Smith, Gildea & Schmidt, LLC (SGS), a regional law firm with offices in Towson and Baltimore, is pleased to announce that Michael Bowman has joined the firm as an associate attorney.

Prior to joining SGS, Bowman was an associate attorney for 11 years at Wexler Wallace LLP, a Chicago-based litigation firm, where he specialized in personal injury, products liability and class action cases.

"Mike is a great addition to our growing complex civil litigation team," said David Gildea, Founder and Managing Partner of SGS. “His experience in complex class action cases throughout the country will be a significant asset to the firm and our clients.”

Bowman holds a B.S. in biology along with an MBA from Wheeling Jesuit University. He is a graduate of Rutgers School of Law and licensed to practice in Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

About Smith, Gildea & Schmidt, LLC

Smith, Gildea & Schmidt is a regional law firm with 13 lawyers whose practice areas include complex civil litigation, land use, business law, estates and trusts, governmental affairs, and domestic relations, among others. The firm’s clients range from multinational corporations to individuals with particular legal needs. The land use attorneys have an active practice that encompasses most of the jurisdictions in the state of Maryland. The complex civil litigation section has vast courtroom experience in both the federal and state courts. For more information, please go to www.sgs-law.com.