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Kerry Staton

Baltimore, MD45 years experienceAdmitted 1980

About Kerry Staton

Kerry D. Staton is the founding and managing partner of Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A. in Baltimore, Maryland. He co-founded the firm with Jonathan Schochor to represent victims of medical malpractice, negligence, and wrongful conduct. He has practiced since 1980 and handles difficult medical malpractice cases throughout Baltimore and Washington, D.C., as well as national class action litigation. He was appointed Commissioner to the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission by the Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals. His personal experience with his mother's medical malpractice case shaped his career focus.

Practice areas

Education

University of Maryland School of Law
J.D., 1980
Oberlin College
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Maryland, admitted 1980
State Bar of District of Columbia
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
National Black Lawyers Top 100
Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission (Commissioner, appointed)

Awards & recognition

Best Lawyers 2025 'Lawyer of the Year' - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs (Baltimore)
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
NAOPIA Top 10 Attorney
Super Lawyers

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