Our Baltimore Law Office

The Baltimore office of Sanford Heisler Sharp is committed to justice, equality, and protecting human rights in the workplace and in our communities.

Established in 2018, our Baltimore office aims to serve as a resource for the diverse communities that make up our City.

At Sanford Heisler Sharp we know that when companies and organizations create workplaces that accommodate human life, everyone wins.

With seven offices across the country, Sanford Heisler Sharp is committed to litigating and resolving public interest, social justice, and civil rights matters that significantly impact the lives of individuals, groups, and communities wronged by unlawful practices. We help people and communities defend their civil and human rights. Together, we work to move the law closer toward justice, for all of us.

Our Practice Areas

The Baltimore office of Sanford Heisler Sharp helps individuals and organizations fight for justice in the face of:

Unlawful discrimination and harassment
Failure to accommodate disabilities, including pregnancy
Retaliation
Pay inequity based on unlawful factors such as gender or race
Wage theft and other wage and hour violations
Excessive force and police brutality
Sexual and racial harassment and sexual assault
Wrongful termination
Discriminatory housing practices
Public nuisance and other irresponsible practices that harm individuals and communities
Hate crimes

In Baltimore and beyond, we know that victims of crime from under-served communities sometimes face unfair treatment from the very people and institutions who are supposed to protect and serve them. When law enforcement and other state and local agencies fail to fairly prosecute sexual assault and other criminal cases, we provide healing-centered advocacy for survivors of homicide and other violent crimes.

About Our Baltimore Office

Baltimore Managing Partner Thiru Vignarajah is a former Maryland Deputy Attorney General and federal and city prosecutor in Baltimore. Thiru grew up in Baltimore, the child of Baltimore City schoolteachers. Before joining Sanford Heisler Sharp, Thiru served as a Litigation Partner at DLA Piper in Baltimore, and as Chief Executive Officer of Capital Plus Financial, a community development financial institution (CDFI).

Office Location

Our office is located in the heart of the city in downtown Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. We are in the Harbor Place Tower building, across from the National Aquarium and the World Trade Center. By design, our office is easily accessible via public transit; we are also a short (free!) Charm City Circulator bus ride away from Baltimore Penn Station.

Our office is also conveniently located near several subway stations:

Additional parking garages near to us, include:

Notable local courthouses within driving distance, include:

Lastly, we are near the following bus stops:

Office Hours

Our normal office hours are Monday to Friday, from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm. Please contact us to schedule a meeting that is convenient for you. We are happy to connect with potential clients in-person at our office or by video using Teams or Zoom.

Our Philosophy

Clients at the Baltimore office benefit from our local roots and nationwide reach. Baltimore attorneys and legal assistants work closely with our colleagues in the firm’s seven offices around the country.

Our strong partnerships with local nonprofit organizations, experts in mental health, and grassroots, community-centered partners, in Baltimore and across the country, help us offer our clients a holistic and humane approach to negotiation and, when necessary, litigation.

Notable Cases

Our Baltimore team handles many notable cases, including:

Soretha Staten, et al. v. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.: The class action complaint on behalf of Baltimore Gas & Electric (“BGE”) customers alleges that the Maryland utility falsely asserted authority to install exterior gas pressure regulators, which has caused damage to residential properties and created unnecessary safety hazards.
Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. Polymer80, Inc., et al.: As co-counsel with the Baltimore City Department of Law and the Brady Campaign, reached a settlement with Polymer80 that prohibits one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of “ghost guns” from selling or advertising its products in the state of Maryland.
E. Flannery and Liam Gallagher v. St. Mary’s Seminary & University, et al.: serving as co-counsel for the adult children of the late Frank Gallagher, Jr. in their wrongful death lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Baltimore for allegedly failing to protect Mr. Gallagher from being sexually abused as a youth by a St. Mary’s seminarian.
Rapuano, et al v. Dartmouth: a landmark Title IX class action lawsuit against Dartmouth College brought on behalf of current and former female graduate students and undergraduates in Dartmouth’s Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences.
Resolving through confidential settlement a race and gender discrimination case brought on behalf of the former head of Valuation & Advisory for global commercial real estate behemoth Cushman & Wakefield.
In partnership with the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, the ACLU of Maryland and the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, secured a preliminary injunction for a proposed class challenging unconstitutional bond hearing policies and practices of the Baltimore Immigration Court.

Recognizing Covid-19: In-Person & Virtual Appointments Available

Our firm is committed to protecting the health and safety of our clients and staff. We recognize the importance of flexibility and comfort in accessing our legal services and offer both in-person and virtual appointments. Your safety and legal needs are a priority, and we deliver the same high quality legal services in the manner each client prefers.