HOME> ATTORNEY BIOGRAPHIES> MICHAEL J. SEPANIK
Practice Areas:
Product Liability
Professional Malpractice
Complex Litigation
Bar and Court Admissions:
Maryland 1999
District of Columbia 2001
United States District Court for the District of Maryland 2000
United States District Court for the District of Columbia 2001
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 2001
University of Chicago
| Degree: | Bachelor of Arts (with honors) |
| Date: | 1995 |
| Degree: | Juris Doctor |
| Date: | 1999 |
Professional and Civic Organizations:
Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, Peer Review Committee Member
Defense Research Institute, Medical Liability and Healthcare Committee, Maryland Liaison
Defense Research Institute, Regional Marketing Committee Member, 2007 Annual Meeting
American Bar Association
Maryland Defense Counsel
Georgetown University Paralegal Program, Litigation and Trial Practice Instructor,
2002-2003
Personal Statement:
Mike defends corporations in litigation involving consumer products, construction equipment, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and food products. Mike has substantial experience in suits involving professional services against construction entities, physicians and attorneys. Mike also represents corporations, nonprofit organizations and construction entities in contract disputes and employment litigation. Mike is an active member of DRI and the Maryland Defense Counsel. Mike has published two articles in DRI’s For The Defense magazine including Constructing a Products Liability Defense Using the Economic Loss Doctrine (December 2007) and Colleges and Universities Face Growing Trend of Litigation Stemming From Student Self-Harm (November 2006). Mike has first chaired over a dozen jury and bench trials, including two recent jury trials involving catastrophic injuries that both concluded in defense verdicts.
