From the Editor: Many readers know that the Baltimore law firm Brown, Goldstein & Levy LLP has long represented the National Federation of the Blind in legal cases, with an outstanding record of success. Its founding partner Daniel F. Goldstein took the lead on our cases from the mid-1980s until his retirement. Currently one of its attorneys, Eve Hill, serves as the organization’s general counsel. Recently the firm put out the press announcement below about a change in its leadership. We reprint it here because both of the attorneys mentioned have also been heavily involved in representing the Federation and blind people, so we thought our readers would like to know the news. Here is what the firm had to say:
Brown, Goldstein & Levy has announced that Managing Partner Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum will retire at the end of 2024, and BGL Partner Jessie Weber will become the firm’s next managing partner.
Sharon started working at Brown, Goldstein & Levy as a law clerk in her second year of law school when BGL had two partners, two associates, and a few staff members. In 2000, Sharon returned to BGL after eleven years at the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland. In January 2016, she became the firm’s first Managing Partner. Today, BGL has twenty-two attorneys practicing in a variety of areas from commercial litigation to civil rights to criminal defense, all supported by a very strong professional staff.
Jessie Weber joined BGL thirteen years ago, following a clerkship with the Honorable Catherine C. Blake and a year as the Francis D. Murnaghan Jr. Appellate Advocacy Fellow at the Public Justice Center. Jessie’s law practice primarily focuses on civil rights and workers’ rights, exemplifying the firm’s commitment to bringing about a more just world, sometimes one dispute at a time, and sometimes through systemic change.
Sharon spent her early career as an attorney at the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland. Her experience there gave her knowledge, perspective, and relationships that fueled her return to BGL. She has worked with a wide range of clients but is best known for her work on behalf of individuals with disabilities and her passionate and forceful representation of non-profit and for-profit entities that provide support and services to individuals with disabilities.
Sharon has guided BGL to continued growth and success, while balancing her own active practice, family life, and significant volunteer work with several Maryland non-profits and the Maryland State Bar Association.
“I love what I do and what my colleagues and I have accomplished on behalf of our clients. I am very proud of the culture and quality of legal services that Brown, Goldstein & Levy provides. I have complete confidence in Jessie, who is one of the most special people I know and has all the qualities needed to move BGL forward.”
Jessie Weber is a tenacious litigator who enjoys both advocating for her clients in court and working to build consensus at the negotiating table. She is known nationally for her groundbreaking work obtaining equal access for individuals with disabilities to voting, education, websites, and government information and services.
Jessie has obtained significant judgments and settlements for clients in cases involving civil rights (including disability and LGBTQ rights) and employment law (including wage and hour cases). Jessie is also an experienced appellate litigator and has argued before the Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, and D.C. Circuit Courts of Appeals.
Jessie has served on the boards of the ACLU of Maryland and FreeState Justice, Maryland’s statewide LGBTQ equality group. She is currently Disability Rights Maryland’s board president and is a permanent member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. She attended Princeton University and received her J.D. from Yale Law School.
“Sharon’s leadership has set a high bar, but I am surrounded by an extraordinarily talented and passionate team of attorneys and professional staff who are well positioned to ensure our success. I look forward to leading Brown, Goldstein & Levy into its next chapter.”
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