
About Robert J. Farley
Bob Farley is a fearless advocate for people injured due to the negligence of others. He is a seasoned and aggressive trial lawyer whose experience of representing clients on both sides of injury cases gives him a unique perspective (and some might say an unfair advantage). Simply put, he has the defense playbook. His experience continues to be a tremendous asset to his personal injury and medical malpractice clients. A Maryland and DC SuperLawyer, Bob has been recognized in the top one percent of all attorneys in Maryland. In addition, he has been named by the National Trial Lawyers’ Association as a Top 100 Civil Plaintiffs Trial Lawyer – Maryland in 2019 He has also received the Avvo.com Client’s Choice Award. Bob began his career in 1986 after serving a clerkship to the Honorable James F. Couch, Jr., of the Court of Appeals of Maryland. He then began his private practice as a medical malpractice and personal injury defense attorney. For more than three decades, Bob has handled many hundreds of personal injury and medical malpractice cases, and has tried over 125 jury trials to verdict as lead counsel in Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia and all state and federal courts in those jurisdictions. Raised in Maryland, Bob is a graduate of Loyola University of Maryland and the University of Baltimore School of Law. In his free time, Bob enjoys spending time with his kids, golfing, riding his Harley and “Rocking the Red” (Go Caps!). Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Robert J. Farley included in a Super Lawyers® list Other Sources of Feedback About Robert J. Farley Included on the 2026Maryland Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2024 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2023 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2022 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2020 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2019 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2018 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2017 Maryland Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
- University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1985
- J.D.
- Honors: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Domestic Relations, 1984
Non Legal Education
- Loyola College, 1982
- B.A.
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 1985
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1986
- Virginia, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1987
- District of Columbia, 1988
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1988
- West Virginia, 1997
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
Other Affiliations
- Anne Arundel County Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association
- The West Virginia Bar Association
- The District of Columbia Bar
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Robert J. Farley |
| Firm | Hyatt & Weber, P.A. |
| Address | 200 Westgate Circle, Suite 500, Annapolis, MD 21401 |
| Phone | 866-590-8719 |
| Phone | 410-384-4316 |
| Phone | 888-805-5524 |
| Phone | 410-384-4321 |
| Phone | 410-841-5065 |
| Website | www.hwlaw.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |