Member, State Board of Law Examiners, 1986-94; Select Committee on Gender Equality, 1989-2000; Public Trust and Confidence Implementation Committee, 2001-05; Select Committee to Study Ethics 2000 Amendments to ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, 2002-03; Maryland Judicial Campaign Conduct Committee, 2005-07; Baltimore City Local Pro Bono Committee, 2007-. Born July 13, 1952. Mary Washington College, B.A., 1974; Washington and Lee University, J.D., 1977. Board of Trustees, Washington and Lee University, 1995-2004. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1977; District of Columbia Bar, 1978; New York Bar, 1983. Attorney, Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, P.C. Member, American Bar Association (house of delegates, 2000-02, 2006); Maryland State Bar Association (president, 2001-02; board of governors, 1993-95, 1998-2003; professionalism committee; alternative dispute resolution section; delivery of legal services section; labor & employment law section; legal education & admission to the bar section; litigation section); Baltimore City Bar Association (executive council, 1995-98); Women's Bar Association of Maryland (president, 1989-90; board of directors, 1984-91). Member, Federal District Court Bicentennial Committee, 1988-90. Board of Directors, National Conference of Women's Bar Associations, 1990-91. Fellow, 1990, American Bar Foundation. Fellow, 1990, and Board of Directors, 2000-07, Maryland Bar Foundation. Fellow, 1998, and Board of Directors, 2003-08, Baltimore Bar Foundation. Board of Trustees, Washington and Lee University, 1995-2004. Executive Committee, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. (MICPEL), 2000-02. Board of Directors, Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, 2000-03. Equal Justice Council, Legal Aid Bureau, 2000-06. Advisory Board, Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office, 2001-02. Board of Trustees, Baltimore City Historical Society, 2002-06. Board of Directors, Maryland Legal Services Corporation, 2005-. Board of Directors, Alumni Association, University of Mary Washington, 2006-. Member, Rule Day Club (secretary, 1999); Serjeants Inn Law Club; Wednesday Law Club (secretary/treasurer, 2006-07). Distinguished Alumna Award, 1994, Order of the Coif, 1994, and Omicron Delta Kappa, 2005, Washington and Lee University. Rita C. Davidson Award, Women's Bar Association of Maryland, 2000. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2000, 2004, 2007 (Circle of Excellence). Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record, 2001. Distinguished Alumna Award 2001, and Phi Beta Kappa, 2002, University of Mary Washington. Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding pro bono work, Legal Aid Bureau, 2004. Charles H. Dorsey, Jr., Mentor Award, Baltimore City Bar Association, 2005.
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