Award-Winning Firm, Firmly Fighting For You

The Jaklitsch Law Group is dedicated to helping our community in Maryland and Washington D.C. obtain the compensation they deserve due to personal injury or medical malpractice. We understand this is a difficult time for you. Allow us to fight for you.

credentials

A reputation of excellence since 1999

Since our founding, our consistent service to our community has earned us not just awards, but also the respect and trust of our clients and peers. We maintain the highest standards of ethics and integrity in everything we do. The results speak for themselves.

Litigators Award by Trial Lawyers Board of Regents

Of the more than 1 million lawyers considered, only a select few (approximately 12 law firms per state) achieve this distinction. Those who are awarded are recognized as star lawyers, who have triumphed in winning million or multi-million dollar cases — a feat achieved by fewer than one-percent of all lawyers.

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Established in 1993, the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. In more than 30 years of existence, less than 2500 members in the entire country have been extended membership.

Named one of Maryland’s “Leading Women” by The Daily Record

The Daily Record is a business and legal newspaper in Maryland that publishes over 30 special reports annually, including awards publications and in-depth reports on topics like economic development and workforce initiatives.

Named Lawyer of the Year by the American Institute of Legal Professionals

The American Institute of Trial Lawyers recognizes the best law firms with extensive experience, positive feedback, and success in various case types through a rigorous process of peer nominations and third-party research.

Client’s Choice Award by AVVO.com

The Avvo Clients’ Choice Award is given to top-rated attorneys based on feedback from their clients. Avvo’s rating system evaluates lawyers based on their skill and background using a mathematical model developed with input from legal professionals and consumers. The rating cannot be bought, and falls on a scale of 1-10 to easily assess a lawyer’s background.

Maryland Attorney of the Year by Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America

Best Lawyers in America by Rue Ratings is a highly respected group of top attorneys, limited to the most qualified and accomplished attorneys in the US, with less than 1% of attorneys invited to join.

Named to Super Lawyers (every year since the publication began)

Super Lawyers rates exceptional attorneys who have achieved a high level of peer recognition and professional accomplishment, selecting only the top 5% of lawyers through a patented selection process that includes peer nominations and research.

Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by AVVO.com

Avvo Rating evaluates a lawyer’s skill and background with a mathematical model that uses a set of standards. It can’t be bought, and was developed with input from legal professionals and consumers. Ratings range from 1 to 10, providing a quick assessment of a lawyer’s background.

Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (for more than 25 consecutive years)

The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers is a guide to top law firms in the US that have the highest rating in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and are recognized by their colleagues as preeminent in their field.

Maryland’s Best Civil Litigation Firm and Best Personal Injury Firm, The Daily Record

The Daily Record annually honors Maryland’s top practitioners in Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice through input and selection from the legal community, with one firm selected as Maryland’s Best Civil Litigation and Best Personal Injury Firm.

Highest peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell (25 consecutive years)

Martindale-Hubbell evaluates lawyers for legal ability and ethical standards through a Peer Review Rating system. This system has been in place for over 130 years, and today, attorneys are assessed through a secure online peer review survey. The highest rating is AV Preeminent, given to lawyers who demonstrate the highest level of excellence in legal expertise, communication skills, and ethics.

The National Trial Lawyers Top 100

The National Trial Lawyers is an invitation-only organization of top trial lawyers recognized for superior qualifications, selected through a rigorous peer nomination and third-party research process. Membership is extended to select few highly qualified attorneys who demonstrate exceptional leadership, reputation, and public profile.

Best Law Firm, American Institute of Trial Lawyers

The American Institute of Trial Lawyers recognizes the best law firms with extensive experience, positive feedback, and success in various case types through a rigorous process of peer nominations and third-party research.

Honored by Who’s Who in American Law for 25 years

Who’s Who in American Law is an annual book that showcases outstanding lawyers who have shown exceptional dedication in representing their clients. The featured lawyers are some of the best litigators, arbitrators, mediators, judges, advisers, and educators in the US.

Named Annually to “Best Law Firms” list by both U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers

The US News & World Report Best Law Firms rankings use a rigorous evaluation process based on client and lawyer feedback, peer review from leading attorneys, and information provided by law firms to identify the top firms in their practice areas.

Litigators Award by Trial Lawyers Board of Regents

Of the more than 1 million lawyers considered, only a select few (approximately 12 law firms per state) achieve this distinction. Those who are awarded are recognized as star lawyers, who have triumphed in winning million or multi-million dollar cases — a feat achieved by fewer than one-percent of all lawyers.

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Established in 1993, the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. In more than 30 years of existence, less than 2500 members in the entire country have been extended membership.

Named one of Maryland’s “Leading Women” by The Daily Record

The Daily Record is a business and legal newspaper in Maryland that publishes over 30 special reports annually, including awards publications and in-depth reports on topics like economic development and workforce initiatives.

Named Lawyer of the Year by the American Institute of Legal Professionals

The American Institute of Trial Lawyers recognizes the best law firms with extensive experience, positive feedback, and success in various case types through a rigorous process of peer nominations and third-party research.

Client’s Choice Award by AVVO.com

The Avvo Clients’ Choice Award is given to top-rated attorneys based on feedback from their clients. Avvo’s rating system evaluates lawyers based on their skill and background using a mathematical model developed with input from legal professionals and consumers. The rating cannot be bought, and falls on a scale of 1-10 to easily assess a lawyer’s background.

Maryland Attorney of the Year by Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America

Best Lawyers in America by Rue Ratings is a highly respected group of top attorneys, limited to the most qualified and accomplished attorneys in the US, with less than 1% of attorneys invited to join.

Named to Super Lawyers (every year since the publication began)

Super Lawyers rates exceptional attorneys who have achieved a high level of peer recognition and professional accomplishment, selecting only the top 5% of lawyers through a patented selection process that includes peer nominations and research.

Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by AVVO.com

Avvo Rating evaluates a lawyer’s skill and background with a mathematical model that uses a set of standards. It can’t be bought, and was developed with input from legal professionals and consumers. Ratings range from 1 to 10, providing a quick assessment of a lawyer’s background.

Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (for more than 25 consecutive years)

The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers is a guide to top law firms in the US that have the highest rating in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and are recognized by their colleagues as preeminent in their field.

Maryland’s Best Civil Litigation Firm and Best Personal Injury Firm, The Daily Record

The Daily Record annually honors Maryland’s top practitioners in Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice through input and selection from the legal community, with one firm selected as Maryland’s Best Civil Litigation and Best Personal Injury Firm.

Highest peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell (25 consecutive years)

Martindale-Hubbell evaluates lawyers for legal ability and ethical standards through a Peer Review Rating system. This system has been in place for over 130 years, and today, attorneys are assessed through a secure online peer review survey. The highest rating is AV Preeminent, given to lawyers who demonstrate the highest level of excellence in legal expertise, communication skills, and ethics.

The National Trial Lawyers Top 100

The National Trial Lawyers is an invitation-only organization of top trial lawyers recognized for superior qualifications, selected through a rigorous peer nomination and third-party research process. Membership is extended to select few highly qualified attorneys who demonstrate exceptional leadership, reputation, and public profile.

Best Law Firm, American Institute of Trial Lawyers

The American Institute of Trial Lawyers recognizes the best law firms with extensive experience, positive feedback, and success in various case types through a rigorous process of peer nominations and third-party research.

Honored by Who’s Who in American Law for 25 years

Who’s Who in American Law is an annual book that showcases outstanding lawyers who have shown exceptional dedication in representing their clients. The featured lawyers are some of the best litigators, arbitrators, mediators, judges, advisers, and educators in the US.

Named Annually to “Best Law Firms” list by both U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers

The US News & World Report Best Law Firms rankings use a rigorous evaluation process based on client and lawyer feedback, peer review from leading attorneys, and information provided by law firms to identify the top firms in their practice areas.

our principle

Diligent at every step

Our firm carefully screens every case. We don’t make empty promises, and you will feel secure knowing you have a battle-tested and proven team on your side.

service with a heart

Above and beyond for you

We’re more than just a legal team – we’re a family. We understand the immense strain legal challenges bring, and our compassionate approach ensures you never feel alone in your journey. We look at the entirety of your situation, aiming to secure the best possible outcomes for you while providing the supportive care you deserve. We’re not just your lawyers; we’re your partners in this journey.

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Lean on an award-winning team

Bar Admissions

  • Maryland, 1983
  • District of Columbia, 1986
  • U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1984
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 1987
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1987

 

Education

  • University of Maryland, College Park
  • University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland

Rick Jaklitsch

Rick Jaklitsch is a nationally acclaimed personal injury trial lawyer. The BIG DOG himself has seemingly won every possible legal award that relies on the vote of judges who have seen Rick in action, or lawyers who have opposed Rick in court. Rick was one of the youngest attorneys in the country when he was first honored by Martindale-Hubbell with their coveted “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers.  That honor put Rick in the top 1% of lawyers nationwide, and he has won that prestigious recognition every year since 1993. Martindale-Hubbell calls this AV rating “the pinnacle of professional excellence earned through a strenuous peer review rating process. It is the highest possible peer review rating in both legal ability and ethical standards”.

Rick has been honored by Who’s Who In American Law for over thirty (30) years. He’s been listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 and was one of the very first lawyers in the entire country to obtain a perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com. Rick has won “The Best Attorney Award” from Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America, and is prominently listed in the publication “Best Lawyers in America”. The National Trial Lawyers Association has listed Rick repeatedly as a Top 100 Lawyer, and the American Trial Lawyers Association has listed Rick as one of their Top 10 Lawyers year after year. The Trial Lawyers Board of Regent’s prestigious “Litigator Award” was awarded to Rick and The Jaklitsch Law Group, more than 1 million other lawyers who were considered for that amazing award.

Rick is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocate Forum and the Multi-Million Advocate Forum, which are called “The most prestigious group of trial lawyers in the United States”. Rick has been honored with a National “Top Ten” Ranking, every year since 2013 by the Nation’s Premier Group of Personal Injury Lawyers, the National Association of Personal Injury Attorneys, and won The Daily Record’s preeminent legal honor, its Leadership in the Law award.

Rick has personally handled hundreds of cases resulting in six and seven-figure awards for his clients, and has handled both multi-million dollar injury cases, and has sued insurance companies for as little as $23 in unpaid personal injury protection coverage on behalf of his clients. No case is too big or too small. 

Rick has been honored by Super Lawyers Magazine in both Maryland and in the District of Columbia every single year since Super Lawyers began rating lawyers in those jurisdictions, and won the “Top Attorney” Award in Washington, D.C., and the “Top Attorney” Award in the State of Maryland, and has been deemed the “Face of Personal Injury Law” by What’s Up Magazine.
Rick was appointed to the Judicial Nominating Commission by Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich and sits on the Maryland State Bar Association’s Judicial Selections Committee, which interviews judicial applicants from every jurisdiction in the State of Maryland.

Rick has also been repeatedly honored for his non-legal work in our community. Rick won the Prince George’s County Bar Association’s esteemed President’s Award for “outstanding contributions to the Bar and to the community,” and was named a “Make-A-Wish Star” by the National Make-A-Wish Foundation for his tireless fundraising on behalf of Make-A-Wish, including raising the funds for eleven children to have one final wish granted.

Rick has won the Terrapin Club Lifetime Giving Award and sat on the Terrapin Club Board of Directors for almost 10 years. He served as President of the University of Maryland Terrapin Club, which provided scholarships for more than 700 athletes in 27 varsity Division 1 sports.   Rick raised millions of dollars for University of Maryland athletes before he was appointed by then head coach Randy Edsall to serve as President of the Maryland Gridiron Network, the fundraising arm of Maryland football. He also sat on the Board for Archbishop Spalding High School and the Board of Directors for the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame.

Prior to being a lawyer, Rick won the “Outstanding Leader of the Year” Award at the University of Maryland while an undergraduate, and was honored by Omicron Delta Kappa and the National Leadership Honor Society, which he led as President.
Rick’s practice is limited 100% to handling personal injury cases caused by the negligence of others in the car, truck, and train crashes. Rick is a proud member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Anne Arundel Bar Association, the Prince George’s County Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, and the Maryland Association for Justice. He served for many years on the Board of Directors for the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association.

He is married (over three decades and counting) to Judge Michele Jaklitsch of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County and is the proud father to Drew and David Jaklitsch.

Bar Admissions

  • Maryland, 1983
  • District of Columbia, 1986
  • U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1984
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 1987
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1987

 

Education

  • University of Maryland, College Park
  • University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland

Rick Jaklistch

Rick Jaklitsch is a nationally acclaimed personal injury trial lawyer. The BIG DOG himself has seemingly won every possible legal award that relies on the vote of judges who have seen Rick in action, or lawyers who have opposed Rick in court. Rick was one of the youngest attorneys in the country when he was first honored by Martindale-Hubbell with their coveted “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers.  That honor put Rick in the top 1% of lawyers nationwide, and he has won that prestigious recognition every year since 1993. Martindale-Hubbell calls this AV rating “the pinnacle of professional excellence earned through a strenuous peer review rating process. It is the highest possible peer review rating in both legal ability and ethical standards”.

Rick has been honored by Who’s Who In American Law for over thirty (30) years. He’s been listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 and was one of the very first lawyers in the entire country to obtain a perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com. Rick has won “The Best Attorney Award” from Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America, and is prominently listed in the publication “Best Lawyers in America”. The National Trial Lawyers Association has listed Rick repeatedly as a Top 100 Lawyer, and the American Trial Lawyers Association has listed Rick as one of their Top 10 Lawyers year after year. The Trial Lawyers Board of Regent’s prestigious “Litigator Award” was awarded to Rick and The Jaklitsch Law Group, more than 1 million other lawyers who were considered for that amazing award.

Rick is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocate Forum and the Multi-Million Advocate Forum, which are called “The most prestigious group of trial lawyers in the United States”. Rick has been honored with a National “Top Ten” Ranking, every year since 2013 by the Nation’s Premier Group of Personal Injury Lawyers, the National Association of Personal Injury Attorneys, and won The Daily Record’s preeminent legal honor, its Leadership in the Law award.

Rick has personally handled hundreds of cases resulting in six and seven-figure awards for his clients, and has handled both multi-million dollar injury cases, and has sued insurance companies for as little as $23 in unpaid personal injury protection coverage on behalf of his clients. No case is too big or too small.

Rick has been honored by Super Lawyers Magazine in both Maryland and in the District of Columbia every single year since Super Lawyers began rating lawyers in those jurisdictions, and won the “Top Attorney” Award in Washington, D.C., and the “Top Attorney” Award in the State of Maryland, and has been deemed the “Face of Personal Injury Law” by What’s Up Magazine.

Rick was appointed to the Judicial Nominating Commission by Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich and sits on the Maryland State Bar Association’s Judicial Selections Committee, which interviews judicial applicants from every jurisdiction in the State of Maryland.

Rick has also been repeatedly honored for his non-legal work in our community. Rick won the Prince George’s County Bar Association’s esteemed President’s Award for “outstanding contributions to the Bar and to the community,” and was named a “Make-A-Wish Star” by the National Make-A-Wish Foundation for his tireless fundraising on behalf of Make-A-Wish, including raising the funds for eleven children to have one final wish granted.

Rick has won the Terrapin Club Lifetime Giving Award and sat on the Terrapin Club Board of Directors for almost 10 years. He served as President of the University of Maryland Terrapin Club, which provided scholarships for more than 700 athletes in 27 varsity Division 1 sports.   Rick raised millions of dollars for University of Maryland athletes before he was appointed by then head coach Randy Edsall to serve as President of the Maryland Gridiron Network, the fundraising arm of Maryland football. He also sat on the Board for Archbishop Spalding High School and the Board of Directors for the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame.

Prior to being a lawyer, Rick won the “Outstanding Leader of the Year” Award at the University of Maryland while an undergraduate, and was honored by Omicron Delta Kappa and the National Leadership Honor Society, which he led as President.

Rick’s practice is limited 100% to handling personal injury cases caused by the negligence of others in the car, truck, and train crashes. Rick is a proud member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Anne Arundel Bar Association, the Prince George’s County Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, and the Maryland Association for Justice. He served for many years on the Board of Directors for the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association.

He is married (over three decades and counting) to Judge Michele Jaklitsch of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County and is the proud father to Drew and David Jaklitsch.

Bar Admissions
Maryland, 1983
District of Columbia, 1986
U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1984
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 1987
U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1987

Education
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland

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