Jamie Strawbridge

Jamie Strawbridge represents individuals in cases involving civil rights, disability rights, police misconduct, and housing discrimination. Jamie also represents companies in high-stakes commercial litigation, including ownership disputes and breach-of-contract claims.

Since joining Brown, Goldstein & Levy in 2020, Jamie has litigated cases in state and federal court and in arbitrations. He has successfully resolved cases involving discrimination against individuals with disabilities in the healthcare sector, voting, and the criminal justice system. His commercial experience includes representing Maryland-based companies in multi-million dollar disputes in state court and in arbitration proceedings.

Jamie also has significant appellate experience, including drafting appeals in federal and state court, briefs in opposition to petitions for certiorari before the U.S. Supreme Court, and arguing before the Appellate Court of Maryland. Reflecting that experience, he has been appointed an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law to teach a semester-long seminar on appellate litigation.

Prior to joining the firm, Jamie worked for Covington & Burling in Washington, DC and 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.

Before law school, Jamie worked for seven years as an investigative reporter in Washington, D.C. He traveled the world and wrote extensively on topics related to public health, labor and environmental rights, and international trade.