Andrew M. Dansicker
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Employment Litigation Attorney in Hunt Valley, MD
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
- Employment Litigation: Plaintiff (70%),
- Employment & Labor: Employee (20%),
- Administrative Law (10%)
Based out of Hunt Valley, Maryland, the Law Office of Andrew M. Dansicker is owned by attorney Andrew M. Dansicker who focuses his practice on all areas of administrative, employment and labor law. Mr. Dansicker serves plaintiffs and employees throughout the greater Baltimore metropolitan area in cases involving discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour law violations, wrongful termination and other employment-related matters.
Mr. Dansicker received his license to practice law in Maryland in 1993 and became licensed in New York in 1995. He is also admitted before the U.S. district courts for the northern, southern and eastern districts of New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
In addition to handling employment law claims, Mr. Dansicker has appeared in state and federal court for civil litigation matters involving breach of contract, civil rights and negligence. He has authored articles that have appeared in publications such as the Maryland Bar Bulletin and the Maryland Bar Journal.
Mr. Dansicker has received numerous honors for his accomplishments including a rating of AV Preeminent* from the peer review organization Martindale-Hubbell. He is a member of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, the Baltimore County Bar Association, the Maryland State Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Maryland Employment Lawyers Association. He was also previously appointed to the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission peer review panel.
Mr. Dansicker graduated cum laude from American University with a bachelor’s degree. He earned his law degree from Columbia Law School and was a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
- 70%Employment Litigation
- 20%Employment & Labor
- 10%Administrative Law
Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Retaliation, Employment Law - Employer, Employment Law - Employee, Wage & Hour Laws, Sexual Harassment, Labor Law, Licensing
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About Andrew Dansicker
Admitted: 1993, Maryland
Professional Webpage: https://www.mdemploymentlawyer.com/andrew-m-dansicker.html
Honors/Awards:
- Elected to Board of Maryland Employment Lawyers Association, 2010
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia University School of Law, 1992
- AV peer-review rated, Martindale Hubbel
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Elected President of the Maryland Employment Lawyers Association ("MELA"), 2011
- Appointed to Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission Peer Review Panel, 2007
- Clerkship with Honorable Shelby Highsmith, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1992
- Maryland Employment Lawyers Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Baltimore City Bar Association, Member
- Baltimore County Bar Association, Member
- Maryland State Bar Association, Member
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1999
- United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, 1998
- United State District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1996
- Fourth Circuit, 1995
- New York, 1995
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 1993
- Maryland, 1993
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Represented a group of Eastern Shore high school students forced to submit to illegal drug testing
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Presented lecture to group of construction and engineering executives and managers regarding new Maryland employment laws, how to avoid a sexual harassment claim and the NLRB's newest strategies for enforcing concerted, protected activities at non-union employers, 2014
- Taught unemployment law as guest lecturer at University of Maryland School of Law, Lecturer, 2010
- Presented lecture at 2009 Annual Convention of Maryland Employment Lawyers Association regarding unemployment law in Maryland, Lecturer, Maryland Unemployment Law, 2009
- Presented lecture to human resources professionals in Annapolis, Maryland regarding the ins and outs of drafting and enforcing an employee handbook
- "Affirmative Action, Disparate Impact, Quotas & Civil Rights Act," 25 J.L.S.P. 1 (1992)
- "Defending Employment Decisions," International Commercial Litigation, December 1996 (co-author)
- "Exiting the Expert Witness," Maryland Bar Bulletin, October 2001
- "The Next Big Thing for Litigators," Maryland Bar Journal, July/August 2004
- "Overtime Claims In Maryland State Courts," Maryland Bar Bulletin, January 2008
Verdicts/Settlements:
- Obtained extremely favorable settlement involving explicit sexual harassment claims against managing partner of Baltimore law firm prior to litigation., 2014
- Settled racial discrimination case on behalf of tenured business and law professor at prestigious state university after contentious litigation spanning nearly three years. , 2014
- Rogers v. New York City Transit Auth., 643 N.Y.S.2d 601 (2d Dep’t 1996) (employment law)
- MaryCLE, LLP v. First Choice Internet, Inc., 166 Md. App. 481 (2006) (commercial litigation)
- Abrams v. Lamone, 905 A.2d 840 (Md. 2006) (constitutional law)
- Converge Services Group, LLC v. Curran, 383 Md. 462 (2004) (administrative law)
- Aravanis v. Somerset County, 339 Md. 644 (1995) (constitutional law)
- Adler v. Pataki, 1998 WL 326748 (N.D.N.Y. 1998) (civil litigation)
- Bainlardi v. SBC Warburg, Inc., 1998 WL 872487 (S.D.N.Y. 1998) (employment law)
- Bainlardi v. SBC Warburg, Inc., 1998 WL 556032 (S.D.N.Y. 1998) (employment law)
- Wahlstrom v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad, 1998 WL 99799 (S.D.N.Y. 1998) (employment law)
- Sousa v. Orient Arts, Inc., 1999 WL 147724 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) (employment litigation)
- Rosenberg v. Seattle Art Museum, 70 F. Supp.2d 1163 (W.D. Wa. 1999) (civil litigation)
- Harrison v. Grass, 304 F.Supp.2d 710 (D. Md. 2004) (civil litigation)
- Friedler v. Cole, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2994 (D. Md. 2005) (civil litigation)
- White v. Sances, 2001 WL 246076 (4th Cir. 2001) (commercial litigation)
- Amos v. Maryland, 126 F.3d 589 (4th Cir. 1997) (civil rights law)
Representative Clients:
- Thomas Perez, a former high-ranking official in the Clinton Administration
Educational Background:
- American University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1989
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Last Updated: 7/29/2019