Rick Jaklitsch

Jaklitsch Law Group • Upper Marlboro, MD

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Contact

info@jaklitschlawgroup.com

Phone

301-448-3190

Website

https://jaklitschlawgroup.com/

Address

Upper Marlboro, MD, 20772, US

Professional

Bar Admissions

Maryland1983District of Columbia1986U.S. District Court District of Maryland1984U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington1987U.S. District Court Western District of Washington1987

About

Rick Jaklitsch is a nationally acclaimed Personal Injury Trial Attorney. The BIG DOG himself has seemingly won every possible legal award that relies on the vote of judges who have seen Rick in action, or lawyers who have opposed Rick in court. When you meet Rick it feels as though you have known him forever. He has a way of making anyone feel at ease. It’s no wonder so many of his clients recommend him to their friends and family. He is the guy you want fighting the insurance company on your behalf. While he is tough on adjusters, he treats his clients like family. Rick was one of the youngest attorneys in the country when he was first honored by Martindale-Hubbell with their coveted “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers. That honor put Rick in the top 1% of lawyers nationwide, and he has won that prestigious recognition every year for the past 22 years. Martindale-Hubbell calls this AV rating “the pinnacle of professional excellence earned through a strenuous peer review rating process. It is the highest possible peer review rating in both legal ability and ethical standards”. Rick has been honored by Who’s Who In American Law for over 24 years. He’s been listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995, and was one of the very first lawyers in the entire country to obtain a perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com. Rick has won “The Best Attorney Award” from Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America, and is prominently listed in the publication “Best Lawyers in America”. The National Trial Lawyers Association has listed Rick repeatedly as a Top 100 Lawyer, and the American Trial Lawyers Association has listed Rick as one of their Top 10 Lawyers for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016. The Trial Lawyers Board of Regent’s prestigious “Litigator Award” was awarded to Rick and The Jaklitsch Law Group, more than 1 million other lawyers who were considered for that amazing award. Rick is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocate Forum and the Multi-Million Advocate Forum, which are called “The most prestigious group of trial lawyers in the United States”. Rick has been honored with a National “Top Ten” Ranking, every year since 2013 by the Nation’s Premier Group of Personal Injury Lawyers, the National Association of Personal Injury Attorneys, and won The Daily Record’s preeminent legal honor, its Leadership in the Law award. Rick has handled hundreds of cases resulting in six figure and higher awards for his clients, and has handled both multi-million dollar injury cases and has sued insurance companies for as little as $23 in unpaid personal injury protection coverage on behalf his clients. No case is too big or too small. Rick is licensed to practice in every single State Court in all 24 jurisdictions in the State of Maryland, all Maryland Federal Courts, as well as the United States District Courts in both Maryland and Washington, D.C. Rick has been honored by Super Lawyers Magazine in both Maryland and in the District of Columbia every single year since Super Lawyers began rating lawyers in those jurisdictions, and won the “Top Attorney” Award in Washington, D.C., and the “Top Attorney” Award in the State of Maryland, and has been decorated as a top Personal Injury Trial Attorney every single year by What’s Up Magazine. Rick has also been repeatedly honored for his non-legal work in our community. Rick won the Prince George’s County Bar Association’s esteemed President’s Award for “outstanding contributions to the Bar and to the community,” and was named a “Make-A-Wish Star” by the National Make-A-Wish Foundation for Rick’s tireless fundraising on behalf of Make-A-Wish, including raising the funds for eleven children to have their dying wish granted. Rick has won the Terrapin Club Lifetime Giving Award, and sat on the Terrapin Club Board of Directors for almost 10 years. He served as President of the University of Maryland Terrapin Club, which provided scholarships for more than 700 athletes in 27 varsity Division 1 sports. Rick raised millions and millions of dollars for University of Maryland athletes before he was appointed by Head Coach Randy Edsall to serve as President of the Maryland Gridiron Network, the fundraising arm of Maryland football. Rick then raised millions and millions of dollars on behalf of that organization and those Maryland athletes. He sat on the Board for Archbishop Spalding High School and on the Board of Directors for the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame. Rick was appointed to the Judicial Nominating Commission by Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich and has sat for numerous years on the Maryland State Bar Association’s Judicial Selections Committee, which interviews judicial applicants from every jurisdiction in the State of Maryland. Prior to being a lawyer, Rick won the “Outstanding Leader of the Year” Award at the University of Maryland while an undergraduate, was honored by Who’s Who, and by Mortar Board, and was honored by Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, which he led as President, and which Rick has continued to serve as a voting Alumni member for the past 36 years. Rick’s practice is limited 100% to handling personal injury cases caused by the negligence of others in car, truck, and train crashes. Rick is a proud member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Anne Arundel Bar Association, the Prince George’s County Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, and the Maryland Association for Justice. He served for many years on the Board of Directors for the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association.

About Personal Injury Law

Personal injury attorneys represent individuals who have been injured due to the negligence of others. They work to obtain compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Common matters include car accidents, slip and fall, medical malpractice, workplace injuries.

Recognition & Involvement

Awards

The Daily Record selected Rick Jaklitsch, Founder of and Partner with The Jaklitsch Law Group to receive the 2015 Leadership in Law award. Twenty-seven members of the legal community throughout Maryland were recognized for their outstanding work. Nominations were received from The Daily Record’s readers in addition to area law firms, bar associations, chambers of commerce and the business and legal communities at large. Nominees were asked to complete an application that outlined their career accomplishments, community involvement and mentoring activities that would distinguish them as outstanding leaders in the law. An external panel of judges and a representative of The Daily Record reviewed the nominations and made the selections. The Daily Record launched the Leadership in Law awards in 2001 as a way to recognize the outstanding work being done by members of the legal community throughout Maryland., 2015 | Terrapin Club Lifetime Giving Award “Make-A-Wish Star” by the National Make-A-Wish Foundation Prince George’s County Bar Association’s esteemed President’s Award for "outstanding contributions to the Bar and to the community" “Face of Personal Injury Law” by What’s Up Magazine “Top Attorney” Award in the State of Maryland “Top Attorney” Award in Washington, D.C. Honored by Super Lawyers Magazine in both Maryland and in the District of Columbia National “Top Ten” Ranking, Nation’s Premier Group of Personal Injury Lawyers, 2013 - Present Member, Million Dollar Advocate Forum and the Multi-Million Advocate Forum Litigator Award, The Trial Lawyers Board of Regent’s Top 10 Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers Association Best Lawyers in America The Best Attorney Award, Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | “Make-A-Wish Star” by the National Make-A-Wish Foundation Prince George’s County Bar Association’s esteemed President’s Award for "outstanding contributions to the Bar and to the community" “Face of Personal Injury Law” by What’s Up Magazine “Top Attorney” Award in the State of Maryland “Top Attorney” Award in Washington, D.C. Honored by Super Lawyers Magazine in both Maryland and in the District of Columbia National “Top Ten” Ranking, Nation’s Premier Group of Personal Injury Lawyers, 2013 - Present Member, Million Dollar Advocate Forum and the Multi-Million Advocate Forum Litigator Award, The Trial Lawyers Board of Regent’s Top 10 Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers Association Best Lawyers in America The Best Attorney Award, Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | Prince George’s County Bar Association’s esteemed President’s Award for "outstanding contributions to the Bar and to the community" “Face of Personal Injury Law” by What’s Up Magazine “Top Attorney” Award in the State of Maryland “Top Attorney” Award in Washington, D.C. Honored by Super Lawyers Magazine in both Maryland and in the District of Columbia National “Top Ten” Ranking, Nation’s Premier Group of Personal Injury Lawyers, 2013 - Present Member, Million Dollar Advocate Forum and the Multi-Million Advocate Forum Litigator Award, The Trial Lawyers Board of Regent’s Top 10 Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers Association Best Lawyers in America The Best Attorney Award, Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | “Face of Personal Injury Law” by What’s Up Magazine “Top Attorney” Award in the State of Maryland “Top Attorney” Award in Washington, D.C. Honored by Super Lawyers Magazine in both Maryland and in the District of Columbia National “Top Ten” Ranking, Nation’s Premier Group of Personal Injury Lawyers, 2013 - Present Member, Million Dollar Advocate Forum and the Multi-Million Advocate Forum Litigator Award, The Trial Lawyers Board of Regent’s Top 10 Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers Association Best Lawyers in America The Best Attorney Award, Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | “Top Attorney” Award in the State of Maryland “Top Attorney” Award in Washington, D.C. Honored by Super Lawyers Magazine in both Maryland and in the District of Columbia National “Top Ten” Ranking, Nation’s Premier Group of Personal Injury Lawyers, 2013 - Present Member, Million Dollar Advocate Forum and the Multi-Million Advocate Forum Litigator Award, The Trial Lawyers Board of Regent’s Top 10 Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers Association Best Lawyers in America The Best Attorney Award, Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | “Top Attorney” Award in Washington, D.C. Honored by Super Lawyers Magazine in both Maryland and in the District of Columbia National “Top Ten” Ranking, Nation’s Premier Group of Personal Injury Lawyers, 2013 - Present Member, Million Dollar Advocate Forum and the Multi-Million Advocate Forum Litigator Award, The Trial Lawyers Board of Regent’s Top 10 Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers Association Best Lawyers in America The Best Attorney Award, Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | Honored by Super Lawyers Magazine in both Maryland and in the District of Columbia National “Top Ten” Ranking, Nation’s Premier Group of Personal Injury Lawyers, 2013 - Present Member, Million Dollar Advocate Forum and the Multi-Million Advocate Forum Litigator Award, The Trial Lawyers Board of Regent’s Top 10 Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers Association Best Lawyers in America The Best Attorney Award, Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | National “Top Ten” Ranking, Nation’s Premier Group of Personal Injury Lawyers, 2013 - Present Member, Million Dollar Advocate Forum and the Multi-Million Advocate Forum Litigator Award, The Trial Lawyers Board of Regent’s Top 10 Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers Association Best Lawyers in America The Best Attorney Award, Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | Member, Million Dollar Advocate Forum and the Multi-Million Advocate Forum Litigator Award, The Trial Lawyers Board of Regent’s Top 10 Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers Association Best Lawyers in America The Best Attorney Award, Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | Litigator Award, The Trial Lawyers Board of Regent’s Top 10 Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers Association Best Lawyers in America The Best Attorney Award, Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | Top 10 Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers Association Best Lawyers in America The Best Attorney Award, Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | Top 100 Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers Association Best Lawyers in America The Best Attorney Award, Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | Best Lawyers in America The Best Attorney Award, Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | The Best Attorney Award, Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | Perfect 10.0 rating for legal ability by the online rating service of AVVO.com Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers every year since 1995 Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | Who’s Who In American Law “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | “AV Preeminent” rating of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1993 - Present Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | Maryland Attorney of the Year , Top 100 registry , 2018 "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | "Top Personal Injury Attorney" , National Law Journal , 2022 Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | Litigator of the Year , American Institute of Trial Lawyers , 2022 "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022 | "Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney" , American Lawyer Magazine , 2022

Associations

Maryland State Bar Association | Prince George's County Bar Association | Anne Arundel Bar Association | Maryland State Bar Foundation (Fellow) | Maryland Association for Justice

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Updated: Mar 15, 2026