Azrael, Franz, Schwab, Lipowitz & Solter LLC

Azrael, Franz, Schwab, Lipowitz & Solter LLC

This lawyer is licensed to practice in Maryland and has no record of discipline from the Maryland bar association. *

Azrael, Franz, Schwab, Lipowitz & Solter LLC

Azrael, Franz, Schwab, Lipowitz & Solter LLC

This lawyer is licensed to practice in Maryland and has no record of discipline from the Maryland bar association. *

Firm Overview

Established in 1949, Azrael Franz has achieved a prominent reputation in the field of complex injury and wrongful death claims, including airline crash litigation, assuming a lead role in multi-district litigation. We aggressively pursue these claims, along with computer and healthcare fraud recoveries throughout the United States in court and arbitration proceedings. Our vigorous representation results in substantial recoveries for our clients. We also vigorously represent clients in pursuing and defending business, real estate and estate planning and administration. Azrael Franz counsels banks, businesses, developers, professionals and business owners and their families on business and real estate acquisitions, sales, loans and other transactions, estate and trust planning and administration and other matters.

Azrael Franz is respected for its professional, thorough, creative and timely approach to the cases and matters we handle. Many clients are afforded success-based or flat price fee structures as well as the traditional hourly rate model. Our size and experience allows us to successfully handle complex litigation and business transactions on a local and national level, while maintaining the quality and effectiveness of our services. All cases are closely supervised with the direct involvement of partners. The controlled growth and low turnover of our attorneys and staff enables us to maintain a strong team ethic that translates into the best possible service for our clients and referring attorneys.

Azrael Franz's attorneys are active in community service organizations and have provided services on a pro bono basis to a wide range of individuals and groups, including numerous victims’ rights organizations and other charities.

Main Office

Main Office
101 East Chesapeake Avenue
Towson, MD 21286

Phone

(410) 821-6800

Fees
Office Information
Office Hours

9am - 5pm

Office Manager

Kevin Rodriguez

Languages Spoken

English & Spanish

Criminal Defense

Personal Injury

Auto Accident

Wrongful Death

The Azrael Franz Personal Injury and Wrongful Death cases include tragedies resulting from airline crashes, mining disasters, serious automobile crashes, products liability and medical malpractice.

Azrael Franz is sensitive to the needs of victims and their families, and our attorneys and staff work diligently to make sure that all of those needs are addressed. Azrael Franz vigorously protects the legal rights of victims and their families to make certain that the responsible parties are held accountable for the damage they have caused.

Azrael Franz is proud of the favorable verdicts and settlements it has achieved for its clients, but Azrael Franz does not limit its efforts to its clients' financial concerns. Azrael Franz works tirelessly with victims and their families throughout the entire healing process. Azrael Franz is proud to have assisted the widow of an airplane crash victim fund a nationally recognized burn center in her husband's name, helped the family of a teenage victim of a drunk driver establish an academic scholarship in her memory and established numerous foundations for clients in the names of their loved ones. These foundations work towards curing a number of diseases and provide funding for important social causes.

As part of the Azrael Franz commitment to families whose tragedies involve a death, opening the estate for litigation purposes is provided at no expense to its clients.

Azrael, Franz, Schwab, Lipowitz & Solter LLC
Keith Franz

Keith has long been a victims' advocate and is highly regarded for his experience in aviation law and other wrongful death claims. He has provided substantial pro bono assistance to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) since 1983 and has served as MADD's representative on the Governor's Task Force for Crime Victims' Rights. Keith also acted as Lead Counsel in the national litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York representing several families touched by the horrors of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Keith is one of the founders of the Maryland DWI Law Institute. During his tenure, he edited the Maryland DWI Victims' Assistance Manual, which is regarded by local MADD chapters across the country as a model for their victims' programs.

He has represented victims in many celebrated civil cases in Maryland and other states, including multi-district complex litigation arising from aviation disasters throughout the United States and abroad.

His work has helped expand Maryland's Wrongful Death Statute. Keith is regarded as a leading legal authority on victims' rights in Maryland and lectures frequently on the subject throughout the United States.

In 2011, Keith was presented with the prestigious Frank Carrington Champion of Civil Justice Award by the National Crime Victim Bar Association in recognition of his work as lead counsel for the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. This national civil litigation in New York Federal Court against the airlines and their security contractors determined their roles in allowing the attacks to occur.

Keith was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his B.A. from University of Maryland in 1976 where he was elected to Phi Kappa Phi. He was awarded his Juris Doctorate from University of Maryland School of Law in 1979 where he served as an Associate Editor of the Maryland Law Review.

Keith was admitted to the Maryland Bar and the U.S. District Court in 1979 and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1984. Keith was a member of the Baltimore County Board of Appeals from 1981-1987.

Azrael, Franz, Schwab, Lipowitz & Solter LLC
Keith Franz

Keith has long been a victims' advocate and is highly regarded for his experience in aviation law and other wrongful death claims. He has provided substantial pro bono assistance to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) since 1983 and has served as MADD's representative on the Governor's Task Force for Crime Victims' Rights. Keith also acted as Lead Counsel in the national litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York representing several families touched by the horrors of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Keith is one of the founders of the Maryland DWI Law Institute. During his tenure, he edited the Maryland DWI Victims' Assistance Manual, which is regarded by local MADD chapters across the country as a model for their victims' programs.

He has represented victims in many celebrated civil cases in Maryland and other states, including multi-district complex litigation arising from aviation disasters throughout the United States and abroad.

His work has helped expand Maryland's Wrongful Death Statute. Keith is regarded as a leading legal authority on victims' rights in Maryland and lectures frequently on the subject throughout the United States.

In 2011, Keith was presented with the prestigious Frank Carrington Champion of Civil Justice Award by the National Crime Victim Bar Association in recognition of his work as lead counsel for the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. This national civil litigation in New York Federal Court against the airlines and their security contractors determined their roles in allowing the attacks to occur.

Keith was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his B.A. from University of Maryland in 1976 where he was elected to Phi Kappa Phi. He was awarded his Juris Doctorate from University of Maryland School of Law in 1979 where he served as an Associate Editor of the Maryland Law Review.

Keith was admitted to the Maryland Bar and the U.S. District Court in 1979 and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1984. Keith was a member of the Baltimore County Board of Appeals from 1981-1987.

Firm Overview

Established in 1949, Azrael Franz has achieved a prominent reputation in the field of complex injury and wrongful death claims, including airline crash litigation, assuming a lead role in multi-district litigation. We aggressively pursue these claims, along with computer and healthcare fraud recoveries throughout the United States in court and arbitration proceedings. Our vigorous representation results in substantial recoveries for our clients. We also vigorously represent clients in pursuing and defending business, real estate and estate planning and administration. Azrael Franz counsels banks, businesses, developers, professionals and business owners and their families on business and real estate acquisitions, sales, loans and other transactions, estate and trust planning and administration and other matters.

Azrael Franz is respected for its professional, thorough, creative and timely approach to the cases and matters we handle. Many clients are afforded success-based or flat price fee structures as well as the traditional hourly rate model. Our size and experience allows us to successfully handle complex litigation and business transactions on a local and national level, while maintaining the quality and effectiveness of our services. All cases are closely supervised with the direct involvement of partners. The controlled growth and low turnover of our attorneys and staff enables us to maintain a strong team ethic that translates into the best possible service for our clients and referring attorneys.

Azrael Franz's attorneys are active in community service organizations and have provided services on a pro bono basis to a wide range of individuals and groups, including numerous victims’ rights organizations and other charities.

Main Office

Main Office
101 East Chesapeake Avenue
Towson, MD 21286

Phone

(410) 821-6800

Fees
Office Information
Office Hours

9am - 5pm

Office Manager

Kevin Rodriguez

Languages Spoken

English & Spanish

Criminal Defense

Personal Injury

Auto Accident

Wrongful Death

The Azrael Franz Personal Injury and Wrongful Death cases include tragedies resulting from airline crashes, mining disasters, serious automobile crashes, products liability and medical malpractice.

Azrael Franz is sensitive to the needs of victims and their families, and our attorneys and staff work diligently to make sure that all of those needs are addressed. Azrael Franz vigorously protects the legal rights of victims and their families to make certain that the responsible parties are held accountable for the damage they have caused.

Azrael Franz is proud of the favorable verdicts and settlements it has achieved for its clients, but Azrael Franz does not limit its efforts to its clients' financial concerns. Azrael Franz works tirelessly with victims and their families throughout the entire healing process. Azrael Franz is proud to have assisted the widow of an airplane crash victim fund a nationally recognized burn center in her husband's name, helped the family of a teenage victim of a drunk driver establish an academic scholarship in her memory and established numerous foundations for clients in the names of their loved ones. These foundations work towards curing a number of diseases and provide funding for important social causes.

As part of the Azrael Franz commitment to families whose tragedies involve a death, opening the estate for litigation purposes is provided at no expense to its clients.

Azrael, Franz, Schwab, Lipowitz & Solter LLC
Keith Franz

Keith has long been a victims' advocate and is highly regarded for his experience in aviation law and other wrongful death claims. He has provided substantial pro bono assistance to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) since 1983 and has served as MADD's representative on the Governor's Task Force for Crime Victims' Rights. Keith also acted as Lead Counsel in the national litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York representing several families touched by the horrors of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Keith is one of the founders of the Maryland DWI Law Institute. During his tenure, he edited the Maryland DWI Victims' Assistance Manual, which is regarded by local MADD chapters across the country as a model for their victims' programs.

He has represented victims in many celebrated civil cases in Maryland and other states, including multi-district complex litigation arising from aviation disasters throughout the United States and abroad.

His work has helped expand Maryland's Wrongful Death Statute. Keith is regarded as a leading legal authority on victims' rights in Maryland and lectures frequently on the subject throughout the United States.

In 2011, Keith was presented with the prestigious Frank Carrington Champion of Civil Justice Award by the National Crime Victim Bar Association in recognition of his work as lead counsel for the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. This national civil litigation in New York Federal Court against the airlines and their security contractors determined their roles in allowing the attacks to occur.

Keith was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his B.A. from University of Maryland in 1976 where he was elected to Phi Kappa Phi. He was awarded his Juris Doctorate from University of Maryland School of Law in 1979 where he served as an Associate Editor of the Maryland Law Review.

Keith was admitted to the Maryland Bar and the U.S. District Court in 1979 and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1984. Keith was a member of the Baltimore County Board of Appeals from 1981-1987.

Azrael, Franz, Schwab, Lipowitz & Solter LLC
Keith Franz

Keith has long been a victims' advocate and is highly regarded for his experience in aviation law and other wrongful death claims. He has provided substantial pro bono assistance to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) since 1983 and has served as MADD's representative on the Governor's Task Force for Crime Victims' Rights. Keith also acted as Lead Counsel in the national litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York representing several families touched by the horrors of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Keith is one of the founders of the Maryland DWI Law Institute. During his tenure, he edited the Maryland DWI Victims' Assistance Manual, which is regarded by local MADD chapters across the country as a model for their victims' programs.

He has represented victims in many celebrated civil cases in Maryland and other states, including multi-district complex litigation arising from aviation disasters throughout the United States and abroad.

His work has helped expand Maryland's Wrongful Death Statute. Keith is regarded as a leading legal authority on victims' rights in Maryland and lectures frequently on the subject throughout the United States.

In 2011, Keith was presented with the prestigious Frank Carrington Champion of Civil Justice Award by the National Crime Victim Bar Association in recognition of his work as lead counsel for the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. This national civil litigation in New York Federal Court against the airlines and their security contractors determined their roles in allowing the attacks to occur.

Keith was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his B.A. from University of Maryland in 1976 where he was elected to Phi Kappa Phi. He was awarded his Juris Doctorate from University of Maryland School of Law in 1979 where he served as an Associate Editor of the Maryland Law Review.

Keith was admitted to the Maryland Bar and the U.S. District Court in 1979 and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1984. Keith was a member of the Baltimore County Board of Appeals from 1981-1987.

This lawyer is licensed to practice in Maryland and has no record of discipline from the Maryland bar association. *

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This lawyer is licensed to practice in Maryland and has no record of discipline from the Maryland bar association. *

* Nolo has confirmed that every member attorney has a valid license and is in good standing with the state agency that licenses lawyers. Any past disbarments and suspensions (with possible exceptions for minor violations or nonpayment of dues, in our discretion) will be indicated accordingly in the badge. Member attorneys are required to notify Nolo immediately if they become the subject of any disciplinary action by any state licensing agency.