Legal Organizations:
American Bar Assn, Maryland State Bar Assn, Family Law Section; Women's Law Center; Maryland Women's Bar Assn; Baltimore City & County Bar Assn. Previous Positions: Maryland State Bar Assn. Family & Juvenile Law Section - Past Chair (1999-2000); Women's Law Center - Past Pres. (1999-2000), Board Member (1991-present), Maryland State Bar; Family Law & Juvenile Law Section -Sec./Treas., Chair-Elect (1996-98); Women's Law Center -Pres-Elect (1996-97); Baltimore City Bar -Chair, Special Comm. on Domestic Violence (1995-96).
Author:
Author: AAML Amicus Brief - Deane v. Conaway in the Maryland Court of Appeals (2006); Alimony Guidelines Is It Time? (May 2005); Maryland Bar Journal, "Alimony? It all Depends" (May 2002); Representing Children in Custody cases, (March 2000).
Award:
Mayland Commission for Women, 2008-2012; Super Lawyer 2007-2009; Top 25 Women Lawyers in Maryland 2008-2009; The Daily Record Awards - Maryland's Top 100 Women, 1996, 2003, 2005, Circle of Excellence, 2005. Arthur Machen Award for Service to Poor, 2005; Leader in the Law, 2002.
AAML Chapter:
President, Maryland Chapter.
CLE Presentations:
AAML, Marital Torts Symposium, November 2008; CLE Participation: Alimony Guidlines Presentation- Baltimore County, Jan, 2008; MD Judicial Conference, April 2008; Presenter for Maryland Chapter 1999 Symposium on Alimony; 2001 Symposium on Examination of Custody, Evaluation Report; Presenter/Moderator for MICPEL - Family Law Univ. (2001, 2002); Hot Tips in Family Law, 1993-2001-2003;
