Hot Topics:
Firm News
Elaine R. Wilford joined the firm in January 2023. Elaine is primarily handling cases within our general liability and [...]
Medical Malpractice Spotlight
January 2023 Mary Alane Downs and Steffany Bender obtained a defense verdict in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County [...]
Defense Verdict In Anne Arundel County Circuit Court
The verdict in favor of an OB/GYN involved a 7 year old girl with a permanent brachial plexus injury.
Baltimore Sun: Maryland AG Asks To Hire 5 Law Firms To Help With Key Bridge Litigation
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General is seeking authorization to hire five law firms to assist in what is expected to be a lengthy and complicated legal fight following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”
Downs Ward Bender Hauptmann & Herzog, P.A. published in U.S. News and World Report as a Maryland First-Tier firm [...]
Morgan Carlo Downs and Ward & Herzog merge to form Downs Ward Bender Hauptmann & Herzog, P.A.
Law firms Morgan Carlo Downs and Ward & Herzog have merged to form Downs Ward Bender Hauptmann & Herzog, P.A., [...]
Mary Alane Downs receives 2019 AV Preeminent Rating
Mary Alane Downs, founding partner of Downs Ward Bender Hauptmann & Herzog, received the highest possible rating in both [...]
The firm regionally ranked in two practice areas by U.S. News
The firm was ranked Tier 1 in the “Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants” category and Tier 2 [...]