Brown Law Blog
Brown Law Wins Another Federal Jury Trial; Anton Jenifer Free
Brown Law client Anton Jenifer won a full acquittal in federal court in January of this year (2026). Jenifer was charged with drug conspiracy but maintained his innocence from the outset. Jenifer and his legal team took the case to a jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the ...
Big News: Second Look Act Close to Reality
In a significant development for criminal justice reform, Maryland’s General Assembly has approved the Second Look Act, sending it to the governor’s desk for signature. The law aims to offer a second chance to individuals serving lengthy prison sentences, acknowledging the potential for personal growth and rehabilitation. Why the Second ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
