Attorney Profile

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Criminal Law
• DUI/DWI
• Traffic Violations
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Medical Malpractice
• Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions

• Maryland, 1985
• District of Columbia, 1987
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1986
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1990
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1990

Education

• University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1985
  Juris Doctorate
  Law Journal: Articles Editor, The Maryland Journal of International Law and Trade, Spring Semester, 1984
  
  
• Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June, 1987
  Certificate, Program of Instruction for Lawyers
  
  
• Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Ithaca, New York, 1981
  Bachelor of Science
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Lecturer, Summer, University of Maryland School of Law, 1986
• Motivational Speaker, Prince George's County Schools, Middle School and High School Level
• "Time Management" Seminar for Montgomery County Government Employees
• Legal Seminar for "Single Mothers", Landover Memorial Baptist Church
• Featured Speaker on Family Law and Domestic Matters, Brunch Hosted by a Women's Group
• Motivational Speaker at Banquets, Receptions and Community Functions

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Association for Justice, formerly known as American Trial Lawyers Association
  Member
  
  
• Prince George's County Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Prince George's County Bar Association
  Committee on Committees, Prior Committee Member
  
  
• Prince George's County Bar Association
  Continuing Legal Education Committee, Prior Committee Member
  
  
• Citizen's Review Board for Children, 2003 - 2006
  Member, Local Board, Appointed by Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
  
  
• Maryland Public Defender System, 1990 - 1992
  Member, Board of Trustees, App. by Governor William Donald Schaefer
  
  
• Prince George's County Management Oversight Panel, 2002
  Member, App. by Governor Parris N. Glendening & Hon. Wayne K. Curry
  
  
• Prince George's County, 2002 - Present
  Chairperson, Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network Committee
  
  
• Charles County, 2002 - Present
  Chairperson, Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network Committee
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Kaiser Permanente, Associate Regional Counsel
• Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Associate General Counsel
• Maryland Office of the Public Defender, Contract Attorney
• Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, Claims Attorney

Pro Bono Activities

• Chairperson, Board of Directors of the Mission of Love, Inc., 1997 - 1998
• Advisor, Board of Directors of the Mission of Love, Inc., 1998 - 2002
• Executive Board Member, Mission of Love, Inc.

Birth Information

• 1960, Brooklyn, New York