Professional Affiliations and Activities

Past or Present 

• Chair, Business Law Section, Maryland State Bar Association.

• Board Member and Chair of Governance Committee, XPX Maryland. (Exit Planning Exchange).

• American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association and District of Columbia Bar Association.

• Association for Corporate Growth.

• Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

• Founder and Chair, Maryland Business and Technology Coalition.

• Editorial Advisory Board of The Daily Record.

• Maryland Bar Foundation.

• Baltimore Estate Planning Council.

• Chair, Baltimore County Technology Council.

• Chair, Allegheny Tax Society
   

Civic and Community Activities – Past or Present 

• President, Harvard / Radcliffe Club of Maryland.

• President, Harvard Club of Western Pennsylvania.

• Rotary International: Area Governor and Past President, Rotary Club of Towsontowne.

• Pro Musica Rara Board Member

• Co-founder, Mount Lebanon Schools Foundation

Selected Speaking Engagements

• "Commercialization of Technology" - Office of Commercial Programs, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

• "How to Avoid Mistakes That Could Destroy Your Business and Your Financial Future" - Business Owners' Workshop.

• "Forming A Company" - Johns Hopkins Technology & Life Sciences Bootcamp.

• CNNfn, "Digital Jam," Interview regarding the feasibility of establishing the nation's first combined Business and Technology Court.

• Maryland Public Television - "News Night Maryland," Interview on Business and Technology Court program.

•  "Construction Contracts" - National Association of Security Bond Producers.

• "High Tech Privacy" - Hunt Valley Business Forum.

• "Improving Profitability of Professional Service Firms Through Effective Contract Management".

• "Increasing Profitability Through Effective Contract Management" - Montgomery County Office of Economic Development.

• "Tax and Estate Planning Considerations" - IDS Financial Services.

• "Legal Concerns of Interior Design Firms, or How Many Ways Can Things Go Wrong?" - Institute of Business Designers; Baltimore Chapter.

• "Financial and Estate Planning: An Overall Perspective" - The Bank of Baltimore.

• "Contract Management -- How to Arrive at a Win-Win Situation" - Philadelphia Chapter of International Facility Management Association.

• "Increasing Profitability Through Effective Contract Management" - Loyola College MBA Fellows.

• "Legal Issues for Interior Designers" - Catonsville Community College.

• "Legal Issues for Interior Designers". Institute of Business Designers, Baltimore Chapter.

• "Structuring, Negotiating and Closing a Venture Capital Deal" - Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship.

• "Contract Management: The Key to Business Profitability" - National Association of Catering Executives.

• "Legal Considerations for Entrepreneurs" - Maryland Small Business Development Center.

• "Guaranteeing Profitability: The Effective Use of Business Contracts" - Greater Baltimore Committee

• "Profiles in Law Practice Excellence: Ensuring Successful Outcomes" - American Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section.

• "Representing Emerging Companies" - Maryland Institute for the Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers.

• "Effective Contracts" - International Interior Design Association.

• "Creating Win-Win Results in Project Contract Negotiations" - Project Management Institute of Baltimore.

• "Internet Resources for Business - The Competitive Edge". Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce.

• "Effective Contract Management" - International Interior Design Association.

• "Internet Resources for the Equipment Leasing Industry" - Eastern Association of Equipment Lessors and Equipment Leasing Association of America.

• "Win-Win Contract Negotiations" - Rowles & Company, Client Appreciation Day.

• "Physician Employment Agreements"  - Life After Residency Seminar; Harbor Hospital Center.

• "Guaranteeing Success in Business" - Rowles & Company; Johns Hopkins University.

• "Licensing Agreements for Emerging Companies" - Part of seminar on "Advising the Emerging Business" sponsored by the Maryland Institute for the Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL).

• "Due Diligence" - Part of seminar on "Fundamentals of a Corporate Transaction - The Anatomy of a Deal" - Maryland Institute for the Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers.

• "High Tech Privacy"- Hunt Valley Business Forum.

•  "Patriotism and Dissent in the Modern Age" - Towsontowne Rotary Club

• "Legal Considerations in Starting a Business" - Small Business Development Center.