Attorneys

Steven M. Pavsner 
Greenbelt, Maryland
phone (240) 553-1211
fax (301) 220-1214
email spavsner@jgllaw.com

Mr. Pavsner, a shareholder in the Litigation Group, has extensive experience in personal injury litigation, including the prosecution on behalf of victims of product liability cases, medical, legal, accounting and other professional negligence cases, class action litigation, business disputes and other complex civil litigation. Mr. Pavsner is a member of the Adjunct Faculty at The Washington College of Law of American University, where he teaches courses in advocacy in the high-tech courtroom and medical liability and public policy. He is a 1972 cum laude graduate of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and a 1975 graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center


Recent Experience Includes: 
 

  • Representation of foreign indirect purchasers of air freight services in an international antitrust case
  • Representation of 3.5 million owners of certain Ford motor vehicles in a seven month trial, which resulted in the first-ever court-ordered recall of millions of defective automobiles, as well as other relief to the certified class
  • Representation of victims of medical, legal, accounting and other professional negligence
  • Representation of physicians opposed to takeover of their IPA by a major insurance company
  • Representation of insureds against their insurers for failing to pay medical, disability and other claims, and of health care providers against insurers who improperly reduce or refuse to pay medical bills incurred by their insureds
  • Representation of employers asserting and employees defending against wrongful discharge and covenant not to compete claims
  • Representation of partners, shareholders and entities in complex business disputes
  • Representation of relators in qui tam litigation
  • Representation of publicly-traded real estate development company in dispute with governmental entity
Areas of Practice:
Professional Negligence
Products Liability
Class Action Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Qui Tam Litigation
Other Civil Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
District of Columbia, 1976
Maryland, 1976
Florida, 1975
U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1976
U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
Education:
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1975
J.D.


Princeton University, 1972
A.B.
Honors: Cum Laude


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Medical Liability & Public Policy, Washington College of Law, American University


Advocacy in the Hi-Tech Courtroom, Washington College of Law, American University


Medical Malpractice Litigation, University of Pennsylvania


Evidence in Civil Litigation, US Department of Justice, Office of Legal Education


Class Action Litigation Summit, Fulcrum Information Services


International Health Policy Forum, Washington College of Law, American University


Product Liability in the District of Columbia, DC Bar CLE


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Sustaining Member


American Bar Association
Member, Litigation Section


Maryland State Bar Association
Member


Prince George's County Bar Association
Member


Montgomery County Bar Association
Member


District of Columbia Bar Association
Member


Florida Bar Association
Member


William B. Bryant Inn of Court
Officer


The Counselors
Member


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While each case is different and a lawyer’s past record is no assurance that the lawyer will be successful in reaching a favorable result in any future case, we look forward to the opportunity to continue to provide individualized service to each of our clients.

From Greenbelt Maryland, we serve the Maryland and District of Columbia metro area, including Montgomery, Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Howard, Charles and Calvert counties.