AFTER 37 YEARS, WE HAVE MOVED
As of October 28, 2024, our new address is 21 Church Street, Suite 500, Rockville, MD 20850
Since 1987, Armstrong, Donohue, Ceppos, Vaughan & Rhoades, Chtd. has distinguished itself as a premier litigation firm of accomplished trial attorneys, handling a wide array of medical liability and health care law matters.
Trial Practice
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.
Medical Malpractice Defense
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.
Hospital & Health Care
Hospitals, long term care facilities, rehabilitations centers and other health care institutions have special requirements that Armstrong, Donohue, Ceppos, Vaughan & Rhoades, Chtd. fulfills.
Professional Licensing
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.
Firm News
“The Perils of Portals” written by Robert Maynard in Doctors RX, Volume 25, No. 2 (Fall/Winter 2018)
The technical advances of communication mean that the relationship between physician and patient is no longer limited to the traditional, clinical, face-to-face setting. DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT
“The RAP on RAC” written by Benjamin Vaughan in Doctors RX, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Spring 2014)
An all-too-familiar story: A practice is handed a bill in the amount of four million dollars after an audit by a Medicare contractor alleging overpayments. The practice challenged the audit and proved that the contractor made a mistake interpreting medical coding. The...
The Difficult Doctor” written by Benjamin Vaughan in Doctors RX, Volume 15, No. 1 (Summer 2007)
The concern over the “difficult” or disruptive Doctor has not caught just the attention of the New York Times but also the AMA and JCAHO as well as a host of other medical societies and authors. A number of problem areas and suggested solutions have been proposed....
Thank you for your interest in ADCVR. We are pleased to provide contact information for our lawyers and a firm contact form to help you communicate with us. However, please be advised that a communication through this website will not be deemed to create an attorney-client relationship. If you communicate with us through this website regarding a matter for which our firm does not already represent you, your communication may not be treated as privileged or confidential. You should not transmit confidential information to anyone at ADCVR via e-mail, this website, or otherwise, unless we have entered into an attorney-client agreement with you.