Lawyers

Experience

Areas of Emphasis
Labor and Employment Law

•     Collective Bargaining
•     Labor-Management Relations
•     Executive Employment
•     Employment Contracts
•     Union-Free Strategies
•     Human Resource Management Advice
•     Labor-Management Relations
•     Maritime Employment
•     Non-Competition Litigation and Counsel
•     Unemployment Law
•     Wage and Hour/Wage Payment Law
•     Americans with Disabilities (ADA)
•     Family & Medical Leave (FMLA)
•     Health Reform Act of 2010

Litigation

•     Employment Discrimination Claim Defense
•     Employment Tort Claims and Related Litigation
•     Appellate Practice
•     Labor and Employment Litigation

Maritime

•     Vessel Documentation
•     ADA Application to Martime Interests
•     Docking Agreements
•     Maritime Employment
•     Maritime Litigation
•     Vessel Construction/Purchase
•     General Counsel: National Passenger Vessel Association, 1988 - present

Collective Bargaining Industry Background

•     Warehousing
•     Manufacturing
•     Maritime
•     Food Processing
•     Health

Executive Employment/ Publicly Traded Co's

•     Casino
•     Banking
•     Retail Services

General Information

• AV Peer Review Rated: Martindale-Hubbell
• Board of Directors:  Jewish Vocational Services
• Board of Directors:  House of Ruth
• President:  Jewish Big Brother/Big Sister League (2001 - present)
• President:  Jewish Addiction Services (Baltimore, Maryland)
• President:  Federal Bar Association (Maryland, 1990 - 1991)
• Board of Directors:  Associated Jewish Charities (Baltimore, 2000 - present)
• Member:  Bar Association of Baltimore City
• Member:  Maryland State Bar Association (Labor Law Section)
• Member:  American Bar Association (Labor/ Employment Section

Publications/Presentations

• "Employer Perspective - Employee Free Choice Act." Baltimore Hospitality Industry. 2010
• "The Obama Health Plan - Employer Impact" Passenger Vessel Ass'n 2010
• "FMLA Essentials - The New Regulations" HR Institute Master Class 2010
• "Offer Letters and Written Employment Agreements" 2008 Employment Law Update 2008
• "Unemployment Insurance - Back to Basics" 2007 Employment Law Update
• "Employment Record Retention in the Electronic Age" 2006 Employment law Update
• Author: "PVA Argues Overtime Case in 1st Circuit Court of Appeals: Participation Termed 'Very Helpful', The Foghorn (January 2005)
• Author: "PVA Files AMICUS Brief in Federal Wage/Hour Litigation," The Foghorn (November 2004)
• Author: "Documentation and Other Effective Ways to Avoid Liability for Discrimination," Employment Law Strategist (August/September 2004)
• Speaker: "After the Accident, 'Right' or 'Wrong' Doesn't Matter," Passenger Vessel Association Convention, New Orleans, LA (2004)
• Speaker: "75 Pointers for Negotiating a New Vessel Purchase Agreement," Passenger Vessel Association Convention, New Orleans, LA (2004)
• Speaker: "Common Errors in Employee Management for Passenger Vessel Owners," Passenger Vessel Association Original Colonies Region and Great Lakes Meeting, Buffalo, NY (2003)
• Speaker: "Effective Ways to Avoid Employment Discrimination Exposure," Passenger Vessel Association Convention, Long Beach, CA (2003)
• Speaker: "2002 Legal Developments for PVA Members," Passenger Vessel Association Convention, Long Beach, CA (2003)
• Speaker: "Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: Provisions Relevant to CEO Employment," CEO Summitt - Washington, DC (2002)
• Author: "Supreme Court OK's Maritime Wage/Hour Decision," The Foghorn (July 2002)
• Author: "Exercise Caution Before Hiring Foreign Seasonal Employees," The Foghorn (February 2002)
• Speaker: "Commission Agreements and Other Alternatives to Hourly Pay," WTP Breakfast Briefing, Baltimore, MD (2002)
• Speaker: "Documenting Discipline and Discharge," Passenger Vessel Association Convention, Biloxi, Miss. (2002), Worldwide Employee Benefits Network (2000), WTP Employment Law Update, Baltimore, MD (1999)
• Speaker: "Defensive Downsizing," WTP Breakfast Briefing, Baltimore, MD (2001)
• Author: "Caution in Hiring Foreign Seasonal Employees," The Foghorn (March 2001)
• Speaker: "Litigating Covenants Not to Compete," Lorman Educational Services, Baltimore, MD (2000)
• Author: "Non-Union Employees Ruled to Have Right to Bring Co-Worker to Disciplinary Meetings," The Foghorn (November 2000)
• Speaker: "The Family and Medical Leave Act," Maryland CPA Association (2000)
• Author: "Marine Employment Safety: OSHA or Coast Guard Jurisdiction," The Foghorn (February 1999)
• Speaker: "Sexual Harassment: 1999 Developments," Passenger Vessel Association Convention, Long Beach, CA (1999)
• Author: "The ADA: The Tale of Three Boats," The Foghorn (September 1998)
• Speaker: "Your Written Employment Documents: Salvation or Suicide?" WTP Employment Law Update, Baltimore, MD (1998)
• Author: "Employee Terminations: A Navigational Guide," The Foghorn (July 1996)
• Author: "Employee Terminations: Reducing Exposure to Suit," The Foghorn (September 1996)
• Author: "Employee Terminations: 10 Situations Commonly Leading to Challenge," The Foghorn (October 1996)
• Speaker: "15 Common Errors In Employee Management," Passenger Vessel Association Convention (1993)
• Speaker: "Employment Law Issues Facing Maryland Employers," Institute of Management Accountants (1993)
• Speaker: "The ADA and the Passenger Vessel Industry," Passenger Vessel Association Convention, New Orleans, LA (1992)
• Speaker: "Employee Value Systems and Management Goals," Passenger Vessel Association Convention, New Orleans, LA (1992)
• Speaker: "Wage and Hour Laws Affecting the Passenger Vessel Industry," Passenger Vessel Association Convention, New Orleans, LA (1992)
• Speaker: "Wage and Hour Law Basics," Accounting Firm Seminar (1991)
• Speaker: "Workplace Substance Abuse: State and Federal Laws," Maryland State Drug Free Workplace Initiative (1991)
• Speaker: "A Guide to Drafting Personnel Policies and Handbooks," Passenger Vessel Association Convention, Boston, Mass. (1990)
• Speaker: "An Introduction to Unemployment Law," Printing Industries of Maryland (1990)

Education

• Johns Hopkins University (B.A. 1975)
• University of Maryland School of Law (J.D. 1978) with honors
  

  Phi Beta Kappa

  
  Omicron Delta Kappa
  Order of the Coif