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Neutral ProfileMr. Robert Ferguson is the firm’s Chairman and one of its founding principals. His practice has focused on civil litigation, including construction law, insurance coverage, insurance defense, aviation law, maritime law, transportation law, products liability and professional liability defense. Mr. Ferguson’s extensive trial experience and professionalism have earned him respect and recognition from other lawyers in the community. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. In 1995, Mr. Ferguson was the recipient of The Maryland Bar Foundation Special Outstanding Achievement Award for Professional Legal Excellence. He has achieved an AV rating from Martindale Hubble. He has also served as a Maryland Institute Continuing Professional Education for Lawyers (MICPEL) instructor in Trial Advocacy, Discovery Practice and Motions Practice. He co-authored the Maryland Discovery Guidelines. Mr. Ferguson has also been active in the Litigation Section of the Maryland State Bar Association and served as its Chairman in 1990. He also served as Chairman of the Pleadings, Motions and Discovery subcommittee, and co-chaired the committee which drafted The Maryland Discovery Guidelines. He has been a member of the Litigation Section Council since 1986. Additionally, Mr. Ferguson offers his services as a neutral in Arbitration and Mediation, to assist parties in resolving their disputes without resorting to litigation.
Credentials & Institutional Standing
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Education
University of Maryland School of Law
Juris Doctor · Law
Class of 1972
University of Maryland
Bachelor of Science · Electrical Engineering
Class of 1968
Work History
1 PositionChairman and Founding Principal
Ferguson Schetlich Ballew, P.A.
Practice focused on civil litigation, including construction law, insurance coverage, and defense.
Honors & Recognition
7 HonorsFellow
Litigation Counsel of America
2017
2017 – present
Leadership in Law award
The Daily Record
2016
Charles H. Dorsey, Jr. Mentor Award
Bar Association of Baltimore City
2007
Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers
2007
2007-Present
Governor’s Citation
Governor’s Council for Criminal and Juvenile Justice
1996
For service on the Governor’s Council for Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Special Outstanding Achievement Award for Professional Legal Excellence
Maryland Bar Foundation
1995
Fellow
American College of Trial Lawyers
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