Gregory E. Rapisarda

Mrs. Scherer is a senior partner in the firm and heads the family law practice at Silverman Thompson. She concentrates representation in divorce, child custody, parenting agreements, alimony, marital property division, marital settlement agreements, child support, visitation, paternity, step-parent adoption, jurisdictional disputes (including international child custody disputes), and interstate child custody and child support matters. Mrs. Scherer regularly appears in state courts throughout...

Kirk Kolodner is a trial lawyer with 30 years of litigation and transactional experience in many diverse areas of law. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubble, which is the highest rating for legal ability and professional ethics. He has been selected to Maryland Super Lawyers for 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 21014 and 2015. In 2012 and 2013, he had the distinction of being named among the 100 top lawyers in Maryland. He was selected for 2015 among Best Lawyers® in America in the pract...

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...

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

Mark J. Swerdlin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Mark J., who practices law in Baltimore, Maryland, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mark J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

Andrew G. Slutkin is an experienced trial lawyer who concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation primarily representing plaintiffs in catastrophic injury matters, such as medical malpractice cases, wrongful death cases, product liability cases, and cases involving major collisions, fires and drownings. He also handles a select number of business litigation matters. Mr. Slutkin annually obtains multi-million-dollar settlements and/or verdicts for his clients. In fact, he has been tri...

Carol Ghingher Cooper is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Carol Ghingher, who practices law in Baltimore, Maryland, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Carol Ghingher is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Thomas J. Cullen, Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Thomas J., who practices law in Baltimore, Maryland, has been recognized since 2011. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thomas J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice ...

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...