Attorneys, Managing Attorney
John M. Singleton
Baltimore and Maryland Area Attorney; Superlawyer, Best Lawyers in America, Pre-Eminent Lawyers in America
John M. Singleton has focused his practice primarily in the areas of all areas relating employment and labor law representing individual employees, labor organizations and small businesses. As a trial attorney with over 30 years of experience, he also handles personal injury, intellectual property (copyright, etc.), labor and law employment, sexual harassment and discrimination, wage and hour, wage payment and collection, workplace fraud, whistleblower and other retaliation issues, constitutional claims (free speech, association), government employee grievances, EEOC, MCHR and NLRB administrative charges, mediation, arbitration, licensing issues for doctors and nurses, severance and non-compete agreements, copyright infringement, labor organization representation, and other civil litigation matters for the firm.
John M. Singleton’s Credentials include
- Named to 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the Labor and Employment Law specialty.
- Voted “Superlawyer” – Baltimore Magazine and Law and Politics Magazine – 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011
- Voted “Superlawyer” – Corporate Counsel Edition – Baltimore Magazine, Law and Politics, 2009, 2010
- Voted as one of “Best Lawyers in Maryland” – Baltimore Business Journal -2009
- Voted among “Washington D.C. Best Lawyers” – Washington Post – 2009, 2010
- Voted “AV” and “Pre-eminent Lawyers in America” – Martindale-Hubbell each year from 1988 through 2011
- Received an AV rating for skills and ethics from Martindale-Hubbell, the oldest nationally recognized rating service, for the 24th year in a row; AV is the highest possible rating available
- Appointed as the only United States Representative for mariners and labor on the United Nations, International Maritime Organization. That organization drafts international Treaties and Laws.
- Former Executive Director of the Baltimore County Human Relations Commission
- In Chamber & Partners, USA Guide to Top Attorneys, he was rated as Maryland’s number one rated plaintiff employment attorney and was the only plaintiff attorney rated in their category 1 of ratings
- Served on the Executive Council of the Maryland State Bar Association Labor and Employment Section for over 12 years earning the Distinguished Service Award
- Handled high profile cases featured on 60 Minutes (Video) and Dateline (Video)
- Maryland State Bar Association – Distinguished Service Award, 1998
- Maryland Best Employment Lawyers – Chambers USA, 2003
- Baltimore’s Best Employment Lawyers, 1996
- Special Master for Employment Cases – United States District Court
John M. Singleton is a graduate of Hunter College, City University of New York, New York City, N.Y. in Psychology, Cum Laude and the Antioch School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, J.D., graduating with Honors. His bar admissions include Maryland, 1980; U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1980; U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1982; U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 2001; and U.S. Supreme Court, 2002.
The Singleton Law Group offers legal services in a multitude of other areas of law through it association with “Of Counsel” attorneys who work in conjunction with our firm. We cover family and domestic relations, personal injury, workers compensation,criminal defense and traffic (DWI), real estate and debt colletions.
Should you require legal services other than in labor and employment matters, we ask that you first ask to talk with Mr. Singleton or one of his paralegals so that he can best determine which attorney, acting as an Of Counsel, can best address you legal needs. It is only through that process that we can insure that regardless of attorney, Mr. Singleton would continue to beinvolved in and directly supervise the attorney handling your case.
Of Counsel attorney handling general practice matters:
Michelle Daley
Attorneys Michelle Daley handles general practice issues such as general civil litigation, family and domestic relations, criminal defense, business law, real estate, and construction law. Practicing since 2004, Ms. Daley graduated from the Emory University School of Law after receiving her undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland. Prior to starting her own firm, Michelle was an associate with the commercial litigation department of Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A. in Potomac, Maryland and the construction litigation boutique of Braude & Margulies, P.C. in Washington, DC.
Ms. Jessica Phillips is a 2011 graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law and has past experience working for State agencies and other firms in family and domestic relations matters. Both Michell Daley and Jessica Phillips have offices in the same office suite as the Singleton Law Group and is available to assist you with your general legal matters by appointment handled through Mr. Singleton’s assistants.
Karen Authement
Karen M. Authement has been in the legal profession for over 18 years and has extensive experience in complex personal injury matters, family law, foreclosure and debt collection. Ms. Authement worked as a paralegal in a Plaintiff’s complex personal injury and medical malpractice firm for 9 years while completing her Bachelor degree and law degree in the evenings. Ms. Authement graduated with honors in the top 13% of her law school class. After working as a Managing Associate for a foreclosure and debt collection firm for five years, Ms. Authement is excited to return to helping individuals protect their rights. Ms. Authement stays on top of the current issues and changing laws with continuing legal education seminars on a regular basis. Flexible appointments are available for evenings, weekends, and house calls when injuries prevent client from traveling.
Now clients of the Singleton Law Group need only call our office while being assured of quality legal services regardless of the legal issue. Even with the addition of Ms. Daley, Ms Authement and Ms. Phillips, should we believe that due to your legal issue, you would be better served by different legal counsel, be assured that John Singleton will make sure we find the best attorneys available to handle your particular issue. When you come here, we hope that you will be clients for life as we have for so many others.
