Introducing The Daily Record’s 2023 Criminal Law Power List

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Criminal law attorneys work in perhaps the most emotionally charged area of the law. After all, their clients face outcomes that can deprive them of their freedom, perhaps for the rest of their lives.

Whether their client is charged with a crime of violence or of having committed a “white-collar” offense, these attorneys must be resourceful, exhaustively prepared and capable of operating in a pressure-cooker environment.

The 23 people you’ll meet in this Power List are at the top of the criminal law profession across the breadth of Maryland.

This list was chosen by our editorial leadership team. We reached out to readers and others in the legal community for input and perspective, and we asked our readers for their suggestions.

In this list, we explore how these attorneys view their profession, what they would change if they could and what they might be doing if they hadn’t chosen this career. We’re hoping to offer insight into the kind of people they are and how they see their accomplishments as well as the challenges the criminal justice system faces.

This list is part of a series of Power Lists throughout 2023 that will showcase the most influential figures in law, higher education, health care, business, financial services and other fields.

You can find this list and all our Power Lists here.

If you know of someone you think is a strong candidate for inclusion on our Power Lists, we’d love to hear from you. Just go to thedailyrecord.com/power-list-recommendation-form/ and tell us about the individual.

We hope you enjoy this Power List, and we welcome your feedback and suggestions.

Thomas Baden Jr.
Editor

See the Criminal Law Power List digital edition here.

Andrew I. Alperstein
Member,
Alperstein & Diener

Gregg L. Bernstein
Partner,
Zuckerman Spaeder

Robert C. Bonsib
Attorney,
MarcusBonsib

Adele Louise Brockmeyer
Principal,
Turnbull Brockmeyer Law Group

Jamar R. Brown
Partner,
Rosenberg Martin Greenberg

Christine B. DuFour
Of Counsel,
Jezic & Moyse

Jeremy Eldridge
Attorney,
ENLawyers

Richard A. “Rick” Finci
Co-Managing Partner,
Houlon Berman, Finci & Levenstein

Christopher Flohr
Partner,
Blackford & Flohr

Latoya A. Francis-Williams
Founder,
The Law Office of Latoya A. Francis-Willliams

J. Wyndal Gordon
Principal,
The Law Office of J. Wyndal Gordon

Justin Holliman
Founder,
The Holliman Firm

Ty Kelly
Shareholder,
Baker Donelson

Kathleen M. Kirchner
Founder,
Kathleen M. Kirchner, Attorney at Law

Steve Mercer
Partner,
Raquin Mercer

Thomas C. Mooney
Founder,
Law Offices of Thomas C. Mooney

Randolph Rice
Managing Partner,
Rice Murtha Psoras

Debra A. Saltz
Founder,
The Law Offices of Debra A. Saltz

Evan T. Shea
Partner,
Venable

Stephanie A. Shipley
Attorney,
Shipley Law Firm

Margaret “Mimi” Teahan
Partner,
Ethridge Quinn Kemp Rowan & Hartinger

Brian G. Thompson
Senior Partner,
Silverman Thompson Slutkin

Jessica L. Zarrella
Principal,
The Law Office of Jessica L. Zarrella

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