We Teach Other Attorneys How to Handle Injury, Business and Personal Law Cases. That's Why We Should Be YOUR Law Firm! Brown, Brown & Young, founded in 1901, has been in practice longer than any other law firm in Harford County, Maryland. The firm is ranked by the Martindale-Hubbell National Law Directory as "AV" — its highest rating: the "A" signifies the highest level of legal ability, and the "V" denotes very high adherence to professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability and diligence. Brown, Brown & Young is also included in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, which lists only those distinguished practices which "have been designated as outstanding in their field."