PRACTICE AREAS
General Litigation
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Workers’ Compensation
Business and Real Estate

CONTACT
410.494.3706 direct
410.494.3700 main
410.583.7001 fax
jbutkera@CRLMLAW.com

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Jessica Pauline Butkera, a trial attorney with Chason, Rosner, Leary & Marshall, LLC, is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar, The Bar Association of Baltimore City and the Baltimore County Bar Association. Upon graduating from the University of Maryland School of Law where she was a National Champion at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s Tournament of Champions trial competition, an Articles Editor of the Maryland Law Review, and a recipient of the Law, Litigation and Advocacy Award, she clerked for The Honorable Audrey J.S. Carrion in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, Maryland. Jessica focuses her practice on general litigation, including medical malpractice, personal injury, workers’ compensation, business and real estate disputes. Jessica is a volunteer coach for the University of Maryland School of Law National Trial Team and an active supporter of Service for Sight through the Delta Gamma Foundation, which promotes sight preservation and assistance to children and adults who are blind or visually impaired. She is also a member of the Alzheimer’s Association National Alzheimer Advocate Network and the Canton Community Association. In addition to her professional and philanthropic activities, Jessica is a member of USA Triathlon.

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Maryland, 2007
District of Columbia, 2009

EDUCATION
University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 2007
The George Washington University, B.A., cum laude, 2002

COURT ADMISSIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
Court of Appeals of Maryland
District of Columbia Court of Appeals

PROFESSIONAL HONORS & AFFILIATIONS
Maryland State Bar Association, Member
The Bar Association of Baltimore City, Member
Baltimore County Bar Association, Member
Delta Gamma Alumnae Association, Member
Delta Gamma Baltimore Alumnae Chapter, President
Law, Litigation and Advocacy Award, 2007
Maryland Law Review, Articles Editor, 2006-2007
National Institute of Trial Advocacy, James H. Seckinger Trophy, 2006

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & PUBLICATIONS
Maryland Employers Lose Again: The Maryland Court of Appeals’ Interpretations of the
Maryland Worker’s Compensation Act and Other Relevant Statutes, 65 MD. L. REV. 1202, 2007