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Andrew D Levy
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Biography
Andy Levy is widely regarded as one of Maryland’s premiere trial and appellate lawyers, equally comfortable in civil and criminal courtrooms, before jury, judge, or arbitrator. As one of a distinguished group of attorneys who have been listed in Best Lawyers in America for 20 years, Andy has been selected by his peers for inclusion in eight categories: Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Labor & Employment Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Plaintiffs, Civil Rights Law, and Real Estate Litigation. He was named Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year in 2017 for Appellate Practice, in 2015 for Litigation–Real Estate, and in 2013 for Litigation–Labor & Employment. Only a single lawyer in each practice area in each community is honored as the Lawyer of the Year.
Andy was selected twice by the Maryland Bar Foundation for a Professional Legal Excellence Award – in 2000, for “The Advancement of the Rights of the Disadvantaged,” and in 2012, for “The Advancement of Public Understanding of the Law.”
Andy is a former Chair of the Maryland State Bar Association Criminal Law Section, 2011 winner of The Daily Record‘s Leadership in Law Award, and among Maryland’s Top 10 Super Lawyers. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is admitted in both Maryland and Washington, DC.
Andy’s practice includes most kinds of criminal and civil litigation. His civil practice focuses on personal injury, product liability, and malpractice, as well as commercial and real estate litigation of all kinds. Andy also has significant experience representing senior executives in employment-related matters, health care providers and other professionals in administrative licensure proceedings, and students and faculty members in academic disciplinary matters. His criminal defense practice is similarly diverse, involving everything from federal death penalty and fraud cases and representation of witnesses and potential defendants during grand jury investigations to state felonies and serious traffic matters such as DWI.
Through the years, Andy has acted as counsel in efforts to establish group homes for persons with disabilities in the face of active community resistance. He was lead counsel in the landmark Potomac Group Home case, which led directly to the elimination of state and local laws requiring neighbor notification and public hearings prior to the opening of such homes. He obtained the first judgment in the country under the design & construction requirements of the Fair Housing Amendments Act in the Baltimore Neighborhoods v. Rommel Builders and LOB, Inc. series of cases.
The diversity of Andy’s law practice is reflected in the variety of courses he has taught as a long-time member of the University of Maryland School of Law’s adjunct faculty, including Torts, Criminal Law, Evidence, Civil Procedure, Trial Practice, and Appellate Advocacy. Andy has been voted Outstanding Adjunct Teacher of the Year three times: the 2007-2008 term (during which he taught Criminal Law), and the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 terms (when he taught Torts). He has also taught Constitutional Law at Stevenson University. Andy is particularly interested in law-related civic education and for a number of years has taught constitutional law and history to school teachers at summer institutes jointly sponsored by the Maryland State Department of Education, Notre Dame of Maryland University, and the California-based Center for Civic Education. Andy is also a faculty member of the Judicial Institute of Maryland, where he lectures on legal issues to Maryland judges and masters.
Andy served as Chair of the Maryland Commission on Disabilities from 2010-2015. The Commission advises the Maryland Department of Disabilities on changes to improve, reorganize, or streamline services for people with disabilities.
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Licensed in District of Columbia for 27 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1998
No misconduct found
Licensed in Maryland for 43 years
State: Maryland
Acquired: 1982
No misconduct found
Location
Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP
120 E Baltimore Street, Sutie 1700, Baltimore, MD, 21202
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Experience
Honors
2018
Best Lawyer - Real Estate Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Best Lawyer - Mass Tort Lit/Class Actions -Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Best Lawyer - White-Collar Criminal Def., Labor & Employment Lit, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Best Lawyer - Civil Rights Law, Commercial Lit, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Best Lawyer - Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Lit, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2017
Best Lawyer - Labor & Employment Lit., Real Estate Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Best Lawyer - Commercial Lit., White-Collar Criminal Defense, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Best Lawyer - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Civil Rights Law, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Lawyer of the Year - Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Best Lawyer - Real Estate Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2016
Best Lawyer - Appellate Practice, Bet The Company Lit., Best Lawyers in America
2016
Best Lawyer - Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Best Lawyer - Criminal Defense White Collar, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Best Lawyer - Labor & Employment Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2015
Best Lawyer - Bet The Company Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Best Lawyer - Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Best Lawyer - Criminal Defense White Collar, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Best Lawyer - Labor & Employment Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2015
"Lawyer of the Year" Real Estate Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Best Lawyer - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Best Lawyer - Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Best Lawyer - Labor & Employment Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Best Lawyer - White Collar Criminal Defense, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Best Lawyer - Real Estate Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2013
Best Lawyer - Real Estate Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Best Lawyer - White Collar Criminal Defense, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Best Lawyer - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2013
"Lawyer of the Year" Labor & Employment Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Best Lawyer - Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Evening Program Service Award, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
2013
Lawyer of the Year - Baltimore Labor & Employment Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Professional Legal Excellence Award, Maryland Bar Foundation
2012
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2011
Human Rights and Justice Champion, Maryland Legal Aid
2011
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Leadership in Law, Daily Record
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2010
Outstanding Adjunct Teacher of the Year Award, University of Maryland School of Law
2010
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2009
Outstanding Adjunct Teacher of the Year Award, University of Maryland School of Law
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2009
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2008
Outstanding Adjunct Teacher of the Year Award, University of Maryland School of Law
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2008
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2007
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2007
Top 50, Maryland Super Lawyers
2006
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2006
Stanley S. Herr Advocacy Leadership Award, The Arc of Baltimore
2005
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2004
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2003
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2003
Robert Dole Award, Volunteers for Medical Engineering
2002
Benjamin L. Cardin Pro Bono Service Award, University of Maryland School of Law Alumni Association
2002
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2001
Disability Advocacy and Awareness Award, League for People with Disabilities, Inc.
2001
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2000
Professional Legal Excellence Award, Maryland Bar Foundation
2000
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
1999
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
N/A
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
2002 - Present
Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland School of Law
1990 - Present
Partner, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP
1989 - 1990
Partner, Frank Bernstein Conaway & Goldman
1988 - 2001
Adjunct Professor, University Of Maryland School Of Law
1982 - 1988
Associate, Frank Bernstein Conaway & Goldman
Associations
2010 - Present
Maryland Commission on DisabilitiesChair
2009 - Present
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake Region, Inc.Board of Directors
Maryland Bar Foundation
Fellow
Howard County Bar Foundation
Fellow
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
Member
Federal Bar Association
Member
American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow
Howard County Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Maryland State Bar Association
Member
2007 - 2008
ABA Commission on Physical & Mental Disabilities LawChair, Lawyers with Disabilities Subcommittee
2005 - 2008
ABA Commission on Physical & Mental Disabilities LawCommissioner
2000 - 2008
Daily RecordEditorial Advisory Board
2000 - 2007
Maryland Center for Civic EducationMember
1999 - 2002
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake Region, Inc.Secretary
1998 - 2004
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake Region, Inc.Board of Directors
1997 - 2004
The League for People with Disabilities, Inc.Board of Directors
1997 - 2002
LINC (Learning Independence Through Computers)Board of Directors
1993 - 1999
Maryland Stadium AuthorityMember, Ad Hoc Accessibility Committee
1990 - 1991
Maryland State Bar AssociationChair, Criminal Law & Practice Section
Sample of Legal Cases
Potomac Group Home Corp. v. Montgomery County, Md.
Won
Baltimore Neighborhoods v. Rommel Builders
Won
Education
1982
University of Maryland School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor, with honor
1978
Indiana University-Bloomington
BA - Bachelor of Arts, with honors
Speaking Engagements
2013
Rule Day Club
Review of Dan Simon, “In Doubt: The Psychology of the Criminal Justice Process"
2013
Maryland State Bar Association Annual Meeting
Navigating the Forensic Use of Social Media, Ethical Considerations
2013
Judicial Institute of Maryland
Trial Court Opinion Writing
2013
Judicial Institute of Maryland
Evidence in Criminal Cases
2012
United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution
HR 3356, the ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services Act of 2011
2012
Jiangsu Provence (China) Executive Development Program on High Court Administration
Evidence rules and practices in civil case processes, including expert witness and scientific evidence
2012
Celebration of the 22nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Master of Ceremonies
2011
American College of Trial Lawyers (Maryland Chapter)
Litigation Skills CLE for Public Interest Lawyers, Cross Examination
Publications
2014
Maryland State Bar Association
Appellate Practice for the Maryland Lawyer: State and Federal 4th ed.
2013
LexisNexis publication
Maryland Evidence Courtroom Manual
2012
ABA’s Appellate Practice Compendium
Insider’s Guide to the Maryland Appellate Courts
2008
Md. Inst. for Continuing Professional Legal Educ. 2008; Supp. 2011
Appellate Practice for the Maryland Lawyer: State and Federal 3rd ed.
2003
The Baltimore Sun
How can we be Sure?,.
2001
Md. Inst. for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers 2nd ed.
Appellate Practice for the Maryland Lawyer: State and Federal
1995
Assisted Living Today
Fair Housing Amendments Act
1990
The Baltimore Sun
Balancing the Rights of Defendants and the Rights of Victims
Languages
English