Section Council Roster
A. Howard Metro
Chair
ahmetro@mcmillanmetro.com
Brian P. Field
Vice-Chair
bfield@venable.com
Penny Somer
Secretary
psomergreif@bakerdonelson.com
Scott R. Wilson
Immediate Past Chair
swilson@milesstockbridge.com
Cynthia Leppert
BOG Liaison
cll@nqgrg.com
Sharon A. Kroupa
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
sakroupa@venable.com
Honorable Michele M. Harner
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
chambers_judge_harner@mdb.uscourts.gov
David P. Shapiro
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
dpslawmail@gmail.com
David McI. Williams
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
dmwilliams@gw-law.com
Edward E. Sharkey
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
esharkey@sharkeylaw.com
Patricia (Patsy) McGowan
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
pmcgowan@venable.com
William E. Carlson
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
wec@shapirosher.com
Kenneth B. Abel
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
kabel@bakerdonelson.com
J.W. Thompson (Topper) Webb
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
twebb@milesstockbridge.com
John R. (Jack) Orrick, Jr.
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
jack.orrick@offitkurman.com
H. Ward Classen
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
ward.classen@gmail.com
Eric Gustav Orlinsky
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
eric.orlinsky@saul.com
Teresa (Tea) B. Carnell
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
T: (410) 767-3383 F : (410) 333-8298
Allan P. Hillman
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
Ahillman@garciamilas.com
Marshall B. Paul
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
michael.paul@saul.com
Deborah H. Diehl
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
dhdiehl1951@gmail.com
Jerald B. Lurie
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
jeraldlurie@gmail.com
Robert D. Kalinoski
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
rdk@krlaw.com
Darlene R. Davis
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
ddavis@bakerdonelson.com
John H. Denick
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
john@denicklaw.com
Alan J. Mogol
Past Chair (Honorary Member)
amogol@bakerdonelson.com
Ad Hoc Task Force on Business and Technology Courts Project
William (Bill) M. Krulak, Jr.
Co-Chair
wkrulak@MilesStockbridge.com
Eric Gustav Orlinsky
Co-Chair
eorlinsky@saul.com
Committee on Business Law Development Blog
Timothy Faith
Chair
tim@faithatlaw.com
Vacant
Vice-Chair
Committee on Consumer Credit and Financial Institutions
John C. Morton
Chair
jmorton@marinerfinance.com
Katherine C. Fisher
Vice-Chair
kfisher@hudco.com
Committee on Corporate and In-House Counsel
I.DeAndrei (Dee) Drummond
Chair
idrummon@allegisgroup.com
Vacant
Vice-Chair
Committee on Corporation Law
William E. Carlson
Chair
wec@shapirosher.com
Scott R. Wilson
Vice-Chair
swilson@milesstockbridge.com
Committee on Franchise, Antitrust and Distribution Law
David G. Ross
Chair
dross@davidrosslaw.com
Diana Vilemenay
Vice-Chair
dvilmenay@polsinelli.com
Committee on International Law
Alexander W. Koff
Chair
awkoff@venable.com
James Peppe
Vice-Chair
jpeppe@wflaw.com
Committee on Representing Middle Market and Small Businesses
Michael C. Hardy, II
Chair
MCHardy@duanemorris.com
Heather King
Vice-Chair
hking@duanemorris.com
Committee on Municipal Securities
Vacant for 2018-2019
Chair
Vacant for 2018-2019
Vice-Chair
Committee on Opinion Practices
Anne-Therese Bechamps
Chair
atbechamps@Venable.com
Eric Gustav Orlinsky
Vice-Chair
eorlinsky@saul.com
Committee on Securities
PennySomer-Freif
Chair
psomergreif@bakerdonelson.com
Gregory T. Lawrence
Vice-Chair
greg@lawcfl.com
Committee on Uniform Commercial Code
Jacqueline A. Brooks
Chair
jbrooks@saul.com
Bryan J. Pelino
Vice-Chair
bpelino@r-plaw.com
Committee on Unincorporated Business Associations
Kenneth B. Abel
Chair
kabel@bakerdonelson.com
Vacant
Vice-Chair
Committee on Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Technology
William A. McComas
Chair
mccomas@Bowie-Jensen.com
Razvan E. Miutescu
Vice-Chair
rmiutescu@wtplaw.com
Committee for Spring Meeting Planning (Advanced Business Law Institute)
A. Howard Metro
Chair
ahmetro@mcmillanmetro.com
James M. Peppe
Vice-Chair
jpeppe@wflaw.com
At Large Members – Terms Expiring June 2021
Carmen M. Fonda
At Large Member
cmfonda@Venable.com
Frank R. Goldstein
At Large Member
frankr@frgoldlaw.com
Andrew Lapayowker
At Large Member
alapayowker@rosemoreinc.com
At Large Members – Terms Expiring June 2022
Lean K. Kelly-Judd
At Large Member
leeann.kelly-judd@dlapiper.com
David L. Cahn
At Large Member
dcahn@wtplaw.com
Natasha M. Nazareth
At Large Member
nnazareth@mcmillanmetro.com
At Large Members – Terms Expiring June 2023
Hayes Edwards
At Large Member
Kelly Hardy
At Large Member
Darla McClure
At Large Member
Young Lawyer Representative – Term Expiring June 2020
Taylor Beckham
tbeckham@gw-law.com
Newsletter
Professor Barbara Ann White
bwhite@ubalt.edu
Law School Liaisons
Professor Barbara Ann White
University of Baltimore
bwhite@ubalt.edu
Professor Kevin Tu
University of Maryland
ktu@law.umaryland.edu
Board of Governors Liaison
Alan F. Garten
agarten@fedgar.com
State Department of Assessments and Taxation Liaison
Paula Cary McLeen, Esq
paula.mclean@maryland.gov
Member of MSBA Committee on Laws
David L. Cahn
dcahn@wtplaw.com