Nine Silverman Thompson Slutkin & White LLC Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® in America List and Three Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch We are pleased to announce that 9 lawyers have been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. We are pleased to announce that 3…
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Silverman Thompson is pleased to announce that partner Bill Sinclair, head of the firm’s business litigation group, has been selected for membership in the Litigation Counsel of America. Membership in the LCA is by invite only and is limited to less than one half of one percent of American lawyers. Members are selected on the…
Continue reading ›On June 22, 2022, the Court of Appeals issued its decision in State v. Matthews, its first chance since its seminal decision in Rochkind v. Stevenson, 471 Md. 1 (2020), to address issues relating to the application of Daubert in Maryland’s state courts. In Matthews, the Court re-affirmed that trial courts possess wide discretion to…
Continue reading ›On June 16, the Circuit Court for Baltimore County issued a written opinion in favor of the Firm’s client, Tots Early Learning Center, vacating the decisions of an Administrative Law Judge that found Tots in default for not appearing at an administrative hearing with counsel and that Tots had failed to show satisfactory cause to…
Continue reading ›On April 5, 2022, the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, the Honorable Keith Trueffer presiding, granted summary judgment in favor of defendants on all counts in the matter of McCray v. Balsamo, et al. Plaintiff alleged that defendant Balsamo, a co-owner of a management company that served as landlord to her business, had disclosed confidential…
Continue reading ›Thirteen lawyers from Silverman Thompson recognized as Maryland “Super Lawyers” and six lawyers recognized as “Rising Stars” for 2022. Selections this year included three of the named partners, Steven Silverman, Andrew G. Slutkin and Andrew White, being recognized for the 16th consecutive year. Recognized attorneys include Mark Edelson (Business Litigation), Richard Karceski (Criminal Defense), Steven…
Continue reading ›On December 15, the Court of Special Appeals issued a reported opinion in favor of the Firm’s client, Joe Balsamo, affirming the decision of an in banc panel of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County that had vacated dismissal of Mr. Balsamo’s complaint. The appeal largely turned on the meaning of the word “trial” in…
Continue reading ›Silverman Thompson Slutkin & White LLC is pleased to be ranked in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers 2022 Edition as one of the Best Law Firms in the United States, ranked in 8 practice areas. Firms included in the 2022 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from…
Continue reading ›Our firm is pleased to announce nine STSW lawyers recognized in the 2022 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America: Steven D. Silverman, Brian G. Thompson, Andrew G. Slutkin, Andrew C. White, Richard M. Karceski, Monica Scherer, Creston Smith and William Sinclair. One STSW lawyer also are recognized as “Lawyer of the Year:” Andrew C.…
Continue reading ›Our firm is pleased to announce that Member Kerri Smith was recently welcomed as a new commissioner to Maryland’s Access to Justice Commission. Maryland’s Access to Justice Commission drives systemic reforms and innovations to make the civil justice system accessible, equitable and fair for all Marylanders. This includes advocating for laws and reforms that increase…
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