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January 22, 2024
Nashville partner Bob Wade will participate in the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) Anchorage Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference in Feb. 22-23. The conference will include topics on regulatory requirements, compliance enforcement, risk management, and maintaining an effective compliance program. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn live Compliance Certification Board (CCB) continuing education units (CEUs) and network with other professionals.
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Alicia N. Ritchie
Partner
Suite 1600
Baltimore, MD 21201
Alicia is an experienced litigator who handles complex cases in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the country. She routinely defends manufacturers, hospitals, retailers, and other corporate clients in a variety of litigation matters that span industries and pose substantial financial and reputational risk to their businesses. She has extensive experience managing numerous...
Alicia is an experienced litigator who handles complex cases in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the country. She routinely defends manufacturers, hospitals, retailers, and other corporate clients in a variety of litigation matters that span industries and pose substantial financial and reputational risk to their businesses. She has extensive experience managing numerous local and national trial teams and also manages substantial caseloads through every phase of the litigation process.
While Alicia maintains a broad litigation practice, her areas of focus include products liability and mass tort litigation, catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death claims, negligence, toxic tort, and multi-district litigation. She also has experience representing businesses in commercial disputes, including insurance coverage litigation and insurance-related disputes, as well as premises liability matters.
local and national trial teams and also manages substantial caseloads through every phase of the litigation process.
While Alicia maintains a broad litigation practice, her areas of focus include products liability and mass tort litigation, catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death claims, negligence, toxic tort, and multi-district litigation. She also has experience representing businesses in commercial disputes, including insurance coverage litigation and insurance-related disputes, as well as premises liability matters.
Experience
Experience
- Has trial and pre-trial experience, including the development of effective trial themes; complex medical, scientific, and technical defenses; corporate defenses; and case evaluation and resolution strategies
- Regularly represents product manufacturers in toxic tort litigation at both the local and national levels
- Manages and serves as chief counsel for thousands of asbestos-related personal injury and wrongful death cases pending in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia
- Obtained summary judgment for drug manufacturer on all claims in a products liability action involving off-label use of product
- Obtained summary judgment for Fortune 100 manufacturer on all claims in a toxic tort products liability suit on grounds of insufficiency of expert testimony
- Experience with civil litigation trials, arbitrations, mediations, and appeals
Education
- University of Baltimore School of Law, JD, cum laude (2006)
- Coppin State University, MS (2001)
- Coppin State University, BA, magna cum laude (1999)
Admissions
- Maryland
- District of Columbia
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Clerkships
- Judicial Clerk, the Honorable Robert M. Bell, Court of Appeals of Maryland
Practice Areas
Experience
- Has trial and pre-trial experience, including the development of effective trial themes; complex medical, scientific, and technical defenses; corporate defenses; and case evaluation and resolution strategies
- Regularly represents product manufacturers in toxic tort litigation at both the local and national levels
- Manages and serves as chief counsel for thousands of asbestos-related personal injury and wrongful death cases pending in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia
- Obtained summary judgment for drug manufacturer on all claims in a products liability action involving off-label use of product
- Obtained summary judgment for Fortune 100 manufacturer on all claims in a toxic tort products liability suit on grounds of insufficiency of expert testimony
- Experience with civil litigation trials, arbitrations, mediations, and appeals
Media
Recognitions
- Benchmark Litigation,
- Future Star (2022–2024)
- Local Litigation Star (2021)
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants (2023--2024), Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2021–2024)
- The Daily Record, Maryland’s Top 100 Women (2023, 2018); Leading Women (2016)
- Profiles in Diversity Journal, Black Leadership Award (2022)
- Girl Scouts of Central Maryland: Distinguished Women Award (2018)
- Maryland Super Lawyers® - Rising Stars Edition, Business Litigation (2012–2014); Class Action/Mass Torts (2014–2016)
- Leadership on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow (2015)
- ABA Tips Leadership Academy Participant (2014)
- The Legal 500, Dispute resolution: Product liability, mass tort, and class action – defense: Toxic Tort (2022)
Professional Activities
- The Greater Baltimore Committee’s Leadership Class of 2022
- Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland
- American Bar Association
- ABA TIPS Leadership Academy Taskforce
- American Bar Foundation
- Baltimore City Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Maryland Defense Counsel
- Maryland State Bar Association
- National Bar Association
Community
- Coppin State University Development Foundation
- Chair (2015–Present)
- Vice–Chair (2014–2015)
- Governance Committee Chair (2012–2015)
- Fannie Angelos Program for Academic Excellence Advisory Board
- Member (2013–Present)
- Homeless Persons Representation Project
- Volunteer Attorney (2007–2011)
- House of Ruth
- Volunteer Attorney (2007–2009)
- Lawyers' Campaign for the CollegeBound Foundation
- Dean (2012–2021)
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Law School Mentoring Program
- Baltimore City Lead (2016–2020)
- University of Baltimore 1L Mentor Program
- Attorney Mentor (2013–2020)
- University System of Maryland Foundation
- Board Member (2016–Present)
- Spending Committee (2016–Present)
Alicia is an experienced litigator who handles complex cases in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the country. She routinely defends manufacturers, hospitals, retailers, and other corporate clients in a variety of litigation matters that span industries and pose substantial financial and reputational risk to their businesses. She has extensive experience managing numerous... local and national trial teams and also manages substantial caseloads through every phase of the litigation process.
While Alicia maintains a broad litigation practice, her areas of focus include products liability and mass tort litigation, catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death claims, negligence, toxic tort, and multi-district litigation. She also has experience representing businesses in commercial disputes, including insurance coverage litigation and insurance-related disputes, as well as premises liability matters.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Experience
- Has trial and pre-trial experience, including the development of effective trial themes; complex medical, scientific, and technical defenses; corporate defenses; and case evaluation and resolution strategies
- Regularly represents product manufacturers in toxic tort litigation at both the local and national levels
- Manages and serves as chief counsel for thousands of asbestos-related personal injury and wrongful death cases pending in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia
- Obtained summary judgment for drug manufacturer on all claims in a products liability action involving off-label use of product
- Obtained summary judgment for Fortune 100 manufacturer on all claims in a toxic tort products liability suit on grounds of insufficiency of expert testimony
- Experience with civil litigation trials, arbitrations, mediations, and appeals
Education
- University of Baltimore School of Law, JD, cum laude (2006)
- Coppin State University, MS (2001)
- Coppin State University, BA, magna cum laude (1999)
Admissions
- Maryland
- District of Columbia
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Clerkships
- Judicial Clerk, The Honorable Robert M. Bell, Court of Appeals of Maryland
Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation & Business Torts
- Products Liability - Consumer & Mechanical
- Products Liability - Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
- Toxic Torts/Asbestos
- Premises Liability
Industries
- Benchmark Litigation,
- Future Star (2022–2024)
- Local Litigation Star (2021)
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants (2023--2024), Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2021–2024)
- The Daily Record, Maryland’s Top 100 Women (2023, 2018); Leading Women (2016)
- Profiles in Diversity Journal, Black Leadership Award (2022)
- Girl Scouts of Central Maryland: Distinguished Women Award (2018)
- Maryland Super Lawyers® - Rising Stars Edition, Business Litigation (2012–2014); Class Action/Mass Torts (2014–2016)
- Leadership on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow (2015)
- ABA Tips Leadership Academy Participant (2014)
- The Legal 500, Dispute resolution: Product liability, mass tort, and class action – defense: Toxic Tort (2022)
- The Greater Baltimore Committee’s Leadership Class of 2022
- Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland
- American Bar Association
- ABA TIPS Leadership Academy Taskforce
- American Bar Foundation
- Baltimore City Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Maryland Defense Counsel
- Maryland State Bar Association
- National Bar Association
- Coppin State University Development Foundation
- Chair (2015–Present)
- Vice–Chair (2014–2015)
- Governance Committee Chair (2012–2015)
- Fannie Angelos Program for Academic Excellence Advisory Board
- Member (2013–Present)
- Homeless Persons Representation Project
- Volunteer Attorney (2007–2011)
- House of Ruth
- Volunteer Attorney (2007–2009)
- Lawyers' Campaign for the CollegeBound Foundation
- Dean (2012–2021)
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Law School Mentoring Program
- Baltimore City Lead (2016–2020)
- University of Baltimore 1L Mentor Program
- Attorney Mentor (2013–2020)
- University System of Maryland Foundation
- Board Member (2016–Present)
- Spending Committee (2016–Present)
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