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9500 Arena Drive, Suite 104
Largo, Maryland 20774, Office: 301.883.8888, Fax: 301.883.8606

   

Stan Derwin Brown
Law Office of Stan Derwin Brown
9500 Arena Drive
Suite 104
Largo, MD 20774-5331
 
 
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Phone: (301) 883-8888
E-mail: attorney@stanbrown.net
Fax: (301) 883-8606
Web site: http://www.stanbrown.net


Areas of Practice Bar Admissions Education
Affiliations Representative Cases

Representative Cases

1. Estate of K. Morse v. Shell Oil Company & local gas station owner (2005); Represented the plaintiff / victim. While the victim was a customer at a local gas station he was fatally shot during a robbery. The jury awarded $1,000,000.00 to the deceased  victim's daughter and an additional $1,000,000.00 to the victim's parents.

2. Revere National Advertising, Inc. v. Prince George's County, MD., 819 F. Supp. 1336 (D. Md. 1993) ; represented the plaintiff (the 10th largest billboard company in the U.S.) in a First Amendment case that invalidated the County's fifty year law that regulated the construction and development of billboards in the County;

3. Coalition of P.G. County Civic Association v. Washington Redskins, Inc., Pro Football, Inc. & P.G. County Council (1996) ; represented the plaintiffs (a coalition of 90,000 county residents) in a construction, land-use and legislative policy case that challenged the constitutionality of state and county laws that were amended to allow the construction of the Redskins Stadium in an African American residential neighborhood (although the stadium was built, this case changed the County's construction & zoning laws concerning large scale developments);

4. Redd v. U.S. Dept. of Treasury, Bureau of Engraving & Printing, Sept. 2001, EEOC Case No. 100-A0-8121-X ; represent the plaintiffs in this racial discrimination, disparate impact & disparate treatment case, which was certified as class action for 600 African-American employees whom were allegedly subjected to random drug tests for four years while similarly situated Caucasian employees were not subjected to such drug tests.

5. Elizabeth Hewlett, et al. V. Bloomingdale's Department Stores & Premier Salons, Inc. (1997) ; representing the plaintiffs (named plaintiff is the Chairperson of the bi-county agency known as the Montgomery-Prince George's County Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission) in a case that was certified as a national class action in federal court that invalidated department store hair salon policies that excluded African American customers;

6. P.G. Sheriff Alonzo Black v. State of Md., Prince George's County, Md. & Southern Management Properties, Inc. (1999) ; represent the County Sheriff in continuing complex litigation (four year old case) concerning state and county funding of Office of the Sheriff's duties related to evictions at rental garden apartments and District Court Security

7. Martens, et al. V. Smith Barney, Inc. et al. (1999) ; appointed as a mediator and "Attorney Panel Member" pursuant to a Consolidated Stipulation of Settlement to represent claimants in the Dispute Resolution Process of this national class action gender discrimination suit, filed in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York.

8. Corman Construction Company, Inc. v. Potomac View Associates, LLP (1998) ; successfully represented plaintiff concerning Petition to Enforce mechanics liens related to $2,000,000.00 contract.

9. B.P. Industrial Ltd. Partnership & T.D. Burgess v. Penn Belt Industrial Condominium Association (1997) ; successful bench trial defense against condominium owner's claims for adverse possession and prescriptive easements.

10. Department of Housing & Urban Development v. Chesapeake Village Apartments, Inc. (1995) ; successfully prosecuted $6,000,000.00 foreclosure sale against creditors.

11. J-Tech Corporation v. Beltsville Construction, Inc. (1990) ; successful prosecution of claims against contractor's performance bonds.

12. Asbestos Claimants v. MCIC & E.L. Stebbing, Inc. (1990-1997) ; successful defense of hundreds of personal injury claims for asbestosis.

13. Jane Doe v. U.S. Army (1999); Jane Doe v. Centech Inc. (1999); Jane Doe v. Andrews Office Supply, Inc. (1997); Jane Doe v. Pulsar Data Systems, Inc. (1998) ; successful prosecution of six figure sexual harassment claims against above-named defendants and others.

14. Eichie v. Free Gospel Church of the Deliverance, et al. (1999) ; successful jury trial defense of latent construction claims.

15. Professional Settlement Services, Inc. ; conduct residential and commercial real estate settlements.

Areas Of Practice:
Foreclosure "Rescue" Scams Litigation
Foreclosure Fraud: Recover deeds, homes & home equity for Md. homeowners
Qualified Intermediary for 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges
Monetary Recovery for Crime Victims
Premises Liability & Inadequate Security
Employment & Labor Relations
Civil Litigation
Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning Law
Sexual Harassment Law
Consumer Litigation
Business & Commercial Law
Wrongful Death Claims
Review of Contracts & Leases
Civil Rights Law, EEOC Claims & Discrimination Law
Personal Injury
Construction Litigation
Bar Admissions:
U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
Maryland, 1988
District of Columbia, 1990
U.S. District Court District of Maryland
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Education:
University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 1987
Juris Doctor

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, 1984
M.U.R.P., Master of Urban & Regional Planning

Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1981
B.C.P., Bachelor of City Planning

Representative Cases:
Revere National Advertising, Inc. v. Prince George's County, Md., 819 F. Supp. 1336 (D. Md. 1993)
 
Hewlett. v. Premier Salons International. Inc., 185 F.R.D.211 (D.Md. 1997)
 
Martens, et al. v. Smith Barney, Inc. et al. (1999)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
National Employment Lawyers Association
Member
 
Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association
Member
 
National Crime Victim Bar Association
Member
 
Prince George's County Bar Association
Member
 
Maryland State Bar Association
Member
 
American Trial Lawyers Association
Member
 
J. Franklyn Bourne African American Bar Association
Member
 
Charlotte Ray Inn of Court
Member
Past Employment Positions:
McCarthy, Bacon & Costello, LLP, Prince George's County, Maryland, Partner, 1990 - 1999
 
O'Malley, Miles, McCarthy & Harrell, Law Clerk and Associate Attorney, 1985 - 1990
 
People's Zoning Counsel, Prince George's County, Maryland, Counsel, 1998 - 2008

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