Brown, Goldstein & Levy

What Brown, Goldstein & Levy does

Brown, Goldstein & Levy LLP is a plaintiff-side law firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1982 by Chris Brown and Daniel Goldstein (with Andrew Levy as a named partner). The firm delivers litigation, regulatory, and consulting legal services through approximately a dozen practice areas including Civil Rights (with sub-practices in disability rights, housing discrimination, LGBTQ+ rights, and wrongful convictions/police misconduct), Commercial Litigation, Employment Law (including wage & hour and resident physician discipline), Family Law, Criminal Defense & Investigations, Health Care Regulation & Medicaid, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death, Appeals, Class Actions, Election Law, an emerging Artificial Intelligence practice, and a strategic Inclusivity Consulting group. The firm also runs a Summer Associate Program and a Disability Rights Fellowship as talent-pipeline initiatives.

Clients span individuals (Harlem Park Three, Katrina Hare, school bus drivers and restaurant workers in wage cases), nonprofits and advocacy organizations (National Federation of the Blind, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative), and municipal governments (City of Baltimore). The firm operates from two offices — Baltimore at 120 East Baltimore Street and Washington, D.C. at 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW — and is led by Managing Partner Jessie Weber alongside partners Andrew D. Levy, Andy Freeman, Eve Hill, Kevin Docherty, Gregory Care, Dana McKee, Monica Basche, and Anisha Queen.

Revenue is generated primarily through traditional hourly billing for litigation and representation, supplemented by contingency fee arrangements on impact cases — examples include the $266M opioid verdict secured for the City of Baltimore, the $48M Harlem Park Three wrongful conviction settlement (October 2023), and the $180M environmental justice grant victory for the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative against the EPA. The firm has held Chambers USA Band 1 ranking in Litigation: General Commercial for eight consecutive years, with five partners individually ranked in Chambers USA 2026, and is consistently named in Best Lawyers, Lawdragon 500 lists, Super Lawyers, and U.S. News Best Law Firms.

Name

Brown, Goldstein & Levy

Legal name

Brown, Goldstein & Levy LLP

Website

https://browngold.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brown, Goldstein & Levy is a Baltimore-headquartered plaintiff-side law firm providing civil rights, commercial litigation, employment, family law, and appellate services to individuals, nonprofits, and government clients from offices in Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services - Civil Rights and Commercial Litigation

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD), Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM), Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

Keywords

• Civil rights litigation
• Disability rights law
• Commercial litigation
• Employment law
• Family law

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: Traditional hourly fee arrangement for litigation and legal representation services across civil rights, employment, commercial litigation, family law, and criminal defense practice areas.
2. Legal Services - Contingency Fees: Contingency fee arrangements in cases such as the $48 million Harlem Park Three wrongful conviction settlement and other significant civil rights cases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Brown, Goldstein & Levy is a law firm that provides civil rights litigation, commercial litigation, employment law, family law, criminal defense, health care regulation, personal injury, and appellate advocacy services to individuals, nonprofits, and government entities. The firm operates specialized practice areas including disability rights, housing discrimination, LGBTQ+ rights, wrongful convictions and police misconduct, class actions, election law, wage and hour violations, and resident physician disciplinary defense, and runs an Inclusivity strategic consulting practice focused on disability inclusion.

Product overview

Brown, Goldstein & Levy is a law firm offering comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas including civil rights litigation, commercial litigation, employment law, family law, criminal defense, health care regulation, and personal injury. The firm operates a structured practice-area model where clients are served through specialized departments such as Civil Rights (with sub-practices in disability rights, housing discrimination, LGBTQ+ rights), Employment, Family Law, and Appeals. The firm also offers strategic consulting services through its Inclusivity Consulting group and runs a Summer Associate Program and Disability Rights Fellowship for professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Rights Legal Services Comprehensive civil rights litigation covering disability rights, housing discrimination, LGBTQ+ rights, and wrongful convictions and police misconduct cases for individuals and advocacy organizations.
• Disability Rights Legal Services Specialized litigation and advocacy on behalf of individuals with disabilities, including accessibility cases such as Domino's website accessibility, SSA kiosk accessibility, and voting rights.
• Housing Discrimination Legal Services Civil rights representation in housing discrimination matters, including source-of-income discrimination litigation such as the Supreme Court of Maryland ruling in Katrina Hare's favor.
• LGBTQ+ Rights Legal Services Civil rights representation for LGBTQ+ clients across discrimination, employment, and civil liberties matters.
• Wrongful Convictions & Police Misconduct Legal Services Representation of individuals in wrongful conviction exoneration and police misconduct cases, including the Harlem Park Three $48 million settlement and the $8 million Malcolm Bryant settlement.
• Commercial Litigation Complex commercial disputes including breach of contract, business torts, ownership disputes, and bet-the-company litigation for businesses and government entities.
• Employment Law Employment discrimination, wage and hour violations, professional license defense, Randolph-Sheppard Act matters, and resident physician disciplinary representation.
• Wage & Hour Violations Legal Services Class and individual representation for unpaid wages and overtime violations, including the $1.25 million Baltimore City School Bus Drivers settlement and $1 million Mo's Seafood settlement.
• Defense of Professional Licenses Defense of licensed professionals in licensing board proceedings and disciplinary actions.
• Resident Physician Disciplinary Issues Representation of medical residents and fellows facing disciplinary action, ACGME compliance issues, and academic appeals in medical training programs.
• Randolph-Sheppard Act Legal Services Legal representation of blind vendors under the Randolph-Sheppard Act regarding vending facility operations in federal buildings.
• Family Law Representation in divorce, custody, property division, alimony, and collaborative family law matters.
• Criminal Defense & Investigations Criminal defense representation and investigations for individuals facing criminal charges.
• Appeals Appellate litigation at state and federal levels, including arguments before the Supreme Court of Maryland and federal circuit courts.
• Class Actions Class action litigation representing groups of plaintiffs in civil rights, wage and hour, and consumer matters.
• Personal Injury / Wrongful Death Personal injury litigation including motor vehicle accidents and serious injuries to children.
• Health Care Regulation & Medicaid Health care regulatory matters and Medicaid-related legal services.
• Election Law Voting rights and election-related legal matters, including the National Federation of the Blind v. Lamone injunction requiring accessible online ballot-marking tools.
• Child Sexual Abuse Legal Services Legal representation of survivors of child sexual abuse in civil litigation.
• Artificial Intelligence Practice Legal services related to artificial intelligence matters and regulation.
• Inclusivity Consulting BGL's Strategic Consulting Group that works with organizations to promote the education, engagement, and employment of people with disabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• $266 million opioid case victory for City of Baltimore
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Saul Ewing LLP: Philadelphia-headquartered Mid-Atlantic regional firm with a comparable Baltimore presence and multi-practice model spanning commercial litigation, employment, and regulatory work. Closest direct comparison in scale, geography, and practice mix to BGL.
• Venable LLP: Baltimore-headquartered Mid-Atlantic firm with overlapping commercial litigation, employment, and government-facing practices. Comparable geographic anchoring and court relationships in Maryland state and federal courts.
• Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP: Maryland-based mid-size regional firm with broad practice coverage including litigation, employment, and family law. Direct peer in size, regional focus, and multi-practice structure serving Maryland institutions and individuals.
• Relman Colfax PLLC: Washington D.C.-based civil rights impact litigation firm focused on fair housing, disability rights, and class actions. Closest peer to BGL's civil rights and disability rights specialty, particularly given overlapping plaintiff-side impact work.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC: Washington D.C.-based plaintiff-side firm with strong civil rights, employment, and consumer class action practices. Directly comparable on impact litigation, contingency-fee model, and civil rights plaintiff focus.
• Public Justice Center: Baltimore-based civil rights and impact litigation nonprofit where BGL Managing Partner Jessie Weber and partner Greg Care both trained. Direct peer on Baltimore civil rights advocacy and appellate work, though structured as a nonprofit rather than a partnership.

Broad incumbents

• Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP: Largest global litigation-only firm; directly comparable to BGL on commercial and complex litigation but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach. BGL partner Anisha Queen joined from Quinn Emanuel, signaling talent flow between the two.
• Hogan Lovells: Global full-service firm with deep Washington D.C. roots and significant civil rights, regulatory, and commercial litigation practices. Competes for federal-facing matters and D.C. institutional clients that BGL serves from its Penn Avenue office.

Others

• NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund: National civil rights legal organization pursuing impact litigation in voting rights, criminal justice, and education. Compares to BGL on civil rights mission and precedent-setting case work rather than as a competitive law firm; potential co-counsel partner on impact cases.
• ACLU of Maryland: State affiliate civil rights organization handling impact litigation, voting rights, and disability rights in Maryland. Overlaps with BGL's civil rights and disability rights practice areas and is a frequent collaborator or co-counsel on state-level matters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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