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Silverman Thompson member and retired Court of Appeals Judge Joe Murphywas rewarded for his hard work last summer as the Maryland General Assembly passed the proposed Justice Reinvestment Act this week. Judge Murphy devoted significant time as a member of a counsel devoted to making recommendations for this historic legislation. Most of the counsel’s recommendations…

Seventeen lawyers from Silverman Thompson were named as Maryland “Super Lawyers” for 2016, making Silverman Thompson one of the most represented law firms in the state. Highlighting this years selections include named partners Steve Silverman, Andy Slutkin and Andy White being named for the 10th consecutive year, and Andy Slutkin, Andy White and Brian Thompson…

The Honorable Alexander Williams Jr. (retired) is among one of six leaders of the legal, business, and medical communities to be appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) Board of Directors. Judge Williams, along with the other new appointees, will serve a five-year term and help set the direction…

Silverman Thompson Partner and Adjunct Professor of Law at Penn State Law, Anne T. McKenna, will address college and university deans of student of affairs, deans of conduct, and other faculty and administrators to discuss student online speech (both off campus and on) and how universities must walk the line between the First Amendment and…

The MSBA Lawyers Assistance Program (LAP) has long served Maryland lawyers and judges in need of free, confidential, counseling related to alcohol/substance abuse, mental health issues, and other personal problems. Building on that foundation, LAP has developed a Wellness Discussion Group organized by Lisa Caplan, LCSW, of LAP and Kate Sinclair of Silverman Thompson. The…

Silverman Thompson has been awarded a 2015 Top Workplaceshonor by The Baltimore Sun Media Group. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a leading research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace improvement. Several aspects of workplace culture were measured, including Alignment,…

Silverman Thompson is pleased to announce that attorney Steven J. Kelly has been elected to the Partnership at the firm. Steven J. Kelly is a nationally recognized attorney who has developed a practice focused on enforcing crime victims’ rights in criminal cases and obtaining significant compensation from offenders and third parties in civil cases. In…

BALTIMORE, MD — A state supreme court has strengthened important First Amendment protections for crime victims at the urging of Steven J. Kelly, a renowned victims’-rights attorney at the law firm of Silverman Thompson. In its decision of Smolinski v. Gleason, the Connecticut Supreme Court held, as argued by Mr. Kelly and Silverman Thompson partner…

A recent decision by U.S. District Court Judge George L. Russell III denied a motion to dismiss a counterclaim alleging fraudulent inducement filed by commercial tenants’ Kobe Kansas, LLC, Young W. Bae and Chan H. Bae against a Cordish Company affiliate in Kansas City. After initiation of a suit for nonpayment of rent in the…

Jayme L. Levy, an attorney in our Trust & Estates group, was recently selected by the Living Classrooms Foundation as one of its 2015 Rising Stars. Presented by the Baltimore Business Journal, the award honors a small group of young professionals, nominated by their peers, based on outstanding professional and personal achievements as well as…