Alexa Mellis

Matt Mellin has concentrated on employee benefit law throughout his career. He has practiced in both the law firm environment and as a staff attorney for one of the world's largest employee benefits consulting firms. Matt's experience covers the full range of employee benefit plans, including pension and profit sharing plans, multiemployer benefit plans, ESOPs and stock purchase plans, 401(k) and tax sheltered annuity arrangements. He advises employers on compliance with Health Care Reform (t...

Laura Simmons is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Laura, who practices law in Baltimore, Maryland, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Laura is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ren heads the Insurance Regulation & Business practice group at Funk & Bolton. She represents insurers, health maintenance organizations, nonprofit health service plans, and reinsurers on regulatory and compliance issues before the Maryland Insurance Administration and state insurance departments nationwide. She also serves as Maryland regulatory counsel in business transactions and complex financing transactions involving insurance products. As a former Assistant Attorney General for...

Mr. Oliver concentrates his practice in transactional technology law - with an emphasis on technology deals (including mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures) and in transactional intellectual property matters, including acquisition, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in computer software and internet technology. Mr. Oliver has extensive experience negotiating licensing of computer software, and licensing and ownership resolution of digital information on the interne...

Lindsey White is an experienced litigator who represents management in employment cases in state and federal court, and before state, federal, and local administrative agencies. She represents a wide range of clients including nonprofits, health care institutions, government contractors, and insurance companies. She has successfully tried cases before juries. Lindsey works closely with clients to develop strategies to address employment claims, including recommending and providing representat...

George F. Ritchie is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law and Litigation - Real Estate. George F., who practices law in Baltimore, Maryland, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which George F. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lorenzo A. Bivans is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships). Lorenzo A., who practices law in Baltimore, Maryland, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lorenzo A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Augustus F. Brown IV is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs. Augustus F., who practices law in Belcamp, Maryland, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Augustus F. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jill S. Distler is an associate in the Baltimore, Maryland, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Her practice concentrates on representing management in employment litigation in state and federal court, in arbitration, and before the EEOC and state and local administrative agencies. Jill handles employment discrimination claims, including race, sex, age and disability discrimination, as well as harassment, retaliatory discharge, wage and hour, and non-compete/restrictive covenant issues. She also adv...

JJS Founder and longtime Managing Partner, Howard Alan Janet, passed away on September 18, 2025 due to complications from surgery. He was 70. In a career spanning nearly five decades, Mr. Janet led Janet, Janet & Suggs, his nationally acclaimed law firm, in securing justice and billions of dollars in life-changing compensation for his clients. Long considered one of the top lawyers in the country for medical malpractice, birth injury, and sexual abuse, he was the recipient of numerous pro...