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Mr. Garland, who has achieved a peer review rating of "AV" through Martindale-Hubble, has successfully tried approximately one hundred jury trials, including the defense of wrongful death, construction defects, maintenance defects, excessive force, premises liability and significant commercial tort claims in which the Plaintiffs were seeking millions of dollars in damages.  He has briefed and argued cases before the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland and has obtained numerous judgments on behalf of his clients prior to trial.

Mr. Garland is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar, the Anne Arundel County Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute.  He serves as a member of the Judicial Selections Committee of the Maryland Sate Bar Association and has served as an instructor of other attorneys with the Maryland Institute for Continuing Education for Lawyers (MICPEL).

Mr. Garland began practicing law in 1989, after serving a one-year Clerkship with the Honorable Raymond G. Thieme of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County.  Mr. Garland's practice is currently concentrated in the areas of insurance defense and coverage and products liability defense.  He also has experience in the areas of  family law and criminal law.

Professional Affiliations:

• Judicial Appointments Committee, Maryland State Bar
• Maryland State Bar Association
• District of Columbia Bar 
• Anne Arundel County Bar Association
• Maryland State Bar Association
• Bar Association of Baltimore City
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• University of Maryland School of Law,  J.D. 1988, Asper Fellowship 1986 (with the Honorable Frank Kaufman, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland)
• Appointments Coordinator, The Honorable Clarence Long, United States House of Representatives (1984-1985)
• Loyola College of Maryland, Bachelor of Arts (Political Science - 1984; Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honors Society)

Bar Admissions:

• Maryland, June 14, 1989
• District Court of Maryland, September 22, 1989
• District of Columbia, October 9, 1991

Publications:

• Essentials of Maryland Motor Vehicle Law, Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists, MICPEL, 2006

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