James S. Aist, Partner

aist@acklaw.com

Telephone: 410-752-1630

Facsimile: 410-752-9173

Direct: 443-573-9309

201 North Charles Street, Suite 2000

Baltimore, Maryland 21201-4135

Practice Areas
• Product liability
• Construction litigation
• Personal injury
• Toxic torts
• Insurance defense

Professional Profile
James Aist represents national companies and insurers in product liability, toxic tort and construction cases in Maryland and Washington, D.C. He also represents severely injured plaintiffs in personal injury cases.

Mr. Aist received his law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he served on the editorial board of the Maryland Law Forum and received the William P. Cunningham Award for Exceptional Achievement and Service. Before joining Anderson, Coe & King, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Elsbeth Levy Bothe of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.

Mr. Aist is a member of the bar of the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He holds the “AV” peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbel and is a member of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Education
University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 1988)
William P. Cunningham Award for Exceptional Achievement and Service
Editorial Board, Maryland Law Forum
University of Maryland College Park (B.A., 1984) magna cum laude

Admissions
Maryland
District of Columbia
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Representative Matters
• Won summary judgment in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland on behalf of a landlord in a case involving an alleged violation of the fire code in which the plaintiff suffered catastrophic injuries. The case was affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

• Won numerous jury verdicts and summary judgment motions on behalf of school boards in Maryland.

• Successfully represented the purchaser of commercial property in actions against a building inspection company and the seller of the building over building defects that were not disclosed at the time of the sale, resulting in a large settlement in favor of the purchaser.

• Won numerous summary judgment motions and court decisions on behalf of a leading automobile manufacturer concerning warranty claims.

• Obtained a $1.5 million settlement on behalf of a personal injury plaintiff who sustained a closed head injury in an automobile accident.