YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION COUNCIL  2012-2013

Officers

Gregory Kenneth Kirby, Chair
Term: 11/22/2011 - 6/30/2014
Pessin Katz Law, P.A.
901 Dulaney Valley Road
Suite 400
Towson, MD 21204
P: (410) 769-6143
F: (410) 832-5644
gkirby@pklaw.com

William Carl IslerWilliam Carl Isler II, Chair Elect
Term: 11/14/2006 - 6/30/2013
Washington Suburban Sanitary Comm
Office of the General Counsel
14501 Sweitzer Ln
Laurel, MD 20707-5901
P: (301) 206-8400
wcisler2@yahoo.com


Regine FrancoisEmmanuelle Regine Francois, Secretary
Term: 7/1/2008 - 6/30/2013
Gleason Flynn Emig & Fogleman
11 N Washington St
Ste 400
Rockville, MD 20850-4278
P: (301) 294-2100
regine.francois@gmail.com

Kimberly Hankins Neal, Treasurer
Term: 9/9/2009 - 6/30/2013
Niles Barton & Wilmer LLP
111 S Calvert St
Ste 1400
Baltimore, MD 21202-6185
P: (410) 783-6421
F: (410) 783-6431
khneal@nilesbarton.com

Elizabeth MorrisElizabeth Sheree Morris, Imm. Past Chair
Term: 7/1/2004 - 6/30/2013
Office of the Attorney General
Contract Litigation Unit
200 Saint Paul St
Ste 1700
Baltimore, MD 21202-2029
P: (410) 576-6982
F: (410) 576-6997
                               emorris@oag.state.md.us

 

 

Committee Chairs

Activities

Julia Ann Carolan
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2013
Astrachan Gunst & Thomas PC
100 Light St
Ste 1100
Baltimore, MD 21202-1185
P: (410) 752-2468
F: (410) 752-2046
jcarolan@tandllaw.com

Martha K White
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2013
102 W Pennsylvania Ave
Ste 600
Towson, MD 21204-4510
mwhite@rmmr.com


Associate member representatives

University of Maryland
Denise Williams

dwilliams@msba.org

University of Baltimore
Vacant

Disaster relief

Richard Henderson Gibson Jr
Term: 7/1/2006 - 6/30/2013
111 N Calvert St
Baltimore, MD 21202-1904
P: (410) 545-6433
Private email address

Allie McGrier Wright
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2013
Allegis Group Inc
7301 Parkway Dr
Hanover, MD 21076-1159
P: (410) 579-6333
F: (410) 579-3136
alwright@allegisgroup.com

education

Dolores Dorsainvil
Term: 7/1/2007 - 6/30/2013
DC Office of Bar Counsel
515 5th St NW
Ste 117
Washington, DC 20001-2710
P: (202) 638-1501
F: (202) 638-0862
dolores.dorsainvil@gmail.com

Taren N Stanton
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2013
100 East Pratt Street
26th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
P: (410) 752-9759
F: (410) 727-5460
tstanton@tydingslaw.com

Membership

Wendu MeadowsWendy Sare Meadows
Term: 7/1/2007 - 6/30/2013
Howanski & Meadows LLC
401 Washington Ave
Ste 803
Towson, MD 21204-4806
P: (410) 296-8166
F: (410) 296-4527
wendymeadows@verizon.net

 

Roberto Montesino, Vice Chair
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, L.L.P.
8512 Ewing Dr
Bethesda, MD  20817-3844
RMontesinos@wtplaw.com

Michelle WilsonMichelle Keisha Wilson
Term: 11/22/2011 - 6/30/2013
State's Attorney's Ofc Baltimore City
111 N Calvert St
Ste 426
Baltimore, MD 21202-1788
P: (410) 396-1772
F: (410) 685-1527
mkwilson521@yahoo.com

Nominating

Marla ZideMarla Zide
Term: 7/1/2004 - 6/30/2013
Law Office of Marla Zide
7310 Ritchie Hwy
Ste 910
Glen Burnie, MD 21061-3337
P: (410) 370-4288
marlazidelaw@yahoo.com

 
Policy

Gwendolyn S Tate
Term: 7/1/2001 - 6/30/2013
Sarc Legal Service
PO Box 1207
Bel Air, MD 21014-7207
P: (410) 836-8431
F: (410) 803-9178
Private email address

 
Pro-Bono

Renee Elizabeth Hood
520 W Fayette St
Baltimore, MD  21201-1781
T: (410) 837-9379
renee.e.hood@gmail.com

Patrick McCormallyPatrick Henry McCormally
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
119 S High St
Baltimore, MD 21202-4125
P: (410) 576-7057
mccormally@gmail.com

Public Service

Shaketta Ayana Denson
Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013
Family Advocate Attorney
Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
2417 Hudson Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
P: (443) 842-5724
Private email address

Michael Wisit Siri
Term: 7/1/2003 - 6/30/2013
Bowie & Jensen LLC
29 W Susquehanna Ave
Ste 600
Towson, MD 21204-5214
P: (410) 583-2400
F: (410) 583-2437
siri@bowie-jensen.com

Vice-Chair:
Gwendolyn S Tate

Term: 7/1/2001 - 6/30/2013
Sarc Legal Service
PO Box 1207
Bel Air, MD 21014-7207
P: (410) 836-8431
F: (410) 803-9178
Private email address

Amanda Downs Frizzelle
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2013
6 Saint Paul St
Ste 1302
Baltimore, MD 21202-1666
P: (410) 767-8476
Private email address

Publications

Heather PrugerHeather Robyn Pruger
Term: 1/12/2010 - 6/30/2013
Saul Ewing LLP
500 E Pratt St
Ste 900
Baltimore, MD 21202-3170
P: (410) 332-8635
F: (410) 332-8108
hpruger@saul.com

William Nelson Sinclair
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2013
Silverman Thompson Slutkin & White
201 N Charles St
Fl 26
Baltimore, MD 21201-4102
P: (410) 385-9116
F: (410) 547-2432
bsinclair@mdattorney.com

Resolutions

Chad Gregory Spencer
Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013
3565 Ellicott Mills Dr
Ste C2
Ellicott City, MD 21043-4549
P: (410) 203-2223
F: (410) 741-3028
Private email address

Sarah MannSarah Dorothy Mann
Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013
Bodie Dolina Smith & Hobbs
21 W Susquehanna Ave
Towson, MD 21204-5209
P: (410) 823-1250
F: (410) 296-0432
Private email address

Special Projects

Annual Meeting

Laurie WassermanLaurie Maier Wasserman
Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013
Tydings & Rosenberg LLP
100 E Pratt St
Ste 2630
Baltimore, MD 21202-1062
P: (410) 752-9760
F: (410) 727-5460
Private email address

 

Special Projects

Diversity Initiatives - We the Jury, They Had a Dream Too

LaKeecia Renee' Allen
Term: 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2012
Prince George's County Government
County Administration Bldg
14741 Governor Oden Bowie Dr
Ste 5121
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-3043
P: (301) 952-5225
Private email address

Tiffany LeShawn Harvey
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
8808 Old Branch Ave
Clinton, MD 20735-2526
tharvey@tvmikemillerpa.com

Shaun AllendeShaun William Allende
Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013
1234 Massachusetts Ave NW
Apt 601
Washington, DC 20005-4535
swallende@gmail.com

 
Special Projects

Awards

Sahmra StevensonSahmra April Stevenson-Smith
Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013
Stevenson & Associates LLC
213 Lakeside Dr
Apt 104
Greenbelt, MD 20770-2921
P: (781) 718-6367
F: (203) 834-1000
sahmrasslaw@gmail.com


Special Projects

Legislative Liaison

Sandra Lynn Popp
Term: 11/17/2009 - 6/30/2013
228 Homewood Rd
Linthicum, MD 21090-2606
P: (410) 292-6687
sandra.popp@gmail.com

 
Special Projects

Family Friendly Initiative

 

Meighan Griffin Burton
Term: 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2013
Wright Constable & Skeen LLP
100 N Charles St
Ste 1600
Baltimore, MD 21201-3812
P: (410) 659-1324
F: (410) 659-1350
mburton@wcslaw.com

Lisa A HallLisa A Hall Johnson
Term: 11/22/2011 - 6/30/2013
Washington Gas Light Co
101 Constitution Ave NW
Ste 200W
Washington, DC 20001-2158
P: (202) 624-6722
lijohnson@washgas.com

 

Special Projects

Wills for Heroes

 

Melanie Murray Mfume
Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013
Law Ofc of Melanie Murray Mfume LLC
1629 K St NW
Ste 300
Washington, DC 20006-1631
P: (202) 870-1019
F: (888) 266-0046
mmfume@lawofficeofmmm.com

Sarah ClineSarah Dawn Cline
Term: 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2013
c/o Hartman & Egeli LLP
116 Defense Hwy
Ste 300
Annapolis, MD 21401-7047
P: (410) 266-3232
F: (410) 266-5561
willsforheroesmd@gmail.com

Special Projects

Historian

Megan O'Connor
Law Offices of Anthony D. Dwyer
1954 Greenspring Drive, Suite 435
Timonium, MD 21093
T:(410) 453-4416
F:(866) 462-1047
megan.d.oconnor@gmail.com

 
Technology

Sahmra StevensonSahmra April Stevenson-Smith
Stevenson & Associates LLC
213 Lakeside Dr
Apt 104
Greenbelt, MD 20770-2921
P: (781) 718-6367
F: (203) 834-1000
sahmrasslaw@gmail.com

Puja DeWirePuja DeWire
Office of the Attorney General
Contract Litigation Unit
Ste 1700
200 Saint Paul St
Baltimore, MD  21202-2029
T: (410) 576-6991
pdewire@oag.state.md.us

Circuit Representatives

1 Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester

Vacant

2 Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot

Molly Knoll
Law Clerk to the Hon. Karen Murphy Jenson
109 Market St.
Denton, MD 21629
T: (410) 479-4140


3. Harford

Jason C. Reichlyn
Niles Barton & Wilmer LLP
Ste 1400
111 S Calvert St
Baltimore, MD  21202-6185
Baltimore City
Email: jcreichlyn@nilesbarton.com
T: (410) 783-6300
F: (410) 783-6363

3. Baltimore County

Robert Keith Erdman Jr, Baltimore County
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2013
Law Ofcs of Kristine K Howanski LLC
401 Washington Ave
Ste 803
Towson, MD 21204-4806
P: (410) 296-8166
F: (410) 296-4527
roberterdmanjr@verizon.net

4 Alleghany, Garrett, Washington

Vacant

5 Anne Arundel

Scott MacMullenScott MacMullen
T: (443) 494-9775
F: (443) 782-0354
scott@macmullanlaw.com

5 Carroll

Vacant

5 Howard

Ryan DymekRyan J. Dymek, Esq
Willis Law Firm PA
Executive Center I Ste 245
3300 North Ridge Rd
Ellicott City, MD  21043-3380
T: (410) 461-9400
F: (410) 750-8544
ryan@whlawfirm.com

6 Montgomery

Gretchen SlaterGretchen Anna Slater, Montgomery County
Term: 11/22/2011 - 6/30/2013
Walker & Murphy LLP
9210 Corporate Blvd
Ste 210
Rockville, MD 20850-6245
P: (301) 519-9150
F: (240) 599-1144
gslater@walkermurphy.com

6 Frederick

Sean P. O'Keefe, Esq., Frederick County
Term: 11/29/2012 - 6/30/2013
O'Keefe Legal Services, L.L.C.
23 West Main Street
Suite A
Middletown, MD 21769
P: (301) 473-1842
F: (301) 563-9413
spokeefe@okeefelegal.com
www.okeefelegal.com

7 Calvert

Vacant

7 Prince George's County

Daniel Valeriano Renart, Prince Georges County
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2013
Sasscer Clagett & Bucher LLP
5407 Water St
Ste 101
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-3048
P: (301) 627-5500
F: (301) 627-4156
drenart@scblawyers.com

7 St. Mary's County

Vacant

7 Charles

Monise BrownMonise A. Brown, Charles County
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2013
Executive Director
Maryland Professionalism Center, Inc.
2011 D Commerce Park Dr
Annapolis, MD 21401
P: (410) 260-3762
Monise.Brown@mdcourts.gov

8 Baltimore City

Michael Robert Hudak, Baltimore City
Term: 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2013
Office of the State's Attorney
Courthouse East Lower Level
111 N Calvert St
Ste 424
Baltimore, MD 21202-1787
P: (410) 878-8440
F: (410) 878-8441
mhudak007@gmail.com

Other Representatives

DC Bar Representative

Vacant

Federal Bar Association Representative

Jeffrey BowmanJeffrey P. Bowman
Baldwin Kagan & Gormley LLC
112 West St
Annapolis, MD  21401-2802
Anne Arundel County
T: (410) 974-9200
F: (410) 974-9241
jbowman@bkglawfirm.com

ABA YLD Representative

Regine FrancoisEmmanuelle Regine Francois
Term: 7/1/2008 - 6/30/2013
Gleason Flynn Emig & Fogleman
11 N Washington St
Ste 400
Rockville, MD 20850-4278
P: (301) 294-2100
regine.francois@gmail.com

ABA House of Delegates Representative

Sidney Allen Butcher
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2013
Mitchell Courthouse
111 N Calvert St
Ste 210
Baltimore, MD 21202-1861
Private email address

BOG Representatives

Thomas WeschlerThomas Matthew Weschler
Term: 9/8/2008 - 6/30/2013
Haspel & McLeod PC
77 S Washington St
Ste 200
Rockville, MD 20850-2331
P: (301) 424-8841
F: (301) 424-0569
tweschler@wefight4u.com

 

Elizabeth MorrisElizabeth Sheree Morris
Term: 7/1/2004 - 6/30/2013
Office of the Attorney General
Contract Litigation Unit
200 Saint Paul St
Ste 1700
Baltimore, MD 21202-2029
P: (410) 576-6982
F: (410) 576-6997
emorris@oag.state.md.us

 

Marla ZideMarla Zide
Term: 7/1/2004 - 6/30/2013
Law Office of Marla Zide
7310 Ritchie Hwy
Ste 910
Glen Burnie, MD 21061-3337
P: (410) 370-4288
marlazidelaw@yahoo.com

 

Gregory Kenneth Kirby
Term: 11/22/2011 - 6/30/2013
Pessin Katz Law, P.A.
901 Dulaney Valley Road
Suite 400
Towson, MD 21204
P: (410) 769-6143
F: (410) 832-5644
gkirby@pklaw.com

Budget & Finance Liaison

Alice S Chong, B&F Liaison
Term: 7/1/2003 - 6/30/2013
National Security Agency
9800 Savage Rd
Ste 6648
Fort Meade, MD 20755-6648
P: (410) 854-3910
F: (410) 854-1770
aliceschong@yahoo.com

Board of Governors Liaison

Joshua Ari Lemerman, BOG Liaison
Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013
Randall & Sonnier LLC
2219 Maryland Ave
Baltimore, MD 21218-5627
P: (410) 235-2220
F: (410) 235-6862
jlemerman@gmail.com

Mentors

 

Hughie D. Hunt, II, Esquire
Kemet & Hunt
4920 Niagara Rd., Suite 206
College Park, MD 20740
301-982-0888; FAX 301-542-0005
hhunt@kemethuntlaw.com

John M. Murphy, Esquire        
Walker & Murphy, LLP
9210 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20850
301-519-9150
jmurphy@walkermurphy.com

Tamara B. Goorevitz, Esquire
Franklin & Prokopik, P.C.
2 North Charles Street, Suite 600
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410-230-3625
tgoorevitz@fandpnet.com

 

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