Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that Monica Basche has advanced to partnership, in recognition of the strong relationship she builds with each client, her passion for the law, and her wide-ranging experience in state and federal court. She has successfully represented individual clients in employment discrimination, disability discrimination, prisoners’ rights, and Randolph-Sheppard Act cases. She has also negotiated favorable outcomes for corporate clients in commercial business disputes. Monica takes a client-centered approach to lawyering, counseling her clients on all their options, including, when possible, those that avoid litigation.
Monica’s successes during her time at BGL include obtaining injunctive relief on behalf of blind prisoners in the custody of the Virginia Department of Corrections and helping to secure a $240,000 jury verdict for two blind students in discrimination lawsuit against the Los Angeles Community College District – the largest community college system in the nation. She also successfully represented a management services company in arbitration for breach of contract by a medical cannabis growing, processing, and retail business, with damages valued in excess of $25 million
“We are exceptionally proud of Monica for her diverse achievements during her time at Brown, Goldstein & Levy,” said Managing Partner Jessie Weber. “Monica’s elevation to partner reflects her deep passion for justice and commitment to her clients and her community. We look forward to witnessing Monica’s continued success in this new role.”
When Monica is not working on behalf of her clients, she is active in both state and local bar associations and in the community. She was recently elected to the board of the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, where she helps guide the organization in its mission to provide high quality legal services to the state’s underserved populations. She also serves as President of the board of Maryland CASA Association, which trains volunteer Court-Appointed Special Advocates to speak up for the best interests of children who are under the protection of the courts and sits on the board of the Episcopal Housing Corporation, which works to build affordable housing and create the foundations for healthy, sustainable communities.
Monica is an active member of the Bar Association of Baltimore City. She previously served as an Elected Member and a member of the Diversity Committee as well as the Bar Association of Baltimore City Young Lawyers’ Division’s Treasurer and as Co-Chair of its Public Service Committee. Because of her commitment to bettering the legal profession and improving access to justice, in 2025, Monica was inducted as a fellow into the Baltimore Bar Foundation. Monica was a member of the Maryland State Bar Association Young Lawyers’ Section Publications Committee. In addition, she served as member of the Uniform Bar Exam Maryland Law Component Committee, which helped design the new Maryland law portion of the bar exam.
Monica has been honored with numerous accolades. Since 2022, Monica has consistently been named One to Watch by The Best Lawyers in America for Civil Rights Law, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Labor and Employment. She was also recognized as one of the nation’s 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers (2024 & 2025), Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2025), and 500 X – The Next Generation (2023–2025) by Lawdragon. Since 2023, Monica has been selected to Maryland Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars list—and honor no more than 2.5% of attorneys across the state achieve each year. She was named one of Maryland’s top 100 trial lawyers in 2024, and a Leader in Law by the Maryland State Bar Association and The Daily Record in 2023. Additionally, Monica was selected to The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers list in 2021 and 2022.
Prior to joining the firm, Monica clerked for the Honorable George L. Russell, III, on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, and for the Honorable Sally D. Adkins on the Supreme Court of Maryland.
Monica earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and her B.A., with honors, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Prior to law school, Monica worked for Agora, Inc., where she focused on regulatory compliance for dietary supplements. She also taught English in Moscow, Russia.
Founded in 1982, Brown, Goldstein & Levy is a law firm based in Baltimore, Maryland, with an office in Washington, DC. 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.