Gwen Roy-Harrison

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Offit Kurman Maintains a Strong Presence on the 2024 Maryland Super Lawyers List

December 18, 2023
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Bethesda, MD - (December 18, 2023) - Offit Kurman is pleased to announce that 25 of the firm’s attorneys have been included on the Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2024 lists. Additionally, Cheryl Hepfer, and Catherine McQueen, were again included on the Maryland Top 100 and Top 50 Female lists, respectively and Stephen Metz was included on the Maryland Top 100 list. Based on over 7 million peer reviews provided by attorneys, the rankings are a leading, unbiased source of legal referrals in the United States.

The Offit Kurman lawyers on the list are a diverse group of individuals whose practices span various legal service areas including family law, business, bankruptcy, labor and employment, estates and trusts, real estate and more. Many of the attorneys recognized this year have appeared on the list multiple times.

Links to these attorneys’ biographies, along with their practice areas and years included on the list, can be found below.

* Selected to Top 100 List | *+ Selected to Top 100 and Top 50 Females List

BALTIMORE, MD

Super Lawyers

Howard K. Kurman

Years: 13 | Employment & Labor

Timothy C. Lynch

Years: 8 | Business Litigation

Rising Stars

Gwendolyn Roy-Harrison

Years: 2 | Real Estate

Rachel Mech

Years: 3 | Family Law

BETHESDA, MD

Super Lawyers

Lisa Becker

Years: 2 | Family Law

Sandra Brooks

Years: 4 | Family Law

Cheryl L. Hepfer*†

Years: 18 | Family Law

James M. Hoffman

Years: 11 | Business/Corporate

Samantha H. Kravitz

Years: 2 | Family Law

*Named to Rising Stars for 5 years

Catherine H. McQueen*†

Years: 10 | Family Law

Stephen A. Metz

Years: 11 | Bankruptcy: Business

John R. Orrick, Jr.

Years: 13 | Business/Corporate

Eric J. Pelletier

Years: 8 | Business Litigation

Bryn H. Sherman

Years: 6 | Bankruptcy: Business

Susan Wyckoff

Years: 9 | Family Law

Marshall Yaap

Years: 2 | Family Law

Rising Stars

Summer Abel

First Year on the List | Family Law

Michelle L. Evans

Years: 7 | Estate & Probate

Thomas Hughes

Years: 2 | General Litigation

Kevin Woodbridge

Years: 2 | Estate & Probate

COLUMBIA, MD

Super Lawyers

Linda S. Ostovitz

Years: 8 | Family Law

Rising Stars

Michael Joseck

First Year on the List | Estate & Probate

Meghan McCulloch

Years: 9 | Estate & Probate

FREDERICK, MD

Super Lawyers

Ian P. Bartman

Years: 11 | Business Litigation

Keith N. Schiszik

Years: 17 | Family Law

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