Practice Areas
Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Alternative Dispute Resolution
University
Washington & Lee University, B.A., cum laude, 1986
Law School
University of Baltimore, J.D., 1991
Admitted
1991, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2001, District of Columbia and West Virginia
Memberships
Frederick County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar; Maryland Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Scribes: The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects.
Born
Washington, D.C., June 3, 1964
Biography
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Commercial Transactions II and Conflict of Laws. Staff Member, 1989-1990 and Articles Editor, 1990-1991, University of Baltimore Law Review. Author: Casenote, “Insurer Must Prove Actual Prejudice to Escape Liability Because of Late Notice by Insured Where Claims-Made Policy Is Ambiguous as to Coverage,” 19 U. Balt. L. Rev. 582, 1990; “When Can the Courtroom Be Closed in Criminal Proceedings?” 21. U. Balt. L.F. 17, 1990. Qualified mediator for health care malpractice claims under Md. Rule 17-104(e).
Reported Cases
Kim v. Maryland State Bd. of Physicians, 423 Md. 523, 32 A.3d 30 (2011); Kim v. Maryland State Bd. of Physicians, 196 Md. App. 362, 9 A.3d 534 (2010); Rudman v. Maryland State Bd. of Physicians, 414 Md. 243, 994 A.2d 985 (2010); State Bd. of Physicians v. Rudman, 185 Md. App. 1, 968 A.2d 606 (2009); Pickert v. Maryland Bd. of Physicians, 180 Md. App. 490, 951 A.2d 904 (2008); Salvagno v. Frew, 388 Md. 605, 881 A.2d 660 (2005); Salvagno v. Frew, 158 Md. App. 315, 857 A.2d 506 (2004); Gartland v. Rosenthal, 850 A.2d 671, 2004 Pa. Super 134 (2004); Lai v. Sagle, 373 Md. 306, 818 A.2d 237 (2003); Keller v. Edwards, 206 F.R.D. 412 (D. Md. 2002); Gabaldoni v. Bd. of Physician Quality Assurance, 141 Md. App. 259, 785 A.2d 771 (2001); Roane v. Washington County Hosp., 137 Md. App. 582, 769 A.2d 263 (2001); Stickley v. Chisholm, 136 Md. App. 305, 765 A.2d 662 (2001); Bentley v. Carroll, 355 Md. 312, 734 A.2d 697 (1999); Volcjak v. Washington County Hosp. Ass’n, 124 Md. App. 481, 723 A.2d 463 (1999); Araiza v. Roskowinski-Droneburg, 341 Md. 314, 670 A.2d 466 (1995).
Education
The College of William and Mary, B.A., 1997
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2004
Bar Admissions
Maryland, 2004
United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 2005
Supreme Court of the United States, 2009
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2011
Memberships
American Bar Association
Maryland State Bar Association
The Bar Association of Frederick County
Reported Cases
Mummert v. Alizadeh, 435 Md. 207, 77 A.3d 1049 (2013); Hinebaugh v. Garrett County Memorial Hosp., 207 Md. App. 1, 51 A.3d 673 (2012); Tatem v. State, 419 Md. 630, 20 A.3d 105 (2011); In re Shirley B., 419 Md. 1, 18 A.3d 40 (2011); Sanders v. State, 418 Md. 368, 14 A.3d 1163 (2011); Sanders v. State, 194 Md. App. 162, 4 A.3d 1 (2010); Palmer v. State, 193 Md. App. 522, 998 A.2d 361 (2010); In re Shirley B., 191 Md. App. 678, 993 A.2d 675 (2010); Church v. State, 408 Md. 650, 971 A.2d 280 (2009).