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24 Offit Kurman Attorneys Honored on 2025 Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

January 2, 2025
24 Offit Kurman Attorneys Honored on 2025 Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Offit Kurman is pleased to announce that 24 of the firm’s attorneys have been included on the Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2025 lists. Additionally, Sandra Brooks and Cheryl Hepfer, were included on the Maryland Top 100 and Top 50 Women lists. 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.

BALTIMORE, MD


Super Lawyers

Howard K. Kurman

Years: 14 | Employment & Labor

Rising Stars

Rachel Mech

Years: 4 | Family Law

Lauren Mullin

Years: 2 | Business Litigation

BETHESDA, MD


Super Lawyers

Lisa Seltzer Becker

Years: 3 | Family Law

Sandra Brooks

Years: 5 | Family Law

M. Jemi Cho

Years: First Year on the List |Family Law

*Previously named to Rising Stars for 3 years

Cheryl L. Hepfer

Years: 19 | Family Law

James M. Hoffman

Years: 12 | Business/Corporate

Samantha H. Kravitz

Years: 3 | Family Law

Stephen Metz

Years: 12 | Bankruptcy: Business

John Orrick

Years: 14 | Business/Corporate

Eric J. Pelletier

Years: 9 | Business Litigation

Bryn H. Sherman

Years: 7 | Bankruptcy: Business

Susan Wyckoff

Years: 10 | Family Law

Marshall Yaap

Years: 3 | Family Law

Rising Stars

Summer Abel

Years: 2 | Family Law

Susanna I. Boensch

Years: 2 | Family Law

Heather Sisto Koontz

First Year on the List | Family Law

Gwen Roy-Harrison

Years: 3 | Real Estate

Kevin Woodbridge

Years: 3 | Estate & Probate

COLUMBIA, MD


Super Lawyers

Linda S. Ostovitz

Years: 8 | Family Law

Rising Stars

Michael Joseck

Years: 2 | Estate Planning & Probate

FREDERICK, MD


Super Lawyers

Ian P. Bartman

Years: 12 | Business Litigation

Keith Schiszik

Years: 18 | Family Law

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