LICENSES:                State of Maryland License to Practice Law - December 1988

                                     United States District Court for the District of Maryland - March 1989

 

ASSOCIATIONS       Maryland Bar Association

AND                            American Bar Association

ORGANIZATIONS:  Anne Arundel County Bar Association

                                    Women’s Bar Association of Maryland - Anne Arundel Chapter (Past President 1994-96)

                                     Small Area Planning Committee for Severna Park, Maryland 1999/00

                                     James C. Cawood, Jr. American Inn of Court (Past President 2007-08)

                                     Community Associations Institute - Chesapeake Chapter Washington Metro Chapter

                                     Maryland Legislative Action Committee for Community Associations Institute (Treasurer; Co-Chairperson  of  First MDLAC)

                                    Adjunct Professor; Anne Arundel Community College

                                    Community Associations Institute - Chesapeake Chapter (Past Board Member)

                                    Anne Arundel County Coalition of Condominiums, Cooperatives and Homeowner Associations (1983)

                                    Opportunity Builders (Past Vice President)

                                    Served on Condominium Board (Secretary 1977-78; President 1978-79;

                                    Treasurer 1979-80; President 1980-81 and Treasurer 1984-85)

                                    Served on Homeowners Association Board (Vice President 1989-91)

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

Elmore & Throop, P.C. - Severna Park, Maryland

 

            12/03 to Present - Managing Partner - Administer day to day affairs of the corporate law firm and its employees and supervise all aspects of the law practice. Also practice community association law, as well as corporate, contract, real property, bankruptcy and foreclosure law and preparation of wills.

 

            08/95 to 12/03 - Established and managed law firm of Elmore & Associates, P.A., as well as provided general legal services with a concentration in community association law. The law firm is now known as Elmore & Throop, P.C.

Elmore & Associates, P.A. was located at 2 Evergreen Road, Severna Park, MD 21146 and moved to 5 Riggs Avenue, Severna Park, MD 21146 in July of 1999.

 

Wright, Sussman & Elmore, P.C. - Annapolis, Maryland

 

            10/91 - 08/95 - Partner - General practice with a focus on all aspects of community association law including corporate, contract, real property, bankruptcy and foreclosure law until the law firm voluntarily ceased legal services in August 1995. 

 

Wright, Wright & Sussman, P.C. - Annapolis, Maryland

 

            12/88 – 10/91 - Associate Attorney - Assisted partners with civil caseload, including personal injury, criminal matters, contracts, wills and estates, zoning, corporate, property, and family law.

 

Wright & Wright, Attorneys at Law - Annapolis, Maryland

 

            06/82 - 12/88 - Law Clerk - Assisted general practice law firm attorneys with case filings, title abstracts, letter drafting, case research and memorandums. This law firm was renamed Wright, Wright & Sussman, P.C. on January 16, 1986 from its former name of Wright & Wright P. A.

 

Louis Hyatt, Inc. - Annapolis, Maryland

 

            03/79 to 06/82 - Property Association Manager. On-site manager 1979-1981.

 

 

EDUCATION:

 

University of Baltimore School of Law - Juris Doctor

            Baltimore, Maryland - May 1988

University of Baltimore – Bachelor of Arts in Jurisprudence

            Baltimore, Maryland - August 1986

Anne Arundel Community College - Associate in Arts in Secondary Education

            Arnold, Maryland - 1979

 

 

AWARDS:

 

Community Association Institute - Chesapeake Chapter - Volunteer of the Year - 1992

People’s Pro Bono Service Award - Anne Arundel County Bar Foundation - 1991

Community Association Institute - Chesapeake Chapter - Co-recipient of the President’s Award for Leadership and Dedication - 1990

Community Association Institute Leadership Certificate - 1982