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Phone: (410) 962-1030

Address: 120 E Baltimore St Ste 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202

Website: http://browngold.com

Espo, Joseph B, ATTY

Family Law

Divorce
Our family law attorneys regularly represent clients with complex and highly contested divorce and custody cases. Family law cases
Child Support
Family law cases such as divorce, alimony, child custody, child support, and child and spousal abuse, are often highly charged and stressful situations. We pride ourselves in working with our clients to best meet their needs.
Child Custody and Visitation
In Baltimore County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, and Baltimore City often involve divorces of couples with high net worth, closely-held businesses, including medical and law practices, and unique and substantial assets, such racehorses, farms, vineyards, art collections, and valuable antiques and memorabilia. We have extensive experience handling child custody cases that involve a parent suffering from mental illness and substance abuse, and children with special needs.
Paternity
Premarital Agreement
We pride ourselves in the careful and thoughtful drafting of marital settlement agreements, parenting plans, prenuptial agreements, and family court orders. The time and care that our family law attorneys devote to these tasks minimize the risk of future disputes over the terms of the partiesâ€™ agreement or court order. We do not use a cookie-cutter approach to drafting these important family law documents.
Spousal Support
Our family law attorneys get results. Whether it be negotiating, drafting, or challenging the validity of prenuptial agreements; representing parents in custody and child support disputes; handling divorces with significant assets at stake, or seeking alimony for a deserving spouse, we advocate for our clientsâ€™ needs.
Child Abuse
Stu Simms was awarded Baltimore Child Abuse Centerâ€™s first Founderâ€™s Award, recognizing his efforts in co-founding the organization in 1987 and his vision, leadership, and advocacy that ensured child victims of sexual abuse in Baltimore would be treated with respect, dignity, and kindness.

Criminal Law

Criminal Defense
Brown, Goldstein & Levy has grown to more than 20 lawyers and maintains a thriving national practice in a variety of areas, from commercial litigation to civil rights to criminal defense. Our clients benefit from our collaborative approach and broad expertise, which has secured multi-million-dollar victories on behalf of individuals, corporations, and nonprofits, as well as acquittals and decisions not to prosecute.
Wrongful Death
Our firm also has successfully represented families of people who have died because of the acts of others. We understand that the survivors suffer more than just the loss of income from those deaths. Our wrongful death lawyers have the experience, skill, and tenacity needed to maximize monetary recoveriesâ€”as illustrated by the multi-million dollar verdicts we have achieved for families who have lost a loved one, including a $3.9 million verdict for the family of a worker who was electrocuted.
Sex Crimes
We know it is difficult to recall traumatic memories, let alone discuss them. But even if the assault happened many years ago, you may be able to file a lawsuit for compensation now. Our attorneys have experience with difficult sexual assault cases and have won million-dollar and multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements in favor of survivors. We maintain absolute confidentiality and will only move forward if and when you are ready to do so.
Fraud
Brown, Goldstein & Levy’s professional license defense attorneys have represented professionals in disciplinary and licensing proceedings in a variety of fields. We have represented lawyers facing disbarment or disciplinary action as well as applicants to the Maryland Bar whose admission was denied for past misconduct. Our attorneys have worked with medical professionals subject to disciplinary action for allegations of malpractice and health care practitioners of all kinds in Medicaid and insurance fraud investigations. We also have experience representing professionals with addiction problems.
Robbery
White Collar Crimes
Chambers USA recognized Andy Freeman Â andÂ Andrew Levy for their work in Litigation: General Commercial in Maryland. Joshua TreemÂ was rated in Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations.
Theft
Misdemeanors
Drug Crimes
Obtained dismissal of drug trafficking charges against client by obtaining a hung jury and persuading the government to decline to retry the case.
Assault
Murder
Estate of Malcolm Bryant v. Baltimore Police Department â€“ Obtained an $8 million settlement for the family of a man who was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for nearly 18 years for a murder he did not commit as a result of misconduct by a detective and forensic analyst within the Baltimore Police Department. Mr. Bryant was exonerated in 2016 after a court-ordered DNA test proved his innocence (2022).
Homicide
James Owens v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore â€“ Obtained $9 million settlement on behalf of a man who was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 21 years after Baltimore homicide detectives concealed exculpatory evidence (2018).
Shoplifting
Secured significant settlement for a pregnant woman who was falsely arrested for shoplifting and beaten by a county policewoman, causing premature birth of a child with intellectual and physical disabilities.
Money Laundering
Manslaughter
Extortion

Business and Corporate Law

Corporate Law
The law firm now known as Brown, Goldstein & Levy was born in 1982, when Dan Goldstein, fresh from prosecuting politicians in the Baltimore U.S. Attorneyâ€™s Office, began sharing office space with Chris Brown, a tenured professor at the University of Maryland School of Law and former Legal Aid lawyer. Dan was looking for an alternative to the large corporate law firm where he had practiced before becoming a prosecutor. Chris, who had already argued three cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, wanted to bring the passion and analytical skills he had developed as a public interest lawyer and academician to the legal problems faced by private clients.
Business Disputes
Since joining Brown, Goldstein & Levy in 2019, Monica has built a notable practice representing clients in civil rights cases, including disability rights, housing discrimination, employment discrimination, and prisonersâ€™ rights. Monica also has experience with commercial litigation and business disputes. Monica is part of a team of attorneys, including the ACLU of Virginia and the disAbility Law Center of Virginia, representing the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia and seven individual prisoners, who recently sued the Virginia Department of Corrections and other defendants for violating blind prisonersâ€™ rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act. In another recent case, Monica was an instrumental part of the BGL team that successfully represented a management services company in arbitration for breach of contract by a medical cannabis growing, processing, and retail business, with damages valued in excess of $25 million. In another case, Monica represented an individual and the National Federation of the Blind in a lawsuit brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act, challenging systemic discrimination against blind students and alumni at Duke University.
Trade Secrets

Employment Law

Employment Discrimination
We are national leaders in disability rights. Our lawyers include founding members of the Disability Rights Bar Association and the former leading disability rights attorney in the Department of Justice. For almost four decades, we have represented the nearly 50,000 members of the National Federation of the Blind. Over that decades-long campaign, we have won significant, groundbreaking victories in cases ranging from employment discrimination to website accessibility to prisoner rights. Our efforts have shaped how courts nationwide interpret the Americans with Disabilities Act and changed the daily lives of people with disabilities.
Employment Litigation
Lawdragon Â as among the top 500 plaintiffs’ employment lawyers in the country.Â Our attorneys are members of selective, invitation-only organizations like the American College of Trial Lawyers and have been selected three times in recent years as “Lawyer of the Year” for Baltimore Employment Law – Individuals or Baltimore Labor & Employment Litigation.
Severance Agreement
Represent executives and other high-level employees in wage payment litigation to recover unlawfully withheld severance pay, bonuses, and commissions.
Sexual Harassment
Litigate cases on behalf of employees who have experienced discrimination and harassment, including cases on behalf of women executives in Equal Pay Act, failure to promote, and sexual harassment cases.

Property Law

Real Estate Litigation
Since our firmâ€™s inception, we have represented every kind of businessâ€”from small, closely held companies to Fortune 500 companiesâ€”in every kind of caseâ€”from commercial real estate disputes to alleged securities fraud to fights among business partners. And we have done it in virtually every forum, including mediations and arbitrations, hearings before administrative agencies, and litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts from Maryland to Alaska. Our full-service firm is experienced and cost-effective, staffing cases appropriately and focusing on strategically important issues.
Premises Liability
Won $1 million verdict for a woman who fell down a poorly lighted flight of stairs next to the dance floor at a nightclub.

Health Law

Personal Injury
You and your loved ones have the right to be safe from injuries caused by the acts of other people or companies. As experienced plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyers, we have successfully represented people injured in a wide variety of cases over the course of decades. No matter why our clients need us, we are ready to assistâ€”and we have the dedication, skills, and experience to ensure that our clients receive the compensation that they deserve.
Medical Malpractice
We have won large recoveries for auto accident victims, including a $7 million verdict for a clientâ€™s debilitating back pain caused by a truck sideswiping his car. We obtained a $15 million verdict for a survivor of child sexual abuse and a $1 million verdict for a woman who fell down a poorly lit flight of stairs at a nightclub. We have obtained significant compensation for young children permanently harmed by their landlordsâ€™ negligence, individuals injured by improperly designed products, the victims of medical malpractice and other kinds of professional malpractice, and a host of other clients. No matter the context, our experienced attorneys ensure that our clients get the best possible outcome.
Auto Accidents

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
U.S. News & World Report & Best Lawyers Â ranked Brown, Goldstein & Levy in the top tier in Baltimore for Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort/Class Actions â€“ Plaintiffs, Real Estate Litigation, and Personal Injury Litigation â€“ Plaintiffs. It also awarded us â€œLawyer of the Yearâ€ for Baltimore Personal Injury Litigation â€“ Plaintiff.Â Our attorneys are members of selective, invitation-only organizations like the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Finance Law

Tax Law
Family law is always changing. It also requires knowledge of other areas, such as child development, educational needs, mental health issues, tax law, and retirement assets. Our family law attorneys regularly attend educational programs and trainings to keep abreast of new developments in areas that impact family law cases.

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