Welcome to Semmes, Bowen & Semmes

Semmes is one of the oldest and largest full-service law firms in the State of Maryland. Semmes’ attorneys provide comprehensive legal representation in an extensive range of litigation, maritime, labor and employment, and corporate and business practice areas, including estate planning, and real estate. Semmes is the largest private workers’ compensation & employers’ liability defense practice in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Semmes, Bowen & Semmes is one of the oldest and largest full service law firms in the State of Maryland.

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Attorneys

A diversified team of 65 attorneys dedicated to providing our clients with extraordinary service.

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Practice Areas

Semmes’ attorneys provide comprehensive legal representation in an extensive range of practice areas.

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Offices

Semmes serves our clients through offices in six locations throughout Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, and West Virginia.

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Semmes is a member of ALFA International, the global legal network. With 145 member firms across the globe (80 in the United States) ALFA International is the premier global network of independent law firms whose success is driven by broad, deep, local relationships all over the world. More information is available at www.alfainternational.com.

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News & Events

Semmes Featured in Daily Record Article

A Daily Record story this week announced our return to the building in Baltimore’s Central Business District that was our home for 22 years beginning in 1986.

Semmes Announces Two Office Moves

Joseph Coules Named to Virginia Rising Stars List

Semmes Welcomes Elizabeth Fitch

2023 District of Columbia Workers’ Comp Rate Card Now Available

Workers’ Compensation Implications for Coronavirus in Maryland, The District Of Columbia, Virginia, and West Virginia

Articles

Navigating Risk: Advising Clients on Construction Defect Coverage and CGL Policies

New Worker’s Compensation Legislation Affects How D.C. Handles Benefits Paid and Received by a Claimant in Another Jurisdiction

Maryland’s Highest Court to Undergo Name Change Dec. 14

Insurance Perils For Health Providers Using 3D-Printing Tech

Marijuana Is Legal in Your State, Do the Employer and Insurer Have to Pay for It?

Maryland Federal Court Agrees European Public Limited-Liability Company Should be Treated Like a U.S. Corporation for Purposes of Diversity Jurisdiction

Post-Repair Diminution in Value Claims: ‘Stigma Damages’ in Future Cases

Do Commercial Property Insurance Policies Cover Business Interruption Losses Sustained due to COVID-19?

Fundamental Changes In Litigation Process of West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Claims Effective July 1, 2022

Law Updates

Maryland Court of Appeals Rules that Circumstantial Evidence is Sufficient to Authenticate Exemplar Evidence Procured Through Online Sales

Cocktail Hour…A Challenge to Baltimore City’s Hours of Operation Limitations

Maryland Court of Special Appeals Declines to Interpret “Definite Proof” as a Higher Standard of Proof for a Hernia Related Workers Compensation Action

Admit or Exclude? State v. Matthews Explains a Post-Rochkind Maryland

New Disclosure Requirements Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1

Westfield Insurance Company v. Michael Gilliam

During the COVID-19 crisis, Semmes, Bowen & Semmes will remain open for business, though Semmes’ attorneys and administrative staff will be working remotely for their safety and the safety of visitors to our firm offices until such time as the crisis comes to an end. Semmes’ attorneys and employees are able to connect to the office, just as they would were they working in the office, over a secured network. We are able to retrieve file materials, take in new cases, communicate with our clients virtually, by phone or by electronic communication, work on cases, represent our clients and fully function as Semmes would otherwise. —Thomas V. McCarron, Chairman