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Laura Basem Jacobs Partner

Laura Basem Jacobs
Partner

Phone: 301.654.0896
Fax: 301.907.9591

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Admitted to Practice

• Maryland
• District of Columbia

Laura Basem Jacobs’ practice centers on insurance law and civil litigation, with a concentration in extra-contractual claims, insurer “bad faith,” insurance fraud, and agent liability. She is a creative trial strategist with more than 25 years of experience in state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as administrative venues. Laura has an established track record of identifying her clients’ goals and mastering complex legal theories and expert issues related to third party general liability defense, toxic torts, class actions and first party insurance coverage issues arising under homeowner, automobile, umbrella, commercial, and general comprehensive liability policies.

Education

  • Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable Gregory E. Mize,
    Associate Judge, District of Columbia Superior Court
    1994-1996
  • George Washington University
    Member, The George Washington University Law Review
    Juris Doctor, 1994
  • University of Delaware
    Bachelor of Arts, 1991

Professional and Civic Activities

  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • American Bar Association

Presentations

  • Mock Trial: “Doggiebots Gone Wild,” Presenter, demonstrating litigation process and issues of insurance contract interpretation, commercial endorsements, agency duties, underwriting duties, breach of contract and representations on applications, at Capital “I” Day Seminar, Rockville, Maryland, March 14, 2014.
  • Mock Trial: “Poof! It’s Gone,” Presenter, demonstrating litigation process and issues of insurance contract rescission, fraud, breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation, at Capital “I” Day Seminar, Rockville, Maryland, March 20, 2009.

Honors and Awards

“Super Lawyers,” Maryland and District of Columbia, 2022
“Super Lawyers,” Maryland and District of Columbia, 2021
“Super Lawyers,” Maryland and District of Columbia, 2020
Top Attorneys in Washington D.C., as published in The Washington Post Magazine, May 2020
Top Attorneys in Maryland, as published in Baltimore Magazine, January 2020
“Rising Star Super Lawyers,” Maryland, 2009
Distinguished Peer Review Rating in Legal Ability & Ethical Standards, Martindale Hubbard, 2005-2021

Bar Admissions

  • State of Maryland
  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
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