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When the Stakes are High

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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.

MEET OUR Lawyers

JUSTIN BROWN
SUPER LAWYERS 2015-2020
LYLIAN ROMERO
SUPER LAWYERS 2019-2020

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

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…

Prosecutors pursue PPP loan fraud in Maryland

In recent months, Maryland, like the rest of the country, has seen an uptick in PPP loan fraud prosecutions. These cases are just winding their way through the courts, but it seems likely they will continue to be a focus of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Baltimore, Maryland, long after the peak of the pandemic….

ADNAN IS FREE

September 16, 2022 For more than a decade I represented Adnan Syed. With the help of many others along the way, we achieved some amazing results – winning his post-conviction hearing, winning in the Court of Special Appeals, and, perhaps most importantly, keeping alive the hope that someday he would be freed. That day is…