Maryland Super Lawyers Articles

Six African-American attorneys on rising up in the backyard of Thurgood Marshall—and navigating Baltimore’s legal landscape, before and after Freddie Gray

Levin & Gann’s first female managing partner keeps things steady with levelheaded calmness

Meet Gary Leibowitz, who runs a one-stop agent-and-lawyer shop for athlete clients

Lawyer-photographer Leslie Billman went from snapping still lifes to capturing the world’s most dynamic athletes

What’s the long-term effect of true-crime series like Serial and Making a Murderer? C. Justin Brown mostly sees positives

Cecilia Paizs passed three different bar exams on the first try—if she didn’t already have a gold medal, we’d give her one.

Steven Widdes lightened the mood with self-deprecating humor

Montgomery County family law magistrate Bibi Berry says attorneys guided by the core value of steadfast integrity can do no wrong

As lawyer John Cord and his wife, Kelly, were working their way through their bucket list, they decided it was time to open their doors to a foster child

How Richard Goldberg and David Shuster got terminating sanctions in a bankruptcy case

What happens to our e-pulse after death? Estate planning Anne Coventry is on the case

What tax attorney Caroline Ciraolo learned at the DOJ

The Bethesda attorney tells us what’s good in the neighborhood

Whether defending public enemy No.1 or Baltimore’s most reviled organization, Joshua Treem takes the clients no one else will

Stuart Knotts Skok’s unique knowledge of divorces involving children with special needs

Steve Elville helps tune up local music programs

Lisa Sparks opens doors to the law for underprivileged girls

How an early fascination with programming led Michael Oliver to computer law

How will the DOJ report impact criminal law in Baltimore?

Ninety-four, to be exact, in President Donald Trump’s graduating class at New York Military Academy. Baltimore’s Paul Bekman was one of them

Real estate attorney Emerson L. Dorsey Jr. tells us what’s good in the neighborhood

Kerry D. Staton is such a good lawyer he almost bankrupted BaltimoreFeaturing Kerry D. Staton

Forget a sports car—Heather Hostetter and Amy Strent made the most of a “mid-life crisis” when they struck out on their ownFeaturing Heather Q. Hostetter, …

How Serial helped C. Justin Brown’s case for Adnan Syed—and how it opened his every legal move to scrutinyFeaturing C. Justin Brown

Ron Karp is still fighting for the victims of the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombing in KenyaFeaturing Ronald A. Karp

McGuireWoods’ Ava Lias-Booker on why she’s tired of ‘first’ but not ‘more’Featuring Ava E. Lias-Booker

Even though lawyering is in her blood, in the male-dominated legal world of the 1970s, M. Natalie McSherry had to prove all the things she wasn’t before she could prove what she wasFeaturing M. Natalie McSherry

Benjamin Rosenberg wants to beat his opponents, not beat them downFeaturing Benjamin Rosenberg

The Baltimore lawyer keeps his eyes on the frontiers of technology while helping fellow service membersFeaturing Dondi West

Rebecca A. Nitkin traded in her pointe shoes for a criminal defense practice

James Constable, the fifth generation of Constables to practice law in Maryland, tells us about his passion for preserving land, growing up in the country, and that time his great-great uncle almost clobbered a U.S. presidentFeaturing James W. Constable

Plaintiff’s lawyers hate to face Donald L. DeVries Jr. in a courtroom because he is so darn niceFeaturing Donald L. DeVries, Jr.

Criminal defense attorney Rene Sandler has one job: defendFeaturing Rene Sandler

Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum works to shed light on the issues those with disabilities faceFeaturing Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum

Companies that place people over profit should fear Robert K. JennerFeaturing Robert Jenner

It didn’t take a message in a bottle for M. Hamilton “Tony” Whitman Jr. to grow up to be a maritime lawyer. Instead, it was sailing on the Chesapeake Bay as a boy and, later, serving time in the NavyFeaturing M. Hamilton Whitman, Jr.

Caroline Ciraolo always liked numbers; but it’s her people skills that make her a top tax controversy attorneyFeaturing Caroline D. Ciraolo

A family law case with Michael G. Hendler means intelligent dialogue and client resolutionFeaturing Michael G. Hendler

From fundraising to pro bono work, bankruptcy lawyer Irving E. Walker helps break down barriers for the homeless of MarylandFeaturing Irving E. Walker

Genevievette Walker-Lightfoot had evidence in 2004 that Bernie Madoff was committing fraud; no one listenedFeaturing Genevievette E. Walker-Lightfoot

Timothy F. Maloney talks ’70s politics, civility among lawyers, and having a gun pointed at his headFeaturing Timothy F. Maloney

Timothy F. Maloney talks ’70s politics, civility among lawyers, and having a gun pointed at his headFeaturing Timothy F. Maloney

Colleagues say Ken Ravenell is one of the hardest-working lawyers in the state; but he says he knows what hard work really isFeaturing Kenneth W. Ravenell

Employment lawyer Kathleen Cahill shakes things up locally and nationallyFeaturing Kathleen Cahill

Lawrence Jacobs helps same-sex couples plan their estatesFeaturing Lawrence S. Jacobs

Jeffrey A. Wothers, managing partner of Niles, Barton & Wilmer, talks insurance, Lloyd’s of London, and why the founder of his firm was jailed by Abraham LincolnFeaturing Jeffrey A. Wothers

Since appearing in the 2012 Super Lawyers Magazine article, employment lawyer Kathleen Cahill continues to have a full plate. 

For the noted trial attorney, argument, in its scholarly sense, is central to his lifeFeaturing Paul Mark Sandler

Deborah Hunt Devan is a stock speculator, a private investigator and a CEO; in other words, a bankruptcy lawyer

Aisha Braveboy is both lawyer and delegateFeaturing Aisha N. Braveboy

Harry Storm represents the corner gas station

Workers’ comp lawyer Benjamin Boscolo represents plumbers, bus drivers and Baltimore RavensFeaturing Benjamin T. Boscolo

Alan Rifkin has represented Maryland’s Senate, governor, jockey club, and, yes, its baseball teamFeaturing Alan M. Rifkin

The philosophy of Constellation Energy’s Charles Berardesco

How Susan Preston went from fiery protester to cool med-mal attorneyFeaturing Susan T. Preston

Paul M. Nussbaum succeeds at helping failing businessesFeaturing Paul M. Nussbaum

For 50 years, Albert D. Brault has fought for the righteous cause; he also changed lawFeaturing Albert D. Brault

Jeffrey Nusinov used to fix what you used to wind on your wristFeaturing Jeffrey E. Nusinov

Venable’s James Hanks Jr. was the last passenger out of Flight 1549Featuring James J. Hanks, Jr.

Brian Goodman has fun every summer with Gilbert and SullivanFeaturing Brian S. Goodman

The Gallagher Evelius & Jones attorney talks about taking on country clubs, S&Ls—and skunksFeaturing Ward B. Coe, III

How Olympian Edward Neufville overcame civil war, immigrant status and a speech impediment to amend the U.S. Patriot ActFeaturing Edward W. Neufville, III

James Astrachan is a "professionally focused attorney" mixed with the "nuttiness of an intuitive ad man"Featuring James B. Astrachan

Robert T. Franklin is a maniac for Baltimore sports memorabilia and die-cast model trucks

A soldier, a cop, a deacon and a lawyer walk into a bar—and they're all Francis LawsFeaturing Francis R. Laws

Why Andrew Jay Graham believes any case can be wonFeaturing Andrew Jay Graham

Charles Scheeler on The Wire, WorldCom and the worst middle seat everFeaturing Charles P. Scheeler

To Michele Nethercott, innocence is more than a project

Featuring Linda S. Woolf

Stephen Snyder is the master of the nine-figure case; now he’s going for 10!!

Paul Bekman puts people at ease—which works well with allies and even better on opponentsFeaturing Paul D. Bekman

How Alison Asti survived someone else’s turf war

Jeff Schwaber has raised $3 million (and counting) for D.C.’s homeless

The best prep for law and life, Paul Sweeney knows, is two older brothersFeaturing Paul M. Sweeney

Jonathan Claiborne acts, motorcycles and provides color commentary for Terrapins football

How Sheela Murthy went from immigrant to immigration lawyerFeaturing Sheela Murthy

How Arnold Weiner brought down a vice president, rehabilitated a congressman and won the preakness stakesFeaturing Arnold M. Weiner

Whether representing the Black Panthers or Bill Gates, Billy Murphy knows when to go for the killFeaturing William H. "Billy" Murphy, Jr.

Med-mal lawyer Kathleen Howard Meredith switched from defendant to plaintiff representation, and that has made all the differenceFeaturing Kathleen Howard Meredith

Ron Shapiro's long-term relationship-building approach lost him Oprah, but won him Cal Ripken Jr., the respect of his peers and a Hollywood endingFeaturing Ronald M. Shapiro

Six Maryland attorneys talk about arguing before the U.S. Supreme CourtFeaturing Kenneth W. Ravenell, …