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Background of Mary T.
Keating
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Education
LEGAL EDUCATION
 | Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley,
Berkeley, California |
| Juris Doctor, 1984; Years Attended 1981-1984 |
| Articles Editor of Ecology Law Quarterly; part-time employment at
Legal Aid Society of Alameda County, in impact litigation unit. |
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
| University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Bachelor of arts, 1979; Years Attended 1977-1979 |
| Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction in field of anthropology with
special concentration in nutrition. Honors Convocation 1978, 1979. |
| Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Years Attended 1975-1977 |
| National Merit Scholar, Presidential Scholar. |
Legal Experience
Sole practitioner since December 1994.
| Practice focused on civil litigation and counseling, with
concentration in contract, real estate and employment litigation,
bankruptcy, and estate administration. |
| Representation of parties, primarily plaintiffs, in federal civil
rights cases arising out of employment disputes, including the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Fair
Labor Standards Act, and
Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1991. |
| Representation of parties in business disputes involving contractual
or real estate issues, including lending disputes, foreclosures, disputes
over the provision of professional services, business torts and the like.
Representation of debtors and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings. |
| Wills, trusts, and other estate planning services. |
Limited partner 1990-1994, associate 1985-1990, Weinberg and Green,
Baltimore, Maryland.
| Practice with busy litigation department of large Baltimore law firm.
Practice included civil litigation on behalf of large and small businesses
and individuals, primarily in complex commercial litigation, business
tort, contract, employment, and real estate areas. |
Staff Attorney 1984-1985, Division of Credit Practices, Bureau of
Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission Washington, D.C.
| Concentration in Truth in Lending, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and
consumer lending fraud cases. |
Civic and professional
organizations
| Women’s Housing Coalition, Baltimore, Maryland, Board Member, 1990 to
1997; Treasurer 1991-1994. |
| Bar Association of Baltimore City |
Member since 1985; Member, Judicial Administration
Committee 1987 to present; Chair, Gender Issues Committee, 1993-1995;
Member, Executive Council, 1995 to 1997; 1999-2000; Homelessness
Committee, 1995-96; Drug Court Committee, 1993-96; Chair, Solo and Small
Firm Practitioners’ Committee, 1997-1998; Coordinator, Legal seminar
project for Baltimore Detention Center inmates, 1995-96; coordinator,
tri-state Lawyer Referral and Information Conference, 1999, Chair Lawyer
Referral and Information Service Committee, 2000-2001; Co-Chair, Judicial
Selections Committee, 2002-2003, member since 2000; Ethics Committee,
2003-2004.
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Maryland State Bar Association |
Member since 1985; Member, Special Committee on
Development of Guidelines for the Prevention of Sexual Harassment,
1994-95; Chair, 1995-96, Member, Local and Specialty Bar Associations
Committee, 2001-present.
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Women’s Bar Association, Baltimore Women's Bar Association |
Member 1990 to present; Executive Board Member, Baltimore
Women’s Bar Association, 1994 to present; Treasurer, 1997 to 2000;
President, 2000-2001.
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National Employment Lawyers Association, and Maryland
affiliate; member 1995 to present. |
Bar Admissions
| California State Bar, admitted 1984; currently inactive. |
| Court of Appeals of Maryland, admitted 1985. |
| United States District Court for the District of Maryland, admitted
1985. |
| United States District Court for the District of Columbia, admitted
1988. |
| Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, admitted 1988. |
| Supreme Court of the United States, admitted 1994. |
Publications and speaking engagements
| Author, Interjurisdictional Depositions, Civil Discovery Practice
in Maryland (1995). |
| Occasional moderator and lecturer for Maryland Institute for
Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL). |
| Seminar Lecturer in September 1999, September 2000, and November 2002:
Taking and Defending Effective Depositions in Maryland. |
| Seminar Lecturer in Employment Law Seminar, April 2003, on
Retaliation. |
| Seminar Lecturer in MICPEL Employment Law Institute, May 2003, on FMLA
and other leave issues. |
| Upcoming lecturer on Employment Issues for Solo and Small Firm
Practitioners, November 15, 2003, at Maryland State Bar Association
Seminar. |
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