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Business Litigation
Insurance Litigation
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Products Liability
410.494.3701 direct
410.494.3700 main
410.583.7001 fax
fleary@CRLMLAW.com
Martindale Rating: BV


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Francis “Skip” Leary, a founding member of Chason, Rosner, Leary & Marshall, LLC, is a member
of the Maryland, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts state bar associations. He began his career in a
small plaintiffs’ practice in Baltimore in 1992, where he honed his litigation and appellate skills in
both Federal and State Court.
With extensive trial experience ranging from civil rights to commercial litigation, employment law
to sexual harassment, Skip later became a partner at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP. His practice
there focused on medical malpractice litigation, representing hospitals and healthcare providers
throughout the state. This experience naturally transitioned to the performance of quality
assurance seminars for local physicians, hospitals and nursing homes to improve the safety
and well being of patients.
Skip is an experienced trial attorney, handling a wide range of litigation matters ranging from
medical malpractice and personal injury to commercial disputes. He routinely practices before
the state, federal and appellate courts of Maryland.
Maryland, 1992
Massachusetts, 1991
Pennsylvania, 1991
New England School of Law, J. D., cum laude, 1991.
New England Scholar Award, 1990 & 1991
College of the Holy Cross, B. A., 1988
Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society: National Political Science Honor Society
Court of Appeals of Maryland
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Maryland Super Lawyers 2009, 2010, and 2011
Best Lawyers in America 2010, 2011 and 2012
Baltimore County Bar Association, Member Maryland State Bar Association, Member
Skip has been invited to speak at the University of Baltimore School of Law with regard to litigation.
He has also been asked to present to the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health regarding
litigation surround noscomial infections.

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