| Admission Details | 1988, Maryland; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland |
| Education | Wheeling Jesuit University, B.A.; Washington & Lee University, J.D. |
| Birth Information | Wheeling, West Virginia, July 13, 1963 |
| Associations & Memberships | Charles County and Maryland State (Member, Negligence, Insurance and Worker's Compensation Section Council) Bar Associations; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association. |
| Awards & Recognition | * Appointed to the Amicus Committee 2008,2010
* Access Maryland, for outstanding commitment to securing full cival rights for people with diaabilities
* Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy for teaching instruction on workers Compensation |
| Reported Cases | In 1993, Mr. Schreyer's litigation techniques resulted in uncovering hundreds of complaints of unsafe bleachers against a national bleacher manufacturer in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The discovery ultimately led to a confidential settlement of more than a dozen serious injury claims stemming from the collapse of gymnasium bleachers at McDonough High School.
In 1994 Mr. Schreyer successfully litigated for the parents of a young child when a treating gynecologist failed to cauterize one of his patient's fallopian tubes
In 1995, in a wrongful death case stemming from a drunk driving incident, Mr. Schreyer forced the insurer to pay its entire policy limits of $500,000 to the family of a young mother. The case was one of the largest ever concluded by his former firm.
In 1996 Mr. Schreyer obtained the maximum judgment against the state of Maryland for a prison attack that left a young man with a fractured jaw and several missing teeth. The case was appealed by the state, but the appeal was thrown out.
In 1998 Mr. Schreyer sued a manufacturer for a defective brake system that caused a lawn tractor to roll out of control when the engine stopped. The failure resulted in the tractor rolling over and fracturing a rider's leg. The settlement was confidential.
In 1999 three mechanics that were injured at work recovered a confidential settlement from international farm tractor manufacturer, Massey Ferguson. Mr. Schreyer proved that a defective hydraulic power steering system caused hot hydraulic fluid to spray onto them, causing severe burns, scarring and hearing loss.
In 2000, a chef represented by Mr. Schreyer received a full settlement of nearly $200,000 for scarring and partial hearing loss resulting from the implosion of his driver side window in an automobile collision. The insurance company's expert admitted during Mr. Schreyer's cross-examination that his opinion was not correct, forcing the insurer to concede that the impairment stemmed from the collision.
In 2001 a man represented by Mr. Schreyer for injuries in a collision with a Giant Food Van suffered disabling back and leg injuries, resulting in a settlement of more than one half million dollars.
Also in 2001, Mr. Schreyer convinced Maryland's highest court to overturn a decision of the Court of Special Appeals and the Circuit Court of Charles County in a wrongful death case. In doing so the highest court determined that the insurance company was responsible for paying underinsured motorist benefits to Mr. Schreyer' clients. The case settled for $900,000 |
| Additional Bio Details | Attorney Michael J. Schreyer is a managing partner with Alpert Schreyer, LLC a top rated law firm serving all of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Mr. Schreyer has spent the past 21 years providing aggressive representation to individuals from all walks of life who have suffered injuries in Maryland and the District of Columbia. During the course of his career, he has participated in more than 2,000 personal injury and worker?s compensation cases earning him a well deserved reputation among his clients and peers as a highly skilled, knowledgeable and aggressive trial attorney. He is an accomplished appellate advocate who has overturned and defended trial court decisions through appeals to the highest courts in the Maryland and Federal judicial systems.
Mr. Schreyer has been the recipient of numerous awards and certificates for outstanding achievement. In 2010 he was appointed by the Governor of Maryland and confirmed by the Maryland Senate to the Advisory Committee for the Budget of the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission. He has been a featured speaker for the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL) concerning Insurance Claims, Law and Litigation, the Maryland Workers' Compensation Education Association (MWCEA) concerning current appellate cases and the Maryland Trial Lawyers' Association concerning injuries suffered during employment travel. Mr. Schreyer also served as a Chairman of the Maryland State Bar Association's Negligence, Insurance & Workers' Compensation Section and as a member of both the MTLA Legislative Committee and the Board of Governors of the Maryland State Bar Association. He is a member of the Amicus Committee of the Maryland Trial Lawyers' Association, the current President of the Charles County Bar Association, and is actively involved in the Bar Associations of St. Mary's and Calvert Counties. |