Honors and Awards:

• Best Lawyers, Washingtonian Magazine
• Bar Register of Pre-eminent Lawyers
• One of the few attorneys listed for more than a decade as "Best" in the category of energy law; also recognized in Baltimore Magazine, and Washingtonian Magazine as Outstanding lawyer in the same field in several publications over the years, Best Lawyers in America, Smith and Naismith
• Best Buddies "Champion" Award, 2007

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Special Committee on Automobile Reparations, American Bar Association
• Automobile Law Committee, American Bar Association, INCL Section
• Former Chair, Federal Laws Committee, Maryland State Bar Association
• Board of Visitors, University of Maryland School of Public Policy
• Member, Board of Directors, University of Maryland Foundation
• Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
• Member, Virginia Bar Association
• Member, Maryland Bar Association
• All Federal and State Courts in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• 12 years service elected to the Maryland House of Delegates serving the last two as Speaker Pro Tem (2nd highest post).

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Co counsel in Smith v. Pepco, the largest punitive damage case last reported and sustained by the Maryland's highest court. Wrongful death of a minor. $7.5 Million punitive, and $500 thousand compensatory, 1990

Transactions:

• Continuing local counsel in major transactions involving acquisitions and mergers in the energy field in Maryland, and numerous types of civil litigation

Representative Clients:

• Over the years we have represented most of the companies in the energy field  that wanted local counsel to do business in Maryland including FPL Group, Reliant, GPU, Shell, Con Ed, AES, First Energy, Bluewater Wind, U S WindForce, Verizon, Mirant, Mid Atlantic Power Supply Assn, and many other companies over the years in the energy and regulated sector in Maryland

Educational Background:

• University of Virginia B.A.