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Scott Michael Trager
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Scott Michael Trager

4.7
16 reviews

100 Light Street, Suite 1400, Baltimore, MD 21202

Insurance Coverage/Defense and Life, Health, Disability & ERISA Claims Litigation

About Scott Michael Trager

Mr. Trager's work covers a broad spectrum of litigation matters, with a focus on the defense of life, health and disability claims (individual and ERISA) in the state and federal courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia, as well as the Maryland Insurance Administration and Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings. He also represents major life and disability insurance companies in actions involving interpleader, beneficiary and rescission issues, as well as agent/broker conduct. Mr. Trager is an active member of DRI’s Life, Health and Disability Committee, including serving as Program Vice-Chair for the 2016 DRI Life, Health, Disability & ERISA Seminar and serving as Program Chair for the 2017 DRI Life, Health, Disability & ERISA Seminar. He has also served as Lead Program Chair for the 2014 ALFA International EPLI Seminar. He was selected as a Maryland “Rising Star” by Baltimore Magazine and Maryland Super Lawyers Magazine in 2011 and 2012, and has achieved an A/V rating, the highest possible peer review rating for ethics and legal ability, from Martindale Hubbell. Mr. Trager is also a frequent speaker at industry conferences.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Other 2
    • Insurance Coverage/Defense
    • Life, Health, Disability & ERISA Claims Litigation

Practice Details

  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Fixed hourly rates: $190 - $350/hr
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Principal
    Firm Name
    Funk & Bolton, P.A.
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    American Ins. Marketing Corp. v. 5 Star Life Ins. Co. 958 F. Supp. 2d 609 (D. Md. 2013);
    Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. v. Chase, 889 F. Supp. 2d 739 (D. Md. 2012);
    Phillips Way, Inc. v. American Equity Ins. Co. , 143 Md. App. 515, 795 A.2d 216 (2002);
    Ohio Nat'l Life Assur. Corp. v. Jones, 2012 WL 27462 (D. Md., Jan. 4, 2012);
    Shonk v. Fountain Power Boats, 338 Fed. Appx. 282 (4th Cir., July 16, 2009).
  • Additional Links
    https://www.fblaw.com/profile/scott-m-trager/

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2004, United States District Court for the District of Columbia
    2007, United States Supreme Court
    1998, Maryland
    1999, District of Columbia
    1999, United States District Court for the District of Maryland
    2000, United States Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
    Memberships
    Maryland State Bar Association; Baltimore City Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Defense Research Institute (Life, Health & Disability Committee Member); Maryland Defense Counsel.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Baltimore School of Law
    Class of 1998
    J.D.
    magna cum laude, Law Review staff member, Heuisler Honor Society
    Other Education
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    Class of 1994
    B.A.
    summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1972
    Baltimore, Maryland, March 3, 1972

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Principal at Funk & Bolton, P.A.
4.7
16 reviews

100 Light Street, Suite 1400Baltimore, MD 21202U.S.A.

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    Yes, Scott Michael Trager is admitted to practice in District of Columbia and Maryland.
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    Yes, Scott Michael Trager has a 4.7 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
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    Scott Michael Trager attended University of Baltimore School of Law.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Funk & Bolton, P.A. was established in 1996.

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