Experienced trial attorney committed to advocating for victims of discrimination and retaliation as well as those suffering from personal injury and abuse.

Represent lenders in the financing of multifamily properties through the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting & Servicing program and the Freddie Mac Seller Servicer program with an emphasis on affordable housing

• Supervision of eleven trial attorneys and four support staff with responsibilities including oversight of wiretap and multi-defendant undercover investigations; conducting year-end evaluations of attorneys and support staff; preparing attorneys for trial; training attorneys on trial techniques; and signing off on sentencing recommendations• Participation in meetings with senior officials from the DEA, FBI, ATF, US Attorney’s Office and Baltimore Police Department on prosecution strategies, crime trends and the creation of Baltimore Strike Force• Instructing law enforcement partners on effective means to carry out complicated investigations of drug trafficking organizations

• Prosecuted forty jury trials and more than seventy bench trials involving charges of attempted murder, manslaughter, carjacking, kidnapping, armed robbery, first and second degree assault, drug distribution, handgun offenses, insurance fraud, burglaries, bank robberies and sex crimes• Drafted and argued motions to suppress, motions to dismiss, motions for judgment of acquittal, petitions for post-conviction relief, and other evidentiary disputes • Conducted interviews with detectives, victims, and witnesses for investigation and trial preparation purposes

Drafted orders and opinions on a variety of legal issues raised by parties in civil and criminal litigationManaged Judge Anderson’s court calendar and kept her apprised of the contested legal issues raised by court litigants on a daily basisApplied 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendment principles to motions raised by defendants and the government concerning criminal charges presided over by Judge Anderson

Researched and drafted memorandum as well as advised attorneys on intricate legal issues including the labor exception to the Hobbs Act, the intersection of section 8(e) of the National Labor Relations Act and antitrust laws, and an employer’s duty to bargain with a union when a collective bargaining agreement expires during a work stoppageWorked closely with senior attorneys on researching and drafting summary judgment motions in cases involving RICO suits against labor unions

Reviewed party briefings, researched contested legal issues, and drafted opinions and orders for the judge to reviewAssisted in the preparation of final jury instructions for a complex, multi-defendant, seven-month criminal trial

Advised attorneys where to file cases based on extensive research and analysis of the differing judicial interpretations of federal anti-discrimination provisionsDrafted motions and memorandums pertaining to complex legal issues for several cases at various stages of litigationAssisted in the development, execution and management of a discovery strategy involving massive document review and depositions of key witnesses

Researched evolving body of law pertaining to internet child predators and international kidnapping and compiled several office memorandums advising attorneys how to effectively prosecute such cases and what legal challenges to expectWorked with prosecutors and detectives in investigation and prosecution of various crimes against childrenDrafted motions and legal memorandums concerning issues of sentencing, pre-trial detention, supervised release, plea negotiations and admissibility of evidence