Top Attorney – Rick Jaklitsch
Upper Marlboro, MD WW/Press–Rick Jaklitsch, Founder of The Jaklitsch Law Group, was recognized and distinguished as a Platinum Member in the Top Attorneys of North America 2024-2025 edition.
With over forty years of experience in personal injury law, Rick “The Big Dog” Jaklitsch specializes in motor vehicle crashes, truck crashes, and wrongful death cases.
A distinguished graduate with Honors from the University of Maryland School of Law, Mr. Jaklitsch has been recognized as the Maryland Attorney of the Year in 2018 and 2020. He was also named the 2020 Personal Injury Litigator of the Year by the American Institute of Trial Lawyers and received multiple accolades from prestigious legal organizations. With a consistent record of excellence, Rick Jaklitsch is among the top one percent of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers nationwide according to Martindale-Hubbell and has been honored as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the American Trial Lawyers Association every year since 2013. Additionally, he has been recognized as one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Maryland” and featured in Baltimore Magazine as a leading attorney. Rick Jaklitsch’s exceptional legal expertise extends to being selected 
as a “Top Lawyer” by Super Lawyers annually in both Washington, D.C. and Maryland. Moreover, he is a distinguished Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation.
The Top Attorneys of North America, a New York based publication, distinguishes and profiles leading attorneys who have reached a recognizable degree of success and leadership in their field. The directory is valued for promoting awareness of the accomplishments within the North American legal community.
