Areas of Experience

Personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, professional liability, real estate, trusts & estates, condemnation, local government, contracts, construction, and employment.

Professional Experience

• Judge, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, 2002-2008.
• Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Maryland, 1980-2002.
• Former Partner, Wilson and Sharer.
• Former Deputy State’s Attorney, Allegany County.
• Former City Solicitor, City of Cumberland.
• Former Adjunct Faculty, Frostburg State University.

Affiliations

• Life Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation.
• Founding Member, Allegany County Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.
• Founding Member, Allegany County Substance Abuse Task Force.
• Former Member, Executive Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference.
• Chair, Maryland Jury Reform Commission.
• Recipient, Charles H. Dorsey, Jr. Distinguished Service Award in Law-Related Education.
• Recipient, People’s Pro Bono Award, Maryland State Bar Association.

Education

• University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B.
• Washington & Jefferson College, A.B.