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Bruce M. Plaxen Elected Vice President of the American Association for Justice
Firm founder Bruce M. Plaxen was elected Vice President of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for the 2023-2024 term. We invite you to read more here.
David A. Muncy Begins New Term as President of the Maryland Association for Justice
At the 69th Annual Maryland Association for Justice Presidents Dinner, David A. Muncy officially began his term as President of MAJ. We invite you to learn more about it here.
All Three Partners at Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A. Recognized by Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in 2023
Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A. is proud to announce that all three partners were selected for inclusion in the 2023 Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Bruce Plaxen was also named to the Top 100 list again this year. We invite you to read more here.
Bruce Plaxen Elected Secretary of the American Association for Justice
Bruce Plaxen was elected Secretary of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) in July of 2022. Mr. Plaxen is the first lawyer from Maryland to hold this position in AAJ. We invite you to read more about Mr. Plaxen's role.
Bruce Plaxen Featured on the Cover of Maryland Super Lawyers Magazine
Bruce Plaxen was featured on the cover of Maryland Super Lawyers Magazine. In this interview, he talks about the work he does for clients and the civil justice system, as well as the role of AAJ and MAJ. We invite you to read more here.
Bruce Plaxen Elected Treasurer of the American Association for Justice
Bruce Plaxen was elected Treasurer of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) on July 13, 2021. Mr. Plaxen is the first lawyer from Maryland to hold this position in AAJ. We invite you to read more about Mr. Plaxen’s role.
David Muncy Named to The Daily Record’s 2022 Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Power List
David A. Muncy was named to The Daily Record’s 2022 Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Power List. We invite you to read the profile here.
David Muncy Spoke with the Maryland Daily Record About The Effect of Court Closures
Maryland’s courts are working through a significant backlog of cases because of COVID-19-related closures and delays, and those delays are taking a toll. David Muncy, partner at Plaxen Adler Muncy, spoke with the Maryland Daily Record about the effect court closures have had on his clients.
“The longer they wait, the longer justice is delayed and longer it is denied. It creates big problems for them,” Muncy said.
We invite you to read the full story here.
Joshua A. Plaxen Named Partner at Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A.
Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A is proud to announce that Joshua A. Plaxen has been named a partner in the firm. We invite you to learn more about it here.
Plaxen & Adler, P.A. Is Now Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A.
The firm is pleased to announce that as of January 1, 2021, our name officially changed to Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A. We look forward to continuing to serve our clients, and we thank you for your support.
Bruce Plaxen Named to Top 100: 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers List
Bruce Plaxen has been named to the Top 100 list for Maryland Super Lawyers for 2021. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers for the last 15 consecutive years.
David Muncy Named to Maryland Rising Stars List for 2021
David Muncy has been named to Maryland Rising Stars for 2021. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers Rising Stars for the last five consecutive years.
Joshua Plaxen Named to Maryland Rising Stars List for 2021
Joshua Plaxen has been named to Maryland Rising Stars for 2021. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers Rising Stars for the last three consecutive years.
Bruce Plaxen Elected Parliamentarian of the American Association for Justice
Bruce Plaxen was elected Parliamentarian of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) on July 13, 2020. Mr. Plaxen is the first lawyer from Maryland to hold an officer position in AAJ. We invite you to read more about Mr. Plaxen’s role.
Bruce Plaxen Receives AAJ’s Wiedemann Wysocki Citation of Excellence for Fourth Time
Bruce Plaxen received the American Association for Justice’s (AAJ) Wiedemann Wysocki Citation of Excellence. This is the fourth time Mr. Plaxen has received this award (2003, 2010, and 2016). The award “recognizes AAJ members who have made outstanding efforts to support AAJ PAC and advance AAJ’s political priorities.”
Bruce Plaxen Named to Top 100: 2020 Maryland Super Lawyers List
Bruce Plaxen has been named to the Top 100 list for Maryland Super Lawyers for 2020. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers for the last 14 consecutive years.
David Muncy Named to Maryland Rising Stars List for 2020
David Muncy has been named to Maryland Rising Stars for 2020. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers Rising Stars for the last four consecutive years.
Joshua Plaxen Named to Maryland Rising Stars List for 2020
Joshua Plaxen has been named to Maryland Rising Stars for 2020. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers Rising Stars for the last two consecutive years.
Bruce Plaxen Named to Maryland Super Lawyers List for 2019
Bruce Plaxen has been named to Maryland Super Lawyers for 2019. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers for the last 13 consecutive years.
David Muncy Named to Maryland Rising Stars List for 2019
David Muncy has been named to Maryland Rising Stars for 2019. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers Rising Stars for the last three consecutive years.
Joshua Plaxen Named to Maryland Rising Stars List for 2019
Joshua Plaxen has been named to Maryland Rising Stars for 2020. This is the first time he has been recognized by Super Lawyers.
Bruce Plaxen Named to Maryland Super Lawyers List for 2018
Bruce Plaxen has been named to Maryland Super Lawyers for 2018. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers for the last 12 consecutive years.
David Muncy Named to Maryland Rising Stars List for 2018
David Muncy has been named to Maryland Rising Stars for 2018. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers Rising Stars for the last two consecutive years.
Congratulations, David Muncy, on Becoming a Partner!
Learn more about David Muncy and David becoming a partner at our firm!
Bruce Plaxen Honored with the Distinguished Service Award by the American Association for Justice
Learn more about Bruce's busy summer.
Bruce Plaxen Honored by Maryland Association for Justice
Bruce Plaxen received special recognition for his exemplary leadership, vision and unwavering commitment as the MAJ PAC chair for the last 15 years at their annual President’s dinner in June 2017.
Bruce Plaxen appointed to the American Association for Justice Executive Committee
Bruce was appointed to the American Association for Justice Executive Committee by incoming President Kathleen Nastri.
Bruce Plaxen Named to 2017 Super Lawyers List
Firm founder Bruce Plaxen has been selected for Super Lawyers every year since its inception. Learn more about Bruce Plaxen's 11th selection to Super Lawyers.
Senior Partner Bruce M. Plaxen Elected to Serve on Executive Committee of the American Association for Justice
Plaxen Adler Muncy senior partner, Bruce M. Plaxen was recently elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the American Association for Justice. The American Association for Justice (AAJ) is the world’s largest trial bar. AAJ promotes justice for those injured as a result of negligence. AAJ safeguards victim’s rights, particularly the right to trial by jury, and AAJ works regularly to strengthen the Civil Justice system.
Bruce Plaxen has been a member of the Board of Governors of The American Association for Justice since 2002. He has chaired many important committees and recently at the annual convention held in Montreal, Canada, he was elected for the fifth time to the Executive Committee of AAJ.
Bruce Plaxen is proud to represent Maryland on the Board of Governors and serve again on the Executive Committee.
David Muncy, Named to the 2017 Maryland Rising Stars List
Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A. is proud to announce that David A. Muncy has been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers’ list of Maryland Rising Stars for 2017.
Bruce Plaxen Wins 2016 Wiedamann Wysocki Award of Excellence
Bruce Plaxen became a 3-time winner of the Wiedamann Wysocki Award of Excellence.
Bruce Plaxen Represents Injured Athletes from Springbrook High School
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Bruce Plaxen & Harry Adler Named as 2016 Super Lawyers
Firm founder Bruce Plaxen has been selected for Super Lawyers every year since its inception. See more details on Bruce Plaxen's 10th selection to Super Lawyers!
Maryland Attorneys Bruce Plaxen & Harry Adler Named as 2015 Super Lawyers
Attorneys Bruce Plaxen and Harry Adler of Plaxen Adler Muncy P.A., have both been named by Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys for 2015 in the state of Maryland. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Bruce Plaxen and Harry Adler have been named to the Super Lawyers list multiple times. Bruce Plaxen has been named every year since its inception. Click Here for Details
Harry Adler & Bruce Plaxen Selected for 2014 Super Lawyers in Maryland
Attorneys Bruce Plaxen and Harry Adler of Plaxen Adler Muncy P.A., have both been named by Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys for 2014 in the state of Maryland. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Bruce Plaxen and Harry Adler have been named to the Super Lawyers list multiple times. Bruce Plaxen has been named every year since its inception.
Maryland Personal Injury Attorneys of Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A. Move to New Office in Columbia MD
The personal injury law firm of Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A. announces that it has moved its Columbia, MD office location to better serve its personal injury, auto accident and workers’ compensation clients throughout the state. Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A. was previously located on Little Patuxent Parkway for more than 28 years, and the new office is located at 10211 Wincopin Circle, Suite 620, Columbia, MD 21044.
Maryland Attorney Bruce Plaxen Receives 2013 Leadership in Law Award
The Daily Record selected Bruce Plaxen, Senior Partner at Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A. to receive The Daily Record’s 2013 Leadership in Law Award. The Daily Record launched the Leadership in Law awards in 2000 as a way to recognize the outstanding work being done by members of the legal community throughout Maryland.
Bruce Plaxen and Harry Adler Chosen for 2013 Super Lawyers in Maryland
Originally Published on Superlawyers.com
Attorneys Bruce Plaxen and Harry Adler of Plaxen Adler Muncy P.A., have both been named by Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys for 2013 in the state of Maryland. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Montgomery County Suing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHFA
Originally Published in The Daily Record
Montgomery County is suing mortgage giants Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and their government conservator over allegations that the companies failed to pay state transfer taxes. The complaint, filed as a potential class action in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, is one of a wave of similar actions throughout the country, according to an attorney involved in the case. "There are 50 cases in 20 states that I know of," said Don Springmeyer, an attorney at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin LLP in Las Vegas, which is on the county’s legal team. "They claim they are exempt because they were originally federally chartered organizations, but we say they are presently private corporations so they should be obligated to pay like any other company." Bruce M. Plaxen, an attorney at Plaxen Adler Muncy P.A. in Columbia, Andrew Bederman of Greenberg & Bederman in Silver Spring and Montgomery County Attorney Marc P. Hansen are also serving as counsel to the county.
Meningitis from Steroid Injection’s in Maryland
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that patients who received a steroid injection between May 21 and September 24, 2012 are at risk for contracting a fungal based form of Meningitis due to a contaminated steroid that was manufactured by New England Compounding Center of Framingham, Massachusetts. The steroid, preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate, was given primarily as an injection for back pain relief.
Soccer Field Accident Could Remake Maryland Personal Injury Law
Originally Published in The Baltimore Sun
The collapse of a soccer goal on a Howard County practice field has led the state's highest court to reconsider more than 150 years of personal injury law, in a case that could significantly improve injured plaintiffs' chances of winning payouts. Read More
A Battle Over Liability
Originally Published in The Daily Record
MD top court hears 2-hour argument over contributory negligence. Attorney Bruce Plaxen of Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A., is lead counsel in the case of Coleman v. Soccer Association of Columbia. In a case closely watched by civil litigators, plaintiffs’ attorneys and defense lawyers battled before Maryland’s top court Monday over whether the judges should overturn the 165-year-old ruling that defendants cannot be held liable for damages if the plaintiffs’ negligence contributed at all to their injuries.
Big Guns Join The Fight Over Fault
Originally Published in The Daily Record
A case pending before Maryland’s top court has attracted national attention as groups representing U.S. businesses, doctors and insurers are pressing the Court of Appeals to preserve a 165-year-old ruling that defendants cannot be held liable for damages if the plaintiffs’ own negligence contributed at all to their injuries.
All of Plaxen Adler Muncy's Lawyers Recognized in the January 2011 issue of Baltimore Magazine
Baltimore, Maryland - January 2011 - All of Plaxen Adler Muncy's lawyers, Bruce Plaxen and Harry Adler, Super Lawyers for 2011. Afterward, a blue ribbon panel of peers investigates each nominee's background, credentials and experience.
Crash victim could only receive fraction of $3.1M verdict
Originally Published in The Daily Record
A Prince Frederick woman won a $3.1 million verdict last week following a car accident that left her severely injured, but she likely will not receive more than $50,000.
Plaxen Adler Muncy Secures $3.1 Million Verdict for Prince Frederick Woman Seriously Injured in Calvert County Accident
Plaxen Adler Muncy, Maryland personal injury attorneys, recently secured a jury verdict of $3,091,291.67 for a 45 year-old Prince Frederick woman who was badly injured in a 2008 automobile collision in Calvert County, Maryland. The case, Kent v. Lee (CAL09-14010), was tried in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Maryland. It stemmed from an accident that occurred in 2008 when.
Bruce Plaxen, Two-time Winner of American Association of Justice Award
Vancouver, Canada - July 11, 2010 - Bruce Plaxen was presented the Wiedemann Wysocki Award of Excellence by Anthony Tarricone, president of the American Association for Justice at the Leadership Breakfast, held during the association's annual convention. The award honors a select group attorneys across the country for their commitment to the legal profession and their efforts to improve the justice system. This marks the second time Plaxen has received this award; the first time was in 2003.
Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A. Celebrates 25 Years of Excellence
Columbia, Maryland – June 1, 2010 – Plaxen Adler Muncy celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2010. The firm continues to strive to be leaders in community service, supporters of pro-victim and consumer legislation in Annapolis and nationally, and advocates for people injured on-the-job and through the fault of others. The Plaxen Adler Muncy team consists of two attorneys, Bruce Plaxen and Harry Adler; and an office support system including Anna Beatty, Mary Becker, Alex Plaxen, Josh Plaxen, Luba Fineman, Crista Hakala, Dawn Lough, Kathy Parks, and Angie Pfeifer. Congratulations on 25 great years!
Bruce Plaxen, Two-time Winner of Maryland Association of Justice Award
Baltimore, Maryland - May 22, 2010 - Bruce Plaxen became the first two-time winner of the President's Award presented by Kevin Goldberg, president of the Maryland Association for Justice. Plaxen was honored for his exemplary leadership, vision, and unwavering commitment to strengthen the civil justice system. He previously received this award in 2007.