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Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals has reversed the murder conviction of a Westminster man in a 2012 tavern shooting. In a reported opinion, a three-judge panel of the Court of Special Appeals reversed 26-year-old Jacob Bircher’s convictions for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder for fatally shooting a man and wounding another outside an Eldersburg…

The Honorable Alexander Williams, Jr., retired Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and a native of Washington, D.C., has joined the Baltimore law firm Silverman Thompson, one of the premier litigation firms in the MidAtlantic region. Appointed by President Clinton to the Federal Court in 1994, Judge Alexander Williams,…

Silverman Thompson attorneys succeeded in obtaining and preserving a $36 Million judgment entered in favor of the firm’s clients and against a Caribbean medical school and its president for fraud, breach of contract, and unpaid employment compensation. After a full-day evidentiary hearing that included the testimony of the medical school’s president and its legal adviser,…

Silverman Thompson attorneys, in a joint effort of the commercial litigation and trust and estates groups, persuaded the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland to remove a court-appointed trustee who had been appointed as a replacement for the client. After considering a brief authored by trust and estates attorney Ryan McConnell and hearing oral argument…

The partners of Silverman Thompson are pleased to announce the fulfillment of a five year pledge in support of the John and Frances Angelos Law Center at the University of Baltimore. Silverman Thompson made the commitment to support the project to further strengthen higher legal education in Baltimore and preserve the important role of the…

A Baltimore Circuit Court Judge approved a record $190m settlement between class members and Johns Hopkins Medicine. The case arose from the illicit conduct of Dr. Nikita Levy, a gynecologist and obstetrician with John Hopkins Community Health Systems. Levy, who committed suicide after he was exposed, is believed to have secretly recorded and amassed over…

The Honorable Susan Richard Nelson, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, has appointed Silverman Thompson as Co-Lead Class Counsel in the matter of In Re: National Hockey League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation. Silverman Thompson lawyers filed the first Complaint of its kind against the NHL in November of 2013 in federal court…

Johns Hopkins Hospital will pay $190 million to settle claims stemming from the conduct of Dr. Nikita A. Levy. Dr. Levy, a gynecologist employed by Johns Hopkins, was accused of inappropriately filming thousands of his patients during medical examinations. These images and video where stored on multiple servers at the doctor’s home. Today it was…

PRESS RELEASE May 20, 2014 (Baltimore, MD): The law firms of Silverman Thompson of Baltimore, Maryland and Namanny, Byrne and Owens of Lake Forest, California (“NBO Law”) announced today the filing of a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court, Northern District of California against the National Football League (“NFL”) alleging harm to…

Former Assistant US Attorney Andrew Norman has joined the law firm of Silverman Thompson. Norman has a 30 year background in criminal law and is a welcome addition to the firm. (Baltimore, Md) April 24, 2014 Andrew Norman, a longtime Assistant U.S. Attorney who helped lead a powerful federal financial-crimes task force and later became…