Primary Office
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
Degrees
- J.D., University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, 1978
- Editor, University of Maryland Law Review
- Member, National Moot Court Team
- B.S., School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, 1975
- Chair, Academic Integrity Appeals Board
- Editor-in-Chief, Industrial and Labor Relations Forum
Honors & Awards
- Named to The Daily Record’s Employment Law Power List, 2025
- Named to The Daily Record’s Business & Employment Law Power List, 2022
- Recipient, The Daily Record's Lifetime Achievement Award, 2020
- Inducted to the Corporate Employment Lawyers Hall of Fame, Lawdragon and Human Resources Management magazine, 2019
- Named one of the Top 100 Employment Attorneys in the Nation by Lawdragon and Human Resources Executive, 2010 to present
- Named a "Labor and Employment Star" for the Northeast by Benchmark Litigation's Labor & Employment guide, 2019 to 2024
- Recipient, Margaret Brent-Juanita Jackson Mitchell Award, Bar Association of Baltimore City, 2008
- Named to The Best Lawyers in America list, Labor Law - Management; Employment Law - Management; and Labor and Employment Litigation, 1993 to present
- Named one of "America's Leading Lawyers in Labor and Employment Law" by Chambers USA, 2004 to present
- Named a "Local Litigation Star" in Maryland by Benchmark Litigation, 2013 to present
- Named one of Maryland's Top 100 Women, The Daily Record, 1996, 2000 and 2002, Circle of Excellence, 2002
- Recipient, The Daily Record's Maryland Leadership in Law Award, 2005
- Governor's Citation for contribution of service and expertise as Vice Chair of the Maryland State Higher Education Labor Relations Board, Governor Martin O'Malley, 2009
- Selected for inclusion in Maryland Super Lawyers, 2007 to present. Also selected for inclusion in:
- Top 100: Maryland Super Lawyers, 2012, 2014-2020, 2022 to present
- Top 50: Women Maryland Super Lawyers, 2012 to present
- Top 25: Women Maryland Super Lawyers, 2007, 2009-2011
Teaching Experience
- Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law, 1992 to 1998