Pro bono/Community Service:

• Board Chair of the Maryland Food Bank from 2001 to 2005.  

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Lectures and panel presentations for the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education for Lawyers, the State Bar's Official Continuing Education Organization for the Legal Profession.
• Member of the faculty at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.
• Taught at the University of Baltimore School of Law.
• Lectured on Business Law at Towson University.

Verdicts and Settlements:

• D&K Foods, Inc, et. al. v. Bruegger's Corporation, et al., United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Civil Action No. L-97-2304. Represented national bagel franchisor against developer/franchisee of 48 Bruegger's Bagel Bakeries attempting to enjoin sale of the business to a public company. Claims asserted violations of various states' securities, franchise and unfair and deceptive trade practices claims. We brought counterclaims on behalf of the franchisor for violations of federal trademark and unfair competition statutes.
• Grady's American Grill, LP v. Riley, et al., United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Houston Division), Civil Action No. H 98 4015. Defended national fast-food restaurant chain in defense of twenty-six count, $30,000,000 claim asserting violations of federal and state securities acts, state unfair and deceptive trade practices acts, state and federal franchise laws, and common law tort claims.
• FRANCHISE AND SECURITIES LITIGATION
• MacSpecialists, Inc. v. Emergo Consultants, LLC, 219 F.R.D. 1 (D.D.C. 2002). Represented owners of technical consulting firm accused by prior employer of violating covenants against competition and the District of Columbia Uniform Trade Secrets Act.
• Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. v. Dick's Clothing & Sporting Goods, Inc., 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 19942 (4th Cir. 1999). Represented national “big box” sporting goods chain in defense of claims under federal Lanham Act and common law trademark claims.
• TRADE SECRETS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COVENANTS AGAINST COMPETITION
• Arizona Factory Shops Limited Partnership, et al. v. Fru-Con Construction Co., et al., Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Maricopa, CV-2001-007175. Represented publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust in shareholder derivative action against general partner and lender in connection with improperly conducted foreclosure sale and for violations of federal trademark law for operating center after foreclosure under trademarks owned by the REIT.
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Rodenberg, 571 F. Supp. 455 (D. Md. 1983). Represented FDIC in capacity of receiver for Farmers' Bank Delaware in lender liability action challenging FDIC's management of real estate collateral securing financing of subdivision in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
• FINANCE AND LENDER LIABILITY
• Uno's Restaurant Corporation v. Saul Centers, Inc., Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland. Represented Uno's Restaurant Corp. in connection with claim that renovation and reconfiguration of the Seven Corners Shopping Center violated Uno's lease for the premises by relocating competing business within the center and reconfiguring parking in a manner inconsistent with the lease.
• Rite Aid Corp. v. Lake Shore Investors, 471 A.2d 735 (1984); Lake Shore Investors v. Rite Aid Corp., 509 A.2d 727 (Md. App. 1986); Lake Shore Investors v. Rite Aid Corp., 461 A.2d 725 (Md. App. 1983). Represented Rite Aid Corporation in defense of claim by the landlord of a shopping center that an exclusivity provision in its lease violated Maryland's anti-trust statute and in connection with alleged tortious interference with contractual and business relations with other potential drug store tenants. The anti-trust claims were dismissed, but the tort counts were allowed to proceed to trial. The case ultimately settled before trial for a nominal sum.
• REAL ESTATE, LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America
• Member of the Editorial Board of Business Law Today