BIO

EXPERIENCE Litigation Associate 2002-Present Adelberg, Rudow, Dorf & Hendler, LLC Baltimore, MD Handled all aspects of criminal and civil litigation cases in both state and federal courts in Maryland, including initial pleadings, drafting and arguing discovery, pre-trial and dispositive motions, defending and taking of expert and lay depositions, preparing for and participating in all manners fo settlement negotiation, including alternative dispute resolution, trial and drafting of appellate pleadings. Served as legal counsel to the Anne Arundel County Republican State Central Committee and the Maryland Young Republican Federation providing legal advice on various aspects of electoral and fund-raising law, coordinating litigation and monitoring compliance with state law. Representing the Public Service Commission in the case styled, Schisler, et al. v. State of Maryland. Trial Attorney 2000-2002 United States Department of Justice Washington, DC Civil Division - Federal Programs Branch Handled all aspects of federal discrimination claims brought against the government from throughout the country including drafting pleadings, investigation, all aspects of discovery; preparation and presentation of discovery and pre-trial motions; preparing detailed analysis for settlement and defense evaluations; preparing for and participating in all manners of settlement negotiation, including alternative dispute resolution; advising former and present United States Government officials and presentation of defense at trial and arbitration proceedings. SENIOR ASSOCIATE 1996-2000 Wehner & York, PLLC Washington, D.C. Handled all aspects of insurance defense, commercial and intellectual property litigation and white-collar criminal defense cases in West Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., including state and federal courts, by drafting pleadings, discovery and pre-trial motions; conducting and defending lay and expert witness depositions; arguing dispositive, discovery and pre-trial motions at hearing; preparing detailed analysis for settlement and defense evaluations; preparing for and participating in all manners of settlement negotiation, including alternative dispute resolution. Served as associate general counsel for the Maryland Republican Party from 1997-1998, providing advice on various aspects of electoral and campaign fund-raising law and representing candidates before Boards of Elections and Boards of Convassers. EXTERN/LAW CLERK 1995 Ohio Attorney General/Capital Crimes Division Columbus, Ohio Assisted in all aspects of death row appeals and habeas corpus litigation on behalf of the State of Ohio including, legal research on various criminal issues; drafted and prepared briefs and motions for filing; prepared comprehensive analysis of status of all death row cases in Ohio EDUCATION JURIS DOCTORATE 1996 Capital University Law and Graduate Center Columbus, Ohio B.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE 1993 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, Md. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL 1997-1998 MARYLAND REPUBLICAN PARTY LEGAL COUNSEL 2002-2005 ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE LEGAL COUNSEL 2002-2005 MARYLAND YOUNG REPUBLICAN FEDERATION PRESIDENT 2002-2004 ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY YOUNG REPUBLICANS REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 2005-2006 MARYLAND HOUSE OF DELEGATES, DISTRICT 33A MEMBER 2002-PRESENT WEST COUNTY REPUBLICAN CLUB ELEPHANT CLUB CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEER BUSH-CHENEY CAMPAIGN 2000 EHRLICH-STEELE CAMPAIGN 2002 MCCONKEY FOR DELEGATE DISTRICT 33A 2002 VITALE FOR ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY COUNCIL (COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT 5) 2002 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT -- OUR SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH Member 1998- Present Church Council 2003-Present -- MANHATTAN BEACH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Member 1997-Present PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS -- Admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Maryland and West Virginia S Member, West Virginia Bar Association S Member, Maryland State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section S Member, Maryland State Bar Association, Estates & Trust Section S Member, Baltimore City Bar Association S Member, Anne Arundel County Bar Association S Member, West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel