Al Frederick has spent his entire career at Eccleston and Wolf. He started with the firm, while in law school and today is the firm’s senior partner. Al focuses his practice on the defense of professionals, primarily lawyers, accountants, architects and engineers, both in civil and disciplinary matters. He is a frequent speaker, and writer on these areas and has spoken on a National level, as well. Al also handles claims involving the defense of corporate directors and officers. Al is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, has been included amongst the Best Lawyers of America since 1997, and is regularly named as a Maryland SuperLawyer (where he is on ‘top’ list), as well as Martindale Hubbell, AV designation. Al has served the bar in a variety of ways. He is currently a member of the prestigious Rules Committee of the Court of Appeals, serving via Court Order of the Court of Appeals. He has served as Ethics Chair of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, Chair of the Litigation Section of the Maryland State Bar and in a variety of other matters. He has twice been named “Best Lawyer for Legal Malpractice Defense”, and is recipient of Litigator of the Year award by the MSBA. He shares the award for education from the Maryland Bar Foundation. In addition, he has argued a number of ground breaking cases in the field of professional negligence.