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Business Law Section

Business Law Section Council 2012 - 2013
William Eric Carlson, *Chair* Term: 7/1/2006 - 6/30/2013 Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler PA 36 S Charles St Ste 2000 Baltimore, MD 21201-3104 P: (410) 385-4205 F: (410) 539-7611 wec@shapirosher.com	Patricia McGowan, *Vice-Chair* Term: 9/11/2008 - 6/30/2013 Venable LLP 750 E Pratt St Ste 900 Baltimore, MD 21202-3157 P: (410) 244-7539 F: (410) 244-7742 pmcgowan@venable.com
Kenneth B Abel, *Imm Past Chair* Term: 11/15/2007 - 6/30/2013 Ober Kaler Grimes & Shriver 100 Light St Fl 19 Baltimore, MD 21202-1153 P: (410) 347-7394 F: (443) 263-7594 kbabel@ober.com	Teresa Burt Carnell, *Past Chair* Term: 7/1/2004 - 6/30/2013 Assistant Atty General 500 N Calvert St Ste 402 Baltimore, MD 21202-3659 P: (410) 230-6102 F: (410) 244-7742 Private email address
Henry Ward Classen, *Past Chair* Term: 7/1/2006 - 6/30/2013 7822 Chelsea St Towson, MD 21204-3641 P: (410) 691-6586 F: (410) 691-6666 hclassen@csc.com	Darlene Rae Davis, *Past Chair* Term: 7/1/1994 - 6/30/2013 Ober Kaler Grimes & Shriver 100 Light St Fl 19 Baltimore, MD 21202-1153 P: (410) 685-1120 F: (410) 547-0699 Private email address
John H Denick, *Past Chair* Term: 7/1/1994 - 6/30/2013 John H Denick & Associates PA 201 N Charles St Ste 600 Baltimore, MD 21201-4198 P: (410) 727-6900 F: (410) 727-6904 john@denicklaw.com	Deborah H Diehl, *Past Chair* Term: 7/1/1998 - 6/30/2013 Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP 7 Saint Paul St Ste 1500 Baltimore, MD 21202-1636 P: (410) 347-8766 F: (410) 223-4366 ddiehl@wtplaw.com
Allan P Hillman, *Past Chair* Term: 8/26/1999 - 6/30/2013 Kern & Hillman LLC 2911 Dixwell Ave Ste 203 Hamden, CT 06518-3130 P: (203) 782-9076 F: (203) 782-9081 allan@franchiselawsource.com	Robert David Kalinoski, *Past Chair* Term: 7/1/1996 - 6/30/2013 Whiteford Taylor & Preston 7 Saint Paul St Ste 1500 Baltimore, MD 21202-1697 P: (410) 347-8709 F: (410) 223-3720 rkalinoski@wtplaw.com
Jerald B Lurie, *Past Chair* Term: 7/1/1997 - 6/30/2013 Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP 7 Saint Paul St Ste 1500 Baltimore, MD 21202-1636 P: (410) 347-8740 F: (410) 223-4292 jlurie@wtplaw.com	Alan J Mogol, *Past Chair* Term: 10/12/2005 - 6/30/2013 Ober Kaler Grimes & Shriver 100 Light St Fl 19 Baltimore, MD 21202-1153 P: (410) 347-7332 F: (443) 263-7532 ajmogol@ober.com
Eric Gustav Orlinsky, *Past Chair* Term: 10/12/2005 - 6/30/2013 Saul Ewing LLP 500 E Pratt St Ste 900 Baltimore, MD 21202-3170 P: (410) 332-8687 F: (410) 332-8688 eorlinsky@saul.com	John R Orrick Jr, *Past Chair* Term: 7/1/2002 - 6/30/2013 Linowes & Blocher LLP 7200 Wisconsin Ave Ste 800 Bethesda, MD 20814-4842 P: (301) 961-5213 F: (301) 654-2801 jorrick@linowes-law.com
Marshall B Paul, *Past Chair* Term: 7/9/2010 - 6/30/2013 Saul Ewing LLP 500 E Pratt St Ste 900 Baltimore, MD 21202-3170 P: (410) 332-8956 F: (410) 332-8957 mpaul@saul.com	J W Thompson Webb, *Past Chair* Term: 11/15/2007 - 6/30/2013 Miles & Stockbridge PC 100 Light St Baltimore, MD 21202-1036 P: (410) 385-3501 F: (410) 385-3700 Private email address
Edward Emmett Sharkey, *Secretary* Term: 7/1/2008 - 6/30/2013 4641 Montgomery Ave Ste 500 Bethesda, MD 20814-3432 P: (301) 657-8184 F: (301) 657-8017 esharkey@sharkeylaw.com
Robert R Bowie Jr Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2014 Bowie & Jensen LLC 29 W Susquehanna Ave Ste 600 Towson, MD 21204-5214 P: (410) 583-2400 F: (410) 583-2437 bowie@bowie-jensen.com	Demetrios Datch Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2014 Linowes & Blocher LLP 7200 Wisconsin Ave Ste 800 Bethesda, MD 20814-4842 P: (301) 961-5164 F: (301) 654-2801 Private email address
Brian Patrick Field Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013 Venable LLP 750 E Pratt St Ste 900 Baltimore, MD 21202-3157 P: (410) 244-7778 F: (410) 244-7742 bpfield@venable.com	Carmen Miriam Fonda Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013 Venable LLP 750 E Pratt St Ste 900 Baltimore, MD 21202-3157 P: (410) 244-7825 F: (410) 244-7742 cmfonda@venable.com
Deforest Scott Freed Term: 9/11/2008 - 6/30/2013 Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP 7 Saint Paul St Ste 1500 Baltimore, MD 21202-1636 P: (410) 347-8763 F: (410) 347-9414 dsfreed@wtplaw.com	Frank R Goldstein Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2015 Severn O'Connor & Kresslein PA 50 Carroll Creek Way Ste 340 Frederick, MD 21701-7106 P: (301) 682-9840 F: (301) 682-9225 fgoldstein@fredericklaw.com
Kelly Tubman Hardy Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2013 DLA Piper LLP (US) Marbury Bldg 6225 Smith Ave Ste A100 Baltimore, MD 21209-3628 P: (410) 580-4169 F: (410) 580-3169 kelly.hardy@dlapiper.com	Colleen Marie Pleasant Kline Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013 Miles & Stockbridge PC 100 Light St Baltimore, MD 21202-1036 P: (410) 385-3830 F: (410) 385-3700 Private email address
Andrew Lapayowker Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2014 Rosemore Inc 1 N Charles St Ste 2200 Baltimore, MD 21201-3759 P: (410) 347-7040 F: (410) 347-7081 alapayowker@rosemoreinc.com	Michael Alexander Leber Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2013 Venable LLP 750 E Pratt St Ste 900 Baltimore, MD 21202-3157 P: (410) 244-7533 F: (410) 244-7742 Private email address
Wingrove Spencer Lynton Term: 9/11/2008 - 6/30/2013 Hudson Cook LLP 7250 Parkway Dr Ste 500 Hanover, MD 21076-1343 P: (410) 865-5408 F: (410) 684-2001 wslynton@hudco.com	Cecil Earl Martin III Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2015 McGuire Woods LLP 7 Saint Paul St Ste 1000 Baltimore, MD 21202-1671 P: (410) 659-4419 F: (410) 659-4599 cmartin@mcguirewoods.com
William Andrew McComas Term: 9/21/2007 - 6/30/2013 Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler PA 36 S Charles St Ste 2000 Baltimore, MD 21201-3104 P: (410) 385-4233 F: (410) 539-7611 wam@shapirosher.com	A Howard Metro Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2013 McMillan Metro PC 1901 Research Blvd Ste 500 Rockville, MD 20850-3168 P: (301) 251-1180 F: (301) 251-0447 ahmetro@mcmillanmetro.com
Carol Jeanne Persson Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2015 Adelberg Rudow Dorf & Hendler LLC 7 Saint Paul St Ste 600 Baltimore, MD 21202-1612 P: (410) 986-0846 F: (410) 986-0847 cpersson@adelbergrudow.com	Thomas Samuel Pilkerton III Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013 DLA Piper LLP (US) Marbury Bldg 6225 Smith Ave Ste A100 Baltimore, MD 21209-3628 P: (410) 580-4124 F: (410) 580-3124 thomas.pilkertoniii@dlapiper.com
Harry M Rifkin Term: 9/23/2009 - 6/30/2013 Law Offices of Harry M Rifkin 300 Reisterstown Rd Ste 105 Baltimore, MD 21208-5330 P: (410) 779-9199 F: (410) 710-6947 hrifkin@rifkinlaw.net	Kenneth Lee Riley Jr Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013 Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler PA 36 S Charles St Ste 2000 Baltimore, MD 21201-3104 P: (410) 385-4260 F: (410) 539-7611 lriley@shapirosher.com
Robert Hyman Rubenstein Term: 9/23/2009 - 6/30/2013 5275 Westview Dr Frederick, MD 21703-8306 P: (301) 228-7117 F: (301) 696-8526 rhrubens@bechtel.com	Stuart Alan Schwager Term: 11/17/2010 - 6/30/2013 Lerch Early & Brewer Chtd 3 Bethesda Metro Ctr Ste 460 Bethesda, MD 20814-6369 P: (301) 347-1271 F: (301) 347-1521 saschwager@lerchearly.com
Richard S Sternberg Term: 9/11/2008 - 6/30/2013 Law Offices of Richard S Sternberg 507 Crabb Ave Ste 100 Rockville, MD 20850-1463 P: (202) 530-0100 F: (301) 424-2230 richard@mwlc.org	Christopher R West Term: 7/1/2008 - 6/30/2013 Semmes Bowen & Semmes 25 S Charles St Ste 1400 Baltimore, MD 21201-3328 P: (410) 539-5040 F: (410) 539-5223 cwest@semmes.com
Barbara Ann White Term: 7/1/2008 - 6/30/2013 University of Baltimore School of Law 1420 N Charles St Baltimore, MD 21201-5720 P: (410) 837-4536 F: (410) 837-4560 bwhite@ubalt.edu
Thomas J Dolina, *B&F Liaison* Term: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2013 Bodie Dolina Smith & Hobbs 21 W Susquehanna Ave Towson, MD 21204-5209 P: (410) 823-1250 F: (410) 296-0432 tdolina@bodie-law.com	Michael J Baxter, *BOG Liaison* Term: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013 Baxter Baker Sidle Conn & Jones PA 120 E Baltimore St Ste 2100 Baltimore, MD 21202-1615 P: (410) 385-8022 F: (410) 230-3801 mjb@bbsclaw.com

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