Marianne was inducted into ABOTA in 2018 and is one of many Goodell DeVries attorneys to receive that honor. Craig B. Merkle, Janet A. Forero, Kelly Hughes Iverson, and Susan Preston are also ABOTA members, as were retired Goodell DeVries partners Tom Monahan and Don DeVries. Like Marianne, Craig Merkle has served for years on the Maryland Chapter executive committee, and he is the chapter’s elected Treasurer.
Marianne is Chair of Goodell DeVries’s Medical Malpractice Group. She defends individual and institutional healthcare providers against claims of medical negligence and other healthcare litigation. She is sought after nationally to advise institutional healthcare providers on high-risk matters, often involving obstetrical-malpractice allegations. Her clients include some of the most acclaimed health systems in Maryland and across the country.
She is a member and past President of the Wednesday Law Club, a Baltimore-based speaker’s club of lawyers and judges, founded in 1926. She is also a long-time member of the Mid-Atlantic Society for Healthcare Risk Management (MASHRM) and has served in various leadership roles on its executive committee, including Co-chair of the Legislative Committee, Secretary, and Director-at-Large. Marianne is recognized as a leading medical malpractice defense attorney by highly regarded directories such as Benchmark Litigation, Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, and Super Lawyers.
Founded in 1958, ABOTA is a prestigious national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges. ABOTA and its members are dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial right provided by the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. ABOTA membership consists of more than 7,300 lawyers—plaintiff and defense—and judges spread among 94 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Admission requires substantial jury trial experience and high ethical standards, and is solely by election of the local chapter and confirmation by National ABOTA.
The Maryland Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) is dedicated to preserving the civil jury trial and promoting civility, integrity, and professionalism in the legal profession. The chapter includes a balanced mix of accomplished civil plaintiff and defense attorneys from across Maryland.