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Colleen Pleasant Kline is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Venture Capital Law. Colleen Pleasant practices law in Baltimore, Maryland Best Lawyers has recognized Colleen Pleasant Kline since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professio...

Lynn is Chair of Gordon Feinblatt’s Trusts & Estates practice group. Lynn counsels individuals, families and businesses on estate planning and the development and implementation of personal and philanthropic goals. She also advises personal representatives and trustees on all aspects of fulfilling their fiduciary responsibilities. Lynn focuses her practice on estate and tax planning, the drafting of wills and trusts, estate and trust administration, family and business succession pl...

Andy Levy is widely regarded as one of Maryland’s premier trial and appellate lawyers, equally comfortable in civil and criminal courtrooms, before a jury, judge, or arbitrator. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, one of the few lawyers in the country to have been inducted as a Fellow of both organizations. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America in nine categories: Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Ci...

Jodie E. Bekman is an attorney in Gordon Feinblatt’s Financial Services Practice Group. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation, business litigation, real estate litigation, bankruptcy, and workout and restructuring matters. She represents businesses, financial institutions, property owners, and other clients in complex disputes involving commercial transactions, real estate interests, insolvency proceedings, and business operations. Jodie has extensive experience handling a broad...

Stephen J. Nolan, who practices law in Towson, Maryland, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an extensive peer-review survey, reflecting the esteem in which Stephen J. is held by other attorneys in the same geographic and legal practice area. Steve Nolan is a seasoned trial lawyer with a focus on business litigation, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death actions, and trusts and estates litigation in State and Federal Courts. In November 2018, he became Of couns...

Kraig Long is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Kraig practices law in Baltimore, Maryland Best Lawyers has recognized Kraig Long since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Kraig Long is held by other lawyers.

Stephen M. Cornelius is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Steve, who practices law in Hanover, Maryland, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Steve is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Drake Zaharris is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law and Insurance Law. Drake practices law in Towson, Maryland Best Lawyers has recognized Drake Zaharris since 2013. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Drake Zaharris is held by other...

Catherine W. Steiner is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants and Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants. Catherine W. practices law in Towson, Maryland Best Lawyers has recognized Catherine W. Steiner since 2009. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Catherine W. Steiner is held by ot...

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...