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Attorney’s Biography

Maryland Personal Injury Lawyer

Walter E. Laake, Jr.

Walter E. Laake, Jr. is a founding partner in the law firm of Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A.  He was its managing partner from its inception for more than 25 years.  Since graduating from the University of Maryland and its School of Law, Mr. Laake has been an active member of numerous prestigious bar associations and achieved numerous honors and awards, including the following:

  •  In 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 Walter Laake was honored to be included in the prestigious publication Super Lawyers in both its Maryland and Washington, D.C. editions.
  •  The Washingtonian Magazine has more than once selected Walter Laake as one of the best lawyers in the field of personal injury in the Washington Metropolitan area, one of only six (6) Maryland lawyers so honored.
  •  Mr. Laake is past President (2004-2005) of the 1200-member Maryland Association for Justice, formerly the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association.
  •  He has been listed in the Bar Registry of Pre-Eminent Practitioners since 1993.
  •  Mr. Laake is past President (1996-1997) of the Prince George's County Bar Association.
  •  He is a Life Member of the 40,000-member American Association for Justice, formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the only Maryland lawyer so honored.
  •  Mr. Laake is a member of the nationwide Million Dollar Advocates Forum which is limited to select attorneys who have recovered $1 million or more for their clients.
  •  Since 1993, he has been awarded the highest rating for legal ability, A, depend as very high to pre-eminent, by the nations largest and oldest legal rating service, Martindale Hubbell.
  •  Mr. Laake has served for more than 15 years on the Judicial Nominating Commission which interviews and recommends candidates to the governor for appointment to the District and Circuit Courts for the Seventh Judicial Circuit.
  •  He was selected for membership in Outstanding Lawyers of America which is limited to 100 lawyers from the 31,000 members of the Maryland bar.
  •  For more than 15 years Mr. Laake has been appointed to serve on the Attorney Grievance Commission’s Peer Review Committee which hears cases of alleged ethical misconduct by members of the bar.
  •  He was appointed by the Seventh Judicial Circuit to serve on the Bar Advisory Committee for the Civil Differentiated Case Management System subsequently adopted by the Court.
  •  Mr. Laake was also appointed by the Seventh Judicial Circuit to serve as a Court approved arbitrator/mediator of personal injury cases and has handled more than 100 binding and non-binding arbitrations and mediations over the past several years.

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Walter Laake's practice areas include: Pedestrian and Automobile Accidents, Personal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Birth Injury, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Malpractice, Premises Liability, Product Liability, and Professional Negligence.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a serious accident, contact the offices of Walter E. Laake, Jr. today.

Walter E. Laake Jr. is a Maryland Personal Injury Attorney law firm. Our main offerings include: Airplane Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Automobile Accidents, Sexual Harassment and Violent Crimes.


Common Tags: Pedestrian Accident, Medication Error, Misdiagnosis Of Cancer, Nursing Home Malpractice, Birth Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Boating Accident, Wrongful Death, Sexual Harassment, Federal Tort Claim, Premises Liability, Inadequate Security, Police Misconduct, Legal Malpractice, Defective Products, Workplace Injury

We serve the following States, Cities, and Counties:
Maryland, Washington DC, Accokeek, Aquasco, Beltsville, Bladensburg, Bowie, Brandywine, Brentwood, Capital Heights, Cheltenham, Clinton, College Park, District Heights, Fort Washington, Glenn Dale, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Lanham, Laurel, Mount Rainier, Oxon Hill, Riverdale, Silver Spring, Suitland, Takoma Park, Temple Hills, Upper Marlboro, Ashton, Barnesville, Beallsville, Bethesda, Boyds, Brookeville, Burtonsville, Cabin John, Chevy Chase, Clarksburg, Damascus, Derwood, Dickerson, Gaithersburg, Garrett Park, Germantown, Glen Echo, Kensington, Montgomery Village, Mount Airy, Olney, Poolesville, Potomac, Rockville, Sandy Spring, Silver Spring, Spencerville, Takoma Park, Annapolis, Arnold, Baltimore, Brooklyn, Crofton, Crownsville, Curtis Bay, Davidsonville, Deale, Dunkirk, Edgewater, Gambrills, Glen Burnie, Jessup, Laurel, Linthicum Heights, Millersville, Odenton, Pasadena, Severn, Severna Park, Clarksville, Columbia, Elkridge, Ellicott City, Fulton, Hanover, Jessup, Laurel, Lisbon, Marriottsville, Mount Airy, Savage, Sykesville, Woodbine, Woodstock, Buckeystown, Clarksburg, Emmitsburg, Frederick, Ijamsville, Monrovia, Mount Airy, New Market, Taneytown, Thurmont, Walkersville, Woodsboro, Charlotte Hall, Leonardtown, Lexington Park, Mechanicsville, Chesapeake Beach, Dunkirk, Huntingtown, Lusby, North Beach, Port Republic, Prince Frederick, Saint Leonard, Solomons, Brandywine, Bryantown, Charlotte Hall, Indian Head, La Plata, Mechanicsville, Newburg, Port Tobacco, Waldorf, White Plains, Prince Georges County, Montgomery County, PG County, Anne Arundel County, Howard County, Frederick County, Saint Marys County, Calvert County & Charles County

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