Maria K. Patterson |

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Maria Patterson has tried over 100 jury trials and has cross examined hundreds of witnesses. Her extensive trial experience in adversarial cases makes her extremely effective at handling civil and criminal litigation. Maria Patterson has been recognized as a Super Lawyer since 2014 and as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers since 2014. She is a 1997 graduate of the Catholic University School of Law with 20 years of trial experience. Early in her career, at Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher in Upper Marlboro, Maryland she honed her skills as a trial attorney. Thereafter, Maria Patterson worked as a trial attorney for State Farm Insurance Company at the Law Offices of Timothy S. Smith in Greenbelt, Maryland. Before starting in private practice, Maria Patterson worked as an Associate County Attorney for Prince George's County in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, handling numerous high profile jury trial cases. These cases frequently involved allegations of police misconduct and abuse. Some of these cases were chronicled in the Washington Post and other national media outlets.

Maria's success as a trial attorney while at State Farm Insurance Company earned her the designation as a Top 1% Car Accident Attorney. More recently, she has been nominated as one of the "10 Best" Attorneys in client satisfaction for the State of Maryland by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys and the American Institute of Criminal Defense Attorneys.

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