Michele R. Kendus

Michele Kendus

Michele R. Kendus is an experienced trial attorney who has over 20 years of proven success representing clients facing complex civil tort claims in Maryland’s Federal and State Courts. Michele is a smart and formidable advocate who obtains successful resolution for her clients from pre-suit negotiations to trial verdicts, with a focus on the defense of medical malpractice, product liability, premises liability, toxic tort, and motor tort complex personal injury claims. She is also a knowledgeable appellate attorney with proven success before Maryland’s highest Courts, and a skilled mediator.

Before earning her Juris Doctorate, Michele was a Registered Nurse for 13 years in Maryland’s top hospitals. She couples her legal skills and her medical knowledge to provide an edge in analyzing complex medical and scientific issues, providing appropriate case evaluation, and engaging efficient and effective communication with experts. Throughout her professional career, Michele is driven by one primary goal: to obtain efficient, effective, client-driven results.

Medical Malpractice Defense

Litigation

University of Baltimore

Juris Doctor, Cum Laude,  2020

University of Maryland

B.S., Nursing, 1987

Bar Admissions

Maryland, 2000

U.S. District Court for the District of Marland, 2001

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Order of the Barristers, 2020 

Publications

“Enough Is Enough: Reining In The Substantial Factor Test For Causation,” For The Defense 61 (January 2013), chosen for inclusion in the DRI Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Compendium, March 17, 2017.

“The Data Quality Act: Will it ‘Daubertize‘ Federal Agencies?” For the Defense (Fall 2002).

“The New Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence,” For the Defense (June 2001).

“Joint Defense Agreements: Is the Co-defendant Friend or Foe?” IADC Advocacy, Practice & Procedure (November 2001).

“Compliance with EMTALA: A Guide for Hospitals” Journal of Healthcare Risk Management (Summer 2000).

Lectures, Teaching and Volunteer Activities:

Attorney Volunteer, Baltimore City Circuit Court: Conduct pre-trial settlement conferences in civil cases, resulting in successful mediation and settlement of cases prior to trial.

Attorney volunteer Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Services: provide pro bono representation of clients in civil matters.

Faculty speaker, National Business Institute, “Dealing with Difficult Judges” (June 20, 2012)

Faculty speaker, National Business Institute, “Medical Evidence in Maryland Court: Your

Effective Guide to Use” (March 2, 2004) Written presentation, IADC Seminar, “A Decade of Daubert – Keeping the Gate Closed on Junk Science” (June 2003)

Invited speaker, University of Baltimore Second Annual Women in Advocacy Seminar (2003)

Faculty speaker, National Business Institute, seminar for paralegals on obtaining, preparing and using medical evidence in litigation.

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