Mr. Stan Derwin Brown | Attorney

Representative Cases  

1. Oldcastle Windows, Inc. v. Gaylord National, LLC, (September 2008); Represented the plaintiffs in a $4,500,000.00 mechanic's lien lawsuit concerning the construction of the atrium on the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor;

2. Nathaniel Williams, et al. v. Metropolitan Money Store, et al., (2007 to 2009); Represented 33 plaintiffs in the largest foreclosure rescue scam in Maryland history. The plaintiffs regained the right to re-purchase the title to their homes and settled with a title company defendant for $575,000.00; 

3. Estate of Lakita Tolson & Lisa Saunders v. The Culture Club (2008); Represented the plaintiffs. Ms. Lakita Tolson was a customer at a teenage dance hall and Ms. Lisa Saunders was a parent of another teenager. A fight ensued within the dance hall, poorly trained security guards used pepper spray to control the crowd. Ms. Tolson was killed by a single gunshot as the over-capacity crowd rushed to the dimly lit parking lot. Ms. Saunders was shot in the leg as she tried to shield her daughter from the fracas. The plaintiffs received a $950,000.00 settlement;

4. Elisa Hill v. WMATA, EEOC Charge No. 570-2007-00025 (2007); Represented Mrs. Hill, a 17-year WMATA employee, on her claim of racial & gender discrimination based on Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's failure to select plaintiff for promotion to Manager of Joint Development position within WMATA's Office of Property development & Management. WMATA instead selected a less qualified white candidate. WMATA and Mrs. Hill settled the case for approximately $300,000.00;

5. 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;

6. Revere National Advertising, Inc. v. Prince George's County, MD., 819 F. Supp. 1336 (D. Md. 1993) ; Represented the plaintiff (the 10^th 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;

7. 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);

8. Redd v. U.S. Dept. of Treasury, Bureau of Engraving & Printing, Sept. 2001, EEOC Case No. 100-A0-8121-X ; Represented 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;

9. Elizabeth Hewlett, et al. V. Bloomingdale's Department Stores & Premier Salons, Inc. (1997) ; Represented the plaintiffs 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;

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

11. 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;

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

13. B.P. Industrial Ltd. Partnership & T.D. Burgess v. Penn Belt Industrial Condominium Association (1997) ; Represented the defendant against condominium owner's claims for adverse possession and prescriptive easements;

14. Department of Housing & Urban Development v. Chesapeake Village Apartments, Inc. (1995) ; Represented H.U.D. in $6,000,000.00 foreclosure sale against creditors;

15. J-Tech Corporation v. Beltsville Construction, Inc. (1990) ; Represented the plaintiff for claims against contractor's performance bonds;

16. Asbestos Claimants v. MCIC & E.L. Stebbing, Inc. (1990-1997) ; Represented the defendants in hundreds of personal injury cases and trials on claims for asbestosis in the District of Columbia and Maryland;

17. 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;  

18. Eichie v. Free Gospel Church of the Deliverance, et al. (1999) ; Represented the defendant in jury trial defense of latent construction claims; and

19. Crime Victim Compensation Lawsuits: inadequate security, negligent security and premises security liability litigation.