Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense Law; Personal Injury Law; Interstate Adoptions; Wildlife Law; General Liability Defense

Admitted to Bar: 1980, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals (4th Circuit).

Law School: Wake Forest University, J.D., 1979

College: St. Andrew's School; Washington & Lee University, B.A., cum laude, 1976

Member: Kent County (President, 1996-1998), Maryland State (Member, Judicial Appointments Committee; Committee on the Resolution of Fee Disputes; Section on Litigation) and American (Member, Section on Litigation, Section on Sports and Entertainment Law) Bar Associations; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association; International Municipal Attorneys Association; Maryland Municipal Attorneys Association.

Biography: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence, 1978. Attorney, Town of Chestertown, 1997—. Member, Peer Review Committee, Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission, 1998—; Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation (inducted 1998). Major, Maryland Defense Force. Licensed Maryland Title Insurance Agent.

Reported Cases:

David A. Bramble, Inc. v. Thomas, 396 Md. 443, 914 A.2d 136 (2007);
Gonzales v. Fairgale Properties Company, N.V., 241 F. Supp. 2d 512 (D.Md. 2002);
Helinski vs. C & P Telephone Company, 108 Md. App. 461, 672 A.2d 155 (1996);
Beck vs. Mangels, 337 Md. 580, 655 A.2d 370 (1995) & 100 Md. App. 144, 640 A.2d 236 (1994);
Imperial Hotel, Inc. vs. Bell Atlantic Tri-Con Leasing Corp., 91 Md. App. 266, 603 A.2d 1371 (1992);
Houghton vs. County Commissioners, 307 Md. 216, 513 A.2d 291 (1986) & 305 Md. 407, 504 A.2d 1145 (1986).

Counsel for:

	Town of Chestertown		Chesapeake Bank & Trust Company
	David A. Bramble, Inc.		Kent County Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #110
	Kent & Queen Anne's Rescue Squad, Inc.		Kent County Family Support Center
	Betterton Volunteer Fire Company		Kennedyville Volunteer Fire Company
	Lakes and Straits Volunteer Fire Company		Shrewsbury Parish Church
	Haven Harbour Marina		Gregg Neck Boatyard, Inc.
	Life Science Products, Inc.		Waterman's Crab House Restaurant
	7th Regiment Infantry, U.S. Colored Troops, Volunteers of Kent County, MD, Inc.		Chesapeake Anesthesiology and Pain Management Physicians, LLC

Community Memberships:

KENT HOSPICE FOUNDATION, INC. (Board of Directors, 2001-2005; Ethics Committee, 1997-2001)

CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE FOUNDATION (Board of Directors, 2007-present);
CHESTER RIVER HEALTH FOUNDATION (Board of Directors, 2005-present);

PENINSULA UNITED METHODIST HOMES FOUNDATION (Board of Directors, 2004-present)

MID-SHORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC. (Kent County Advisory Board, 2002-present)

THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND, Inc. (Board of Directors, 2006-present)

Student Mentor, KENT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL PORTFOLIO ADVISORY PROGRAM,(2001-2004)

Co-organizer, ANNUAL KENT COUNTY CIVIL WAR COMMEMORATION EVENT (2002-present)

HISTORICAL FILMS, INC. (Board member and Secretary since incorporating in 2002 this non-profit corp. which produces films for the U.S. Park Service, various state parks, PBS, et al.)

Director, ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL ALUMNI CORPORATION (By-laws, Career Networking and Nominating Committees, 1991-2001)

WASHINGTON & LEE ALUMNI ADMISSIONS PROGRAM (Member, 1980-present; Co-Chairman for Delmarva, 2003-present)

SOCIETY OF THE WAR OF 1812 IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND (Executive Board, 1988-present; Judge Advocate, 1991-present)

SHREWSBURY PARISH CHURCH (Parish Attorney, 1983-present; Vestryman, 1995-1998; Delegate to Diocesan Convention, 1985-1996)

MARYLAND STATE GUARD ASSOCIATION (Member, 2004-present)

STATE GUARD ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES (Member, 2004-present)

DUCKS UNLIMITED (Life-long member; Kent County Chapter Committee 1985-1996, Committee Treasurer, 1989-1991)

FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, KENT COUNTY LODGE #110 (Associate Member since incorporating Lodge in 1990)

UNITED STATES ROWING ASSOCIATION (Member, 1983-present)

CHESTER RIVER ROWING CLUB, INC. (Incorporator and Founding President, 1985-1988; Vice-President, 2003-2004, Silver Medal in Men's Pair, U.S. Masters National Championships, 1988)

KENT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Member, 1983-present)

Coach, SALISBURY YOUTH LACROSSE PROGRAM (1979-1981)

Post Leader, WICOMICO COUNTY LAW EXPLORER POST, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, 1980-1982

Born: Chestertown, Maryland, June 7, 1954

Family: Wife, Judith; Daughters, Spencer and Charlotte