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Drake Zaharris is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law and Insurance Law. Drake, who practices law in Towson, Maryland, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Drake is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Douglas Turner Coats is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Douglas Turner, who practices law in Baltimore, Maryland, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Douglas Turner 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...

Michael was named Maryland “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America® for Environmental Law in 2025, 2019, 2016 and 2014 and “Lawyer of the Year” for Environmental Litigation 2017. He has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America® in this region for more than two decades. Michael has also been named a Maryland Super Lawyer®. He received the 2023 F. Patrick Hughes Award of Excellence from NAIOP for his work representing business interests during th...

Mr. O’Meally is an equity member of the labor and education department at Hodes, Pessin & Katz, P.A., and has worked closely with superintendents, boards of education, private schools, and private sector employers for over twenty years on a wide-variety of matters including collective bargaining, employment litigation, student discipline and special education, drug and alcohol issues, construction and procurement issues, and Open Meetings Act compliance. A 1984 graduate of the Unive...

David Sanford is the Chairman and co-founder of Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP. He has recovered more than one billion dollars for individual clients and the United States government since 2004. David represents C-suite executives and non-managerial hourly employees throughout the US. He has served as lead counsel in more than 50 class actions and numerous qui tam cases around the country and represented more than 100 general counsel and attorneys (in-house and outside counsel) in contract dispute...

Leah Barron is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Leah, 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 Leah is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Edward Levin is Chairman of Gordon Feinblatt's Real Estate Department and is a Member of the Agricultural Law Group. He focuses his practice in the area of real property law, including real estate financing, leasing, purchase and sale, workouts, foreclosure and rendering third party opinion letters. Ed was named by Best Lawyers in America as the 2012 Baltimore Real Estate Lawyer of the Year. In 2007, Ed received the Maryland Daily Record’s “Leadership in Law” honor in recogn...

Kerry D. Staton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs. Kerry D., who practices law in Baltimore, Maryland, has been recognized since 2008. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kerry D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Elliott D. Petty is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Health Care, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants and Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants. Elliott D., who practices law in Towson, Maryland, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Elliott D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.