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Chair, Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Council, Montgomery County, 1997-2004.

Born in Peekskill, New York, October 9, 1946. The American University, B.A. (government & public administration), 1968. Served in U.S. Army, 1968-71. Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1974. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1974; District of Columbia Bar, 1975. Associate, Massengill & Michael, 1974-76. Partner, Simmons & Lopes, 1976-82. Sole practitioner, 1982-2006. Member, Maryland State Bar Association, 1974- (committee on lawyer assistance programs, 1996-2006, vice-chair, 2003-06, chair, 2007-; family & juvenile law section); Montgomery County Bar Association, 1974- (chair, lawyer-to-lawyer committee, 1998-2002). Member, District of Columbia Bar Association, 1975-85; Maryland Association for Justice (formerly Maryland Trial Lawyers Association), 1980-86, 2003-; American Trial Lawyers Association, 1980-86. Committee of Management, Silver Spring YMCA, 1990-95. Advisory Board, Home School Association, St. Bernadette Elementary School, 1993-97. Soccer coach, Montgomery Soccer, Inc., 1989-97. Member, St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church. Outstanding Senior Athlete Award, The American University, 1968. Montgomery County Soccer Coach of the Year, 1996.

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