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
ADCVR Welcomes Julie Anne MacKinney, BSV, RN, CPHRM
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...
Karen Ferretti Appointed to Bench
ADCV&R is proud to announce that our partner, Karen Ferretti, Esquire, has been appointed by Governor Hogan to fill a judicial vacancy on the District Court of Maryland for Montgomery County. Judge Ferretti begins her judicial duties on January 18, 2018. She...
Ken Armstrong and Jeremy Krum Obtain a Defense Verdict in Howard County Circuit Court
ADCVR attorneys, Ken Armstrong and Jeremy Krum, recently obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case in the Circuit Court for Howard County, Maryland. The plaintiff alleged a permanent phrenic nerve injury following an interscalene brachial plexus...






