PRACTICE AREAS ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS) -- A wide range of representation before all administrative boards and commissions including the Real Estate Commission, the Board of Physicians, Equal Employment Opportunity and Human Relations Commission, Public Service Commissions, Insurance Commissioner, Department of Environment, MOSH, alcoholic beverage license hearings, and numerous other regulatory agencies and licensing boards. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS, HEARINGS, TRANSFERS --Consultation and representation regarding new alcohol licenses or transfers and consult, advise and, LL.... litigate state and local alcohol beverage laws and violations. ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATION -- Provide service to small and large associations and groups for legal and government relations work as well as assistance in association management for newsletters, mailing lists, event planning, meetings and many other related services. Provide legal, ethics, government relations advice in newsletters and seminars for their memberships. BUSINESS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GRANTS -- Representation of small and large businesses in all phases of incentive applications including government grants, loans, other funding sources and infrastructure support and qualifying tax credit applications. CAMPAIGN FINANCE COMPLIANCE -- Monitor all changes in Federal, Maryland, District of Columbia, Delaware, and local governments compliance and reporting. Advise clients desiring to organize political action committees. Counsel clients on the development of personnel and corporate policies. Maintain database of contributions during election cycle. Provide advice and counsel on complying with campaign finance and lobbying disclosure laws. Represent clients on alleged violations of campaign finance laws. Counsel clients on compliance with Public Disclosure of Those Doing Business with the State of Maryland and other required compliance filings. Organize seminars and materials for employer sponsored ethics advice to employees and others. CIVIL LITIGATION -- All phases of trial and litigation for minor and complex cases in all area courts and appellate courts, both state and Federal, throughout the Washington, D.C.Baltimore metropolitan area in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and the Baltimore region. CORPORATE/BUSINESS LEGAL MATTERS -- General corporate work including shareholders agreements, corporate litigation and matters pertaining to general corporate legal matters and disputes. Partnership and sole proprietorship legal matters, buying and selling businesses of all types, Uniform Commercial Code transfers, liquor and other license transfers, leases. We draft formation documents, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements or bylaws to suit your unique business plan. We represent clients before licensing and regulatory boards and agencies. We review employment practices, personnel handbooks and compliance assistance, employee and independent contractor agreements and service agreements. We represent business clients and others on issues related to employment, discrimination, harassment, defense before various boards and courts. Alternative Dispute procedures including Arbitration and Mediation associated with contract and employment disputes. CORPORATE GOVERNMENT ETHICS LAW COMPLIANCE -- Counsel clients on ethical interaction of corporations and associations with the General Assembly, the executive branch of state government and local governments. Provide practical and timely advice on questions pertaining to event planning and reporting, permissible gifts and entertaining. Represent clients before State Ethics Commissions. Obtain specific ethics advice from the commission regarding proposed activities on behalf of clients. Represent clients on alleged violations of government ethics and conduct laws. Advise clients on reporting laws for federal lobbying ethics complia