A Philadelphia jury has found a prominent Baltimore corporate attorney guilty of indecent assault and harassment after prosecutors said he forced an Amtrak attendant’s hand to rub his genitals during a 2024 train ride. The 79-year-old lawyer was convicted last Thursday after a two-day trial, remains free on bail, and is scheduled to be sentenced in early September.
Court records and local reporting show the jury returned guilty verdicts on both counts, and prosecutors say the conduct occurred aboard an Amtrak train in 2024, according to The Baltimore Sun. The Sun and court filings identify the defendant as Isaac M. Neuberger, 79, a longtime Baltimore lawyer now awaiting sentencing in early September. Messages to his publicly listed phone and email were not returned, the outlet reports.
Neuberger is listed on his firm's website as a founding principal of Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, Rubin & Gibber, P.A., a downtown Baltimore business-law practice, according to the firm's website. The online biography touts a lengthy corporate-law career but does not mention the criminal case now attached to his name.
The alleged encounter
Prosecutors told jurors that the incident unfolded when an Amtrak attendant responded to a request on board, at which point the defendant forced the attendant’s hand onto his genitals, prompting an investigation and, eventually, the Philadelphia trial, according to WBFF. Those allegations formed the basis of the indecent assault and harassment charges that led to the guilty verdicts.
Legal implications
Under Pennsylvania law, indecent assault covers nonconsensual “indecent contact” and is graded depending on factors such as the use of force or the complainant’s age, per the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. Harassment can include subjecting another person to physical contact or communicating lewd language and is commonly prosecuted as a misdemeanor under state law, according to Justia.
What happens next
Neuberger is due back in court for sentencing in early September, when prosecutors are expected to ask a judge to punish under state law, while the defense may pursue post-trial motions or an appeal. Beyond whatever sentence is handed down, the conviction is poised to carry serious professional and reputational fallout for a lawyer whose name has long been associated with Baltimore’s corporate bar.
