Our firm and our attorneys have gained nationwide recognition for excellence across our practice areas and for our commitment to giving back to the community.
Best Law Firms
Every year since 2014, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have ranked Brown, Goldstein & Levy as a Tier 1 law firm in Baltimore in at least 10 practice areas on their “Best Law Firms” list. For 2023, Brown, Goldstein & Levy officially topped the Best Lawyers charts, with the most Civil Rights Law attorneys recognized across The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America lists. With 25 and 17 recognitions respectively, BGL topped a list of only 15 firms across the United States with recognized lawyers in both publications. We are currently listed in the following areas:
BALTIMORE
- Appellate Practice
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Civil Rights Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Employment Law – Individuals
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Family Law
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
WASHINGTON, D.C.
- Civil Rights Law
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
NATIONAL
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Chambers USA Recognized Practitioner
- Andy Freeman
- Andy Levy
- Joshua Treem
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Andy Freeman
- Andy Levy
- Joshua Treem
Best Lawyers in America
- Kevin Docherty (2023)
- Joe Espo (2019–2022)
- Kobie Flowers (2020–present)
- Andy Freeman (2012–present)
- Eve Hill (2022–present)
- Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum (2018–present)
- Andy Levy (2012–present)
- Brooke Lierman (2021)
- Dana McKee (2014–present)
- Joshua Treem (2014–2022)
Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch
- Monica Basche (2022 – present)
- Chelsea Crawford (2022 – present)
- Kevin Docherty (2021 – 2022)
- Neel Lalchandani (2023)
- Anthony May (2022 – present)
- Anisha Queen (2023)
- Jamie Strawbridge (2023)
Baltimore Lawyer of the Year
Only a single lawyer in each practice area in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”
- Joe Espo: Civil Rights Law (2023)
- Andy Freeman: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (2020); Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs (2014, 2019); Employment Law – Individuals (2018); Litigation – Labor and Employment (2022); Bet-the-Company Litigation (2023)
- Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum: Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants (2021); Health Care Law (2022)
- Andy Levy: Appellate Practice (2017, 2020); Labor & Employment Litigation (2013, 2019); Litigation – Real Estate (2015); Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs (2023)
- Joshua Treem: Criminal Defense – General Practice (2018, 2020); Criminal Defense – Non-White Collar (2016); Civil Rights Law (2022)
Super Lawyers
Only 5% of the lawyers in the state are chosen for inclusion in Super Lawyers.
- Greg Care (Maryland, 2017–present)
- Joe Espo (Maryland, 2013–2021)
- Kobie Flowers (Washington, D.C., 2013–present)
- Andy Freeman (Maryland, 2013–present; listed among the Top 100 in 2018 and 2023)
- Eve Hill (Maryland, 2021–present)
- Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum (Maryland, 2013–present; listed among the Top 50 Women in 2014)
- Andy Levy (Maryland, 1999–present; listed among the Top 10 in 2018 and the Top 100 in 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2023). Andy Levy is among a distinguished group of attorneys who have been listed in Best Lawyers for twenty years.
- Brooke Lierman (Maryland, 2021)
- Dana McKee (Maryland, 2013–present; listed among the Top 50 Women in 2014, 2015, and 2018 and the Top 100 in 2014 and 2015)
- Andrew Radding (2007–2023)
- Joshua Treem (Maryland, 2013–present; listed among the Top 100 in 2017 and 2018)
- Jessie Weber (2023)
Maryland Rising Stars
The Maryland Rising Stars list honors lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice and are either 40 years old or younger or have been in practice for ten years or less. Only 2.5% of the attorneys in Maryland are named to the Rising Stars list each year.
- Greg Care (2013–2016)
- Chelsea Crawford (2018–present)
- Kevin Docherty (2017–present)
- Neel Lalchandani (2020-present)
- Brooke Lierman (2013–2019)
- Anthony May (2020–present)
- Anisha Queen (2021–present)
- Jessie Weber (2014–2022)
- Jean M. Zachariasiewicz (2018–present)
Lawdragon
500 Leading Lawyers in America
- Greg Care (2022–present)
- Kobie Flowers (2021)
- Andy Freeman (2021–present)
- Eve Hill (2022–present)
- Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum (2023)
- Andy Levy (2023)
500 Leading Litigators in America
- Greg Care (2023)
- Kevin Docherty (2023)
- Kobie Flowers (2023)
- Andy Freeman (2023)
- Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum (2023)
- Andy Levy (2023)
- Joshua Treem (2023)
500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers & Civil Rights Lawyers
- Greg Care (2019 – present)
- Joseph Espo (2020 – present)
- Andy Freeman (2018 – present)
- Eve Hill (2020 – present)
- Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum (2020 – present)
- Andy Levy (2019 – present)
- Brooke Lierman (2019 – 2022)
- Jessie Weber (2019 – present)
Other Honors
2023
- Brown, Goldstein & Levy officially topped the Best Lawyers charts, with the most Civil Rights Law attorneys recognized across The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America lists. With 25 and 17 recognitions respectively, BGL topped a list of only 15 firms across the United States with recognized lawyers in both publications.
2022
- Kobie Flowers received the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Stalwart Award in honor of his continued dedication to the NACDL and commitment to making the criminal legal system more rational, fair, and humane.
- Neel Lalchandani earned The Maryland Pro Bono Resource Center‘s Alex Fee Maryland Pro Bono Service Award.
- Anthony May received the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Rising Star Award. This distinction is presented to an attorney who has practiced law for 10 years or less and has significantly contributed to expanding access to justice by serving the civil legal needs of low-income Marylanders or advancing the delivery of civil legal services.
- Neel Lalchandani earned the The Daily Record and the Maryland State Bar Association’s Leaders in Law Award.
- Chelsea Crawford received The Daily Record’s Leading Women award.
- Monica Basche and Neel Lalchandani selected to The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers.
2021
- Kobie Flowers and Andy Freeman were selected among Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.
- Chambers USA recognized Andy Freeman and Andrew Levy for their work in Litigation: General Commercial in Maryland. Joshua Treem was rated in Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations.
- Chambers USA recognized Brown, Goldstein & Levy as among the top law firms in Maryland for Litigation: General Commercial and Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations.
- Eight BGL attorneys were selected as Nation’s leading employment and civil rights lawyers – Greg Care, Joe Espo, Andy Freeman, Eve Hill, Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, Andy Levy, Brooke Lierman and Jessie Weber.
- Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum was awarded “Lawyer of the Year” in Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants by Best Lawyers in America (2021)
- Brown, Goldstein & Levy was ranked in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, including Tier 1 rankings in 11 practice areas in the Baltimore metropolitan area. The firm was ranked among the best law firms in the nation in two areas.
- Stu Simms was awarded “Lawyer of the Year” in Criminal Defense – General Practice by Best Lawyers in America (2021)
2020
- Eight of our attorneys were selected for Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Guide – Greg Care, Joseph Espo, Andy Freeman, Eve Hill, Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, Andrew Levy, Brooke Lierman, and Jessie Weber.
- U.S. News & World Report & Best Lawyers ranked Brown, Goldstein & Levy in the top tier for Baltimore Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in the 2020 “Best Law Firms” list.
- Chambers USA recognized Brown, Goldstein & Levy as among the top law firms in Maryland for Litigation: General Commercial.
- Eve Hill received the Distinguished Service Award from the Council of Parent Advocates and Attorneys (COPAA).
- Andy Levy will be presented with the Maryland State Bar Association Criminal Law & Practice Robert C. Heeney Award
- Andy Levy was selected for the Lorraine Sheehan Lifetime Achievement Award from Disability Rights Maryland.
- The Daily Record recognized Anthony May with its Generation J.D. Award.
- Jessie Weber received the Baltimore Business Journal 2020 Leaders in Diversity Award
2019
- Six of our attorneys were selected for Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Guide – Greg Care, Andy Freeman, Regina Kline, Andy Levy, Brooke Lierman, and Jessie Weber.
- Brooke Lierman was selected by the Daily Record as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.
- Anthony May was selected as the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers’ Service’s Young Lawyer of the Year.
2018
- Brown, Goldstein & Levy was ranked in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, including Tier 1 rankings in 10 practice areas in the Baltimore metropolitan area. The firm was ranked among the best law firms in the nation in two areas.
- The National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers recognized Brown, Goldstein & Levy as its sole “Civil Rights Law Firm of the Year” and a finalist for “Disability Rights Law Firm of the Year.”
- The Public Justice Center presented Brown, Goldstein & Levy with an Outstanding Partner award “for the generous support the firm has shared over the past many years.”
- Greg Care was selected for the Daily Record’s 2018 Leadership in Law Award, recognizing the outstanding work being done by members of the legal community throughout Maryland.
- Andy Freeman was selected for Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Guide.
- Eve Hill was selected as an Inductee into the National Disability Mentoring Coalition’s Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame.
- Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum was inducted as a Maryland Bar Foundation Fellow.
- Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum was selected for the University of Maryland Carey School of Law Alumni’s 2018 Benjamin L. Cardin Public Service Award.
- Dana McKee was selected as one of the Top 50 Women Maryland Super Lawyers
- Jean Zachariasiewicz was a winner of the the Daily Record‘s 2018 Leading Women Award. The Daily Record’s Leading Women awards honor 50 women who are 40 years of age or younger for the accomplishments they have made so far in their careers.
2017
- Kobie Flowers was selected for Washingtonian’s Top Lawyers list in the Criminal Defense category.
- Dan Goldstein received The Daily Record’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Eve Hill was honored at the 10th Anniversary of the Washington, D.C., Office of Disability Rights.
- Eve Hill received the Award of Excellence from the Disability Rights Legal Center and the University of La Verne College of Law.
- Brooke Lierman received the Legislator of the Year Award from Maryland Hunger Solutions.
- Brooke Lierman was selected for the Aspen Institute’s Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership.
- Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum received the Daily Record’s Leadership in Law Award.
- Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum was selected as one of the Daily Record’s Maryland’s Top 100 Women.
- Jessie Weber received the Daily Record’s VIP Award.
2016
- The National Federation of the Blind honored Dan Goldstein with the Kenneth Jernigan Award, given to someone who has made a significant contribution to the blindness community.
- Joshua Treem was selected for Corporate LiveWire Legal Awards, “One to Watch in 2016” in the Business Crime Defense legal arena
2015
- Mosaic Community Services honored Andy Levy with Mosaic’s Visionary Award in recognition of Andy’s “faithful and relentless” advocacy on behalf of the civil liberties of individuals with mental illnesses.
- Dana McKee was selected as one of the Top 50 Women Maryland Super Lawyers
- Dana McKee was selected as one of the Top 100 Maryland Super Lawyers
- Stu Simms was selected as one of the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland’s honorees for his commitment to providing equal justice to underserved communities.
2014
- Brown, Goldstein & Levy received the Maryland Legal Services Corporation’s Herbert S. Garten Public Citizen Award for contributing significantly to the provision of legal services and access to justice to the poor.
- Brown, Goldstein & Levy was ranked Tier 1 in 10 categories locally in the “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
- The Daily Record selected Brooke Lierman to receive its Leading Women award.
- Brooke Lierman was selected by Baltimore Magazine for its “40 Under 40” issue, showcasing 40 of the area’s top young professionals who are shaping the future of Baltimore.
- Brooke Lierman was selected as one of the Sun Magazine’s 50 Women to Watch.
- Dana McKee was selected as one of the Top 50 Women Maryland Super Lawyers
- Dana McKee was selected as one of the Top 100 Maryland Super Lawyers
- Boy Scouts of America recognized Stu Simms with the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Service Award for outstanding service by an adult individual for demonstrated involvement in the development and implementation of Scouting opportunities for youth from rural or low-income urban backgrounds.
2013
- Stu Simms was selected as an NAACP Thurgood Marshall Honoree.
- Stu Simms was selected by the Daily Record for its Leadership in Law Award.
- Jessie Weber was selected for the Daily Record’s Leading Women Award.
2012
- Brown, Goldstein & Levy was honored with the Pacesetters Award at the 15th Annual Equal Justice Council Recognition Breakfast for the firm’s outstanding contribution and service to the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau.
- The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland honored Chris Brown with the Elisabeth Gilman Award for his commitment and impact as General Counsel of the ACLU and his lifetime of legal service to civil liberties and ACLU clients.
- Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. awarded Chris Brown the inaugural Dickens Warfield Fair Housing Award for his years of support in successfully advancing BNI’s fair housing litigation.
- Dan Goldstein was selected for Fellowship in the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society whose membership is limited to less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.
- Andy Levy was awarded the Maryland Bar Foundation Professional Legal Excellence Award, “Advancement of Public Understanding of the Law”
- Stu Simms was awarded Baltimore Child Abuse Center’s first Founder’s Award, recognizing his efforts in co-founding the organization in 1987 and his vision, leadership, and advocacy that ensured child victims of sexual abuse in Baltimore would be treated with respect, dignity, and kindness.
2011
- Dan Goldstein and Dr. Marc Maurer, president of the National Federation of the Blind, received the American Bar Association’s Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights, an award presented each year to an individual who has made significant contributions to further the rights, dignity, and access to justice for people with disabilities.
- Andy Levy received the Daily Record’s Leadership in Law Award
- Andy Levy was recognized as a Maryland Legal Aid “Champion of Human Rights and Justice.”
- Joshua Treem was listed in the Washington Post’s Baltimore & Washington, D.C.’s Top Attorneys.
- Joshua Treem was listed in Baltimore Magazine’s Top Attorneys in Maryland.
2010
- Andy Freeman was selected for the Robert M. Bell Award for Leadership in Public Service from the University of Baltimore Students for Public Interest.
- Dan Goldstein was selected to receive the Daily Record’s Leadership in Law award.
2000s and prior
- The Legal Aid Bureau presented Andy Freeman the 2009 Champion of Justice Award.
- Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum received The Arc of Baltimore’s 2008 Stanley S. Herr Advocacy Leadership Award, presented to a person who demonstrates in his/her profession outstanding advocacy, scholarship, and leadership on behalf of persons with developmental disabilities.
- Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum was selected for inclusion in the 2007 The Daily Record’s Top 100 Women in Maryland.
- Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum received The Arc of Maryland’s 2007 Bernard A. Gould Award for outstanding leadership and dedication benefiting persons with developmental disabilities and their families.
- Joshua Treem was awarded the Maryland State Bar Association’s 2007 Lee A. Caplan Award for 20 years of providing pro bono representation of the highest caliber to ACLU clients facing criminal charges.
- Andy Levy received The Arc of Baltimore, “Stanley S. Herr Advocacy Leadership Award” (2006)
- Andy Freeman received the Daily Record’s 2006 Leadership in Law Award.
- Andy Levy was awarded the Volunteers for Medical Engineering, “Robert Dole Award” (2003)
- Andy Levy received the University of Maryland School of Law Alumni Association, “Benjamin L. Cardin Pro Bono Service Award” (2002)
- The National Law Journal listed Andy Freeman in the “Top Defense Wins of 2000.”
- Andy Freeman was named Maryland Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2000.
- Andy Levy received the Maryland Bar Foundation Professional Legal Excellence Award, “Advancement of the Rights of the Disadvantaged” (2000)
- The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights recognized Brown, Goldstein & Levy with its “Outstanding Achievement Award in the Field of Fair Housing” in 1994.