About A nationally acclaimed trial attorney, Rick Jaklitsch holds both a bachelor's degree in economics and juris doctor degree with honors from the University of Maryland (UM). After working for a Maryland law firm while still in law school, he was hired by Allstate Insurance Company to try cases in courts throughout Maryland and DC. Rick Jaklitsch went on to practice personal injury law with a partner in Upper Marlboro before establishing his own law group in 1999.