Michael L. Dailey - a Baltimore, United States Insurance Defense Litigation Lawyer

Baltimore Insurance Defense Litigation Lawyer

Updated: 02/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Insurance Defense Litigation
Worker's Compensation
Commercial Liability
Employer Liability

Attorney Information

Overview

Co founding attorney Michael L. Dailey represents clients in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Michael's defense practice began in 1989 for the law firm of Semmes, Bowen & Semmes in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1992, he joined Jo Anna in CIGNA's house counsel office in Baltimore, where he spent two years representing clients in commercial liability, and workers' compensation matters as well as insurance coverage disputes. Michael's appellate work includes the seminal case of Anne Arundel County v. McCormick in which Maryland's Court of Special Appeals established the statute of limitation rule for subrogation claims involving payment of workers' compensation benefits. In the commercial liability arena, Michael represented Giant Food Inc. in the reported case of May v. Giant Food Inc., in which Maryland's Court of Special Appeals addressed superseding/intervening cause applicability in an unattended vehicle tort action. Before forming Schmidt, Dailey & O'Neill, L.L.C., Michael was a shareholder in the Calverton law firm of O'Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore. Michael's practice areas include commercial liability, workers' compensation defense, and insurance coverage. Michael is a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia Bars, and the Defense Research Institute. He is currently the Chair of Workers' Compensation Section of the Maryland Defense Counsel.

Awards and Honors

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Past Lists

2025 Maryland Super Lawyers list
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2023 Maryland Super Lawyers list
2022 Maryland Super Lawyers list
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2020 Maryland Super Lawyers list
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2018 Maryland Super Lawyers list
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2015 Maryland Super Lawyers list
2014 Maryland Super Lawyers list
2013 Maryland Super Lawyers list
2012 Maryland Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1989
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: Top 7%
Non Legal Education
- Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1986
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Current Employment Position(s)

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Published Works

Articles

Euthanasia in Maryland: The Right to Die With Dignity? 5 Journal Contemporary Health Law & Policy, Vol. 5, 1989

Bar Admissions

Maryland, 1989
District of Columbia, 1990
Florida, 1994
Virginia, 2018
U.S. Federal Courts, 1989
U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1990

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Contact

Baltimore, MD

300 E. Lombard Street
Suite 1440
Baltimore, MD 21202

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Phone: 410-783-1296

Fax: (410) 783-1316

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.sdolaw.com

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Virtual Appointments

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