Robert J. Farley 
P.O. Box 551
104 West Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21404-0551
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (410) 263-5900
E-mail: rjf@wlekn.com
Fax: (410)263-6583
Web site: http://www.wlekn.com


PositionEducationAffiliations


Mr. Farley is a shareholder in the Firm whose practice is devoted to the defense of claims for medical and professional malpractice. He has extensive expertise in the defense of health care professionals and institutions against claims of medical and professional malpractice and has represented injured parties as well. Mr. Farley has tried over 75 cases to verdict in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. He appears regularly before state and federal trial and appellate courts in those jurisdictions, and is responsible for all aspects of case management, including the development of case strategy, trial and briefing and arguing any appeals. He has been a frequent speaker to various health care professional groups and health care institutions on all issues of medical malpractice defense. Mr. Farley also is a civil litigation mediator.

After completing law school, Mr. Farley was law clerk to the Honorable James F. Couch, Jr. of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, after which he entered private practice. Prior to joining Wharton Levin Ehrmantraut & Klein, Mr. Farley was the managing partner of a national law firm whose sole practice was the defense of complex medical malpractice actions in Maryland, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. He also has significant experience in general civil litigation, including personal injury and worker's compensation claims. Mr. Farley is a member of the Federal and State Bar Associations of Maryland, the District of Columbia, West Virginia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Mr. Farley is BV® Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell.

Current Employment Position(s):
Shareholder
Bar Admissions:
Maryland, 1985
U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1986
Virginia, 1987
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1987
District of Columbia, 1988
U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1988
West Virginia, 1997
U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
Education:
University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1985
J.D.
Honors: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Domestic Relations, 1984


Loyola College, 1982
B.A.


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Anne Arundel County Bar Association


Maryland State Bar Association


Virginia Bar Association


The West Virginia Bar Association


The District of Columbia Bar