REAL ESTATE THROUGH WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
SUPER LAW YERS / MARYLAND 2013
THOMAS P. DORE
COVAHEY BOOZER DEVAN &
DORE, PA
11350 McCormick Road
EP III Suite 200
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
Tel: 443-541-8600
Fax: 410-296-2131
tdore@mdmtglaw.com
REAL ESTATE
Thomas P. Dore, a shareholder with the firm of Covahey Boozer
Devan & Dore, PA, has practiced with the firm since 1989. His
practice focuses on representing national and local institutions
in default-related matters. Mr. Dore recently served as a
Member of the Board of the USFN. He has spoken at numerous
industry conferences and educational seminars over the last
15 years, including the MBA’s Mortgage Servicing Conference,
the California Mortgage Banking Association’s Servicing
Conference, and various USFN educational seminars. Mr. Dore
holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore School
of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from Mount St. Mary’s College.
GERALD W. KELLY, JR.
KELLY | DORSE Y, P.C.
10320 Little Patuxent Parkway
Suite 608
Columbia, MD 21044
Tel: 410-740-8750
Fax: 443-542-0069
gerald.kelly@gwkesq.com
www.kellydorseylaw.com
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR
TAX
Gerald W. Kelly, Jr., has practiced exclusively in the area of tax
controversy and litigation since 1997. He represents clients
before the IRS in audits, collection matters, administrative
appeals, and criminal investigations. Mr. Kelly also represents
taxpayers involved in proceedings before federal trial and
appellate courts. He began his professional career with the
IRS in 1991. As a revenue officer, he was responsible for civil
investigations, enforcement actions, and offers in compromise.
In 2008, he received the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service
Educator of the Year Award. He received the MSBA Tax
Section’s J. Ronald Shiff Memorial Pro Bono Award in 2010,
and served on the MVLS 30th Anniversary Benefit Committee
in 2011. Mr. Kelly is currently a member of the MSBA Tax Council.
LESLIE S. RIES
LESLIE S. RIES, P.C.
1700 Union Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21211
Tel: 410-235-1753
Fax: 410-235-1754
leslie@leslieries.com
www.leslieries.com
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
REAL ESTATE
Leslie Ries is a transactional attorney with experience in all
aspects of real estate including sales, leasing, management,
work-outs, and financial transactions. She counsels buyers,
sellers, owners, managers, and lenders on a wide range of
transactional matters. She often represents owners of extensive
portfolios of family-owned real estate and business investments
and is adept at helping principals identify, plan for, and
successfully navigate current and future financial and personal
issues. Ms. Ries is a founder, with her husband, family law
attorney Thomas C. Ries, of the Fetting Fund for Breast Cancer
Prevention, supporting innovative research at Johns Hopkins.
www.fettingfund.org. She has an AV rating and is recognized in
Super Lawyers and in The Best Lawyers in America.
ROBERT T. FRANKLIN
FRANKLIN & PROKOPIK, PC
2 North Charles Street
B&O Building, Suite 600
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel: 410-230-3623
Fax: 410-752-6868
rfranklin@fandpnet.com
www.fandpnet.com
Robert T. Franklin handles a wide variety of litigation, corporate,
and regulatory matters for motor carriers, private fleet
operators, and their insurers. Bob serves as General Counsel to
the Maryland Motor Truck Association. He is an active member
of many transportation-related professional organizations
including the Transportation Lawyers Association, the Trucking
Industry Defense Association (TIDA), and the Association of
Transportation Law Professionals. Bob is a past chair of the
American Bar Association Commercial Transportation Litigation
Committee and the Defense Research Institute (DRI) Trucking
Law Committee. He is an honors graduate of Duke University
and the University of Maryland School of Law.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
TRANSPORTATION/MARITIME
JAMES E. SAVITZ
SAVITZ, PARKER, HOLLMAN,
SIMON, HAHN & DELISI, LLC
177 Kentlands Boulevard
Suite 200
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Tel: 301-590-9300
Fax: 301-590-1166
jesavitz@villagesettlements.com
www.villagesettlements.com
REAL ESTATE
Mr. Savitz is a leader in real estate law. He provides clients with
effective and sound guidance through real property transactions.
He is the only Montgomery County attorney to receive the
Affiliate of the Year Award from both the Montgomery County
and Maryland Association of Realtors. He graduated from
Indiana University and from American University, Washington
College of Law. He is admitted to practice law before the U.S.
Supreme Court and the state and federal courts in Maryland,
West Virginia, and D.C. Mr. Savitz is actively involved in the
community. He has served many groups including the Board
of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce in Gaithersburg and
Potomac, MD; the Shady Grove Hospital Foundation; and the
Friends of Wells Robertson House.
MICHAEL W. PROKOPIK
FRANKLIN & PROKOPIK, PC
2 North Charles Street
B&O Building, Suite 600
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel: 410-230-3629
Fax: 410-752-6868
mprokopik@fandpnet.com
www.fandpnet.com
CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Michael Prokopik’s practice emphasizes the defense of state and
federal (longshore) workers’ compensation claims, occupational
diseases, and general tort litigation. He has been admitted to
practice since 1979 before the Maryland Bar, the U.S. Court
of Appeals, and the U.S. District Court of Maryland. He is a
graduate, cum laude, of Loyola College and the University of
Baltimore School of Law and worked on the Law Review. He
clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Shirley B. Jones 1979-1980.
He has served as past vice-chair of the Workers’ Compensation
Committee with the DRI. He is an active member of a number
of legal and professional organizations and is on the Board of
Directors for Kids’ Chance of Maryland, Inc.
JACK J. SCHMERLING
AT TORNEY AT LAW
7429 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Tel: 410-787-0022
Fax: 410-787-1313
jjschmerling@aol.com
www.workerscompensationbaltimore.com
Jack Schmerling primarily practices workers’ compensation
law. He also represents individuals in personal injury and Social
Security disability. As a solo practitioner with 38 years of legal
experience, he personally represents each client. His expertise
in the field of workers’ compensation has been well recognized,
having taught various aspects of workers’ compensation to
other lawyers through training seminars sponsored by the
Anne Arundel County Bar Association, Maryland Association
for Justice, and MWCEA. Mr. Schmerling was selected as the
top lawyer in Anne Arundel County by members of the Anne
Arundel County Bar Association in workers’ compensation;
surveys have been conducted by Annapolis Magazine.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFFS
SOCIAL SECURI T Y DISABILI TY
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
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