Richard Scheiner's Email & Phone

Richard W. Scheiner, a principal with the Firm, graduated from Wake Forest University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. While working for Crawford & Company as a liability claims specialist (1976-1981), he attended and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law, evening division, in 1981. Having joined Semmes, Bowen & Semmes as an associate in the litigation group in 1981, he was elected to full partnership with the Firm in 1989. Mr. Scheiner served as Chair of the Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Practice Group at Semmes, Bowen & Semmes from 2001-2006, and has been a member of the Firm Management Committee since 2000. In January, 2006, Mr. Scheiner was elected by the Firm to serve as the Chairman of Semmes, Bowen & Semmes. Mr. Scheiner's practice covers the full range of civil litigation work, with an emphasis on defending Maryland and Federal (LHWCA) Workers' Compensation claims, railroad (FELA) claims and personal injury litigation with special expertise in automobile and truck related claims, insurance coverage questions, toxic and hazardous substances cases, including mass tort litigation and general insurance litigation. Mr. Scheiner represents self-insured employers, insurance carriers and their insureds, and various trade associations and their members. He currently serves as outside counsel to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) for its complex and catastrophe litigation work. He is a frequent lecturer on workers' compensation, insurance tort practices and jury reform and has consulted on and testified in Court on legal issues as an expert witness. Mr. Scheiner achieved an A/V® rating from Martindale Hubbell®, the highest possible peer review rating for ethics and legal ability. Mr. Scheiner was selected as a Maryland "Super Lawyer" by Baltimore Magazine and Maryland Super Lawyers Magazine in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Admitted 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals; 1982, U.S. District Court; 1981, Maryland Education University of Baltimore (J.D., 1981) Wake Forest University (B.S., Mathematics, 1975) Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (A Course, 1971) Affiliations, Associations & Special Achievements Chairman, Semmes, Bowen & Semmes (2006-present) Chair, Semmes' Workers' Compensation/Employers' Liability Practice Group (2001-2006) Semmes' Management Committee (2001-present) Baltimore City Bar Association Maryland Association of Defense Counsel, Workers' Compensation Substantive Law Committee (1989-1991) Member, Wednesday Law Club International Association of Defense Counsel, Maryland Team Leader National Jury Trial Innovations Project Frequent lecturer on workers' compensation, tort law and jury reform Consults and has qualified and testified on legal issues as an expert witness Selected as a Maryland "Super Lawyer" (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010)