Michael Abrams recognized for his skilled appellate practice in the 2025 Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch guide.

Brown, Goldstein & Levy attorney Michael Abrams was named to the 2025 Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch Guide, for his skilled appellate practice.

Michael has served as principal author of appellate briefs in U.S. Courts of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and Fourth Circuit on complex civil rights and personal injury matters. Michael has also briefed and argued appeals in the Maryland appellate courts, including multiple successful state certiorari petitions and multiple amicus briefs cited by the Supreme Court of Maryland. 

Twenty Brown, Goldstein & Levy attorneys were recognized across the full edition of Best Lawyers this year on the Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch lists, with two highlighted on the Lawyers of the Year list. Click here for a full list of recognized attorneys.

About Michael Abrams

Michael represents clients in various appeals, civil rights, criminal, commercial litigation, and employment matters. Michael previously served as the Public Justice Center’s Francis D. Murnaghan Appellate Advocacy Fellow and as a law clerk in federal appellate and trial courts. Read more about Michael here.

About Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers is widely regarded—by both the profession and the public—as the nation’s most credible measure of legal integrity and distinction. Recognition by Best Lawyers symbolizes excellence in practice. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey of more than 8.2 million confidential evaluations by lawyers recognized as the best in their fields. 

About Brown, Goldstein & Levy

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.