Admitted
1974, New York,1977, New Jersey 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, District of Columbia, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Law School
University of Pennsylvania, J.D., 1972; Hague Academy of International Law, The Netherlands
Law School Graduation Year
College
Yale University, B.A., 1968
Memberships
The Bar Association of Baltimore City (Member, Executive Council, 1986-1994, 1996-1997, 1999—); Maryland State Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1994-1996, 2000-2002, Committee on Professionalism, 1994—; Chairman, Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 2002—); Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. (Member, Executive Committee, Board of Trustees, 2002—).
Biographical
Hague Academy of International Law Fellowship, 1971. Recipient, Special Achievement Award for Exceptional Accomplishments from U.S. Bureau of Mines, of the U.S. Dept. of The Interior, 1984. Co-Author: Federal Trial Guide, LexisNexis, 1992. Federal Evidence Practice Guide, Matthew Bender & Co., 1989. Author: Fourth Circuit Decision Provides Lawyers Guidance on Bias Cases, p. 11, May 18, 1990; Balancing Government With Religion, p. 13B May 1, 1987, all published in The Daily Record; Screening Medical Malpractice Cases, p. 20 Maryland Bar Journal, May, 1986. Instructor: Federal Court Trial Tactics, Federal Court Pretrial Procedures and Federal Evidence, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Educational for Lawyers, MICPEL, 1986-1994; Course on Professionalism given under the auspices of the Maryland Court of Appeals and Maryland State Bar Association, 1992—. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1974-1976. Trial Attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1980-1984.