Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1956. University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1975; Beasley School of Law, Temple University, J.D., 1978. Admitted to Pennsylvania Bar, 1978; Illinois Bar, 1988; Maryland Bar, 1992. Associate, Clark, Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young, 1978-88. Partner, Winston and Strawn, Chicago, 1988-92. Partner, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP, 1992-2004. Member, American Bar Association (judicial division); Federal Bar Association (board of directors, maryland chapter); Maryland State Bar Association; Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland (president, 2002-03; board of directors, 2004-05). Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Member, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (vice-chair, international judicial relations committee). Board of Directors, International Judicial Academy. Member, American Bankruptcy Institute; International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2008.
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