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Ward & Klein, Chartered


2275 Research Boulevard Suite 720 Rockville, Maryland 20850View Map

Practice Areas:

General Civil Litigation. Commercial Lending, Corporate, Residential Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Closings, Shopping Center Law, Real Estate Settlements, Negligence, Wrongful Death, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Construction Accidents, Repetitive Stress Injury, Orthopedic Malpractice, Workers Compensation, All Lines of Insurance Defense, Telecommunications Law.

Year Established: 1979

Firm Profile:

Since its founding in 1979, Ward & Klein, Chartered, has continuously expanded in both size and areas of expertise to become today one of the larger law firms based in Montgomery County, Maryland. Our growth is a reflection of the continuing development and diversification of the Washington Metropolitan Area in general as well as the increase in the number, interests and successes of our individual clients.

Firm Size: 10

Representative Clients:

Winchester Homes, Inc; The Washington Post; Sprint/Nextel; NV Homes; Centex Homes; Rosemark Custom Homes, Inc; Rosemark DesignBuild, LLC; Michael T. Rose Co; JP Kollar Builder, Inc; Miller & Smith Companies; Bernitt Builders, Inc; Lakewood Country Club; EagleBank; United Bank; Fidelity & Trust Bank; Capital Bank; Branch Banking & Trust; State Farm Insurance; Sedgwick CMS; Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc; Hanover Insurance Co; Travelers Insurance Co; Harford Mutual Insurance Co; RSKCo, Inc; National Adjustment Bureau; Church Mutual Insurance Co; Frank Gates Services, Inc; Ohio Casualty Insurance Co; Crawford & Co; Safeway, Inc; Hilton Hotels Corp; The George Washington University; Howard University; Howard University Hospital; Edison Schools; Federal Express Corporation; Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co; Washington Publishing Co; Waste Management, Inc; Autonation, Inc; Sales Force One, Inc; Sodexho, Inc.

Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

John F. Ward (Member) born Baltimore Maryland, October 1, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Maryland; 1969, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1964); George Washington University (J.D., 1968). Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; The District of Columbia Bar; Association of Compensation Insurance Attorneys. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Negligence Law.

Benson Klein (Member) born Washington, D.C., March 15, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Maryland; 1971, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1967); Howard University; Georgetown University (J.D., 1970). Member: Planning Advisory Research Committee, City of Gaithersburg, Maryland, 1979-1987; Counsel to the Gaithersburg Chamber of Commerce, 1981-1982; Maryland National Capital Building Industry Association, 1988—. Board of Directors, Lincoln National Bank, 1982-1983; Advisory Board, FAE Bank-Allegiance, Inc., 1995; Board of Directors, Chairman Advisory Board, Allegiance Bank, N.A., 1996-1997; Board of Directors, EagleBank, 1998—; Chairman of Compliance Committee, EagleBank, 1998—; Chairman, EagleBank Healthcare Advisory Board, 1999—; Member, Salvation Army Advisory Board for Montgomery County, 1991-1992; Board of Directors, International Myeloma Foundation, 2002—; Vice President and Member, Board of Directors, Garden of Remembrance Memorial Park, 1994—; Board of Directors, Washington Hebrew Congregation, 1996-2002; Board of Directors, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital Foundation, 2002—; Vice President, 2005, President, 2006-2007, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital Foundation. Member, Board of Trustees, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, 2006-2007. Member: Montgomery County Bar Association (Real Estate Committee, 1971—; Nominations and Elections Committee, 1996-1997; Judicial Selections Committee; Administration of Justice Committee, 1995-1997; Bar Foundation Outing Committee, 1997); Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; District of Columbia Bar (Member, Real Property Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Lending Law; Business and Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions.

William H. Schladt (Member) born Washington, D.C., October 1, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland; 1983, District of Columbia; 1986, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1991, Virginia; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: St. Mary's College; George Washington University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979; J.D., 1982). Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; The District of Columbia Bar; Association of Compensation Insurance Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Negligence Law; Workers Compensation Law; Estates and Trusts.

David M. Schoenfeld (Member) born Washington, D.C., July 23, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland; 1991, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1987); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1990). Speaker: "Reducing Workers' Compensation Claims and Costs in Your Company," June, 2006; "Creation and Structure of a Viable Workers' Compensation System in the Developing Countries of the Former Soviet Union and Central Asia," U.S. Department of Commerce, Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) Program, May 2005; "Controlling Workers' Compensation Costs For Employers In the District of Columbia,: November 2002; "Causation and Apportionment," MWCEA, September 2001. Mediation Certification, 2001. Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; Federal Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar; Association of Compensation Insurance Attorneys (President, 2005—; Secretary, 1997-1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Workers' Compensation Law; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation.

Michael C. Blackstone (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, 1942; admitted to bar, 1971, District of Columbia; 1972, Maryland. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1964); American University (M.A., 1969); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1971). Member: Montgomery County and American (Member, Section of Litigation) Bar Associations; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Employment Law; Personal Injury.

Thomas D. Gibbons (Member) born Washington, D.C., October 13, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Maryland; 1983, District of Columbia. Education: George Washington University; University of Maryland (B.A., 1970); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1973). Member, Chairman, 1995-1997, Montgomery County Bar Association Real Estate Section; Member, Board of Directors, 1994-1999, President, 1997-1998, Maryland Land Title Association; Member, Section Council, 2001-2003, Real Property, Planning and Zoning Section, Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. Chairman, Maryland Land Title Association, Liaison Committee to the Maryland Insurance Administration, 1997-. Member: Montgomery County and Maryland State Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Construction Law; Commercial Loans; Real Estate Title Insurance.

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Terrence M. Sullivan (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, August 1, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas and District of Columbia; 1978, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1983, Maryland; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Catholic University of America (B.A., 1973); St. Mary's University of Texas (J.D., 1976). Instructor, National Business Institute, "Curing Residential Title Defects," 2006. Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. (Member, Real Property, Planning and Zoning Section); The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Construction Law; Commercial Loans; Real Estate Title Insurance.

John C. Hanrahan (Associate) born Middletown, Connecticut, October 12, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland; 1987, District of Columbia; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1982); Gonzaga University (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Collections; Litigation; General Practice.

Janeen M. Scaturro (Associate) born San Francisco, California, February 15, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Maryland; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: Fordham University (B.A., Sociology, 1999); Loyola University (J.D., 2002). Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Negligence; Collections; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.

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