James D. Cardea is a partner with over 27 years of litigation and jury trial experience. He has been consistently recognized as one of Maryland’s top medical malpractice attorneys. Jim is a tenacious, aggressive, and extremely effective advocate for victims of medical negligence and has successfully served as lead counsel in hundreds of medical malpractice cases throughout Maryland, Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania , Delaware and New Jersey. Over the course of his career, Jim has obtained numerous seven-figure jury verdicts and settlements which have been featured in The Baltimore Sun and The Daily Record, among other publications. Jim’s many notable verdicts include a $1.75 million verdict in a Baltimore County jury trial which, according to topverdict.com, was one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in the country in 2019. Jim has been repeatedly honored as one of Maryland’s top 100 attorneys by Maryland Super Lawyers and as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the American Trial Lawyers Association. He has also been included in Best Lawyers in America, Best Attorneys in America, The National Association of Distinguished Counsel (Top Attorneys) and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, as well as several other organizations. In 2022, Jim was one of only 25 attorneys in Maryland named to the Daily Record’s Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law Power List. Identified as one of the finest and most influential practitioners in Maryland, Jim was selected to this exclusive list after the Daily Record’s editorial team consulted their readers and other individuals in the legal community for their input and perspective. Jim received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College and graduated cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he received American Jurisprudence Awards in Legal Analysis, Research and Writing (1992) and Domestic Relations (1994). He was also a Staff Editor for the University of Baltimore Law Review from 1994-1995 and was awarded membership to the Heuisler Honor Society. Each September, in honor of his father, Jim sponsors the Dr. Don Gardea Memorial Golf Tournament benefiting the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. An avid sports fan and golfer, he has coached various youth sports. Jim is married with three daughters.

Lori Cardew-Lowers serves as General Counsel for Southeast Petro Distributor, where she plays a pivotal role in guiding stakeholders through complex real estate transactions, leasing arrangements, and land use matters. With extensive experience in real estate law, Ms. Lowers has been instrumental in helping developers bring multi-use commercial and residential projects to completion. In addition to her real estate expertise, Ms. Lowers advises company leadership on a wide range of corporate and business issues and collaborates with outside counsel on litigation-related matters. Her legal career includes valuable experience working with developers and serving as a team member in both boutique and international law firms, further enriching her strategic and practical approach to legal challenges.

If you are looking for an attorney who cares about getting you the most compensation for your case, call Ryan Cardoso. As founder and principal attorney of Cardoso Law, PLLC, Ryan puts his clients first and obtains the best possible results for each case. Ryan and his team provide personal and individualized attention to each client’s case – no matter how big or small. As a result, he’s recovered millions of dollars for people injured in car accidents, trucking accidents, wrongful death negligence cases, and many other serious personal injury cases. He is a Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements for their clients. Ryan’s track record includes winning jury trials, obtaining large settlements for his clients, and building a strong reputation in court and throughout his community. He works tirelessly to maximize personal injury awards for his clients. Ryan fights as hard as he can, as long as he can, to get justice for his clients. He stands up to powerful insurance companies, corporations, and governmental entities when they are at fault for injuring his clients. All the while, he sends a continual message to those who try to lowball or deny accident victims: “I won’t stand for it.” Ryan will never settle a case without client approval and always works hard to make sure his clients are fully informed throughout the process.

Born in Portland, Oregon, Tammi grew up mostly in Washington State. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Washington State University before going to Boston’s New England School of Law, where she received her Juris Doctorate. She then earned her LL.M., a legal Master’s degree, in estate planning, at the University of Miami Law School. Tammi is one of but a handful of few trust and estate attorneys in Oregon or Washington with this advanced degree and training. Tammi has extensive knowledge of special needs and charitable trusts, and estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. An animal lover, Tammi also assists clients in planning for their pets. Tammi began her career in estate planning and probate & trust administration in New Mexico, where she practiced trust and estate law for six years before moving home to the Pacific Northwest. When not practicing law, Tammi and her husband enjoy the Northwest’s magnificent outdoors, and take delight in biking, hiking and watching their golden retriever swim in the vast number of lakes and rivers in the area.