Atty. Monica Basche
Monica Basche joined Brown Goldstein & Levy in September 2019. She represents clients in civil rights cases, including disability rights, housing discrimination, employment discrimination, and prisoners’ rights.
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Monica Basche is an attorney based in Baltimore, Maryland, practforg at Brown, Goldstein & Levy LLP. Admitted to practice in Maryland, Maryland State Bar Association and District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar. Educated at University of Maryland (J.D., 2016) and University of Maryland (J.D., 2016). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Civil Rights Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026). Serands clients in Baltimore, MD and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Monica Basche joined Brown Goldstein & Levy in September 2019
- She represents clients in civil rights cases, including disability rights, housing discrimination, employment discrimination, and prisoners’ rights
- Monica also has experience with commercial litigation and business disputes
- Prior to joining the firm, Monica was a law clerk to Judge George L. Russell, III on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and to Judge Sally D. Adkins on the Supreme Court of Maryland (formerly known as the Court of Appeals of Maryland).During law school, Monica was the Executive Articles Editor for the Maryland Law Review
- She worked as a student attorney in the Gender Violence Clinic, where she represented clients in family and civil law matters in state court
- Monica was also a research assistant to Professor Donald Gifford, whom she assisted with researching and editing the sixth edition of Cases and Materials on the Law of Torts, Harper, James and Gray on Torts, and Keeping Cases from Black Juries: An Empirical Analysis of How Race, Income Inequality, and Regional History Affect Tort Law
- Monica received the 2016 Elizabeth Maxwell Carroll Chesnut Prize, known as the “Dean’s Award,” which is given to a member of the graduating class for excellence in legal scholarship and writing
- Prior to law school, Monica worked for Agora, Inc., where she focused on regulatory compliance for dietary supplements
- She also taught English in Moscow, Russia
- Monica is an active member of the Bar Association of Baltimore City
- She previously served as the Bar Association of Baltimore City Young Lawyers’ Division’s Treasurer and as Co-Chair of its Public Service Committee
- She also serves on the board of Maryland CASA Association, which trains volunteer Court-Appointed Special Advocates to speak up for the best interests of children who are under the protection of the courts
- Monica was also a member of the Maryland State Bar Association Young Lawyers’ Section Publications Committee
- In addition, she served as member of the Uniform Bar Exam Maryland Law Component Committee, which helped design the new Maryland law portion of the bar exam
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Maryland
Practforg law in Maryland. Legal matters in Maryland are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Baltimore are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Maryland state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Maryland brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Maryland courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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