Stephen J. Nolan

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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Silver Client Champion
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Biography

Steve Nolan is an accomplished trial lawyer, who concentrates his practice primarily in the areas of business litigation, catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death actions, and trusts and estates litigation in State and Federal Courts. For nearly 30 years, he has been recognized by The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers with its highest peer review AV® Preeminent™ rating.

Throughout his career, Steve has represented clients in a wide variety of complex litigation, class actions and other cases. He served as Maryland counsel for the NFL Players Association, special counsel for CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield in a pharmaceutical class action, and lead counsel for Anne Arundel and Baltimore County Public Schools and Governments in the asbestos property damage litigation. Following a trial in Montgomery County and the defendant’s appeal, he collected over $9.8 million from one asbestos manufacturer for the family of a young wife and mother who died from mesothelioma.

Steve is a past president of the Baltimore County Bar Association, served three terms on the Maryland State Bar Association’s Board of Governors, and chaired the Association’s Litigation Section. He has received numerous awards for his legal and pro bono work, including the Maryland Bar Foundation’s Award for Legal Excellence for the Advancement of Public Service Responsibility; its Award for Legal Excellence for the Advancement of Rights of the Disadvantaged; the Leadership in Law Award from The Daily Record; and the Benjamin L. Cardin Pro Bono Service Award from the University of Maryland School of Law.

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Areas of Practice (9)

  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Business/Property/Estate Litigation
  • Asbestos Litigation
  • Complex Litigation
  • Business Litigation
  • Appellate Practice
  • Trial Practice

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Villanova University, B.A., cum laude, 1973
Law School Attended:
University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1976
Year of First Admission:
1977
Admission:
1977, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1977, Maryland; 1979, District of Columbia
Reported Cases:
Atty. Griev. Comm'n. v. Tatelbaum, 397 Md. 350, 917 A. 2d 1122 (2007); Goldstein v. 91st Street Joint Venture, 153 Md. App. 171, 835 A.2d 239 (2003); Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Pransky, 369 Md. 360; 800 A.2d 722 (2002); Goldstein v. 91st Street Joint Venture, 131 Md. App. 546, 750 A.2d 602 (2000); Sterling Homes Corp. v. Anne Arundel County, Md., 116 Md. App. 206, 695 A.2d 1238 (1997); 91st Street Joint Venture v. Goldstein, 114 Md. App. 561, 691 A.2d 272 (1997); Umerly v. People's Counsel, 108 Md. App. 497, 672 A.2d 173 (1996); O'Donnell v. Sardegna, 336 Md. 18, 646 A.2d 398 (1994); Baltimore County, Md. v. Smith, 47 Md. App. 237, 422 A.2d 73 (1980).
ISLN:
904133880

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Silver Client Champion

Mr. Nolan took the time to understand a complex legal matter and simplify the issues. This allowed all parties involved to focus on a couple of key issues, which allowed a quicker timetable to resolv...

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