James Cardea
VerifiedPartner at Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A.
Baltimore, MD30 years experience
Medical MalpracticeWrongful Death
About James Cardea
James D. Cardea is a partner at Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A. in Baltimore, Maryland, with over 30 years of litigation and jury trial experience focusing on medical negligence and catastrophic injury. He has secured one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in the country and numerous seven-figure verdicts. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (2026) and the International Society of Barristers (2025), and has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Medical Malpractice since 2011 and as a Maryland Super Lawyers Top 10 attorney (2025–2026).
Practice areas
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death
Education
University of Baltimore School of Law
J.D., cum laude, 1995
McDaniel College
Undergraduate
Bar admissions & credentials
State Bar of Maryland
State Bar of District of Columbia
State Bar of U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
State Bar of U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
State Bar of Pennsylvania (special admission)
State Bar of Delaware (special admission)
State Bar of New Jersey (special admission)
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
Maryland State Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Bar Association of Baltimore City
Maryland Association for Justice
Prince George's County Bar Association
Heuisler Honor Society
