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Biography
Andy Freeman obtains justice for his clients. He has won numerous verdicts, judgments, and settlements of millions and tens of millions of dollars by mastering the relevant law and getting to know his clients, their problems, and the evidence in their cases.
Other lawyers bring Andy cases that present complicated combinations of law and facts or that require making new law. After finding witnesses the defendant had failed to disclose, Andy won $7 million at trial for a mother whose toddler had been killed by a pit bull; and he collected all of it after convincing Maryland’s highest court that a landlord with knowledge and control of a tenant’s dangerous pet should be held responsible for the pet’s attacks on visitors. After a California lawyer told University of California students that they could not challenge tuition increases, Andy won them over $40 million and then won a second group of students over $49 million. He convinced a federal court that Maryland’s tax sale laws requiring notice to landlords and their lenders – but not their tenants – violated the tenants’ rights, and won a substantial verdict for two wrongly evicted tenants.
Juries trust Andy. When he asked a jury to fully compensate an African-American school superintendent whose contract had not been renewed because of his race, the jury awarded every penny he was owed (over $500,000, plus fees) and recommended that a school be named in his honor.
Judges respect Andy. One federal judge appointed him to represent prisoners in a collective action over second-hand tobacco smoke (a case that resulted in compensation for the clients and the banning of tobacco from Maryland’s prisons), another asked him to serve on the U.S. District Court’s task force regarding electronic discovery, and the Chief Judge asked him to serve on that court’s bench-bar subcommittee on attorneys’ fees.
His peers chose Andy as the Maryland Trial Lawyer of the Year.
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Class Action
25%
29 years
Litigation
25%
39 years
Civil Rights
20%
39 years
Personal Injury
20%
39 years
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Licensed in Maryland for 39 years
State: Maryland
Acquired: 1986
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Location
Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP
120 East Baltimore Street, Suite 2500, Baltimore, MD, 21202-6701
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Posted by anonymous | December 13, 2011
Great Guy
I called Mr. Freedman's office and was put in touch with him immediately. I told him the details of my case and he was very straight forward in giving his opinion even though that meant not requiring his services. He advised me on where to go and get help.
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Experience
Honors
2016
Best Lawyer - Personal Injury Litigation (Plaintiffs), Best Lawyers in America
2016
Best Lawyer - Employment Law (Individuals), Best Lawyers in America
2016
Best Lawyer - Labor & Employment Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Best Lawyer - Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Best Lawyer - Mass Tort Litigation/Plaintiffs Class Actions, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyer Magazine
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2015
Best Lawyer, Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Best Lawyer, Mass Tort Litigation/Plaintiffs Class Actions, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Best Lawyer, Labor & Employment Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Best Lawyer, Employment Law - Individuals, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Best Lawyer, Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Best Lawyer, Mass Tort Litigation/Plaintiffs Class Actions, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Best Lawyer, Labor & Employment Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Best Lawyer, Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Lawyer of the Year, Mass Tort/Plaintiffs Class Actions, Best Lawyers
2014
Maryland Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2014
Best Lawyer, Employment Law - Individuals, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Best Lawyer, Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Best Lawyer, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Best Lawyer, Employment Law - Individuals, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Best Lawyer, Litigation - Labor & Employment,, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Maryland Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2013
Best Lawyer, Commercial Litgation, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Best Lawyer - Mass Torts, Plaintiff Class Actions, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Maryland Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2011
Maryland Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2010
Robert M. Bell Award for Leadership in Public Service, University of Baltimore Students for Public Interest
2010
Maryland Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2009
Champion of Justice, Legal Aid Bureau of Maryland
2009
Maryland Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2008
Maryland Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2007
Maryland Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2006
Leadership in Law, The Daily Record
2000
Top Defense Wins of 2000, National Law Journal
2000
Trial Lawyer of the Year, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
N/A
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1987 - Present
Partner, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP
Associations
2014 - Present
American Civil Liberties Union of MarylandGeneral Counsel
2012 - Present
Baltimore Regional Housing PartnershipBoard President
2007 - Present
American Civil Liberties Union of MarylandCommittee on Litigation and Legal Priorities, member
2006 - Present
Legal Aid BureauEqual Justice Council, Member
2002 - Present
Safe and Sound: Baltimore's Campaign for Children, Youth and FamiliesBoard Member
2001 - Present
Lawyers Round TableLaw Club Member
American Bar Association
Member
Maryland State Bar Association
Member
American Association for Justice
Member
National Employment Lawyers Association
Member
2000 - 2010
Family League of Baltimore CityBoard President
Sample of Legal Cases
Johnson v. Hooters of America, LLC –
$250,000
Gray v. The Walt Disney Company
Won Summary Judgment
Thompson v. HUD
Class-Action Settlement
Luquetta v. Regents of the University of California
Won
Education
1986
Stanford Law School
JD - Juris Doctor, with honors
1981
Harvard University
BA - Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude
Publications
2003
Harvard Risk Management Foundation Forum
No-fault Birth-related Neurologic Injury Compensation: Perhaps Its Time Has Come Again
1992
26 U.S.F.L. Rev. 261
Grassroots Impact Litigation: Mass Filing of Small Claims
1989
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance: An Alternative to the Obstetrical Malpractice Lottery
1987
Stanford Law Review
A Critique of Economic Consistency
1985
USAir Magazine
The Effect of Tennis on History
Languages
Spanish
English