Tydings & Rosenberg LLP

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Law Firm in Baltimore, Maryland
 
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100 East Pratt Street, 26th Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(Independent City)
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Phone: 410-752-9700  
Fax: 410-727-5460 Cable Address: "Tyla"
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http://www.tydingslaw.com
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Tydings & Rosenberg LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice: Administrative Law, Agency and Distributorships, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business Law, Business Torts, Civil Practice, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Communications and Media, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Consumer Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Creditors Rights, Criminal Defense, Disabilities, Education Law, Elder Law, Employee Benefits, Entertainment, Environmental Law, Equipment Finance and Leasing, Family Law, Finance, Franchises and Franchising, General Practice, Government, Government Contracts, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Health Care, Housing Law, Immigration and Naturalization, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade, Investments, Labor and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Litigation, Media Law, Mediation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Mortgages, Municipal Law, Negligence, NonProfit and Charitable Organizations, Partnership Law, Premises Liability, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property Law, Public Finance, Real Estate, Regulatory Law, Securities, Sports Law, Taxation, Torts, Toxic Torts, Trade and Professional Associations, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Trials and Appeals in all State and Federal Courts throughout the mid-Atlantic region.
Year Established: 1930
Firm Profile:

Tydings & Rosenberg LLP and its predecessor firms have practiced law continuously since 1930. The firm was established under its present name in 1958 by Millard Tydings, formerly United States Senator from Maryland for four terms and Morris Rosenberg. The firm serves both individual and business clients, including some of the largest national and multinational corporations, in matters both within and outside Maryland.

Firm Size: 51
Millard E. Tydings (1890-1961).
Morris Rosenberg (1905-1992).
PARTNERS
Charles B. Heyman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1950, Maryland; 1951, U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of Maryland; 1952, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Johns Hopkins Univ. (A.B., 1947); Univ. of Maryland (LL.B., 1950). Member, Board of Editors, Maryland Law Review, 1950. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Finance; Corporate Law; Eminent Domain; Business Law. Email: Charles B. Heyman
Paul Walter (Partner) admitted to bar, 1955, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Maryland (B.A., 1952); Harvard Univ. (LL.B., cum laude, 1955). Asst. Attorney General of Maryland, Counsel to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 1971-1977. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Franchise Law; Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Paul Walter
Herbert J. Belgrad (Partner) admitted to bar, 1961, Maryland; 1962, U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of Maryland and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Johns Hopkins Univ. (A.B., 1956); Univ. of Illinois (M.A., 1957); Univ. of Maryland (LL.B., 1961). Order of the Coif. Asst. Editor, Maryland Law Review, 1960-1961. Univ. Fellow, Univ. of Illinois, 1957. Chairman, Maryland Stadium Authority, 1986-1995. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Administrative Law; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Family Law. Email: Herbert J. Belgrad
Mark D. Dopkin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Maryland; 1968, U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of Maryland; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Union College (B.A., 1964); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 1967). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Business Law; Real Estate Title Examination; Finance. Email: Mark D. Dopkin
A. Lee Lundy, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1976, District of Columbia; 1988, Pennsylvania; 1990, Maryland. Education: Yale Univ. (B.A., 1965); Columbia Univ. (LL.B., magna cum laude, 1968). Comments Editor, Columbia Law Review, 1967-1968. General Counsel, Campbell Soup Company, 1979-1989. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology and Science; Contracts; Investments; Finance; Intellectual Property; Internet Law; International Law; Securities. Email: A. Lee Lundy, Jr.
William C. Sammons (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Maryland. Education: Duke Univ. (A.B., 1965); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 1970). Member, Maryland Law Review, 1969-1970. Member, National Moot Court Team, 1970. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits. Email: William C. Sammons
Thomas M. Wilson, III (Partner) born Ware, MA, 1936; admitted to bar, 1972, Maryland; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brown Univ. (A.B., 1958); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 1971). Asst. Attorney General of Maryland and Chief, Antitrust Division, 1974-1978. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Trade Regulation; Litigation; Business Torts; Franchise Law; Commercial Law. Email: Thomas M. Wilson, III
Glenn E. Bushel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Maryland; 1974, District of Columbia; 1976, U.S. Claims Court; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Univ. of Maine (B.A., 1970); Syracuse Univ. (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Asst. Notes and Comments Editor, Syracuse Law Review, 1972-1973. Member, Inquiry Committee, Peer Review Committee and Attorney Grievance Commission, 1996—. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Glenn E. Bushel
John B. Isbister (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Maryland; 1979, District of Columbia. Education: Univ. of Maryland (B.S., with high honors, 1975; J.D., with honors, 1977). Member, Maryland Law Review, 1976-1977. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Securities; Insurance; Toxic Torts; Environmental Law. Email: John B. Isbister
Alan M. Grochal (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Maryland; 1980, District of Columbia; 1984, U.S. Claims Court. Education: Bucknell Univ. (B.S., 1974); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 1977). Assoc. Editor, Maryland Law Forum, 1976-1977. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Banking Law. Email: Alan M. Grochal
Stephen M. Goldberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Maryland; 1980, New Jersey; 1981, District of Columbia. Education: American Univ. (B.A., cum laude, 1972); Univ. of Wisconsin (M.A., 1974); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Commercial Law; Banking Law. Email: Stephen M. Goldberg
Emerson L. Dorsey, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Maryland; 1980, U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of Maryland. Education: Towson Univ. (B.S., cum laude, 1976); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 1979). Member, Moot Court Board. Practice Areas: Business Law; Banking Law; Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Finance; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Church Law. Email: Emerson L. Dorsey, Jr.
Daniel S. Katz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Maryland; 1981, U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of Maryland; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, District of Columbia. Education: Univ. of Maryland (B.S., 1977; J.D., with honors, 1980). Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Civil Procedure. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Medical Malpractice; Eminent Domain. Email: Daniel S. Katz
Franklin M. Lee (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Chicago (B.A., 1977); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 1980). Member, Moot Court Board. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Municipal Defense; Civil Rights; Government Contracts; Contracts; Litigation; Business Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulation. Email: Franklin M. Lee
William Willis Carrier, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Delaware (B.A., 1980); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1983). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Maryland Law Review, 1982-1983. Reported Cases: Custer v. Sweeney, 89 F.3d 1156 (4th Cir. 1996); Sweeney v. Moore, 21 E.B.C. 1337 (4th Cir. 1997); Snowden v. Checkpoint Check Cashing, _F.3d_ (4th Cir. 2002), U.S. App LEXIS 9172. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits. Email: William Willis Carrier, III
Diane V. D'Aiutolo (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Maryland; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: Loyola College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1983). Recipient, American College of Trial Lawyers Medal for Excellence in Advocacy. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Litigation. Email: Diane V. D'Aiutolo
Barry Weiskopf (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1980); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1983). Order of the Coif. Member, 1981-1983 and Assistant Editor, 1982-1983, Maryland Law Review. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Succession Planning; Real Estate; Finance; Corporate Law. Email: Barry Weiskopf
Gerry H. Tostanoski (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland. Education: State Univ. of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1979); Univ. of Baltimore (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Casenotes Editor, Univ. of Baltimore Law Review, 1983-1984. Reported Cases: State Dept. of Assessments and Taxation v. North Baltimore Center, Inc. 361 Md. 612, 762 A.2d 564 (2000). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts. Email: Gerry H. Tostanoski
Ferrier Stillman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland. Education: Vassar College (B.A., with honors, 1984); Univ. of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Health Care; Family Law; Government; Election, Campaign and Political Law. Email: Ferrier Stillman
Lawrence J. Quinn (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Connecticut; 1989, New York and Maryland; 1998, Virginia. Education: Johns Hopkins Univ. (B.A., 1985); Fordham Univ. (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Fiduciary Liability; Products Liability; Construction Law; Medical Malpractice. Email: Lawrence J. Quinn
Brian A. Balenson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Maryland; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Univ. of Maryland (B.S., 1985); Univ. of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Probate; Wills; Corporate Law; Taxation. Email: Brian A. Balenson
Scott Patrick Burns (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Maryland. Education: Johns Hopkins Univ. (B.A., with honors, 1986); Univ. of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1989). Reported Cases: Hagerstown Elderly Assocs. Ltd. Partnership v. Hagerstown Elderly Bldg. Assocs. Ltd. Partnership, 368 Md. 351 (2001); Owens-Corning v. Walatka, 125 Md. App. 313 (1999); Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Garrett, 343 Md. 500 (1996); ACandS, Inc. v. Godwin, 340 Md. 334 (1995). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance; Toxic Torts; Commercial Law. Email: Scott Patrick Burns
Scott A. Thomas (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Maryland; 1997, District of Columbia. Education: Florida State Univ. (B.A., 1982); Univ. of Baltimore (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Personal Injury; Insurance; Litigation. Email: Scott A. Thomas
Lee B. Rauch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Maryland; 1994, U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of Maryland; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: John Hopkins Univ. (B.A., with honors, 1990); Duke Univ. (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Litigation; Contracts; Commercial Law; Fraud and Deceit; Torts; Automotive Law; Insurance; Appellate Practice; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Lee B. Rauch
William S. Heyman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Maryland; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., with honors, 1991); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Moot Court Board. Notes and Comments Editor, Maryland Law Review, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Securities; Banking Law. Email: William S. Heyman
Maria Ellena Chavez-Ruark (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Maryland; 1996, U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of Maryland and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2001, Dist. of Columbia and U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of Columbia. Education: Salisbury State Univ. (B.S., 1990; M.B.A., 1991); Univ. of Baltimore (J.D., 1994). Member: Maryland State and American Bar Assns.; Bankruptcy Bar Assn. of Maryland. Practice Areas: Creditors; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.
L. Content McLaughlin (Partner) admitted to bar, 2004, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Baltimore (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000; J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Corporate Law; Taxation. Email: L. Content McLaughlin
OF COUNSEL
J. Hardin Marion (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1958, Virginia; 1959, Maryland; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Washington & Lee Univ. (B.A., 1955; LL.B., summa cum laude, 1958). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1957-1958. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits. Email: J. Hardin Marion
L. Stephen Hess (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1960, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Maryland (B.A., 1957; LL.B., 1957; J.D., 1960). Email: L. Stephen Hess
Richard D. Rosenthal (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1962, Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of Maryland, U.S. Dist. Court, Eastern Dist. of New York and U.S. Dist. Court, Eastern Dist. of Pennsylvania. Education: Univ. of Maryland (B.S., 1959; J.D., 1961). Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Richard D. Rosenthal
Mary Frances Ebersole (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland. Education: Wells College (B.A., cum laude, 1985); Washington & Lee Univ. (J.D., 1990). Staff Writer, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1988-1989. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Litigation. Email: Mary Frances Ebersole
Gregory S. Weiner (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland; 2008, District of Columbia. Education: Univ. of Delaware (B.S., 1989); Univ. of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Member: Maryland State Bar Association and District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking and Financial Services; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Emerging Businesses Services; Entrepreneurs Services; Corporate Finance; Health Law; Health Care Fraud; Real Estate.
ASSOCIATES
Melissa Calhoon Jones (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, California; 2004, District of Columbia and Maryland. Education: Whitman College (B.A., 1986); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Immigration Law. Email: Melissa Calhoon Jones
Toyja E. Kelley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Maryland; 2003, District of Columbia. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1998); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Appellate Practice. Email: Toyja E. Kelley
Christopher M. Steer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Maryland; 2002, Virginia; 2003, District of Columbia. Education: Johns Hopkins Univ. (B.A., 1995); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice. Email: Christopher M. Steer
Kristin P. Herber (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Maryland; 2003, District of Columbia. Education: Univ. of North Carolina (B.A., 1995); Univ. of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Commercial Law. Email: Kristin P. Herber
Jaime W. Luse (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Maryland; 2004, Virginia; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: Western Maryland College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); Univ. of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jaime W. Luse
Jessica L.H. Tupis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Maryland; 2004, Virginia; 2006, Florida. Education: Univ. of Maryland (B.A., cum laude, 2000); Univ. of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Trust Planning; Trust Law. Email: Jessica L.H. Tupis
Laurie M. Wasserman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Maryland, College Park (B.A., 2001); Univ. of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation. Email: Laurie M. Wasserman
Gregory M. Garrett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland. Education: Duke Univ. (B.S., 2001); Univ. of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Team Captain, The Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Assistant Associate Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Medical Malpractice. Email: Gregory M. Garrett
Catherine Keller Hopkin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Maryland-College Park (B.A., 2003); Univ. of Maryland School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights; Litigation. Email: Catherine Keller Hopkin
Craig R. Haughton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Maryland. Education: Univ. of Maryland, College Park (B.S., 2003); Univ. of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Craig R. Haughton
Avery Davis (Associate) born Douglasville, GA; admitted to bar, 2007, Maryland. Education: Georgia State Univ. (B.S., 1994); Univ. of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). [Maj., U.S. Army Reserve]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Avery Davis


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