J. Marks Moore III
Principal
mmoore@semmes.com

Baltimore Office
Suite 1400
25 S. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410.576.4722
410.539.5223 (Fax)

Mr. Moore concentrates his practice in environmental, insurance coverage and defense, general liability, premises liability and security, governmental liability, products liability, and general commercial litigation. His insurance coverage and defense experience includes toxic torts and a wide array of property claims and commercial general liability issues. He has defended numerous lead-based paint claims for public housing authorities and various private landlords/owners/property managers, and he has handled numerous lead-based paint coverage issues. He also handles lead-based paint and related environmental regulatory issues involving HUD and EPA regulations. Mr. Moore has defended a wide array of products liability matters involving recreational vessels, consumer appliances, and industrial products.

Admitted

• Maryland (1982)
• Maryland Court of Appeals;
• United States District Courts for the District of Maryland and the Central District of Illinois;
• United States Courts of Appeal for the Fourth, Seventh, Ninth, and D.C. Circuits

Education

• University of Virginia, B.A. (1975)
• Tulane University School of Law, J.D., cum laude (1981)

Affiliations, Associations & Special Achievements

• Maryland State Bar Association
• Editor-in-Chief, The Tulane Maritime Law Journal (1980-81)