Practice Areas
Business Litigation
Insurance Litigation
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Products Liability

Admitted to Practice
Indiana, 1976
Maryland, 1982

Education
Indiana University School of Law, J. D., cum laude, 1976
Indiana University, B. A., 1973

Court Admissions
Court of Appeals of Maryland
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Maryland

Professional Honors & Affiliations
Maryland Super Lawyers 2010
Best Lawyers in America 2010
The American Trial Lawyers Association
American Bar Association: Litigation Section, Torts and Insurance
_Practice Section, and Health Law Section
Defense Research Institute
Maryland Bar Foundation
Maryland State Bar Association
Baltimore County Bar Association
Maryland State Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Maryland Super Lawyers, 2007 and 2008
Governmental Affairs Committee, The Arc of Baltimore,
_1987-present
Governmental Affairs Committee, The Arc of Maryland, 1987-present
Recipient, Maryland Association of Community Services,
_Achievement Award, 2007
Member, Governor O’Malley’s Disabilities
_Transition Work Group, 2006-2007
Recipient, Defense Research Institute Community Service Award,
_October, 2006
Recipient, Champions of Justice Award, Equal Justice Council of the
_Legal Aid Bureau, May, 2006
Recipient, The Arc of Maryland, Bernard Gould Award, May, 2006
Chair, Legal Advocacy Committee, The Arc of Maryland, 2005-present
Recipient, Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, Inc.,
_Pro Bono Honoree, 2005
Director Emeritus, The Arc of Baltimore, 2005-present
Board of Directors, The Arc of Baltimore, 1985-2005
Recipient, The Arc of Baltimore, Stanley S. Herr Award for
_Advocacy Leadership, 2004
Honoree, Leadership in Law, the Maryland Daily Record, 2004
Recipient, The Maryland Bar Foundation Professional Legal
_Excellence Award for The Advancement of the Rights
_of the Disadvantaged, 2004
Board of Directors, Pro Bono Resource Center, Inc., Maryland State
_Bar Association, 1995-2004
Member, Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council, 1995-2004
Immediate Past President, Pro Bono Resource Center Inc.,
_Maryland State Bar Association, 2002-2004
Member, Rule 16-902 Local Pro Bono Committee of
_Baltimore County, 2002- 2007
President, Pro Bono Resource Center, Inc., Maryland State
_Bar Association, 2000-2002
Vice-President, Pro Bono Resource Center, Inc., Maryland State
_Bar Association, 1999-2000
Member, Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration
_Steering Committee for the Robert Wood Johnson Grant,1996-2000
Chair, Governmental Affairs Committee,
_Baltimore Association for Retarded Citizens, 1987-2000
Member, Governor’s Community Services Advisory
_Commission, 1986-2000
Committee Member, National Collaborative Academy
_of the President’s Committee on Mental Retardation, 1995
Recipient, The Maryland Association of Community Services
_for Persons with Developmental Disabilities’ Volunteer Award, 1994
President, Baltimore Association for Retarded Citizens, 1991-1994
Board of Directors, Maryland Association for
_Retarded Citizens, 1988-1994
Board of Directors, Maryland School for the Blind, 1984-1994
Recipient, Baltimore County Department of
_Community Development Commission on Disabilities
_Volunteer Award, 1993
Leadership-Baltimore County, Graduate 1991
Recipient, Baltimore Association for Retarded Citizens
_Thomas Ferciot Award, 1990
Recipient, Maryland Association for Retarded Citizens
_President’s Trophy, 1990
Recipient, Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States
_Northeast Region’s Volunteer of the Year, 1990
Recipient, Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States
_Volunteer of the Year Award, 1990
Member, the Maryland House of Delegates Ways and
_Means Committee’s Developmental Disabilities Workgroup, 1989
Board of Directors, CLIMB, 1982-1990
President, CLIMB (Community Living and Independence for the
_Multi Handicapped Blind, Inc.) 1982-1983
Board of Directors, Bartholomew County Division of the
_American Cancer Society, Indiana, 1979

Speaking Engagements and Lectures
Sinai Hospital OB/GYN Grand Round Lecture Series:
_Contemporary Legal Topics_Affecting OB/GYNs, September 2009
Pro Bono Matchmaking: Creating Partnerships that Last,
_May, 2007, Maryland Partners for Justice Conference
9th National Conference on Hydrocephalus
Planning for the Future with Options for Long-Term Financial Planning,
_Special Needs Trust, Guardianships and Wills, May, 2006
Presentation of Grey v. UMMS to General Medical Staff Meeting,
_March, 2006, University of Maryland Medical System
The Inside Scoop: Law Firms and Legal Services Roundtable,
_May, 2005, Maryland Partners for Justice Conference
Documentation and Informed Consent Presentation to Medical Staff,
_May, 2004, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Mid-Size/Big Vision Pro Bono Programs, February, 2004,
_Pro Bono Institute at Georgetown University Law Center
Pro Bono Service Opportunities in Large Law Firms,
_April, 2003, University of Maryland Clinical Law Program
Defense of Medical Malpractice Actions, Medical Malpractice
_Litigation Course, March, 2002, Guest Lecturer, University of
_Baltimore School of Law
Practicing Law, Managing Time and Finding Time for Pro Bono,
_March, 2002, University of Maryland Clinical Law Program
Pro Bono and The Rules of Professional Responsibility,
_Legal Ethics Course, November, 2002,
_University of Maryland School of Law
Practicing Law, Managing Time and Finding Time for Pro Bono,
_April, 2001 University of Maryland Clinical Law Program
Practicing Law, Managing Time and Finding Time for Pro Bono,
_October, 2000 University of Maryland Clinical Law Program
Defense of Difficult Damage Issues, Medical-Legal Seminar,
_May, 1998, Employers Reinsurance Corporation
Public Interest Career Panel, Maryland Public Interest Law Project,
_April, 1998 University of Maryland School of Law
Practicing Law, Managing Time and Finding Time for Pro Bono,
_February, 1998 University of Maryland Clinical Law Program
Documentation and Informed Consent, Retina for the Comprehensive
_Ophthalmologist, September, 1997,
_University of Maryland School of Medicine
Practicing Law, Managing Time and Finding Time for Pro Bono,
_April, 1997 University of Maryland Clinical Law Program
How to Minimize Liability Exposure in the Practice of
_Ophthalmology, December, 1996 University of
_Maryland Medical System
Practicing Law, Managing Time and Finding Time for
_Pro Bono, April 1996, University of Maryland Clinical Law Program
Pediatric Risk Management Presentation, March, 1995,
_The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Pediatrics
Analysis of Maryland’s Statutory Cap on Damages in
_Medical Malpractice Actions, February, 1995,
_The University of Maryland Hospital, Risk Management Committee
Orthopaedic Risk Management Presentation, February, 1995,
_The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Surgery.
Surgical Risk Management Presentation, December 1994,
_The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Surgery
Anesthesia Risk Management Presentation, March 1994,
_The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology
Otolaryngology Risk Management Presentation, February, 1994,
_The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology
Malpractice, Documentation and Informed Consent; and
_The Emotional Impact of Malpractice on Physicians,
_Orthopaedic Section, Puerto Rico Medical Association’s
_25th Annual Convention, September, 1993, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Documentation, Informed Consent, and Physician Communication,
_January, 1993, The University of Maryland Hospital
The Legal Aspects and Emotional Impact of
_Medical Malpractice Actions on Physicians and their Families,
_Eastern Orthopaedic Society Meeting, October 1992,
_Cerromar, Puerto Rico
Analysis of State and Federal Laws Affecting People with Disabilities,
_January 1990, Maryland Rehabilitation Center, Guest Speaker for the
_Baltimore County Leadership Program