YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION COUNCIL  2011-2012

Officers

Erek Lawrence Barron, Chair
Term: 7/1/2006 - 6/30/2012
Barron & Associates LLC
1300 Caraway Ct
Ste 200
Largo, MD 20774-5462
P: (301) 364-1607
F: (202) 228-0623
Private email address

Elizabeth Sheree Morris, Chair-elect
Term: 7/1/2004 - 6/30/2012
Office of the Attorney General
Contract Litigation Unit
200 Saint Paul St
Ste 1700
Baltimore, MD 21202-2004
P: (410) 576-6982
F: (410) 576-6997
emorris@oag.state.md.us

Kimberly Hankins Neal, Secretary
Term: 9/9/2009 - 6/30/2012
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

Sidney Allen Butcher, Treasurer
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2012
Mitchell Courthouse
111 N Calvert St
Ste 210
Baltimore, MD 21202-1861
sidney.butcher@gmail.com

William Carl Isler II, At-Large
Term: 11/14/2006 - 6/30/2012
Washington Suburban Sanitary Comm
Office of the General Counsel
14501 Sweitzer Ln
Laurel, MD 20707-5901
P: (301) 206-8400
wcisler2@yahoo.com

Marla Zide, Imm Past Chair
Term: 7/1/2004 - 6/30/2012
Law Office of Alan S Forman LLC
7711 Quarterfield Rd
Ste B5
Glen Burnie, MD 21061-4851
P: (410) 766-7630
mzide_2000@yahoo.com

 

Committee Chairs

Activities

Julia Ann Carolan
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2012
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 - 6/30/2012
329 Homeland Southway
Apt 1A
Baltimore, MD 21212-4121
mwhite@rmmr.com


Associate member representatives
Vacant  
Disaster relief

Richard Henderson Gibson Jr.
Term: 7/1/2006 - 6/30/2012
111 N Calvert St
Baltimore, MD 21202-1904
P: (410) 545-6433
Private email address

Michael Robert Hudak
Term: 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2012
Office of the State's Attorney
700 E Patapsco Ave
Baltimore, MD 21225-1900
P: (410) 878-8440
F: (410) 878-8441
mhudak007@gmail.com


education

Dolores Dorsainvil
Term: 7/1/2007 - 6/30/2012
DC Office of Bar Counsel
515 5th St NW
Ste 117
Washington, DC 20001-2710
P: (202) 638-1501
F: (202) 638-0862
d_dorsainvil@hotmail.com

Taren N Stanton
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2012
Thompson Hine LLP
1920 N St NW
Ste 800
Washington, DC 20036-1600
P: (202) 263-4139
F: (202) 331-8330
taren.stanton@thompsonhine.com

Membership

Thomas Matthew Weschler
Term: 9/8/2008 - 6/30/2012
Haspel & McLeod PC
77 S Washington St
Ste 200
Rockville, MD 20850-2331
P: (301) 424-8841
F: (301) 424-0569
tweschler@wefight4u.com

Matthew Paul Kraeuter
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
Saul Ewing LLP
500 E Pratt St
Ste 900
Baltimore, MD 21202-3133
P: (410) 980-7203
matthew.kraeuter@gmail.com

Nominating

Jason Crist Hessler
Term: 8/26/2005 - 6/30/2012
DHCD
417 E Fayette St
Ste 355
Baltimore, MD 21202-3431
P: (410) 396-4140
F: (410) 385-8689
jason.hessler@baltimorecity.gov

 
Policy

Claude de Vastey Jones
Term: 10/13/2010 - 6/30/2012
Office of the State's Attorney
Carroll Building
3450 Court House Dr
Ste 116
Ellicott City, MD 21043-4330
P: (410) 313-2108
F: (410) 313-3294
cdevasteyjones@howardcountymd.gov

 
Pro-Bono

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

Niknaz Moghbeli McCormally
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
119 S High St
Baltimore, MD 21202-4125
P: (410) 230-6267
nikimccormally@gmail.com

Vice-Chair:

Renee Elizabeth Hood
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
520 W Fayette St
Baltimore, MD 21201-1781
P: (410) 837-9379
renee.e.hood@gmail.com

 

 
Public Service

Gwendolyn S Tate
Term: 7/1/2001 - 6/30/2012
Sarc Legal Service
PO Box 1207
Bel Air, MD 21014-7207
P: (410) 836-8431
F: (410) 803-9178
Private email address

Michael Wisit Siri
Term: 7/1/2003 - 6/30/2012
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

Publications

Heather Robyn Pruger
Term: 1/12/2010 - 6/30/2012
Saul Ewing LLP
500 E Pratt St
Ste 900
Baltimore, MD 21202-3133
P: (410) 332-8635
F: (410) 332-8108
hpruger@saul.com

 

William Nelson Sinclair
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2012
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

Irvin DeAndrei Drummond
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2012
Allegis Group
7301 Parkway Dr
Hanover, MD 21076-1159
P: (410) 579-6229
idrummon@allegisgroup.com

 

Matthew Steven Tidball
Term: 7/1/2007 - 6/30/2012
McCarthy Wilson LLP
ASHA Executive Bldg
2200 Research Blvd
Ste 500
Rockville, MD 20850-3515
P: (301) 762-7770
F: (301) 926-7444
tidballm@mcwilson.com

 

Special Projects

Annual Meeting

Christine S Britton
Term: 9/9/2009 - 6/30/2012
Progressive House Counsel
800 Red Brook Blvd
Ste 210
Owings Mills, MD 21117-5191
P: (410) 581-2587
F: (410) 654-0784
christine_s_britton@progressive.com

 

Amanda Marie Downs
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
7213 Sunset Pl
Greenbelt, MD 20770-3031
P: (202) 305-3223
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


Allie McGrier Wright
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
Carr Maloney PC
1615 L St NW
Ste 500
Washington, DC 20036-5652
P: (202) 310-5500
F: (202) 310-5555
amw@carrmaloney.com

 

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

 

 
Special Projects

Awards

Sahmra April Stevenson-Smith
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
5009 Columbia Rd
Apt 401
Columbia, MD 21044-5637
P: (410) 396-5076
sahmrasslaw@gmail.com



Special Projects

Legislative Liaison

Sandra Lynn Popp
Term: 11/17/2009 - 6/30/2012
228 Homewood Rd
Linthicum, MD 21090-2606
P: (410) 292-6687
sandra.popp@gmail.com

 

 
Special Projects

Family Friendly Initiative

 

Nicole R. Egerton Taylor
Law Offices of Nicole R. Egerton, LLC
116 West Mulberry Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-234-8181
nregerton@yahoo.com

Lisa Hall Johnson
Dickstein Shapiro
Washington, DC 
202-420-4129
hall@dicksteinshapiro.com

 

Special Projects

Wills for Heroes

 

Melody Tagliaferri Cronin
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2012
Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP
25 S Charles St
Ste 2115
Baltimore, MD 21201-3322
P: (410) 727-6600
F: (410) 727-1115
mtagliaferri@rosenbergmartin.com

 

Sarah Dawn Cline
Term: 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2012
c/o Hartman & Egeli LLP
116 Defense Hwy
Ste 300
Annapolis, MD 21401-7047
P: (410) 266-3232
F: (410) 266-5561
sarah.cline@hartmanegeli.com

Special Projects

Historian

Wendy Sare Meadows
Term: 7/1/2007 - 6/30/2012
Law Offices of Kristine K Howanski
401 Washington Ave
Ste 803
Towson, MD 21204-4806
P: (410) 296-8166
F: (410) 296-4527
wendymeadows@verizon.net

 

Ronika Janene Sumlin
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
Legal Aid Bureau Inc
Domestic Law Unit
500 E Lexington St
Baltimore, MD 21202-3559
P: (410) 951-7792
F: (410) 951-7769
rsumlin@mdlab.org
Technology

Nakia V Gray
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
Joseph Greenwald & Laake PA
6404 Ivy Ln
Ste 400
Greenbelt, MD 20770-1400
P: (301) 220-2200
ngray@jgllaw.com

Maurice Clyde Frazier
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
3451 Court House Dr
Ellicott City, MD 21043-4337
P: (410) 313-3100
Private email address

 

Circuit Representatives

1 Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester

Vacant

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

Michelle Renee Sawyer
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
Funk & Bolton PA
210 S Cross St
Ste 101
Chestertown, MD 21620-1538
P: (410) 810-5490
F: (410) 810-1383
msawyer@fblaw.com


3. Harford

Vacant

3. Baltimore County

Robert Keith Erdman Jr, Baltimore County
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2012
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

Sarah Dawn Cline, Anne Arundel County
Term: 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2012
c/o Hartman & Egeli LLP
116 Defense Hwy
Ste 300
Annapolis, MD 21401-7047
P: (410) 266-3232
F: (410) 266-5561
sarah.cline@hartmanegeli.com

 

5 Carroll

Danie Engles Ridgway, Carroll County
Term: 12/14/2011 - 6/30/2012
Hollman Maguire Titus & Korzenewski
189 E Main St
Westminster, MD 21157-5014
P: (410) 876-3183
F: (410) 876-2790
dridgway@carroll-lawyers.com

5 Howard

Brian David Furlong
Term: 11/4/2010 - 6/30/2012
Office of the State's Attorney
3451 Court House Dr
Ellicott City, MD 21043-4337
P: (410) 313-3100
Private email address

6 Montgomery

Gretchen A. Slater
Walker & Murphy, LLP
9210 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20850
301-519-9150                                                            gslater@walkermurphy.com

6 Frederick

Caryn Siegel Wetmore, Frederick County
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2012
EQKMcR & H
33 Wood Ln
Rockville, MD 20850-2233
P: (301) 762-1696
F: (301) 762-7691
cgs@eqmrh.com

7 Calvert

Monise Alexis Stephenson
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2012
State's Attorney Charles County
PO Box 3065
La Plata, MD 20646-3065
P: (301) 932-3355
stephenm@charlescounty.org

7 Prince George's County

Daniel Valeriano Renart, Prince Georges County
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
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

Renee Elizabeth Hood, St Mary's County
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
520 W Fayette St
Baltimore, MD 21201-1781
P: (410) 837-9379
renee.e.hood@gmail.com

7 Charles

Vacant

8 Baltimore City

Laurie M. Wasserman
Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
Tydings & Rosenberg LLP
100 East Pratt Street
26th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
P: 410.752.9760
F: 410.727.5460
LWasserman@tydingslaw.com

Other Representatives

DC Bar Representative

Youshea A. Berry
The Law Office of Youshea A. Berry
1801 K. Street NW, Suite M-100
Washington, DC 20006
202-635-1529
attorney@yberrylaw.com

Federal Bar Association Representative

Meredith Blake Martin
Term: 11/29/2007 - 6/30/2012
Law Office Meredith Blake Martin PA
901 Dulaney Valley Rd
Ste 610
Towson, MD 21204-2685
P: (410) 970-6495
F: (443) 773-4212
mmartin@law-martin.com

ABA YLD Representative

Emmanuelle Regine Francois
Term: 7/1/2008 - 6/30/2012
Robert A Ades & Associates PC
4301 Garden City Dr
Ste 300
Landover, MD 20785-6105
P: (301) 459-3333
regine.francois@gmail.com

ABA House of Delegates Representative

Sidney Allen Butcher
Term: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2012
Mitchell Courthouse
111 N Calvert St
Ste 210
Baltimore, MD 21202-1861
sidney.butcher@gmail.com

BOG Representatives

Greg Kirby
Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, P.C.
gkirby@lawpga.com

Marla Zide, Imm Past Chair
Term: 7/1/2004 - 6/30/2012
Law Office of Alan S Forman LLC
7711 Quarterfield Rd
Ste B5
Glen Burnie, MD 21061-4851
P: (410) 766-7630
mzide_2000@yahoo.com

Erek Lawrence Barron, Chair
Term: 7/1/2006 - 6/30/2012
Barron & Associates LLC
1300 Caraway Ct
Ste 200
Largo, MD 20774-5462
P: (301) 364-1607
F: (202) 228-0623
Private email address

Jason Crist Hessler
Term: 8/26/2005 - 6/30/2012
DHCD
417 E Fayette St
Ste 355
Baltimore, MD 21202-3431
P: (410) 396-4140
F: (410) 385-8689
jason.hessler@baltimorecity.gov

Budget & Finance Liaison

Alice S Chong, B&F Liaison
Term: 7/1/2003 - 6/30/2012
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

Meighan Griffin Burton, BOG Liaison
Term: 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2012
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

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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