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Charles Chester
Attorney, Law Offices of Charles Chester, DC and Baltimore area offices
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Law Clerk, Chief Judge Anselm Sodaro, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City.
Law Clerk/Intern, Judge H. Kemp MacDaniel, Maryland Court of Special Appeals.
Associate and Administrative Aide, Law and Legislative offices of Maryland State Senator Victor L. Crawford.
Legislative Intern, Office of Cong. Gladys Spellman, (D., Md.)
Chair, Federal Practice Section, Montgomery County Bar Assn.
Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Legal Research and Writing, Montgomery College.
Practice Areas
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Health Care Law
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- Maryland
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Professional Experience
- Judicial Selection and Recommendations Committee
- Baltimore City Bar Association
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- Recommend Judges for the Maryland Courts
- Bench and Bar Administration Committee
- Baltimore City Bar Association
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- Liason Between Judges and the Members of The Bar.
- Chair, Federal Practice Section
- Montgomery County Bar Assn.
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- Chaired Programs with Federal Judges on Federal Practice, Procedure and Summary Judgment.
Education
- University of Baltimore School of Law
- J.D. (1979) | LAW
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- AUTHOR, "Nixon and The Tapes", a Supreme Court Review
- Honors: LAW FORUM
- Activities: STAFF WRITER
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- University of Maryland - College Park
- B.S. (1976) | Political Science, and Speech Communication
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- Honors: Government Honors Program, Deans List, John Marshall Prelaw Society, Phi Sigma Alpha Freshman Honors Society.
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Awards
- Top Lawyers in Maryland
- The Legal Network
- For Ethical Standards and Professional Excellence.
Professional Associations
- Supreme Court of the United States Bar
- Member of the Bar Admitted
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- Activities: Can Practice before the Supreme Court but, also admitted to the Federal Districts Courts in DC, Maryland, as well as the US Courts of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit and Federal Circuit.
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- District of Columbia Bar
- Member
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- Community Associations Institute
- Lecturer, Author and Legal Committee
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- Activities: Lectured on Community Association and Real Estate Issues at National and Regional Conventions, authored articles, served on the legal committee and received The Silver Cup Award
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- THE LONG TERM CARE SURVEY PROCESS AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
- THE JOURNAL ON LONG TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION
- UNION STRIKES, PATIENT ABUSE AND THE NURSING HOME
- JOURNAL ON LONG TERM ADMINISTRATION
- Note to Lance: Winning Is Not Everyting
- Batlimore Sun Papers
- Has Florida Come to Maryland
- Batlimore Sun Papers
Speaking Engagements
- Community Associations Law Seminar, Law Conference, Rockville, Maryland
- Lohrman
- Various Issues for the Real Estate, Community Associations, including Fair Housing, Collections and Insurance Liability.
- Health Law Seminar, Law Conference, Rockville, Maryland
- Montgomery County Bar Assn.
- Various Issues for Health Care Providers, including Nurses
- Standards of Practice, Long Term Care Administrators, Maryland
- American College of Long Term Care Administrators
- Lectured to National Audience of Long Term Care Administrators and have since lectured to Chesapeake Chapter, Maryland Chapter of Directors of Nursing and Maryland Chapter of Long Term Care Consultants.
- Employment Issues, Long Term Care Administrators, Toronto, CAN.
- American College of Long Term Care Administrators
- Lectured to National Audience of Long Term Care Administrators and have since lectured to Chesapeake Chapter, Maryland Chapter of Directors of Nursing and Maryland Chapter of Long Term Care Consultants.
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