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| Practice Areas | Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Banking Litigation; Condemnation; Land Use Litigation; Commercial Torts; Employment Litigation; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Real Estate Taxation; Personal Property Taxation; Sales and Use Tax; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Accountants Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Trust Litigation; Easements; Right of Way Easements | | | University | Gilman School, Baltimore; Lehigh University, B.S., 1966 | | | Law School | University of Maryland, J.D., 1969 | | | Admitted | 1969, Maryland; 1970, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit | |
| Memberships | Baltimore County, Maryland State (Chairman, Special Committee on Practice of Law, 2000-2001) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law) Bar Associations; Maryland Bar Foundation. | | | Born | Baltimore, Maryland, April 28, 1944 | | | Biography | Managing Editor, Maryland Law Review, 1968-1969. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Hall Hammond, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1969-1970. Assistant Attorney General of Maryland, 1973-1974. Associate, Miles & Stockbridge, 1970-1973; 1975-1976; Partner/Principal, 1976-1996. Assistant to Maryland State Board of Law Examiners, 1970-1971. | | | Reported Cases | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Diamond Point Plaza Limited Partnership, ___ Md. App. ___ (2009)(recovery of attorneys' fees; collateral estoppel); Diamond Point Plaza Limited Partnership v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 400 Md. 718, 929 A.2d 932 (2007) (fraud under commercial loan non-recourse carve outs; fraudulent transfer; radius restriction in commercial lease; attorneys' fees); Harford County v. Saks Fifth Avenue Distribution Co., 399 Md. 73, 923 A.2d 1 (2007) (statutory and pre-judgment interest on tax refunds); Renbaum v. Custom Holding, Inc., 386 Md. 28, 871 A.2d 554 (2005) (corporate dissolution); State Dept. of Assessments & Taxation v. Consolidation Coal Sales Co., 382 Md. 439, 855 A.2d 1197 (2004) (exemption of coal processor from taxation); Heartwood 88, Inc. v. Montgomery County, 156 Md.App. 333, 846 A.2d 1096 (2004) (payment of interest on refund of tax sale deposits); Comptroller v. Clyde's of Chevy Chase, Inc., 377 Md. 471, 833 A.2d 1014 (2003) (applicability of admissions and amusement tax); Pitts v. First Union Nat'l Bank, 262 F.Supp.2d 593 (D.Md. 2003) (liability for negligent administration of trust); Pitts v. First Union Nat'l Bank, 217 F.Supp.2d 629 (D.Md. 2002) (residency of national bank for purposes of federal jurisdiction); Meadows of Greenspring v. Foxleigh Enterprises, 133 Md. App. 510, 758 A.2d 611 (2000) (zoning); Singer v. Black & Decker Corp., 964 F.2d 1449 (4th Cir. 1992) (pension benefits); Singer v. Black & Decker Corp., 769 F.Supp. 911 (D.Md. 1991) (pension benefits); Almi Pictures, Inc. v. WFTY, Inc., 894 F.2d 401 (4th Cir. 1990) (attorneys' fees); Comstock Insurance Co. v. Thomas A. Hanson & Associates, 77 Md. App. 431, 550 A.2d 731 (1988) (insurer's liability for architect's and engineer's negligence); Board of Trustees of State Universities v. Fineran, 75 Md. App. 289, 541 A.2d 170 (1988) (wrongful discharge); Mercantile-Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. Mayor & City Council, 308 Md. 627, 521 A.2d 734 (1987) (condemnation; valuation of restoration covenants); Eden v. Texaco Ref. & Mktg., 644 F.Supp. 1573 (D.Md 1986) (Petroleum Marketing Practices Act); Temporaries, Inc. v. Maryland National Bank, 638 F. Supp. 118 (D.Md. 1986) (RICO; security interests; pre-judgment interest); Temporaries, Inc. v. Maryland National Bank, 626 F.Supp. 1025 (D.Md. 1986) (security interests); Arbesman v. Winer, 298 Md. 282, 468 A.2d 633 (1983) (repossession by landlord); Wilson v. McGrow, Pridgeon & Co., 298 Md. 66, 467 A.2d 1025 (1983) (arbitration agreement); Cities Service Co. v. Governor of Maryland, 290 Md. 553, 431 A.2d 663 (1981) (Service Station Divestiture Act); Baltimore County v. State Dept. of Assessments & Taxation, 47 Md. App. 88, 421 A.2d 993 (1980) (exhaustion of administrative remedies); Andree v. Equitable Trust Co., 46 Md. App. 688, 420 A.2d 1263 (1980) (wrongful dishonor); Maryland Port Administration v. I.T.O. Corp., 40 Md. App. 697, 395 A.2d (1978) (sovereign immunity); Krashes v. White, 275 Md. 549, 341 A.2d 798 (1975) (malicious prosecution and abuse of process); Supervisor of Assessments v. Peter & John Radio Fellowship, Inc., 274 Md. 353, 335 A.2d 93 (1975) (religious exemption from real estate taxation); Warlick v. Supervisor of Assessments, 272 Md. 540, 325 A.2d 587 (1974) (farm assessments); Supervisor of Assessments v. Ely, 272 Md. 77, 321 A.2d 166 (1974) (real property assessment after change in zoning); Greyhound Computer Corp. v. State Dept. of Assessments & Taxation, 271 Md. 674, 320 A.2d 52 (1974) (tax assessment of computer systems); State Dept. of Assessments & Taxation v. Greyhound Computer Corp., 271 Md. 575, 320 A.2d 40 (1974) (tax assessment of computer systems); Grosvenor v. Supervisor of Assessments, 271 Md. 232, 315 A.2d 758 (1974) (real property assessment of escaped property); Supervisor of Assessments v. Bay Ridge Properties, Inc., 270 Md. 216, 310 A.2d 733 (1973) (assessment of easements); State Dept. of Assessments & Taxation v. Bendix Corp., 270 Md. 31, 310 A.2d 43 (1973) (tax assessment of inventory); Borden v. State Dept. of Assessments & Taxation, 19 Md. App. 112, 309 A.2d 773 (1973) (constitutionality of assessment procedures); Brocker Mfg. & Supply Co., v Mashburn, 17 Md. App. 327, 301 A.2d 501 (1973) (third party claims; workers' compensation); Perdue Foods, Inc. v. State Dept. of Assessments & Taxation, 264 Md. 672, 288 A.2d 170 (1972) (chicken processing qualifies for manufacturers' tax exemption); Perdue, Inc. v. State Dept. of Assessments & Taxation, 264 Md. 228, 286 A.2d 165 (1972) (exemption of poultry from taxation); Leikach v. Royal Crown Bottling Co., 261 Md. 541, 276 A.2d 81 (1971) (res ipsa loquitur); Carling Brewing Co. v. Belzner, 15 Md. App. 406, 291 A.2d 175 (1972) (workers' compensation; self inflicted injury); Kowalewski v. Carter, 11 Md. App. 182, 273 A.2d 212 (1971) (automobile negl.). | | | ISLN | 904300107 | |
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