiano, Esquire joined ADCV&R as an Associate in April 2019. Mr. Damiano concentrates his practice in the defense of health care providers. His prior experience includes working as a corporate finance associate and serving as a judicial intern for the Honorable Deborah K. Chasanow in the U.S. District Court of Maryland. Read More
Karen S. Karlin, Esquire joined ADCV&R as a Partner in May 2019. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Karlin practiced in the field of insurance defense litigation, focusing on the defense of health care providers. She has extensive experience in defending complex medical malpractice claims, as well as appeals and professional liability matters. Prior to entering private practice in 1995, Ms. Karlin served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Richard A. Levie in the Superior Court of the District Read More