Attorney Profiles

Joseph P. Hart
14507 Main Street
P.O. Box 549
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20773

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Phone: 1-866-444-6363 Fax: (301) 627-2838	E-mail: Email Me Website: http://www.andrewalpert.com http://www.menglaw.com

Joseph P. Hart is an associate with Meng & Alpert, LLC, LLC, located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. His primary practice areas include personal injury and negligence litigation and is a licensed attorney with 35 years of experience in public and private practice.

After receiving his Bachelor of Science in History Education at the University of Scranton, Mr. Hart attended law school at Duquesne University School of Law where he graduated with his Juris Doctor.

Mr. Hart is a member of professional organizations such as the American Association for Justice and Prince Georges County Bar Association and received an AVT rating from Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating an attorney can have with the organization.

Current Employment Position(s):

• Associate

Areas of Practice:

• Personal Injury
• Negligence litigation

Education:

• Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA
  Juris Doctor

• University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
  Bachelor of Science
  Major: History Education

Professional Experience:

• Alexander and Cleaver, Fort Washington and Annapolis, MD
  Litigator, Personal Injury Team – 1997 to present
  Responsible for the development, settlement, and trial of all personal injury cases in the District of Columbia and Maryland; negotiated and settled numerous major cases.

• Law Offices of Joseph P. Hart, Washington, DC
  Litigator, Civil and Criminal Cases – 1989 to 1997
  Primary focus Personal Injury, Police Brutality and general litigation matters against the District of Columbia and its Agencies. Tried numerous cases.

• Glassie, Pewitt, Dudley, Beebe & Shanks, Washington, DC
  Partner – 1984 to 1988
  Developed Personal Injury/Negligence practice

• Office of the Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia, Washington, DC
  Assistant Corporation Counsel - 1980 to 1984
  Prosecutor Criminal Division - 1980 to 1981
  General Litigation Division - 1981 to 1984
  Responsible for defense of major litigation matters against the District of Columbia and its Agencies. Main responsibilities for Metropolitan Police Department in all civil litigation actions.

• Hoencke & Hart, Heidelberg, Germany
  Partner - 1973 to 1978
  Represented US Military personnel in all criminal actions before Courts Martial throughout Germany.

Bar Admissions:

• District of Columbia Bar
• Maryland Bar
• Pennsylvania Bar
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals
• United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Court
• Court of Appeals of Maryland
• United States District Court District of Columbia
• United States District Court District of Maryland
• Supreme Court of the United States

Professional Organizations:

• American Association for Justice
• Prince Georges County Bar Association
• Martindale Hubbell - AVT

Professional Development:

• Alternative Dispute Resolution, November 2006
• Intellectual Property Issues, October 2005
• Trucking Litigation Issues, October 2004

Meng & Alpert, LLC
14507 Main Street
P.O. Box 549
Upper Marlboro, MD 20773
1-866-444-6363
1-301-627-1600
Free Consultations • Credit Cards Accepted

From our offices in Maryland, our Bethesda criminal defense, personal injury, estate and trust litigation, real property litigation, and DUI/DWI lawyers handle cases throughout the entire state of Maryland, including Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, including the counties of Montgomery County, Howard County, Prince George’s County, Anne Arundel County and Frederick County, as well as the cities of Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring, Columbia, Ellicott City, Annapolis, Glen Burnie, Bowie, College Park, Greenbelt, Oxon Hill.  also defend individuals facing DUI charges in metropolitan Washington D.C.