Jamie Strawbridge joined Brown Goldstein & Levy in February 2020. His practice includes cases involving civil rights, disability rights, housing discrimination, and commercial litigation.
Prior to joining the firm, Jamie worked as an associate at Covington & Burling, where he represented clients in a wide variety of civil matters at the trial level and on appeal. Jamie has represented individuals and companies in cases involving discrimination, harassment, police misconduct, contractual disputes, and products liability claims. His appellate experience includes drafting appeals in federal and state court and briefs in opposition to petitions for certiorari before the Supreme Court.
Jamie also has significant experience representing tenants in housing-related cases. He has represented plaintiffs in lawsuits alleging sub-standard living conditions and housing discrimination; defended tenants in eviction proceedings; and fought to preserve individuals’ housing-related benefits in administrative actions.
After law school, Jamie clerked for the Honorable Diana Gribbon Motz on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and for the Honorable Catherine C. Blake on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
In law school, Jamie served as a student attorney in Georgetown’s appellate litigation program. In that capacity, he helped represent employees alleging unlawful retaliation and an incarcerated individual seeking to overturn his conviction. Jamie also served as an editor for the Georgetown Law Journal.
Before law school, Jamie worked as an investigative reporter in Washington, D.C. He wrote extensively on topics related to public health, labor and environmental rights, and international trade.
Awards
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America: Commercial Litigation, Civil Rights, Appellate, Plaintiff (2025)
- Super Lawyers‘ Maryland Rising Stars (2023 & 2024)
- The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Appellate practice, Civil Rights Law, and Commercial Litigation (2024-2025)
- The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Appellate Practice and Civil Rights Law (2023)
News & Insights
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Jamie Strawbridge presents on Americans with Disabilities Act Title I rights for individuals with lupus at the “Lupus & You: Washington D.C. Empowerment Conference.”
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Neel Lalchandani and Jamie Strawbridge presented on disability law and police response at Georgetown Law’s “Disability and the Criminal Legal System” symposium.
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Voters with Disabilities and the 2024 Election: Know Your Rights Before You Vote!
Presentations
Lupus & You: Washington D.C. Empowerment Conference, “Disability Accommodations and Your Rights Under the ADA” (November 9, 2024)
Georgetown University Law Center Symposium: Disability & the Criminal Legal System, “Police Response Panel,” (November 1, 2024).
Humanim, “Voting Rights of Individuals with Disabilities: What Parents and Guardians Need to Know” (September 30, 2024)
Webinar hosted in partnership with BGL, the National Disabled Law Students Association (NDLSA), and the National Disabled Legal Professionals Association (NDLPA), “Navigating Bar Accommodations,” (September 19, 2024).
Federal Bar Association’s Annual Meeting and Convention, “Policing & People with Disabilities: From First Encounter to Litigation,” (September 6, 2024).
Maryland State Bar Association Legal Summit and Annual Meeting, “The Meaning of “Rent” and Other Key Developments in Landlord-Tenant Law,” (June 5, 2024).
National Federation of the Blind Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, “How to Develop and Win Disability Rights Damages Cases in a Post-Cummings World,” (March 22, 2024).
National Federation of the Blind Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, “Holding Police Officers Accountable Under the ADA in a Post-Cummings World: Lessons Learned from Montgomery v. District of Columbia” (March 22, 2024).
National Federation of the Blind Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, “Effective Communication in Hospital Settings: Lessons Learned from Bone v. University of North Carolina Health Care System,” (March 24, 2023).