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- Gregory P. Bailey
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- Hayley Cassedy
- Amy B. Chappell
- Phillip J. Closius
- Mark Edelson
- Renee Gast
- E. Philip Hanlon
- Andrew M. Harvey
- Marshall T. Henslee
- Todd Hesel
- Emily Kamp
- Richard M. Karceski
- Steven N. Leitess
- Michael J. Levin
- Christopher Macchiaroli
- Meredith McKinnon
- Christopher J. Mincher
- Joseph F. Murphy Jr.
- Pierce Murphy
- Cary Murray
- Kurt Nachtman
- Andrew Norman
- Ethan S. Nochumowitz
- Edward P. Parent
- Ira Rainess
- Patrick R. Seidel
- Monica L. Scherer
- Keira Sherper
- Ilona Shparaga
- Steven D. Silverman
- Laura A. Simmons
- Kathleen Hanlon Sinclair
- William Sinclair
- Andrew G. Slutkin
- Andrea L. Smith
- Creston P. Smith
- Kerri L. Smith
- Avery Strachan
- Brian G. Thompson
- Nathan Volke
- Jason Wasserman
- Megan Weaver
- Andrew C. White
- Ramsay M. Whitworth
- Rian Wieser
- Alexander Williams, Jr.
- Joseph R. Woolman, III
- Practice Areas
- Administrative Law & Defense of Professionals
- Appeals - State & Federal
- Baltimore City Liquor Board Processes
- Business Counseling, Litigation & Transactions
- Business Formation
- Contract Litigation
- Asset-Based Lending and Commercial Financing
- Alternative Finance
- Securities
- Business Divorce: Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Bankruptcy, Receivership, Insolvency & Creditors’ Rights
- Insurance Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Employment Litigation & Counseling
- Outside General Counsel Legal Services
- Complex Civil Litigation
- Criminal Defense
- Divorce
- Driving Under the Influence
- Estates, Trusts, Probate & Fiduciary Litigation
- Family Law
- Federal Crimes & White Collar Crimes
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Hospital Malpractice
- Emergency Room Malpractice
- Birth Injuries
- Surgery Malpractice
- Misdiagnosis
- Medication Errors
- Medical Conditions
- Intubation Errors/Airway Malpractice
- Failure to Provide Informed Consent
- Laboratory Malpractice
- Radiology Malpractice
- Defective Medical Devices
- Nursing Home Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Real Estate
- Sports, Entertainment & Gaming Law
- Tax Controversy Litigation
- Victim’s Rights
- How We Can Help in an Injury Case
- How We Can Help in a Criminal Case
- Sexual Abuse of Minors
- Suspected Abusers – By Name – Bishop Accountability Only
- Suspected Abusers Named in the Attorney General’s Report
- Alleged Abusers – By Name – Archdiocese Website
- Alleged Abusers – By Institution, Combined
- Alleged Abusers in the Archdiocese of Baltimore – Organized by School
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Attorney Bio
Ilona Shparaga
Counsel
Ilona Shparaga is a member attorney in the business and commercial litigation practice group. She represents businesses and individuals in all types of civil litigation, including financial, contract, business, trust and estates, employment, construction, and securities-related disputes. Ms. Shparaga also advises on matters relating to contract interpretation, labor and employment, discrimination, fiduciary duties, forced buyouts, and other corporate issues.
Before joining Silverman Thompson, Ms. Shparaga served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Sherrie R. Bailey of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. Ms. Shparaga graduated magna cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2017, where she served as a staff editor of the University of Baltimore Law Review and was a distinguished scholar of the Royal Graham Shannonhouse III Honor Society. Ms. Shparaga received her undergraduate degree in psychology summa cum laude from the University of Baltimore in 2014.
Government Service
Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. Sherrie R. Bailey, Circuit Court for Baltimore County, 2017-2018
Memberships
Maryland State Bar Association
- Young Lawyer Representative, Business Law Section, 2024-2025
Bar Association of Baltimore City
Baltimore County Bar Association
The Women's Bar Association of Maryland
Honors, Awards & Appointments
Maryland Super Lawyers - Rising Star, 2022-2026
Contact
- OfficeDowntown Baltimore
- Direct
- Direct202-921-2225
- Fax410-547-2432
- Email
Practice Areas
Education
- University of Baltimore School of Law J.D. - 2017 (magna cum laude)
- University of Baltimore B.S. - 2014 (summa cum laude)
Admissions
- Maryland
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Awards + Recognition
Downtown Baltimore
Baltimore, MD 21202 Map + Directions
Washington D.C.
Washington DC 20006
From our offices in Baltimore, Annapolis, Towson, and Washington, D.C., we provide representation for clients throughout the state of Maryland and beyond, including Bel Air, Fallston, Abingdon, White Marsh, Middle River, Parkville, Essex, Rosedale, Perry Hall, Overlea, Carney, Dundalk, Hampton, Lutherville, Timonium, Cockeysville, Phoenix, Reisterstown, Owings Mills, Randallstown, Pikesville, Milford Mill, Woodlawn, Catonsville, Ellicott City, West Friendship, Clarksville, Columbia, Fulton, Elkridge, Brooklyn Park, Linthicum Heights, Ferndale, Glen Burnie, Pasadena, Severn, Severna Park, Arnold, Cape Saint Claire, Edgewater, Crownsville, Crofton, Odenton, Bowie, Laurel, and Snow Hill.
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