THE BEST LAWYERS® IN AMERICA 2027 HONORS JAMES D. CARDEA AS A “LAWYER OF THE YEAR” AWARD RECIPIENT

Baltimore, MD – Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A. today announced that James D. Cardea has been honored by The Best Lawyers in America^® 2027 in the categories of Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (Baltimore, Maryland). 

Additionally, Cardea is being recognized as the 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” award recipient for his work in Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs in Baltimore. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with a “Lawyer of the Year” award. 

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers^® has become universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America^® lists are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise.

“I am honored to be recognized as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ by The Best Lawyers in America^® as a result of our team’s tireless efforts, powerful advocacy and steadfast pursuit of justice on behalf of our clients and their families,” said Mr. Cardea. “This recognition is also especially meaningful to me because it is the result of an exhaustive industry-wide peer review from my fellow attorneys.” 

As a partner at Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A., Cardea has more than 30 years of litigation and jury trial experience and is consistently recognized as one of the region’s top medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys. He has been included in The Best Lawyers in America™ since 2011, as well as being repeatedly honored as one of Maryland’s Top 100 attorneys by Super Lawyers and as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Maryland by the American Trial Lawyers Association. In 2025 – 2026, he was named by Super Lawyers as one of the top 10 lawyers in the state of Maryland, as well as being included in the 2026 Super Lawyers’ inaugural Top 5 Maryland Personal Injury Attorney list. Cardea has also been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, which is widely recognized as the preeminent organization of trial lawyers in North America.

Additionally, Cardea has earned numerous legal industry awards, including: Top 100 Litigation Lawyer in the State of Maryland by the American Society of Legal Advocates; 2026 Influential Marylanders by The Daily Record; 2025 Leaders in Law by The Daily Record and Maryland State Bar Association; and one of only 25 attorneys named to The Daily Record’s 2022 and 2023 Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law Power List.

Cardea earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from McDaniel College and graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Cardea lives in Fulton, Md. 

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About Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A.

Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A., has been fighting for patients’ rights as a leading medical malpractice law firm since 1984. Additionally, the firm is a recognized leader in sexual abuse cases as well as class action and mass tort litigation. Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A. has offices in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Its lawyers are licensed to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia, and they have been specially admitted on a case-by-case basis by courts in Florida, Nevada, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, North Carolina, West Virginia and other states. On special motion and with approval of courts elsewhere, Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea’s lawyers are available to participate in cases throughout the United States. To learn more, call 1-888-234-0001 or visit: sfspa.com.