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Silverman Thompson Partner Andy White scored a high stakes victory in a high profile criminal case against a Prince Georges County police officer when prosecutors with the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office dropped all charges on the eve of trial. The Police officer had been charged with felony 1st Degree Assault and Use of…

Today Silverman Thompson attorneys Jamison G. White and Andrew G. Slutkin resolved a medical malpractice case for an amount in excess of $1,500,000. The case involved allegations of failure to timely diagnose and treat an urgent cardiac condition. The resolution was on behalf of the decedent’s husband and minor child.

Silverman Thompson attorneys Andrew G. Slutkin and Jamison G. White have settled a claim in which a man lost vision in one eye after a severe eye infection was not timely diagnosed and treated. The settlement is unusual because it exceeds the Maryland legislature’s cap on non-economic damages of $650,000.00 and was accomplished prior to…

Today by confidential settlement, Silverman Thompson attorneys Jamison G. White and Andrew G. Slutkin recovered over one-million dollars to ensure that an injured child will receive a lifetime of necessary medical care and educational opportunity and accommodations.

Baltimore, MD: Silverman Thompson is pleased to announce that, after Judge Joseph F. Murphy, Jr. retires from the Court of Appeals on August 5, 2011, he will join his daughter Erin at that law firm, where she is an appellate practitioner. Judge Murphy will limit his Maryland state court practice to litigation support, and will…

Silverman Thompson partner Andy Slutkin has been named one of the top 50 lawyers in Maryland according to the annual Super Lawyers survey published in this month’s Baltimore Magazine. Mr. Slutkin’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation including malpractice and business torts.

Silverman Thompson Partner Andrew White won a major victory in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, GA last week when he convinced a federal Judge to employ a rarely-used law to block a State court prosecution of his client. Mr. White convinced the federal court that allowing the State court prosecution to continue would violate his…

Silverman Thompson partners Steve Silverman, Brian Thompson, Andy Slutkin, Monica Scherer and Andy White and associates Creston Smith, Jason Wasserman, Jamison White and Avery Strachan were among the attorney recognized as “Super Lawyers” published in Baltimore Magazine this month. The nine Silverman Thompson “Super Lawyers” were chosen by their peers, reviewed by a panel of…

In a recent jury trial in Baltimore City Circuit Court, Silverman Thompson criminal defense attorney Creston Smith won an acquittal on behalf of a client in unusual circumstances. The alleged hit-and-run was witnessed by a Baltimore City Police Department Colonel who is chief of all detectives. The Colonel testified at trial that he witnessed the…

Silverman Thompson partner and domestic attorney Monica Scherer recently won a contested custody battle in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The Court awarded custody to the natural father despite the fact that the mother had physical custody for the previous nine years and the father lives outside Maryland.