Venable LLP

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Law Firm in Baltimore, Maryland

A Partnership including Professional Corporations

Address
750 E. Pratt Street
Suite 900
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(Independent City)
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Contact Information
Phone: 410-244-7400  
Fax: 410-244-7742
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http://www.venable.com

Reviser of the Maryland Law Digest for this Directory.

Venable LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Administrative; Antitrusts; Appellate; Banking; Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights; Communications; Consumer Financial Services; Construction Litigation; Corporate; Corporate Finance and Securities; Electronic Marketing and Distribution; Employee Benefits; Environmental; Estates and Trusts; Government Contracts; Health Care; Immigration; Information Law; Insurance Defense and Coverage; Intellectual Property; International; Labor and Employment; Legislative and Regulatory; Litigation: Civil, Commercial and Criminal; Products Liability Litigation; Public Finance; Real Estate Development and Financing; Taxation; Tax Controversies Litigation; Technology.
Year Established: 1900
Firm Size: 569

Other Office Locations of Venable LLP
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Rockville, Maryland, U.S.A.
Towson, Maryland, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Vienna, Virginia, U.S.A.
PARTNERS
Richard M. Venable (1839-1910).
Edwin G. Baetjer (1868-1945).
Charles McH. Howard (1870-1942).

Robert G. Ames (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, February 24, 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia; 1976, District of Columbia; 1980, Maryland. Education: Temple University (B.B.A., 1970); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1973). Order of the Coif. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State, Federal and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Georgia. (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Labor Law (Management); Employment Discrimination; Wrongful Discharge; Employee Relations; Personnel Management Law; Union Avoidance; Collective Bargaining; Arbitration Law; Federal and State Wage and Hour Compliance. Email: Robert G. Ames
Harry I. Atlas (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: New Israel Rabbinical College (B.T.L., 1994); University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 1997). (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation. Email: Harry I. Atlas
Jeffrey P. Ayres (P.C.) (Partner) born Waltham, Massachusetts, September 23, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, District of Columbia; 1978, Maryland. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); George Washington University (J.D., high honors, 1977). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State (Past Chair, Labor and Employment Section) and American Bar Associations. (Also at Towson, Maryland Office). Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law; Equal Employment Law; Civil Commercial Litigation; ERISA Lawsuits; Legal Ethics. Email: Jeffrey P. Ayres (P.C.)
Michael J. Baader (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, September 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1980); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1985). Beta Alpha Psi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Raven Society. Business Editor, William & Mary Law Review, 1984-1985. Certified Public Accountant, Maryland, 1981. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Michael J. Baader
Constance H. Baker (Partner) born Washington, D.C., September 2, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Maryland; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Vassar College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1969); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1975). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Health Care, 1997—. American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) Fellow (2007). Listed as a leading healthcare lawyer in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers and Partners (2006-2008). Listed as a leading healthcare attorney in Guide to the Leading US Healthcare Lawyers, Legal Media Group (Inaugural Edition, 2006). Listed as an Outstanding Hospital Lawyer, Nightingale's Health Care News, 2007. Listed in Who's Who of American Women, 2007. Listed in Who's Who in America, 2007-2008. Named to Top 100 Women in Maryland in 2000 by the Daily Record. Assistant Attorney General, State of Maryland and Prosecutor, Maryland Board of Physicians, State of Maryland, 1979-1981. Author: "HIPAA Privacy Rule: Why Should Independent Schools Care?" 8 Inside Private School Management 78, Jan. 2004; "EMTALA: A Compliance Quagmire Beyond the Emergency Room," 29 Health Law Digest 9, American Health Lawyers Association, Sept. 2001; "Update on EMTALA," Health Law Digest, American Health Lawyers Association, Oct. 1998; "EMTALA," Health Law Digest, American Health Lawyers Association, Sept. 2001; "Economic Credentialing: Is it Legal?" Maryland Family Doctor, Spring, 1995; "Comment: Informed Consent, Obligation or Opportunity?" 26 Journal of Health and Hospital Law 7, July, 1993; "A Proposal for a Malice Barometer in Physician Peer Review: Twenty Questions You Should Ask," 5 Hospital Law Newsletter 10 August, 1988; "Keeping Health Care Workers Healthy: Legal Aspects of Hepatitis B Immunization Programs," 311 New England Journal of Medicine, Sept. 6, 1984. Speaker on Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, American Health Lawyers Association Medicare and Medicaid Update and Hospital and Health Systems Update, 1998-2004. Board of Trustees, HopeWell Cancer Support, Baltimore, MD. Member: Maryland State Bar Association (Member, Section on Health Care Law); American Bar Association (Member, Section on Health Care Law); American Health Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1977-1988; Fellow, 2007). Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Education Law.
Robert J. Bolger, Jr. (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with highest distinction, 1977; J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Business Law; Tax Law; Corporate Law; Technology Development; Emerging Businesses; Venture Capital. Email: Robert J. Bolger, Jr.
Sally W. Bryan (Partner) born Andrews Air Force Base, Prince George County, Maryland, April 25, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania; 1997, Maryland. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., 1993); Widener University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1996). Member, 1994-1996; Law Review Board, 1995-1996, Widener University Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Marvin J. Garbis, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 1996-1997. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Sally W. Bryan
Darek S. Bushnaq (Partner) born Washington, D.C., May 22, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia; 1999, Maryland. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1990); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1997). Law Clerk to the Honorable Ross W. Krumm, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 1997-1998. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights. Email: Darek S. Bushnaq
Walter R. Calvert (Partner) born Takoma Park, Maryland 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Maryland; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1989, District of Columbia; 1993, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1994, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia (B.S., Finance, 1980); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary (J.D., 1983). Author: Maryland Taxes Handbook (MICPEL--3rd Ed.). Co-Author of chapters on "Procedure: Tax General" and "Maryland Taxes on Financial Institutions." Chairman, Publications Committee, 1987-1989, Chairman, State Legislation Committee, 1990-1994; Chairman, Advanced Tax Institute Committee, 1995-1996; Member, Section Council, 1991-1994, 1995-1996; Chair, 1998-1999, Section of Taxation, Maryland State Bar Association. Instructor: Maryland Non-Profits - Tax and Business Answers, National Business Institute, 1996; Lorman Sales & Use Tax Seminars, 1998-2002. Member: Maryland State Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Maryland Government Finance Officers Association (Associate Member); Leadership Montgomery, Class of 1994. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Corporate Finance; Project Finance; Tax Planning; Tax Controversies; Exempt Organizations; State Taxation; Local Taxation. Email: Walter R. Calvert
Courtney G. Capute (Partner) born Granville, Ohio, September 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1977); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1986). Notes and Comments Editor, Maryland Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Courtney G. Capute
Benjamin R. Civiletti (P.C.) (Partner) born Peekskill, New York, July 17, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Maryland; 1981, District of Columbia. Education: Johns Hopkins University (A.B., 1957); Columbia University and University of Maryland (LL.B., 1961). Law Clerk to Judge W. Calvin Chesnut, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1961-1962. Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1962-1964. Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1977-1978. Deputy Attorney General of the United States, 1978-1979. Attorney General of the United States, 1979-1981. Trustee, Johns Hopkins University, 1980-1998. Chairman, The Maryland Legal Services Corporation, 1982-1986. Member, Martindale-Hubbell Legal Advisory Board, 1990—. Member: District of Columbia Bar; The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American (Chairman, Litigation Section Council, 1987-1988; Member, House of Delegates, 1990—) Bar Associations; American Law Institute. Fellow: Maryland Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. (Chairman) (Also at Washington, D.C. and Towson, Maryland Offices). Practice Areas: Litigation; Government Investigations and Special Investigations; Antitrust Law; Corporate Governance. Email: Benjamin R. Civiletti (P.C.)
Bryson L. Cook (P.C.) (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, April 17, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Maryland. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1970); Wharton School of Finance and Commerce (M.B.A., 1973); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Gordon A. Block Award. Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland Law School, 1981. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; International Fiscal Association. (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Taxation Law; Estate Planning Law. Email: Bryson L. Cook (P.C.)
Gregory A. Cross (Partner) born April 1, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Virginia (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Recipient, Virginia Trial Lawyers Trial Advocacy Award. Law Clerk to Hon. Lawrence F. Rodowsky, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1987-1988. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State (Member, Litigation Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law) Bar Associations; Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland. Practice Areas: Litigation; Creditors' Rights; Bankruptcy. Email: Gregory A. Cross
James E. Cumbie (Partner) born Arlington, Virginia, January 19, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1978); University of Virginia (J.D., 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance. Email: James E. Cumbie
C. Carey Deeley, Jr. (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, September 30, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Maryland. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1973); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1979). Law Clerk to Hon. Austin W. Brizendine, Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Maryland, 1978-1979. Member: Baltimore County (President, 1996-1997), Maryland State (Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1986) and American Bar Associations. Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation. (Also at Towson, Maryland Office). Practice Areas: General Litigation. Email: C. Carey Deeley, Jr.
James A. Dunbar (Partner) born Newport, Rhode Island, August 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1978); University of Virginia (J.D., 1981). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. (Also at Towson, Maryland Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trusts and Estates Litigation; Administrative Litigation. Email: James A. Dunbar
Jeffrey A. Dunn (Partner) born East Orange, New Jersey, July 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri; 1984, Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Georgetown University (J.D., 1976). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel. (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation; Public Contract Law. Email: Jeffrey A. Dunn
Edward S. Evans, III (Partner) born New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 29, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., Economics, magna cum laude, 1994); University of Baltimore (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Associate Casenotes Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1995-1997. Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; American Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate. Email: Edward S. Evans, III
Herbert D. Frerichs, Jr. (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, August 17, 1957; admitted to bar, 1988, Maryland. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., with merit, 1980); University of Rhode Island (M.M.A., 1985); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1988). Omicron Delta Epsilon; Order of the Coif. [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1980-1985]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law. Email: Herbert D. Frerichs, Jr.
Christina L. Gaarder (Partner) born Silver Spring, Maryland, April 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Maryland; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: Duke University (B.S., 1992); University of Virginia (J.D., 1995). Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Defense Research Institute; Maryland Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Christina L. Gaarder
Geoffrey R. Garinther (Partner) born Aberdeen, Maryland, July 25, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Washington College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1984). Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland, 1988-1993. Law Clerk to Judge Marvin H. Smith, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1984-1985. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State, Federal and American Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. (Also at Towson, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Offices). Reported Cases: Crofton Ventures Ltd. Partnership v. G & H Partnership, 258 F.3d 292, 52 ERC 2005, 31 Envtl. L. Rep. 20, 841 (4th Cir.(Md.), Jul 24, 2001); Aldridge v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc., 223 F.3d 263 (4th Cir.(Md.), Jul 27, 2000); U.S. v. Campbell, 162 F.3d 1156 (4th Cir.(Md.), Aug 25, 1998); Sports Authority, Inc. v. Chesapeake Associates, 145 F.3d 1325, 1998 WL 234331 (4th Cir.(Md.), May 12, 1998); Montgomery County, Md. v. Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, P.C., 897 F.Supp. 233 (D.Md., Aug 25, 1995); U.S. v. Jenkins, 986 F.2d 76 (4th Cir.(Md.), Feb 16, 1993); U.S. v. Carozza, 974 F.2d 1332 (4th Cir.(Md.), Sep 01, 1992); Priceless Sales and Service, Inc. v. U.S., 959 F.2d 231 (4th Cir.(Md.), Apr 01, 1992); U.S. v. Seife, 948 F.2d 1283 (4th Cir.(Md.), Nov 18, 1991); U.S. v. Johnson, 929 F.2d 695 (4th Cir.(Md.), Apr 08, 1991); Jacob v. U.S., 911 F.2d 722 (4th Cir.(Md.), Aug 03, 1990); U.S. v. Colkley, 899 F.2d 297 (4th Cir.(Md.), Mar 27, 1990); Peamon v. Hotel and Restaurant Employees Local 25, AFL-CIO, 898 F.2d 146 (4th Cir.(Md.), Feb 26, 1990); In re Baltimore Sun Co., 841 F.2d 74, 56 USLW 2555, 14 Media L. Rep. 2379 (4th Cir.(Md.), Feb 19, 1988); Higgins v. Scherr, 837 F.2d 155 (4th Cir.(Md.), Jan 12, 1988)(NO. 87-2580); Council of Co-Owners Atlantis Condominium, Inc. v. Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., 308 Md. 18, 517 A.2d 336 (Md., Nov 14, 1986); Adalman v. Baker, Watts & Co., 807 F. 2d 359, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P92,987, 21 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1283 (4th Cir.(Md.), Oct 31, 1986). Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Geoffrey R. Garinther
Robert H. Geis, Jr. (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, July 5, 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, Maryland. Education: Loyola College (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Texas at Austin (M.P.A., in Taxation, 1982); Georgetown University (J.D., 1989). Recipient: Economics Medal; Lybrand Accounting Medal; Wall Street Journal Award. Certified Public Accountant, Maryland, 1982. Co-Author: "Seller-Financed Transactions: The New Imputed Interest Rules," The Tax Advisor, Nov. 1986. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Tax Law; General Business Transaction Practice; Estate Planning; Real Estate Investment Trusts. Email: Robert H. Geis, Jr.
Andrew Gendron (Partner) born North Brunswick, New Jersey, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 2001, District of Columbia; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1982); University of Maryland (J.D., 1986). Recipient: Maryland State Bar Association People's Pro Bono Award. Contributor: "Challenging Expert Witness Testimony," IADC/LEXIS 2000. Author: "Maryland's State and Federal Discovery Guidelines: A Comparative Analysis," MICPEL, 2001. Faculty, Maryland Institute for Trial Advocacy. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Maryland Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation, 399 F. Supp. 2d 340 (S.D.N.Y. 2005); Jordan v. Western Distributing Co., 135 Fed.Appx. 582, 2005 WL 1009642 (4th Cir., May 02, 2005); Smith v. Lead Industries Ass'n, Inc., 386 Md. 12, 871 A.2d 545 (2005); Miller v. U.S. Foodservice, Inc., 361 F.Supp.2d 470 (D.Md. 2005); In re Royal Ahold N.V. Securities & ERISA Litigation, 351 F.Supp.2d 334 (D.Md. 2004); Miller v. U.S. Foodservice, Inc., 323 F.Supp.2d 665 (D.Md. 2004); Jordan v. Western Distributing Co., 2004 WL 1465804 (D.Md., June 25, 2004), Fed. Carr. Cas. P 84,345; Jordan v. Western Distributing Co., 286 F. Supp. 2d 545 (D.Md. 2003); Lewis v. C.R.I., Inc., _ F.Supp.2D _, 2003 WL 1900859 (S.D.N.Y. 2003); Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. Gress, 378 Md. 667, 838 A.2d 362 (2003); Cofield v. Lead Indus. Ass'n, Inc., 2000 WL 34292681 (D.Md. Aug. 17, 2000); Hollingsworth & Vose Co. v. Connor, 136 Md.App. 91, 764 A.2d 318 (2000); Seafarers Welfare Plan v. Philip Morris Incorporated, 27 F.Supp.2d 623 (D.Md. 1998); Ahrens v. TPLC, Inc., 955 F.Supp. 54 (E.D.La. 1997); Chertkov v. TPLC, Inc., 916 F.Supp. 608 (N.D.Tex. 1996); Marley Co. v. Southland Corp., 52 F.3d 321 (4th Cir. 1995), rev'g Southland Corp. v. Marley Co., 815 F.Supp. 881 (D.Md. 1993); Tauber v. Nissan, 671 F.Supp. 1070 (D.Md. 1987). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Environmental Class Actions; Environmental Litigation. Email: Andrew Gendron
Jeffrey K. Gonya (Co-Chair, Tax and Wealth Planning Group) born Manchester, New Hampshire, March 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia; 1988, Maryland. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1983; J.D., 1986). Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City (Chair, Young Lawyers' Section, 1993-1994); Maryland State (Member, Board of Governors, 1994-1996) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Tax-Exempt Organizations; Tax Law. Email: Jeffrey K. Gonya
James E. Gray (Partner) born Washington, D.C., 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Maryland. Education: University of Maryland (A.B., 1967; J.D., 1970). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Maryland Law Review, 1967-1970. Vice Chairman, Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association, 1981-1984. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Judicature Society; Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference; American College of Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Sara Lee Corp. v. Homasote Co., 719 F.Supp. 417 (1989). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability. Email: James E. Gray
Jan K. Guben (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, November 11, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Maryland; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Tusculum College (B.A., 1964); University of Baltimore School of Law (LL.B., 1967). Named to: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Lecturer, Real Estate, Johns Hopkins University, 1986-1995. Member: American College of Real Estate Lawyers; Real Estate Advisory Board, Johns Hopkins University, 1985-1995. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Tax Law. Email: Jan K. Guben
W. Warren Hamel (Partner) born May 26, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1980); University of Sussex (M.A., 1982); Columbia Law School (J.D., 1985). Recipient, Leadership in Law Award, The Daily Record, 2004. Law Clerk to the Hon. Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1985-1986. Adjunct Professor of Law: University of Maryland School of Law; Seminar, Environmental Criminal Enforcement, Georgetown University Law Center. Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland, 1990-2002. Chief, Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Unit, District of Maryland, 1997-2001. (Co-Chair, SEC and White Collar Crime Practice Group, Litigation Division). Practice Areas: Federal Criminal Law(50%); Environmental Law(25%); Civil Litigation(20%); Media Law(5%). Email: W. Warren Hamel
James J. Hanks, Jr. (Partner) born Washington, D.C., January 31, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, Maryland. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1964); University of Maryland (LL.B., 1967); Harvard University (LL.M., 1969). Member, Editorial Board, Maryland Law Review, 1966-1967. Author: "Maryland Corporation Law," Aspen Publishing Supp., 2004; "Representing the Sellers in a Merger or Acquisition," 4 University of Baltimore Law Review 281, 1975; "Evaluating Recent State Legislation on Director and Officer Liability Limitation and Indemnification," 43 The Business Lawyer 1207, 1988; "Removing the Limits on Authorized Stock," 73 Washington University Law Quarterly 479, 1995. Co-Author: "Legal Capital," 3d ed., Foundation Press, 1990; "Rejudging the Business Judgment Rule," 48 The Business Lawyer 1337 (1993); "Let Stockholders Decide: The Maryland Director and Officer Liability Statute of 1988," 18 University of Baltimore Law Review, 1989; "Giving at the Office: A Reappraisal of Charitable Contributions by Corporations," 54 The Business Lawyer 965, 1999. Visiting Professor and Distinguished Lawyer in Residence, Fall Semester, 1993. Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornell Law School, 1994—. Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern Law School, Fall 1997—. Commerzbank Visiting Professor of Law, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany, Fall, 2003. Law Clerk to Judge Charles Fahy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1967-1968. Member: Maryland State (Chairman, Business Law Section, 1982-1983) and American (Member, 1984-1990, 1996-2002, Consultant, 1990-1994, 2002—: Committee on Corporate Laws, Section of Business Law) Bar Associations; American Law Institute. American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporation Law; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Investment Company Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities. Email: James J. Hanks, Jr.
Kathleen S. Hardway (Partner) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); University of Maryland (J.D., 1997). Academic All-American, Volleyball, 1991. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Kathleen S. Hardway
David J. Heubeck (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Maryland; 1984, U.S. Court of Military Review; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1980); University of Maryland (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Order of the Coif. Member: Maryland State and American (Member, Litigation and Tort and Insurance Sections) Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. [Captain, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1984-1988]. Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Technology Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: David J. Heubeck
Kenneth R. Hoffman (Partner) born Washington, D.C., August 1, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Maryland; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Frostburg State College (B.S., cum laude, 1974); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1977). Order of the Coif. Adjunct Professor, University of Baltimore Graduate Tax Program. Member, Comptroller's Task Force on Tax Reform, 1985-1986. Law Clerk to Judge C. Awdry Thompson, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, 1977-1978. Member: Maryland State (Chair: Section of Taxation, 1991-1992; Special Committee on Pro Bono, 1995-1997; President, Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, Inc., 1997-1999) and American (Member, Committee on Employee Benefits) Bar Associations. (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Employee Benefits Law. Email: Kenneth R. Hoffman
Todd J. Horn (Partner) born Spokane, Washington, March 16, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland; U.S. Supreme Court; District of Columbia Court of Appeals; U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: University of Mary Washington (B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 1984); College of William & Mary, Marshall Wythe School of Law (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Co-Author, "Maryland Employment Law" (LEXIS). Contributing Author, "Employment Discrimination Law," Lindemann & Grossman (BNA, 2002 Cum. Supp.). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Reported Cases: Covance Laboratories v. Orantes, 338 F. Supp.2d 613 (D. Md. 2004); Sherman v. Marriott Hotel Services, Inc., 317 F. Supp. 2d 609 (D. Md. 2004); King v. Marriott International, Inc., 337 F.3d 421 (4th Cir. 2003); Higgins v. Food Lion, Inc., 197 F. Supp. 2d 364 (D. Md. 2002); Arbabi v. Fred Meyers, Inc., 205 F. Supp. 2d 462 (D. Md. 2002); Lane v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13935; 10 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 1620 (D. Md. 2002); Aheart v. Sodexho, Inc., 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 7779 (4th Cir. 2000), cert. denied, 2000 U.S. LEXIS 7342 (2000); Hogue v. Sam's Club, Inc., 114 F. Supp. 2d 389 (D. Md. 2000); Gedeon v. Host Marriott Corp., 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 16903 (4th Cir. 1998); Milton v. IIT Research Institute, 138 F.3d 519 (4th Cir. 1998); Farasat v. Paulikas, 32 F. Supp. 2d 249; (D. Md. 1998), aff'd, 166 F.3d 1208; 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 31687 (4th Cir. 1998); Cline v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 144 F.3d 294 (4th Cir. 1997); Steinacker v. National Aquarium, 114 F.3d 1177, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 20528 (4th Cir. 1997); Spriggs v. Citibank (Md.), N.A., 103 F.3d 120; 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 36111 (4th Cir. 1996); Gaskins v. Marshall Craft Associates, Inc., 110 Md. App. 705, 678 A.2d 615 (1996); Webb v. Baxter Healthcare Corp., 57 F.3d 1067, 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 21787 (4th Cir. 1995); Borza v. Hallmark Cards, Inc., 45 F.3d 425, 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 5829 (4th Cir. 1995), cert. denied, 1995 U.S. LEXIS 4332 (1995); Fusco v. GE Government Services, Inc., 897 F. Supp. 926 (D. Md. 1995); Glocker v. W.R. Grace, Inc., 68 F.3d 460, 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 33874 (4th Cir. 1995); Riggle v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 755 F. Supp. 676 (D. Md. 1991). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation; ERISA. Email: Todd J. Horn
Elizabeth R. Hughes (Partner) born Easton, Maryland, April 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia; 2001, Virginia. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1978); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1981). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State (Chair: Committee on Corporate Laws, 2000-2001; Securities Regulation Committee, 1993-1996) and American Bar Associations. (Also at Vienna, Virginia Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance(35%); Securities Regulation(30%); Mergers and Acquisitions(35%). Email: Elizabeth R. Hughes
Thora A. Johnson (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, June 23; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Brown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Maryland (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Notes and Comments Editor, Journal of International Law and Trade, University of Maryland, 1995-1996. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Nonprofit Organizations. Email: Thora A. Johnson
George W. Johnston (P.C.) (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, August 8, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Maryland. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., with high honors, 1972); Georgetown University (J.D., 1975). Case and Note Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1974-1975. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for over 10 years. Author: The Maryland Employers Guide to Equal Employment Law; Affirmative Action Workbook; Comment, "AEC Rulemaking and Public Participation," 62 Georgetown L.J. 737 (1974); Comment, "Rights of Juveniles," 63 Georgetown L.J. (1975). Co-author, Employee Handbooks: "A Selective Survey of Emerging Developments," 11 Emp. Rel. L.J. 225 (Autumn 1985); "Coping with AIDS in the Workplace," September 1988, published in: American Lawyer, Labor Law Journal, Office Professional, Journal of Compensation and Benefits, Bureau of National Affairs AIDS Handbook and Potomac News; "Workplace Drug Control," January 1989, published in Legal Management; "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace," September 1989, published in Legal Management. Law Clerk to Judge C. Stanley Blair, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1975-1976. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Discrimination Law; Affirmative Action; Wrongful Discharge Law. Email: George W. Johnston (P.C.)
Mitchell Kolkin (Partner) born New York, N.Y., March 12, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, California (inactive); 1981, Maryland. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1971); Duke University (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa (1972); Note and Comment Editor, Duke Law Journal, 1975-1976. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Project Finance; Secured Transactions; Joint Ventures; Structured Finance; Equipment Leasing; Commercial Loans; Business Transactions; Repurchase Agreements; Letters of Credit; Interest Rate Swaps; Commercial Litigation Support; Receivables Financing. Email: Mitchell Kolkin
Sharon A. Kroupa (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, March 29; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland. Education: Loyola College (B.A., 1979); Boston College Law School (J.D., with honors, 1982). Member, Boston College Law Review, 1980-1981. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate Investment Trusts. Email: Sharon A. Kroupa
Thomas M. Lingan (Partner) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, November 15, 1952; admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Wheeling College (B.A., 1974); University of Baltimore (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation. Email: Thomas M. Lingan
Michael B. MacWilliams (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, October 17, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Maryland; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1997, District of Columbia; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S.M.E., 1989); University of Baltimore (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Law Faculty Award, 1994. Editor in Chief, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1993-1994. Member: Maryland State Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Products Liability; Civil Litigation. Email: Michael B. MacWilliams
Colleen M. Mallon (Partner) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Maryland; 2001, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1995); University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 1999). Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Kermit E. Bye, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2001-2002; Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Mark W. Bennett, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 1999-2001. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Colleen M. Mallon
Stephen E. Marshall (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Maryland; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Wheeling University (B.A., 1986); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1989). Member, Fordham Moot Court Competition, 1989. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Defense. Email: Stephen E. Marshall
John A. McCauley (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 4, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1980); University of Maine (J.D., summa cum laude, 1987). Staff Member, 1985-1986 and Production Editor, 1986-1987, Maine Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Herbert F. Murray, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1987-1988. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Jett v. Ford Motor Company, 9801-00538, CA No. A111123 (Ore. Ct. App., Aug.14, 2002) Ford Motor Company v. General Accident Ins. Co., 365 Md. 321, 779 A.2d 362 (2001). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Automotive Products Liability; RESPA; Truth in Lending Litigation; Lender Liability; Commercial Litigation. Email: John A. McCauley
Patricia McGowan (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Maryland. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1992); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1995). Member: Maryland State (Member, Business Law and Council Section, 1996—) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Business Law. Email: Patricia McGowan
Christopher R. Mellott (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Maryland. Education: Duke University (B.S.E., 1977); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1980). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Tau Beta Pi; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Editorial Staff, William & Mary Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; First Amendment Law; Communications Law; Products Liability Law; Public Utility; Administrative Law; Consumer Law. Email: Christopher R. Mellott
Mitchell Y. Mirviss (Partner) born Plainfield, New Jersey, April 26, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland; 1988, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2002, District of Columbia; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Torts; Patent Litigation; Constitutional Law; Civil Rights Section 1983; Child Welfare; Child Advocacy; Guardianship. Email: Mitchell Y. Mirviss
Charles J. Morton, Jr. (Partner) born Manassas, Virginia, January 7, 1966; admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., with honors, 1987); University of Maryland (J.D., 1990). Member: National Moot Court Team and Moot Court Board, 1989-1990. Recipient: Myerowitz Moot Court Award for Appellate Advocacy; Cunningham Award. Law Clerk to the: Honorable Joseph C. Howard, District Court Judge, U. S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1991-1992; Honorable Deborah K. Chasanow, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1990-1991. Member: City Council Crime Prevention Task Force, 1992; City Council Education Advisory Committee, 1993. Adjunct Faculty, The College of Notre Dame, 1995—. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City (Chair, Partnership in Education Committee, 1992-1995; Technology Committee, 1999—); Maryland State and American (Vice-Chair, Intellectual Property Committee TIPS) Bar Associations. Email: Charles J. Morton, Jr.
Matthew T. Murnane (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, August 23, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Maryland; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: University of Baltimore (B.S., summa cum laude, 1991; J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, Constitutional Law and Civil Procedure. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Real Estate Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Litigation. Email: Matthew T. Murnane
Brian J. O'Connor (Partner) born Waterbury, Connecticut, November 30, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Virginia; 1998, Maryland. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1986); Washington & Lee University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991); Georgetown University (LL.M., with distinction, 1996). Order of the Coif. Member: Virginia, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Partnership Taxation; Corporate Taxation; International Taxation. Email: Brian J. O'Connor
Bruce R. Parker (Partner) born Farmingdale, New York, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Maryland; 1992, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., with honors, 1975); Catholic University (J.D., 1978). Recipient, Faculty Award for Highest Average, Catholic University. Member, Catholic University Law Review, 1977-1978. Author: "Insurance Bad Faith Litigation in Maryland," Maryland Bar Journal, Vol. IV, Nos. 3 and 4, 1987; "Pitfalls of Testing Products and Design Defect Cases," 60 Defense Counsel Journal 37, 1993; "Insurance Bad Faith Litigation in Maryland, Special Problems for the Defense Lawyer," Barrister, Vol. 4, No. 3, page 22, 1987; "What Can Be Done to Enforce Mediation Agreements," 59 Defense Counsel Journal 322, 1992; "Handling a Pharmaceutical Recall: Why It Pays To Do It Right," Drug Information Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3, 1994. "Primer on Immunology for Attorneys," 63 Defense Counsel Journal 345 (1996); "Back to the Future? Future Product Liability Class Actions and Proposed Rule 73 Changes," 64 Defense Counsel Journal 195; "Understanding Epidemiology and its Use in Drug and Medical Devise Litigation," 65 Defense Counsel Journal, 35 (1998); "Closing the Gate on Junk Science: How to Make Daubert Work for You," 65 Defense Counsel Journal, 338 (1998); "Debunking Junk Science: Techniques for Effective Use of Biostatistics," 66 Defense Counsel Journal, 33 (1999); "Pharmaceutical Recalls: Strategies for Minimizing the Damage," Drug Information Journal, 33:5411 (1999); "How to Find the Junk Science: Are Rule 706 Panels the Answer?" 41 For The Defense, 40, 12/99; "The New Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence" 43 For The Defense, 35 (2001). Member of the International Association of Defense Counsel Board of Directors, 2002-2005. Director, IADC's Trial Academy, 2004. Director-Elect for the Trial Academy in 2003. Trial Academy Faculty Member in 1995. Chair, IADC Drug, Device and Biotech Committee, 1998-2000. Chair, 1998 IADC Open Forum Program; Member, IADC Nominating Committee, 2001. Vice Chair for Programs, IADC Fidelity and Surety Committee, 1992-1993. Vice Chair for Newsletters, IADC Products Liability Committee, 1993-1994. President of the Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel 1987-1988. Chair of the MADTC Legislative Committee 1984-1986. Member, Board of Trustees, MICPEL, 1989-1990. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel;. Practice Areas: Drugs and Medical Devices; Product Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation. Email: Bruce R. Parker
Peter P. Parvis (Retired Partner) born New York, N.Y., August 10, 1945; admitted to bar, 1977, Maryland. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., with honors, 1968; J.D., with honors, 1977). Order of the Coif. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. [U.S. Army, 1967-1970]. Languages: Japanese (spoken only). Practice Areas: Health Care and Hospital Law. Email: Peter P. Parvis
John T. Prisbe (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, September 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland; 1994, California; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1982); University of Baltimore (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Judicial Clerkship for the Honorable John F. McAuliffe, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1987-1988. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Practice and Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: John T. Prisbe
John A. Roberts (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, July 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of California at Irvine (A.B., 1978); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1981). Articles Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1980-1981. Counsel to Maryland Unemployment Insurance Administration, 1983-1987. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Bankruptcy Bar Association of Maryland. [United States Air Force, 1972-1976]. (Also at Rockville, Maryland Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Creditor Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation. Email: John A. Roberts
Jeffrey J. Radowich (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, April 14; admitted to bar, 1972, Maryland. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1967); Yale University (M.A., Philosophy, 1971; J.D., 1971). Trustee, Bar Associations Insurance Trust, 1993-2005. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State (Section of Estates and Trusts Law, 1987-1989; Secretary, 1989-1990; Chair-Elect, 1990-1991; Chairman, 1991-1992; Ex-Officio Member, 1992—) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Continuity Planning(45%); Estate Planning(45%); Estate Administration(10%). Email: Jeffrey J. Radowich
Russell Ronald Reno, Jr. (Partner) born Gary, Indiana, November 28, 1933; admitted to bar, 1957, Maryland. Education: Haverford College (A.B., 1954); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1957). Co-author: Maryland Real Estate Forms-Practice, Lexis Publishing Company. Law Clerk to Judge William L. Henderson, Court of Appeals, Maryland, 1957-1958. Assistant Attorney General, Maryland, 1962-1964. Trustee, 1978-1997 and Emeritus Trustee, 1997—, Goucher College. Member, Board of Managers, Haverford College, 1990-2002. Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, 1986—. Member, Standing Rules Committee, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1971-1980. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Maryland Bar Foundation; American College of Real Estate Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate (Property) Law; Commercial Loans and Lending. Email: Russell Ronald Reno, Jr.
David E. Rice (Chair, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Practice Group) born Duncan, Oklahoma, February 10, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, Maryland; 1981, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1973); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1980). Editor-in-Chief, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1979-1980. Law Clerk to Judge Harvey M. Lebowitz, 1980-1982; Judge James F. Schneider, 1982, U.S. Bankruptcy Judges, District of Maryland. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Bankruptcy Bar Association for District of Maryland; Commercial Law League; American Bankruptcy Institute. Reported Cases: In re Trans World Airlines, Inc. (MBNA America Bank, N.A. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., et al.), 275 B.R. 712 (Bankr. D.Del. 2002)(recoupment rights not affected by sale free and clear); In re Greater Southeast Community Hospital Foundation, Inc., 46 C.B.C.2d 1627 (Bankr. D.C. 2001)(allowance of pension plan contribution claims); In re Shady Grove Tech Center Asso., 216 B.R. 386 (Bankr. D.Md. 1989)(enforcement of automatic stay waivers). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor. Email: David E. Rice
George Faulkner Ritchie, IV (Partner) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Maryland; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., cum laude, 1988); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1992). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Commercial Litigation. Email: George Faulkner Ritchie, IV
Maria E. Rodriguez (Partner) born Cuba, September 25, 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1996, Maryland. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1981); University of Oregon (M.A., 1984); Stanford Law School (J.D., 1989). Clerk to Hon. Fern M. Smith, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1989-1990. Associations. Associate Editor, Litigation, a publication of the American Bar Association Litigation Section. Member: State Bar of California; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Maria E. Rodriguez
Dino S. Sangiamo (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, October 29, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland; 1992, District of Columbia. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1985); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Law Clerk to Hon. Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1989-1990. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Dino S. Sangiamo
Michael Schatzow (Partner) born Washington, D.C., April 22, 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, District of Columbia; 1984, Maryland. Education: Case Western Reserve University (A.B., cum laude, 1970); University of Chicago (J.D., 1973); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1978). Member, Advisory Board, BNA Criminal Practice Manual, 1988-1996. Member, Faculty, Tulane University Clinical Advocacy Program, 1979-1980. Instructor, U.S. Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, 1979-1982. Assistant Federal Public Defender, District of Maryland, 1975-1978; Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1978-1981 (Chief of Trials, 1980-1981). Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland, 1982-1985 (Chief of Fraud Cases, 1983-1985). Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Hawaii, 1983. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State (Member, Sections on: Criminal Law; Litigation) and American Bar Associations. (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Reported Cases: United States v. Ferebe, 332 F.3d 722 (4th Cir. 2003). Boulware v. Crossland Mortgage Corporation, 291 F.3d 261, (4th Cir. 2002). Kittay v. Landegger, et al. (In re Hagerstown Fiber Limited Partnership), 277 B.R. 181 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2002). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Federal Criminal Law; Medicare Fraud and Abuse. Email: Michael Schatzow
Michael D. Schiffer (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 1, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., cum laude, 1995); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Debt and Equity Finance. Email: Michael D. Schiffer
Barbara E. Schlaff (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, March 21, 1950; admitted to bar, 1974, Michigan; 1979, District of Columbia; 1980, Maryland. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1971); University of Michigan and Boston College (J.D., 1974). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law. Email: Barbara E. Schlaff
Joseph C. Schmelter (Partner) born Queens, New York, February 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1990, District of Columbia; 1991, Maryland; 1998, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1984); Georgetown University (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Law and Policy in International Business, 1986-1987. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity Transactions; Corporate Law; Commercial Lending. Email: Joseph C. Schmelter
Randolph S. Sergent (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland; 2004, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., with high distinction, 1989; J.D., 1995); University of Maryland, College Park (M.S., 1990). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert C. Murphy, Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals. Author: "The Corporate Director's Duty of Care in Maryland: Section 2-405.1 and the Business Judgment Rule," Howard Law Journal; "Federal Document Subpoenas and Discovery Deadlines," Maryland Bar Journal; "Gross, Reckless, Wanton, and Indifferent: Gross Negligence in Maryland Civil Law," University of Baltimore Law Review; "The 'Hamlet' Fallacy: Computer Networks and the Geographic Roots of Obscenity Regulation," Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly; "Building Reputational Capital: The Right of Attribution Under Section 43 of the Lanham Act," Columbia-VLA Journal of Law and the Arts; Note, "A Fourth Amendment Model for Computer Networks and Data Privacy," Virginia Law Review; Note, "Sex, Candor, and Computers: Obscenity and Indecency on the Electronic Frontier," Journal of Law & Politics. Assistant Attorney General, Maryland and Deputy Counsel to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner. Assistant Attorney General, Maryland, Attorney General's Civil Litigation Division. Member, Board of Trustees, Wesley, Inc. Member: Howard County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Practice; Business Law; Insurance Litigation. Email: Randolph S. Sergent
James L. Shea (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, June 19, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Maryland; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1974); University of Virginia (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Joseph H. Young, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1977-1978. Assistant Attorney General, State of Maryland, 1981-1983. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Federal Civil Practice; Products Liability; Litigation; Banking and Commercial Litigation; Corporate Counseling. Email: James L. Shea
Robert A. Shelton (Senior Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, July 15, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Maryland. Education: Oberlin College (A.B., 1963); Harvard University (LL.B., 1966). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Judge Alexander Harvey, II, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1966-1967. Associate Special Counsel, House Judiciary Committee Impeachment Inquiry, 1974. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Municipal Finance Law; Bankruptcy. Email: Robert A. Shelton
Kevin L. Shepherd (Partner) born Wichita, Kansas, August 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: Frostburg State College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Alpha Theta. Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Editor-in-Chief, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to Judge Harry A. Cole, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1984-1985. Member, Editorial Board, The Practical Real Estate Lawyer. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State and American (Member, Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law; Editor-in-Chief, Probate & Property, 1993-1996; Council Member, 1996-2002; Real Property Division Vice Chair, 2002-2003; Chair-Elect, 2004-2005; Chair, 2005-2006; Former Chair, 2006-2008; Member, ABA Task Force on Gatekeeper Regulation and the Profession) Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers (Vice President, 2008); Anglo-American Real Property Institute (Governor); American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Development and Financing; Environmental Considerations in Real Estate Transactions. Email: Kevin L. Shepherd
Davis V. R. Sherman (Partner) born New York, N.Y., April 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1980); Columbia University (J.D., 1985). Law Clerk, Judge John C. Eldridge, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1985-1986. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care Finance; Municipal Finance; Corporate Law. Email: Davis V. R. Sherman
Craig E. Smith (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 19, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Maryland. Education: Yale University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1970; J.D., 1973). Law Clerk to Judge Richard T. Rives, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1973-1974. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Practice and Litigation; Workers Compensation Law; Construction Litigation; Estate Litigation. Email: Craig E. Smith
Robert G. Smith (P.C.) (Partner) born Washington, D.C., October 4, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Maryland. Education: The Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1965); Harvard University (LL.B., 1968). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts. Email: Robert G. Smith (P.C.)
Judson W. Starr (Partner) born Boulder, Colorado, July 18, 1945; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia; 1978, Virginia. (Not admitted in Maryland). Education: Washington and Jefferson College (B.A., 1968); Georgetown University (J.D., 1975). Editor, Georgetown Review of Law and Public Interest, 1974-1975. Member: American (Co-Chairman, Subcommittees on Environmental Crimes, Business Law Section and Criminal Law Section, 1989—) and International Bar Associations; Environmental Crimes Advisory Group; U.S. Sentencing Commission. Fellow, Advanced Trial Advocacy Program, Georgetown University. Director, Environmental Crimes Unit, U.S. Department of Justice, 1982-1987. Chief, Environmental Crimes Section, Land and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1987-1988. Co-Author: Environmental Crimes Deskbook, (Environmental Law Institute), 1995; Environmental Criminal Liability: Avoiding and Defending Enforcement Actions, (BNA Books), 1995; "Criminal Liability for Environmental Matters," Environmental Aspects of Real Estate Transactions, American Bar Association, 1995. Author: "Countering Environmental Crimes," 13 Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review 379 (1986); "Turbulent Times at Justice and EPA: The Origins of Environmental Criminal Prosecutions and the Work That Remains," 59 George Washington Law Review 900 (1991); "Toward an Environmental Voluntary Disclosure Program," 16 Columbia Journal of Environmental Law 2 (1991); "The Knock on the Door: Preparing for and Responding to a Criminal Investigation," Chemical Manufacturers Association, 1991, second edition 1999. Member, Environmental Crimes Advisory Group, U.S. Sentencing Commission. Member, Georgetown CLE Corporate Counsel Institute University Law Center Advisory Board. Named one of the nation's "top white-collar crime experts" by the National Law Journal. Named to the Best Lawyers in America 2003-2004. Director, Federal Environmental Crimes, 1980-1988. [Capt., U.S. Army, Intelligence Branch, 1968-1971]. (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Crimes; Litigation; Government and Special Investigations Law; Criminal Law. Email: Judson W. Starr
John R. Stierhoff (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, March 16, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Loyola College (B.A., 1977); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1982). Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Government Relations; Legislative Practice. Email: John R. Stierhoff
Nell B. Strachan (Partner) born Portland, Oregon, February 1, 1941; admitted to bar, 1974, Maryland. Education: Whitman College (B.A., 1962); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1974). Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, Maryland Law Review, 1973-1974. Associate Editor, Litigation Journal of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association, 1978-1983. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Banking Litigation; Trust Litigation; Insurance; Broker Disputes. Email: Nell B. Strachan
Paul F. Strain (P.C.) (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 30, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, Connecticut; 1973, Maryland; 1986, District of Columbia. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1966); Yale University (J.D., 1972). Law Clerk to Judge Joseph H. Young, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1972-1973. Office of the Attorney General, State of Maryland, Chief of Litigation, 1980-1982. Deputy Attorney General, 1982-1984. Instructor, Trial Practice, University of Maryland School of Law, 1980-1985. Member, Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1983-1984. Member, Board of Directors, The Maryland Legal Services Corporation, 1987-1989. Member, United States Health and Human Services Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines, 1998-2000. Faculty Member, Trial Academy of the International Association of Defense Counsel, 1999. Member, Board of Directors, American Social Health Association, 2005—. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation; International Association of Defense Counsel; Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: Maryland Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: General and Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Law; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Paul F. Strain (P.C.)
Neal H. Strum (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, May 5, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Maryland; 1993, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1987; J.D., with honors, 1991). Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, Maryland, 1987. Member: Maryland State and American (Member, Taxation, Business Law and Antitrust Sections) Bar Associations; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Venture Capital Transactions; Business Planning; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: Neal H. Strum
M. Rosewin Sweeney (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1977); Johns Hopkins University (M.A., 1980); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Email: M. Rosewin Sweeney
Lisa Bittle Tancredi (Partner) born Cumberland, Maryland, July 31, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Maryland; 1996, District of Columbia; 2005, Delaware. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 1989); University of Maryland (J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif. Recipient: Arnold Bridgewater Prize; American Jurisprudence Awards for Commercial Paper and Legal Writing. Law Clerk to Honorable James F. Schneider, 1993-1995. Vice Chair, Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Chapter. Author: "Courts May Deem Vendors of Bankrupt Firms Not So 'Critical' After All," Baltimore Business Journal, June 25, 2004; "In the Wake of Craft," Legal Times, January 27, 2003. Co-Author: "The Equitable Subrogee v. the Bankruptcy Trustee," 16 Am. Bankr. I. J. 22, 1997. Co-Editor, American Bankruptcy Institute Fourth Circuit Reporter. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights. Email: Lisa Bittle Tancredi
Ronald W. Taylor (Partner) born Washington, D.C., June 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1977); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1981). Echols Scholar. Articles Editor, The William and Mary Law Review, 1980-1981. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State, Federal and American (Management Co-Chair, Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee, 1998-2001) Bar Associations; Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Occupational Safety and Health; Litigation. Email: Ronald W. Taylor
Craig A. Thompson (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 12, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Maryland; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2006, District of Columbia; 2007, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1995). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Monumental City Bar Association; Maryland Defense Counsel (Co-Chair, Communications Committee); International Association of Defense Counsel (Elected Member; Member, Membership Committee). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Personal Injury Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Craig A. Thompson
Otho M. Thompson (Partner) born Dickerson, Maryland, September 4, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Maryland; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Morgan State University (B.A., 1967); University of Maryland (J.D., 1971). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. City Solicitor of Baltimore City, 1996-1999. Member: Anne Arundel County and Maryland State Bar Associations; Monumental Bar Association. [Major, U.S.A.R., National Guard, 1972-1981.]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business; Government; Legislative Practice. Email: Otho M. Thompson
Robert L. Waldman (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, March 5, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania; 1983, Maryland. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1978); Stanford University (J.D., 1981). Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Pennsylvania, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax-Exempt Organizations; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation. Email: Robert L. Waldman
Thomas D. Washburne, Jr. (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, June 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1983, Maryland. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1976); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1980). Member, 1978-1980 and Articles Editor, 1979-1980, Vanderbilt Law Review. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Financing. Email: Thomas D. Washburne, Jr.
Richard L. Wasserman (P.C.) (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, August 6, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1978, Maryland. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1970); Columbia University (J.D., 1973). Law Clerk to Judge Roszel C. Thomsen, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1973-1974. Co-Author and Editor-in-Chief, Bankruptcy Appeals Manual, 1998; Principal Editor of second edition (2005). Co-Author, "Big Business in the World of Troubled Companies—Buying and Selling Businesses and Assets in Bankruptcy," Maryland Bar Journal (Sept./Oct. 2002). Author of "A Step-by-Step Look at Chapter 11" chapter in Inside the Minds—Best Practices for Corporate Restructuring (Aspatore Books 2006). Board of Directors, Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. (2004—). Pro Bono Service Award, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (October 2005). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy Law, 1995-2008 (Woodard & White). Listed in Who's Who in America, 1994-2008 (Marquis Publications) and Who's Who in American Law, 1992-2008. Listed in The International Who's Who of Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyers, 2006-2007. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Bar Association of Baltimore City (Chairman, Banking, Bankruptcy and Business Law Committee, 1987-1988); Maryland State (Member, Business Law Section Council, 1989-1992) and American (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; The Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland (President, 1990-1991; Director, 1988—); American College of Bankruptcy; Maryland Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: In re Enron Corp. (Enron Corp. v. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.), 325 B.R. 671 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2005); In re Enron Corp. (Enron Corp. v. Credit Suisse First Boston International), 328 B.R. 58 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2005); Culver v. Musika (In re Arnold), 305 B.R. 436 (D. Md. 2003), aff'd, 84 Fed. Appx. 294 (4th Cir. 2003); In re CRIIMI MAE Inc., 251 B.R. 796 (Bankr. D. Md. 2000); Wasserman v. Village Associates (In re Freestate Management Associates, Inc.), 153 B.R. 972 (Bankr. D. Md. 1993); In re Arundel Housing Components, 126 B.R. 216 (Bankr. D. Md. 1991); In re Constant Care Community Health Center, Inc., 99 B.R. 697 (Bankr. D. Md. 1989); In re Astri Invest., Management & Sec. Corp., 88 B.R. 730 (D. Md. 1988). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors' Rights; Secured Transactions; Business Reorganizations and Restructurings. Email: Richard L. Wasserman (P.C.)
G. Stewart Webb, Jr. (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, July 6, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Maryland; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1972); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1975). Order of the Coif. Member, 1973-1974 and Articles Editor, 1974-1975, Maryland Law Review. Law Clerk to Judge Alexander Harvey, II, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1975-1976. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Federal Civil Practice; Complex Commercial Litigation; Securities; Employment Law. Email: G. Stewart Webb, Jr.
Edward L. Wender (P.C.) (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Maryland. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1972); University of Chicago (J.D., 1976). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City (Chairman, Real Estate Section, 1994); Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Departments of Insurance; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Baltimore City Council and Planning Commission; Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Administration; Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority; Maryland Health and Higher Education Facilities Authority. Practice Areas: Hotel and Resort Development; Hotel Brand Development; Real Estate; Association Insurance Plans; Business Transactions; Corporate Law and Contract Law. Email: Edward L. Wender (P.C.)
James D. Wright (P.C.) (Partner) born Centreville, Maryland, July 11, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Maryland. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1966); Harvard University (J.D., 1969). Law Clerk to Judge Frank A. Kaufman, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1969-1970. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Leasing Law; Condominium Law; Real Estate Development. Email: James D. Wright (P.C.)
Robert Zinkham (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, May 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Maryland. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1977); University of Maryland (J.D., 1980). Note and Comments Editor, Maryland Law Review, 1979-1980. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Robert C. Murphy, Court of Appeals, Maryland, 1980-1981. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Health Care Law. Email: Robert Zinkham
OF COUNSEL
William A. Agee (Of Counsel) born Baltimore, Maryland, July 24, 1931; admitted to bar, 1960, Maryland. Education: Baltimore Junior College (A.A., summa cum laude, 1956); University of Maryland (J.D., summa cum laude, 1960). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Corporate; Business Transactions; Securities.<