MEMBERS OF FIRM
Wm. Pepper Constable (1882-1976).
John D. Wright (1903-1976).
George W. Constable (1911-2002).
Read A. McCaffrey (1913-1995).
William A. Skeen (1918-2002).
C. Gordon Haines (Member) (Retired).
Michael J. Abromaitis (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, June 10, 1940; admitted to bar, 1967, Maryland. Education: Loyola College (A.B., 1962); University of Maryland (LL.B., 1967); Georgetown University (LL.M., in taxation, 1971). Gamma Eta Gamma. Recipient, Stanley L. Seligman Award, (Appellate Advocacy), 1966. Trustee: Baltimore Opera Company, 1976-1986; Walters Art Gallery, 1982; Notre Dame Preparatory School, 1984-1992. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State (Member, Committee on Corporate Laws, Character Committee of the Court of Appeals of Maryland for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, 1991) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Estate Planning.Email: Michael J. Abromaitis
Monte Fried (Managing Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, April 3, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, Maryland. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S. Econ., 1963); University of Maryland (LL.B., 1967). Author: "Labor LawState Court Not Preempted from Awarding Damages for Libel Arising Out of Labor Dispute," 25 Maryland Law Review 358, 1965; "Multiple Jeopardy in Employment Discrimination Cases," 31 Maryland Law Review 101, 1971. Member, Editorial Board, Maryland Law Review, 1966-1967; "The Truth about Lie Detectors in Maryland," 18 Maryland Bar Journal No. 9, 1985. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1967-1968. Chairman, Character Committee of the Court of Appeals of Maryland for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, 1978. Mediator, Baltimore County Human Relations Commission, 1992. Volunteer Attorney Consultant, Governor's Drug-Free Workplace Initiative, 1990. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State (Member, Labor Law Section; Labor Section Council) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Torts and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Employment Law Section). [Capt. JAGS USAR, 1971-1976]. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Health Care Law; Litigation.Email: Monte Fried
James W. Constable (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Gilman School; University of Virginia (B.A., 1965); University of Maryland (LL.B., 1968). Gamma Eta Gamma. Law Clerk, Frederick J. Singley Jr., Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1968-1969. Legislative Analyst, Maryland General Assembly, 1970-1973 Sessions. Chairman, Baltimore County Landmarks Presentation Commission, 1988. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State (Past Chairman, International Commercial Law Section, 1982-1983; Member, Special Committee on Disputes) and American (Member, Section on Banking and Business Law; Section on Public Utilities Law) Bar Associations; Association of Transportation Practitioners; American Arbitration Association (Commercial Panel; Large Complex Commercial Case Panel of Neutrals); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; United States Court of Appeals (Member, 4th Circuit Judicial Conference). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Transportation Law; Commercial Litigation; Arbitration ; Estate Planning; Non-Profits; Conservation Easements; Mergers and Acquisitions; Dispute Resolution; Railroad Law; Public Utility Law.Email: James W. Constable
David W. Skeen (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Maryland, Maryland Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit ; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1968); University of Maryland (J.D., 1973). Gamma Eta Gamma. Assistant Editor, American Maritime Cases, 1976. Author: "Liens and Liquidation: Preferences, Strong Arm Clause, Fraudulent Transfers, Equitable Subordination, Priorities and Other Limitations on Lien Claims," 59 Tulane Law Review 1401, 1985. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City (President, 1990-1991; Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1980-1981), Maryland State (Member: Board of Governors, 1991-1993; Section on Litigation) and American Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States. Practice Areas: Maritime Law; Transportation Law; General Litigation.Email: David W. Skeen
Louis J. Kozlakowski (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, August 20, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Maryland, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. Courts of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Baltimore (B.S., cum laude, 1970; J.D., 1974). Former Member: Offit Kurman Yumkas & Denick; Blum Yumkas Mailman & Denick. Member: Maryland State and American (Member, Public Contract Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law(60%); Government Procurement(20%); Surety Law(5%); Commercial Litigation(15%); Contract Law.Email: Louis J. Kozlakowski
Robert W. Hesselbacher, Jr. (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Maryland; 1988, District of Columbia; 1992, Virginia. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., with highest honors, 1969); Johns Hopkins University (M.A., 1973); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, Maryland Law Review, 1976-1977. Law Clerk to the Hon. C. Stanley Blair, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1977-1978. Assistant Attorney General of Maryland, Antitrust Division, 1980-1984. Charter Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (LCA). Member: Federal (Member, Maryland Chapter Board of Governors), Maryland State (Member, Sections on: Litigation; ADR) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Antitrust) Bar Associations; Bar Association of Baltimore City; The District of Columbia Bar; Defense Research Institute (Member, Steering Committee; Chair, Professional Liability Committee, 2005 ; Maryland State Liaison Lawyers Professionalism and Ethics Committee). Practice Areas: Professional Liability Defense; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; General Litigation ; Professional Ethics.Email: Robert W. Hesselbacher, Jr.
Kenneth F. Davies (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, November 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland. Education: Ohio University (B.S., cum laude, 1978); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1981). Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law. Panel Trustee, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Maryland, 1988-1997. Member, U.S. Trustee Panel, 1988-1996. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Baltimore County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Lending Law; Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Creditor's Rights; Credit Union Law; Real Estate.Email: Kenneth F. Davies
Stephen F. White (Partner) born Washington, D.C., 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1975); University of Maryland (J.D., 1982). Editor in Chief, International Trade Law Journal, 1981-1982. Author: "Longshoremen's & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act - Mutually Exclusive Remedies - Permanent, Partial Disability," International Trade Law Journal, Vol. 6 No. 2, Spring-Summer, 1981. Milton Talkin Lecturer, "Marine Cargo Claims," 1988. Author and Lecturer, "Developments in Admiralty Products Liability Law since the Supreme Court's East River Decision," MICPEL Admiralty Law, 1990. Lecturer: Admiralty Law, Dundalk Community College, Center for Port-Related Industries, 1993; C-PORT Annual Conference 1998 and 2000. Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State (Chairman, Admiralty Subcommittee of International Commercial Law Section, 1991) and American (Forum on Franchising) Bar Associations; American Trial Lawyers Association; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Maryland Marine Trades Association; Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers. [CDR., USNR-R]. Practice Areas: Maritime Law; Transportation Law; General Litigation; Franchise Law.Email: Stephen F. White
Frederick L. Kobb (Partner) born Spring Valley, New York, July 8, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1978; J.D., 1985). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City (Chairman, Family Law Committee, 1995-1997); Maryland State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense; Railroad Litigation.Email: Frederick L. Kobb
Paul F. Evelius (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, April 25, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Loyola College (B.A., 1983); University of Maryland (J.D., 1987). Member, Moot Court Board. Certified Public Accountant, Maryland, 1985. Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Business Law; Litigation.Email: Paul F. Evelius
Mary Alice Smolarek (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, December 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Syracuse University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1984); Georgetown University (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City (Vice President; Chair, Personnel Committee; Secretary, 2005-2006; Treasurer, 2006-2007; Past Chair: Legal Service to the Elderly Committee; Past Chair, Membership Committee); Maryland State (Co-Chair, Estate and Gift Tax Study Group, 1999-2001) and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Baltimore Bar Foundation, Inc. (President; Life Fellow; Secretary, 2005-2006; Treasurer, 2006-2007). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Probate; Trust Law.Email: Mary Alice Smolarek
Michael A. Stanley (Partner) born Cheverly, Maryland, December 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Criminology, 1992); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Delta Kappa. Golden Key. Clerk, Hon. John W. Sause, Jr., Circuit Court, Queen Anne's County, 1997. Member: Maryland State (Member, Estates and Trust Section Elder Law Section, Estate & Gift Tax Study Group) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section) Bar Associations; Bar Association of Baltimore City (Member, Young Lawyers Division, Co-Chair of the Events Committee). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Elder Law; Corporate and Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate.Email: Michael A. Stanley
Howard S. Stevens (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 15, 1966; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and District of Columbia Circuits; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Guilford College (B.S., in Chemistry, 1988); University of Maryland, School of Law (J.D., 1998). Contributing Author: "It's a Frog, Not a Prince", Legal Advice Newsletter (Published by the Daily Record) (November, 1997). Member, National Association of Corrosion Engineers (1989-1990). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Defense of Design Professionals; Mechanics Liens; Materialmens Liens; Procurement and Administrative Law; General Civil Litigation; Trademarks; Intellectual Property Protection .Email: Howard S. Stevens
Cynthia E. Rodgers-Waire (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Maryland; 1994, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 2001, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1989); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1992). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Fidelity and Surety; Construction Law; Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: Cynthia E. Rodgers-Waire
Michael A. Stover (Partner) born Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Maryland; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1987; J.D., with honors, 1991). Member: Anne Arundel County, Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Torts; Insurance Law Practice; Fidelity and Surety Law Committee) Bar Associations; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Fidelity and Surety; Professional Malpractice; Government Contracts.
Gerard P. Sunderland (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Maryland; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1968); University of Maryland (J.D., 1973). Member: District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State Bar Association Inc.; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Fidelity and Surety; Construction Law; Bankruptcy; Government Contracts.Email: Gerard P. Sunderland
George J. Bachrach (Partner) born Brunswick, Maine, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Maryland. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1971); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Fidelity and Surety; Bankruptcy.Email: George J. Bachrach
Michael I. Gordon (Partner) born New York, N.Y., September 22, 1936; admitted to bar, 1959, Maryland; 1960, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Baltimore (A.A., 1956); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 1959). Fellow: American Bar Association Baltimore Bar Foundation (Secretary, 2000-2001). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City (Executive Council, 1987; Secretary, 2000-2001); Baltimore County Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. (Member, Board of Governors, 1996-1998, 2003-2004); Bar Associations Insurance Trust (Secretary, 1998). [Major, Maryland Defense Force]. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Corporate Law; Construction Litigation; Collection; Real Estate; Litigation; Commercial Law; Mediation; Business Transactions; Estate Litigation; Business.Email: Michael I. Gordon
ASSOCIATES
Eric T. Schline (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, April 23, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Maryland. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1997); University of Maryland (J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi (President, 2001-2002). Associate Editor, Maryland Law Review. Recipient, Public Service Award, 2002. Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Eric T. Schline
Mollie G. Caplis (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, June 20, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: American Bar Association; Bar Association of Baltimore City (Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 2007 ; Chair-elect, 06-2007; Secretary. 2005-2006; Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee; Chair, 2006-2007); Bar Association of Baltimore City (Elected Member, Executive Council). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law; Trust Litigation; Estate Litigation.Email: Mollie G. Caplis
Meighan G. Burton (Associate) born Washington, D.C., September 22, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: University of Maryland, College Park (B.A., 2002); University of Maryland School of Law (J.D. with honors, 2005). University of Maryland , Honors Program Citation. Phi Delta Phi. Member: American Bar Association (Business Law Section); Bar Association of Baltimore City (Young Lawyers' Division); Federal Bar Association (Maryland Chapter). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Admiralty Law; Maritime Law; Personal Injury; Real Estate; Family Law; Construction Law; Trusts and Estates.Email: Meighan G. Burton
Jason R. Potter (Associate) born Moline, Illinois, June 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A. in Political Science, 1995); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 2005). Recipient, University of Baltimore School of Law, Clinical Excellence Award, 2004-2005. Clerkship for Hon. Thomas E. Marshall, Circuit Court for Harford County, 2005-2006. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section and Construction Law Forum); American Immigration Lawyers Association; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; Bar Association of Baltimore City. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Immigration Law.Email: Jason R. Potter
COUNSEL
P. McEvoy Cromwell (Counsel) born Baltimore, Maryland, September 24, 1930; admitted to bar, 1957, Maryland. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1952); University of Maryland (LL.B., 1957). Member, Governor's Commission to Revise the Annotated Code of Maryland, 1975-1981. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Douglas G. Worrall (Of Counsel) born Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, February 13, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, Maryland. Education: University of Maryland (A.B., 1963; LL.B., 1966). Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Co-Author: "Avoiding Liability in Architecture, Design and Construction," Wiley, 1983. Author: "Economics and the Conservation of Land" (1998). Lecturer on Construction Industry Subjects and "Land Planning for Conservation." Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Land Planning; Land Conservation; Estate; Tax Planning; Commercial Litigation; Procurement Law; Construction Law.Email: Douglas G. Worrall