Jillian Petrella

Jillian M. Petrella

Counsel

Baltimore, MD Office
Suite 1900
250 W. Pratt Street
Baltimore MD, 21201
410.576.4713
410.576.4788
About
Credentials
Affiliations & Achievements

Experience

Jillian M. Petrella is a counsel in the firm’s Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability practice. She represents employers and insurance companies in the defense of workers’ compensation claims in Maryland and the District of Columbia. She has defended claims before the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission, on appeal in circuit courts throughout the State of Maryland, and at all levels of workers’ compensation litigation in D.C., including oral argument before the D.C. Court of Appeals.

Jillian graduated from William Smith College with a degree in Sociology and from Tulane Law School with her J.D. prior to joining Semmes, Jillian represented whistleblowers in federal and state qui tam actions and represented claimants in workers’ compensation claims in D.C.

Admitted

  • 2017, District of Columbia
  • 2016, District of Maryland
  • 2016, Maryland
  • 2013, New York

Education

  • Tulane Law School (J.D., 2012)
  • William Smith College (B.A., cum laude,  2009)

Affiliations, Associations and Special Achievements

  • Maryland Rising Stars®: 2022 – 2023

Publications