Scott P. Kurlander

"I'm really proud of the work we do at Schochor, Federico and Staton. It's our mission to help those who've been harmed by the negligence of others, and we fight hard to obtain the best possible outcome for our clients."

Scott Kurlander is a partner with Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A.

He graduated cum laude from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, where he was a member of the Honor Society and sports editor for independent student newspaper, the Tufts Daily. He was also a four year varsity lacrosse player at Tufts and honored as team captain his senior year. He then graduated cum laude from Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware.

Mr. Kurlander is a former judicial clerk to the Honorable Paul E. Alpert, Associate Judge of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland. He is also a former judicial clerk to the Honorable Edward J. Angeletti, Judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland.

He has taught and lectured locally, including at seminars for the National Business Institute to Lawyers and Paralegals in Maryland and the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers.  He also has presented grand rounds to physicians at Mercy Medical Center and Sinai Hospital on how to avoid malpractice and "Updates on the Law in Maryland."

Mr. Kurlander was named 2008 Professional of the Year in the Malpractice Law Industry by Cambridge Who's Who™. He was also named a Rising Star in 2009 by Maryland Super Lawyers, and for the last two consecutive years, was named a Maryland Super Lawyer™.

Mr. Kurlander brings a tireless work ethic to his cases. Senior partner Kerry Staton has affectionately called him the "James Brown of Schochor, Federico and Staton" for being the hardest-working man in the firm.

Outside of his responsibilities at the firm, Mr. Kurlander also serves on the board of the Life and Breath Foundation, an organization that strives to find a cure for sarcoidosis, the world's most common fibrotic lung disease. He is also a supporter of the Calvert School and Gilman School in Baltimore and Tufts University.

Mr. Kurlander is a devoted husband and proud father. He lives with his wife, an Assistant Attorney General in Maryland, and three children in Reisterstown, Maryland.

Bar Memberships

• Maryland (State and Federal)
• District of Columbia (State and Federal)
• Supreme Court of the United States
• United States Court of Appeals for the Third and Fourth Circuits
• (On special motion, Mr. Kurlander has handled medical negligence cases in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and other jurisdictions)

Appointments and Honors

• Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland: Peer Review Panel (2002-Present)
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum™ (2009-Present)
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum™ (2007-Present)
• Best Lawyers in America™ (2011)
• Maryland Super Lawyers™ (2010, 2011)
• Top Attorneys in Maryland™ (2010)
• Maryland Super Lawyers™, Rising Star (2009)
• Cambridge Who's Who™, Professional of the Year in Medical Malpractice Law (2008)
• Cambridge Who's Who™ (Lifetime member)
• Baltimore and Washington, DC's Best Lawyers™
  
• Voir Dire Committee of the Maryland State Bar Association
• American Board of Trial Advocates

Professional Associations

• American Association for Justice
• American Bar Association
• Maryland State Bar Association
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Bar Associations of Baltimore City and Baltimore County
• Maryland Association for Justice
• Maryland State Bar Association
• Law Reform Committee of the Maryland State Bar Association
  
• Simon E. Sobiloff Law Society