Laura Simmons joined Silverman Thompson as a partner in the Personal Injury group in January 2019, focusing her practice on personal injury and insurance law.
Since joining the Firm, Ms. Simmons has gained recognition for her individual attention and personal commitment to her clients. She is also known for her results-driven negotiation skills with insurance adjusters, largely due to her prior extensive experience in insurance defense litigation. She now applies her years of litigation experience to primarily represent plaintiffs in personal injury cases, where she has built a reputation for her detail-oriented, organized approach. Due to her detailed preparation in cases, Ms. Simmons is regarded in the greater Baltimore legal community for obtaining high settlements for her clients before trial.
Throughout her career, Ms. Simmons has handled numerous jury and non-jury trials throughout most of the jurisdictions in Maryland and in the District of Columbia. She has also handled administrative hearings at the Maryland Insurance Administration, binding arbitration proceedings and appellate briefings and arguments before the Appellate Court of Maryland.
Prior to joining Silverman Thompson, Ms. Simmons was a partner at an insurance defense litigation firm, where she exclusively practiced insurance defense in the areas of motor vehicle accidents, personal injuries, premises liability, products liability, and construction defect. Ms. Simmons also worked for over eight years as an in-house trial attorney for Nationwide Insurance Company. She was in court several days a week for nearly 25 years. In addition to her extensive trial experience, Ms. Simmons has also taught and lectured in the areas of trial advocacy, civil litigation and claims handling, including serving as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Maryland School of Law, teaching First Year Legal Analysis & Writing in 2005.
Ms. Simmons consistently receives glowing feedback for taking a personal interest in her clients, as well as her empathy and care. She has a uniquely strong reputation for guiding clients new to the legal system through the processes, taking extreme care due to the sensitive nature of personal injury cases.
Legal Assistant
Rachel Martinez
Office: 410.385.2225
Direct: 410.385.6247
Fax: 410.547.2432
rmartinez@silvermanthompson.com
- University of Baltimore School of Law - J.D. - 1995
cum laude; Intellectual Property Law Journal; Law Achievement Scholar in Property Law; American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law
- University of Maryland - B.A. - 1991
Dean’s List 1989-1991; Golden Key National Honor Society; Writing Tutor in English Department
- Appellate / Civil Appeals
- General Civil Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
- Insurance Law
- Condominium / HOA Defense
- Construction Defect
- Premises Liability
- Property Damage
- Toxic Tort
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Baltimore City Bar Association
Co-chair of BABC Personal Injury Litigation Committee, 2023-2025
- Maryland Association for Justice
Client Reviews
Great Lawyer and staff, very diligent and organized about gathering facts and information. Keeps you informed every step of the way. Very helpful with explaining the process in layman's terms and offering sound advice. Successful negotiations with settling the suit. Overall very...
Andy is an incredible person and lawyer. He studies the case and works hard preparing. He takes over the courtroom, but always very professional and courteous, but all eye and ear are on his every word when he speaks, and presence his well thought out case. I was scared, knowing...
Andy represented me and my firm many years ago in a very complex civil litigation matter. I knew he was smart (Duke Law School) and I knew he was successful (several $100 million recoveries), but I was astounded how hard he works. He spends the time to read every word on every...
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