Sharon knows the State of Maryland disabilty system, particularly the government so well that issues get solved that never are possible to solve any other way. Not only does she know the law, but she is an exceptional negotiator. She listens well to our issues and what we want the outcome to be, advising us on how realistic we are; this is extremely helpful. I highly recommend her to provider agencies and to families and people with disabilities.
We have an adult, developmentally disabled daughter, and as a consequence we have worked with many excellent special needs attorneys. In our opinion, Sharon brings the best of all the qualities and skills necessary to successfully represent a person with special needs or a family with a special needs child. In our first meeting, she was extremely gracious, warm, and considerate to all members of our family. Perhaps, more importantly, she is a smart, experienced attorney, who quickly devised (at our first appointment) an innovative legal strategy for our complicated case, which was resolved in our favor at an oral administrative appeal. She made many difficult, strategic, decisions during the six months she represented us. She fully explained her strategy and inspired our confidence at each of many decision points. Sharon’s expertise in disability law is impressive; and her dedication and responsiveness were beyond our expectations. The speed with which our difficult case was favorably resolved was remarkable. We are glad to give Sharon our highest recommendation.
Assist individuals with disabilities and their families affect changes in accessibility to information, technology, housing, education, employment, and transportation and in obtaining accommodations from employers or service providers. Work with state and federal enforcement agencies to implement civil rights laws for people with disabilities; advocate for special education; and represent disability advocacy organizations.
As a former Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Sharon has built the knowledge, experience and relationships with regulators that allow her to counsel and defend health care providers effectively in actions involving licensure and regulatory compliance.
Represents community-based mental health and addiction service providers, organizations that provide housing and support services to individuals with developmental disabilities, senior care providers, and providers of personal home care and durable medical equipment. Provides defense in federal or state government audits, including civil or criminal claims of Medicaid fraud. For 10 years, Sharon served as an Asst. Atty. General at the Maryland Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Represents parties involved in guardianship proceedings, whether as petitioners, interested parties, or as court-appointed counsel. Well-versed in all aspects of guardianship law and effectively advises and represents clients who find themselves involved in these matters.
Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum is a passionate and forceful legal representative for individuals with disabilities and their families who require services or supports from state or federal government and for those who require accommodations from employers or service providers. She aggressively advocates for special education and support services for children and their families and for developmental and mental health services for adults. Sharon has represented college and university students with disabilities in Americans with Disabilities Act litigation to ensure that they have equal access to their curriculum and other services offered by the universities. Sharon also represents parents with disabilities in child protection proceedings and other family law matters. She is also a kind and gentle advocate for seniors and their families.
Sharon serves as counsel or in an advisory capacity to disability advocacy organizations throughout the State of Maryland and is often asked to speak at annual conferences and training programs. She has served on the faculty of The National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities at the University of Delaware and speaks regularly for the Maryland Association of Community Services (MACS).
Sharon is equally passionate and forceful in her representation of non-profit and for-profit entities that provide supports and services to individuals with disabilities and the elderly, whether serving as a proactive general counsel or as an aggressive advocate for her corporate clients. In her representation of community-based mental health and addiction service providers, organizations that provide housing and support services to individuals with developmental disabilities, senior care providers (including nursing homes and assisted living), and providers of personal home care and durable medical equipment, Sharon understands and appreciates the difficult balance her clients must achieve as business entities and service providers.
As a former Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Sharon has built the knowledge, experience and relationships with regulators that allow her to counsel and defend health care providers effectively in actions involving licensure and regulatory compliance. She also uses this experience to represent individual health care practitioners before professional disciplinary boards and to represent parents who find themselves the subject of abuse and neglect accusations by local departments of social services.
In partnership with others at Brown, Goldstein & Levy, Sharon works to provide her clients with the legal talents that will best serve their needs, whether through advocacy, education, litigation, or negotiation. Sharon considers it an honor to serve as a member of the legal community and to serve her clients with compassion and a sense of pride in her work.
Sharon looks forward to continuing to share her extensive experience, passion, and sense of justice with her clients and welcomes others to consider her as their legal advisor.
Sharon knows the State of Maryland disabilty system, particularly the government so well that issues get solved that never are possible to solve any other way. Not only does she know the law, but she is an exceptional negotiator. She listens well to our issues and what we want the outcome to be, advising us on how realistic we are; this is extremely helpful. I highly recommend her to provider agencies and to families and people with disabilities.
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Posted by anonymous | September 8, 2012
Best Special Needs Attorney
We have an adult, developmentally disabled daughter, and as a consequence we have worked with many excellent special needs attorneys. In our opinion, Sharon brings the best of all the qualities and skills necessary to successfully represent a person with special needs or a family with a special needs child. In our first meeting, she was extremely gracious, warm, and considerate to all members of our family. Perhaps, more importantly, she is a smart, experienced attorney, who quickly devised (at our first appointment) an innovative legal strategy for our complicated case, which was resolved in our favor at an oral administrative appeal. She made many difficult, strategic, decisions during the six months she represented us. She fully explained her strategy and inspired our confidence at each of many decision points. Sharon’s expertise in disability law is impressive; and her dedication and responsiveness were beyond our expectations. The speed with which our difficult case was favorably resolved was remarkable. We are glad to give Sharon our highest recommendation.
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Posted by Diane | September 5, 2012
Outstanding attorney
I have known Sharon Krevor Weisbaum for over 15 years and have found her to be an outstanding attorney. I am the CEO of a nonprofit organization and Sharon has represented my company on two occasions. Both times she was thorough, taking the time to understand my business and the facts from our perspective. She used that information in combination with her extensive knowledge of the law and the pertinent state regulations to present the best possible case for my agency. She was always accessible to me. She listened well and gave me excellent advice. As our counsel I found her to be a tenacious advocate. I would highly recommend Sharon for her competence, responsiveness,and trustworthiness - not to mention the ease of establishing rapport with her. She is a delightful woman who instills great confidence. I was never disappointed.
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Posted by Jay | September 5, 2012
Professional, yet personal and concrete....the kind of lawyer one needs!
My business lawyer. Allows me to speak and ask all the questions I feel I need to ask and NEVER has made them feel ever small. She has provided excellent advice for litigation and difficult contract reviews, protecting me as a client and my clients as well.
She gives insight and removes the emotion and gets to the heart of the matter to help decipher what the real issues may be.
Best of all, she returns calls, emails and is available at various times of the day. All in all she is connected to and respected by the community at large, dedicated to people, and a real gem.
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"Sharon is as great a lawyer as she is a person and couples her approach to practice with a deep humanity and concern for the people that she works with and for. She is a true professional and a credit to the Maryland bar."
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