Hagerstown, MD

D. Bruce Poole

Bruce Poole, Esq. has been representing clients and trying cases for 40 years. He has completed well over 100 jury and bench trials, secured large verdicts, and successfully argued cases before the Maryland Court of Special Appeals and Maryland Court of Appeals. He is named to The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Trial Attorneys List, received a lifetime achievement membership in America's Top 100 Attorneys, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He holds a Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent rating.

Jonathan N. Portner

Mr. Portner is the President and Managing Partner of Portner & Shure, P.A. He is licensed to practice in MD, VA, and D.C. and represents clients in criminal defense, personal injury (motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, drug and medical device injuries). He supervises seven offices and ten lawyers, securing millions in settlements and trial awards, with over $400 million recovered. He is known for his aggressive yet fair approach, focusing on client satisfaction and results. He is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Lawyers of Distinction, recognized as a top trial lawyer in America. He has been featured in Time Magazine and The National Law Journal, and recognized by the National Top 100 Trial Lawyers for personal injury, workers’ compensation, and criminal defense. Other accolades include American Top 100 Attorneys, Million Dollar, Best Attorneys of America, and Lawyer of the Year for Criminal Defense. State-level recognition includes "Top 10" in Maryland by the American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys, One of Maryland’s Top 10 Attorneys, and "10 Best" for Criminal Law. He was also named Personal Injury Litigator of the Year by the American Institute of Trial Lawyers and a Top Rated Attorney by AVVO. He has dedicated firm resources to non-English speaking clients, providing services in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese.

Alan J. Belsky is the managing partner of the firm. His areas of practice include negligence, medical malpractice, bankruptcy and appeals. He graduated cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1991, where he was editor-in-chief of the University of Baltimore Law Review. He has published and lectured extensively on litigation topics and has been counsel in high-profile cases. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and received the Super Lawyers designation multiple times. He also received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He was instrumental in forming the Maryland State Bar Association section on consumer bankruptcy and represents indigent clients pro bono. He is admitted to practice in Maryland, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, U.S. District Courts for Maryland and D.C., and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts in Maryland and D.C.

Ken Berman

Ken is a founding partner of Berman | Sobin | Gross LLP. He advocates and consistently achieves winning results for his clients in Maryland Workers Compensation cases and multi-million dollar Personal Injury trials. He has been instrumental in passing legislation expanding rights for firefighters and injured workers, testifies regularly before the state legislature, and served on the Maryland Governor’s Study Commission on Workers’ Compensation Legislation. Ken has successfully tried and won Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, and Motor Vehicle Accident cases, securing multi-million dollar awards and the largest jury verdicts in multiple counties. He holds a superior ‘A-V’ rating from Martindale Hubbell and is consistently listed as a Top Attorney in Maryland and DC. Ken is also a frequent lecturer to various organizations on workers' compensation law.

Gregg S. Freeburn

Gregg S. Freeburn, Esq., an attorney at Freeburn Law, graduated from Dickinson College and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, cum laude. He focuses on representing injured workers and accident victims. He was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2020 and 2021, and recognized in The National Trial Lawyers' Top 40 Under 40. He is actively involved in the legal and local community.

Richard D. Shure

Mr. Shure has been an attorney licensed in Maryland since 1991 and Virginia since 1995. He represents injured clients in personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, and workers' compensation. He graduated from the University of Maryland as a three-time ACC All Academic student and played running back for the Terps football team. He graduated from Georgetown University Law School. He previously worked at a large Baltimore law firm and as in-house counsel for a national health care corporation, using this knowledge to negotiate millions in claims annually. His philosophy is aggressive yet thorough, leading to successful negotiations and multiple million-dollar awards. He remains on the board of a national health care corporation and is a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, The Virginia State and Federal Bar Associations, and the Maryland Terrapin Club.

Ari Laric

Ari Laric is a managing partner at Berman | Sobin | Gross LLP, representing injured workers across Maryland. He focuses on union workers, including firefighters, police officers, and teachers, and educates them on their rights. Ari has served on the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Guide Revision Committee and presented on workers’ compensation law. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers®, National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff’s Lawyers, Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG) as one of the Nation’s Top Injured Workers’ Attorneys, and American Institute of Trial Lawyers as 2022 Litigator of The Year. He also received the John L. Seiss, Sr. Gentleman’s Award by IAFF Local 964 in 2023.