Work:
Janet, Jenner, & Suggs - Attorney at Law
Education:
University of Baltimore - Law (1978) , University of Maryland, College Park (1976)
About:
Howard Janet has been representing plaintiffs in complex civil litigation for more than 30 years in states across the country. His efforts on behalf of clients have repeatedly produced record-breakin...
Bragging Rights:
Howard Janet has been recognized for his expertise and ethics by the legal profession’s most respected peer review organizations. Best Lawyers in America® honored him as the 2012 Lawyer of the Year–Personal Injury, Baltimore, MD. Martindale-Hubbell® has repeatedly awarded him its highest possible rating (AV), and Best Lawyers in America® and Super Lawyers® have consistently identified him as one of the nation’s top attorneys. He has also been recognized in the media as a leading trial lawyer with cases reported on by The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, ESPN, and Jet Magazine, among others. . A substantial part of Mr. Janet’s career has been devoted to advocating for the rights of children who have sustained life-altering injuries from medical negligence or other wrongful conduct. Over the course of his career, Mr. Janet has investigated over 15,000 cases nationwide involving cerebral palsy, most often in the context of suspected obstetrical negligence. His expertise also has been called upon in child sexual abuse litigation, including the Penn State/Sandusky/Second Mile scandal. Mr. Janet’s accomplishments on behalf of children with cerebral palsy have frequently broken new ground. In his efforts to achieve full justice for his clients and provide them with the peace of mind they deserve, he has won landmark verdicts and settlements in multiple jurisdictions. Among them are a $24 million verdict in the District of Columbia, and record-breaking $9.3 Million and $15.5 Million verdicts in Minnesota. Precedent-setting settlements have reached eight figures. In other types of medical malpractice cases, he also has obtained exemplary results for his clients, often exceeding $10 Million. These cases have involved substandard care that caused brain damage unrelated to cerebral palsy, quadriplegia, paraplegia, misdiagnosed cancer, amputation, stroke, heart attack and death.
Links:
MyAdvocates
Cerebral Palsy Family Network