--- title: Newsletter Archives - Page 4 of 5 - Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. --- Newsletter Archives - Page 4 of 5 - Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. ## In The News Trusted Content [Home](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/) » [Newsletter](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/category/newsletter/) » Page 4 Employee Spotlight: Pam Frye and Sandra Tome Celebrate Their 10th Anniversary at the Law Firm We are proud to celebrate two extraordinary employees who are celebrating their 10th anniversary with the firm. Pam Frye has worked as Partner Allan M. Siegel’s legal assistant for 10 years. She started at the firm as a temporary employee, but as soon as Mr. Siegel started working with her, Read More » Partner Joseph Cammarata Ends His Term as Chairman of National Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group In recognition of Mr. Cammarata’s career of advocating and litigating on behalf of individuals with brain injury, in July 2022, Partner Joseph Cammarata was elected to serve a one-year term as Chairman of the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice, which is a national trial lawyers’ organization. Read More » Partner Joseph Cammarata Wins Two Settlements Totaling $3.1 Million Dollars Partner Joseph Cammarata was successful in obtaining two settlements in cases involving serious permanent injuries. One case involved a member of the U.S. military, now age 45, who was sideswiped as he was riding his motorcycle on Interstate 395, near the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia. As a result of the collision, our Read More » Partner Allan M. Siegel Elected Board of Governor of the American Association for Justice and Chairman of the Bus Litigation Group The American Association for Justice (AAJ) is a national organization of lawyers devoted to promoting justice and fairness for injured persons, safeguarding victims’ rights — particularly the right to trial by jury — and strengthening the civil justice system. Partners Ira Sherman, Joseph Cammarata, and Allan M. Siegel have all served as Past President Read More » Is Bigger Always Better? A message from Managing Partner Ira Sherman Some people think big- ger is always better. We disagree! Have you ever gone to Macy’s, Target, or Giant and tried to find someone to help you? Have you ever gone to an emergency room in a large hospital and sat there for Read More » Employee Spotlight: Tynea Henderson Tynea is one of our three extraordinary legal assistants, who helps our clients when their cases go into litigation. She is an invaluable asset to our lawyers and all of the clients who have the privilege of working with her. Tynea has been in the legal profession her entire adult Read More » Maryland Voters Increases the Amount of Damages Required for a Jury Trial Maryland voters in the past election passed, by a significant margin, Ballot Measure Three, which increases the minimum amount of damages required to guarantee a right to a jury trial for civil proceedings from $15,000 to $25,000. While on its face, this may seem bad (it limits your right to Read More » Partner Joseph Cammarata is Elected to Chairman of a National Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group The lawyers at Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. have been in the trenches fighting for clients who have suffered brain injuries long before many understood the seriousness of this type of injury. Many years ago, it was expected that if a boxer “had their bell rung” they would get Read More » Winter 2022 Newsletter Read our latest Newsletter Here Read More » The Courts Have Reopened and the Doors are Wider Than Ever For months, the coronavirus pandemic practically shut down the courts in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Most importantly, the courts were not holding trials. Thankfully, with increasing vaccination rates, the courts are back open (masks required), hearing cases, and holding trials. And with the courts reopened, the deadlines Read More » ## Get free advice about the compensation you deserve. At Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C., our car accident attorneys fight tirelessly to secure the compensation you deserve, handling every aspect of your case to protect your rights. Trust us to stand by you and advocate aggressively on your behalf. 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