• Counsel for State Insurance Guaranty Fund
• Counsel for area College in Litigation and Business Matters
• Lead Counsel in several multi-party insurance coverage disputes
• Tried numerous jury trials to verdict
• Represents numerous businesses in commercial disputes
• Represented manufacturers in design defect cases
• Represented accountants in malpractice actions
• Represented Health Care professionals in malpractice actions
• Prosecuted and defended securities claims
• Represented numerous alleged potentially responsible parties in CERCLA actions

• Managing Partner: Whiteford, Taylor & Preston L.L.P. (1999 - June 2009)
• Chair: Higher Education Practice, Whiteford Taylor & Preston L.L.P.
• AV Peer Review Rated: Martindale-Hubbell
• Director: Harford Mutual Insurance Company
• Board of Trustees: McDaniel College
• Chair: University of Baltimore School of Law Advisory Counsel, 2007 - 2009
• Listed as a "Local Litigation Star" in Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, 2010
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2005-present
• Listed in Maryland Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2010
• Recipient: The Daily Record's Leadership in Law Award (2006)

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• Author: The Owned Property Exclusion: Rules of Contract Interpretation Versus Public Policy, ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIMS JOURNAL, Vol. 9, No. 3/Spring 1997

• University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D. 1981, cum laude)
• McDaniel College (B.A. 1978)