Donald Saiontz

Founder, Senior Partner at Saiontz & Kirk Personal Injury Lawyers
Baltimore, MD59 years experienceAdmitted 1966

About Donald Saiontz

Donald S. Saiontz is the founder and senior partner of Saiontz & Kirk Personal Injury Lawyers in Baltimore, Maryland. With more than 50 years in practice, he co-founded the firm with Harvey Kirk in 1975 and is among the most respected and widely known personal injury lawyers in Maryland.

Saiontz earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1966. He is admitted to the bars of Maryland, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Under Saiontz's leadership, the firm has represented tens of thousands of individuals in personal injury and wrongful death matters and has reportedly collected more than $750 million for clients. He pioneered lawyer advertising in the United States, and his firm was among the first U.S. firms to advertise on television, establish a 24-hour injury hotline, and offer a free consultation model. His three sons - Eric, Carl, and Ryan Saiontz - are now partners at the firm.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Saiontz & Kirk Personal Injury Lawyers

These results are credited to Saiontz & Kirk Personal Injury Lawyers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$436,212Verdict

A Baltimore City jury awarded $436,211.75 to the estate of Toni L. Hoffman after finding the Maryland Transit Administration negligent for a 2014 incident in which closing light rail doors trapped her arm and dragged her roughly 20 feet along a station platform.

Circuit Court for Baltimore City · 2018Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Maryland, admitted 1966
State Bar of District of Columbia
State Bar of Pennsylvania
State Bar of Virginia

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