Natalie McSherry is a nationally-recognized trial lawyer with more than 40 years of experience in commercial litigation and health care law. Natalie has litigated numerous jury trials in a variety of matters, including malpractice claims brought against health care providers. She has extensive experience defending health care providers in licensing actions and has appeared before the Board of Physicians, the Dental Board, Board of Nursing, the Board of Examiners of Psychologists, and others, as well as the Maryland Office of Health Care Quality. She has handled all aspects of professional credentialing, and is frequently called upon to advise health care institutions and providers concerning a variety of legal issues and challenges that arise in the health care industry.
In addition to her broad experience in health care, Natalie has handled professional liability claims involving various professions, claims against railroads, condemnation cases, and a variety of commercial disputes. She has litigated civil cases in federal court, in Maryland's counties, and in Baltimore City.
Service
Access to Counsel in Evictions Task Force, 2021 appointed by Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh
American Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2002 - present
Baltimore Courthouse and Law Museum Foundation, Board of Directors, 2011 - 2021
Catholic Charities of Maryland, Board of Trustees, 2019 - present
Catholic Charities Leadership Breakfast, Committee, 1999 - present; Capital Campaign, 2004 - 2005
Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Volunteer Attorney Mediator, 2002 - present
Collaborative: Maryland Judiciary, Maryland State Bar Association, Maryland Access to Justice Commission
Co-Chair of the Innovations in Tiered Legal Services Task Force, 2025 - present
Maryland Access to Justice Commission, Commissioner, 2020 - present
Maryland Bar Foundation, Fellow, 1984 - present; Board of Directors, 2011 - 2021; President, 2017 - 2019
Maryland Legal Services Corporation, Board of Directors Chair, 2018 - 2021; Board of Directors, 2012 - 2021
My Sister's Place, Leadership Council, 2002 - present
Saint Ignatius Loyola Academy, Board of Directors, 2013 - 2019
State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings, January 2011 - 2019
University of Maryland, Trustees of The Endowment Fund, 2009 - present
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Board of Visitors, 2020 - present
Woodsboro Bank, Board of Directors Chair, 2016 - present; Board of Directors, 2009 - present
Named 2025 Health Care Law 'Lawyer of the Year,' by Best Lawyers. Ranked Band 1 Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense by Chambers USA. According to Chambers sources, Natalie is 'an outstanding healthcare lawyer.'
Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, Distinguished Women's Award, 2020
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, Winnie Borden Pro Bono Leadership Award
Maryland Legal Services Corporation, Arthur W. Machen Award
My Sister's Place, Woman of the Year
The Daily Record, Leadership in Law Lifetime Achievement Award, Leadership in Law, Circle of Excellence, Maryland's Top 100 Women, Icon Honor, Power 30 Law List
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Distinguished Graduate Award, 2020
Throughout her career, Natalie has been consistently recognized as the top of her field. She has been recognized in the areas of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, and Medical Malpractice Law by:
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Chambers USA, since 2010
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Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star, since 2013
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Benchmark Litigation Top 250 Women in Litigation, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
- The Best Lawyers in America, since 2006; named Baltimore "Lawyer of the Year" in Health Care Law, 2025, 2023, 2018, 2015; Mediation, 2020, 2015; Medical Malpractice - Defendants, 2025, 2019; Medical Malpractice, 2017
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AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Maryland
- California (Inactive)
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- United States District Court for the Southern District of California (Inactive)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
American Health Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
Bar Association of Baltimore City
DRI
Maryland Defense Counsel, Inc.
Maryland Society for Healthcare Risk Management
Maryland State Bar Association, former President, Member, Litigation Section; Member, Health Law Section
Co-presenter, "Alternative Dispute Resolution in Today's World," Maryland State Bar Association Legal Summit & Annual Meeting, 2021
Co-presenter, "Justice for the Middle: Matching Marylanders with Affordable Family Law Attorneys," Maryland State Bar Association Legal Summit & Annual Meeting, 2021
Presenter, "Practice Pointers from the Pandemic," Maryland Defense Counsel, Inc., 2020
Co-presenter, "Controlled Dangerous Substances Practices & Pitfalls," MD-DC Society for Healthcare Risk Management Annual Meeting & Educational Program, 2018
Co-presenter, "One Day Boot Camp Trial Training," Legal Services Advocates Trial Skills Program, American College of Trial Lawyers, ABA Litigation Section, MSBA Litigation Section, FBA - Maryland Chapter, and Maryland Legal Aid, 2017
Panelist, "Civil Impact Cases," Judicial Institute of Maryland, 2014
Panelist, Maryland Defense Counsel, Inc. Trial Academy, 2012
Presenter, "Legal Considerations in Decisions to Withhold or Withdraw Life Sustaining Treatment," Barristers Law Club, 2012
Co-author, "When people are the problem," Maryland Daily Record, 2020
Author, "How to Stay on the 'Right' Side of the Maryland Board of Physicians," Maryland Physician Magazine, 2014
Author, "Pro Rata” Contribution and Apportionment Among “Joint” Tort-Feasors," Maryland Bar Journal, Maryland State Bar Association, 2014
Co-author, "The Health Care Disciplinary Process," Maryland Bar Journal, Maryland State Bar Association, 2013
Natalie loves to swim, and even swam from Europe to Asia in 2009 in the Canakkale Rotary Club Hellespont Race in Turkey.