The Daily Record Names Partner Gregg Bernstein as an “Influential Marylander”

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP is pleased to announce that Gregg L. Bernstein has been named to The Daily Record (TDR)’s 2025 “Influential Marylanders” list in the law category. This recognition honors Mr. Bernstein’s significant contributions across the state through leadership, innovation, advocacy, and community engagement.

As a trial lawyer with decades of experience, Mr. Bernstein has litigated high‐profile criminal and civil matters throughout Maryland and across the nation, particularly in the areas of white collar defense, health care fraud, public corruption, securities, internal investigations, and commercial litigation. Mr. Bernstein rejoined the firm in 2015 after his four-year term as State’s Attorney, where he managed more than 400 prosecutors and support staff responsible for investigating and prosecuting criminal offenses throughout the city of Baltimore.

His legal career began as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, where he investigated and obtained convictions in a wide variety of federal criminal matters, including the illegal export to Iran and Iraq of a chemical precursor used in the manufacture of mustard gas; a murder-for-hire scheme of an IRS agent; and the deadly collision between a freight train and an Amtrak passenger train.

As highlighted in TDR’s profile of Mr. Bernstein, his leadership philosophy emphasizes collaboration: “Effective leadership requires an ability to bring different groups together, sometimes with competing interests and agendas, to work toward a common goal.” When addressing governmental challenges, he notes, agencies often have competing agendas and “the way to break through these impasses is to convince everyone to work together, which is the major way to effectuate meaningful and positive change.”

Mr. Bernstein and the other winners were selected by TDR’s editors for their significant contributions to their respective fields and for their leadership in Maryland. They were celebrated during an awards ceremony on September 18, 2025.