Other Professional Activities and Honors

Other Professional Activities and Honors

2016 – present – Treasurer, First Maryland Disability Trust, Inc.

2013 – 2015 – President, First Maryland Disability Trust, Inc.

2011 – present – Board of Directors, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc.

2011 – 2012 – Board of Directors, National Disability Institute

2010 – 2014 – Editor for Quality Control, The NAELA Journal

2008 to present – listed in Maryland Super Lawyers, Elder Law (Washington Post Magazine)

2008 to present – listed in District of Columbia Super Lawyers, Elder Law (Washington Post Magazine)

2008 to present – Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year, Elder Law, Washington DC

2008 to present – Counsel for Wesley Vinner Memorial Trust

2006 – 2013 – Vice President, Board of Directors, First Disability Trust of Maryland, Inc.

2006-2008 Board of Directors, Shared Horizons, Inc., manager of Wesley Vinner  Memorial Trust

2003 Founding member, Special Needs Alliance, LLC.

2002-2004 Member, Steering Committee, Estate, Trusts and Probate Law Section, D.C. Bar.

1997-1998 Chairman, Elder Law Section, Maryland State Bar Association

1995-present Selected for inclusion to Martindale-Hubbell, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

1994 Member, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Capital Chapter, Legal Advisory Committee

1994-1999 Officer, Elder Law Section, Maryland State Bar Association, Member, Elder Law Section Council, 1999-2001

1992-2000 Member, Family and Child Services, Senior Services Committee

1991 Selected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

1990 – present – Lexix Nexis (Martindale-Hubbell) highest peer rating (AV) in legal ability and ethical standards

1986-1992 Member of the Board, Greater Washington Chapter of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorder Association