Jack Schmerling

Jack Schmerling is a Maryland attorney focusing on workers’ compensation and personal injury matters. His work supports people injured on the job or harmed through negligence. He helps clients understand benefit rights, medical treatment issues, wage loss concerns, claim deadlines, and available recovery options. His practice includes workplace injuries, accident claims, hearings, insurance disputes, and case preparation for injured workers seeking compensation under Maryland law.

Jack earned a J.D. from California Western School of Law. His education supports legal research, claim analysis, negotiation, and client counseling. He uses that background to review medical records, employment details, accident facts, and insurance positions. He also explains workers’ compensation procedures, prepares clients for hearings, and helps injured people understand how Maryland law applies to workplace and personal injury claims involving disputed benefits or liability.

Jack has more than 35 years of legal experience and has developed deep knowledge of workers’ compensation law. He is often called to testify as an authority on workers’ compensation issues before the circuit court. He also shares his experience through lectures sponsored by the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Education Association, Maryland Association for Justice, Anne Arundel County Bar Association, and other professional organizations focused on injury law.

Jack Schmerling helps clients pursue benefits and recovery after workplace injuries, accidents, and preventable harm. His work supports people dealing with medical bills, lost wages, disability questions, employer disputes, and insurance challenges. Recognized by Annapolis Magazine as a Leading Lawyer in workers’ compensation and by Super Lawyers, he brings preparation, experience, and direct advocacy to Maryland workers’ compensation and personal injury cases involving serious consequences for injured clients.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Zirkin and Schmerling Law
• Member, Anne Arundel County Bar Association
• Member, Maryland Association for Justice

Licensed State

• Maryland

Education

• California Western School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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