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| | Address | | 10 Light Street | | Baltimore, Maryland 21202-1487 | | (Independent City) | | | |
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| Miles & Stockbridge P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Trials in all Courts. Banking, Corporation, Taxation, Labor Relations, Employee Benefits, Intellectual Property, Products Liability Litigation, Bankruptcy and Creditors Remedies, Public Finance, Public Utility, Estates and Trusts, Environmental, International, Health Care, Real Estate Law, Employment Law and Discrimination. | | Firm Size: 212 | Representative Clients:
Bank of America; The Black & Decker Corporation; Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.; Chicago Title Insurance Company; Constellation Energy; Corning Glass Works; DaVita; Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.; Educate, Inc.; F.A. Davis & Sons, Inc.; Fidelity National Title Insurance Company; The First National Bank of Maryland; Harford County, Maryland; Host Marriott Corporation; Howard County, Maryland; Inova Health System; JLG Industries, Inc.; Johns Hopkins University; Kiplinger Editors Inc.; Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation; Lloyds of London; Maryland Community Development Administration; Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority; MacKenzie & Associates, Inc.; Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland; Merrill Lynch; Niro A/S; Nottingham Properties, Inc.; Owens Corning; Precision Tune, Inc.; Provident Bank of Maryland; Prudential Insurance Company of America; Schindler Elevator Corp.; Shand Morahan & Co.; Shore Health System, Inc.; Star Enterprise; Stewart Title Guaranty Co.; Sylvan Learning Systems; Texaco Inc.; Travelers Companies; Treasure Chest Advertising Company, Inc.; UPM Pharmaceuticals; U.S. Foodservice; Wells Aluminum Corp.; York International Corporation; Youth Services International. |
Other Office Locations of Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Cambridge, Maryland, U.S.A.
Columbia, Maryland, U.S.A.
Easton, Maryland, U.S.A.
Frederick, Maryland, U.S.A.
Rockville, Maryland, U.S.A.
Towson, Maryland, U.S.A.
McLean, Virginia, U.S.A.
| | Clarence W. Miles (1897-1977). | | Enos S. Stockbridge (1888-1963). | | Edward J. Adkins (Principal) born Annapolis, MD, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Maryland; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: Univ. of North Carolina (A.B., 1969); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1972). Order of the Coif. Member of Staff, Maryland Law Review, 1971-1972. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Future Interests. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law; Tax-Exempt Organizations. Email: Edward J. Adkins | | Cynthia Collins Allner (Principal) born Minneapolis, MN, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland. Education: Duke Univ. (B.A., 1979); Wake Forest Univ. (J.D., 1982). Chairman of the Board: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Baltimore Branch; Terralex International Law Firm Network. Author: "ABL in Acquisition Finance," Asset-Based Lending Journal (September 2005). Author: "Methods of Payment, Letters of Credit and Insurance-International Commercial Transactions," Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. (September 2005). Author: "Structuring Multi-National Asset-Based Financing Transactions," Asset-Based Lending Journal (September 2003). Member, Wake Forest University Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Maryland State and American (Member: Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section; International Law Section) Bar Associations. Languages: French and Italian. Practice Areas: International Finance; Asset-Based Lending; Commercial Finance; Corporate Finance. Email: Cynthia Collins Allner | | Harold Altscher (Principal) born Germany, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois; 1977, Maryland. Education: Rutgers Univ. (B.A., 1970); John Marshall Law Sch. (J.D., with honors, 1973); George Washington Univ. Law Sch. (LL.M. in Taxation, 1976). Instructor, Legal Writing, John Marshall Law School, 1973. Chairman, Bond Attorneys' Workshop, 1987. Member, Board of Directors, National Assn. of Board Lawyers, 1987. Chairman, Committee on Federal Tax Matters, 1981-1984. Member: Maryland State (Co-Chairman, Sub-Committee on Tax-Exempt Financing, 1981-1984) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Fellow, American College of Bond Counsel. [Capt., JAGC, USAF, 1973-1977]. Practice Areas: Municipal Bond; Taxation. Email: Harold Altscher | | Gianna J. Arnold (Principal) born Van Nuys, CA, 1959; admitted to bar, 1993, Massachusetts; 1997, Virginia; 2004, District of Columbia; 2006, Maryland; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Northern AZ Univ. (B.S., Chemistry, 1982); Franklin Pierce Law Ctr. (J.D., 1992; M.S., Intellectual Property, 1993); Johns Hopkins Univ. (M.S., Biotechnology, 2004). (Also at 800 West Baltimore Street and Columbia, Maryland and McLean, Virginia Offices). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Intellectual Property; Technology Law; Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property. | | Jason Edward Balog (Principal) admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland. Education: University of Baltimore (B.S., 1994; J.D., 1997); Georgetown University School of Law (LL.M., 1997). (Also at 800 West Baltimore Street Office). Practice Areas: Biotechnology; Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology and Science. Email: Jason Edward Balog | | Robert S. Brennen (Principal) born Camden, NJ, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Univ. of Pittsburgh (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); Georgetown Univ. Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Member: Board of Directors, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, Inc.; Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association; Board of Trustees, Garrison Forest School. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Corporate Securities Fraud; Intellectual Property; Antitrust; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Insurance Coverage; Unfair Trade Practices; Estates and Trusts; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Robert S. Brennen | | Robin Z. Bush (Principal) born Harrisburg, PA, 1963; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland. Education: Pennsylvania State Univ. (B.S., 1985); Univ. of Baltimore (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Heuisler Honor Society. Licensed Landscape Architect, 1989, Maryland. Practice Areas: Corporate. Email: Robin Z. Bush | | Shaun F. Carrick (Principal) born Reading, England, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A. in International Relations, 1979; J.D., 1982); Univ. of Exeter, England. Pi Sigma Alpha; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Book Award for Commercial Law and Torts. Member, William & Mary Law Review, 1980-1982. Member: Maryland State and American (Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Real Estate Finance; Housing Finance. Email: Shaun F. Carrick | | R. Stephen Carroll (Principal) born Washington, DC, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: Shepherd College; Univ. of Maryland (B.S., in Finance, summa cum laude, 1984; B.A., in Economics, magna cum laude, 1984); Georgetown Univ. Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: American Bar Association; Baltimore/Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce (Chairman Elect); Howard County Chamber of Commerce (Past General Counsel); Class of 2000 Leadership Howard County (Graduate). (Also at Columbia, Maryland Office). Practice Areas: Traditional Business; Corporate; Real Estate. Email: R. Stephen Carroll | | Timothy R. Casgar (Principal) born Cleveland, OH, 1941; admitted to bar, 1970, Florida; 1974, Maryland. Education: Harvard Univ. (A.B., cum laude, 1963); Stanford Univ. (LL.B., 1967). Member, Board of Directors, Milwaukee Legal Aid Society, 1970-1972. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Assns; The Florida Bar. (Also at Easton Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Finance; General Corporate. Email: Timothy R. Casgar | | George M. Church (Principal) born Atlanta, GA, 1946; admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia, Maryland, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 1970); University of Baltimore (M.B.A., summa cum laude, 1975; J.D., cum laude, 1977). Former Assistant Professor, School of Business, University of Baltimore. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Baltimore County and Maryland State Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Maryland Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Risk Management; Products Liability. Email: George M. Church | | Michele L. Cohen (Principal) born Queens, NY, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland; 1991, District of Columbia. Education: American Univ. (B.A., Public Communications, 1986); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Criminal Law and Real Estate Transactions. Executive Editor, Maryland Journal of International Law and Trade, 1988-1990. Author: "United States v. Verdugo-Urguidez: The Fourth Amendment Has Limited Applicability to Aliens," 14:2 Maryland Journal of International Law and Trade, 175, Fall 1990; "Understanding Copyrights," American Bar Association Model Website Project, December 20, 2004. Speaker, Mid-Atlantic CIO Forum. Member: Howard County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; Business Women's Network of Howard County (Past President and Board Member); Commercial Real Estate Women - Baltimore, Inc. (Secretary); Women in Bio, High Tech Council of Maryland; Licensing Executives Society. (Also at Columbia, Maryland Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Internet Law; Technology Contracts; Science Contracts. Email: Michele L. Cohen | | Ann T. Cole (Principal) born Taipei, Taiwan, 1976; admitted to bar, 1999, Maryland. Education: Emory Univ. (B.A., 1996; J.D., 1999). Order of Barristers; Order of Emory Advocates. Lamar Inn of Court, 1998-1999. Member, National Moot Court Team. Former Assistant Attorney General representing the State of Maryland's Department of Housing and Community Development. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Real Estate Transactions; Land Use and Development. Email: Ann T. Cole | | J. Mark Coulson (Principal) born Philadelphia, PA, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Maryland; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: LaSalle Univ. (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Duke Univ. (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif. Staff Editor, Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland and American Bar Associations; Maryland Defense Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense; Commercial Litigation; General Litigation. Email: J. Mark Coulson | | Suzzanne W. Decker (Principal) born Corpus Christie, TX, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Virginia; 1995, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Fourth Circuits. Education: Mary Washington College (B.A., 1990); Catholic Univ. of America (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Affirmative Action; Employment Discrimination; Harassment; Personnel Training; ERISA Litigation; Family Medical Leave Act; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Wage and Hour Law. Email: Suzzanne W. Decker | | John R. Devine (Principal) born Albany, NY, 1956; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1978); The Catholic Univ. of America (M.A., 1984); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1987). Member, 1985-1986 and Associate Editor, 1986-1987, Univ. of Maryland Law Review. Co-Author: "Maryland Commercial Financing Forms." Member: Maryland State Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Real Estate and Commercial Lending. Email: John R. Devine | | Linda V. Donhauser (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1965; admitted to bar, 1989, Maryland; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1999, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Villa Julie College (A.A., 1985); Univ. of Baltimore (B.A., cum laude, 1987; J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Torts I; Distinguished Alumni Award, Villa Julie College, 2006. Co-Author: "Foreclosure and Repossession in Maryland, How to do it Right," National Business Institute, Inc. (1990). Character Committee, Court of Appeals of Maryland for the Sixth Appellate Circuit. Graduate, Greater Baltimore Committee's Leadership Program, 2004. Chair, Executive Committee, 2001-2002 and Member, Executive Committee, 1991-2006, Lawyers' Campaign Against Hunger. Life Member, National Registry of Who's Who, 2000. Speaking Engagements: "Commercial Collections Workshop," NationsBank, N.A., Charlotte, North Carolina (December 1998); "Mock Chapter 11 Confirmation Hearing," Robert Morris Associates, Alexandria, Virginia (May 2001); "Selected Bankruptcy and Financing Issues," MBNA America Bank, N.A., Wilmington, Delaware (July 2003); "Seminar on Selected Bankruptcy Issues, Consumer Debt Collection and Foreclosure Proceedings in Maryland," FCNB Bank, Frederick, Maryland (December 1997); "Securities As Collateral - What You Need to Know to Successfully Handle Loans and Workouts Involving Securities as Collateral," Bank of America, N.A., Charlotte, North Carolina (2005); "The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: A Brief Introduction," Risk Management Association, Chesapeake Chapter and Mid-Atlantic National Association of Credit Managers (2005); "Commercial Loan Workouts, Enforcement Proceedings, Foreclosure Sales and Bankruptcies - What the Special Assets Group Should Know," Bank of America, N.A., Providence, Rhode Island (2006); "The Advent of Second Lien Lending and the Swing of the Pendulum under BAPCPA," American Bankruptcy Institute, Second Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop (2006). Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Bankruptcy Bar Association of Maryland; American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association; International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation. Reported Cases: In re Regional Bldg. Systems, Inc., 320 F. 3d 482, 40 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 256, Bankr. L. Rep. P 78,809, 4th Cir. (Md.), Feb 21, 2003; In re Regional Bldg. Systems, Inc., 254 F.3d 528, 46 Collier Bankr. Cas.2d 946, 38 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 20, 4th Cir. (Md.), Jun 29, 2001; In re Regional Building Systems, Inc., 273 B.R. 423, Bankr.D.Md., Feb 23, 2001; In re Regional Bldg. Systems, 251 F.R. 274, Bankr.D.Md., Jul 22, 2000; In re Ginn, 186 B.R. 898, 8 Fourth Cir. & D.C. Bankr. 235, Bankr.D.Md., Sep 20, 1995; In re Rubin, 154 B.R. 897, Bankr.D.,Md., Dec.04, 1992; In re Ridgely Communications, Inc., 139 B.R. 374, 70 Rad. Reg. 2d (P & F) 1171, Bankr.L.Rep. P 74,614, 17 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 877, Bankr.D.Md., Apr 15, 1992; In re Bernard Hill, Inc., 133 B.R. 61, Bankr.D.Md., Jun 28, 1991; In re Jeffrey Bigelow Desigin Group, Inc., 127 B.R. 580, D.Md., Feb 13, 1991. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation. Email: Linda V. Donhauser | | Robert L. Doory, Jr. (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Maryland. Education: Lehigh Univ. (B.A., 1970); Columbia Univ. (J.D., 1973). Law Clerk to Honorable Alexander Harvey, II, U.S. District Court for Maryland, 1973-1974. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Banking. Email: Robert L. Doory, Jr. | | James C. Doub (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Maryland. Education: Cornell Univ. (A.B., 1969); Univ. of Virginia (J.D., 1972). Law Clerk, to the Honorable Herbert F. Murray, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 1972-1973. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations (Member, Negotiated Acquisitions Committee, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: International Business; Foreign Investment in U.S.; International Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Commercial Law; Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: James C. Doub | | Robert S. Downs (Principal) born Providence, RI, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: Univ. of ME (B.A., with highest distinction, 1973); Univ. of VA (M.A., 1974); Univ. of MD (J.D., with honors, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha. Contributing Writer, Business Law Column, Baltimore Business Journal, 1985-1989. Professor of Business Law, Baltimore County Community College, 1988-1998. Member: Bar Assn. of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American (Member, Small Business Committee) Bar Assns.; American Immigration Lawyers Assn. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Business Immigration; Computers and Software; Foreign Investment in the United States; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Contracts; International Law; International Trade; Securities. Email: Robert S. Downs | | Michael G. DuFour (Principal) born Washington, DC, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: Villanova Univ. (B.A., History/Philosophy, 1986); Catholic Univ. of America (J.D., 1989). Member: Montgomery County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Corporate Law; Securities; Real Estate Transactions; Land Use; Land Development. Email: Michael G. DuFour | | Jessica Anna-Christina du Hoffmann (Principal) born New York, NY, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Maryland; 2002, District of Columbia; 2008, New York. Education: Washington College (B.A., 1996); Univ. of Baltimore (J.D., 1999). Member: District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Jessica Anna-Christina du Hoffmann | | Craig A. Enck (Principal) born Lebanon, PA, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania; 1989, Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1985); George Washington Univ. (J.D., with honors, 1988). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; The District of Columbia Bar; Pennsylvania, Maryland and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Lending; Real Estate Lending. Email: Craig A. Enck | | Kirsten M. Eriksson (Principal) born Manchester, CT, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2002, Maryland; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2003, District of Columbia. Education: Amherst College (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Georgetown Univ. Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif. Author: "Preserving the Independence of Independent Contractors"; "Ask the Counsel" (Employee Handbooks); "Intermittent Leave Under the Family and Medical Leave Act"; "The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Will You Be Ready When the Whistle Blows?" Member, Board of Directors, Ronald McDonald House, Baltimore. Member: New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Family and Medical Leave Act; Wage and Hour Law; Covenants Not To Compete; Fair Labor Standards; Noncompete Litigation; Personnel Training. Email: Kirsten M. Eriksson | | John R. Fischel (Principal) born Charleston, SC, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland. Education: Coll. of William & Mary (B.A., 1991); Univ. of Pittsburgh (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1996-1997. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Title Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Financial Institutions Litigation; Health Care. Email: John R. Fischel | | Steven D. Frenkil (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1954; admitted to bar, 1977, Maryland; 1978, District of Columbia. Education: George Washington Univ. (B.A., with distinction, 1974); Univ. of MD (J.D., with honors, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Asst. Editor, Maryland Law Review, 1975-1977. Co-Author: "Who Are Your Faculty and Staff? Background Checks in Academe," National Association of College and University Attorneys; "Digest of Maryland Cases on Discrimination," MICPEL, 1985; "Negligent Hiring and Retention: Background Checks, Reference Checks and Other Issues," National Association of College and University Attorneys, March 2006; "Medical Center Employment Issues: Tell Me Where It Hurts," National Association of College and University Attorneys, June 2003. Member: American Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar; Federal Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; National Association of College and University Attorneys; Society for Human Resources Management. (Also at Columbia, Maryland Office). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Discrimination Law; Education Law; Sexual Harassment Law; Management Labor Law; ERISA; Covenants not to Compete; Wage and Hour. Email: Steven D. Frenkil | | John B. Frisch (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Maryland. Education: Dickinson College (B.S., 1980); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Univ. of Maryland Law Review, 1981-1983. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Governance; Business Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Life Sciences. Email: John B. Frisch | | James P. Garland (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1931; admitted to bar, 1956, Maryland. Education: Loyola College (A.B., 1953) Alpha Sigma Nu; Villanova Univ. (LL.B., 1956). Member, Editorial Board, Villanova Law Review, 1954-1956. Life Member, Board of Consultors, Villanova Law School, 1960—. Asst. Attorney General of Maryland, 1961-1963. Hearing Examiner, Maryland State Board of Education, 1974-1976. Member, Advisory Board, Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics of the Univ. of Baltimore, 1987—; Chairman, 1997. Member: Baltimore County, Maryland State (Past Chairman, 1983-1986 and Member, 1982-1993, Special Committee on Law Practice Quality; Past Chairman, Section of Labor and Employment Law) and Federal Bar Associations; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Chairman, Committee on Attorney-Client Relationships, 2008); Maryland Bar Foundation; Barrister's Club. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor Law; Employment Discrimination Law; Insurance Coverage; Appellate Practice; Communications Law. Email: James P. Garland | | Steven M. Gevarter (Principal) born Newark, NJ, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Delaware; 1979, Pennsylvania; 1985, Maryland. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1973); Villanova Univ. (J.D., cum laude, 1976); New York Univ. (LL.M., 1982). Pi Gamma Mu. Case and Comments Editor, Villanova Law Review, 1975-1976. Author: Casenote, 20 Villanova Law Review 615, 1975. Law Clerk, Chief Justice, Delaware Supreme Court, 1976-1977. Member: Maryland State and American (Member, Section on Taxation) Bar Associations. (Also at Columbia, Maryland Office). Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Corporate Law; Business Law; Estate Planning. Email: Steven M. Gevarter | | Nancy E. Greene (Principal) born Wilmington, DE, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland. Education: Washington Coll. (B.A., 1993); Univ. of MD (J.D., 1997); St. Johns Coll. (M.A., 1997). Member: Commercial Real Estate Women; International Council of Shopping Centers. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Lending; Real Estate Development; Commercial Transactions. Email: Nancy E. Greene | | Lawrence F. Haislip (Principal) born Annapolis, MD, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Maryland. Education: Johns Hopkins Univ. (A.B., 1977); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 1980). Law Clerk to Judge H. Kemp MacDaniel, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, 1980-1981. Former Instructor, Real Property, Univ. College, Univ. of Maryland. Authorized Agent for Chicago Title Company, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company. Member: Baltimore County, Maryland State (Member, Real Property, Planning and Zoning Section) and American (Member, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; Maryland Land Title Association. (Also at Towson, Maryland Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Title Insurance; Commercial Lending. Email: Lawrence F. Haislip | | Heidi A. Hansan (Principal) born Muncie, IN, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Notre Dame (B.A., 1991); Emory Univ. (J.D., 1997). Order of the Coif. Member: Maryland State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Real Estate; Affordable Housing. Email: Heidi A. Hansan | | Timothy A. Hodge, Jr. (Principal) admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland; 1992, District of Columbia; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Duke Univ. (A.B., 1987); Washington & Lee Univ. (J.D., 1990). Lead Articles Editor, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1989-1990. Member: Maryland State Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Technology and Science; Administrative Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Contracts. Email: Timothy A. Hodge, Jr. | | Joseph W. Hovermill (Principal) born Hagerstown, MD, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Maryland; ;1994, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1996, District of Columbia. Education: Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., summa cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. Editor, Maryland Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Frederic N. Smalkin, U.S. District Judge. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Baltimore County Bar Association; Federal Bar Association (D.Md.); Maryland State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Mass Torts; Insurance Coverage; Class Actions. Email: Joseph W. Hovermill | | Marian C. Hwang (Principal) born Mineola, NY, 1950; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Hofstra Univ. (B.A., cum laude, 1972); Georgetown Univ. (J.D., 1984). Associate Editor, The Tax Lawyer, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to Robert C. Murphy, Chief Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1984-1985. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State, American and National Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Environmental Law Institute. Practice Areas: Environmental Counseling; Environmental Litigation. Email: Marian C. Hwang | | Christopher R. Johnson (Principal) born Newport News, VA, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Kentucky; 1999, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Virginia (B.A., 1991); College of William & Mary School of Law (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Christopher R. Johnson | | Martha Lessman Katz (Principal) born Chicago, IL, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1981, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1993, Maryland; 1995, District of Columbia. Education: Washington Univ. (A.B., 1974); Loyola Univ. (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Baltimore City, Maryland State, Illinois State and American (Member, Sections on: Science and Technology, Computer Law Division) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Section on: Computer and Telecommunications Law); State Bar of California. Practice Areas: High Technology Transactions; Internet Law; Intellectual Property Law. Email: Martha Lessman Katz | | Dale P. Kelberman (Member) born Bronx, NY, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Maryland; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., 1971); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1974). Assistant States Attorney, Baltimore City, 1975-1979. Assistant Maryland Attorney General, 1979-1987. Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland, 1987-2003. Member: Maryland State, Federal (Member, Board of Directors, Maryland Chapter) and American (Member, White Collar Crime Commission) Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Special Investigations. Email: Dale P. Kelberman | | Anthony W. Kraus (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Maryland; 1980, District of Columbia. Education: Reed College (B.A., 1972); Cornell Univ. Law School (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "What You Need to Know About Purchase-and-Hire Arrangements," 52 The Practical Lawyer, No. 2, 38 (2006); "Ratification of Torts: An Overview and Critique of the Traditional Doctrine and Its Recent Extension to Claims of Workplace Harassment," 32 Tort and Insurance Law Journal 807 (1997); "Absolute Protection for Intracorporate Personnel Communications Under Defamation Law: A Philosophical Reappraisal of the Nonpublication Doctrine," 25 U. Memphis L.R. 155 (1994); "Repayment Agreements for Employee Training Costs," 44 Lab. L.J. 49 (1993); "The Origin, Development and Unresolved Issues of Abusive Discharge Law in Maryland," MICPEL 1987. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Business Litigation; Antitrust and Labor Relations Law; Labor and Employment. Email: Anthony W. Kraus | | Daniel R. Lanier (Principal) born Richmond, VA, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland. Education: Towson State Univ. (B.S., 1981); Univ. of Baltimore (J.D., 1985). Staff and Associate Editor, Univ. of Baltimore Law Review, 1984-1985. Author: Case Note, "Joint Tort-Feasor's Payment for Pro Rata Share Operator to Satisfy Injured Party's Judgement Entered Against Non-Settling Joint Tort-Feasor," Martinez v. Lopez, 300 Md. 91, 476 A.2d 197 (1994) 15 U. Balt. l. Rev 330 (1985-1986). Former Chairman, Product Liability Subcommittee for the Maryland Assn. of Defense Trial Lawyers. Maryland Editor, Product Liability Desk Reference. National Coordinating Panel to Black and Decker (U.S.) Inc. for United Power Tool Litigation. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Product Liability; Medical Malpractice; Corporate Litigation. Email: Daniel R. Lanier | | F. Ford Loker, Jr. (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Maryland; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, District of Columbia. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., 1969); University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1972). Editor: DRI's "Industrywide News," 1999-2001. Author: "Proof of Product Exposure in Asbestos Litigation; The De Minimis Rule," 1988; "Expert Testimony in Trial Practice in Maryland," 1995; "Distinguishing Between Asbestosis and Silicosis," MIM Reptr., vol. VIII, No. 1, 2005. Co-Chair for MDC on Joint Committee presenting seminar: "The Maryland Jury," 2005. Member, International Association of Defense Counsel, 1995-1998. Member: Maryland State Bar Association; Maryland Defense Counsel (President, 1995-1996; Executive Board, 1985-2004); Defense Research Institute (Member, Steering Committee, 1997 National Meeting; State Representative, 1998-2002). Reported Cases: Lohrmann v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp. 782 F.2d 1156 (1986); White v. Celotex Corp. 878 F.2d 144 (4th Cir 1989); Miller v. State of Maryland, 577 F.2d 1158 (4th Cir 1978); Reaves v. Westinghouse Electric Corp., 683 F.Supp. 521 (USDC Md. 1988); Knauer v. Johns-Manville Corp. 638. F.Supp. 1369 (USDC Md. 1986); Avery v. State of Maryland 515 F.Supp. 818 (USDC Md. 1980); Md. 1984. Platt v. Platt 485 A.2d 250; Md. 1984. Weinberg v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. 473 A.2d 22; Md. 1983. Pierce v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. 464 A.2d 1020; Md. 1981. Brady v. State 434 A.2d 574; Md.App. 1981. Leuschner v. State 433 A.2d 1195; Md.App. 1981. Porreca v. State 433 A.2d 1204; Md. 1981. Smith v. State 433 A.2d 1143; Md.App. 1981. Meyer v. State 431 A.2d 738; Md. 1981. Wiener v. State 430 A.2d 588; Md.App. 1981. 400 East Baltimore St., Inc. v. State 431 A.2d 682; Md.App. 1981. Randall Book Corp. v. State 430 A.2d 624; Md.App. 1981. Donalds v. State 430 A.2d 113; Md. 1981. In re Dewayne H. 430 A.2d 76; Md.App. 1981. In re Stephen J. 429 A.2d 307; Md.App. 1981. Smith v. State 427 A.2d 1064; Md.App. 1981. Wright v. State 425 A.2d 1385; Md.App. 1981. Meyer v. State 425 A.2d 664; Md. 1981. State v. Miller 424 A.2d 1109; Md. App. 1980. Elchin v. State 424 A.2d 155; Md. App. 1980. Lee v. State 422 A.2d 62; Md. 1980. Kennedy v. State 421 A.2d 1376; Md. App. 1980. State v. Armstrong 421 A.2d 98; Md. App. 1980. Brady v. State 419 A.2d 390; Md.App. 1980. Reemsnyder v. State 416 A.2d 767; Md. 1980. Jackson v. State 416 A.2d 278; Md.App. 1980 Fuller v. State 413 A.2d 277; Md. App. 1980. Leuschner v. State 413 A.2d 227, 45 Md.App. 323; Md.App. 1980. Kennedy v. State 410 A.2d 1097; Md.App. 1980. Miller v. State 410 A.2d 1097; Md.1980. Parks v. State 410 A.2d 597; Md. 1980. In re James S. 410 A.2d 586; Md.App. 1979. Carter v. State 408 A.2d 1335; Md.App. 1979. Brown v. State 410 A.2d 17, 44 Md.App. 71; Md.App. 1979. Hughes v. State 407 A.2d 330, 43 Md.App. 698; Md.App. 1979. Bonner v. State 406 A.2d 646; Md. 1979. State v. Hicks 403 A.2d 356; Md.App. 1979. Davis v. State 402 A.2d 77; Md.App. 1979. Watkins v. State 400 A.2d 464; Md.App. 1979. Lloyd v. State 399 A.2d 932; Md.App. 1979. Fairbanks v. State 398 A.2d 814; Md.App. 1979. Ellerba v. State 398 A.2d 1250; Md.App. 1979. Leuschner v. State 397 A.2d 622; Md.App. 1979. Parks v. State 397 A.2d 212; Md. 1979. Clark v. State 396 A.2d 243; Md.App. 1978. State v. Rogers 392 A.2d 1186; Md.App. 1978. Hopkins v. Maryland Inmate Grievance Commission 391 A.2d 1213; Md. 1978. Merrick v. State 389 A.2d 328; Md.App. 1978. Sydnor v. State 387 A.2d 297; Md.App. 1978. Anderson v. State 387 A.2d 281; Md. 1978. Logue v. State 386 A.2d 780; Md.App. 1978. State v. Rawlings, 381 A.2d 708., 38 Md. App. 479; Md.App. 1978. Carter v. State, 381 A.2d 309; Md.1977. Hartford County Ed. Assn v. Board of Ed. of Harford County, 380 A.2d 1041; Md. 1977. Coleman v. State, 380 A.2d 49; Md.App. 1977. Hennessy v. State, 378 A.2d 205; Md.App. 1977. Gray v. State, 375 A.2d 31., 36 Md.App. 708; Md.App. 1977. Bey v. State, 373 A.2d 1291, 36 Md.App. 529; Md.App. 1977. Lee v. State, 373 A.2d 331, 36 Md.App. 249; Md.Appp. 1975. Dill v. State, 332 A.2d 690, 24 Md.App. 695; Md.App.1974. Wilson v. State, 321 A.2d 549; AC& S, Inc. v. Godwin 340 Md. 334, 667 A 2d. 116 (1995); Keene Corp. v. Abate, 92 Md. App. 362, 608 A.2d 811 (1992); Keene Corp. v. Hall 96 Md. App 644, 626 A.2d 997 (1993); Marini v. Taco Bell Corp. 1990 U.S. Dist. Lexis 13193; Todd v. Armstrong World Indus. 2001 U.S. Dist. 17840; Aaberg v. AC&S, Inc. 152 F.R.D. 498, 27 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1552 (1994); Leuschner v. State, 451 S. Ct. 1014, 101 S. Ct. 3001, 69 L.Ed.2d 385 (1981); In Re Asbestos Cases, 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15308 (1990); Brady v. State, 288 Md. 61, 415 A.2d 1126 (1980); Binnix v. Johns-Mansville Products Corporation, 593 F. Supp. 1180; 1984 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23443 (USDA Md. 1988); Keene Corp. v. Verdin; Verdin v. Keene Corp., 1993 Md. App. LEXIS 169 (Md.App.). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Litigation; Mass Torts; Toxic Torts. Email: F. Ford Loker, Jr. | | Stefan Jan Marculewicz (Principal) born Beverly, MA, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Maryland. Education: Lawrence Univ. (B.A., 1988); Catholic Univ. of America (J.D., 1993). Author, Some Tough Questions for Challenges to Preemployment Drug Testing, 10 J.Contemp. Health L. & Pol'y 243 (1994). Field Atty., National Labor Relations Board: Forth Worth, Texas, 1993-1996; Baltimore Maryland, 1996-1997. Counsel to the U.S. Employer Representative to the International Labor Organization, 2005—. Co-Chair, Subcommittee of International Labor Law Policy and Member, Labor Relations Committee, U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; International Labor Law; Litigation. Email: Stefan Jan Marculewicz | | Jeffrey A. Markowitz (Principal) born Philadelphia, PA, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland. Education: Villanova Univ. (B.S., summa cum laude, 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi. Research/Projects Editor, Villanova Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: Note, "Evidence - Independent Auditor's Tax Accrual Workpapers Shielded From IRS Summons Power by Accountant Work-Product Privilege," 28 Villanova Law Review, 434, Jan., 1983. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Jeffrey A. Markowitz | | John E. McCann, Jr. (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Maryland. Education: Loyola College (B.A., 1988); Washington & Lee Univ. (J.D., 1991). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American (Member, Antitrust Section) Bar Associations; Maryland Defense Counsel, Inc. Reported Cases: MMI Products, Inc. v. Long, 2005 WL 757073 (D. Md., April 1, 2005); The Black & Decker Corporation v. United States, 340 F. Supp. 2d 621 (D. Md., October 22, 2004); Substantial Investments v. D'Angelo Franchising Corp., 2004 WL 1932749 (D. Mass., August 30, 2004); The Black & Decker Corporation v. United States, 2000 WL 2051215 (D. Md., August 3, 2004); The Black & Decker Corporation v. United States, 2000 WL 500847 (D. Md., February 19, 2004); Patuxent Technology Partners, LLC v. Verizon Network Integration Corp., 2003 WL 23498497 (Md. Cir. Ct., December 10, 2003); The Black & Decker Corporation v. United States, 219 F.R.D. 87 (D. Md., September 15, 2003); Eastern Shore Markets, Inc. v. J.D. Associates L.P., 213 F.3d 175 (4th Cir. 2000); Eastern Shore Markets, Inc. v. J.D. Associates L.P., Civil No. S-98-2994, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5158 (March 29, 1999); Nutramax Laboratories, Inc. v. Twin Labs, Inc., 32 F. Supp. 2d 331 (D. Md. 1999); E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Forma-Pack, Inc., 351 Md. 396, 178 A.2d 1129 (1998); Ostrzenski v. Columbia Hospital for Women, 158 F.3d 1289 (D.C. Cir. 1998); Goodwich v. Nolan, 343 Md. 130, 680 A.2d 1040 (1996); Bright v. Lake Linganore Assn., Inc., 104 Md. App. 394, 656 A.2d 377 (1995); Goodwich v. Nolan, 102 Md. App. 499, 1650 A.2d 296 (1994); Domingo v. Paul, Civil No. HAR 92-686, 1992 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17328 (D. Md. 1992). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Commercial Litigation. | | Timothy L. Mullin, Jr. (Principal) born Philadelphia, PA, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Maryland; 1984, District of Columbia. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Georgetown Univ. (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, Chairman's Award, Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, 2008. Editor, Law & Policy in International Business, 1980. Author: "Interstate Deposition Statutes: Survey and Analysis," 11 U. of Balt. Law Rev. 1, 1981; "Judicial Review of Health Claims Arbitration Awards: Practice and Pitfalls," 17 U. of Balt. Law Rev. 433, 1988. Editorial Board: The Daubert Compendium, Defense Research Institute, 2002, 2004 and 2006. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of Baltimore City; Product Liability Advisory Council; Defense Research Institute (Co-Chair, Fire and Property Damage Subcommittee of the Product Liability Committee, 2000-2007); Maryland Defense Counsel, Inc. (Member, Executive Committee, 1990-1993); National Fire Protection Association; International Association of Arson Investigators (Chair, Medical Malpractice Law Committee, 1990-1992). Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Fire Litigation; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Product Safety; Title Insurance Litigation. Email: Timothy L. Mullin, Jr. | | John H. Murray (Principal) born Washington, DC, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia; 1978, District of Columbia; 1982, Maryland. Education: VA Wesleyan Coll. (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); Univ. of VA (J.D., 1977); Univ. of London. Special Asst. Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1979-1982. (Also at Easton Office). Practice Areas: Land Use and Development; Hospital Law; Health Care Law; Employment Relations. Email: John H. Murray | | Joel L. Perrell, Jr. (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: Univ. of Maryland (B.S., B.A., 1995; J.D., with honors, 1998). | | Douglas B. Pfeiffer (Principal) admitted to bar, 1980, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Washington College (B.A., 1975); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 1980). Court Certified Mediator, Circuit Courts of Maryland. Volunteer Mediator, District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County. Former Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore, County, Maryland. Member: Maryland Defense Counsel, Inc.; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Products Liability; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Criminal Defense. Email: Douglas B. Pfeiffer | | Kathleen Pontone (Principal) born Jersey City, NJ, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, California; 1980, District of Columbia; 1981, Maryland. Education: Vassar College (A.B., with honors, 1972); Duke Univ. (J.D., 1977). Member: State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar; Federal Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Women's Bar Association of Maryland; Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Chair, Labor and Employment Section, 1992-1993). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Sexual Harassment Law; Occupational Safety and Health; Housing Discrimination; Employment Discrimination Law; Labor Law. Email: Kathleen Pontone | | Thomas D. Renda (Principal) born Brooklyn, NY, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland; 1989, Virginia; 1992, District of Columbia. Education: Univ. of Virginia (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Thomas D. Renda | | George K. Reynolds, III (Principal) born Lancaster, PA, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Maryland. Education: Wesleyan Univ. (B.A., with honors, 1968); Boston Univ. (J.D., 1976 ). Member, Boston Univ. Law Review, 1974-1975. Co-Editor, Maryland Taxes, 3rd Ed., 2001. Co-Author: "Current Tax Developments," Estate Planning Magazine, 1977-1983. Fellow and Maryland State Chair, 2001-2006, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Chairman, Section of Taxation, Maryland State Bar Association, 1992-1993. [With U.S. Navy, 1968-1972]. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Planning; Taxation. Email: George K. Reynolds, III | | E. Hutchinson Robbins, Jr. (Principal) born New York, NY, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Maryland; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Trinity College (B.A., with honors, 1988); Duke Univ. (J.D., with honors, 1993). Member: Maryland State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Harte-Hanks Direct Marketing/Baltimore, Inc. v. VariLease Tech. Fin. Group, Inc., 299 F. Supp. 2d 505 (D. Md. 2004); Ray v. CitiFinancial, Inc., 228 F. Supp. 2d 664 (D. Md. 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: E. Hutchinson Robbins, Jr. | | Frederick W. Runge, Jr. (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Maryland. Education: Loyola College (B.A., 1970); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif; Alpha Sigma Nu. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2004. Member, Maryland Law Review, 1973-1974. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American (Member, Commercial Financial Services Section) Bar Associations; Association for Corporate Growth. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Mezzanine Lending; Workouts. Email: Frederick W. Runge, Jr. | | John R. Rutledge (Principal) born Midwest City, OK, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland. Education: Roanoke College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1982). Order of the Coif. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Lending; Real Estate Development; Commercial Lending. Email: John R. Rutledge | | Thomas J. St. Ville (Principal) born Hanover, NH, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Wisconsin and Oklahoma; 1988, Pennsylvania; 1992, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Notre Dame (A.B., 1975); Univ. of Tulsa (J.D., 1978); Univ. of Denver (LL.M., 1982). Adjunct Professor: Taxation, University of Tulsa College of Law, 1986-1988. Co-Author: "Educational Expenses: How to Meet the Several Tests Needed to Qualify Them as a Deduction," Tax Ideas, Vol. 41, No. 8 (Aug. 1994). Author: "Final Regs. on Fringe Benefits Fail to Resolve Many Substantive Issues," 72 J. Tax 210 (1990); "The Proposed Minimum Participation Regulations: A Step-by-Step Approach," 15 J. Pen. Plng. & Compl. 221 (1989). Member: Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Maryland State (Chairman, Employee Benefits Subcommittee, Section of Taxation, 1997—) and American (Member: Section of Taxation, Employee Benefits Subcommittee; Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation. Email: Thomas J. St. Ville | | Charles B. Schelberg (Principal) born Easton, MD, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Maryland. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1975); Univ. of Virginia (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Contracts. Email: Charles B. Schelberg | | Jeffrey H. Seibert (Principal) born Somerville, NJ, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland. Education: Trinity College (B.S., 1979); Georgetown Univ. (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member, Editorial Board, American Criminal Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate Secured Lending. Email: Jeffrey H. Seibert | | Robin Silver (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1989, District of Columbia; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Univ. of Maryland (B.A., 1977); Loyola College, Baltimore (M.S., 1978); Univ. of Baltimore (J.D., 1984). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Criminal Procedure and Civil Procedure. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association; Maryland Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Languages: American Sign Language. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Insurance; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Robin Silver | | Stephen M. Silvestri (Principal) born Providence, RI, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Maryland. Education: Providence College (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Catholic Univ. of America (J.D., 1979). Omicron Delta Epsilon. Production Editor, Catholic Univ. Law Review, 1978-1979. Law Clerk to Chairman John H. Fanning, National Labor Relations Board, 1978-1979. Contributing Editor, "The Developing Labor Law," 1986-1990. Board Member, 1991— and President, 1993—, Catholic Univ. Law Alumni. Associate, 1979-1987 and Partner, 1987-1992, Bowen & Semmes. Member: Maryland State (Member, Labor Law Section; Section Council, 1984-1988; Chair-Elect, 1988-1989; Chair, 1990-1992), American (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division) and Federal (Member, Board of Governors, Maryland Chapter, 1987-1991) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law; Employment Discrimination Law; Employee Benefits Litigation. Email: Stephen M. Silvestri | | John A. Stalfort (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Virginia (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1977); School of Business Administration, Univ. of Virginia (M.B.A., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Co-Author, Maryland Commercial Financing Forms, 1986—. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State (Chairman, Section of Business Law, 1995-1996) and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. (Also at Easton Office). Practice Areas: Public Finance Law; Lease Finance; Secured Lending. Email: John A. Stalfort | | Donna Preston Sturtz (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Maryland. Education: Duke Univ. (B.A., 1988); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif. Member, Univ. of Maryland Law Review, 1990-1991. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Donna Preston Sturtz | | Henry J. Suelau (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1950; admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Notre Dame (B.S.M.E., 1972); Loyola College (M.B.A., 1979); The George Washington Univ. (J.D., 1990). Member, 1988-1989 and Associate Editor, 1989-1990, The George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics. Listed in Best Lawyers in America in Immigration Law, 2006-2008. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Immigration Law; Public Utility Law. Email: Henry J. Suelau | | Paul D. Trinkoff (Principal) born New York, NY, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Rochester (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Univ. of North Carolina (J.D., 1981). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Creditors' Rights; Commercial Banking; Financial Law; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: Paul D. Trinkoff | | J. W. Thompson Webb (Principal) born Salisbury, MD, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1982, Maryland. Education: Williams College (A.B., 1977); Univ. of Virginia (J.D., 1980). Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance. Email: J. W. Thompson Webb | | Angela N. Whittaker-Pion (Principal) born Baltimore, MD, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Maryland; 2000, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia. Education: Univ. of MD, College Park (B.A., 1996); Catholic Univ. of America (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Moot Court. Law Journal. Thurgood Marshall American Inn of Court, 1998-1999. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Baltimore County and American Bar Associations; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; Defense Research Institute; Maryland Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Mass Torts; Complex Civil Litigation. Email: Angela N. Whittaker-Pion | | Jefferson V. Wright (Principal) born Washington, DC, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland. Education: Syracuse Univ.; Tufts Univ. (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Georgetown Univ. (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law and Commercial Law. Law Clerk to Judge J. Dudley Digges, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1979-1981. Member, Judicial Nominating Commission of Maryland, Trial Courts, 2003-2006. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Baltimore County, Maryland State (Chair, 1985-1986 and Member, 1982-1996, Committee on Ethics) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Banking Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Fraud Litigation. Email: Jefferson V. Wright | | OF COUNSEL | | Abraham Ahmad (Of Counsel) born Tehran, Iran, 1953; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland. Education: Catholic Univ. of America (B.M.E., M.M.E., summa cum laude, 1974); Stanford Univ. and Catholic Univ. of America (Ph.D., 1977); Georgetown Univ. (J.D., 1985). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial and Business Litigation; Corporate and Securities; Business Counseling; Contracts and Transactions; Real Estate Transactions; Land Use and Development. Email: Abraham Ahmad | | Joseph G. Billings (Of Counsel) born Fort Bragg, NC, 1948; admitted to bar, 1979, Maryland; 1997, District of Columbia. Education: Johns Hopkins Univ. (B.A., 1970); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., with honor, 1979). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Public Contract Law Section). [Captain, U.S. Army, 1970-1974; Captain, U.S. Naval Reserve, 1980—]. Practice Areas: Government Contracts Law; Small Business Law; Intellectual Property Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Joseph G. Billings | | Andrew E. Skopp (Counsel) born New London, CT, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; 2000, New York; 2002, Maryland. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., History and English, 1988); Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1993). Editor-in-Chief, Wisconsin International Law Journal, 1992-1993. Moderator/Panelist, American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law Annual Conference, 2003-2007. Lecturer, "Purchase and Sale Transactions: The Purchase and Sale Agreement," 2004-2007. Member: New York State, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Asset Based Finance; Commercial Finance; Equipment Finance and Leasing; Health Care Finance; International Finance; Public Finance; Real Estate; Affordable Housing. | | J. Gregory Yawman (Counsel) born Rochester, NY, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Maryland. Education: Cornell Univ. (B.S., 1976); State Univ. of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1979). Editor-in-Chief, Buffalo Law Review, 1978-1979. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Business Counseling; Contracts; Transactions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Disputes; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Securities Compliance. | | ASSOCIATE COUNSEL | | Lesley R. Amano (Associate Counsel) born Queens, NY, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Maryland. Education: Cornell Univ. (B.A., 1982; M.A., 1984); Univ. of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 1991). Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Immigration Law. Email: Lesley R. Amano | | Tessa Laspia Frederick (Associate Counsel) born Greenwich, CT, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Boston Univ. (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Univ. of Baltimore (J.D., 1997). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial and Business Litigation; Insurance Defense; Banking Litigation; Lead Paint Defense. Email: Tessa Laspia Frederick | | Ranak Janasi (Associate Counsel) born Hazelton, PA, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: Univ. of Rochester (B.A., 1996); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 2003). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; American Bar Association; Asian Pacific Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Ranak Janasi | | Paige Lescure (Associate Counsel) born Cheverly, MD, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1991, Maryland. Education: Wheaton College (B.A.); Univ. of Connecticut (J.D.); New York Univ. (LL.M.). Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; National Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law. Email: Paige Lescure | | —————————— | | Stephanie K. Baron (Associate) born Baltimore, MD; admitted to bar, 2003, Maryland; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Univ. of Maryland (B.S., 1999; J.D., 2003). Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, Maryland Law Review, 2002-2003. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Personnel Policies; Wage and Hour Law. Email: Stephanie K. Baron | | Joseph L. Beavers (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Maryland (B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1998); Univ. of Maryland School of Public Affairs (M.P.M., 2003); Univ. of Maryland School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2003). Associate Articles Editor, The Business Lawyer, 2002-2003. Member: Maryland State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Maryland Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Risk Management; Mass Torts; Products Liability. Email: Joseph L. Beavers | | Patricia A. Borenstein (Associate) born Baltimore, MD, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Maryland. Education: Northwestern Univ. (B.S.J., 2000); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 2004). Email: Patricia A. Borenstein | | Brian W. Casto (Associate) born Charleston, WV, 1974; admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 1998); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Law; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice. Email: Brian W. Casto | | John C. Celeste (Associate) born Paramus, NJ, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Maryland, College Park (B.A., 1997); Univ. of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 2001). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Email: John C. Celeste | | Laura A. Cellucci (Associate) born Newton, Massachusetts, September 30, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland. Education: Carnegie Mellon Univ. (B.S., 1992); Villanova Univ. (J.D., 1996). Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Maryland Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute, Inc. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Products Liability; Insurance Litigation. Email: Laura A. Cellucci | | Richard L. Costella (Associate) born Lansing, MI, 1963; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Towson State Univ. (B.S., 1987); Johns Hopkins Univ. (M.S., Business, 1994); West Virginia Univ. (J.D., 1998). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, West Virginia Law Review, 1997-1998. Law Clerk to the Hon. L. Edward Friend, II, Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of West Virginia, 1998-2000. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association; Turnaround Management Association; Commercial Law League of America. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation. Email: Richard L. Costella | | George W. Cox, Ph.D (Associate) born Bronx, NY, 1960; admitted to bar, 2006, Maryland and New Jersey. Education: Ohio Wesleyan Univ. (B.A., 1982); The Ohio State Univ. College of Medicine (Ph.D., 1987) Washington College of Law of American Univ. (J.D., 2006). (Also at Frederick Office). Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities; Business Counseling; Contracts and Transactions; Corporate Governance and Disputes; International Business Transactions; Intellectual Property and Technology; Licensing; Patents and Trademarks; Prosecution; Life Sciences, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical; Biotechnology; Business Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Technology and Science; Contracts. Email: George W. Cox, Ph.D | | Christopher R. Daily (Associate) born Voorhees, NJ, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2008, District of Columbia. Education: Washington Coll. (B.A., with honors, 1998); Washington Coll. of Law of Amer. Univ. (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Member: District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial and Business Litigation; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice. | | Christopher A. Davis (Associate) born Towson, MD, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Maryland. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); University of Baltimore (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Tax Law. Email: Christopher A. Davis | | Rebecca del Carmen (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Massachusetts; 2002, Minnesota and U.S. Tax Court. (Not admitted in Maryland). Education: Harvard Univ. (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995; J.D., cum laude, 2000). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Tax Law. Email: Rebecca del Carmen | | Michael T. Ebaugh (Associate) born Columbia, MD; admitted to bar, 2004, Maryland; 2005, Florida. Education: Univ. of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business (B.S., 1997); Univ. of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: Anne Arundel County and American Bar Associations; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Internet Law; Technology and Science. Email: Michael T. Ebaugh | | Justin Clark Eller (Associate) born Washington, DC, 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Virginia (B.A., 1991; J.D., 2000). Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Justin Clark Eller | | Donald E. English, Jr. (Associate) born Dayton, OH; admitted to bar, 2000, Maryland; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1995); George Washington Univ. (J.D., 1999). [Capt., U.S. Air Force, 1990-2000]. Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Donald E. English, Jr. | | Ethan S. Feldman (Associate) born Annapolis, MD, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland. Education: Washington Univ. (B.S.B.A., Finance, 1999); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Business Law; Contracts; Business Transactions; Corporate Governance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Venture Capital. Email: Ethan S. Feldman | | John M. Gilman (Associate) born Baltimore, MD; admitted to bar, 2002, Maryland; 2003, Virginia and District of Columbia; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee Univ. (B.A., 1999); Catholic Univ. of America (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; WARN Act; Collective Bargaining; Employment Discrimination; Labor Antitrust. Email: John M. Gilman | | Melissa E. Glover (Associate) born Buffalo, NY, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Chicago (B.A., with honors, 2000); Univ. of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 2005). Order of the Coif. Associate Articles Editor, "The Business Lawyer," ABA Section of Business Law, 2004-2005. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Business Law; Contracts; Business Transactions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Securities Regulation. | | Bettina T. Guevara (Associate) born Baltimore, MD, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland. Education: George Mason Univ. (B.A., 1999); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 2005). Liaison for the Hispanic National Bar Association, 2003-2005 and Board Member, Law Student Division, American Bar Association. National President, Law Student Division, Hispanic National Bar Association, 2003-2005. Law Student Member, Maryland Hispanic Bar Association, 2003-2005. Assistant Articles Editor, The Business Lawyer, ABA Section of Business Law, 2003-2005. Languages: Spanish, French and Greek. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Affordable Housing; Asset-Based Lending; Commercial Finance; Real Estate Transactions; Land Use Development; Acquisitions and Dispositions; Real Estate Finance. Email: Bettina T. Guevara | | Michael J. Halaiko (Associate) born Cleveland, OH, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2000, Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: Capital Univ. (B.A., 1996); The Ohio State Univ. (J.D., 1999). Recipient, Polonia Foundation Legal Scholarship, 1997. Member, Ohio State Negotiation Team, Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. Member: Maryland State Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Mass Torts; Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Sick Building Syndrome; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Life Sciences. Email: Michael J. Halaiko | | Nathanael D. Hartland (Associate) born Washington, DC, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Maryland. Education: Johns Hopkins Univ. (B.A., 1999); Univ. of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Business Law; Government Contracts; International Trade. Email: Nathanael D. Hartland | | Michael L. Haslup (Associate) born Silver Spring, MD; admitted to bar, 2004, Maryland. Education: Salisbury Univ. (B.A., 2001); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Mass Torts. Email: Michael L. Haslup | | Leianne S. Helfrich (Associate) born Middletown, CT, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Maryland. Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.A. in Communications, 1998); University of Baltimore (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial and Business Litigation; Mass Torts; Environmental Law. Email: Leianne S. Helfrich | | Katherine B. Hi |
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