Practice Areas  

•  Medical Malpractice

•  Professional Licensing

•  Premises Liability

•  General Civil Litigation

•  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

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.