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Legal Background of Gerald M. Richman

ver 30 years experience. Solo practitioner concentrating in professional and malpractice litigation, commercial litigation, general business and corporate law, personal injury and white-collar crimes.

Career Highlights 

Department of Justice
United States Attorneys Office for the District of Maryland at Baltimore, 1979-1980.

Served as Chief of the Major Drug Trafficker's Unit coordinating the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Customs Service, Internal Revenue Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and other federal, state and local agencies engaged in the interdiction of trafficking in controlled dangerous substances and tax matters.

Federal Public Defender's Office
District of Maryland, 1974-1979.

General criminal trial work before Federal bench; 90% of cases generally result in plea bargain and 10% go to trial before a jury; Appellate work to include Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor - University of Maryland School of Law

  • Admitted to practice before Court of Appeals, State of law

  • Admitted to practice before Court of Appeals, State of Maryland, 1967

  • Admitted to practice before the Federal District Court, District of Maryland, 1969

  • Certified Member of Trial Bar

  • Admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals - Fourth Circuit, 1976

  • Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, 1974

  • Lecturer and Associate Professor, Forensic Sciences, George Washington University, 1978-1980

  • Professional Organizations

  • American Bar Association - Litigation and Criminal Law Sections

  • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America

  • Federal Bar Association

    • Board of Governors, 1974-present

    • Secretary, 1988/89

    • Chairman, Board of Governors, 1992/93

    • Vice President, 1994/95

    • President-Elect, 1995/96

    • President 1996/97

  • Trustee, The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. (MICPEL) 1993

  • Howard County Bar Association - Chair, Bench-Bar Committee

  • Maryland Trial Lawyer's Association

  • Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association

  • Maryland State Bar Association - Litigation Section

  • The James McGill American Inn of Court (#CIII) Bencher - President-Elect 1999/2000

  • Eastern Association of Equipment Leasers (EAEL)

  • Honors

  • Governor's Citation, March 1990, noting contributions as Chairperson, Drug and alcohol Abuse Advisory Board

  • Paul Harris Fellow of rotary foundation of Rotary International, 1989

  • Governor's "Ounce of Prevention" Award, May 1990, in recognition of outstanding efforts in substance abuse prevention

  • Certificates of Appreciation, annually, since 1992, noting community involvement and commitment to prevention of tobacco, alcohol and other drug abuse

  • Executive Award, December 11, 1997 from County Executive, Charles I. Ecker, for collaborative efforts in fight against substance abuse

  • Preeminent Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell, 1998 & 1999 - designated in Civil and Criminal Litigation

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    Gerald M. Richman
    Attorney At Law

    Suite 204, 3454 Ellicott Center Drive
    Ellicott City, MD 21043-4128
    Howard County

    Telephone: 410-465-6666
    Fax: 410-465-8964
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