Joel L. Katz

- Member
301-261-8858 (Washington Area)
800-966-5333 (Toll Free)
Areas of Practice
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Corporate Litigation
- Criminal Law
- Products Liability
- Wrongful Death
- DWI, DUI, BWI
- Administrative Hearings
- Fraternal Order of Police / LEOBOR
Litigation Percentage
80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 1966
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland
- J.D. - 1966
- Honors: cum laude
- University of Baltimore
- A.A. - 1963
Representative Cases
- Gordon v. Miami Heart Institute, Medical Malpractice Case
- Bailey v G.D. Serial , Products Liability – Drug Manufacturer
- G. Anthony Gray v. State of Maryland , Wrongful Conviction
Classes/Seminars
- Professor, Trial Advocacy, University of Baltimore, 1974 to 1981
- Adjunct Professor of Trial
Honors and Awards
- Who's Who in American Law, 1995 and 1996
- American Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers 2007, 2009 – 2013
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers of Maryland
- National Registry of Who’s Who – 1998, 2007, 2010
- What’s Up Annapolis, Leading Lawyers 2010
- Rated A.V. Preeminent – Martin Dale Hubbell 2011, 2012, 2013
- Strathmore’s Who's Who 1998, 1999
- Bar Registry- Preeminent Lawyers 2004, 2007, 2012
- Top Trial Lawyers for Public Justice 2004
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
- Bar Association of Baltimore City, Member
- Anne Arundel County Bar Association, Member
- Maryland State Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, Member (Former Board Member)
- American Association for Justice, Sustaining Member
- Fraternal Order of Police – Annapolis Lodge #1, Legal Advisor
- Fraternal Order of Police – Queen Anne’s County Lodge #108 , Legal Advisor
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America , Sustaining Member
- National Association of Criminal Trial Defense Lawyers
Fraternities/Sororities
- Nu Beta Epsilon
- Phi Beta Kappa