Firm News

Come join Partner, Ramsay Whitworth, and other speakers and attend this CLE to meet the Judges sitting on the Circuit Court for Baltimore City’s Business & Technology docket and enjoy a brief panel discussion on issues relating to attorneys’ fees awards in Maryland – including the applicable Maryland Rules, case law, and practical advice on…

After a competitive RFP process, the Governor has announced that our firm was selected to represent the State of Maryland to investigate and potentially pursue litigation against opioid manufacturers. The firm is charged with assisting the Attorney General in Maryland-specific investigations of opioid manufacturers and distributors for potential violations of state laws governing the marketing,…

Retired federal Judge and practicing member of Silverman Thompson, Judge Alexander Williams receives 2018 Icon Honors award. This award is given to Business Leaders around Maryland who are over the age of 60 recognized for their notable success and demonstration of strong leadership.

In an independent survey of 1,674 workplaces in the Baltimore region by the Baltimore Sun, Silverman Thompson was ranked as the 34th “Best Places to Work”. Silverman Thompson was the highest ranked law firm in the survey.

As a result of the Marriott Data Breach announced on November 30, 2018, compromising financial and personal data of approximately 500 million individuals, Silverman Thompson and two other firms file suit against Marriott International, Inc. on behalf of the bank and financial institutions.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan recently reappointed Silverman Thompson partner Steven N. Leitess to the Maryland Commission on Uniform State Laws. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands maintain uniform law commissions. The state commissions join together as the Uniform Law Commission to provide states with non-partisan, well-conceived, and…

The president of the University of Maryland announced the creation of a four-person national commission to review the Terp’s football program. The creation of the commission comes months after the tragic death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair, a redshirt freshman and former McDonogh School standout. Named to the commission along with Judge Williams is fellow…

Silverman Thompson has been voted number one Best Law Firm – Criminal Defense in the annual Reader Rankings of The Daily Record. More than 1,400 nominations were collected during the nomination period in March and the winners were determined by more than 12,600 votes cast from April 30 to May 14. The winners of each…

Silverman Thompson is proud to congratulate Mark Edelson on his re-election to the Democratic State Central Committee for District 46 in Baltimore City. The Democratic State Central Committee works to bolster voter turnout, support grassroots organizing, fill vacancies as need in the district, and fund raise. You can learn more here. Additionally, Silverman Thompson would…

On June 13, 2018, Silverman Thompson attorneys Steve Silverman, Andy White, and Bill Sinclair filed suit in the United States District Court of Maryland on behalf of two men who served federal prison time after Baltimore Police planted drugs on the in 2010 to justify a fatal high-speed chase. The suit seeks more than $40…