Maryland State Bar Association Special Committee on Agriculture Law 2014 Legal Services Directory rev. April 2014 MSBA Special Committee on Agriculture Law 2014 Member Listing The Maryland State Bar Association Special Committee on Agriculture Law offers the following information to attorneys, businesses, and organizations for informational purposes only. The individuals listed are members of the Special Committee on Agriculture Law and provide services and/or information related to the law and/or agricultural practices. By contacting an individual on this list, it is understood that you are interested in learning more about the services available or making an appointment for a consultation and that until an attorney-client relationship has been created through a legal service agreement, no representation by the firm or individual attorney is established. Maryland Attorneys ? Private Practice ................................................................................... 1 District of Columbia Attorneys .............................................................................................. 12 Specialty Services and MSBA Associate Members ............................................................. 12 1 Maryland Attorneys ? Private Practice Attorney Contact Info Practice Areas States / Counties Rose E. Anderson, Esquire Ria P. Rochvarg, P.A. P. O. Box 1907 Ellicott City, Maryland 21041 (410) 313-9725 or (703) 338-5708 roseandersonesq@comcast.net or rose.e.ander@gmail.com Maryland Benjamin D. Arem, Esquire Law Firm of Knopf and Brown 401 E. Jefferson Street, Suite 206 Rockville, Maryland 0850-2626 (301) 545-6100 office; (301) 545-6103 fax arem@knopf-brown.com Land Use and Zoning Maryland (Montgomery and Frederick counties) Bruce C. Armistead, Esquire Armistead, Griswold, Lee & Rust, P.A. 114 Bay Street, Building C Easton, Maryland 21601 (410) 819-8989 phone; (410) 819-8966 fax armistead@aglrlaw.com Land Use and Zoning; Conservation Easements; Administrative Appeals; General Real Estate and Title Issues Maryland (Caroline, Dorcester, Kent, Queen Anne?s and Talbot counties) Aimee M. Bader, Esquire Bernstein & Feldman, P.A. 900 Bestgate Road, Suite 200 Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (410) 573-0017 office; (410) 573-0049 fax aimeeb@bflaw.com ~ www.bflaw.com Business; Real Estate; Contracts; Property Acquisition; Commercial Leasing; Foreclosure; Foreclosure Defense; Construction and General Litigation Maryland and U.S. District Court of MD Timothy Stewart Barkley Sr. , Esquire One Park Avenue PO Box 1136 Mount Airy, Maryland 21771 (301) 606-5905 office; (866) 295-6950 fax tbarkley@barkleylaw.com www.barkleylaw.com or www.mountairylaw.com Business Formation and Succession; Contract and Document Draft & Review; Wills, Trusts, and Estates; Family Agribusiness; Farm Law; Real Estate Purchase, Sale and Lease Throughout the State of Maryland Thomas C. Beach III, Esquire Whiteford, Taylor, Preston, LLP 7 Saint Paul Street, Suite 1500 Baltimore, Maryland 21202-1636 (410) 347-8722 office; (410) 223-3722 fax tbeach@wtplaw.com Real Estate, Construction, Civil, and Condemnation Litigation; Real Estate Zoning and Development; Land Leases; Auditor (HoCo Circuit Court) Throughout the State of Maryland 2 Anne-Th?r?se B?champs, Esquire Venable LLP 210 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 500 Towson, MD 21204 (410) 494-6253 office; (410) 821-0147 fax atbechamps@venable.com Real Estate; Commercial Finance Maryland and Virginia Jan I. Berlage, Esquire Gohn, Hankey, & Stichel, LLP 201 North Charles Street, Suite 2101 Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (410) 752-9300 office; (410) 752-2519 fax JBerlage@GHSLLP.com www.ghsllp.com or Marylandhorselaw.com Commercial and Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property (Copyrights/trademarks/trade secrets); Bankruptcy; Equine Throughout the State of Maryland Admitted in MD, DC, CT, NY Mary Ann Berlin, Esquire Berlin & Associates, PA 20 South Charles Street, Ste 313 Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3220 (410) 528-0404 office / (410) 528-2177 fax maberlin@maberlinlaw.com http://berlinimmigration.com/Berlin.htm Immigration Law Throughout the State of Maryland Judith Billage, Esquire 1831 Forest Drive, Suite F Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (410) 263-8411 office; (410) 263-8358 fax jbillage@aol.com ~ www.Billagelaw.com Real Estate; Wills & Estates; Family Law (divorce, child custody & support); Premarital Agreements; Adoption Throughout the State of Maryland Curtis H. Booth, Esquire Cowdrey Thompson, P.C. 130 North Washington Street P.O. Box 1747 Easton, Maryland 21601 (410) 822-6800 office; (410) 924-0858 mobile; (410) 820-6586 fax cbooth@ctklaw.com Business Formation; Estate Planning; Litigation; Livestock Throughout the State of Maryland Nathan Brill, Esquire Pasternak & Fidis, PC 7735 Old Georgetown Road, #1100 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (301) 656-8850 xt456 office; (301) 656-3053 fax nbrill@pasternakfidis.com ~ www.pasternakfidis.com Business; Real Estate; Agriculture Regulations; Land Use and Zoning; Commercial Litigation; Employment Maryland and the District of Columbia Stephanie Brophy, Esquire Dulany Leahy Curtis & Beach LLP 127 East Main Street Westminster, Maryland 21157-5012 (410) 848-3333 or (410) 876-2117(Balto.); (410) 876-0747 fax brophy@dulany.com ~ www.dulany.com Civil Litigation; Corporate and Business Law; Real Property; Equine and Farm- related matters; Syndications. General practice areas throughout Maryland. Litigation matters in Baltimore and Carroll counties. 3 Adam Cizek, Esquire Whiteford, Taylor, Preston, LLP 7 Saint Paul Street, Suite 1300 Baltimore, Maryland 21202-1636 (410) 347-8717 office; (410) 223-3497 fax acizek@wtplaw.com ~ www.wtplaw.com Real Estate; Condemnation; Construction Throughout the State of Maryland Tracie L. Clabaugh, Esquire McMillan Metro, PC 1901 Research Boulevard, Suite 500 Rockville, Maryland 20850 (240) 778-2324 office; (301) 251-0447 fax tclabaugh@mcmillanmetro.com www.mcmillanmetro.com Real Estate Throughout the State of Maryland Emma A. Twigg Clarke, Esquire Hampton Plaza, Suite 304 300 E. Joppa Road Towson, Maryland 21286 (410) 583-9001 office; (410) 583-9002 emmatwiggclarkeesq@hotmail.com Family Law (divorce, alimony, custody, child support); Elder Law; Wills; Advanced Directives and POAs; Collaborative Legal Services; and Mediation Throughout the State of Maryland James R. Clifford, Sr. , Esquire Clifford, Deblius & Hyatt 316 East Diamond Avenue Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877 (301) 840-2232 office; (301) 975-9829 fax JClifford@debelius.com Land Use (farmers and property owners) Counsel for Montgomery County Agriculture Center Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Michael H. Daney, Esquire Godwin, Erlandson, Vernon & Daney, LLC 3300 North Ridge Road, Suite 275 Ellicott City, Maryland 21043 (410) 418-8778 office: (410) 418-4372 fax (703) 273-3373 Virginia office (Fairfax) Daney@GEVDLaw.com ~ www.gevdlaw.com Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Toxic Torts; Workers Compensation; Lobbying; Racing Commission; Livestock Issues; Equine; and Mediation Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia Deborah C. Dopkin, Esquire Deborah C. Dopkin, P.A. P.O. Box 323 Brooklandville, Maryland 21022 (410) 821-0200 office; (410) 779-9352 DDopkin@DopkinLaw.com Real Property; Land Use; Zoning; Copyright and Trademark Maryland (Baltimore County) Christopher F. Drummond, Esquire 119 Lawyers Row Centreville, Maryland 21617 (410) 758-0030 office; (410) 758-0032 fax cfdrummond@atlanticbbn.net Veterinary Malpractice; Estate Planning (for farmers): Agriculture Easements; Mineral Extraction Permitting; Zoning and Planning Maryland (Eastern Shore counties) John East, Esquire Law Offices of Stephen Z. Meehan 315 High Street, Suite 201 Chestertown, Maryland 21620 (410) 778-7941 office; (410) 778-4459 fax east@acg-consultants.com General Civil Practice Maryland (Eastern Shore counties) 4 Kevin M. Elden, Esquire McNamee Hosea 888 Bestgate Road, Suite 304 Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (410) 266-9909 office; (410) 266-8425 fax kelden@mhlawyers.com ~ www.mhlawyers.com Real Estate (ownership, purchase/sale or asset based financing) in Agricultural, Development, Commercial & Industrial Operations; Agriculture; Corporate Matters Central Maryland, Southern Maryland, and Eastern Shore Randy Fisher, Esquire Fisher Law Office 170 Jennifer Road, Suite 205 Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (443) 270-6305 office; (443) 270-6307 fax randy@thefisherlawoffice.com www.theFisherLawOffice.com Commercial Law; Estate Planning; Intellectual Property; Business Succession Planning Focus on Business Development and Wealth Planning Maryland and District of Columbia John Gabel, Esquire Gabel Legal Services, L.L.C. 6915 Laurel Bowie Road, Suite 103C Bowie, Maryland 20715 (301) 476-4346 phone; (240) 334-4753 fax john.gabel@gabellegal.com ~ www.gabellegal.com Real Estate; Environmental; Regulatory; Construction; Foreclosure Defense; Bankruptcy; Small Business Throughout the State of Maryland Andrea Baldwin Gillespie, Esquire 40 York Road, Suite 300 Towson, Maryland 21204 (410) 557-7530 office; (443) 403-2356 fax Andrea@andreagillespie.com Business Law; Estate Planning and Probate Maryland (Anne Arundel, Baltimore, and Harford counties) John B. Gontrum, Esquire Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP 1 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 300 Towson Commons Towson, Maryland 21204 (410) 832-2055 office; (410) 339-4058 fax jgontrum@wtplaw.com Land Use, Zoning, Permits; Real Property (leasing and transactions); Wills and Estate Planning Throughout the State of Maryland John Teigen Hall, Esquire Discepolo LLP 111 S. Calvert St., Suite 1950 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 296-0780 office; (410)296-2263 fax teigen@discepolollp.com ~ www.discepolollp.com Civil Litigation Maryland (Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Howard, Kent, and Queen Anne?s counties) Roger A. Hayden, II, Esquire Pasternak & Fidis, P.C. 7735 Old Georgetown Road, #1100 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (301) 656-8850 x 459; (301) 656-3053 (fax) rah2@pasternakfidis.com ~ www.pasternakfidis.com Business; Real Estate; Employment; Wills, Trusts & Estates; Agricultural Land Use, Licensing and Compliance (milk & cheese producers, solar energy, equine); Litigation and ADR; Collaborative and Mediation Services Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia Neil Helfrich, Esquire Club Level 31 East Lee Street Bel Air, Maryland 21014 (410) 838-8338 office; (410) 838-1017 fax neil@helfrichlaw.com Estate Planning; Wills; Probate; Mediation and Arbitration Services. Maryland (Baltimore, Cecil, and Harford counties) 5 Michael C. Hodes, Esquire Michael Hodes, LLC 16 Willow Avenue Towson, Maryland 21236 (410) 769-8002 office; (410) 769-8337 fax MHodes@michaelhodes.com Estate Planning; Elder Law; Probate / Trust Administration; Veterans Benefits Maryland Charles D. Jamison, Esquire 22210 Mount Ephraim Road Dickerson, Maryland 20842 charliejamison@gmail.com Real Estate; Estate Planning; Family Law; General Litigation Maryland (Frederick County) Laura L. Johnson, Esquire Gordon Feinblatt LLC 233 E. Redwood Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 576-4065 direct; (410) 576-4246 fax ljohnson@gfrlaw.com Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Succession Planning Throughout the State of Maryland Jennifer A. Jones, Esquire P.O. Box 526 Edgewater, Maryland 21036 (240) 460-3232 office; (443) 607-8001 fax ja.jones@comcast.net Family Law; Mental Health; Probate; Special Education Maryland (Anne Arundel, Montgomery, and Prince George?s counties) and District of Columbia Gianna M. Julian-Arnold, Esquire Saul Ewing LLP 500 East Pratt Street, Suite 900 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 332-8913 office; (443) 831-2937 mobile; (410) 332-8114 fax garnold@saul.com Intellectual Property (Patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret); General Business; Strategic Alliances Admitted in MD, VA, DC, MA Patent practice: worldwide William G. Kazer, Jr., Esquire P.O. Box 364 3 North First Street Denton, Maryland 21629 (443) 448-4944 wkazer@kazerlaw.com General Legal Practice Maryland (Eastern Shore counties) Paul F. Kemp, Esquire Ethridge, Quinn, Kemp, McAuliffe, Rowan & Hartinger Law Offices 33 Wood Lane Rockville, Maryland 20850 (301) 762-1696 office; (301) 762-7691 pfk@eqkmrh.com ~ www.eqkmrh.com Criminal and General Litigation Maryland (Frederick, Montgomery, and Washington counties) Admitted MD and DC Stacey E. Kight, Esquire Walker & Murphy, LLP 9210 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 210 Rockville, Maryland 20850 (301) 519-9150 kight.stacey@gmail.com Insurance Defense Throughout the State of Maryland 6 Jac Knust, Esquire The Collaborative Law Group 10440 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 900 Columbia, Maryland 21044 (410) 465-8900 office; (410) 630-8391 fax maclaw@jknust.com www.thecollaborativelawgroup.com Agricultural (equine, livestock); Business Formation and Organization; Collaborative Legal Services for Family & Business; Wills & Estate Planning; Mediation Services and Standing Examiner Maryland (Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Carroll, Harford, Howard, Montgomery and Frederick counties) Shaun M. Koenig, Esquire Koenig Law Group 47 East All Saints Street Frederick, Maryland 21701 (301) 363-5620 office; (301) 379-5620 fax shaun.koenig@koeniglawgrp.com www.koeniglawgrp.com Business Formation and Organization; Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Copyrights; Technology Commercialization and Transactions; Venture Capital; Wills & Estates; Business Throughout the State of Maryland Diane Kotkin, Esquire Offit Kurman, Attorneys At Law 127 W. Patrick Street Frederick, Maryland 21701-5557 (240) 772-5115 office; (240) 772-5135 fax dkotkin@offitkurman.com Agricultural Estate Planning and Administration; Agricultural Land Use and Development; Tax Counsel Maryland and District of Columbia Alfred A. Lacer, Esquire Alfred A. Lacer, P.A. PO Box 55 46556 Glen-Mary Farm Road Park Hall, Maryland 20667 (301) 475-9600 Al.lacer@alfredalacer.com Business Law; Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Wills, Trusts, and Estates Maryland (Southern Maryland) Victor H. Laws, III, Esquire PO Box 75 Salisbury, Maryland 210803-0075 (410) 749-7500 office (410) 749-7509 fax viclaws@shore-lawyers.com Real Estate Transactions and Loan Closings; Land Use, Planning and Zoning; Civil Litigations; Business Organization and Corporate Practice; Wills and Estate Planning and Probate Maryland (Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties) Jennifer Rylan Lazenby, Esquire Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP 1 W. Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 300 Towson, Maryland 21204-5332 (410) 832-2000 office; (410) 339-4022 fax jlazenby@wtplaw.com Employment; Real Estate, Business, Trusts & Estates Litigation; Condemnation; and Appellate Practice Throughout the State of Maryland Edward J. Levin, Esquire Gordon Feinblatt LLC 233 E. Redwood Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 576-1900 office; (410) 576-4246 fax elevin@gfrlaw.com Real Estate Law (including financing, leasing, purchase and sale, workouts and foreclosures) Throughout the State of Maryland 7 Kelcie L. Longaker, Esquire Kelcie Longaker Law, LLC P.O. Box 318 Simpsonville, Maryland 21150 (443) 656-0321 office and fax kll@kelcielongakerlaw.com www.kelcielongakerlaw.com Real Estate Transactions; Land Use, Planning & Zoning; Small Business Advising; Liquor Licensing; Local Government Administrative Hearings Throughout the State of Maryland Admitted in MD and MO Rebekah D. Lusk, Esquire Thienel Law Firm, LLC 10624 Harpoon Hill Columbia, Maryland 21044 (443) 635-6421 direct; (443) 535-9716 fax rlusk@thienel-law.com ~ www.thienel-law.com Civil Litigation, Business and Employment Law; Family Law; Landlord/Tenant; Real Estate; Equine Law Maryland (Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, and Washington counties) Randall M. Lutz , Esquire Saul Ewing LLP 500 East Pratt Street, 8th Floor Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 332-8614 office; (443) 829-4803 mobile; (410) 332-8845 fax rlutz@saul.com Agriculture Law; Environmental Law; Energy Law; Litigation; Nutrient Trading; Clean Water Act Throughout the State of Maryland M. Chad Malkus, IV Esquire Michael Hodes, LLC 513 Court Lane Cambridge, Maryland21613 (410) 228-1040 office; (443) 521-1234 mobile; (410) 228-6695 fax CMalkus@michaelhodes.com www.michaelhodes.com Farm Family Planning; Estates and Trusts; Probate; Elder Law; Medicaid Planning; Veteran's Benefits Throughout the State of Maryland Thomas K. Mallon, Esquire Law Office of Thomas K. Mallon, LLC 1107 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 305 Towson, Maryland 21204 (410) 847-9075 office; (240) 888-0000 mobile; (410) 847-9078 fax tmallon@Mallon-Jurisprudence.com Agriculture; Family Law; and Personal Injury Maryland (Baltimore County) Donna S. Mandl, Esquire 1725 Tower Road Aberdeen, Maryland 21001-1325 (443) 807-0044 office; (410) 734-6698 fax dmandl@comcast.net Civil Litigation; Debt Collection Maryland (Harford County) Kimberly A. Manuelides, Esquire Saul Ewing LLP 500 East Pratt St, 8th Floor Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 332-8844 office; (410) 332-8845 fax kmanuelides@saul.com Livestock Law; Agritourism; Organic Certification; Land Use; Property Rights; Environmental; Corporate and Partnership Disputes; Construction and Commercial Litigation Throughout the State of Maryland 8 Timothy Manuelides, Esquire Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, P.C. 210 W. Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 700 Towson, Maryland 21204-4532 (410) 951-7173 office tmanuelides@lawpga.com Environmental Law; Toxic Torts Throughout the State of Maryland Kimm H. Massey, Esquire Law Offices of Kimm Massey 6305 Ivy Lane, Suite 701 Greenbelt, Maryland 20770 (301) 982-4529 office; (301) 982-4530 fax masseylawfirm@gmail.com masseylawfirm.vpweb.com Civil Litigation; Agriculture Law; Automobile Accidents; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Family Law Maryland (Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George?s counties) and District of Columbia Kathleen ?Kate? J. Masterton, Esquire Law Office of Kathleen J. Masterton, P.C. The Riderwood Building 1107 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 312 Towson, Maryland 21204 (410) 339-7111 office; (410) 339-7112 fax kmasterton@verizon.net www.mastertonlaw.com Farm, Equine, Livestock Law; Estate/business planning & succession; Estate & Trust Administration; Agricultural Business Law; Land Use/Preservation/Easements; Administrative Appeals; Regulatory Compliance; Right to Farm; Mediation Services Throughout Maryland and beyond Jeffrey P. McEvoy, Esquire Jeffrey Patrick McEvoy, P.A. 8 West Third Street Frederick, Maryland 21701 (301) 694-2752 office; (301) 606-5326 mobile; (301) 694-2754 fax JMcEvoy@mcevoylaw.com www.mcevoydean.com Real Estate; Asset Based Financing; Commercial Law; Estate and Succession Planning; Buy/Sell of business entities and professional practices (including veterinary practices/hospitals) Throughout the State of Maryland Stephen Z. Meehan, Esquire Law Offices of Stephen Z. Meehan 315 High Street, Suite 201 Chestertown, Maryland 21620 (410) 778-7941 office; (410) 778-4459 fax smeehan@szmattorney.com General Civil Practice Maryland (Eastern Shore counties) Justine M. Moreau, Esquire 1830 Eastern Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21231 (518) 369 7371 office moreau.justinem@gmail.com Real Estate Transactions; Leasing; Land Use & Zoning; Business Formation; Liquor Licensure Throughout the State of Maryland Sean T. Morris, Esquire The Morris Law Firm, LLC 4845 Rugby Avenue, Suite 302 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (301) 654-6570 office; (301) 327-2932 fax stm@morrisesq.com ~ www.morrisesq.com Business and Real Estate Litigation; Liquor Licensing and Liability; Food, Beverage and Restaurant Law; Real Estate Leasing and Transactions Throughout the State of Maryland and District of Columbia Admitted MD, DC, NY 9 Stephen A. Oberg, Esquire Council Baradel Kosmerl & Nolan, P.A. P.O. Box 2289 Annapolis, Maryland 21404-2289 (410) 268-6600 office; (410) 269-8409 fax Oberg@cbknlaw.com ~ www.cbknlaw.com Business Law; Commercial Finance Maryland (Anne Arundel and Calvert counties) Cathleen Cogan Opel, Esquire Saul Ewing LLP, Special Counsel 500 East Pratt St, 8th Floor Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 332-8615 office; (443) 223-7564 mobile copel@saul.com Estates and Trusts Throughout the State of Maryland Sara Lynn Reznicek, Esquire Gordon Feinblatt LLC 233 E. Redwood Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202-3332 (410) 576-4082 office; (410) 576-4032 fax sgude@gfrlaw.com Pamela K. Riewerts, Esquire U.S. Registered Patent Attorney Oliver and Grimsley, LLC 502 Washington Avenue, Suite 605 Towson, Maryland 21204-4516 (443) 541-5680 office; (443) 541-5685 fax Pamela@olivergrimsley.com www.olivergrimsley.com Patent; Trademark; Copyright; Trade Secret; Business Technology; General Counsel Throughout the State of Maryland Admitted in MD, NY, NJ, DC Patents: U.S./foreign available George F. Ritchie, IV, Esquire Gordon Feinblatt LLC 233 E. Redwood Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 576-4145 office; (410) 979-9279 mobile gritchie@gfrlaw.com ~ www.gfrlaw.com Commercial and Civil Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Intellectual Property Throughout the State of Maryland Brian W. Ritter, Jr., Esquire 14300 Gallant Fox Lane, Suite 120 Bowie, Maryland 20715 (301) 464-7448 office; (301) 805-5178 fax britter@byrdandbyrd.com www.byrdandbyrd.com Elder Law; Estate and Probate Maryland Anne-Herbert Rollins, Esquire Miles and Stockbridge, PC 30 Patrick Street, Suite 600 Frederick, Maryland 21701-5665 (301) 698-2305 office; (301) 401-0359 mobile; (301) 696-5789 fax arollins@milesstockbridge.com www.milesstockbridge.com Business; Commercial and Residential Real Estate (contracts, leases, transactional sales & purchases); Planning and Zoning; Municipal Law; Administrative Law; Estate and Probate; Real Estate Tax & Exemption Appeals; Litigation Maryland (Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Howard, and Washington counties); US District Court of MD; and Maryland Tax Court 10 Ann Marie Rotz, Esquire Meyers, Young & Grove, P.A. P.O. Box 1267 Hagerstown, Maryland 21741-1267 (301) 739-6450 ext14 office; (301) 733-4110 fax amr@mygt.com ~ www.mygt.com Business (profit and nonprofits); Commercial and Residential Real Estate; Estate Planning and Administration; Mediation Maryland (Allegany, Frederick and Washington counties); and Pennsylvania (Adams, Franklin, and Fulton counties) Debra G. Schubert, Esquire 502 Baltimore Avenue, First Floor Towson, Maryland 21204 (410) 557-4170 office; (410) 692-0176 fax dgschubert@comcast.net Elder Law; Estates & Trusts; Guardianships Maryland (Baltimore and Harford counties) Brooke Schumm, III, Esquire Registered U.S. Patent Attorney Daneker, McInitire, Schumm, Prince, Manning & Widmann, PC 1 North Charles Street, Suite 2450 Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (410) 649-4761 direct; 410-649-4758 fax schummb@danmclaw.com General Corporate; International Agriculture Matters; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Intellectual Property; Patent; Trademark; Copyright; Trade Secret Throughout the State of Maryland Admitted in MD, IL, CA & FL William D. Shaughnessy Jr., Esquire Gordon Feinblatt LLC 233 E. Redwood Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 576-4092 direct; (410) 576-4246 fax wshaughnessy@gfrlaw.com Real Estate; Land Use, Planning & Zoning; Agriculture Preservation Easements Throughout the State of Maryland Karen L.G. Smith, Esquire Offit Kurman, Attorneys At Law 127 W. Patrick Street Frederick, Maryland 21701-5557 (240) 772-5112 office; (240) 772-5135 fax ksmith@offitkurman.com Agricultural Estate Planning and Administration; Agricultural Land Use and Development; Tax Counsel Throughout the State of Maryland Seymour B. Stern, Esquire Offit Kurman, Attorneys At Law 127 W. Patrick Street Frederick, Maryland 21701-5557 (240) 772-5110 office; (240) 772-5135 fax sstern@offitkurman.com Agricultural Estate Planning and Administration; Agricultural Land Use and Development; Tax Counsel Throughout the State of Maryland Harry C. Storm, Esquire Lerch, Early & Brewer 3 Bethesda metro Center, Suite 460 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (301) 907-2817 office; (301) 347-1520 fax hcstorm@lerchearly.com Business Law General Civil Practice Throughout the State of Maryland Marvin L. Szymkowicz, Esquire Savit & Symkowicz, LLP 4520 East West Highway, Suite 700 Bethesda, Maryland 20814-6907 (301) 951-9191 office; (301) 718-7788 fax mls@savitlaw.com ~ www.savitlaw.com Estate Planning; Probate; Commercial Litigation Maryland (Montgomery and Prince George?s counties) 11 Kathleen J.P. Tabor, Esquire Law Office of Kathleen JP Tabor, LLC 7814 Grassy Garth Elkridge, Maryland 21075 (443) 454-2163 office; (442) 836-9178 fax ktaborlaw@aol.com www.ktaborlaw.com or www.Marylandhorselaw.com Agricultural (Equine, Livestock, Crops); Agritourism; Business and Non-Profit Formation and Organization; Contracts; Collaborative Legal Services for Family and Business; Wills, POAs, Advanced Medical Directives; Mediation Services Throughout the State of Maryland Joseph Mason Weeda, Esquire Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC 600 New Hampshire Ave. N.W., Suite 500 Washington, DC 20037 (202) 518-6362 direct; (202) 234-3550 fax mweeda@ofwlaw.com ~ www.ofwlaw.com Crop Insurance Litigation; Administrative matters before the USDA, FDA, and State agencies Maryland and U.S. District Court, MD Rand D. Weinberg, Esquire Law Offices of Rand D. Weinberg, LLC Of Counsel to Miles & Stockbridge, P.C. 15 North Court Street Frederick, Maryland 21701 (301) 698-2350 or (301) 662-1113 office rdweinberg@rdweinberglaw.com Real Estate Maryland (Frederick County) Stephen C. Winter, Esquire Royston, Mueller, McLean & Reid, LLP 102 West Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 600 Towson, Maryland 21204 (410) 823-1800 office; (410) 828-7859 fax swinter@rmmr.com Public Finance; Agricultural Preservation; Corporate-Business Law; Business Litigation; Estate Litigation; State and Local Government matters Throughout the State of Maryland Margaret M. Witherup, Esquire Gordon Feinblatt LLC 233 E. Redwood Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 576-4145 direct; (410) 979-9279 mobile; (410) 576-4246 fax mwitherup@gfrlaw.com Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Business Litigation Throughout the State of Maryland Becky Lundberg Witt, Esquire Staff Attorney, Community Law Center, Inc. 3355 Keswick Road, Suite 200 Baltimore, Maryland 21211 (410) 366-0922 office; (410) 366-7763 fax beckyw@communitylaw.org www.communitylaw.org or communitylaw.org or urbanagriculturelawproject Urban gardening; urban farms Community Law Center (accepts nonprofit clients) Maryland (Baltimore City) 12 District of Columbia Attorneys Attorney Contact Info Practice Areas States & Jurisdictions Gary H. Baise, Esquire Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC 600 New Hamphsire Ave., NW, Ste. 500 Washington, DC 20037 (202) 789-1212 gbaise@ofwlaw.com ~ www.ofwlaw.com Environmental-Agricultural Litigation (Clean Water Act; Clean Air Act, FIFRA, common law nuisance and trespass). Represents Agricultural Retailers Assoc. National Admitted in D.C. and Indiana Charles M. Delacruz, Esquire VP, GC, & Secretary/National Grain & Feed Assoc. 1250 I Street NW, Suite 1003 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 289-0873 office; (202) 289-5388 fax cdelacruz@ngfa.org General counsel to agri-business trade associations National Barbara J. Kraft, Esquire 2947 Upton Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 (202) 365-0014 or (202) 357-6029 bjkraft1@gmail.com Labor and Employment District of Columbia Specialty Services and MSBA Associate Members Contact Info Services States Thomas F. Filbert, Esquire Assistant Attorney General Maryland Department of Agriculture 50 Harry S Truman Parkway Annapolis, Maryland 20401 (410) 841-5895 direct; (410) 841-5914 fax thomas.filbert@Maryland.gov Maryland Dept. of Agriculture State of Maryland L. Paul Goeringer, Research Associate Center for Agriculture & Natural Resource 2200 Symons Hall College Park, Maryland 20742 (301) 405-3541 pgoeringer@arec.umd.edu www.agresearch.umd.edu/canrp Center for Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy Maryland and Oklahoma Mark C. Haines, DVM, MS, MPH P.O. Box 37 Libertytown, Maryland 21762 (301) 898-7698 mhaineshi@gmail.com Veterinarian MSBA Associate Member J.D. candidate, 2015 Univ of Baltimore School of Law n/a 13 Justin P. Hayes, Esquire Assistant Attorney General MD Department of Agriculture 50 Harry S Truman Parkway Annapolis, Maryland 20401 (410) 841-5718 office; (410) 841-5914 fax justin.hayes@Maryland.gov Maryland Dept. of Agriculture State of Maryland Andrew D. Hirsch, President Aligned Business & IP Strategies 906 Ridge Drive McLean, Virginia 22101 (571) 274-1720 office; (202) 906-9873 mobile; (240) 235-7200 fax andrewhirsch@verizon.net or andrewhirsch@abips.biz Business and Intellectual Property Law and Strategy Maryland and Virginia Kirsten M. Koepsel, J.D., L.L.M. Consultant, Policy Issues 915 S. Washington St., #201 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 (571) 228-0596 mobile kirstenpatents@mac.com Agriculture, Animal Law, Intellectual Property Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia Grace H. Kraemer, Esquire Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 1200 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 202-326-4000 ext. 3865 Kraemer.grace@pbgc.gov ERISA; Employee Benefits; Labor and Employment Law Federal Government Teresa K. LaMaster, JD Executive Director, MPowering the State Advisor, Institutional Effectiveness University of Maryland 220 N. 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