Paul D Bekman

Paul D Bekman is a Managing Member of Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Moore & Quinn, L.L.C., a plaintiff’s trial and litigation firm based in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm has been named Litigation Law Firm of the Year in Maryland, US at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026, recognising a practice built on decades of courtroom advocacy on behalf of injured clients.

A Baltimore trial firm

Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Moore & Quinn is located at 1829 Reisterstown Road in Baltimore and dedicates itself to representing victims of serious personal injuries. The firm frames its role in terms of partnership and advocacy, telling clients that they need a lawyer to fight alongside them and to stand up to corporations and insurance companies. Its practice areas include personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, premises liability and nursing home negligence, and it handles cases throughout Maryland and Washington, D.C., including across the many counties of the state and the Eastern Shore.

As a litigation and trial firm, its work centres on holding wrongdoers accountable and securing compensation for people who have suffered harm — often catastrophic and life-changing — through the negligence or misconduct of others. This is demanding work that combines detailed factual investigation, marshalling of expert evidence, and the willingness and ability to take cases to trial before a jury when a fair settlement cannot be reached.

Paul D Bekman: a Maryland trial lawyer

Paul D Bekman is now in his fourth decade of practice and serves as the firm’s Managing Member. He is described as a tenacious and successful advocate for his clients’ interests, a reputation reflected in the significant number of multi-million dollar awards he has obtained. His practice encompasses personal injury litigation, medical malpractice, products liability, commercial law, maritime and admiralty law, and alternative dispute resolution, giving him a broad base from which to handle complex civil litigation.

His professional record is distinguished. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and was admitted to the Maryland bar in 1972 and before the US Supreme Court in 1976. He has been recognised by Best Lawyers in America as a leading personal injury attorney since 1989, was elected a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 1993 — an honour reserved for experienced trial lawyers — and has been named “Lawyer of the Year” in his field in multiple years. He has been consistently listed as a Maryland Super Lawyer over many years, and in 2011 was honoured as a “Living Legal Legend” by the Bar Association of Baltimore City.

Litigation in Maryland

Civil litigation in Maryland proceeds through the state’s trial and appellate courts and, in appropriate cases, the federal courts. Personal injury and medical malpractice claims require plaintiffs to prove negligence and causation, frequently through expert testimony, and to establish the damages suffered. A trial firm’s value lies not only in its command of the substantive and procedural law, but in its credibility and effectiveness before a jury — the ultimate leverage in securing fair outcomes for injured clients. Paul Bekman’s long record of substantial verdicts and settlements exemplifies that capability.

Beyond his own caseload, a lawyer of Paul Bekman’s standing typically contributes to the wider profession, and his honours — fellowship of the American College of Trial Lawyers, repeated “Lawyer of the Year” recognition, and his designation as a “Living Legal Legend” by the Bar Association of Baltimore City — reflect the respect he commands among his peers as well as his results for clients. For a plaintiff’s firm, that reputation matters: it shapes how opposing parties and insurers approach a case, and it reassures clients, often facing the most difficult circumstances of their lives, that their claim is in capable and experienced hands. It is this depth of experience and standing across the firm’s senior members that supports its recognition as Litigation Law Firm of the Year in Maryland.

Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026

The Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026 — Litigation Law Firm of the Year in Maryland, US recognises Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Moore & Quinn and Paul D Bekman for the firm’s contribution to trial and litigation practice in Maryland. For individuals and families harmed by negligence or misconduct and seeking experienced, determined courtroom advocacy, the firm offers a Baltimore-based trial practice led by one of the state’s most decorated litigators.