Patrick Short has joined the workers’ comp team in the Baltimore office of Franklin & Prokopik. Before joining F&P, Short was an assistant state’s attorney for the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office (BCSAO). He joined the BCSAO while in law school as an intern and was eventually promoted to the Felony Narcotics unit, where he .
Matthew LaFontaine joined the workers’ compensation team practice group at Franklin & Prokopik as an associate and resident in the Baltimore office. LaFontaine previously worked at an injured workers’ firm where he represented individuals against insurance companies in front of the Workers’ Compensation Commission throughout Maryland. By representing injured workers’, He gained valuable knowledge of .
Michael Divver, Ethan Clasing and Samantha Schilling joined Franklin & Prokopik as associates. Prior to joining F&P’s Baltimore liability practice, Divver was an assistant state’s attorney for the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted criminal cases and brought a significant number of those matters to a verdict following trial. Divver joined the BCSAO .
Franklin & Prokopik has promoted Scarlett Corso and Jennifer Hare to principal and Michael Bennett to counsel. Corso initially joined F&P as an associate attorney in 2011. After leaving in 2016 to gain valuable experience litigating personal injury claims on the plaintiffs’ side, and then subsequently served as in-house Counsel handling subrogation and liability defense .
Janessa Shaikun has overseen marketing efforts at Baltimore law firm Franklin & Prokopik since March 2015. She was recently promoted to the firm’s Director of Marketing and Business Development.