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Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Appeals and Appellate
• Criminal Post-Verdict
• Legal Professionals Representation
• Medical Professionals Representation
• Constitutional Law
• Legal Expert
• Bar Exam Tutoring

Representative Clients

• Maryland Troopers Association
• Maryland Bail Bond Association
• National Association of Police Organizations, Inc.
• National Law Enforcement Officers' Rights Center
• Marijuana Policy Project
• Mayor & City Council of Baltimore
• Ellen Sauerbrey
• Baltimore's WMAR News Channel 2
• Baltimore's WBAL Radio
• Maryland State Senator Tommie Lee Broadwater

Representative Cases

• Maryland v. Wilson, 519 U.S. 408 (U.S.Md. 1997)
• Koon & Powell v. United States, 518 U.S. 81 (U.S. 1995)
• Maryland v. Craig, 447 U.S. 836 (1990)
• United States v. Perdue, 210 F.3d 363 (4th Cir. 2000)
• Brown v. State, 359 Md. 180 (Md. 2000)
• Stovall v. State, 144 Md. App. 711 (Md.App. 2002)
• State v. Funkhouser, 140 Md. App. 696 (Md.App. 2001)
• Ritter v. Ritter, 114 Md App. 99 (Md.App. 1997)
• Kulbicki v. State, 102 Md. App. 376 (Md.App. 1994)

West Practice Categories

Criminal Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Maryland, 1977
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1992
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1995
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Maryland State Bar Association, 1981 - 2000 (Reporter, Maryland Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions )
• Maryland State Bar Association, 1998 - 2000 (Special Committee to Study the Initiation of Criminal Charges)
• Maryland State Bar Association (Various Committees)
• Bar Association of Baltimore City, 1996 - 1997 (Chair, Criminal Law Committee)
• Bar Association of Baltimore City, 2000 - 2002 (Baltimore Bar Foundation)
• Bar Association of Baltimore City, 2002 (Chair, National Moot Court Regional Competition)
• Bar Association of Baltimore City (Various Committees)
• Bar Association of Baltimore County (Continuing Legal Education Committee)
• American Bar Association
• National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (Continuing Legal Education Committee)
• Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association
• Wednesday Law Club
• Maryland Criminal Code Revision Committee, 1991 - 2001 (Appointed by the Governor and Maryland General Assembly)

Honors and Awards

• University System of Maryland Board of Regents Award for "Excellence in Mentoring", 2000
• Bar Association of Baltimore City Charles H. Dorsey, Jr. Mentor of the Year Award, 2000
• Fourth Annual Pete Lawyer Memorial Award, 1996
• University of Baltimore Alumni Association H. Mebane Turner Service Award, 1992
• University of Baltimore School of Law Black Law Students Association Faculty Service and Appreciation Award, 1984
• University of Baltimore School of Law Black Law Students Association Faculty Service and Appreciation Award, 1988
• University of Baltimore School of Law Black Law Students Association Faculty Service and Appreciation Award, 1991
• University of Baltimore School of Law Student Bar Association Award of Recognition and Appreciation, 1978
• University of Baltimore School of Law Student Bar Association Award of Recognition and Appreciation, 1989
• University of Baltimore School of Law Student Bar Association Award of Recognition and Appreciation, 2002
• University of Baltimore Spirit of Excellence Award, 1990
• Life Member of the National Registry of Who's Who, Who's Who in American Law
• International Who's Who of Contemporary Achievement
• International Who's Who of Professionals

Classes and Seminars

• Law Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law, 1977 - Present
• Criminal Law, University of Baltimore, 1978 - 2002
• Criminal Law, Catholic University, 2001
• Constitutional Criminal Procedure I, University of Baltimore, 1979 - 2002
• Constitutional Criminal Procedure II, University of Baltimore, 1982 - 1984
• Constitutional Criminal Procedure II, University of Baltimore, 1988 - 2002
• Issues in Law Enforcement, University of Baltimore, 1994 - 2002
• Judicial Process, University of Baltimore, 1991 - 2002
• Attorney Practice, University of Baltimore, 1999 - 2002
• Legal Skills, University of Baltimore, 1977 - 1982
• Legal Skills, University of Baltimore, 1985 - 1988
• Comparative Criminal Justice, University of Aberdeen (Scotland), 1989 - 2000

Past Employment Positions

• University of Baltimore School of Law, Law Professor, 1977 - Present

Education

• University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1977
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Hevisler Honor Society
  
  Law Review: University of Baltimore Law Review, Casenotes Editor and Business Editor, 1974 - 1977
• John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, 1968
  B.A.
  Major: English

Published Works

• The Law Enforcement Officers' Privilege Against Compelled Self-Incrimination, 16 U. Balt. L. Rev. 452, 1987
• Maryland Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001
• Criminal Procedure: The Adjudicatory Phase, 10th Ed., 2002
• Substantive Criminal Law: A Case Analysis and Problem Approach, 25th ed., 2002
• Constitutional Criminal Procedure: Search and Seizure, Self-Incrimination, and Counsel, 11th ed., 2002
• Issues in Law Enforcement, 4th ed., 2002
• Legal Analysis with an Introduction to Legal Writing, 4th ed., 1988
• Substantive Criminal Law: A Handbook of the Common Law, the Laws of Maryland, and the Model Penal Code, 7th ed., 1984

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