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- Gregory P. Bailey
- Justin A. Batoff
- Erin D. Brooks
- 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
- Our Staff
- Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- Hospital Malpractice
- Emergency Room Malpractice
- Birth Injuries
- Surgery Malpractice
- Misdiagnosis
- Medication Errors
- Medical Conditions
- Burns
- Coma
- Paraplegia or Quadriplegia
- Amputations
- Intubation Errors/Airway Malpractice
- Failure to Provide Informed Consent
- Laboratory Malpractice
- Radiology Malpractice
- Defective Medical Devices
- Nursing Home Malpractice
- Criminal Defense
- Federal Crimes & White Collar Crimes
- Victim’s Rights
- How We Can Help in an Injury Case
- How We Can Help in a Criminal Case
- Clergy Abuse & 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
- Summary: Maryland Attorney General’s Report on Child Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore
- Complex Civil Litigation
- 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
- Divorce
- Family Law
- Real Estate
- Estates, Trusts, Probate & Fiduciary Litigation
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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 and Awards
Maryland Super Lawyers - Rising Star, 2022-2026
Contact
- OfficeDowntown Baltimore
- Direct410.385.9104
- Phone:202.921.2225
- Fax410.547.2432
- Email
Practice Areas
- Contract Litigation
- Estate & Trusts
- General Civil Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Labor & Employment
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
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