Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that we have been recognized as one of the nation’s best law firms by Best Lawyers in America for the 12th consecutive year.
The firm was ranked nationally, as well as regionally, in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., in the following practice areas for 2026:
National:
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Baltimore:
- Appellate Practice
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Civil Rights Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Employment Law – Individuals
- Family Law
- Family Law Mediation
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Washington DC:
- Civil Rights Law
The 2026 edition of Best Law Firms, independently produced by Best Lawyers, is a trusted benchmark of legal excellence. This year’s results were compiled from more than 110,000 client references, 70,000 peer-lawyers surveyed, and almost 1,000 leadership interviews —reflecting the growing influence and importance of these rankings within the legal industry. Best Law Firms spotlights the very best in the most competitive legal market in the world, highlighting only the top 3.8% of law firms nationwide.
In addition to being nationally and regionally ranked as one of the best law firms, 16 attorneys on the Brown, Goldstein & Levy team were honored with selections in a number of diverse categories on Best Lawyers lists for 2026, including the 2026 Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch guide and the 2026 Best Lawyers in America guide, with Andy Freeman being selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for civil rights law in the Baltimore region.
Founded in 1982, Brown, Goldstein & Levy is a law firm based in Baltimore, Maryland, with an office in Washington, D.C. The firm is nationally recognized in a wide variety of practice areas, including complex civil and commercial litigation, civil rights, health care, family law, and criminal defense. Above all else, Brown, Goldstein & Levy is a client-centered law firm that brings decades of experience and passionate, effective advocacy to your fight for justice.