COMPLEX DISPUTE RESOLUTION: EXPERIENCE COUNTS

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1 COMPLEX DISPUTE RESOLUTION: EXPERIENCE COUNTS ADR MARYLAND GUIDE

2 INTRODUCTION Experience counts in resolving complex legal disputes though mediation, arbitration, or other ADR techniques. The widely respected neutrals of ADR not only have the experience, but also the credibility and training to get the job done. PANEL OF NEUTRALS Rignal W. Baldwin, Jr. Paul D. Bekman Herbert Better Neil Dilloff Paul H. Ethridge Robert L. Ferguson, Jr. Andrew Jay Graham Lawrence S. Greenwald Charles E. Iliff, Jr. Robert Dale Klein Thomas E. Lynch, III Timothy F. Maloney Albert J. Matricciani, Jr. M. Natalie McSherry Robert R. Michael Benjamin Rosenberg Sheila K. Sachs David W. Skeen J. Snowden Stanley, Jr. Gregory K. Wells John A. Wolf All ADR neutrals are Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorneys, including more than a dozen Presidents of statewide or local bar associations, more than fifteen Fellowships in the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Board of Trial Advocates or the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and over twenty listings in Best Lawyers in America, /D.C. Superlawyers, or Who s Who. ADR s panel also includes Inner Circle of Advocates members, national defense coordinating counsel, a former U.S. Attorney, former members of the Office of the Attorney General of, a former member of the General Assembly of, and appointees to innumerable federal, state and county judicial and executive branch commissions and committees dealing with a broad array of matters of public interest. All of our neutrals are trained, skilled and experienced in alternative dispute resolution techniques and practices. Our members have extensive litigation practice and courtroom experience. Courtroom experience is essential to understanding and analyzing complex issues to effectively assist parties in resolving the serious matters that divide them. Our neutrals understand the risks and rewards of high stakes litigation, the business considerations of protracted legal battles, the potential effects of pattern litigation, the pros and cons of drawing lines in the sand, the problems of difficult clients or adversaries, the involvement of experts, unpredictable judges and juries, and the other challenges in the modern courtroom arena. The members have walked in the same shoes as the lawyers and litigants who may call upon ADR. They are uniquely qualified to provide insightful, effective, and efficient resolution of significant disputes. Put the experience of ADR neutrals to work for you. For additional information on ADR please us at: info@ adrmaryland.com 2

3 ABOUT US PANEL OF NEUTRALS Rignal W. Baldwin, Jr. Paul D. Bekman Herbert Better Neil Dilloff Paul H. Ethridge Robert L. Ferguson, Jr. Andrew Jay Graham Lawrence S. Greenwald Charles E. Iliff, Jr. Robert Dale Klein Thomas E. Lynch, III Timothy F. Maloney Albert J. Matricciani, Jr. M. Natalie McSherry Robert R. Michael Benjamin Rosenberg Sheila K. Sachs David W. Skeen J. Snowden Stanley, Jr. Gregory K. Wells John A. Wolf LITIGATION too often is the only means of resolving disputes. Litigation involves time, expense, risk and loss of control. The alternative? Until recently, not much. Because of increasing dissatisfaction among participants in lawsuits, a group of s leading attorneys formed ADR MARYLAND, a nonprofit service that offers an alternative process for effective dispute resolution. The process, used successfully throughout the country, is Alternative Dispute Resolution or ADR. ADR MARYLAND offers the advantages of fair, fast, and cost efficient methods of dispute resolution. Just as important, ADR MARYLAND provides control, confidentiality and relationship preservation often destroyed by litigation. When a dispute arises involving your interests, ADR MARYLAND urges you to consider arbitration or mediation for possible resolution before resorting to litigation, or as a means to terminate pending litigation. ADR MARYLAND provides a panel of neutral attorneys to serve as impartial arbitrators or mediators in the dispute resolution process. The neutrals of ADR MARYLAND are respected in the legal community for their experience and judgment. Each member is selected based upon extensive peer evaluation and training in mediation techniques. Choosing ADR MARYLAND for alternative dispute resolution provides a neutral with an understanding of law and business in a confidential setting, at a reasonable cost. Whether you need more information about ADR MARYLAND or you wish to discuss the availability and fee structure of an ADR Services neutral for the purposes of dispute resolution, please contact any of the ADR MARYLAND neutrals on the following pages. For additional information on ADR please us at: info@ adrmaryland.com 3

4 RIGNAL W. BALDWIN, ESQ. Principal Baldwin Law, LLC 111 S. Calvert Street Ste.2700 Baltimore, MD West Street Annapolis, MD BaldwinLawllc.com Phone: Fax: Website: www. BaldwinLawllc.com University of Baltimore School of Law with Honors (J.D. 1975), Editor-in-Chief Law Review Dickinson College (B.A. 1969) Court of Appeals, 1976, 1976 Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1982 Court for The District of Virgin Islands, 1986 Appeals for the Third Circuit Mr. Baldwin practices in the area of commercial litigation, personal injury (auto tort, medical malpractice and products liability) and professional liability. Since 1996 he has successfully mediated settlements in over two hundred cases and has served as an arbitrator in the out-of-court resolution of litigation. In 2011 he was selected as Best Lawyers Lawyer of The Year for mediation/arbitration in the D.C./Baltimore metro area. He graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law with Honors (1975), where he was the Editor in Chief of the Law Review. Prior to law school Mr. Baldwin served as an Infantry Officer in the United States Marine Corps, and was honorably discharged in 1972 at the rank of Captain. Mr. Baldwin is a Fellow of The American College of Trial Lawyers (peer selection of the top 1% of trial lawyers in the country). He is a member of The Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a Fellow of the Bar Foundation. His skill as a trial lawyer is reflected by induction into the American Board of Trial Advocates, peer designation in the Best Lawyers in America publications, peer designation in Super Lawyers, and inclusion in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. He was selected on a second occasion by Best Lawyers in America as Lawyer of The Year in the area of litigation. He is a recipient of the Bar Foundation Professional Legal Excellence Award for The Advancement of Professional Competence and has been recognized for his leadership in pro bono activities by the Equal Justice Council. Mr. Baldwin is past Chair of the State Bar Judicial Appointments Committee, past Chair of the Professionalism Committee, past Chair of the Committee on Laws, a former member of the Court of Appeals Commission on Professionalism and former member of the Volunteer Legal Services Board of Directors. He has served an adjunct professor of law at the University of Baltimore and University of Law Schools, as well as a faculty member in continuing legal education programs. BAR ADMISSIONS American Bar Association State Bar Association 4

5 PAUL D. BEKMAN, ESQ. Managing Partner Salsbury, Clements, Bekman, Marder & Adkins LLC 300 West Pratt Street Suite 450 Baltimore, Phone: Fax: Website: University of Law School, J.D., 1971 Court of Appeals of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit United States Supreme Court Paul D. Bekman graduated from the University of School of Law in Since his graduation, Mr. Bekman has concentrated his practice in the handling of serious personal injury and wrongful death cases, with special emphases in medical negligence, product liability, maritime and common carrier cases. He is currently managing partner of the Baltimore law firm of Salsbury, Clements, Bekman, Marder & Adkins, LLC. Mr. Bekman has lectured, taught and written extensively in the areas of trial advocacy, personal injury and wrongful death, damages, and medical negligence. He was certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a civil trial specialist in 1980 and recertified in 1990, 1995 and In 1986, Mr. Bekman was elected President of the Trial Lawyers Association. In 1982, he served as Chairman of the Young Lawyers Section of the Bar Association of Baltimore City. In 1993, he served as President of The Bar Association of Baltimore City. In June 1997, he became President of The State Bar Association. In 1992, he was certified by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys and was re-certified in He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and served as President of the Chapter between In 2000 he became a Senior Counsel of the American College of Barristers. In 2003, Mr. Bekman was elected to membership in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers whose membership is limited to 500 trial lawyers throughout the United States. In 1993, he was elected to membership in the American College of Trial Lawyers, the foremost trial organization in the country, whose membership is limited to the top one percent of trial lawyers in each state. In 2000 he was appointed State Committee Chair for. In 2006 he became a Regent of the American College of Trial Lawyers. In 2011 he served as Secretary of the College. Mr. Bekman has been recognized as a top ten Super Lawyer in the Super Lawyer Magazine from In 2011 he was recognized by the BABC as one of 11 Living Legal Legends. Since 1989, and for every year thereafter, Mr. Bekman has been recognized as one of the top lawyers in the country in The Best Lawyers in America. He is currently recognized in five areas of practice: alternative dispute resolution, personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, and maritime law. In addition, Mr. Bekman has been an elected member of the Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for Baltimore City since He has served as President of the Bar Foundation, is a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers, a member of the Academy of Catastrophic Injury Attorneys, and is a former Chairman of the University of School of Law Board of Visitors. Mr. Bekman is a regular faculty member and seminar participant for MICPEL and the National Business Institute on a variety of topics, including medical malpractice, catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, damages, trial tactics, trying the automobile accident case, premises liability, joint tortfeasor releases, maritime law, settlements and other trial related topics. For approximately 20 years, Mr. Bekman has regularly conducted mediations and arbitrations in medical negligence, automobile, products liability, insurance, construction, general liability, and complex commercial cases throughout the state of. 5

6 HERBERT BETTER, ESQ. Partner Zuckerman Spaeder LLP 100 E. Pratt Street, Suite 2440 Baltimore, MD Phone: Fax: Website: Zuckerman.com University of Law School, J.D., 1968 Johns Hopkins University Phi Beta Kappa, 1965 Bar and Court Admissions Appeals, Fourth Circuit Court, District of United States Tax Court As a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of The Johns Hopkins University, Herbert Better, the founding partner of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP s Baltimore office, knows what it takes to succeed. He has applied that knowledge to his legal practice, as exemplified by his recognition in The Best Lawyers in America in five different categories Bet-The-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense, Mediation and Arbitration and his awards for public and pro bono service. In 2014, Mr. Better was recognized by Best Lawyers as the Baltimore Mediation Lawyer of the Year, and in 2011 he was recognized by Best Lawyers as the Baltimore Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the year. Mr. Better s practice includes the representation of individuals and corporations involved in complex civil and criminal no litigation, as well as mediation and arbitration. Before opening the Baltimore office in 1987, Mr. Better spent 14 years in the U.S. Attorney s Office in, starting as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in He served for five years as the First Assistant US Attorney, and in 1981 he was appointed by the U.S. District Court to serve as the U.S. Attorney. Into 2003, the Chapter of the Federal Bar Association presented Mr. Better with the Peter A. DiRito Award for his outstanding and dedicated service to the U.S. District and to the Chapter. In 2001, the judges of the U.S. District Court for the District of presented Mr. Better with the Pro Bono Service Award and in 2011, they presented him with the Exceptional Service Award. He currently is a member of the U.S. District Court s Bench Bar Committee and serves as President of The Historical Society of the. He is a former president of the Chapter for the Federal Bar Association and of the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association. HIGHLIGHTS American Bar Association Federal Bar Association State Bar Association U.S. District Court Liaison Committee U.S. District Court s Attorney Admissions Fund Committee 6

7 NEIL DILLOFF, ESQ. Partner DLA Piper LLP (US) 6225 Smith Avenue Baltimore, MD Phone: Website: Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1973 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Phi Beta Kappa, 1970 Bar and Court Admissions District of Columbia Neil J. Dilloff graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1970 where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In 1973, he graduated from Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as an editor of Law and Policy in International Business. Mr. Dilloff served in the US Navy as a lieutenant in the Judge Advocate General s Corps. from In 1977, he joined what was then known as Piper & Marbury and has been at the firm ever since. He has engaged in a diversified national litigation practice including complex commercial, professional liability, construction and insurance litigation. He has tried more than 100 cases in state and federal courts and has won two of the largest plaintiffs verdicts in history. He has successfully defended law firms, insurance companies, and other organizations. Mr. Dilloff has written more than 40 articles and books on a variety of subjects. One of his recent articles won the 2014 Burton Distinguished Legal Writing Award. He has taught civil trial practice, trial advocacy, settlement negotiations and deposition practice for the continuing legal education arm of the State Bar Association since He also serves as a senior adjunct professor at the University of School of Law where he teaches written and oral advocacy, legal malpractice law and alternate methods of dispute resolution and at the University of Baltimore School of Law where he teaches trial advocacy. Since 2002, he has served as a civil case mediator on the Baltimore City Circuit Court s Mediation Panel where he has handled hundreds of mediations. He also has been appointed as a civil case mediator in the Circuit Court for Baltimore and Frederick Counties. In Chambers USA: America s Leading Lawyers for Business, the leading global research firm Chambers & Partners ranks him as one of the best business litigators in. Chambers praises him as one of the best trial lawyers in the country, a master of the courtroom whose thoroughness, integrity and intellect were all deemed to be absolutely first-rate. He has been ranked by Chambers in the first tier of business litigators for several years. He has been named to the Best Lawyers in America since 2006 in four categories: legal malpractice, commercial litigation, construction litigation and personal injury litigation. In 2010, he was named to a fifth category: alternative methods of dispute resolution. Best Lawyers in America named him 2015 Lawyer of the Year for bet-the company litigation. He also is listed in The National Registry of Who s Who. Baltimore Smart CEO magazine has named him one of s Legal Elite. He has been named as a Super Lawyer for several years and in both 2008 and 2009, he was cited as one of the state s top 50 Super Lawyers based on the votes from his colleagues. He was listed in the top 100 in He also is listed as a litigation star in the Benchmark Litigation guide. Mr. Dilloff believes that his extensive trial and mediation experience makes him an effective mediator. 7

8 PAUL H. ETHRIDGE, ESQ. Partner Ethridge, Quinn, McAuliffe, Rowan & Hartinger 33 Wood Lane Rockville, Phone: Fax: Website: eqmrh.com Supreme Court of the United States Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Columbia Court of Appeals District of Columbia Court of Appeals Paul H. Ethridge has practiced law in since 1973 and in the District of Columbia since He has held an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell for more than two decades. Having served three separate terms on the Board of Governors of the State Bar Association, Mr. Ethridge also had the privilege of sitting on the State Bar Association Board of Governors Executive Committee for two terms as well. He was the chair of the State Bar Association Committee on Rules of Practice and liaison with the Rules Committee. He was also the chair of the State Bar Association Committee on Laws. Paul was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, having the distinction of being chosen in this select membership as one of the less than one percent of all trial lawyers in the nation. Paul was elected to the Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. As a member of the Montgomery County Bar Association, he served on the Executive Committee from Mr. Ethridge is admitted to the Bars of the United States Supreme Court, the Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Court for the District of Columbia and the Court for the District of, as well as the Court of Appeals and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Mr. Ethridge served on the Governor s Trial Court Nominating Commission from 1998 to 2002 and on the Litigation Section Council of the State Bar. Currently he is on the Governor s Appellate Nominating Commission. He is a frequent lecturer for Montgomery County, State, and National CLE programs. He has sat on numerous Montgomery County Bar Association Committees, including the Judicial Selections Committee, the Insurance Committee and the Administration of Justice Committee. Mr. Ethridge s experience includes hundreds of trials involving business disputes, medical malpractice, product liability, personal injury matters, insurance coverage disputes and legal malpractice. Currently, he serves as a Special Mediator and Special Master to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County,. He is part of a group of s leading attorneys, mediators and arbitrators that formed ADR, a non-profit service that offers an alternative process for effective dispute resolution. Paul also has the distinct honor of receiving the Leadership in Law Award presented by the Daily Record. Paul is proud to have served on the governing body of the Montgomery County Special Olympics. He presently volunteers at The Lords Table kitchen, and has actively been involved in his church and other outreach community activities. 8

9 ROBERT L. FERGUSON, JR., ESQ. President Ferguson, Schetelich & Ballew, P.A Bank of America Center 100 South Charles Street Baltimore, MD Phone: Fax: Website: fsb-law.com University of School of Law, J.D., 1972, with honors University of, B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1968 Court of Appeals, 1972, 1974 Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1974 United States Supreme Court, 1982 District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1985 Court for The District of Columbia, 1986 Appeals for the Third Circuit Robert L. Ferguson, Jr. is a trained mediator, having taken the 40 hour course in civil mediation as well as advanced mediation for complex cases. Mr. Ferguson has been mediating cases since 1996 and is a court appointed mediator in the circuit court in five counties, Mr. Ferguson is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. His practice is concentrated in the defense of complex personal injury and construction cases, with extensive experience in insurance coverage, aviation, maritime and products liability matters. Mr. Ferguson is a Past Chair of the Litigation Section of the State Bar Association, Past President of the Bar Association of Baltimore City and a Member of the Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for Baltimore City (1999-present). HIGHLIGHTS Bar Foundation, 1995 Special Outstanding Achievement Award for Professional Legal Excellence Governor s Citation, 1996 for service on the Governor s Council for Criminal and Juvenile Justice Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers ARTICLES and PUBLICATIONS Discovery Under the Rules (Co-Author) (MICPEL): Section on Discovery Motions, Sanctions and Protective Orders Discovery Guidelines (Co-Author) Ferguson, Robert L. and Ebersole, Jodi K., Discovery of Defendant s Financial Condition in Cases Claiming Punitive Damages, 21.2 Law Forum 3 (1991) Ferguson, Robert L. and Heffernan, Christopher, J., Insurance Requirements Under the AIA Documents, American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Insurance Coverage for Defective Construction Claims. PROFESSIONAL and CIVIC INVOLVEMENT Defense Research Institute International Association of Defense Counsel Baltimore City Drug Treatment Court Committee (Co-Chair ) Baltimore Coalition Against Substance Abuse (President, ) Baltimore Prevention Coalition (Co-Chair ) The Baltimore Bar Foundation Trustee ( Present) The Bar Insurance Trust Trustee ( Present) Fellow, Baltimore Bar Foundation Fellow, State Bar Foundation 9

10 ANDREW JAY GRAHAM, ESQ. Mr. Graham co-founded Kramon & Graham, P.A. in 1975 after clerking for a federal judge, working two years at Shearman & Sterling in New York, and serving for three years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in. Principal Kramon & Graham P.A. 1 South Street, Suite 2600 Baltimore, MD agraham@kg-law.com Phone: Fax: Website: kramonandgraham.com Yale University, B.A. (1965) New York University School of Law, J.D. (1968) District of Columbia New York Columbia Court for the Eastern District of New York Court for the Southern District of New York Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Supreme Court of the United States State Bar Association Bar Association of Baltimore City American Bar Association Mr. Graham has been included in The Best Lawyers in America for more than 10 years. That publication recognizes him in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense, Commercial Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution as one of the leading lawyers in. In a recent survey of his peers conducted by Baltimore Magazine, Mr. Graham was recognized as one of the 30 best Baltimore lawyers and one of the four best business litigators. Chambers USA rated Mr. Graham as one of the best commercial litigators in for 2004, 2005, 2006, and And Mr. Graham has been listed as on of the Top Ten lawyers in by Super Lawyers each year from , and as the Top Vote Getter in every one of those years but one. Mr. Graham was the State Chairman of the American College of Trial Lawyers from 1996 to He was Chairman of the Ethics 2000 Committee, a committee of the State Bar Association, from 2001 to 2003, and a member of the committee appointed by the Court of Appeals to study and recommend changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct. He has held many offices and board and committee positions with the ABA, the FBA, and the and Baltimore City Bar Associations. Mr. Graham served on several and federal judicial selection committees and on the Judicial Selection Commission. He is a former President of the Baltimore Courthouse and Law Museum Foundation, and of the Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He is a founding member of ADR, a non-profit forum for alternative dispute resolution. He is a permanent member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. He is currently the chairperson of the committee appointed by s federal court to study and recommend changes to that court s rules on attorneys fees. Mr. Graham has been Chair of Legal Aid s Equal Justice Council from 2002 to date. Mr. Graham is frequently invited to lecture on a wide variety of subjects before diverse audiences. He has authored numerous articles and presentations, such as Basic Principles of Corporate Investigations, Law Firm Break-Ups: The Need to Consider Divorce Before Marriage, Repressed Memory or a Vivid Imagination: Are the Courts in Dangerous Waters?, The Significance of Civility, and Changes in s Rules of Professional Conduct on Horizon. 10

11 LAWRENCE S. GREENWALD, ESQ. Mr. Greenwald is the senior member of Gordon Feinblatt LLC s Litigation Practice Group. His practice focuses on complex litigation, both trials and appeals, including multi-state litigation. Mr. Greenwald graduated from Harvard Law School in Between 1964 and 1966, he served in the United States Army, achieving the rank of Infantry Captain. Member Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, LLC 233 East Redwood Street Baltimore, lgreenwald@gfrlaw.com Phone: Fax: Website: LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1964 B.S., University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School of Finance), 1961 Supreme Court of the United States Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals of (and state courts generally) Court of Appeals of New York (and New York state courts generally), 1969 New York, 1965 From 1966 to 1969, Mr. Greenwald served as a trial attorney in the United States Department of Justice. Since joining Gordon Feinblatt in 1969, he has served as lead counsel in a broad spectrum of cases. Many of them have involved issues of first impression and significant constitutional litigation. He has argued before the Supreme Court of the United States. Most recently, Mr. Greenwald has defended providers of financial services in class action litigation. He also has served as national trial and appellate counsel defending a firearms manufacturer in nationwide litigation brought by New York State and various municipalities and individuals. He also has served as lead counsel in multistate litigation defending a Roman Catholic order of priests in child abuse cases. He also has served as a mediator and arbitrator in a variety of cases. HIGHLIGHTS In 2001 Mr. Greenwald was selected by Lawyers Weekly USA from the more than a million lawyers throughout the country as one of ten Lawyers of the Year who had a noticeable impact on the law and legal system in this country. He also has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, which named him in 2012 as Baltimore Lawyer of the Year in Litigation Banking and Finance and in 2013 as Baltimore Lawyer of the Year Real Estate. He has received the Daily Record s Leadership In Law award, and has been named as a Super Lawyer. PROFESSIONAL and CIVIC INVOLVEMENT Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers Former President, Harvard Law School Association of Founder/Past Trustee, Temple Beth Shalom of Howard County Former Trustee, Baltimore Bar Foundation ARTICLES, PUBLICATIONS and LECTURES Co-Author, Municipalities Suits Against Gun Manufacturers - Legal Folly, Journal of Health Care Law & Policy, Vol. 4.13, 2001 (Selected as a winner by the Burton Awards for Legal Writing 2001) Co-Author, Personal Liability of Corporate Officials In Ejectment Actions: Evolution Of The Tort And The Implications of Metromedia Co. v. WCBM, Inc., University of Baltimore Law Review, 11

12 CHARLES E. ILIFF, JR., ESQ. After serving in the United States Army from 1963 to 1966, Mr. Iliff was discharged from active duty as a First Lieutenant. He attended the University of Virginia School of Law, graduating in 1969 after serving on the Editorial Board of the Virginia Law Review and being selected to the Order of the Coif. Principal Iliff & Meredith, P.C. Patriots Plaza, Suite Ritchie Highway Pasadena, charlie@ilimer.com Phone: Fax: Website: Williams College, BA 1962 University of Virginia School of Law, LlB 1969, Order of the Coif Court of Appeals of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Claims Supreme Court of the United States State Bar Association Lawyer Pilots Bar Association Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference - Emeritus Mr. Iliff has been practicing in the area of civil litigation since admission to the Bar in December His practice has involved cases in the areas of professional negligence in health care, dental care, law and accounting. products liability including automobiles, household and recreational products, pharmaceuticals, boats, aircraft and aircraft components, as well as airline crash liability, automobile and aircraft negligence, business disputes and insurance litigation. Mr. Iliff has held a Private Pilot s License since 1963, and is a member of the Lawyer Pilot s Bar Association, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and the Experimental Aircraft Association. He has experience in maritime litigation supplemented by his own experience with sail and power boats beginning in early childhood. In 2003, Governor Ehrlich appointed Mr. Iliff Chairman of the Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for Anne Arundel County, a position he held until The Commission screened and interviewed applicants and recommended qualified potential judges to the Governor for appointment to the District and Circuit Courts. Mr. Iliff is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, has been listed in Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and has been rated AV by Martindale Hubbell. 12

13 ROBERT DALE KLEIN, ESQ. Shareholder Wharton Levin Ehrmantraut & Klein, P.A. 104 West Street Annapolis, MD Phone: Fax: Website: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S University of Durham, England (JYA ) Columbia University School of Law, J.D District of Columbia Columbia Appeals for the Fourth Circuit State Bar Association Defense Counsel Anne Arundel County Bar Association District of Columbia Bar Association Mr. Klein is a name principal in the law firm of Wharton Levin Ehrmantraut & Klein, P.A. Since 1976, Mr. Klein has focused on the defense of products liability, mass tort and complex commercial matters. He is a trained mediator, with emphasis on the mediation of complex matters. Admitted to practice in and the District of Columbia, Mr. Klein also has been admitted pro hac vice as lead counsel in at least ten states and in federal multi-district proceedings. Mr. Klein s experience includes serving as national coordinating counsel in toxic tort, product defect and construction defect cases filed in nearly every state in the U.S.A, as well as its territories and in foreign countries. In those roles, Mr. Klein successfully developed, implemented, and coordinated the defense strategies of more than 50 law firms nationwide and in foreign jurisdictions. With more than 35 years experience as the chief strategist and negotiator in the resolution of complex tort and commercial litigation matters across the country, Mr. Klein has successfully resolved more than 125,000 product liability and other complex claims. First appointed in 1994 by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of, Mr. Klein served for 18 years as a member of the Court s Standing Committee on the Rules of Practice and Procedure. He chaired or was a member of numerous Rules subcommittees, and in these roles helped develop procedural rules governing all aspects of litigation in the court system. Mr. Klein has taught at the Judicial Institute, and has published and lectured extensively on product liability law and civil practice in the United States and abroad. From 1976 to 1987, he worked as an associate and then as an equity partner in the Baltimore office of Piper & Marbury (now known as DLA Piper). ARTICLES, and PUBLICATIONS Civil Procedure Forms -- Practice, 2 Vols., Lexis Law Publishing, 3rd Edition, Supplemented annually, 2000 Managing E-Discovery and ESI: From Pre-Litigation Through Trial, American Bar Association (co-author of Chapter 13) A Comparison of the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability and the Law of Products Liability, 30 University of Baltimore Law Review 273, 2001 Old Products -- The Admissibility of State of the ArtEvidence in Product Liability Actions, 9 Journal of Products Liability 233, 1986 Caps in the Hat: Legislative Lids on Runaway Verdicts, For the Defense, July, 1986 Caps in the Hat Come Back: Revisiting Legislative Lids on Runaway Verdicts, For the Defense, September, 1993 (co-author) Comparative Fault in : The Time Has Come, 41 University of Law Review 275, 1982 (co-author) 13

14 THOMAS E. LYNCH, III, ESQ. Principal Miles & Stockbridge, P.C. 30 W. Patrick St., Suite 600 Frederick, MD com Direct: Main: Fax: Website: www. milesstockbridge.com Boston College School of Law, J.D. 1977, Cum Laude, and Order of the Coif Harvard University, B.A. 1974, Magna Cum Laude Bar and Court Admissions Court of Appeals Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Supreme Court of the United States Thomas ( Tom ) E. Lynch, III is a member of the Real Estate Litigation Practice Group and has been a partner and then a principal of Miles & Stockbridge for more than 30 years. Mr. Lynch has a very diversified litigation and alternative dispute resolution background. Since the mid-1980s, Mr. Lynch has represented industry, large and small businesses, financial institutions and individuals on environmental matters, including environmental litigation, compliance counseling, transactional matters including mergers and acquisitions, and contract negotiation. Mr. Lynch also has handled a very broad range of complex litigation matters, including emergency injunctive practice, employment and employment-related litigation, general corporate and civil business litigation, land use and real estate litigation. Mr. Lynch also is one of our most experienced alternative dispute resolution practitioners. Mr. Lynch also is known for his very broad knowledge and experience on ethics issues. He has participated as a member of the State Bar Ethics Committee since Tom was selected by the Court of Appeals to participate on a committee, chaired by Judge Rodowsky, retired Judge of the Court of Appeals, which rewrote the Rules of Professional Conduct in He was also selected by the Judges of the Circuit Court for Frederick County to serve as Frederick County s representative on the Professionalism Task Force headed by a Judge of the Court of Appeals. He was thereafter appointed by the Court of Appeals to serve on the Professionalism Commission as the representative from Frederick County and chaired the Professionalism Subcommittee of that body, which drafted the Ideals of Professionalism approved by the Commission and adopted by the Court of Appeals. Tom now serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of the Professionalism Center, Inc. and chairs the Subcommittee on Aging Attorneys, Substance Abuse and Other Factors That Affect Professionalism. Mr. Lynch also is well recognized for his contributions to his community and to the and Frederick County Bar Associations. Tom served as the President of the Frederick County Bar Association in He also was responsible for the creation of a non-profit consensus building organization called the Committee for Frederick County, which he chaired from 1998 until July of He served as the Vice Chair and then Chair of the Solid Waste Advisory Committee for Frederick County. Mr. Lynch also serves on the Board of Directors of the Frederick County YMCA and on the Board of Directors of the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, having just completed a two year term as its Chair. As a result of his contributions to his community and to the Bar, Tom was selected by the Daily Record as one of s Leaders in the Law and, was given a Vision of Character Award by the Character Counts Council of Frederick County. Prior to joining Miles & Stockbridge in 1980, Mr. Lynch worked for Venable, Baetjer & Howard between 1977 and 1980, working as an associate for Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr., who became a distinguished Judge of the Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. 14

15 TIMOTHY F. MALONEY, ESQ Principal Joseph Greenwald & Laake, P.A Ivy Lane, Suite 400 Greenbelt, MD Phone: Fax: Website: University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore,, 1986, J.D. Georgetown University Bar and Court Admissions, 1986 District of Columbia Court of the District of Columbia Court District of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit Appeals Fourth Circuit Supreme Court of the United States Tim Maloney has extensive trial and appellate experience. In June of 2014, he was named Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Litigation Section of the State Bar. That same month, he received the John Hardwicke Award for Outstanding Contribution to field of administrative law in the State of. Two years earlier, he was named Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Association of Justice. Maloney is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. From 1988 to 2014, he served as a member of the Rules Committee of the Court of Appeals. He also serves on the Court s Character Committee and is a member of the Judicial Appellate Nominating Commission. Maloney has been the lead counsel in pioneering civil rights and employment litigation, winning over $30 million in settlements and verdicts in the last five years. He is also highly recognized for his commercial litigation and administrative law practice, winning major legal challenges to zoning decisions at National Harbor, Cafritz, Melford and other major developments. He has won major election law cases, including the challenge to the 2012 casino gaming referendum, the recent attempts to petition Baltimore County zoning maps to referendum, and the 2014 campaign finance challenge to Brown-Ulman campaign. Maloney serves on the Executive Board of the University of Foundation, the Board of Governors of the Catholic Conference, and the Board of Trustees of Archbishop Carroll High School. He currently serves on the Governor s Commission on Pretrial Reform. AWARDS and HONORS Top 100 Lawyers in and Washington, D.C. SuperLawyers, 2008 present Best Lawyers in Washington, Washingtonian magazine, 2011 American College of Trial Lawyers, inducted

16 ALBERT J. MATRICCIANI, JR., ESQ. Senior Counsel Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP Seven Saint Paul Street Suite 1300 Baltimore, Phone : Fax : Website: Johns Hopkins University, M.L.A., 1975 University of, J.D., 1973 Villanova University, B.A., 1969 Judge Matricciani brings more than 40 years of experience as a practicing lawyer, trial judge and appellate judge to his dispute resolution practice. After 20 years as a civil litigator, the last 8 as a partner at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP, he was appointed to the Circuit Court for Baltimore City in In 2008, he was elevated to the Court of Special Appeals of, where he served until May 1, 2014, when he re-joined Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP as Senior Counsel. Judge Matricciani is a trial lawyer in the firm s business litigation group and chair of its dispute resolution practice group. Judge Matricciani has been active in professional and civic affairs throughout his career. He is a past President of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, an elected member of the American Law Institute, an Adjunct Professor at the Francis King Carey School of Law at the University of and a former member of the Rules Committee of the Court of Appeals of. He is President of the Friends of the Sheridan Libraries at the Johns Hopkins University and he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc. Judge Matricciani received his dispute resolution training from Harvard Law School, the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the Straus Institute associated with Pepperdine Law School. He is a certified Neutral of the American Arbitration Association and he serves as a mediator for complex commercial cases and medical malpractice cases in the Circuit Courts. District of Columbia Court For the District of Appeals For the Fourth Circuit United States Supreme Court Bar Association of Baltimore City State Bar Association American Bar Association AREAS of EXPERTISE Complex Commercial Cases Professional Negligence Cases Family Law Cases Securities Litigation and Corporate Governance Business torts Contract Disputes Personal Injury Claim Employment Actions 16

17 M. NATALIE MCSHERRY, ESQ. Principal Kramon & Graham, P.A. One South Street Suite 2600 Baltimore, MD Phone: Fax: Website: www. kramonandgraham.com University of J.D. 1974, with honors Manhattanville College, Purchase, N.Y., B.A California (inactive) Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Bar Association American Bar Association Ms. McSherry has over 30 years experience practicing law in the areas of civil litigation, commercial and personal injury, medical malpractice defense, medical licensing, medical staff issues and insurance defense. Her experience includes representation of various professionals, including attorneys, architects, financial planners, and dentists in various negligence and commercial matters, as well as physicians, nurses and hospitals in medical negligence in the Circuit Courts, Court of Special Appeals, Court of Appeals of the State of, and the United States District Court. She has also represented health care professionals from various specialties in credentialing and licensing actions. In addition, she has represented Railroads in mass tort and employee claims. She serves as mediator in civil disputes including commercial, insurance, personal injury and professional liability claims. HIGHLIGHTS Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers Listed in Super Lawyers, (Top 10 lawyers in ) Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, in areas of commercial litigation, health care law, mediation and medical malpractice law - defendants Listed in Chambers USA for Healthcare Law in Listed in Leadership in Law, The Daily Record Daily Record Top 100 Women, Circle of Excellence ARTICLES, PUBLICATIONS and SPEECHES Contributing Author: Practice Forms (MICPEL 1984); Condemnation (MICPEL 1984) Judicial Institute - Medical Malpractice Judicial Institute - Civil Impact Cases Adjunct Faculty - University of Francis King Carey School of Law PROFESSIONAL and CIVIC INVOLVEMENT Ms. McSherry is a member of the Society of Healthcare Risk Managers, the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, Defense Counsel, and the Defense Research Institute. Ms. McSherry has held committee and ranking positions at the American Bar Association and the State Bar Association (MSBA). Additionally, she has served the law profession as a member of the Board of Legal Services Corporation. She served on the State Board of Law Examiners from , the Commission of Judicial Appointments (Baltimore City) from , and Senator Mathias s Federal Judicial Nominating Commission ( ). Ms. McSherry is currently a member of the MSBA, the Baltimore City Bar Association s Lawyer Helpline, the Leadership Campaign for Catholic Charities, and Chairs the Leadership Committee for My Sister s Place. She is a former board member of the Women s Law Center, the YWCA, the Girl Scouts of Central, Mount Saint Mary s College, and the National Aquarium in Baltimore. She is a former member of the Greater Baltimore Committee Services Council, and volunteer for the Homeless Persons Representation Project. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Woodsboro Bank. 17

18 ROBERT R. MICHAEL, ESQ. Partner Shadoan, Michael & Wells, LLP 108 Park Avenue Rockville, Phone: Fax: Website: com George Washington University School of Law, J.D.,1971 District of Columbia:1972 :1972 West Virginia: 2004 United States Supreme Court: Also admitted to Federal Courts in D.C., and Southern District of West Virginia Mr. Michael is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an organization of courtroom warriors that limits its membership to 100 of the best personal injury lawyers in the nation who have demonstrated their expertise by achieving multiple million dollar awards for their clients; the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, limited to 500 Fellows in the U.S.; a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, limited to no more than 1% of the trial lawyers in each state; and a member of the select American Board of Trial Advocates. Bob has been listed since 1986 in the publication Best Lawyers in America, is listed in Washingtonian Magazine as one of s top medical malpractice lawyers; is listed in Who s Who in American Law, Who s Who in the East, Who s Who in Emerging Leaders, and Who s Who in the World. He is a past president of the Trial Lawyers Association; is a founder and was the first attorney president of the Montgomery County Chapter of the American Inns of Court in 1991; is a past member of the Trial Courts Nominating Commission for Montgomery County; is a past president of the Montgomery County Bar Association; and is a past president of the Montgomery County Bar Association Foundation; and is a member of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC. In 1999 he was one of twenty-five lawyers to receive the Montgomery County Bar Association s Century of Service Award for outstanding contributions to the legal profession and the community during the Twentieth Century. In 2004 he also received the Trial Lawyer of the Year award from the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure. He was a founding member of the national public interest law firm, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, and is a member of the Roscoe Pound American Trial Lawyers Foundation, the State Bar Association Foundation and the American Bar Association Foundation. He is also listed in the Super Lawyers published by Baltimore Magazine, and Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers published by Law & Politics. Bob is only one of two lawyers to have been named to the Top 10 Super Lawyers in both Washington, D.C., and. Based on the particularly high level of recognition of his peers, Best Lawyers in America named Bob as 2010 District of Columbia Trial Lawyer of the Year in Personal Injury Litigation ; in 2011 he was selected as the 2012 Trial Lawyer of the Year in Product Liability ; and in 2014 he was selected as the 2015 Trial Lawyer of the Year in Product Liability. Mr. Michael is a prolific author and lecturer in the areas of personal injury litigation, professional negligence, and products liability litigation, including contributions to the Bar Journal, Tort Damages (Fourth Edition), Automobile Accident Deskbook, Product Liability Law in, and Closing Argument: The Art and The Law, Clark, Boardman & Callaghan. Mr. Michael also generously gives of his time and expertise to those in need. Bob represented, without fee, on behalf of the Trial Lawyers Care Program, the worst burn survivor of the Pentagon 9/11 attack who was featured on many national television programs including 20/20 and 60 Minutes. Bob achieved the largest award thus far from the 9/11 Victim s Compensation Fund. He was also awarded the State Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award for his work. 18

19 BENJAMIN ROSENBERG, ESQ. Chairman Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP 25 South Charles Street, 21 Floor Baltimore, MD rosenbergmartin.com Phone: Fax: Website: www. rosenbergmartin.com Johns Hopkins University, B.A., 1965 University of Pennsylvania and University of, School of Law, J.D., 1969, with honors Court of Appeals of Supreme Court of the United States Benjamin Rosenberg, the founder and Chairman of Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, is recognized as one of the preeminent litigators in. He handles major cases in state and federal trial courts and has argued many significant appeals. Ben is a fellow of The American College of Trial Lawyers and the Bar Foundation. He was named one of s top litigators in Chambers USA: America s Leading Lawyers for Business and is one of s top commercial litigators in Best Lawyers in America. He was also recognized as one of the top ten lawyers in in the 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2015 editions of Super Lawyers. Ben serves on the Appellate Judicial Nominating Commission of and has previously served on the Judicial Compensation Commission of and the Review Board of the Attorney Grievance Commission. He is a past member of the Board of Governors of the State Bar Association and is currently serving as Co-Chair of the Legal Aid Bureau s Equal Justice Council. Ben represents clients in appeals and business, antitrust and contract disputes and is also an accomplished mediator and arbitrator. HIGHLIGHTS Bar Foundation, Advancement of Public Service Responsibility Award The Daily Record, Leadership in Law Equal Justice Council, 2011 Executive Director s Award The Legal Aid Bureau, Champion of Justice Super Lawyers ( ) - Business Litigation; Top 100 ( ), Top 10 (2007, 2010, 2011, 2015) Benchmark: America s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys ( ) Chambers USA ( ) -, General Commercial Litigation (Senior Statesman) Best Lawyers In America ( ) - Commercial Litigation, Appellate Law, Arbitration, Litigation - Banking & Finance, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Securities, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Bet- The-Company Litigation Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year, Litigation - Real Estate (2012, 2014) ALM Washington D.C. & Baltimore s Top Rated Lawyers ( Business & Commercial) Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year, Baltimore Appellate Practice (2013) 19

20 SHEILA K. SACHS, ESQ. Sheila Sachs, a senior partner of Gordon Feinblatt in its Litigation Practice Group, has been a leading family law practitioner for over 35 years and has acted as a mediator or arbitrator, in addition to representing clients in mediation and arbitration. Since 2012, Sheila Sachs has also been certified in the collaborative practice method of resolving conflicts. Partner Gordon Feinblatt LLC Garrett Building 233 E. Redwood Street Baltimore, ssachs@gfrlaw.com Phone: Fax: Website: J.D., University of Law School, 1964 Assistant Editor, Law Review B.A., Goucher College Vassar College Court of Appeals American Bar Association Bar Association Bar Association of Baltimore City Since joining Gordon Feinblatt in 1977, Sheila Sachs has served as Chair of the Family and Juvenile Law Committee of the State Bar Association and is a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. After many years of traditional family law practice either litigating issues attendant to divorce or custody to negotiating settlements, Sheila Sachs emphasizes to clients that a private mode of dispute resolution of divorce and other family disputes through mediation or collaborative practice is more effective than litigation. Active in Bar Association activities, Sheila Sachs is a former President of the Bar Association of Baltimore City. In addition, Ms. Sachs has served on various boards, including the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, the Judicial Nominating Commission for Baltimore City, the Board of Trustees of Goucher College and presently serves on the Board of Managers of Haverford College. She is rated in Martindale-Hubbell an AV Preeminent Lawyer, was designated by the Daily Record as an Influential er in 2008 and 2012, is the recipient of awards as a family lawyer and for leadership in the legal profession. In 2012, Ms. Sachs was named by Best Lawyers in America as Family Law Mediation Baltimore Lawyer of the Year. Currently, she serves on the Board of Collaborative Professionals of Baltimore, reflecting her conviction that the courtroom is not a desirable forum for resolving family conflicts. HIGHLIGHTS Recognized for membership in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers in. Chairperson of the Appellate Courts Judicial Nominating Commission. Languages Spanish 20