Attorney Profile

Lawrence S. Lapidus - Larry has achieved a number of million dollar verdicts and six figure settlements and verdicts for our clients, both in medical malpractice and automobile negligence cases. Larry has repeatedly been featured in the peer-selected publication, "Best Lawyers in America" for the past several years; he has been repeatedly selected by the Washingtonian Magazine as among the outstanding attorneys for negligence victims in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area. The publication, "Super Lawyers" also included him in its 2008 edition. Larry credits his outgoing personality, attention to a client's concerns, and of course, knowledge of the applicable law to the consistently high level of client satisfaction reported.

A graduate of the American University Washington College of Law (JD1970) and holding an advanced law degree (LLM 1976) from Georgetown Law School, Larry continues to obtain significant settlements as well as substantial jury verdicts in automobile negligence and medical malpractice cases in courts throughout the Washington, D.C. area including Prince Georges County, where his advocacy on behalf of negligence victims has led to some of the most significant personal injury verdicts recorded in the Circuit Court there.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury - For Victims Only
• Medical Malpractice - For Victims Only
• Car Accidents - For Victims Only
• Insurance Law: Bad Faith Claims

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia, 1973
• Maryland, 1989
• Pennsylvania, 1973
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1973
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1986
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1973

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1976
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• American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1970
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• Military Service: Captain; U.S. Air Force (Counter-Intelligence and JAG) 1970-1974
  
  

Representative Cases

• Brown v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 717 A.2d 309 (D.C. App. 1998)
• Durphy v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, 698 A.2d 459 (D.C. App. 1997)
• George Washington University v. Waas, 648 A.2d 178 (D.C. App. 1994)
• Kane v. Ryan, 596 A.2d 562 (D.C. App. 1991)
• IBF Corp. v. Alpern, 487 A.2d 593 (D.C.App. 1985)
• National Ass'n of Broadcast Employees and Technicians, AFL-CIO v. Howard University, 1985 WL 6454 (D.D.C. 1985)
• Davis v. Bolger, 512 F.Supp. 61 (D.D.C. 1981)
• Wright v. U. S., 418 A.2d 146 (D.C.App. 1980)
• Keith v. Washington, 401 A.2d 468 (D.C.App. 1979)

Honors and Awards

• Elected President of the D.C. Chapter of the American Board of Civil Trial Advocates, April 20, 2010
• Named as one of the "Top Lawyers in Maryland" by the "Baltimore Magazine"
• Who's Who in the World, 2010
• Included among the "Best Lawyers" in the personal injury category in the DC metropolitan area by the "Washingtonian Magazine" for 2009
• Who's Who in American Law, 2009
• Included among the "Best Lawyers" in the DC metropolitan area in the December 2004 edition of the "Washingtonian Magazine"

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Trial Lawyers Association, 1987 - Present
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• Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, 1990 - Present
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• American Association for Justice, 1978 - Present
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• National Employment Lawyers Association, 1990 - Present
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Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi

Birth Information

• June 4, 1945, Brownsville, Pennsylvania, United States of America