Jeffrey A. Markowitz

Miles & Stockbridge is pleased to announce that 88 of the law firm’s lawyers are recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with six lawyers earning the “Lawyer of the Year” designation for attorneys with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region.

“Lawyer of the Year” Honor

• Joseph W. Hovermill – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (Baltimore)
• Marian C. Hwang – Environmental Law (Baltimore)
• Patricia B. Jefferson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Baltimore)
• Brian L. Moffet – Litigation – Banking and Finance (Baltimore)
• Kathleen Pontone – Employment Law (Baltimore)
• Dwight W. Stone, II – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (Baltimore)

Miles & Stockbridge lawyers were recognized in 45 different practices in the Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Richmond metropolitan areas.

Antitrust Law

• John E. McCann (Baltimore)

Appellate Practice

• Kelly A. Powers (Baltimore and Washington, D.C.)

Banking and Finance Law

• J. Michael Brennan (Baltimore)
• Benjamin D. Horowicz (Washington, D.C.)
• Sandra L. Howard (Baltimore) 
• Jeffrey H. Seibert (Baltimore) 
• John A. Stalfort (Washington, D.C.)

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Linda V. Donhauser (Baltimore)
• John T. Farnum (Washington, D.C.)
• Patricia Borenstein Jefferson (Baltimore)

Bet-the-Company Litigation

• Linda V. Donhauser (Baltimore)

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

• Jeffrey A. Markowitz (Baltimore)
• Suzanne L. Rotbert (Rockville, MD)
• Gene Schleppenbach (Tysons, VA)

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

• Suzanne L. Rotbert (Rockville, MD)

Commercial Litigation

• Bradford S. Bernstein (Rockville, MD)
• Robert S. Brennen (Baltimore)
• Alexander P. Creticos (Baltimore)
• Holly Drumheller Butler (Baltimore)
• John T. Farnum (Washington, D.C.)
• Tessa Laspia Frederick (Baltimore)
• William M. Krulak, Jr. (Baltimore)
• John E. McCann (Baltimore)
• J. Stephen McAuliffe III (Rockville, MD)
• Donald S. Meringer (Baltimore)
• Brian L. Moffet (Baltimore)
• Jeffrey S. Poretz (Tysons, VA)
• Merrell B. Renaud (Tysons, VA)
• Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore)

Copyright Law

• Eric G. King (Tysons, VA)

Corporate Compliance Law

• Holly Drumheller Butler (Baltimore)

Corporate Law

• John Badman, IV (Richmond)
• Jason E. Balog (Baltimore)
• Gregory M. Burgee (Frederick, MD)
• William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore)
• James C. Doub (Baltimore)
• Molly E. G. Ferraioli (Baltimore)
• Swata J. Gandhi (Baltimore)
• Benjamin D. Horowicz (Washington, D.C.)
• Eric F. Horvitz (Tysons, VA)
• Christopher R. Johnson (Baltimore)
• Matthew D. Klaiber (Baltimore)
• Laura Golden Liff (Tysons)
• Jeffrey A. Markowitz (Baltimore)
• J. Stephen McAuliffe III (Rockville, MD)
• Sara L. Reznicek (Baltimore, MD)
• Suzanne L. Rotbert (Rockville, MD)
• Gene Schleppenbach (Tysons, VA)
• John V. Sunder (Baltimore)
• Joseph P. Ward (Baltimore)
• Jami M. Watt (Baltimore)
• J.W. Thompson Webb (Baltimore)
• Robert B. Webb, III (Tysons, VA)
• Scott R. Wilson (Baltimore)

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

• Thomas E. Zeno (Washington, D.C.)

Education Law

• Steven D. Frenkil (Baltimore)
• Kathleen Pontone (Baltimore)

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

• Paolo M. Pasicolan (Baltimore)

Employment Law – Management

• Stephanie K. Baron (Baltimore)
• Suzzanne W. Decker (Baltimore)
• Kirsten M. Eriksson (Baltimore)
• Steven D. Frenkil (Baltimore)
• Kathleen Pontone (Baltimore)
• Merrell B. Renaud (Tysons, VA)

Energy Law

• Marian C. Hwang (Baltimore)

Environmental Law

• Amanda Neidert Kesler (Baltimore)
• Marian C. Hwang (Baltimore)

Family Law

• Stephen J. Cullen (Baltimore and Washington, D.C.)
• Kelly A. Powers (Baltimore and Washington, D.C.)

Government Contracts

• Alfred M. Wurglitz (Rockville, MD)
• Robert B. Webb, III (Tysons, VA) 

Health Care Law

• William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore)
• Christopher P. Dean (Baltimore)
• Molly E. G. Ferraioli (Baltimore)
• Lisa C. Keenan (Baltimore)

Immigration Law

• Sufen Zhang (Baltimore)

Insurance Law

• Joseph L. Beavers (Baltimore)
• John C. Celeste (Baltimore)
• Joseph W. Hovermill (Baltimore)
• Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore)
• Andrew M. Weiner (Washington, D.C.)

International Mergers and Acquisitions

• James C. Doub (Baltimore)

Labor Law – Management

• Steven D. Frenkil (Baltimore)
• Anthony W. Kraus (Baltimore)
• Kathleen Pontone (Baltimore)

Land Use & Zoning Law

• Casey L. Cirner (Rockville, MD)
• Erin E. Girard (Rockville, MD)
• Phillip A. Hummel (Rockville, MD)
• Scott C. Wallace (Rockville, MD)
• Rand D. Weinberg (Frederick, MD)

Litigation - Banking and Finance

• Brian L. Moffet (Baltimore)

Litigation – Bankruptcy

• Linda V. Donhauser (Baltimore)
• Patricia Borenstein Jefferson (Baltimore)

Litigation – Environmental

• Marian C. Hwang (Baltimore)
• Amanda Neidert Kesler (Baltimore)

Litigation – Insurance

• Joseph L. Beavers (Baltimore)
• Laura A. Cellucci (Baltimore)
• Joseph W. Hovermill (Baltimore)
• F. Ford Loker (Baltimore)
• Robin Silver (Baltimore)
• Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore)

Litigation – Intellectual Property

• Robert S. Brennen (Baltimore)
• Alfred M. Wurglitz (Rockville, MD)

Litigation – Labor & Employment

• Stephanie K. Baron (Baltimore)
• Suzzanne W. Decker (Baltimore)
• Kirsten M. Eriksson (Baltimore)
• Steven D. Frenkil (Baltimore)
• Veronica D. Jackson (Baltimore)
• Kathleen Pontone (Baltimore)
• Merrell B. Renaud (Tysons, VA)

Litigation - Patent

• Robert S. Brennen (Baltimore)

Litigation - Real Estate

• Bradford S. Bernstein (Rockville, MD)
• Robert S. Brennen (Baltimore)
• Casey L. Cirner (Rockville, MD)
• Sarah D. Cline (Frederick, MD)
• John T. Farnum (Washington, D.C.)

Litigation and Controversy – Tax

• James W. Dawson, Jr. (Rockville, MD)

Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants

• John C. Celeste (Baltimore)
• Laura A. Cellucci (Baltimore)
• Michael L. Haslup (Baltimore)
• Joseph W. Hovermill (Baltimore)
• F. Ford Loker (Baltimore)
• Donald S. Meringer (Baltimore)
• Jeffrey S. Poretz (Tysons, VA)
• Robin Silver (Baltimore)
• Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore)
• Matthew T. Wagman (Baltimore)

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

• Jason E. Balog (Baltimore)
• Robert M. Cattaneo (Easton, MD)
• James C. Doub (Baltimore)
• William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore)
• Eric F. Horvitz (Tysons, VA)
• Christopher R. Johnson (Baltimore)
• Sara L. Reznicek (Baltimore)
• John V. Sunder (Baltimore)
• Joseph P. Ward (Baltimore)
• Jami M. Watt (Baltimore)
• J.W. Thompson Webb (Baltimore)
• Scott R. Wilson (Baltimore)

Municipal Law

• Erin E. Girard (Rockville, MD)

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Joseph L. Beavers (Baltimore)
• Holly Drumheller Butler (Baltimore)
• John C. Celeste (Baltimore)
• Laura A. Cellucci (Baltimore)
• Michael L. Haslup (Baltimore)
• Joseph W. Hovermill (Baltimore)
• F. Ford Loker (Baltimore)
• Donald S. Meringer (Baltimore)
• Jeffrey S. Poretz (Tysons, VA)
• Robin Silver (Baltimore)
• Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore)
• Matthew T. Wagman (Baltimore)

Project Finance Law

• Cynthia C. Allner (Baltimore)

Public Finance Law

• John A. Stalfort (Washington, D.C.)

Real Estate Law

• J. Michael Brennan (Baltimore)
• Gregory M. Burgee (Frederick, MD)
• Casey L. Cirner (Rockville, MD)
• Sarah D. Cline (Frederick, MD)
• Michele L. Cohen (Baltimore)
• Erin E. Girard (Rockville, MD)
• Nancy Whiteman Greene (Baltimore)
• Benjamin D. Horowicz (Washington, D.C.)
• Sandra L. Howard (Baltimore)
• Georganne K. Mallas (Baltimore)
• Stacy L. Manley (Baltimore)
• Shane M. Murphy (Tysons, VA)
• Thomas R. Petty (Baltimore)
• Anne-Herbert Rollins (Frederick, MD)
• Jeffrey H. Seibert (Baltimore)
• Andrew Skopp (Baltimore)
• Scott C. Wallace (Rockville, MD)
• Rand D. Weinberg (Frederick, MD)

Securities/Capital Markets Law

• J.W. Thompson Webb (Baltimore)

Tax Law

• William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore)
• James W. Dawson, Jr. (Rockville, MD)
• Eric F. Horvitz (Tysons, VA)
• Meg E. Manchester (Baltimore)
• Jeffrey A. Markowitz (Baltimore)

Technology Law

• Alfred M. Wurglitz (Rockville, MD)

Trusts and Estates

• Eric F. Horvitz (Tysons, VA)
• Jeffrey D. Renner (Baltimore)

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