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BMF Wins 2025 Elite Trial Lawyers Award for Environmental Protection 

We are honored to announce that Brockstedt Mandalas Federico has won the 2025 Elite Trial Lawyers award in the Environmental Protection category. This recognition from The National Law Journal underscores our firm’s deep commitment to holding polluters accountable and...

BMF Named Elite Trial Lawyer Finalists For Three Practice Areas 

Brockstedt Mandalas Federico has been named a finalist in three categories for the 2025 Elite Trial Lawyers awards: Environmental Protection, Governmental Representation, and Mass Torts. These recognitions follow our 2024 recognition as Governmental Representation Group of the Year.  This...

Four BMF Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers

Brockstedt Mandalas Federico is proud to share that four of our attorneys— Philip Federico, Chase T. Brockstedt, Brent Ceryes, and Tara Clary —have been named to Lawdragon’s 2025 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers.   This prestigious honor recognizes attorneys at...

BMBF Partner Brent Ceryes Quoted in Law.com

MBF partner Brent Ceryes shared his legal holiday wish list with Law.com.

Perdue Agribusiness faces class action lawsuit after elevated PFAS discovered in water

Delmarva Now, Olivia Minzola October 17, 2024 A class action lawsuit has been filed against Perdue AgriBusiness after elevated levels of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), also known as “forever chemicals,” were detected in groundwater around the Perdue AgriBusiness...

‘Forever chemicals’ found at Maryland plant, sparking investigation

Chesapeake Bay Journal, Jeremy Cox October 16, 2024 Tests showing elevated levels of PFAS in the groundwater at Perdue AgriBusiness’s soybean processing facility in Salisbury, MD, have triggered a wider investigation in the surrounding community and a class-action lawsuit....

Perdue AgriBusiness Hit with Lawsuit over “Forever Chemicals” in Wicomico County

WBOC October 14, 2024 A local law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Perdue AgriBusiness over elevated levels of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” at their facility on Zion Church Road in Salisbury. Watch the full video

Perdue sued over elevated levels of PFAs found in groundwater near Salisbury facility

ABC 47 WMBT, Hannah Cechini October 14, 2024 SALISBURY, Md. – Perdue AgriBusiness is facing a class action lawsuit. The legal move comes after elevated levels of PFAs, or forever chemicals, were identified in groundwater surrounding the company’s Zion Church...

Perdue faces proposed class-action lawsuit over PFAS contamination in Salisbury

Baltimore Sun, Christine Condon October 15, 2024 Salisbury residents have filed a class action lawsuit against a Perdue Farms subsidiary over PFAS contamination found in groundwater on its site. The federal lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court...

BMBF attorneys Brent Ceryes, Catherine Cramer, and Matthew Legg included in Lawdragon 500 X 

Congratulations to BMBF attorneys Brent Ceryes, Catherine Cramer, and Matthew Legg on being included in the 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation guide. Those honored with this recognition are chosen based on a time-honed process of journalistic reporting, nominations,...

BMBF named to Best Lawyers 2024

BMBF is honored to have been named to the 2024 Best Law Firms® list by Best Lawyers®. The Best Law Firms peer-reviewed rankings have served as trusted benchmarks for the legal community and its stakeholders for decades, and we...