Practice Areas - Litigation
- Admiralty Law
- International Law
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- Business Litigation
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| University | University of Maryland, B.A., cum laude, 1977 |
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| Law School | Georgetown University, J.D., 1980 |
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| Admitted | 1981, Maryland; 1989, District of Columbia |
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| Memberships | Maryland State, American and Federal (Chair, Board of Governors, 1987-1988 and President, 1991-1992, Maryland Chapter) Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member, Board of Directors, 2001-2004; Chair, Stevedoring and Terminal Operations Committee, 1989-1994; Chair, Planning and Arrangements Committee, 2010-2011); Defense Research Institute (Chair, Transportation Law Committee, 1996-1998); Pride of Baltimore II, Inc. (Chair, Board of Directors, 2001-2003); Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Board of Directors, 1998-2009); Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Baltimore Chapter (President, 2000-2001; Board of Directors, 1992—). |
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| Languages | French |
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| Born | Baltimore, Maryland, 1955 |
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| Biography | Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Alpha Lambda Delta. Lead Articles Editor, The Tax Lawyer, 1979-1980. Maryland's Top 100 Women, 1997, 2000 and 2002 (Circle of Excellence, 2002). Port of Baltimore "Woman of the Year", 2003. Recipient, Etta H. Maddox Lifetime Achievement Award, 2004. Named to: Super Lawyers, Maryland, Maritime Law, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011; The Best Lawyers in America, Maryland, Maritime Law, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. Fellow: Maryland Bar Foundation. |
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| Reported Cases | Dise v. Express Marine, 714 F. Supp. 2d 558 (D.Md. 2010); Appiah v. Hall, 416 Md. 533 (2010); Emerald Equip Leasing v. Sea Star Line, 2009 WL 4061752 (D.Md. Nov. 20, 2009); American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier v. P&O Ports Baltimore, 2008 WL 2120704 (D.Md. Jan. 16, 2008); Fidelity Bank v. Northern Fox Shipping, 2007 WL 2046803 (4th Cir. July13, 2007); Jae-Young Lee v. Tae Shin, 231 Fed. Appx. 225 (4th Cir. 2007); Hawkspere Shipping, Ltd. v. Intamex, 330 F.3d 225 (4th Cir. 2003); Gov't of Egypt v. M/V ROBERT E LEE, 216 F.Supp.2d 468 (D.Md. 2002); Aida Dayton Tech. Corp. v. I.T.O. Corp. of Baltimore, 137 F.Supp. 2d 637 (D.Md. 2001); Hup Aik Huat Trading v. 900 Bags of Malabar Garbled Black Pepper, 115 F.Supp. 2d 529 (D.Md. 2000); Metastorm v. Gartner Group, Inc., 28 F.Supp. 2d 665 (D.D.C. 1998); Nikko Shipping v. M/V SEA WIND, 941 F. Spp. 587 (D.Md. 1996); Parker Hannifin Corp. v. Ceres Marine Terminals, 935 F.Supp. 632 (D.Md. 1996); Wemhoener Pressen v. Ceres Marine Terminals, 5 F.3d 734 (4th Cir. 1993); Mujahid v. M/V HECTOR, 948 F.2d 1282 (4th Cir. 1991); Sherman v. Johnson & Towers Balto., Inc., 760 F. Supp. 499 (D.Md. 1990); Acro Automation v. Iscont Shipping, 706 F. Supp. 413 (D.Md. 1989). |
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| ISLN | 902537727 |
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