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Law Department (001)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Law Department (001) is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2020, this agency had 84 employees with median total compensation of $80,319; the highest distinct record was $172,745.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$6.6M
Employees
84
Median total
$80,319
Highest record
$172,745

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 84 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,319) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$78,446 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$25,994
$50,203
$80,319
$105,885
$123,092

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $123,092 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $25,994. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Chief Solicitor
21 · $106,377
Assistant Solicitor
20 · $77,604
Legal Assistant II
6 · $53,067
Secretary III
5 · $53,577

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$4.6M
73
$55,485
2015
$5.5M
21.2%
78
6.8%
$71,283
28.5%
2016
$5.5M
1.0%
76
2.6%
$70,895
0.5%
2017
$5.1M
6.1%
70
7.9%
$73,162
3.2%
2018
$5.4M
5.8%
67
4.3%
$82,287
12.5%
2019
$6M
10.3%
76
13.4%
$78,464
4.6%
2020
$6.6M
9.9%
84
10.5%
$80,319
2.4%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Carmen Williams

Chief Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$99,374
Base pay
$99,374
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,374
Hire date
2008-12-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
102500
Employee ID
153946

Carmen Williams works as a Chief Solicitor for Law Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 12 years. Carmen earned $99,374 in 2020.

Patrick Sheridan

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2017 total comp
$99,032
Base pay
$99,032
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,032
Hire date
2006-04-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
102500
Employee ID
107305

Patrick Sheridan works as a Assistant Solicitor for Law Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 11 years. Patrick earned $99,032 in 2017.

Kay Harding

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$98,665
Base pay
$98,665
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$98,665
Hire date
2017-10-02

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
96760
Employee ID
144077

Kay Harding is a Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). They have served since 2017 (about 3 years). 2020 total compensation came to $98,665.

Hana Kondratyuk

Chief Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$98,132
Base pay
$98,132
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$98,132
Hire date
2013-04-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
101475
Employee ID
146387

Hana Kondratyuk is a Chief Solicitor at Law Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2013, about 7 years. 2020 total compensation came to $98,132.

Phyllis Edmonds

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2018 total comp
$97,547
Base pay
$97,547
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$97,547
Hire date
2012-04-02

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
99300
Employee ID
113600

Phyllis Edmonds is a Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2012, about 6 years. 2018 total compensation came to $97,547.

Jane Lewis

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$96,631
Base pay
$96,631
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,631
Hire date
2012-03-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
96350
Employee ID
146816

Jane Lewis holds the role of Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2012, about 8 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $96,631.

Lara Simon

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2019 total comp
$96,391
Base pay
$96,391
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,391
Hire date
2013-11-04

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
96000
Employee ID
134867

Lara Simon holds the role of Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2013, about 6 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $96,391.

Michael Schrock

Executive Level II/Law Department (001)

2013 total comp
$95,545
Base pay
$95,545
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$95,545
Hire date
2005-11-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
96782
Employee ID
45599

Michael Schrock works as a Executive Level II for Law Department (001). They have served since 2005 (about 8 years). Michael earned $95,545 in 2013.

Minda Goldberg

Chief Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2018 total comp
$94,834
Base pay
$94,834
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$94,834
Hire date
2009-07-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
116900
Employee ID
114606

Minda Goldberg works as a Chief Solicitor for Law Department (001). Hired in 2009, they have about 9 years of service. Minda earned $94,834 in 2018.

Sara Gross

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2017 total comp
$94,574
Base pay
$94,574
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$94,574
Hire date
2005-09-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
100400
Employee ID
101413

Sara Gross works as a Assistant Solicitor for Law Department (001). They have served since 2005 (about 12 years). Sara earned $94,574 in 2017.

Theresa Desimone

Assistant Solicitor/Law Department (001)

2020 total comp
$93,415
Base pay
$93,415
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$93,415
Hire date
2008-07-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A30
Annualsalary
92250
Employee ID
141591

Theresa Desimone holds the role of Assistant Solicitor at Law Department (001). Hired in 2008, they have about 12 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $93,415.