Stephen J. "Steve" Nolan

Stephen J. "Steve" Nolan


Smith, Gildea & Schmidt LLC

Recognized since 2014

Towson, Maryland

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Stephen J. Nolan, who practices law in Towson, Maryland, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an extensive peer-review survey, reflecting the esteem in which Stephen J. is held by other attorneys in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Steve Nolan is a seasoned trial lawyer with a focus on business litigation, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death actions, and trusts and estates litigation in State and Federal Courts. In November 2018, he became Of counsel to SGS. For over 30 years, he has been acknowledged by The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, receiving its top peer-reviewed rating of AV® Preeminent™.

Throughout his career, Steve has represented clients in a wide variety of complex litigation, class actions, and other cases. He served as Maryland counsel for the NFL Players Association, special counsel for CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield in a pharmaceutical class action, and lead counsel for Anne Arundel and Baltimore County Public Schools and Governments in asbestos property damage litigation. Following a trial in Montgomery County and the defendant's appeal, he secured over $9.8 million from an asbestos manufacturer for the family of a young wife and mother who died from mesothelioma.

Steve has also been designated as a legal witness relating to the standard of care applicable to attorneys and has provided testimony regarding the reasonableness of attorney’s fees.

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Location
  • 600 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
    Towson, MD 21204
Education
  • University of Maryland, J.D., graduated 1977

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Baltimore (2023)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Baltimore (2021)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Baltimore (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

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