Mr. Rutland is a shareholder and Vice-President of the Firm. His practice primarily involves the defense of health care professionals and product manufacturers, as well as general civil litigation. Mr. Rutland is licensed to practice in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia and has handled numerous jury trials in the state and federal courts of those jurisdictions. In addition, Mr. Rutland has successfully argued appeals in the highest courts of each jurisdiction.

After graduating with honors from Mount Saint Mary's College in 1980, Mr. Rutland attended the University of Maryland School of Law, where he obtained his J.D. Degree in 1983. He thereafter clerked for the Honorable James S. McAuliffe, Jr. in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland. Following his clerkship, Mr. Rutland worked as an associate at the firm of McCarthy, Wilson & Ethridge, before joining the Firm in 1985.

Mr. Rutland is admitted to the Bars of the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Mr. Rutland is a member of the American Bar Association, the Maryland State Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar, the Virginia State Bar, the Anne Arundel County Bar, and the Defense Research Institute.

Mr. Rutland is AV® Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell.

Current Employment Position(s):
Shareholder

Bar Admissions: Maryland, 1983 U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1984 District of Columbia, 1985 U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1985 Virginia, 1993 U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1993 U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1986 U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1987 U.S. Supreme Court, 1987

Education:
University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1983 J.D.

Mount Saint Mary's College, 1980 B.S.Honors: Cum Laude

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Maryland State Bar Association Section on Litigation
American Bar Association Member, Section on Litigation, Products Liability Committee
American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section
The District of Columbia Bar
The Virginia State Bar
Defense Research Institute