MEMBERS OF FIRM
Daniel F. Goldstein (Partner) born Washington, D.C., February 10, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Maryland; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit. Education: Amherst College (A.B., cum laude, 1969); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1973). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1972-1973. Law Clerk, Honorable Frank A. Kaufman, U.S. District Court, 1973-1974. Assistant United States Attorney, District of Maryland, 1976-1982. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Maryland School of Law, 1986-1989, 1998. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Diggs by Diggs v. Housing Auth., 67 F.Supp. 2d 522 (D. Md. 1999); Alexander v. Estepp, 95 F.Supp. 1232 (D. Md. 1996); Sember v. National Federation of the Blind, 688 A.2d 175 (Sup. Ct. Pa. 1996); Presbyterian Univ. Hosp. v. Wilson, 654 A.2d 1324 (Ct. App. Md. 1995); Davis v. Maryland, 641 A.2d 941 (Ct. App. Md. 1994); Ezrin v. Marriott Corp., 14 F.3d 594 (4th Cir. 1993); Wilson v. Morris, 563 A.2d 392 (Ct. App. Md. 1989). Languages: French and Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Crimes; Complex Business Litigation; Commercial Fraud; Commercial Litigation; Federal Criminal Law; Trial Practice; Professional Discipline; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: Daniel F. Goldstein
C. Christopher Brown (Partner) born Dover, Delaware, December 15, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1974, Maryland. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., 1963); University of Delaware (M.A., 1965); Georgetown University (J.D., 1968). Editor-in-Chief, Georgetown Law Journal, Volume 56, 1967-1968. Author: "A Search For Clarity and Consistency In Judicial Process: The Maryland Court of Appeals Decides Whether to Change Common-Law Rules," 62, 599, 2003; "Introduction to Maryland Civil Litigation," Michie/Bobbs-Merrill, 1982; "The Law/Equity Dichotomy in Maryland," 39, 427, 1980 and "Summary Judgment in Maryland," 38, 188, 1979, Md. L. Rev.; "Illegitimacy and Veterans' Benefits Legislation," 21 Howard L.J. 421, 1978; "Maryland Trial Judges' Benchbook," Chapter 2, Civil Procedure, 1977; "Constitutional Infirmities in Veterans' Benefit Legislation," 9 Clearinghouse Review 244, 1975. Associate Emeritus of Law, University of Maryland School of Law, 1975. Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University Medical School, 1973-1977. Clerk, U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1968-1969. President, 1986-1990 and General Counsel, 1991, American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Batterton v. Francis, 432 U.S. 416 (1977); Norton v. Matthews, 427 U.S. 524 (1976); Cane v. Worcester County, 59 F.3d 165 (4th Cir. 1995); Mack v. Mack, 618 A.2d 744 (Md. 1993). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Tort Liability; Civil Appeals; Attorney Discipline; First Amendment Law; Mediation.Email: C. Christopher Brown
Andrew D. Levy (Partner) born Washington, D.C., 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Indiana University (B.A., with honors in Political Science, 1977); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1982). Co-Editor: Sandler & Levy, "Appellate Practice for the Maryland Lawyer: State and Federal," MICPEL, 3d ed., 2007. Visiting Professor of Law, 2001-2002, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Maryland School of Law, 1988-2001; 2002. Lecturer, Villa Julie College, Constitutional Law, 1987-1988. Member: Howard County, Maryland State (Chairman, Criminal Law and Practice Section, 1990-1991), Federal and American Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Appellate Practice; Civil Rights; Constitutional Law; Criminal Law; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Class Actions; Legal Malpractice; White Collar Crime; Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Complex Litigation; Whistleblower Litigation; Breach of Contract; Estate Litigation; Federal Criminal Law; Securities Fraud; Sexual Abuse.Email: Andrew D. Levy
Andrew D. Freeman (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, May 25, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1981); Stanford University (J.D., with distinction, 1986). Symposium Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1985-1986. Law Clerk to Hon. Norman P. Ramsey, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1986-1987. Maryland Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2000. Board President, Family League of Baltimore City. Past President of Boards of The Family Tree, Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning and Child Abuse Prevention Center of Maryland. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: NISH v. Rumsfeld, 348 F.3d 1263 (10th Cir. 2003); NISH v. Cohen, 247 F.3d 197 (4th Cir. 2001); Minnesota v. Riley, 107 F.3d 648 (8th Cir. 1997); Sallie v. Tax Sale Investors, Inc., 998 F. Supp. 612 (D. Md. 1998); Matthews v. Amberwood Assocs. L.P., 351 Md. 554 (1998); Stern v. Bd. of Regents, 380 Md. 691 (2004). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Personal Injury; Product Defects; Civil Rights.Email: Andrew D. Freeman
Dana Whitehead McKee (Partner) born Pompton Plains, New Jersey, June 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey; 1987, Maryland; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: The Johns Hopkins University (B.A., with general honors, 1981); Duke University (J.D., 1985). Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Baltimore County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Poole v. Textron, Inc., 2000 U.S. Dist. Lexis 4189 (D. Md. March 20, 2000); Kennedy v. Widdowson, 804 F.Supp. 737 (D. Md. 1992); Angell v. Henneberry, 92 Md. App. 279 (1992). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Collaborative Family Law; Personal Injury.Email: Dana Whitehead McKee
Joseph B. Espo (Partner) born Providence, Rhode Island, April 18, 1956; admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1991, District of Columbia; 1993, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: American University (B.A., 1985); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1990). Order of the Coif. Adjunct Professor, Md. Civil Procedure, University of Maryland School of Law, 2001. Reported Cases: Norwest Bank v. Pence, 363 Md, 267 (2001); Bunch v. Robinson, 122 Md. App. 437, rev'd, 367 Md 432 (2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Premises Liability; Tort Liability; Lead Poisoning; Bankruptcy; Professional Malpractice.Email: Joseph B. Espo
Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum (Partner) born Washington, D.C., March 16, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1979); Cornell University (Masters, Industrial Labor Relations, 1983); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1987). Assistant Attorney General, Maryland, 1990-1998. Member: Maryland Bar Association; National Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Facility Regulation; Disability Discrimination; Adult Guardianship; Advance Directives; Special Education.Email: Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum
Stuart O. Simms (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, July 17, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1972); Harvard University (J.D., 1975). Elected State's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1987-1995. Secretary Public Safety, 1997-2003. Member: Baltimore City, Maryland State and National Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil and Criminal Litigation; State and Federal Courts; State Government Law; Local Government Law; Contracts; Commercial Law.Email: Stuart O. Simms
Shelly M. Martin (Partner) born Lafayette, Indiana, February 10, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Maryland; 2001, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: George Washington University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Duke University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000; LL.M., International and Comparative Law, 2000). Senior Editor, Law and Contemporary Problems. Member: Maryland State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar. Languages: German and Russian. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Discrimination; Complex Litigation.Email: Shelly M. Martin
Melissa E. Crow (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 3, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; 1996, District of Columbia; 2008, Maryland. Education: Brown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1987); Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A.L.D., 1993); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Counsel to Senator Edward M. Kennedy, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, March 2007-November 2007. Gulf Coast Policy Attorney, National Immigration Law Center, March 2006-February 2007. Assistant Professor of Clinical Law, Safe Harbor Project, Brooklyn Law School, August 2004-July 2005. Practitioner-in-Residence, International Human Rights Law Clinic, Washington College of Law, American University, July 2001-June 2004. Formerly with Reichler, Milton & Medel; Foley, Hoag & Eliot. Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association; National Lawyers Guild; Maryland Immigrant Rights Coalition. Languages: French, Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Immigration Law; Fair Labor Standards; National Origin Discrimination; Wage and Hour Law.
ASSOCIATES
Allison Harper (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Maryland. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Order of the Coif. Recipient: Harvard College, Scholarship; John Harvard Scholarship; Reichardt Scholarship; John F. Kennedy Labor Law Award. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Litigation.
Gregory Care (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Maryland; 2009, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Lycoming College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); University of Baltimore (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: Maryland State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment, Criminal and Appeals.Email: Gregory Care
Mehgan Sidhu (Associate) born August 18, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., cum laude, 1999); University of Surrey (M.A., 2000); University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 2004). Student Attorney, AIDS and Child Welfare Clinic. Law Clerk to, the Honorable Vicki Ballou-Watts, Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Third Judicial Circuit of Maryland. Former Executive Board Member, Maryland Public Interest Law Project (MPILP). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Civil Rights; Discrimination.Email: Mehgan Sidhu
OF COUNSEL
Deborah T. Eisenberg (Of Counsel) born Maryland, July 31, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Maryland; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Maryland, Baltimore County (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991) Yale University Law School (J.D., 1994). Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1993-1994. Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, University of Maryland School of Law, 2007. Member: National Employment Lawyers Association; Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association; Maryland State Bar Association (Section Council, Labor and Employment Section); Maryland Employment Lawyers Association (President). Reported Cases: Kashmiri v. Regents of University of California, 156 Cal. App. 4th 809 (2007); Stern v. Board of Regents, 380 Md. 691 (2007); Heath v Perdue 87 F. Supp 2d 452; Williams v Housing Auth. 361 Md 143 (2000); Frase v. Barnhart, 840 A.2d 114 (2003). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals; Employment Law; Employment Contracts; Sexual Harassment; Wage and Hour Law; Civil Rights.Email: Deborah T. Eisenberg
Melvin J. Sykes (Of Counsel) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 9, 1924; admitted to bar, 1949, Maryland and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1950, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1955, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Johns Hopkins University (A.B., with honor, 1943); Harvard University (LL.B., magna cum laude, 1948). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Board of Editors, Harvard Law Review, 1947-1948. Law Clerk, Honorable Morris A. Soper, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, 1948-1949. Author: "Inter Vivos Transfers in Violation of the Rights of Surviving Spouses," 10 Md. Law Review, 1; West's Maryland Law Encyclopedia Probate Forms (pocket part), 1966; "Of Men and Laws: Murphy, Cornford, Arnold, Potter, Parkinson, Peter, Maccoby and Gall," 38 Maryland Law Review 37; "A Modest Proposal For A Change in Maryland's Statutes Quo," 43 Maryland Law Review, 647. Co-Author: "Sykes and Tabor," West's Maryland Law Encyclopedia Procedural Forms, 1964; with Matthew Bender, "Jewish Law (mishpat ivri); Cases and Materials," 1999. Legislative Draftsman, Maryland Department of Legislative Reference, 1949-1950. Research Consultant, State Commission on Administrative Organization, 1951-1952. Reporter: State Commission to Study the Judiciary, 1953; State Commission to Revise Laws Relating to Public Service Commission, 1953-1955. Director, 1957-1966 and President, 1962-1964, Baltimore City Bar Library. Member: Legislative Council Committee on Revision of Condemnation Laws, 1961-1963; Baltimore City Charter Revision Commission, 1962-1963; Maryland Constitutional Convention Commission, 1966-1967. Consultant, Governor's Commission to Revise and Recodify the Testamentary Laws, 1968-1969. Member, Governor's Commission to Study State Aid to Non-public Education, 1969-1971. Member, Governor's Commission to Revise the Annotated Code of Maryland, 1970-1978. Member, The Court of Appeals of Maryland Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1954-1972; 1978. Co-Translator: Jewish Law, Elon; History, Sources, Principles (4 Vols., JPS, 1994). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc; American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, Md. Ca., ACTL, 2006); American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; American Law Institute; The Maryland Bar Foundation (Vice-Chairman, 1979-1981; Chairman, 1981-1983); Baltimore City Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. [Former S/Sgt., U.S. Army Air Force]. Languages: French, German, Italian, Hebrew and Yiddish. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation; Trusts and Estates Law; General Practice.Email: Melvin J. Sykes