When the Stakes are High
AS SEEN:
OUR Story
Brown Law was formed with a fundamental goal: to provide high-end legal counsel
with integrity. We are driven by the understanding that many of our clients face
life-altering challenges. We thrive when the stakes are highest. Because of our past
success, we are confident that we can deliver for you.
FEDERAL CRIMINAL
DEFENSE
Bring our experience to the defense of your federal criminal case. Our track record of success comes from attention to detail, creativity and unrelenting passion.
MARYLAND CRIMINAL
DEFENSE
We take aggressive approach to the defense of your criminal case. We understand that criminal charges always impact your life – and the stakes are always high.
COMPASSIONATE
RELEASE
Compassionate release presents an exciting new opportunity for some federal inmates to obtain a sentence reduction. We have won 9 of these cases, and counting…
POST
CONVICTION
Our results speak for themselves: in the past year alone, we have obtained post-conviction relief for at least five clients in federal and state court.
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Winning TOUGH CASES
Brown Law Wins the Hardest Cases
At Brown Law, we handle the toughest cases. Whether that means challenging a life sentence or defending a client at a federal jury trial, we thrive on the fight and are driven by a singular goal: winning.
Our results speak for themselves:
- 7 life sentences overturned.
- Not guilty verdict in U.S. v Dontray Johnson.
- 9 clients granted federal compassionate release.
- Wiretap suppressed in U.S. v. Goods.
- Mohammad Biglari freed after 27 years in prison.
- Charges dismissed: money laundering, fraud, identity theft, assault, guns.
Brown Law frees Lloyd Hall after 34 years in Prison.
WHAT OUR clients say
WHAT OUR clients say
BROWN LAW in the spotlight
Good Things Come in… 2’s?
Brown Law has long been an eager participant in the fight against mass incarceration. We have litigated on behalf of state and federal prisoners all over the country – many of whom were warehoused in prison and forgotten about by much of society. One of the most impactful areas of our work has been in…
Amendment 821 could lead to federal sentence reductions
Help could be on the way for an estimated 11,500 people who are currently serving federal sentences in the Bureau of Prisons. Two recent changes to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines – referred to collectively as Amendment 821 – could lead to significant sentence reductions. The Guidelines changes, generally speaking, apply to two groups: (1) people…
William Mitchell Is Free!
Sometimes lawyers meet extraordinary people who happen to be living behind prison bars. That is the case with Brown Law client William Mitchell, who earlier this month was freed after a Harford County judge agreed to reduce his sentence to, essentially, time served. William first contacted me in 2012, through his parents, when he was…
PG County Murder Reversed; Brown Law’s 7th Life Sentence Overturned
A Prince George’s County judge vacated the murder conviction of Brown Law client Marlon Marshall, finding that his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to consult a DNA expert. The case was litigated by Brown Law attorneys Justin Brown and Lylian Romero. Marshall had been convicted in a 2017 murder that occurred at a…
