Tara A. Barnes

About Practice Attorneys News/Events Tara A. Barnes [email protected] (667) 218-2605 Download vcard Tara A. Barnes Biography Ms. Barnes, an AV rated Preeminent Attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, defends large loss liability cases in the areas of products liability, construction litigation, contractual disputes and motor torts. Ms. Barnes also defends traffic and criminal cases. Ms. Barnes is a graduate of the University of Maryland, School of Law. Prior to joining Rollins, she served as an Assistant States Attorney in Baltimore City for seven years. As an Assistant States Attorney, Ms. Barnes investigated and vigorously prosecuted felony offenses in Baltimore City. Prior to practicing law, Ms. Barnes worked as a law clerk in Maryland and New York where she gained significant legal experience by supporting attorneys in personal injury, medical malpractice, workers compensation and family matters at administrative and trial levels. Education Law School University of Maryland School of Law, J. D. Undergraduate Morgan State University, B. A. (Political Science) Practice Products Liability Premises Liability General Litigation Insurance Coverage Insurance Defense Honors & Affiliations Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating Co-Chair of the Maryland State Bar Associations Judicial Appointments Committee Member, Maryland Commission on Judicial Disabilities Board of Trustees, Bar Association of Baltimore City, 2017-2019 Distinguished Alumni Leader in Service Award by the Office of the States Attorney for Baltimore City, December 2016 Maryland Daily Record, Leadership in Law - Generation JD Award Recipient, 2016 President, The Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland, 2015-2016 Maryland Daily Record, Leading Women Award Recipient, 2013 Lawyers of Color, Mid-Atlantic Region Award Recipient, 2014 Maryland Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2015-2018 Maryland Super Lawyers, 2023 The Bar Association of Baltimore City, Personal Injury Committee Monumental City Bar Foundation Committee Member Court Admissions Maryland Supreme Court of the United States District of Columbia United States District Court for the District of Maryland Publications & Speaking Engagements Panelist, MSBA Minorities in the Legal Profession, 2022 Panelist, So You Want to be a Judge, 2022 Panelist, Trial Strategy and Evidence 2019 Panelist, Life as a Lawyer, 2014 Panelist, Your Ticket to Law School, 2014 Panel Moderator, Diversity and the Law, 2013 Panel Moderator, Human Trafficking Symposium, 2013 Speaker, Civic Law Academy, Maryland State Bar Association and Patterson, H. S., 2013 Civic Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc. Hearing Examiner, Baltimore City Public Schools Hearing Officer, Baltimore City Environmental Control Board Rollins, Smalkin, Richards & Mackie, L. L. C. 300 E. Lombard Street, Suite 900 Baltimore, MD 21202 410.727.2443 410.727.8390 [email protected] © 2025, Rollins, Smalkin, Richards & Mackie, L. L. C.