Directory of Attorneys OUR PRINCIPALS
		William V. Meyers, General Business, Corporate, Partnership and Banking Law, Real Estate Transactions, Estate Planning/Administration, Wills and Probate Matters, Alcoholic Beverage Licensing, Health Care Law, and Legislative and Administrative Lobbying; admitted to bar, 1964, Maryland; 1965, District of Columbia; 1978, United States Supreme Court.  Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1961); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., Law Journal, 1964).  President, Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer, Meyers, Rodbell & Rosenbaum, P.A., 1975-- ; Attorney, Board of Supervisors of Elections for Prince George's County, 1969-78; General Counsel to Bank of Maryland, 1975-84; President, Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce, 1980-81; Board of Directors, Baltimore-Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce, 1981-84; Community Bank of Maryland, founding director, Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee, General Counsel, 1988-2001; F&M Bank - Maryland, Director, 2001-2002; Prince George's Hospital Center Foundation, Board of Directors, 1992--,  Vice Chairman of the Board, 1993-99, Chairman, 1999-2001; Trustee of the Client Protection Fund, appointed by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1993--; Governor's Task Force on Judicial Nominations, 1995; Member, Maryland Economic Development Commission, 1995--; Commissioner, Maryland Port Commission, 2000--;President, Government House Foundation, Inc., 1995-- .
		Robert H. Rosenbaum, General Business, Corporate, Partnership and Banking Law, Real Estate Transactions, Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights; admitted to bar, 1973, Maryland; 1977, District of Columbia; 1978, United States Supreme Court.  Education:  University of Maryland (B.A., 1970); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1973).  Lectured and prepared materials regarding: "Enforcement of Security Interests," Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. Reference Works.  Former Adjunct Asst. Professor, University of Maryland University College and Evaluator for University College Excel Program; Lectured for the Maryland County Attorneys' Roundtable on Collection of Taxes in Bankruptcy, 1995; Board of Directors for the Baltimore-Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce, Laurel, Maryland, 1984-87; Past President and current member of the Board of Directors of Norbeck Country Club, Inc.
		Russell E. Warfel, Land Use Planning and Development/Administrative Law and Legislative and Administrative Lobbying; admitted to bar, 1979, Maryland.  Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Indiana University (J.D., 1979).  Assistant State's Attorney, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, 1979-80; Chairman of the Prince George's Sand & Gravel Task Force, 1989-90; Board of Directors, Baltimore-Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce, 1993-98; Board of Directors, Archbishop Spalding High School, 1996-- , Chairman, 1999-2001; Board of Directors, Maryland International Corridor Community Development Corporation, 1997-99.
		Linda C. Carter, General Business, Corporate, Partnership and Banking Law, Alcoholic Beverage Licensing, Estate Planning/Administration, Wills and Probate Matters and Legislative and Administrative Lobbying; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland.  Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982).  Board of Directors for Friends, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.
		Joseph B. Chazen, Litigation: civil litigation and trial work in areas of medical malpractice, business and commercial law, construction law, personal injury, criminal, DWI and traffic law, and Health Care Law; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit.  Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1977); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1982).  Member, Moot Court Board; Former Senior Trial Attorney for The State's Attorneys Office for Prince George's County; Former Associate County Attorney for Prince George's County. Member: Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association; Maryland Society for Healthcare Risk Management (MSHRM); Defense Research Institute; Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Inc.
		Michele La Rocca, Land Use Planning and Development/Administrative Law; admitted to bar, 1983, Maryland; 1987, District of Columbia.  Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1980); Villanova University (J.D., 1983); University of Maryland, Urban Studies, Masters Program (1985).  President, The Law Foundation of Prince George's County, 1995-97, Board of Directors, 1993--; Secretary, People's Pro Bono Action Center, Inc., 1995-98; Board of Directors, College Park City-University of Maryland Partnership, Inc., 1997--; Chairman, Commercial Revitalization Subcommittee, 1997--; Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, Inquiry Committee Member, 1999--; General Counsel, Prince George's Chamber of Commerce,2001--, Board of Directors, 1999-- .
		Paul A. Turkheimer, Litigation: general litigation and trial work in areas of medical malpractice, premises liability, defamation, insurance coverage issues, personal injury claims and insurance defense; admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland; 1993, District of Columbia; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia.  Education:  Indiana University (B.S., 1984); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1990).  Member: Maryland Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
		David A. Carter, Litigation: insurance defense and coverage including environmental and toxic substances law, casualty claims and life, health, disability and accident insurance law; admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit; 1992, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.  Education: Georgetown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1978); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1981).  Phi Theta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha.  Member, Moot Court Board.  Law Clerk to Judge Alan M. Wilner, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, 1981-82.  Author: " Lead Poisoning Litigation: Causes of Action, Defenses and Challenging Causation," 7 Toxic Law Reporter 1539 (B.N.A. 1993); " Lead Poisoning Litigation," 21 Products Safety & Liability Reporter, 385 (B.N.A. 1993); " Legal Hurdles To The Investigation and Discovery Of Lead Based Paint Cases," 23 Products Safety and Liability Reporter 25 (B.N.A. 1995).  Member: Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Resident in Annapolis office.
		Edward S. Marin, Estate Planning/Administration, Wills and Probate Matters; admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1990, District of Columbia; 1995, Maryland. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1986; L.L.M., Tax, with high honors, 1996). Member: Maryland State and New York State Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Certified Public Accountant, District of Columbia, 1982. Resident in Rockville office.
		Gina M. Smith, Litigation: general business, medical malpractice, personal injury, guardianship; and Health Care Law; admitted to bar, 1993, Maryland; 1996, District of Columbia; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit.  Education: Rutgers University (Douglass College) (B.A., 1990); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1993).
		Brett C. Beehler, Creditor's Rights, Commercial and Retail Collection, Commercial Litigation, Civil Litigation and Insurance Bonding; born Poughkeepsie, N.Y., October 25, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Maryland; 1996, Virginia; 1997, District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1991); American University-Washington College of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia Bar Associations.
		M. Evan Meyers, General Business, Corporate, Partnership and Banking Law, Litigation, Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights, and Estate Planning/Administration, Wills and Probate Matters; admitted to bar, 1995, Maryland; 1997, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.  Education:  University of Maryland (B.S., 1991); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1995).
		David J. Martin, Litigation: civil, insurance defense, medical malpractice, personal injury and civil rights; admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia.  Education:  Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of Baltimore (J.D., cum laude, 1997).  Author: Recent Development:  American Geophysical Union v. Texaco, Inc., 4 U. Balt. Intell. Prop. L.J. 61 (Fall, 1995).  Member: Maryland Trial Lawyers Association.
		Paul B. Rodbell, 1947 - 2001.
		OUR ASSOCIATES
		Frederick Stichnoth, Municipal and Municipal Finance Law; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan; 1985, District of Columbia; 1992, Maryland.  Education: Yale University (B.A., 1974); Episcopal Divinity School (M.A., 1977); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1980).  Contributing Editor, Municipal Finance Journal, 1985.  Co-Author: with Rebecca L. Halkias: "Tax Reform and Municipal Debt Finance," Municipal Finance Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2, Spring, 1985.  Co-Author: "Tax Free Bonds Today," Packard Press, 1984.  Co-Author: with Harold Altscher: "Financing Land Development Through Tax-Exempt Bonds," The Daily Record, July 11, 1990, reprinted in Municipal Maryland, Vol. 19, No. 4, November, 1990.  Co-Author: with Fredric L. Ballard, Jr.: "Industrial Development Bonds, in State and Local Government Debt Financing," ed. Gelfand (Callaghan, 1986-98).  Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers.
		Douglas C. Meister, General Business, Corporate, Partnership and Banking Law; Litigation, and Alcoholic Beverage Licensing; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit; 2000, Virginia.  Education:  United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1977), Naval Postgraduate School (M.A., 1984), University of Maryland (J.D., 1996).  Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy (Ret.).  Member:  American Society for Legal History.
		Michael R. Acker, Litigation: civil, insurance defense and personal injury; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania; 1998, Maryland.  Education:  University of Maryland (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1997).  Former Assistant District Attorney, Office of the District Attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1997-1999.
		Jennifer L. Banach, Litigation: Insurance Defense, Workers' Compensation; born Wausau, Wisconsin, June 29, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Maryland. Education: James Madison University (B.S., 1997); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude 2002). Adjunct Professor, Towson University. Member: Maryland Bar Association, Women's Bar Association, Baltimore City Bar Association.
		Ninette M. Ponton, Civil Litigation, Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Personal Injury; Driving While Intoxicated; Domestic Violence; Federal Government Contracts; born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 17, 1968; admitted to bar, Maryland 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 2003; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2003 and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 2003. Education: Strayer University, B.A., Business Administration, 1995; University of Puerto Rico, J.D., 2000. Member: Maryland State Bar Association, National Hispanic Bar Association.
		Chantelle M. Custodio, Business Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Employment Law; born San Angelo, Texas, April 13, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Maryland; 2007, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Education: Mount Saint Mary’s University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Maryland State, Maryland Women’s, and Howard County Bar Associations.
		Kimberly Longford, Litigation, Insurance Defense; born Silver Spring, Maryland, October 1, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Maryland. Education: University of Maryland College Park (B.A., 2001; B.S., 2001); University of Miami School of Law (J.D. 2006). Member: Maryland State Bar Association.