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Jonathan Schochor

Jonathan Schochor

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Baltimore, MD54 years experience
Medical MalpracticeWrongful Death

About Jonathan Schochor

Jonathan Schochor is the founding partner and chairman of Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A. in Baltimore, Maryland. Practicing since 1971, he concentrates on medical negligence and catastrophic injury cases. He co-founded the firm with Kerry D. Staton in 1984. He led the Levy class action that produced a $190 million settlement against Johns Hopkins Hospital, described as the largest single-perpetrator sexual-abuse settlement in U.S. history, and pioneered Maryland precedent requiring surgeons to disclose HIV-positive status before invasive procedures.

Notable case results

Settlement

Levy class action - $190M settlement against Johns Hopkins Hospital

Reported by the firm

Almaraz case - precedent on HIV disclosure by surgeons in Maryland

Reported by the firm

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

Practice areas

Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death

Education

American University Washington College of Law
J.D., 1971
Pennsylvania State University
Undergraduate, 1968

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Maryland
State Bar of District of Columbia
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
State Bar of Supreme Court of the United States
Maryland State Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Maryland Association for Justice
American Board of Trial Advocates
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
Past President, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association

Awards & recognition

Martindale-Hubbell AV rating
Best Lawyers in America (Medical Malpractice and Mass Tort Litigation)
Maryland Super Lawyers Top 100
Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year (Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions, Baltimore, 2021)
Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievement Award
Association of Trial Lawyers of America Top 100

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