|   | | Law Firm in Towson, Maryland | A Partnership including Professional Corporations |
| | Address | | 210 Allegheny Avenue, P.O. Box 5517 | | Towson, Maryland 21204 | | (Baltimore Co.) | | | |
| | | 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.
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Rockville, Maryland, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Vienna, Virginia, U.S.A.
| | | Jeffrey P. Ayres (P.C.) (Member) 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 (Immediate Past Chair, Labor and Employment Section) and American Bar Associations. (Also at Baltimore, Maryland Office). Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law; Equal Employment Law; Civil Commercial Litigation; ERISA Lawsuits. Email: Jeffrey P. Ayres (P.C.) | | Anne-Thérèese Béchamps (Partner) born Rochester, Minnesota, August 21, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland; 1991, Virginia. Education: St. Mary-of-the-Woods College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); University of Notre Dame (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990); Johns Hopkins University (M.S., 2008). Articles Editor, Notre Dame Law Review. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Finance. Email: Anne-Thérèese Béchamps | | Benjamin R. Civiletti (P.C.) (Member) 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 Baltimore, Maryland Offices). Practice Areas: Litigation; Government Investigations and Special Investigations; Antitrust Law; Corporate Governance. Email: Benjamin R. Civiletti (P.C.) | | Michael H. Davis (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, February 1, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland. Education: Harvard College (B.A., in Government w/Economics, magna cum laude, 1982); University of Maryland (J.D., 1985). Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland School of Law. Member: Baltimore City and Maryland State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Land Use, Zoning and Planning Law; Legislative and Regulatory Practice. Email: Michael H. Davis | | C. Carey Deeley, Jr. (Member) 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 Baltimore, Maryland Office). Practice Areas: General Litigation. Email: C. Carey Deeley, Jr. | | James A. Dunbar (Member) 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 Baltimore, Maryland Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trusts and Estates Litigation; Administrative Litigation. Email: James A. Dunbar | | Geoffrey R. Garinther (Member) 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 Baltimore, 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 | | M. King Hill, III (Chair, Products & Personal Injury Practice Group) born Baltimore, Maryland, November 21, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1981). Member, University of Maryland Law Review, 1979-1981. Member: Baltimore County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Member and Past President); International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (Maryland State Representative). Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical Litigation; Products Liability; Asbestos Litigation; Toxic Torts; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Litigation. Email: M. King Hill, III | | Robert A. Hoffman (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, March 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland. Education: Washington University (B.S.B.A., 1979); University of Maryland (J.D., 1982). Member: Baltimore County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate, Zoning and Land Use Law. Email: Robert A. Hoffman | | John B. Howard (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, May 5, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Maryland. Education: Washington and Lee University (A.B., 1957); University of Maryland (LL.B., 1961). Gamma Eta Gamma. Law Clerk, Circuit Court of Baltimore County, 1959-1961. Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore County, 1963-1964. Reporter, Maryland Constitutional Convention Commission, 1966-1967. Member: Baltimore County, Maryland State (Member, Board of Governors, 1973-1974) and American Bar Associations. Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation and American Bar Foundation. Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Law; State Government Law; Local Government Law; Land Use Law; Zoning Law. Email: John B. Howard | | Daniel P. Moylan (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, February 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Maryland; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1992); University of Maryland (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Law Clerk to the Hon. Arrie W. Davis, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, 1995-1996. Member, Pro Bono Committee, Community Law Center. Member: Maryland Defense Counsel, Inc. (Board Member since 1997; Chair, Legislative Section, 2001-2004; Treasurer, 2004-2005; Secretary, 2005-2006; President-Elect, 2006-2007; President, 2007—). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Contested Trusts and Estates; Estate Litigation; Fiduciary Litigation; Trust Litigation; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Investigations; Corporate Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Day Care; Orphans Court Practice. Email: Daniel P. Moylan | | Theodore F. Roberts (Member) born Brockton, Massachusetts, July 18, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts; 1996, Maine, U.S. District Court, District of Maine and District of Massachusetts; 1998, Maryland; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.A., cum laude, 1990); New England School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Co-Author: "Cross-Examining an Adversary's Expert with a Learned Treatise: Maine Trial Practice and Procedure," 14 Maine Bar J. 220 (1999); "Trial of a Chapter 93A Claim: An Overview of Common Issues," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Ed. (1997 Supp.); "Post-Castano Tobacco Litigation," 91 Products Liability Advisory 8 (1996). Author: "Government-Sponsored International Abductions," 1 N.E. Int'l & Comp. L. Ann. 27 (1995); "Transborder Abductions: The Supreme Court Extends the Reach of the Long Arm of the Law in U.S. v. Alvarez-Machain," 20 N.E. J. Crim. & Civ. Confinement 117 (1993). Member: Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Mass Torts; Products Liability; Complex Civil Litigation; Civil Rights. Email: Theodore F. Roberts | | Joseph C. Wich, Jr. (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, November 20, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Maryland. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1969); University of Maryland (J.D., 1972). Gamma Eta Gamma. Member: Baltimore County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Litigation. Email: Joseph C. Wich, Jr. | | Brian Alain Zemil (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, February 11, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Maryland; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Albright College (B.S., 1990); University of Tulsa (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Recipient: JoAnn E. Long Memorial Award; American Jurisprudence Award. ABA YLS District Representative to Maryland and Virginia, 2000—. Member: Baltimore and Maryland State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Personal Injury; Business Law. Email: Brian Alain Zemil | | John H. Zink, III (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, February 14, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Maryland. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Phi Delta Phi. Attorney, Grievance Commission Review Board, 1982. Member, Governor's Judicial Nominating Commission, 1982-1990. Member: Baltimore County, Maryland State (Chair, Bar Association Insurance Trust) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Maryland Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Insurance. Email: John H. Zink, III | | OF COUNSEL | | Arnold E. Jablon (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1969, Maryland; 1973, District of Columbia. Education: State University of New Yorik at Albany (B.A.); University of Maryland (J.D.). Email: Arnold E. Jablon | | Patricia A. Malone (Of Counsel) born Baltimore, Maryland, September 18, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Maryland; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: James Madison University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1989); University of Virginia (J.D., 1992). Member: Baltimore County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning; Land Use; Development Law. Email: Patricia A. Malone | | Timmy F. Ruppersberger (Of Counsel) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 10, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Maryland. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1977; J.D., with honors, 1980). Articles Editor, Maryland Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: Baltimore County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Real Estate. Email: Timmy F. Ruppersberger | | ASSOCIATES | | Matthew R. Alsip (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Denison University (B.A., 2002); University of Maryland Law School (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation. Email: Matthew R. Alsip | | Stuart Cherry (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2002); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 2005). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Stuart Cherry | | David H. Karceski (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, May 4, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1994); Catholic University of America (J.D., with honors, 1998). Law Clerk, Chief Judge Joseph F. Murphy, Jr., Court of Special Appeals of Maryland. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use. Email: David H. Karceski | | Heather L. Mitchell (Associate) born Columbia, Maryland; admitted to bar, 2002, Maryland; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: James Madison University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997); University of Virginia (J.D., 2002). Law Clerk to the Honorable Benson E. Legg, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 2002-2003. Member, Board of Directors, Baltimore Curriculum Project. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Workers Compensation; Estate Litigation. Email: Heather L. Mitchell | | Amy S. Moeves (Associate) born May 14, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Maryland; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1996); Harvard University (M.Div., 1999); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Amy S. Moeves | | Christopher D. Mudd (Associate) born Silver Spring, Maryland, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Maryland. Education: University of Notre Dame (2001); Villanova University (J.D., 2004). Managing Editor, Student Works, Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, 2003-2004. Author: "Chaset v. Fleer/Skybox International, LP: Swapping Trading Card Companies Under the RICO Act?" 10 Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal 357, 2003. Member: Baltimore County and American Bar Associations; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Land Use; Rezoning; Subdivisions; Zoning Law; Zoning Variances; Planned Unit Development Law; Real Estate; Easements; Conservation Easements; Right of Way Easements. Email: Christopher D. Mudd | | Scott M. Richmond (Associate) born Silver Spring, Maryland, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Maryland. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., 1995); Widener University (J.D., 1999). Recipient: Certificate of Achievement-Pre-Trial Methods; Achievement Award in Criminal Law. Member, Executive Committee, Widener University Law Review. Author, "Printz v. United States: If Congress Cannot Force State Legislators to Implement Federal Policy, Why Should It Be Able To Force State Executives?" 7 Widener J.Pub.L. 325, 1998. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Scott M. Richmond | | Kristen H. Strain (Associate) born New Haven, Connecticut, March 31, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Michigan; 2003, Maryland. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., Anthropology, 1994); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2001). Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Kristen H. Strain | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Baltimore, Maryland Office: 750 E. Pratt Street, Suite 900. Telephone: 410-244-7400. Fax: 410-244-7742.
Washington, D.C. Office: 575 7th Street, NW. Telephone: 202-344-4000. Fax: 202-344-8300.
Vienna, Virginia Office: 8010 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 300. Telephone: 703-760-1600. Fax: 703-821-8949.
Rockville, Maryland Office: Suite 500, One Church Street, P. O. Box 1906. Telephone: 301-217-5600. Fax: 301-217-5617.
New York, New York Office: Rockefeller Center, 1270 Avenue of the Americas, The Twenty-Fifth Floor. Telephone: 212-307-5500. Fax: 212-307-5598.
Los Angeles, California Office: 2049 Century Park East, Suite 2100. Telephone: 310-229-9900. Fax: 310-229-9901.
| (For complete biographical data on personnel at Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Rockville, Maryland, New York, New York, Vienna, Virginia and Los Angeles, California, see Professional Biographies at those locations) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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