Admitted
1971, District of Columbia; 1972, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1974, Maryland; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supr
Law School
Washington College of Law of American University, J.D., 1971
Law School Graduation Year
1971
College
Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 1968
Memberships
The Bar Association of Baltimore City (Member, Legislative Committee, 1986; Special Committee on Tort Reform, 1986; Liaison for Sitting Judges Committee, 1997—); Maryland State (Member, Special Committee on Health Claims Arbitration, 1983; Member, Medico-Legal Committee, 1989) and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Delegate 1991, State Governor, 1992-1995); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate; Membership Committee, 1993—); American Judicature Society; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association (Member, 1985; Secretary, 1986-1987; Vice President, 1987-1988, President-Elect, 1989-1990; President, 1990-1991; Immediate Past President, 1992; Board of Governors, 1985-1986; Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1986-1987); Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc.; American College of Barristers; Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Associate Editor-in-Chief, American University Law Review, 1970-1971. Listed: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in American Law,; Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America. Co-Author: Structured Settlements in Maryland, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc., 1989; Structured Settlements in Maryland, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc., revised edition, 1997. Faculty: Structured Settlements in Maryland for Lawyers, Medicine for Lawyers, Nine Day Intensive Trial Workshop, Depositions and Discovery,, The Advance Trial Technique Seminar for Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc., 1997—. Invited Speaker, How to Avoid Being Sued for Malpractice, John Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000. Faculty: Nuts and Bolts of Personal Injury and Invited Lecturer on evaluation of damages and settlements, course on civil litigation, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, 1997, 1998, 2001. Invited Speaker, courses in forensic economics, health administration and philosophy of law and Invited Member of Panel, College of Liberal Arts Prelaw Night and Preprofessional Career Information Session, Pennsylvania State University, 1998, 2002. Invited lecturer on How to Avoid Being Sued for Malpractice before the Medical and Surgical Staff of Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1997. Member, Circuit Court, Baltimore City, Task Force Civil Docket Management System.