Personal Injury Attorney | Law Office of David E. Fink

Alan Mensh spent over two decades at one of the largest personal injury law firms in suburban Maryland and the District of Columbia (Ashcraft & Gerel) where he started as an associate and worked his way to an equity partner and select member of the firm’s management committee. Alan has successfully worked with clients who were injured in rental properties. Many of these cases involve childhood lead poisoning. Young, vulnerable children exposed to toxic lead levels have experienced significant learning disabilities, attention disorders, and problems with their education and employment opportunities. He also helped people injured by construction accidents, automobile collisions, carbon monoxide poisoning, funeral negligence and general premises liability.

As part of his efforts, Mr. Mensh has written legal briefs and delivered oral arguments in over 40 appellate cases, several of which have established important precedents in the field of lead paint litigation and general consumer protection law. His most recent win before the Supreme Court of Maryland resulted in a legal precedent holding for the first time a foreclosing bank responsible for complying with the Baltimore City Housing Code after the purchase of a property at a foreclosure auction. Hector v. Bank of New York Mellon, 244 Md. 322 (2021).

Mr. Mensh has well-regarded skills as both a litigator and negotiator, having won six-and seven-figure jury verdicts, as well as numerous substantial out-of-court settlements on behalf of his clients.

Case Highlights

In one recent memorable case, Mr. Mensh helped a young boy through years of protracted litigation after finding that he had been exposed to lead paint as a child. Previous attorneys had tried to help the child, but none were successful given the complexities of the case. Mr. Mensh discovered a defendant that all the previous lawyers had ignored, which breathed new life into the case.

The client was an orphan, living in foster care, with no living relatives that could serve as witnesses to his very serious case. Mr. Mensh needed a link to the past to make his case. Mr. Mensh was able to jog the memory of his client, by now a young man, until he recalled an elementary school teacher who had been very involved in his life. Working with his team, Mr. Mensh located this woman who had seen the boy’s living conditions in his youth and was able to serve as an important witness in the case. Through this newfound witness and the evidence, she provided, Mr. Mensh was able to connect his client’s case to his past living conditions and then build a solid case, which resulted in a very significant settlement for his client.

Early Years

After receiving his J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law, Mr. Mensh began his career in criminal defense, a move that allowed him to develop an expansive set of trial skills. He later transferred these skills to his personal injury work at a Baltimore area firm, where he spent nearly a decade further honing his skills. Mr. Mensh then joined Ashcraft & Gerel in 2000 and focused his attention on cases involving product liability and serious personal injury. He joined the Law Offices of David Fink during 2024.

Outside the Courtroom

Mr. Mensh has lectured to a national audience of fellow attorneys on the topic of using expert witnesses in lead paint poisoning litigation. He has also been interviewed and featured in the media concerning his vast experience with childhood lead paint cases. These include the Baltimore Sun, National Public Radio, Montgomery County Cable Television, Lawyers USA, the Daily Record, and several local radio shows. He has also been retained by fellow trial lawyers in order to serve as an expert witness. Mr. Mensh lives with his wife and family in Baltimore.

Education, Bar Admissions, Awards, Associations

Education

B.A., University of Maryland, 1989
J.D., University of Baltimore, 1992

Bar Admissions

Maryland
Washington, D.C.
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
United States District Court for the District of Maryland

Awards & Recognitions

AV Preeminent® Rating, Martindale-Hubbell®

Professional Associations

Maryland Association of Justice
Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C

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