Schochor & Staton, P.A. - Baltimore, MD

For more than 35 years, the attorneys at Schochor and Staton, P.A., have held health care providers accountable for falling below the acceptable standards of care. The legal team represents clients throughout Maryland, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., as well as Silver Spring, Upper Marlboro, Rockville, Greenbelt, Annapolis and Columbia.

Experience. Insight. Results.

Schochor and Staton, P.A., possesses the resources necessary to take on the most complex medical malpractice cases, including class-action lawsuits. Our lawyers have succeeded in getting results on behalf of our clients suffering injuries because of negligent doctors, nurses and technicians.

Specific areas of our practice include:

• Birth injuries
• Brain injuries
• Emergency room errors
• Hospital errors
• Anesthesia errors

We collaborate with medical practitioners to gain insight into the cause of injuries and in-depth experience into these types of medical negligence cases. Simply stated, our attorneys, medical investigators and staff "speak doctor."

Industry Recognized And Respected

The success of our attorneys has resulted in professional recognition:

• The highest rating afforded by Martindale-Hubbell
• Listing in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
• Inclusion in U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings
• Highest possible Tier 1 rank for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs

In addition to those accolades, three of our partners have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers:

• Jonathan Schochor has been named a Best Lawyers 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs in Baltimore, Maryland. Similarly, Mr. Schochor is recognized for the eleventh year as a Best Lawyers 2021 in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs, as well as Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs.
• Kerry D. Staton, also recognized for the eleventh year, is honored to receive a Best Lawyers 2021 Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs designation in Baltimore, Maryland again this year. Best Lawyers named Mr. Staton “Lawyer of the Year” for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs in 2013 and 2018.
• Scott P. Kurlander is recognized for the ninth time this year in Best Lawyers 2021 Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs in Baltimore, Maryland.

At our law office, we even the odds for medical malpractice victims and their families in taking on specific health care providers, along with the big hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities.