Gilbert F. Shelsby Jr.

Founder

Gilbert F. Shelsby Jr. has won a string of impressive jury verdicts in Delaware and Maryland, where his practice takes in an array of personal injury and medical malpractice cases.
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Areas of Practice:

  • Personal injury
  • Medical malpractice
  • Workers’ compensation
  • Birth injury litigation

Bar Admissions:

  • Delaware
  • Maryland
  • District of Columbia

Education:

  • University of Maryland School of Law – J.D.
  • University of Maryland Baltimore County – Undergraduate degree
  • Judicial Clerkship: Law clerk for Judge Joseph H.H. Kaplan, Circuit Court for Baltimore City

Professional Memberships:

  • Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Member, American Association for Justice
  • Member, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association

Notable Case Experience:

  • Workers’ Compensation: Won $3.2 million jury verdict in Maryland workplace injury case (vs. $20,000 settlement offer)
  • Birth Injury: Secured $1.5 million verdict for child with permanent neurological injuries from delivery error
  • Medical Malpractice: Negotiated $4+ million settlement for kidney loss due to ER misdiagnosis and failure to treat infection

Other Professional Highlights:

  • Former insurance defense attorney representing doctors and hospitals in malpractice cases
  • Recognized as a top medical malpractice attorney by Delaware Today magazine
  • Selected for Super Lawyers annually since 2007
  • Taught seminars on Delaware nursing law
  • Guest speaker on medical malpractice at:
    • University of Maryland Law School
    • Widener Law School
    • Hospitals in Wilmington and Baltimore
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