Franke, E. Philip III

Baxter, Baker, Sidle, Conn & Jones, P.A.
SunTrust Bank Building
Suite 2100
120 E. Baltimore St
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Phone: (410) 230-3815
Fax: (410) 230-3801
E-mail: epf@bbsclaw.com

E. Philip Franke III, an owner and partner in the firm, specializes in defending physicians and other health care providers against malpractice claims. His experience in this area includes defending healthcare professionals before juries in Maryland Circuit and Federal Courts. Mr. Franke also regularly represents healthcare providers before state licensing agencies and peer review boards.

A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Mr. Franke has an AV rating by Martindale Hubble. He has been selected to appear in the 2007-present editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of medical malpractice law, and he is listed in the 2008-present issues of Maryland Super Lawyers ® magazine. Elected by his peers, he is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. A member of the Maryland Defense Counsel, Inc., he has served on its Executive Committee as chairman of both the Negligence and Insurance Committee and the Professional Liability Committee.

Mr. Franke has been invited to testify on numerous occasions before the Maryland
legislature on proposed legislation affecting civil litigation generally and
medical malpractice claims specifically. He also has appeared before numerous groups of healthcare professionals to discuss liability issues and risk management.

Areas of Practice:
Defense of Professional Malpractice Claims
Medical
Dental
Hospital/nursing home
Representation of physicians and other professionals before licensing
  agencies and peer review boards
Product liability defense
Appellate Practice
Insurance Coverage

Bar Admissions:
Maryland, 1983
United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 1984

Education:
University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 1983)
University of Virginia (B.A., 1977)

Representative Clients:
Medical Mutual Insurance Society of Maryland
Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation

Representative Cases:
Successfully defended physicians in over forty trials claiming wrongful death
   or serious injury, including claims of malpractice involving:
Missed/delayed cancer diagnosis
Obstetrics
General surgery
Orthopedic surgery
Neurosurgery
Internal medicine
Urology
Cardiology
Family practice
Gynecology
Psychiatry
Successfully defended individuals and corporations in numerous jury trials
   involving claims of:
     Product liability
     Premises liability
     Assault and battery
     Professional negligence

Past Employment Positions:
Anderson, Coe & King, LLP, Associate and Partner, 1984-2008

Birth Information:
1951, Baltimore, Maryland