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| | Address | | 36 South Charles Street, 12th Floor | | Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3111 | | (Independent City) | | | |
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| Funk & Bolton,
A Professional Association practices in the following areas of law:
Commercial Litigation, Insurance Regulation, Government Relations, Local Government and Public Finance. | | Year Established: 1996 | | Firm Size: 27 | Representative Clients:
Aetna Health; Allstate Insurance Company; American Council of Life Insurers; The Baltimore Life Insurance Company; CNA; Combined Insurance Company of America; CIGNA; Erie Insurance Group; GEICO; The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America; League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland, Inc.; Lincoln National Life Insurance Company; Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland; Progressive Casualty Insurance Company; Protective Life Insurance Company; Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company; The Prudential Insurance Company of America; Swiss Re Life & Health; United Health Group; Zurich North America; City of Hagerstown, Maryland; County Commissioners of Caroline County, Maryland; Eastern Shore of Maryland Educational Consortium Energy Trust; Kent County Board of Education; Local Government Insurance Trust; Mayor and City Council of Cumberland, Maryland; Prince George's County, Maryland; Town of Eagle Harbor, Maryland; Town of Rock Hall, Maryland; Wicomico County, Maryland; InterCoastal Group of Companies. | | David M. Funk (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, October 28, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, Maryland; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1969); University of Wisconsin (M.A., 1972); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Law Clerk to the Honorable Harrison L. Winter, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1977-1978. Member, Baltimore City Debt Policy Committee, 1990-1996. Co-Chair, Governor-Elect Glendening's Transition Policy Group on Efficiency and Effectiveness in Government, 1994. Chair, Governor's Commission on Baltimore City Automobile Insurance Rate Reduction, 1995. Chair, Prince George's County Debt Policy and Management Committee, 1995. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State (Member, Administrative Law Section, Special Committee on Professional Liability Insurance, 1985-1986) and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Public Finance; Insurance Regulation; Appellate Practice. Email: David M. Funk | | Bryan D. Bolton (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, August 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Maryland; 2006, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third and Fourth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: East Carolina University (B.A., 1979); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Associate Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1982-1983. Author: "Important Terms for Inclusion in Confidential Settlement Agreements for Financial Services Companies," 35 U. Balt. L. Rev. 347 (2006); "Corporations-Fiduciary Duty of Majority Shareholders: Has Spring Arrived for the Frozen-Out Minority?," 12 U. Balt. L. Rev. 3 (1983). Contributing Author: "ERISA Survey of Federal Circuits," (Brooks Magratten ed., A.B.A. Sec. Tort Trial & Ins. Practice, Health & Disability Ins. Law Comm. 2005 and 2007 Editions). Presentations: "Hot Topics In Health Insurance - Change Is The Only Constant," Defense Research Institute, 2008; "Managed Care Claims - Rules of Engagement," Eastern Claims Conference, 2008; "Practical Considerations In Defending Mental Illness Disability Claims," American Conference Institute, 2005; "Hot Topics in Disability Bad Faith Litigation," Mealey's Bad Faith Conference, 2004; "Regulation of ERISA Plans by State Insurance Departments," DRI, 2004; "Special Considerations in the Investigation and Defense of Clinical Depression and Mental Illness Disability Claims," ACI, 2003; "A Tough Pill to Swallow: The Impact of State Independent Review Laws," International Claim Association, 2003; "What Constitutes 'Appropriate Care'?" ACI, 2003; "Health and Welfare Benefit Compliance in Maryland," National Business Institute Seminar, 2002; "Is Any Care 'Appropriate Care'?" DRI, 2001; "Rights and Obligations from Remediation and Rehabilitation Clauses," ACI, 2000; "Disability Hot Spots," ACI, 2000; "Risk of Relapse Disability Claims," ECC, 2000. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation, Tort and Insurance Practice; Member and Past Chair, Life Insurance Law Committee; Member, Health and Disability Insurance Law Committee); Maryland State Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors and Executive Committee of Board of Governors, 1990-1991; Chairman, Standing Committee on Membership, 1988-1989; Delegate to American Bar Association House of Delegates, 1991-1993; Chairman, Trial By Jury - The Lawyers Craft, 1991-1992; Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1990-1991; Recipient, Award of Achievement for Outstanding Service to the Bar, 1987-1988, Litigation); Bar Association of Baltimore City; Pennsylvania Bar Association; Philadelphia Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; The Association of Life Insurance Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Bryan D. Bolton | | Ren L. Tundermann (Member) born Rochester, New York, July 6, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Maryland. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1991); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1995). Assistant Attorney General to Maryland Insurance Commissioner, 1995-1998. Member, Federation of Regulatory Counsel, Inc. Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Insurance Regulation. Email: Ren L. Tundermann | | Charles D. MacLeod (Member) born Monrovia, Liberia, March 26, 1964; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland. Education: Washington College (B.A., cum laude, 1986); University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 1997). County Administrator, Kent County, Maryland, 1991-1998. Chairman, Chester River Health System, Inc. President, Maryland Municipal Attorneys Association. Member: Kent County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. (Resident, Chestertown Office). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Governmental Law; Public Finance; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Real Estate. Email: Charles D. MacLeod | | Lindsey A. Rader (Member) born Lakewood, Ohio, August 21, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland. Education: Davidson College (A.B., cum laude, 1984); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Maryland State Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Municipal Law. Email: Lindsey A. Rader | | Derek B. Yarmis (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, March 12, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Maryland; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1994, District of Columbia; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., cum laude, 1988); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Manuscript Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1991-1992. Law Clerk to the Honorable John J. Bishop, Jr., Court of Special Appeals, Maryland, 1992-1994. Speaker, "New & Emerging State Legislation that will Impact Bad Faith Litigation," American Conference Institute, 2008. Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; District of Columbia Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Regulation; Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation; ERISA Litigation. Email: Derek B. Yarmis | | Jefferson L. Blomquist (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Maryland, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1980); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 1983). Deputy County Attorney, Harford County, Maryland, 1991-1999. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Governmental Law; Labor and Employment; Civil Rights Defense; Litigation; Administrative Law. Email: Jefferson L. Blomquist | | Michael P. Cunningham (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 18, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Maryland; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2001, District of Columbia; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., cum laude, 1995); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Recipient, C. Richard Martin Award. Comments Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1998-1999. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Michael P. Cunningham | | James F. Taylor (Member) born Silver Spring, Maryland, February 28, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1993); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Heuisler Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Civil Procedure. Business Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1995-1996. Law Clerk to the Honorable Irma S. Raker, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1996-1997. Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Regulation. Email: James F. Taylor | | Ernest A. Crofoot (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, July 21, 1948; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland. Education: Johns Hopkins University (A.S., 1982); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1982). Member, The Heuisler Honor Society of the University of Baltimore. (Resident, Chestertown Office). Practice Areas: Local Government Law; Public Finance; Contracts. Email: Ernest A. Crofoot | | —————————— | | Stacy L. Smith (Associate) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, May 21, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Oklahoma. (Not admitted in Maryland). Education: Loyola College (B.S., cum laude, 1994); Catholic University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: Thurgood Marshall American Inn of Court; Moot Court National Trial Team. Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation; ERISA Litigation. Email: Stacy L. Smith | | Amy L. Strachan (Associate) born Oceanside, New York, May 29, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in Maryland). Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1995); University of Notre Dame, London Law Program; Temple University (J.D., 2001). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Amy L. Strachan | | Tamal A. Banton (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, July 11, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Hampton University (B.A., 1998); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Kent County, Prince George's County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association. (Resident, Largo Office). Practice Areas: Local Government Law; Prisoners Rights; Contracts; Litigation. Email: Tamal A. Banton | | Shani Dinovitz (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, November 9, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Maryland. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., with honors, 2000); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 2004). Notes and Comments Editor, University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class, 2003-2004. Academic Achievement Program Teaching Fellow, 2002-2003. President, Jewish Law Students' Association, 2002-2004. Certified Volunteer, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Baltimore. Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Regulation; Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation; ERISA Litigation. Email: Shani Dinovitz | | Patrick W. Thomas (Associate) born Silver Spring, Maryland, July 28, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 2001); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Kent County and Maryland State Bar Associations. (Resident, Chestertown Office). Practice Areas: Local Government Law; Litigation. Email: Patrick W. Thomas | | Maribel Roig (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 28, 1973; admitted to bar, 2007, Maryland; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Princeton University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Harvard University (M.A., 1999; Ph.D., 2001); University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 2007). Associate Editor, Journal of Health Care Law and Policy, 2005-2007. Languages: Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation; ERISA Litigation. Email: Maribel Roig | | Justin S. Landreth (Associate) born La Mirada, California, July 13, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, New York. (Not admitted in Maryland). Education: University of Washington (B.A., 2003); American University Washington College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Order of the Coif. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation; ERISA Litigation. Email: Justin S. Landreth | | OF COUNSEL | | Kevin J. Best (Of Counsel) born Hicksville, Ohio, 1962; admitted to bar, 2003, Maryland; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1985); George Washington University (M.P.A., 1993); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Member: Anne Arundel County Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; Maryland Municipal Attorneys Association. [Lieutenant to Captain, United States Marine Corps, 2nd Marine Division and School of Infantry, 1985-1992]. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Administrative Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Kevin J. Best | | Stephen P. Carney (Of Counsel) born Morristown, New Jersey, August 14, 1950; admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: College of William and Mary (B.S., 1972); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary (J.D., 1980). Associate Editor, William and Mary Law Review, 1979-1980. Legal Writing Instructor, 1979-1980. Law Clerk to the Hon. J. Calvitt Clarke, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1980-1981. Author: "Spouse' s Fraud as a Bar to Insurance Recovery," 21 William and Mary Review 543 (Winter 1979). Adjunct Professor, Insurance Law, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (College of William and Mary), 2006— and University of Maryland School of Law, 2008—. General Counsel, Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland, 1988-2005. Certified Insurance and Reinsurance Arbitrator, ARIAS-U.S. Member: Governor's Commission on Practice Parameters, 1997-2001; Physician Insurers Association of America. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Regulation; Arbitration; Mediation; Legislative Practice. Email: Stephen P. Carney | | Gary C. Harriger (Of Counsel) born Bucyrus, Ohio, April 6, 1940; admitted to bar, 1977, Maryland. Education: University of Baltimore (B.S., cum laude, 1975; J.D., 1977). Adjunct Professor, Insurance Law, University of Baltimore School of Law, 1997—. Chairman, Panel of Hearing Examiners, Baltimore City Retirement Systems. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Regulation; Legislative Law; Government Relations. Email: Gary C. Harriger | | Robert H. Levan (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, 1931; admitted to bar, 1956, New York; 1970, Maryland; 1975, District of Columbia. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1952); University of Michigan (LL.B., 1955). Member, Labor Arbitration Panel, American Arbitration Association. Member: Prince George's County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Land Use; Government Law; Municipal Law; Administrative Law. Email: Robert H. Levan | | Christopher W. Poverman (Of Counsel) born November 29, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey; 1991, Delaware; 1992, Pennsylvania; 1993, Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: Susquehanna University (A.B., 1984); The American University (M.S., 1986); Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Loss Executive Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Fraud; Insurance Regulation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Christopher W. Poverman | | Deborah R. Rivkin (Of Counsel) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 30, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., cum laude, 1984); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Executive Director, League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland, Inc., 1992—. (Resident, Annapolis Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Governmental Law; Government Relations. Email: Deborah R. Rivkin | | Karen Plumer Ruff (Of Counsel) born Cheverly, Maryland, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland. Education: LaSalle University (B.A., cum laude, 1984); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1987). Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; Anne Arundel County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Government Law; Land Use. Email: Karen Plumer Ruff | | Ronald L. Souders (Of Counsel) born Hagerstown, Maryland, February 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania; 1983, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Norwich University (B.S., cum laude, 1969); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1972); Drexel University (M.B.A., 1976). Member: District of Columbia Bar; Pennsylvania Bar Association; Association of Life Insurance Counsel. (Resident, Chestertown Office). Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Regulation; Legislative Practice; Government Relations. Email: Ronald L. Souders | | Victor K. Tervala (Of Counsel) born New Rochelle, New York, August 11, 1952; admitted to bar, 1989, Maryland. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1974); University of Maryland (M.A., 1980); University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1989). Author: "Home Rule Options in Maryland". Co-Author: "Handbook for Maryland Municipal Officials". Member: Maryland State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Local Government Law. Email: Victor K. Tervala | Other Office Addresses:
Annapolis, Maryland Office: 200 Duke of Gloucester Street. 21401. Telephone: 410-269-1554. Facsimile: 410-268-0612.
Chestertown, Maryland Office: 315 High Street, Suite 202. 21620. Telephone: 410-810-1381. Facsimile: 410-810-1383.
Largo, Maryland Office: 9701 Apollo Drive, Suite 301. 20774. Telephone: 301-386-1400. Facsimile: 301-386-1452.
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