Firm News

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.

Silverman Thompson Managing Partner Steven D. Silverman has been named one of the top ten criminal defense attorneys in the Northeast by Avvo and published in the December, 2010 Best of the Northeast issue of Arrive Magazine.

Silverman Thompson partner and domestic attorney Monica Scherer appeared on Baltimore’s NBC affiliate Sunday to discuss a new Maryland law aimed at protecting victims of domestic violence. To view the video, click here.

Silverman Thompson managing partner Steve Silverman was recently named in the 2010 nationwide listing in Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition. Mr. Silverman has been recognized in the area of civil litigation defense. Law & Politics performs the polling, research, evaluation and selection of Super Lawyers in a process designed to identify lawyers who have obtained…

As reported in the Baltimore Sun, Silverman Thompson partner Andy White has convinced an Anne Arundel Circuit Court Judge to strike down a ballot referendum challenging the Cordish company’s planned slots parlor at Arundel Mills mall.