Ryan S. Perlin, Associate
perlin@acklaw.com
Telephone: 410-752-1630
Facsimile: 410-752-0085
Direct: 443-573-9333
7 Saint Paul Street, Suite 1600
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Practice Areas
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Medical Malpractice
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Professional Licensing
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Premises Liability
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General Civil Litigation
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Insurance Coverage
Professional
Profile
Ryan S. Perlin focuses his practice on professional
liability and general civil litigation. He regularly represents physicians and
hospitals in defense of medical negligence claims involving allegations of
wrongful death, missed or delayed cancer diagnosis, including colon, prostate
and lung cancer, surgical complications, including abdominal and colorectal
injuries, overmedication of narcotics and anti-psychotics, missed diagnosis of
vasculitis resulting in amputation, and negligent nursing care. In addition to
appearing in district and circuit courts across Maryland, Mr. Perlin also
defends physicians and other medical professionals in licensing matters before
licensing boards, peer review committees, and administrative law judges.
He also handles general civil litigation matters including insurance coverage
disputes, products liability, property damage and premises liability,
representing both national and local clients. Mr. Perlin is a
contributing blogger to The Daily Record's Generation J.D. web blog, offering
his thoughts, opinions, and insight regarding the issues facing young lawyers.
Mr. Perlin graduated with honor from the University of Maryland School of
Law where he served as Vice-President of the Moot Court Board and as a
competitor on the National Trial Team. Upon graduation, the law school faculty
awarded him membership in the Order of the Barristers, a national honorary
organization dedicated to the encouragement of oral advocacy and the
development of brief writing skills through moot court and mock trial programs.
While pursuing his law degree, Mr. Perlin worked for the Office of Law for
Baltimore County and for the United States Attorneys' Office for the District
of Maryland. Prior to joining Anderson, Coe & King in 2006, Mr.
Perlin clerked for the Honorable Stuart R. Berger in the Circuit Court for
Baltimore City. He is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association's
Young Lawyers Division, the Baltimore County Bar Association and the Bar
Association of Baltimore City. Mr. Perlin is also active in the Maryland
Volunteer Lawyer Service, providing pro bono representation to low-income
individuals through Maryland .
Education
University
of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 2005), with honor
Member,
Order of the Barristers
Vice President, Moot Court Board
Member, National Trial Team
Notre Dame London Law Center (Summer, 2003)
American University (B.A., 2002), cum laude
Admissions
Maryland
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
District of Columbia
Representative Matters
¥ Represented a local physician charged by the Board
of Physicians with failing to comply with the standards of quality medical
care. After a three-day hearing, an Administrative Law Judge recommended that
all charges against the physician be dismissed. The Board of Physicians agreed
with and adopted the ALJ's findings and proposed decision.
¥ Obtained summary judgment in a
case involving allegations against an international manufacturer of space
heaters in a product liability action in federal court in Maryland . The Court
granted summary judgment in favor of the Defendant, ruling that Plaintiff's
expert's fire causation theory was not based on reliable or widely accepted
scientific evidence under the Daubert standards.
¥ Represented a County Board of
Education against allegations of negligence and improper coaching brought by a
cheerleader who suffered head and neck injuries when she fell to the ground
while performing a stunt. After trial on the merits, the Court granted judgment
in favor of the Board.
¥ Represented a County Board of Education against
allegations of negligence brought by a Plaintiff who suffered a significant
head injury after striking her head on the bleachers in a high school
gymnasium. At trial, Mr. Perlin moved for judgment at the midpoint arguing that
the Plaintiff had failed to meet its burden of proof. The trial judge granted the
motion and entered judgment in favor of the Board.