A Full-service Law Firm Dedicated To Helping Our Communities With Over 100 Years Of Combined Experience
Education
- American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia
- J.D. - 1983
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana
- B.A. - 1979
- Honors: With Distinction
- Major: Ecology
- Major: Economics
Practice Areas
- Complex Civil Litigation
Bar Admission
- Maryland, 1983
- District of Columbia, 1984
- Illinois, 1984
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1985
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1999
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2001
- Illinois
Professional Associations
- Maryland Association for Justice, Member
- Montgomery County Bar Association, Member
- Montgomery County Inns of Court, Member
- National Employment Lawyers Association, Member
- Maryland Bar Association, Member
- District of Columbia Bar Association
Past Positions
- Circuit Court for Arandel County, Judicial Clerk, 1983 to 1984
Honors
- Best Trial Lawyer
- Super Lawyer, area of Workers’ Compensation Law in Maryland and DC
- Maryland Association for Justice, Co-Trial Lawyer, 2012
- Maryland Association for Justice, Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, 2011
Current Employment Position
- Senior Partner
Representative Cases
- University Nursing Home v. R.B. Brown, 1986, Md. App.
- Sigal Construction Constr. v. Stanbury, 1991, D.C. App.
- Fishman v. Ernst & Young, 1993, Va.S.Ct.
- Ralph v. Sears Roebuck & Co., 1994, Md. App.
- Yale Fishman Associates v. Ralph, 1995, Md.
- Martin v. ADM Partnership, 1995, Md. App.
- ADM Partnership v. Martin, 1997, Md.
- Canlas v. DC Dept. of Employment Services, 1999, D.C. App.
- Robert Terrell v. WMATA, 2000, Benefits Review Board
- Duncan v. WMATA, 2001, D.C. Cir.
- Yale Martin v. WMATA, 2001, D.C. Cir.
- Duncan v. WMATA, 2001, U.S.
- Moore v. Moore, 2002
- Yale M Fishman v. attorney, 2002, Benefits Review Board
- Moore v. Jacobsen, 2003
- United Parcel Service v. D.C. Dept. of Employment Services and Brant, 2003, D.C. App.
- Darren Stanger v. Hood College, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Roosevelt Swain v. Hann & Hann, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Joan Newton Guy v. Mechanicsville Fire Dept., Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Thomas Dy v. Safeway Stores, D.C. Court of Appeals
- Janice Pepperman v. Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Janice Pepperman v. Montgomery County Public Schools, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Bruce Robertson v. Northcutt, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Fish v. Noordzee, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Keith Gibby v. IBM, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Carlene Amsbury v. Roberts Oxygen, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- North Washington Limited Partnership v. Kimmel, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Jeanne Kersting v. Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia Court of Appeals
- Albertus Baker v. WMATA, Virginia Court of Appeals
- Vernon McNeill v. WMATA, Virginia Court of Appeals
- Paul Washington v. DEC, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Charles Lyles v. Mowbray, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Moustafa v. Moustafa, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Josephine Quinn v. Dressler, Full Virginia Workers Compensation Commission
- Terrence Petty v. Association for Supervision, Full Virginia Workers Compensation Commission
- Sandy Ramey v. Washington Adventist Hospital, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Vivian Barba v. Doctor's Emergency Services, PA, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Andre Taylor v. Federal Express, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Bienkowski v. Brooks, Maryland Court of Appeals
- Butler v. James, 2001, Maryland Court of Appeals
- Heralal v. Grand Hyatt
- Poole v. Coakley & Williams Construction, et. al., 423 Md. 92, 2011
Classes & Seminars
- Business Law, Montgomery College, 1987 to 1992
- Workers Compensation Law, Lorman Educational Services, 2000 to 2003
Languages
- English
- Spanish