Partners Joseph Cammarata and Allan M. Siegel have again been named to the Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers Top 100 for 2026 — the annual list of the 100 highest-ranked attorneys drawn from that year’s Super Lawyers selections in the District, itself a subset of a group already limited to a
Partner Joseph Cammarata has been appointed adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law, teaching pretrial civil litigation beginning this fall.
Five Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel attorneys received 2026 Washington, DC Super Lawyers recognition, the first time five lawyers at the firm have been named in one year.
Presidential immunity is not absolute—and President Trump should not be able to use it to shield himself from a defamation lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll. Joseph Cammarata, partner at Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, made this argument forcefully in a Business Wire statement, drawing on his groundbreaking Supreme Court precedent from Clinton
On May 7, 2026, attorneys for Catherine Torney filed a motion asking the Supreme Court of Maryland to reinstate Torney v. Towson University — a premises liability case the Court dismissed on April 21 as improvidently granted. The motion was filed by CSCS partner Joseph Cammarata.
By Joseph Cammarata,Partner, Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. Editor’s Update — May 14, 2026: On May 7, 2026, attorneys for Ms. Torney filed a motion asking the Supreme Court of Maryland to reconsider the dismissal addressed in this post and to reinstate the writ of certiorari. For the legal
Editor’s Update — May 14, 2026: The Supreme Court of Maryland subsequently dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted on April 21, 2026, and on May 7, 2026, attorneys for Ms. Torney filed a motion asking the Court to reconsider that dismissal. For the most recent development in this
Expert Analysis: Political Violence, Platform Responsibility, and Criminal Justice Trial attorney Joseph Cammarata and Detective Sergeant John Krinski discuss the growing threat of political violence in America and what law enforcement and the legal system can do about it. Cammarata emphasizes that social media platforms have a responsibility to eliminate
Premises liability law turns on a single question: When a landowner is aware of danger on its property and has the ability to intervene — but chooses not to — does inaction constitute negligence? That question went before Maryland’s highest court on April 9, 2026, when Joseph Cammarata argued Torney v. Towson
When a university knows danger is unfolding on its campus and does nothing, who bears responsibility for the harm that follows? That question went before Maryland’s highest court on April 10, 2026, as WBAL-TV reported on oral arguments in Torney v. Towson University—a case that could reshape how institutions are held accountable
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