Admitted
1973, Maryland; 1974, District of Columbia, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Law School
University of Maryland, J.D., with honors, 1973
Law School Graduation Year
1973
College
University of Maryland, B.A., 1970
Memberships
District of Columbia Bar; Montgomery County (President, 2001-2002; Treasurer, 1989-1990; Member, Judicial Nominating Committee, 1989-1990, 1992-1994), Maryland State (Fellow, 1995—; Member, 1977-1988 and Chairman, 1982-1983, Ethics Committee) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Corporation, Banking and Business Law, Family Law) ) Bar Associations; Montgomery County Bar Foundation (President, 1992—, Treasurer, 1990-1991, Member, Board of Directors, 1990—); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Member, University of Maryland Law Review, 1971-1972. Recipient, The Judge Simon E. Sobeloff Prize. Co-Editor, Opinions on Ethics and Professional Responsibility (2nd. Ed.), Maryland State Bar Association, Inc., 1983. Author: Proposals on the Revolving Door and Chinese Wall, Maryland Bar Journal, October, 1983; Shareholder Planning and Problems — Evolving Standards and Methods in the Dynamics of Corporate Control, MICPEL (1998). Lecturer: Business Divorce, MICPEL (1998); Business Valuation, Montgomery County CLE (1998); closing argument in St. Luke Evangelical Church, Inc. v. Smith, included in Stein, Closing Argument, §403.50 (1998 Cum. Supp.).