Michael j. jacobs

practice profile

Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Estate Litigation; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Business Litigation; Contracts; Construction Litigation; Maritime Law; Arbitration; Mediation.

personal profile

After twenty years of service as an officer and attorney in the United States Coast Guard, Mike retired and entered private practice as a civil litigator in the Easton office of Miles & Stockbridge (Associate 1983-1986, Partner 1986-1994). On November 1, 1994, Mike struck out on his own, opening his own civil litigation firm in Easton. His daughter Melanie Jacobs Barney, having graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law, joined him the following spring. They became partners in the renamed firm of Jacobs & Barney in June 1996 and have practiced together since that time.

REPORTED CASES

Becker v. Litty, 318 Md. 76, 566 A.2d 1101 (1989); Van Schaik v. Van Schaik, 90 Md.App. 725, 603 A.2d 908 (1992); John T. Handy Co., Inc. v. Carman, 102 Md.App. 188, 648 A.2d 1115 (1994); Tanis v. Crocker, 110 Md.App. 559, 678 A.2d 88 (1996); Miller v. Kirkpatrick, 377 Md. 335, 833 A.2d 536 (2003); South Easton Neighborhood Association, Inc. v. Town of Easton, Maryland, 387 Md. 468, 876 A.2d 58 (2005); Service Transport Inc. v. Hurricane Express Inc., 185 Md.App. 25,968 A.2d 620 (2009).

AWARDS

American Bar Association Constabar of the Year Award, 1993-1994; Thurgood Marshall Legacy Award, 2003, Talbot County Branch of the NAACP; David Hjortsberg Award, 2004, Solo and Small Firm Practice Section of the Maryland State Bar Association; Club Service Award, 2007-2008, Easton Rotary Club.

mEMBERSHIPS

County Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1995-1997; Member, 1985—, Chair, 1991-1992, Executive Council, Solo and Small Firm Practice Section; Member, 1996-2000, Chair, 1997-2000, Standing Committee on Solo and Small Firm Practice); American Bar Association (Member, 1971—, Executive Council; General Practice Section, 1980-1984; Secretary, 1984-1985); American Association of Justice; Maryland Association of Justice; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor).