Emily Lange Levenson

Emily Levenson represents individuals and corporate clients in complex criminal and civil matters. Her practice includes federal and state criminal defense, employment matters, and disability rights cases representing persons with disabilities facing barriers to physical accessibility and access to technology. Emily is a passionate and persuasive advocate who focuses on obtaining the best possible result while serving her clients with compassion.

Emily has appeared frequently in federal and state courts and advocated vigorously for clients from the onset of prosecution through trial, appeal, and post-conviction matters. She recognizes that each client has a story to tell and works with them to do so while protecting their rights and ensuring the best outcome. Recognizing that trial is not always in the client’s interest, Emily has fought to obtain numerous favorable, pre-verdict outcomes for her clients, including dismissals of cases.

Emily’s civil practice has included high-impact public interest litigation representing persons with disabilities. She fights to remove the barriers that prevent her clients from participating equally in society. As one of the firm’s attorneys representing the National Federation of the Blind, she worked alongside the Department of Justice to obtain a consent decree against Miami University, which provided comprehensive relief under the ADA for students with disabilities. In another matter, she litigated against a high stakes test provider to ensure that her client was provided the exam in braille.

Prior to joining the firm, Emily served as a Fellow for the Appellate and Post-Conviction Advocacy Clinic at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where she represented incarcerated clients challenging criminal convictions in the Maryland trial courts, Court of Special Appeals, and Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Emily clerked for the Honorable Andre M. Davis on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and for the Honorable Susan K. Gauvey on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.