Jason Plotkin, Esq. is the CEO and Managing Attorney of the
Pinder Plotkin Legal Team, a Maryland personal injury and workers' compensation
firm serving clients since 2002. The firm represents injured Marylanders in
auto accident, truck accident, motorcycle, rideshare, dog bite, workers'
compensation, and wrongful death matters — recovering millions of dollars each
year for hardworking people against insurance companies and defense carriers.
The firm operates under its trademarked motto, Hardworking Attorneys for
Hardworking People®.
Jason's approach to personal injury law is shaped by
something few attorneys can claim: he has been the client. In his twenties and
thirties he survived two serious auto accidents, endured surgeries, and
navigated the insurance system firsthand; as a child, he survived a serious dog
bite. That firsthand experience with physical pain, recovery, insurance calls,
and the long road back is the reason he practices the way he does — and the
reason the Pinder Plotkin Legal Team is built around empathy, accessibility,
and the understanding that a client's case is not paperwork but a life.
Before joining the practice, Jason spent two years
investigating insider trading at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(FINRA) in its Office of Fraud Detection and Market Intelligence, and four
years representing broker-dealer clients in public and private securities
offerings. He served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Stephen D. Gerling
of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York and as a
Senior Research Associate at the New York State Science & Technology Law
Center. He also taught Business Law at Howard Community College in Columbia,
Maryland.
Jason is a life member of the Million Dollar Advocates
Forum, a distinction held by fewer than one percent of U.S. attorneys and
limited to lawyers who have secured million-dollar and multi-million-dollar
verdicts, awards, and settlements. He has been selected to Maryland Super
Lawyers every year from 2020 through 2026 — seven consecutive years — and is a
current member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiffs Lawyers.
In 2021, Jason received Clio's inaugural Legal Impact Award — an international
honor recognizing law firms making measurable impact in their communities.
Jason is a best-selling author. His 2024 book, Crash Course:
To Recovery and Beyond (also available in Spanish as Curso Intensivo: Hacia la
Recuperación y Más Allá), chronicles his recovery from two serious auto
accidents and serves as a practical guide for accident victims. His earlier
consumer guide, The Role of a Chiropractor in Treating Auto Accident Injuries,
was a #1 Amazon new release in personal injury law, and his third book, Protecting
the Rights of Motorcycle Riders and Their Families, addresses Maryland
motorcycle safety and accident recovery. Jason teaches continuing legal
education nationally through the National Business Institute, partners with the
Maryland Chiropractic Association and APTA Maryland to deliver webinars for
chiropractors and physical therapists, and hosts Around Town with the Laurel
Board of Trade on Laurel TV.
Jason earned his Juris Doctor with honors from Syracuse
University College of Law in 2006, his Master of Business Administration with
honors from the University of Baltimore in 2000, and his Bachelor of Science in
Marketing with honors from the University of Baltimore in 1999. He maintains an
active commitment to community service and comes from a Baltimore family of
firefighters.
