Dustin Furman
Founding Partner
dustin@fhjustice.com
410.999.8762
Dustin Furman is a founding partner of the firm and has tried hundreds of cases, recovering tens of millions of dollars for his clients. Dustin’s journey to becoming a trial attorney started back in high school, where he worked for a premier medical malpractice firm. Dustin then graduated college early and started law school at just 20 years old. As a result, Dustin was the youngest graduate in his class at 23 years old.
Days after being sworn to the bar Dustin was in the Courtroom trying multiple headline medical malpractice cases. Dustin has worked on a wide variety of cases, including some of the largest verdicts in Maryland’s history of $55 million and $21 million respectively.
Most recently, Dustin has won multiple jury trials totaling over $1 million in two back-to-back verdicts. Each time a corporate defendant tried to take him on in Court and paid dearly for their mistake in doing so. Dustin’s willingness to try these types of cases has earned him a reputation as a fearless trial attorney.
Dustin’s approach to litigation is to leave no stone unturned, he takes pride in handling his client’s cases from the early investigation through to trial. Dustin has taken on many large hospitals and corporations with tremendous success for his clients. As a result, Dustin was named “Top 40 under 40” in Maryland by The National Trial Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, “Ones to Watch,” and Super Lawyers Rising Star. Each of these awards is bestowed on just a small number of attorneys. As one of the few attorneys to garner the distinction of Rising Stars, Dustin Furman has earned the respect of peers as one of the top-rated attorneys in the nation.
While in law school, Dustin was the lead attorney on the acclaimed National Trial Team and was selected to the American College of Trial Lawyers’ Advanced Trial Skills Master Program. He was also inducted into the Royal Shannonhouse Honors Society.
Dustin has been invited to and lectured at both the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Georgetown University School of Medicine on medical-legal topics. In his spare time, Dustin serves as a mentor to Maryland high school students as a Judge for the Maryland State Bar Association Mock Trial Competition.
Dustin is always accessible to his clients and will always go above and beyond for their claims and cases. Dustin prides himself on his client-centric approach, which has earned him rave reviews from all of his clients as you can read on our reviews page.
Education:
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University of Baltimore School of Law; Magna Cum Laude
Bar Admissions:
- Maryland (State & Federal) and Washington, DC
Awards:
- Top 40 under 40 in Maryland by The National Trial Lawyers
- American College of Trial Lawyers’ Advanced Trial Skills Master
- Royal Shannonhouse Honors Society
- The Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs “Ones to Watch” (2024)
Recent Jury Verdicts:
- 2022 – $500,000 Jury Verdict Baltimore City – Premises Liability
- 2023 – $500,000 Jury Verdict Anne Arundel – Largest Premises Liability Verdict of the Year
- 2024 – $625,000 Jury Verdict Baltimore County – Car Crash
- 2024 – $175,000 Jury Verdict Baltimore City – Car Crash
- Nearly $2 million in jury verdicts in the last two years
Learn more about Dustin in the video below.