MARYLAND STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
Section of Business Law

2009 - 2010 Section Council Roster

Officers

John R. Orrick, Jr. (Jack)
Linowes and Blocher LLP
7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800
Bethesda, Maryland  20814

Chair

T:  301-961-5213
F:  301-654-2801
e-mail:  jorrick@linowes-law.com

J.W. Thompson Webb (Topper)
Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
10 Light Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21202-1487

Vice Chair

T:  410-385-3501
F:  410-385-3700
e-mail:  twebb@milesstockbridge.com

Kenneth B. Abel
Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, P.C.
120 East Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21202

Secretary

T:  410-347-7394
F:  443-263-7594
e-mail:  kbabel@ober.com

H. Ward Classen
Deputy General Counsel
Computer Sciences Corporation
7822 Chelsea St.
Towson, Maryland  21204-3641

Immediate Past Chair

T:  410-691-6586
F:  410-691-6666
e-mail:  hclassen@csc.com

Eric Gustav Orlinsky
Saul Ewing LLP
Lockwood Place
500 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21202

Past Chair
(Honorary Member)

T:  410-332-8687
F:  410-332-8688
e-mail:  eorlinsky@saul.com

Teresa (Tea) B. Carnell
Venable LLP
750 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

Past Chair
(Honorary Member)

T:  410-244-7526
F:  410-244-7742
e-mail:  tcarnell@venable.com
Home Office:  410-583-5888

Allan P. Hillman
Kern & Hillman, LLC
2911 Dixwell Avenue
Hamden, CT 06514

Past Chair
(Honorary Member)

T:  203-782-9076
F:  203-782-9081
e-mail:  allan@franchiselawsource.com

Marshall B. Paul
Saul Ewing LLP
Lockwood Place
500 E. Pratt Street, Suite 900
Baltimore, Maryland  21202-3170

Past Chair
(Honorary Member)

T: 410-332-8956
F: 410-332-8957
e-mail:  mpaul@saul.com

Deborah H. Diehl
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP
7 Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21202-1626

Past Chair
(Honorary Member)

T:  410-347-8766
F:  410-223-4366
e-mail:  ddiehl@wtplaw.com

Jerald B. Lurie
Adelberg, Rudow, Dorf & Hendler, LLC
7 Saint Paul Street, Suite 600
Baltimore, Maryland  21202-1612

Past Chair
(Honorary Member)

T:  410-539-5195
F:  410-539-5834
e-mail:  jlurie@adelbergrudow.com

Robert D. Kalinoski
Kalinoski & Riordan, P.A.
102 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 500
Towson, Maryland  21204-4542

Past Chair
(Honorary Member)

T:  410-494-4499
F:  410-494-4977
e-mail:  rdk@krlaw.com

Officers (cont.)

Darlene R. Davis
Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, P.C.
120 East Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21202-1674

Past Chair
(Honorary Member)

T:  410-685-1120
F:  410-547-0699
e-mail:  drdavis@ober.com

John H. Denick
John H. Denick & Associates, P.A.
20 South Charles Street, Suite 300
Baltimore, Maryland  21201-3283

Past Chair
(Honorary Member)

T:  410-727-6900
F:  410-727-6904
e-mail:  john@denicklaw.com

Alan J. Mogol
Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, P.C.
120 East Baltimore Street, Suite 800
Baltimore, Maryland  21202-1674

Past Chair
(Honorary Member)

T:  410-347-7332
F:  443-263-7532
e-mail:  ajmogol@ober.com

Committee on Consumer Credit and Financial Institutions

Marjorie A. Corwin
Gordon Feinblatt Rothman
233 East Redwood Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21202

Chair

T:  410-576-4041
F:  410-576-4196
e-mail: mcorwin@gfrlaw.com

Wingrove S. Lynton
Hudson Cook, LLP
7250 Parkway Drive, 5th Floor
Hanover, Maryland  21076-1343

Vice-Chair

T:  410-865-5408
F:  410-684-2001
e-mail: wslynton@hudco.com

Committee on Corporation Law

Patricia McGowan
Venable LLP
750 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

Chair

T:  410-244-7539
F:  410-244-7742
e-mail:  pmcgowan@venable.com

OPEN

Vice-Chair

 

Committee on Franchise and Distribution Law

Lisa Olivieri
Thomas & Libowitz, P.A.
100 Light Street, Suite 1100
Baltimore, MD 21202

Chair

T:  444-927-2113
F:  410-752-2046
e-mail: lolivieri@tandllaw.com

Harry M. Rifkin
Franchise & Business Law Group
1447 York Road, Suite 508
Timonium, Maryland  21093

Vice Chair

T:  410-583-0099
F:  410-583-0033
e-mail:  hrifkin@franbuslaw.com

Committee on Unincorporated Business Associations

Marshall B. Paul
Saul Ewing LLP
Lockwood Place
500 E. Pratt Street, Suite 900
Baltimore, Maryland  21202-3170

Chair

 

T: 410-332-8956
F: 410-332-8957
e-mail:  mpaul@saul.com

OPEN

Vice Chair

 

Committee on Securities Law

D. Scott Freed
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston
7 Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21202-1626

Chair

T:  410-347-8763
F:  410-347-9414
e-mail:  sfreed@wtplaw.com

Penny Somer-Greif
Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, P.C.
120 East Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21202

Vice Chair

T:  410-347-7341
F:  443-263-7541
e-mail: psomergreif@ober.com

Committee on Uniform Commercial Code

Jeremy S. Friedberg
Leitess Leitess Friedberg & Fedder
10451 Mill Run Circle, Suite 1000
Baltimore, Maryland  21117

Chair

T:  410-581-7403
F:  410-581-7410
e-mail:  jeremy.friedberg@llff.com

Jennifer Stearman
McGuireWoods LLP
7 Saint Paul Street, Suite 1000
Baltimore, Maryland  21202-1671

Vice-Chair

T:  410-659-4408
F:  410-659-4479
e-mail:  jstearman@mcguirewoods.com

Committee on Representing Emerging Companies

Charles J. Morton Jr.
Venable LLP
750 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

Chair

T:  (410) 244-7716
F:  410) 244-7742
e-mail: CJMorton@Venable.com

OPEN

Vice-Chair

 

Committee on Corporate General Counsel

Lawrence L. Hooper, Jr.
Adams Express Company
7 Saint Paul Street, Suite 1140
Baltimore, Maryland  21202

Chair

T:  410-752-5900
F:  410-659-0080
e-mail:  hooper@adamsexpress.com

Bob Rubenstein
Vice President and Principal Counsel
Bechtel Corporation
5275 Westview Drive   
Frederick, MD 21703-8306

Vice-Chair

T: 301-228-7117
F: 301-696-8526
e-mail: rhrubens@bechtel.com

International Law Committee

Richard S. Sternberg
2001 M Street, NW
Washington, DC  20036

Chair

T:  202-530-0100
e-mail:  Richard@MWLC.org

Granville Templeton, III
10 North Calvert Street, Suite 930
Baltimore, MD 21202

Vice-Chair

T:  410-244-8229
e-mail:  gt@templetonlaw.com

Business Courts and Litigation Committee

William E. Carlson
Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler, P.A.
36 S. Charles St., Suite 2000
Baltimore, MD  21201-3147

Chair

T:  (410) 385-4205
F:  (410) 539-7611
e-mail: wec@shapirosher.com

Edward Sharkey
Law Office of Edward E. Sharkey, LLC
4641 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 500
Bethesda, Maryland  20814

Vice-Chair

T: 301-657-8184
F: 301-657-8017
e-mail: esharkey@sharkeylaw.com

Municipal Securities Committee

William L. Henn, Jr.
McKennon Shelton & Henn LLP
401 East Pratt St., Sutie 2315
Baltimore, MD  21202

Chair

T:  (410) 843-3520
F:  (410) 895-0962
e-mail: william.henn@mshllp.com

OPEN

Vice-Chair

 

Committee for Section Technology Matters

William A. McComas
Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler, P.A.
36 S. Charles St., Suite 2000
Baltimore, MD  21201-3147

Vice-Chair

T:  (410) 385-4233
F:  (410) 539-7611
e-mail: wam@shapirosher.com

Spring Meeting Planning Committee

Vacant

 

 

At Large Members

 

Term Expiring June 2010

Christopher R. West
Semmes, Bowen & Semmes
25 S. Charles Street, Suite 1400
Baltimore, Maryland  21201

T: 410.539.5040
F: 410.539.5223
e-mail: cwest@semmes.com

William A. McComas
Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler P.A.
36 South Charles Street, Suite 2000
Baltimore, Maryland  21201-3104

T: 410-385-4233
F: 410-539-7611
e-mail: wam@shapirosher.com

Paul S. Novak
DLA Piper LLP (US)
6225 Smith Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland  21209-3600

T: 410-580-4229
F: 410-580-3001
e-mail: paul.novak@dlapiper.com

Term Expiring June 2011

Teri  Guarnaccia
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP
300 E. Lombard St., 18th Floor
Baltimore, Maryland  21202-3268

T: 410-528-5526
F: 410-361-8934
e-mail: guarnacciat@ballardspahr.com

David Shapiro
Paley Rothman
4800 Hampton Lane, 7th Floor
Bethesda, MD  20814-2930

T: 301-656-7603
F: 301-654-7354
e-mail: dshapiro@paleyrothman.com

Edward Sharkey
Law Office of Edward E. Sharkey, LLC
4641 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 500
Bethesda, Maryland  20814

T: 301-657-8184
F: 301-657-8017
e-mail: esharkey@sharkeylaw.com

Term Expiring June 2012

Stephanie D. Kinder
Law Offices of Stephane D. Kinder, P.A.
10 North Calvert Street, Suite 930
Baltimore, MD 21202-8700

T: 410-244-6263
F: 410-347-3144
e-mail: skinder@stephaniekinder.com

David McI. Williams
Gorman & Williams
36 South Charles Street, Suite 900
Baltimore, MD 21201-3114

T : 410-528-0600
F : 410-528-0602
e-mail : dmwilliams@gandwlaw.com

 

Robert B. Canter
Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker, P.A.
12505 Park Potomac Avenue
6th Floor
Potomac, MD  20854

T : 301-230-5220
F : 301-230-2891
e-mail : rcanter@shulmanrogers.com

Newsletter

Joseph Ward
Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
10 Light Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21202-1487

T:  410-385-3569
F:  410-385-3700
e-mail:  jward@milesstockbridge.com

Jay G. Merwin, Jr.
Bowie & Jensen, LLC
29 W. Susquehanna Ave, Suite 600
Towson, Maryland  21204

T:  410-583-2400
F:  410-583-2437
e-mail:  merwin@bowie-jensen.com

Law School Liaisons

University of Baltimore

Professor Barbara Ann White
University of Baltimore School of Law
1420 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21201-5779

 

T:  410-837-4536
F:  410-837-4560
e-mail:  bwhite@ubalt.edu

University of Maryland

Michelle M. Harner
Associate Professor of Law
University of Maryland School of Law
500 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

 

T:  410.706-4238
F:   410-706-___
e-mail:  mharner@law.umaryland.edu

Board of Governors Liaison

Mary Ellen Flynn
Andalman & Flynn P.C.
8601 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3439

 
T:  301-563-6685
F:  301-563-6681
e-mail:  meflynn@a-f.net

Maryland State Bar Association Business and Finance Liaison

Joseph J. Mezzanote
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP
7 Saint Paul Street, Suite 1400
Baltimore, Maryland  21202-1654

T:  410-347-8700
F:  410-223-4341
e-mail:  jmezzanotte@wtplaw.com

State Department of Assessments and Taxation Liaison

Paul B. Anderson
State Department of Assessments and Taxation
301 West Preston Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

T:  410-767-1006
F:  410-333-7097
e-mail:  panderson@dat.state.md.us

Liaison to the MSBA Committee on Laws

Teresa (Tea) B. Carnell
Venable LLP
750 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

T:  410-244-7526
F:  410-244-7742
e-mail:  tcarnell@venable.com
Home Office:  410-583-5888

Robert D. Kalinoski
Kalinoski & Riordan, P.A.
102 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 500
Towson, Maryland  21204-4542

T:  410-494-4499
F:  410-494-4977
e-mail:  rdk@krlaw.com

Liaison to ABA Task Force on Legal Opinion

Sharon A. Kroupa
Venable LLP
750 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

T:  410-244-7509
F:  410-244-7742
e-mail: Skroupa@Venable.com

Liaison to MSBA Intellectual Property Section

Konstantina Manjoros Katcheves
Saul Ewing LLP
500 E Pratt St
Ste 900
Baltimore, MD 21202-3170

P: (410) 332-8685
F: (410) 332-8085
kkatcheves@saul.com

Updated August 4, 2009