John Scaldara

Principal

Baltimore Area: Phone 443.738.1581 | Fax 443.738.1535
Washington Area: Phone 301.575.0381 | Fax 301.575.0335
jscaldara@offitkurman.com

Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Business Formation and Governance
Business Transactions

Practice Focus
Mr. Scaldara brings to the firm more than 44 years of experience in advising clients on various legal issues regarding complex litigation, insurance and commercial matters. He is a member of both the Litigation Department and the Business Department of the firm.

Education
LL.B., University of Maryland School of Law, 1963
B.S., Loyola College, 1960

Bar and Court Admissions
Maryland
United States District Court for the District of Maryland

Points of Distinction
Over the span of his career, Mr. Scaldara has coordinated and managed throughout the United States mass tort litigation for product manufacturers and distributors and their insurers. He was one of the first lawyers in the country to design and implement computer database programs for the management of mass tort litigation and a secure website for the notification of claims and transmittal of pleadings and papers to primary, umbrella, and excess insurers. Also, he has designed and implemented for manufacturing clients and distributors product defect warning programs directed to end users of potentially hazardous products. He has negotiated coverage in place agreements with major insurance carriers and insurers. He has successfully worked with both liability and insurance consultants in projecting clients’ long term liability exposure and insurance coverage related to that exposure. He has assisted consultants in the preparation of client claims filed against national and international liquidating insurers. Because of his experience in product liability, tort, insurance, and commercial matters, he has successfully advised national clients on the acquisition and divestiture of companies impaired with mass tort liabilities including asbestos, polyurethane foam and product defects endangering end use buyers. These engagements included rendering advice related to insurance coverage, successor liability and fraudulent conveyance issues. In addition, Mr. Scaldara received the highest professional (AV) rating from his peers, as reported by Martindale-Hubbell.

Activities
Mr. Scaldara is an active member of the State of Maryland Bar Association.

Previous Work
Prior to joining Offit Kurman, Mr. Scaldara founded and managed several small and mid-sized law firms in downtown Baltimore.