Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience:

• Mediator
  • Certified as a mediator by the Maryland Council for Dispute Resolution
  • Current panel mediator for:
    • ▪ Allegany County Circuit Court
    • ▪ Anne Arundel County Circuit Court
    • ▪ Better Business Bureau
    • ▪ Charles County Circuit Court
    • ▪ Talbot County Circuit Court
  • Retired panel mediator for:
    • ▪ Baltimore City Circuit Court
    • ▪ Baltimore County Circuit Court
    • ▪ District of Columbia Court of Appeals
    • ▪ Frederick County Circuit Court
    • ▪ Howard County Circuit Court
    • ▪ Maryland Commission on Civil Rights
    • ▪ Montgomery County Circuit Court
    • ▪ National Security Agency
    • ▪ Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    • ▪ Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court
• Adjunct Faculty, University of Maryland King Carey School of Law
• Arbitrator
  • Better Business Bureau
  • Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (retired)
• Settlement Conference Facilitator,Charles County Circuit Court
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Reviewer, National Security Agency
• Facilitator,Maryland Commission on Civil Rights

Work Experience:

• Principal, Patuxent Mediation Services, LLC, 2013-present
• Senior Counsel, National Security Agency, 2012-2013 (retired)
• Associate General Counsel (Information Security/Cybersecurity), National Security Agency, 2008-2012
• Associate General Counsel (Legislation), National Security Agency, 1999-2008
• Legislative Attorney, National Security Agency, 1996-1999
• Legislative Attorney, Intelligence Community, 1994-1996
• Litigation Attorney, Intelligence Community, 1990-1994
• Associate, Private Practice, Baltimore, MD, 1987-1990
• Intelligence Analyst, Intelligence Community, 1980-1987

Education:

• J.D., University of Maryland School of Law, with honors, 1987
• M.A., Cornell University, Jacob and Louise Ihlder Teaching Fellowship, 1979
• B.A., Colgate University, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Charles A. Dana Scholar, 1977

Awards/Affiliations:

• Member, Maryland Program for Mediator Excellence
• Member, Maryland Judiciary Working Group on Mediation Best Practices for Circuit Courts
• Former member, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
• Former member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council, Maryland State Bar Association
• Former member, American Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
• Past At-Large Director on Board of Directors, Maryland Council for Dispute Resolution
• Governor of Maryland’s Volunteer Service Certificate, 2013
• National Security Agency Director’s Distinguished Service Medal, 2013
• Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Senior Career Employee, 2010
• Admitted to bars in Maryland (inactive) and District of Columbia (retired)

Alternative Dispute Resolution Training Given:

• 40-Hour Basic Mediation Training for circuit court roster mediators, 2020-present
• “Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution,” J.D. course taught at University of Maryland King Carey School of Law, 2016-present
• “Drafting Negotiated Agreements,” J.D. course taught at University of Maryland King Carey School of Law, 2021-2023
• “Dispute Resolution and Negotiation,” Master of Science in Law course taught at University of Maryland King Carey School of Law, 2017-2023
• Panel Member, Maryland State Bar Association Career Forum, 2026
• Annual Training for Anne Arundel Circuit Court Roster Mediators, 2025
• “Mediating Civil Non-Domestic Circuit Court Cases,” Maryland Program for Mediator Excellence, 2025
• “When it Really is All About the $$: Negotiating Civil Non-Domestic Cases,” Maryland Mediator’s Convention presentation, 2024
• “How to Be Heard in ADR: Verbal and Non-Verbal Gestures,” Maryland State Bar Association/Maryland Council for Dispute Resolution webinar, 2021
• “A Mediator’s Ethical Obligations: Educating the Public and Clients About ADR,” Maryland Council for Dispute Resolution, 2019
• “ADR in a Box: How it Can Help Your Clients and Grow Your Practice,” Moderator, Maryland State Bar Association Legal Summit and Annual Meeting, 2019
• “Can We Talk? Conversations Between Litigators and Mediators on Improving Client Outcomes,” Panelist, Maryland State Bar Association Legal Summit and Annual Meeting, 2018
• “Collaboration & Negotiation,” Leadership Essentials, Leadership Howard County, 2017
• “Mediation in Personal Injury Cases: What it is, What it Isn’t, and How it Can Help Your Client,” Maryland State Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting, 2017
• “Advances in Neuroscience: Your Brain in Negotiations,” for staff at a federal agency, 2016
• Conflict management training for staff and students of Howard Community College, 2014
• Conflict management training for staff at Howard County Detention Center, 2014

Publications:

• “No Need to Panic: Online Dispute Resolution Works,” Maryland Bar Journal Magazine, Issue 2, 2020
• “Mediation Matters: 5 Best Practices Insurers Can Use to Make Better Settlement Decisions,” Best’s Review, June 2019
• “ADR in the Boardroom: Practice Makes Perfect,” Maryland State Bar Association Bar Bulletin, vol. XXXV, no. 11, November 15, 2018