Essex, MD

Karmen M. Slezak

Karmen M. Slezak is a Partner at the firm. She received her B.A. in International Relations from Scripps College in 1986 and her Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1991. She has significant trial experience in personal injury litigation and practices in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Ms. Slezak has been recognized by Lawyers of Distinction for Excellence in Personal Injury Law, inducted into the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and the National Trial Lawyers Motor Vehicle Top 25. She is a member of the American Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association, Baltimore County Bar Association, and the Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ). She concentrates in civil and automobile tort litigation, and also handles criminal/traffic matters, landlord/tenant matters, and bankruptcy cases.

Mark A. Snyder

Mark A. Snyder has assisted clients since 1976 and is admitted to practice in Maryland. He works in several areas, including workers' compensation, personal injury, including motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, criminal law, DUI, DWI, and traffic violations. He has received the Presidents Award and the Trustees Award from the Anne Arundel Bar Association and has been listed several times in Who's Who in American Law as well as the National Registry of Who's Who. He is very active in various professional associations, including serving as President of the Anne Arundel Bar Association and on the Board of Governors for the Maryland State Bar Association and Maryland Trial Lawyer's Association. He was also President of the Maryland Workers Compensation Educational Association in 2006.

Ronald W. Parker

Ronald W. Parker is a Founding Partner at Parker, Pallett, Slezak & Russell, LLC. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Baltimore. He is a member of the Maryland and National American Trial Lawyers Association, Maryland State, Baltimore County, and Harford County Bar Associations. He is admitted to the Maryland Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court, and has been named a National Top Lawyer of America. His primary areas of concentration include personal injury and workers’ compensation law, as well as real estate law, construction law, medical malpractice law, DWI/DUI and traffic violations defense, criminal defense, estate and trust law, wills, and landlord/tenant issues.

Erin H. Snyder

Erin Snyder is an experienced litigator licensed in the State of Maryland. Most of her practice focuses on criminal defense, traffic violations, automobile accidents, and workers compensation. Ms. Snyder has a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland College Park and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Following law school, she served as a judicial law clerk and then became an Assistant State's Attorney in Anne Arundel County, prosecuting hundreds of cases. Ms. Snyder is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Anne Arundel County Bar Association, the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, and the Maryland Association for Justice. She also serves as an Attorney Coach for the State Championship Mock Trial Team at Severna Park High School.

Henry J. Wegrocki

Henry J. Wegrocki is admitted to practice in Maryland and has served clients' needs since 1983. He practices in the areas of workers' compensation, personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, criminal law, traffic violations, Drunk Driving Offense, and related litigation and appeals. The majority of his practice involves civil litigation in the District and Circuit Courts throughout the State of Maryland. Mr. Wegrocki earned his undergraduate’s degree in addition to his Law degree from the University of Baltimore. He previously served as attorney coach for Severna Park High School's Mock Trial team which won the Maryland State Championship multiple times. Mr. Wegrocki is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Donald E. Pallett

Donald E. Pallett is Of Counsel to the firm. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Colorado in 1971 and his Juris Doctor Degree from George Mason University in 1982, where he was a member of the Law Review. He is a Member of the Maryland and National American Trial Lawyers Association, and the Maryland State Bar Association. He is admitted to the United States Supreme Court and frequently appears in appellate litigation in Maryland courts. His primary areas of concentration include personal injury, automobile accident and slip-and-fall litigation; family law matters; real estate law, trusts, estates, criminal law, and traffic matters. He is fluent in American Sign Language.

Perry W. Lericos

Perry W. Lericos is an accomplished trial attorney with a strong background in personal injury, contractual law, and business litigation. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Towson University in 1979 and his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1981. He is licensed to practice in Maryland and admitted before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, and the Court of Appeals of Maryland. He is a former Assistant State’s Attorney for Baltimore City. Mr. Lericos is rated as “Distinguished” with a “Very High Rating” in both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards by Martindale-Hubbell®, and has been rated as a Top Lawyer by Super Lawyers in 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 and as one of America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators.