Member

Augustus F. Brown

Augustus F. Brown is a Member in PK Law’s General Litigation Group. He is an accomplished and experienced trial attorney primarily representing clients injured in matters related to defective products, unsafe premises, auto accidents, and work. He is also a mediator, arbitrator, and jury trial consultant, providing trial consulting services nationally.

Mr. Brown has been practicing in Harford County for 50 years where he has earned a reputation as a skilled and professional litigator. He is held in high regard and greatly respected by his clients, colleagues, and peers. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the most prominent recognition any trial lawyer can receive, and a past president of the Maryland Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Brown is also highly regarded as a mentor. He teaches trial skills to lawyers and is a faculty member of the Keenan Trial Institute in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the Dean of the Institute’s school teaching other lawyers how to conduct jury focus groups. He also teaches trial attorneys skills to best prepare clients for deposition and trial testimony.

In addition, Mr. Brown has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, is rated AV-Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell denoting the highest standards of professional skill and ethics, and has been recognized as a top attorney by Maryland Super Lawyers since 2007.

Education

University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1974
- Honors – Heuisler Honor Society Award
Villanova University, B.A., 1971

Bar Admissions

Maryland, 1974
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2016
U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 1975

Bar Associations

Member, Harford County Bar Association (President 2001-2002)
Cecil County Bar Association
Maryland State Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association (1974-2024)
Member, Committee on Judicial Appointments (1997-present)
Member, Task Force on Costs of Civil Litigation (1999-2000)
Member, State Bar Membership Committee (1997-2001)
Member, Model Jury Selection Questions Committee (2012-2018 and 2024-present)
Member, Harford County Bar Foundation (Pro Bono Legal Services Program (President 1997-1998))

Professional Involvement

Member, The American Association for Justice (AAJ – formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America – ATLA) (1975-2024)
- Governor, Board of Governors, ATLA (1995-2004)
- Member, Insurance Oversight Committee, ATLA (1996-1999)
- Member, Judicial Independence Committee, ATLA (1999-2004)
- Member, ATLA’s List Advisory Committee, ATLA (1999-2004)
Faculty, NCA (National College of Advocacy), CLE Programs (2002-2017)
Sustaining Member, Maryland Association for Justice (formerly Maryland Trial Lawyers Association – MTLA) (1976-2024)
- President 1992-1993; Member, Board of Governors 1986-1992
Sustaining Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) (1978-2024)
Member, Medicolegal Committee of the Maryland State Bar Association (Co-Chair 1988-1991)
Sustaining Member, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association (President, 1990-1991; Board of Directors, 1986-2000) (1976-2024)
Panel Member, Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission (1990-1999)
Member, Sentencing Guidelines Revision Committee, Maryland State Administrative Office of the Courts (1991-1998)
Member, Maryland Appellate Courts Judicial Nominating Commission (1992-2006 and 2011-2019)
Member, Public Justice (1993-2024)
Member, Character Committee, Maryland State Board of Law Examiners, Second Appellate Circuit (Baltimore and Harford Counties) (Chair, 1996-2018) (1994-2022)
Member, Character Committee MSBLE, First Appellate, Circuit (Cecil, Kent, Caroline, Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties) (2015-2022)
Member, Attorneys Information Exchange Group (1994-2004)
Member, American Judicature Society (1994-2023)
Member, The Roscoe Pound Foundation (1995-2023)
Member, Dissenters Law Club (Baltimore County) (1996-present)
Member, Saint Thomas More Society (Maryland) (1997-2023)
Member, Susquehanna Law Club (Harford and Cecil Counties) (1997-present)
Member, Equal Justice Council, Legal Aid Bureau of Maryland (1997-2005)
Member Attorney, Trial Lawyers Care – providing pro bono representation to injured or killed on September 11, 2001 and who were entitled to claim benefit from the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund established by United States Congress (2002-2005)
Member, American Society of Trial Consultants (ASTC) (2005-2024)
Member, Maryland Council for Dispute Resolution (MCDR) (2014-present)

Awards

Selected for inclusion in Maryland Super Lawyers, 2007-2026
“Top 100 Super Lawyers in Maryland”, Baltimore Magazine
“Best Lawyers in America”, Best Lawyers, 2009-2026
AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubble
DIPLOMATE, American Association for Justice
Baltimore Smart CEO Legal Elite Recipient
Master, J. Dudley Diggs Inn of Courts

Publications

Co-author: Maryland Automobile Accident Deskbook, Chapter 8, “Highway Design and Maintenance, Abutting Landowners, and Public Utilities” (1990, MICPEL)
Author: “Advantages of Concept Focus Groups”, Trial Magazine (20055, ATLA)

Teaching

Frequent speaker at seminars and programs sponsored by MAJ (Maryland Association for Justice)
Frequent faculty member for trial advocacy programs at the Universities of Baltimore and Maryland Law Schools
Faculty, National College of Advocacy (AAJ – American Association for Justice) conducting focus groups, and teaching trial advocacy and topics relating to personal injury in Federal and State Courts) (2003-2019)
Faculty, Maryland State Bar Course on Professionalism (1993-2013)
Faculty, Keenan Trial Institute (2015-present) Faculty Member of the Year (2019)

Community Involvement

Member, St, Margaret School Board, Bel Air, MD (Vice President 1984-1986)
Member Board of Trustees, Harford Day School, Bel Air, MD (Chair, 1989-1992)
Harford County Parks and Recreation, Lacrosse Coach (1986-1989)
Corporator, St. Margaret Roman Catholic Church, Bel Air, MD (1996-present)
Trustee, The John Carroll School Board, Bel Air, MD (Chair, 2000-2007; Vice-Chair, 1999-2000; Trustee Emeritus 2009-present)