Admitted
1980, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1988, District of Columbia; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
Law School
University of Maryland, J.D., 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
Oberlin College, B.A., 1976
Memberships
The Bar Association of Baltimore City (Member, Committee on Civility, 1996); Maryland State (Member, Special Committee on Audit Procedures, 1985-1986), Monumental City and American Bar Associations; National Bar Association; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1995); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Maryland State Delegate; Member, Minority Caucus); American Judicature Society; Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (Permanent Member)
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Faculty, Maryland Bar Association Course on Professionalism. Faculty, Office of the Attorney General, Course in Deposition Training. Instructor, University of Maryland School of Law, 1985-1986. Invited Faculty, Maryland Institute for the Continuing Education of Lawyers. Lecturer: National Bar Association: Evaluating the Medical Malpractice Case: Is It Worth the Risk?. Lecturer, Risk Management Seminars, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Invited Lecturer: Western Shore Dental Society. Member, Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission: Inquiry Panel, 1987-1991, 2001—; Review Board, 1991-1994, Vice-Chairman, 1995-1996 and Chairman, 1996-1997. Invited Member, Circuit Court for Baltimore City Ad Hoc committee to develop Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures. Member, Howard Community College Foundation Board. Fellow: Maryland Bar Foundation; Reginald Heber Smith Law Fellowship.