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Credentials & Resume

Anyone considering using a lawyer should check that lawyer's credentials. Here are mine:

EDUCATION

  • Juris Doctor, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Mo. - 1974
    • Chief Comments Editor, Urban Law Annual (currently Washington University Journal of Law and Policy)
  • B.A., University of Rochester- Rochester, New York -- 1971

BAR MEMBERSHIPS

State of Maryland; District of Columbia; United States District Court for the District of Columbia; United States District Court for Maryland; United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

PUBLICATIONS

Professional

  • Co-Author, THE STREET SMART WRITER (Nomad Press, 2006)
  • Contributor of articles to Screentalk Magazine; Writer's Digest Magazine; The Writer; AbsoluteWrite.com.
  • Contributing Editor, Writer's Carousel Magazine
  • Author, HEALTH CARE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (Warren Gorham & Lamont, 1995)
  • Editor and Publisher, Medical-Legal Letter for Maryland Physicians (1993-94)
  • Contributor, Chapter Three, in A. Julien, OPENING STATEMENT (Callahan & Co. 1986)
  • Audiotape contributor, "Million Dollar Verdicts" Series. (Professional Techniques Library, Dallas, TX, 1986)

General

  • Author, CLINICAL TRIALS (novel) (HarperCollins, 1998)
  • Author, FINAL REMEDY (novel) (HarperCollins, 1996)
  • Author of articles and fiction published in general circulation magazines, including Regardie's, American Baby, and Computer Shopper Magazine

PERTINENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Current:

  • Publishing attorney and consultant, providing legal and business services to writers, authors, editors, and publishing professionals.
  • Chairman, Contracts and Grievances Committee, Mystery Writers of America, Inc.
  • Writing Instructor ("The Suspense Novel") Writers' Center, Bethesda, MD.

Previous:

  • Vice President & Publisher, AtYourBusiness.com. Managed the design, development, and implementation of pre-IPO web site furnishing employee management services, tools, and information to small businesses; acted as in-house counsel.
  • Publisher, AlignMark Information Publishing; P&L and budget responsibility for $20M business information publisher within $6B Thomson Corporation; managed 36-person staff of editorial, information technology, and marketing professionals in the creation of print, CD and web products covering human resources and employment law; managed the development of hr-esource.com, an original information portal for human resource professionals, fully e-commerce enabled.
  • Director of Business Development/Senior Editor/Editor, at HR Solutions Division, RIA Group, division of Thomson Corporation (various positions). Conducted strategic planning for company's Internet products; planned survey and focus group research; acted as in-house counsel to senior management with ongoing advice and support on employment, copyright, and intellectual property law; conceived, designed, and prototyped information services for HR managers, with primary emphasis on health care benefits; acquired and developed new titles for Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company and Clark Boardman Callahan Publishing Company; initiated acquisition of ATLA Press by Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (a Thomson company).
  • Private law practice, Law Offices of Daniel N. Steven; general practice with emphasis on representing health care providers, corporate and securities transactions, real estate, and general civil litigation; rated "av" (highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell.
  • Private law practice, Waldman, Steven & Diamond, Chtd.; general practice with an emphasis on civil litigation, including plaintiff's personal injury, medical malpractice, and products liability.
  • Associate General Counsel, Maryland-National Cap. Park And Planning Commission., Riverdale, MD.

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES

  • Chairman, Montgomery County Bar Association Interprofessional Committee, 1983-84 (Moderator of 1983-84 Medical Society - Bar Association Joint Meeting).
  • Member, Montgomery County Bar Association Interprofessional Committee, 1980-83
  • Co-President and Member of Board of Trustees, The Harbor School, Bethesda, MD 1991-1995

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