Kevin helps lead Brown Goldstein & Levy’s commercial litigation practice. He represents businesses and their stakeholders in a wide variety of matters including ownership disputes, breach of contract actions, and other complex litigation. While Kevin is always willing to take a case to trial, he also works with clients to resolve disputes outside the courtroom, when possible. In addition to his commercial litigation practice, Kevin represents individuals in civil rights litigation, employment disputes, personal injury matters as well as in federal and state criminal prosecutions and investigations.
Since joining Brown Goldstein & Levy in 2013, Kevin has tried cases to verdict in state and federal court. He also represents clients in arbitrations and in contested hearings before administrative agencies. Kevin has argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Kevin is an Associate Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society established to reflect the new face of the American bar. Membership is limited to less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Kevin’s work is routinely recognized by Super Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, and Lawdragon. Kevin has been chosen annually for inclusion in the Super Lawyers’ Maryland Rising Stars list each year since 2017. Selection to this list is an honor reserved for attorneys who exhibit excellence in practice and are either 40 years old or younger or have been in practice for ten years or less. Only 2.5 percent of lawyers in Maryland are named to the Rising Stars list each year. He was listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation (Plaintiffs) for 2023 and 2024 and named to The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch list for 2022 and 2021. Kevin was selected to the 2023 and 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation guide, which recognizes attorneys who will define the direction of the legal profession moving forward. He was also listed by Lawdragon as one of the United States’ leading 500 litigators and top 500 plaintiffs’ employment and civil rights lawyers for 2022 and 2023.
Kevin is also an active member of the legal community in Maryland. Since 2015, he has served on the Board of Directors of the Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc. since 2019.
Prior to joining the firm, Kevin clerked for the Honorable William M. Nickerson on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
Before attending law school, Kevin taught middle school social studies in the Baltimore City Public School System.
Representative Cases
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 (2020).
Represented plaintiffs in lawsuit against Maryland Stadium Authority and Baltimore Orioles challenging wheelchair accessibility at Oriole Park at Camden Yards under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Maryland law.
Represents three individuals employed at a sheltered workshop in northern Ohio who successfully challenged their receipt of subminimum wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act in an administrative proceeding before the United States Department of Labor and who are seeking additional relief under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Ohio law in litigation pending before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Represents an individual who was employed at a sheltered workshop outside of Columbus, Ohio in lawsuit against his former employer for disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Ohio law.
Successfully represented an individual challenging the constitutionality of her arrest by a Baltimore County police officer by negotiating a settlement that prohibits Baltimore County police offices from arresting, detaining, or extending the arrest or detention of any individual based on that individual’s immigration status.
Successfully represented a dairy cooperative headquartered in western Maryland in a lawsuit against supplier of defective parts for use in the client’s cheese making business.
Helped obtain defense verdict for commercial tenant in a trial of a multi-million-dollar claim for unpaid rent.
Represented a group of investors in medical device startup in payment dispute with the company that resulted in repayment of million-dollar investment, plus interest and attorneys’ fees.
Successfully defended a group of ambulatory surgery centers in a $20 million lawsuit brought by a national insurance company alleging violations of RICO and ERISA.
Represented four minors in litigation against municipal water authority alleging that a change in the chemistry of the public water supply caused them to suffer injuries associated with elevated blood lead levels.
Served as court-appointed counsel to criminal defendant in appeal to United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Successfully defended former Lieutenant of a police department on Maryland’s Eastern Shore charged with conspiracy and misconduct in office.
Successfully defended individual in criminal prosecution stemming from a bomb threat and arson incident at a local television station.
Successfully defended individual in criminal prosecution stemming from a bomb threat at a local police station.
Successfully defended individual arrested and charged with assault and other crimes during uprising in Baltimore in April 2015 following the death of Freddie Gray.
Awards
- Litigation Counsel of America, Associate Fellow
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2023-2025
- Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, 2023 & 2024
- The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2023-2025
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers, 2022-2024
- The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2021-2022
- Maryland Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2017-2024
News & Insights
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13 BGL attorneys were named to Lawdragon’s Leading Litigators in America guide for 2025.
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BGL partner, Kevin Docherty, quoted in The Washington Post about the fight to end payment of subminimum wages to people with disabilities.
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Kevin Docherty was named to the Best Lawyers in America 2025 Guide for the third time in a row, recognized for his practice in commercial litigation and personal injury litigation.
Media Mentions
August 30, 2024, The Washington Post, “Some disabled workers in the U.S. make pennies per hour. It’s legal.“
October 2, 2018, ESPN, “Wheelchair Users Sue Orioles Over Accessibility.”
October 1, 2018, Baltimore Brew, “Wheelchair Users Sue the Orioles, Saying Camden Yards Violates the ADA.”