Experienced
Civil LitigatorsWe Provide Personal Attention and Successfully Handle the Legal Needs of Our Clients
Experienced
Civil LitigatorsWe provide personal attention and successfully handle the legal needs of our clients
Seasoned Litigators Committed To Results
The Law Offices of William J. Hickey offers exceptional legal services in civil litigation, certain insurance defense, homeowner association, medical practice litigations, and mediation representations throughout the State of Maryland and the Washington Metropolitan area. With over thirty years of experience, The Law Offices of William J. Hickey have a record of success with dedicated litigators providing personal attention and successfully handling the legal needs of the clients.
Practice Areas
Homeowner Association
Homeowner Association
For over twenty years, The Law Offices of William J. Hickey represents condominium association, homeowner associations, cooperatives and management companies in all aspects of legal representation. The firm has represented Boards of Directors, individual homeowners, Council of Unit Owners, and managers in litigation. The firm regularly counsels and advises these non-profit entities on by-laws application, amendment and update. The firm has also represented these entities from initial development through transition from developer to unit owner control. A frequent area of legal advice and representation concerns construction repairs and claims which many times results in civil litigation.
Insurance Defense
Insurance Defense
The Law Offices of William J. Hickey has emerged from a long line of insurance defense firms practicing in the Maryland D.C. jurisdictions. Mr. Hickey was formerly with Donahue, Ehrmantraut & Montedonico, Montenico & Mason, Montedonico, Hamilton & Altman and Godwin & Hickey. These firms were the premier firms in Maryland and D.C. practicing in the area of insurance defense. Over the past thirty years, these firm have developed concentration areas in which each has excelled. The Law Offices of William J. Hickey is one that has naturally progressed in this legal field having enjoyed as client's multiple insurance carriers over the years. In addition to providing legal representation to insured covered by CGL, EPLI, D&O; policies, the firm also renders coverage opinions and represents clients on coverage questions seeking Declaratory Judgment determinations. The firm’s rates are competitive, and its attorneys provide a quality product at market reasonable prices. Mr. Hickey and Mr. Gittins are both active members of various local and national Insurance Defense organizations.
Medical Practice
Medical Practice
The firm represents Plaintiffs and Defendant in both medical and dental malpractice cases. Mr. Hickey, while employed with Montedonico, Hamilton & Altman, actively represented physicians, hospitals and other health care providers for over fifteen years. Mr. Hickey also represents dentists, oral surgeons and dental facilities.
Currently, the firm represents both physicians and injured plaintiffs. The Law Offices of William J. Hickey provide legal counsel to physicians who may be exposed to a limitation of their insurance coverage, physicians who seek guidance on the application of hospital by-laws and peer review investigations initiated by the local or state physician organizations.
Civil Litigation
Civil Litigation
The strength of The Law Offices of William J. Hickey is its ability to provide clients with high-level jury trial advocacy. Mr. Hickey is a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, a National Board of Directors Member to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and is recognized as achieving the highest level of attorney practice by Bests Recommended Insurance Attorneys. He has tried to verdict over 60 jury trials. He has consistently maintained the expectation of client outcome besting the settlement offer in defense cases over sixty-five percent of the time. The firm has taken to trial many serious injury and high dollar plaintiff’s cases with outcome to client satisfaction.
Mediation
Mediation
Both parties agree to bring in a neutral third party to oversee the proceedings and help the parties involved work out an agreement. Mediation takes less time, costs less money and is less intensive than taking a lawsuit to court – but can still help you arrive at the settlement you desire.
Recognition
Membership with American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
AV Rated Martindale & Hubbell Over 25 years