Maryland Personal Injury Attorney

Attorney Profiles

Michael J. Schreyer
8 Post Office Road
Waldorf, Maryland 20602

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Phone: (800) 301-7172 Fax: (301) 870-4050	E-mail: Email Me Website: http://www.andrewalpert.com

 

Maryland Attorney, Michael J. Schreyer has devoted 16 years to developing thorough trial skills and knowledge in more than one thousand personal injury and workers' compensation cases. An accomplished appellate advocate, he has overturned and defended trial court decisions through appeals to Maryland's highest courts. He has been a speaker for the Maryland Workers' Compensation Education Association state convention, concerning current appellate cases, and for the Maryland Trial Lawyers' Association, concerning claims by traveling employees.

He is a council member to the Maryland State Bar Association's Negligence, Insurance & Workers' Compensation Section, and he is a member of the Legislative & Amicus Brief Committees of the Maryland Trial Lawyers' Association. In addition to these activities he is actively involved in the Bar Associations of Charles, St. Mary's and Calvert Counties. A graduate of the Washington and Lee University School of Law, Mr. Schreyer also contributes his time on the boards of directors of several community service organizations.

   

Employment

• Alpert & Schreyer, LLC – Partner, 2010 & Continuing
• Seidman & Schreyer, LLC – Partner, 1998-2010
• Schreyer & Scott, PA – Partner and Co-Founder, 1996-1998
• Andrews, Schick, Bongar & Starkey, PA – Partner, 1994-1998
• Andrews, Schick, Bongar & Starkey, PA – Associate, 1988-1994

Bar Admissions

• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2004
• United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 1989
• Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1988

Legal Honors, Activities & Associations

• Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission Advisory Committee on Budget
  • Governor's Appointment, 2009-2010
• Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission
  • District 15, Charles County – Member, 2004 & Continuing
• Trial Lawyers Care Pro Bono Project
  • Certificate of Appreciation - Pro Bono Representation of Victim of the Attack on the Pentagon September 11th Victims Compensation Fund, 2002
• Maryland State Bar Association
  • Board of Governors, 2006
  • MICPEL "Essentials of Maryland Motor Vehicle Insurance Law" – Chair & Speaker, 2006
  • "Proving and Defending Damages in a Personal Injury Case" – Speaker, 2002
  • Negligence, Insurance & Workers' Compensation Section Council – Chair, 2006-2007
  • Negligence, Insurance & Workers' Compensation Section Council – Vice-chair, 2005-2006
  • Negligence, Insurance & Workers' Compensation Section Council – Secretary, 2004-2005
  • Negligence, Insurance & Workers' Compensation Section Council – Council Member, 1996 & Continuing
  • Member, 1989 & Continuing
• Charles County Circuit Court
  • Court Appointed Civil Settlement Conference Facilitator, 2001 & Continuing
• Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
  • Continuing Legal Education Workers' Compensation Seminar: "Exceptions to the Going and Coming Rule" – Speaker, 2001
  • Member, 1991 & Continuing
• Maryland Workers' Compensation Education Association
  • Annual Convention: "Current Cases" – Speaker, 2001 & 2006
  • Member, 1993 & Continuing
• Charles County Bar Association
  • Secretary, Treasurer, 2008-2009
  • Board of Directors – Member, 2006
  • Member, 1988 & Continuing
• St. Mary's County Bar Association
  • Member, 1996 & Continuing
• Calvert County Bar Association
  • Member, 1999 & Continuing
• Appellate Cases
  • 2006 - Del Marr v. Montgomery Co., CA No. 60, Sept. 2006. (amicus curiae).
  • 2006 - Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Lewis, CSA No. 01241, Sept. Term, 2005 (unreported).
  • 2006 - Spruill v. Montgomery County, CSA No. 01517, Sept. Term, 2005 (unreported).
  • 2005 - Mundey v. Erie Ins. Group, 167 Md. App. 444, 893 A.2d 645 (2006) (cert. granted).
  • 2005 - Artex, Inc. v. Hardy, CSA No. 2342 Sept. Term, 2004 (unreported).
  • 2005 - Johnson v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 388 Md. 82, 878 A.2d 615 (2005) (amicus curiae).
  • 2004 - State v. Snowden, 385 Md. 64, 867 A.2d 314 (2005) (amicus curiae).
  • 2004 - Godwin v. Farmers New Century Ins. Co., unpublished No. 04-1408, FED App. (4th Cir., 2/18/2005).
  • 2000 - Bushey v. Northern Assurance, 358 Md. 608, 751 A.2d 470 (2000).
  • 1995 - State v. Card, 104 Md. App. 439, 656 A.2d 400 (1995); cert. den. 339 Md. 643, 664 A.2d 886 (1995).

Education

• Washington and Lee University School of Law - Lexington, VA
  • Juris Doctorate, 1985-1988
• Wheeling Jesuit University - Wheeling, WV
  • Laut Honors Scholar, B.A. English, 1981-1985

Educational Honors & Activities

• Washington and Lee University School of Law - Lexington, VA
  • Student Practice Admission to Virginia Bar, 1988
  • Washington & Lee University Big Brothers, 1987-1988
  • Intramural Sports, 1985-1987
• Wheeling Jesuit University - Wheeling, WV
  • Bishop Swint Award - Graduating Man who best exemplifies WJU values, 1985
  • Bishop Swint Award - Graduating Man who best exemplifies WJU values, 1985
  • Bishop Swint Award - Graduating Man who best exemplifies WJU values, 1985
  • Students in Union - community service organization, 1984-1985
  • Managing Editor, The Wheeling Review, 1983-1985
  • Resident Director, Thomas Moore Residence Hall, 1983-1985
  • Intercollegiate Tennis, 1982

Community Activities

• Pope John Paul II Academy - La Plata, MD
  • Board of Directors – President, 2004-2009
  • Founder, 2001-2004
• Archdiocese of Washington - Washington, DC
  • Southern Maryland Educational Needs Study Group – Member, 2003-2004 & 1995-1996
  • Capital Campaign Priorities Committee – Member, 2002-2003
  • Cardinal's Stewardship Appeal – Presenter, 1997 & 2003
• Civista Health, Inc. - La Plata, MD
  • Board of Directors – Chair, 1997-2000
  • Board of Directors – Member, 1994-Present
  • Planning Committee – Member, 1993-1994
• Charles County Chamber of Commerce - Waldorf, MD
  • Board of Directors – Member, 1992-1994
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maryland - Leonardtown, MD
  • Board of Directors – Member, 1990-1993

Community Activities

• Distance Running, Golf & Tennis

 

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