You and your loved ones have the right to be safe from injuries caused by the acts of other people or companies. As experienced plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyers, we have successfully represented people injured in a wide variety of cases over the course of decades. No matter why our clients need us, we are ready to assist—and we have the dedication, skills, and experience to ensure that our clients receive the compensation that they deserve.
We have won large recoveries for auto accident victims, including a $7 million verdict for a client’s debilitating back pain caused by a truck sideswiping his car. We obtained a $15 million verdict for a survivor of child sexual abuse and a $1 million verdict for a woman who fell down a poorly lit flight of stairs at a nightclub. We have obtained significant compensation for young children permanently harmed by their landlords’ negligence, individuals injured by improperly designed products, the victims of medical malpractice and other kinds of professional malpractice, and a host of other clients. No matter the context, our experienced attorneys ensure that our clients get the best possible outcome.
Wrongful Death Lawsuits
Our firm also has successfully represented families of people who have died because of the acts of others. We understand that the survivors suffer more than just the loss of income from those deaths. Our wrongful death lawyers have the experience, skill, and tenacity needed to maximize monetary recoveries—as illustrated by the multi-million dollar verdicts we have achieved for families who have lost a loved one, including a $3.9 million verdict for the family of a worker who was electrocuted.
We are litigation specialists with a reputation for excellence both in Maryland and nationwide. On their 2020 “Best Law Firms” list, U.S. News & World Report & Best Lawyers ranked Brown, Goldstein & Levy in the top tier in Baltimore for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Plaintiffs, and awarded us “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. We have repeatedly been selected for inclusion in Maryland Super Lawyers and recognized in Best Lawyers in America in the Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs category. Our attorneys are members of selective, invitation-only organizations like the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Defendants and insurance companies know that we are always prepared to take cases to trial and convince a jury to fully compensate our clients. At the same time, we have decades of experience negotiating and crafting favorable wrongful death and personal injury settlement agreements when doing so is in the best interests of our clients. We will always look out for your best interests. We have helped many others. Let us help you.
Representative Cases
Won $15 million verdict for a survivor of child sexual abuse.
Won $7 million verdict for a mother whose toddler was killed by a pit bull.
Secured $1.5 million settlement for a child seriously injured in foster care.
Won $1 million verdict for a girl who was sexually abused by her best friend’s father.
Secured $1 million settlement for a babysitter sexually abused by her employer.
Secured $825,000 settlement for choking death of intellectually disabled resident of group home.
Secured $750,000 settlement for the wrongful death of an infant who died as a result of a day care center’s failure to use safe-sleep practices.
Secured $125,000 settlement for a family whose children were sickened by e-coli bacteria from a defective sewer line.
Secured significant settlement for a pregnant woman who was falsely arrested for shoplifting and beaten by a county policewoman, causing premature birth of a child with intellectual and physical disabilities.
Secured significant settlement for two girls who were sexually assaulted at an apartment complex that failed to provide proper security.
Obtained $1.5 million for a client who rear-ended a truck that had a defectively designed underride guard.
Brought the first cases in the country against gun manufacturers for their failure to make their guns childproof.
Successfully represented clients injured when: a golf cart rolled over due to faulty design; a handle broke off a pot full of boiling water badly burning a young girl; an exterminator poisoned a house with chemicals; a fall from a defective inversion table rendered a man a quadriplegic; a solar panel processing machine with an inadequate safety guard caused a machine operator to lose a hand.
Obtained $3 million for medical malpractice when a doctor failed to perform a liver transplant.
Obtained $725,000 for the family of a patient who died as a result of the misdiagnosis of coronary disease as acid reflux.
Secured significant settlement for the estate of a patient injured by a dialysis center that improperly diluted an ingredient necessary to cleanse his blood.
Secured significant settlement for a patient who was given four times the appropriate dosage of chemotherapy drugs.
Secured significant settlement for the estate of a patient who suffered unnecessarily due to a hospice’s negligent failure to treat pain.
Secured significant settlement for a man who was inadequately represented by his attorney after he was struck by a taxi.
Won $7 million verdict for client’s debilitating back pain as a result of a truck sideswiping his car.
Obtained $1.5 million for a client who rear-ended a truck that had a defective underride guard.
Secured significant settlement for a woman who was injured by a jet ski driver.
Secured significant settlement for the passenger in a boat who was seriously injured when the drunk boat driver struck a buoy.
Obtained $6.5 million for family of unarmed man shot eight times and killed by Baltimore County police officer after his mother called 911 to report that he was intoxicated and suicidal.
Won $3.9 million verdict for family of a worker electrocuted when a crane operator used a crane too close to high-voltage power lines.
Secured $1.9 million settlement on behalf of the parents of a young man with Down syndrome who was killed by deputy sheriffs who dragged him from a movie theater for the “crime” of wanting to watch a movie a second time without buying a second ticket.
Secured $825,000 settlement for choking death of intellectually disabled resident of group home.
Secured $750,000 settlement for the wrongful death of an infant who died as a result of a day care center’s failure to use safe-sleep practices, together with reforms to the practices of an entire chain of day care centers.
Won $1 million verdict for a woman who fell down a poorly lighted flight of stairs next to the dance floor at a nightclub.
Secured $1 million settlement for residents injured in a fire in rental units that lacked functioning smoke detectors.
Secured significant settlement for a woman who fell into an inadequately fenced construction excavation and suffered severe burns from steam pipes.
Secured significant settlement for a woman who was assaulted at a shopping center with inadequate lighting.
Set the legal standard for landlord liability for the injuries of children poisoned by lead paint and established the applicability of Maryland consumer protection laws to lead paint claims.
Successfully challenged a Maryland regulation exempting certain housing repairs from lead-safe work rules and represented more than 100 children who were victims of childhood lead poisoning.
Awards
- Tier 1 ranking in Baltimore Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in the “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
- American College of Trial Lawyers.
- Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year," Baltimore Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (2020).
- Maryland Association for Justice's "Trial Lawyer of the Year" (2000).