Admitted
1979, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland including Trial Bar; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Baltimore, J.D., magna cum laude, 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
University of Baltimore, B.A., magna cum laude, 1977
Memberships
Howard County Bar Association (Bench-Bar Committee, 1990-1999; Co-Chair, Criminal Law Committee, 1999-2000); Maryland Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Legislative Committee, 1989-1995; Program Committee, 1991-1992); James MacGill American Inn of Court (President, 1996-1997; President-Elect, 1995-1996).
Biographical
Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Moot Court Champion, 1977-1978. Recipient: Merit Awards, 1976-1977 and 1977-1978; Lawyers Cooperative Book Award, Trusts and Estates. Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: Maryland Criminal Procedure Forms and Analysis Second Edition, West Group (Library of Congress #95-76883); Maryland Criminal Procedure Forms, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Library of Congress #87-83520); The Status of the Defense of Diminished Capacity in Maryland Criminal Cases, M.T.L.A. Trial Rptr., Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring, 1982; Comment, State and Local Legislative Powers: An Analysis of the Conflict and Preemption Doctrines in Maryland, 8 U. Balt. L. Rev. 300, 1979. Lecturer, Charging Documents, University of Baltimore School of Law and Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics Program: Criminal Procedure: A 'How To' with an Emphasis on Ethics, 1990; Lecturer, Finding Weaknesses in the Prosecution's Case, Maryland State's Attorneys Association, Basic Trial Advocacy Course, 1989; Faculty Advisor: Career Prosecutor Course, National College of District Attorneys, 1983; Trial Advocacy Training Program, Maryland State's Attorneys Association, 1983. Lecturer, Case Preparation, Interviewing Witnesses and Using a Trial Notebook, Maryland State's Attorneys Association, 1983. Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore County, 1980-1984. Member, Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, District 9, 1988-1995. Mediator, Circuit Court for Howard County, Settlement Week, March, 1991. Member, Ethics Panel, Howard County Public School System, 1984-1987.