- 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 and Awards

Maryland Super Lawyers - Rising Star, 2022-2026

Contact

  • Office
    Downtown Baltimore
  • Direct
    410.385.9104
  • Phone:
    202.921.2225
  • Fax
    410.547.2432
  • 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

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