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Meet Shavon J. Smith

Shavon helps small and medium-sized businesses solve problems. She is the founder of The SJS Law Firm, PLLC where she represents business owners, entrepreneurs, and non-profits in all legal aspects of their ventures, including employment matters, contracts, intellectual property, compliance and legal strategy. Shavon frequently speaks and presents training and seminars for business owners, speaking on topics such as Performing a Legal Check Up: Ensuring Your Business is Legally Protected & Prime for Growth; Working With An Attorney For Your Small Business and Growing Your Business With Teaming Arrangements. Shavon regularly volunteers with various organizations to provide pro bono assistance to community entrepreneurs.  She also sits on the board of a southeast DC non-profit, Wheeler Creek Community Development Corporation.  Prior to starting SJS, she practiced law with a big DC law firm. For nearly 6 years she counseled corporations on variety of commercial matters.

Contact Information

Shavon J. Smith, Esq. 1775 I Street, NW Suite 1150

Washington, DC 20006

202-­‐505-­‐5309 (Phone/Facsimile)

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/shavon-­‐j-­‐smith/1/505/111/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/TheSJSLawFirm

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yoursmallbusinessgeneralcounsel

Website: www.TheSJSLawFirm.com

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Meet Henry Floyd, Jr., Esq.

Maryland injury lawyer Henry Floyd, Jr. is an Associate Attorney at the firm. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Floyd was the Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Lawrence V. Hill, Jr. in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Maryland, handling a wide range of complex legal issues, including workers’ compensation appeals and personal injury and medical malpractice lawsuits. While attending law school and immediately after graduation, Mr. Floyd served as a law clerk with The Cochran Firm DC, assisting with several high-profile civil lawsuits.

Mr. Floyd received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. While in law school, Mr. Floyd served as Chair for the Mock Trial Executive Board and served on the Moot Court Executive Board. He also taught trial skills to second and third year law students at his law school. Mr. Floyd served as the Legislative Intern for the Michigan House of Representatives, where he handled various issues for the residents of Michigan, and drafted legislation related to anti-bullying and human trafficking.

Mr. Floyd is admitted to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He is currently a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Prince George’s County Bar Association, the DC Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the Washington Bar Association, and the J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association. Mr. Floyd represents clients in workers’ compensation claims in Maryland and Washington, D.C. and a wide range of personal injury areas, including car accidents and premises liability. Mr. Floyd is a resident of Prince George’s County, Maryland.

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Meet Debora Fajer-Smith, Esq.

The chair of the Workers’ Compensation and Insurance Group at Joseph, Greenwald and Laake, Debora Fajer-Smith has nearly 30 years of experience in representing people injured in auto or workplace accidents, and those suffering occupational injury or death. Debora is a passionate advocate for her clients’ rights and takes pride in being able to put severely injured people back on the path to independence, whether through obtaining a lump sum, medical treatment or lining up vocational training for a new job. Debora’s experience, creativity and skill have made her both a formidable courtroom opponent and an excellent negotiator who has obtained favorable settlements and awards for thousands of clients over three decades of practicing law.

Debora is the only woman plaintiff attorney in Maryland with national recognition, named to the American Bar Association College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. She has served on the Senate-House Oversight Committee on Workers’ Compensation and Insurance for many years.

She has traveled as citizen-ambassador to the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America. Debora is fluent in conversational French and in Portuguese, her native language. She believes in giving back to a community she serves. For this, the Daily Record named her to the Top 100 Women of the Year in Maryland for 2007. One of her roles is an appointed position as president of the Maryland Sister States Board under the office of the Secretary of State.

Debora founded her own law firm in 1988, where she served as managing principal for 21 years, until joining Joseph, Greenwald & Laake. She was asked to be one of the authors of The Road to Independence, produced by the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession.

Debora believes whether she’s in Maryland practicing law or in Rio de Janeiro working with a school for disadvantaged children, “it’s all about lifting the lives of others so they can prosper.”

In her spare time, Debora obtained her private pilot license and has owned and piloted two Piper Warriors.

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury
• Workers’ Compensation

Education

• Harvard Kennedy School of Executive Education
• University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1984
• University of Maryland, B.A., 1981

Bar Admissions

• Maryland, 1985
• District of Columbia, 1985

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
• U.S. Supreme Court

CONTACT INFO

Debora Fajer-Smith

6404 Ivy Lane, Suite 400
Greenbelt, MD 20770-1417

Direct Dial: 240-553-1173
Phone: 240-553-1173
Fax: 240-553-1766
Email: dfajersmith@jgllaw.com

Meet Jibril Brown, Esq.

Jibril Brown is currently a senior associate at The Law Office of Garland C. Hall located in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Mr. Brown received his law degree from West Virginia University School of Law in 2009. At the Law Office of Garland C. Hall he handles domestic matters, complex civil litigation, bankruptcy, personal injury, and criminal defense. In 2015, he received a verdict in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) against a local automobile dealership in a “yo-yo” financing scheme case. Mr. Brown focuses his talents and legal acumen on matters that require devoted attention, extensive experience, and skillful litigation strategy.

Meet Anthony Davis, Esq.

Anthony Hayes Davis II is the Director of Advocacy for Consumer Law at Maryland Legal Aid. He is tasked with the management and supervision of the Foreclosure Legal Assistance Project, along with other statewide initiatives that impact consumer issues, including but not limited to, those involving debtors’ and homeowners’ rights; foreclosure defense relating to delinquent mortgages and homeowner association dues; Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy; property tax and utility bill collection; debt collection defense; wage and bank garnishment exemption claims; and affirmative litigation to address fraud, deceptive acts and practices, predatory lending, and other violations of consumer protection statutes. Prior to working with Legal Aid, Mr. Davis worked as a trial lawyer involved in complex litigation and debt restructuring; as a staff attorney with the Maryland Association of REALTORS; and, he is a former mathematics instructor. He has been acknowledged as a past recipient of the Lee A. Caplan Pro Bono Service Award by the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland and honored as the Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland

Meet Earl Adams, Jr.

Earl Adams, Jr. is a partner and co-chair of the firm’s Regulatory, Compliance and Government service group. Capitalizing on nearly 15 years of experience in both the private sector and government, Earl understands the intricacies of government and works with regulators and legislators to advance client goals and to protect their interests. He helps clients navigate complex government regulatory and administrative legal issues and regularly represents them before all branches of state and local government, including some federal agencies. His practice focuses on four distinct areas: regulatory approvals; enforcement actions; compliance; and advocacy before both the executive and legislative branches.

Prior to joining Saul Ewing, Earl was of counsel with a global law firm and served as Chief of Staff to Maryland’s Lieutenant Governor.  In that government role, he led a team of professionals in advancing administration priorities with the Maryland General Assembly, local governments and federal agencies.

Areas of Experience and Select Representations

• Advised multi-national company before Maryland Public Service Commission related to largest renewable energy project in state
• Managed client’s outside development team to secure local land-use regulatory approvals for acute-care facility
• Represented coalition of business owners to amend local environment ordinances related to the siting of gas stations
• Advised national demolition and remediation company in settlement negotiations with state environmental protection agency
• Advised title insurance company in enforcement action before state insurance administration
• Served as outside compliance counsel on campaign finance and lobbying regulations for multi-national publicly-traded company
• Negotiated sale of state-owned land to community development corporation in public-private partnership transaction
• Secured passage of significant legislation involving personal property taxes on behalf of national heavy equipment company
• Advised next generation transportation company on acquisition of federal right-of-way and railroad regulation

Contact

T: (202) 295-6650
F: (202) 295-6735

E: eadams@saul.com

Meet Delegate Angela Angel

Member of House of Delegates since January 14, 2015. Member, Health and Government Operations Committee, 2015- (health facilities & occupations subcommittee, 2015-17; insurance subcommittee, 2015-; health facilities & pharmaceuticals subcommittee, 2017-). Vice-Chair, Bi-County Committee, Prince George’s County Delegation, 2015-. Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2015- (chaplain, 2015-16); Women Legislators of Maryland, 2015-.

Co-Chair, Task Force on Family Caregiving and Long-Term Supports, 2015-16. Member, Children’s Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council, 2015-.

Legislative aide for Delegate Mary T. Christian, Virginia House of Delegates, 2000-01. Agency Attorney, Legal Services, Manhattan Family Court, New York, 2007-09.

Legislative Director, Prince George’s County Delegation, 2010-11. Citizen Services Specialist, Prince George’s County Council, 2011-14. Legislative Affairs Counsel, Department of the Environment, Prince George’s County, 2014-.

Born in South Bend, Indiana, December 26, 1979. Hampton University, B.A. (political science), with honors, 2001; Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, J.D., 2004. Judicial Fellow, Judge James A. Yates, New York Supreme Court, 2004-05. Admitted to New York Bar, 2005. Attorney. Assistant to Political Director, Democratic Party of Virginia, 2000. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2000. National Field Coordinator, Black Youth Vote, 2000-01. Youth and Locality Coordinator, NAACP National Voter Fund, 2001. Ohio State Director, Young Voter Alliance, 2004. Field organizer, Barack Obama Campaign for Change, 2008. Coordinator, Martin O’Malley for Governor, Prince George’s County, 2010. Forty Under 40, Prince George’s County Social Innovation Fund, 2013. Five children.

http://www.advocateangel.com

Meet Lynn Strange

Lynn Strange, leader, speaker, and advocate is recognized as an expert in domestic violence solutions. With 17 years of professional expertise providing unique services of intervention and empowerment of victims, Lynn has positioned herself as a results driven leader in the community.  

With a rich history rooted in advocacy, Lynn specializes in transforming victims to survivors through restorative techniques for both victims and offenders.  Her professional credits include serving as a member of the Prince George’s County Maryland Office of the State’s Attorney Domestic Violence Unit as well as serving as an advocate, liaison, and speaker in judicial entities.  Nationally renowned for empowerment talks and workshops, Lynn has presented at conferences, seminars & trainings and has been featured in radio, television, print and internet media including the Tom Joyner Morning Show and the OWN network’s Belief Series. Currently Lynn serves as a Raw Beauty Ambassador & Executive for the Atikal Foundation, a non-profit organization successfully empowering survivors locally and nationally.

A published author, Lynn has serviced the college and university communities, hospital staffs, and constituents in both nonprofit and government organizations by  facilitating town hall meetings, congressional platforms and legislative forums.  Looking to build capacity in your organization,  Lynn is just a click or a call away.

Media & Booking Inquiries:  443-584-5966
http://www.lynnstrange.com

Meet Sirine Shebaya

Sirine Shebaya is a Civil Rights and Immigration Attorney in Washington DC and chairs the Board of the Dulles Justice Coalition formed in response to the recent travel bans targeting individuals from Muslim-majority countries. She was previously Program Director for the Virginia Justice Program at the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition, and before that directed the ACLU of Maryland’s Immigrants’ Rights Program, where she developed litigation, legislation, and other advocacy strategies to uphold and protect the rights of immigrants in Maryland. She played a lead role in enacting a wave of state and county policies in Maryland prohibiting the detention of immigrants for ICE without a warrant or probable cause of a new crime. She has conducted KYR sessions and trainings on various topics related to immigration enforcement and detention, and has published reports and articles on related topics. She holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, a Ph.D. from Columbia University, and a B.A. from the American University of Beirut. 

Meet Delegate Darryl Barnes

Member of House of Delegates since January 14, 2015. Member, Ways and Means Committee, 2015- (finance resources subcommittee, 2015-; revenues subcommittee, 2015-). Member, County Affairs Committee, Prince George’s County Delegation, 2015-. Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2015- (parliamentarian, 2015-16; 1st vice-chair, 2016-); Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2015-.

Member, Board of Airport Zoning Appeals, 2011-16.

Contact

Democrat, District 25, Prince George’s County
House Office Building, Room 206
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3557, (301) 858-3557
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3557 (toll free)
e-mail: darryl.barnes@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3850, (301) 858-3850

Meet Wayne L. Sprauve

Mr. Wayne L. Sprauve is an attorney and leadership and executive business consultant. He is a member of the Firm’s Business Law group.

Mr. Sprauve is an attorney and a leadership and executive business consultant whose education, unique background, and extensive experience living outside the United States, makes him uniquely qualified to advise US companies on international business ventures, as well as political and cultural issues to help them effectively integrate into foreign markets.

Mr. Sprauve served as the CEO of two international companies; first at Southbridge International Trade Corporation and currently at African Premier Airlines. He uses his international experience to advise foreign companies on US business and political and cultural issues to help them enter American business markets.

While acting as Chief Executive at Southbridge International Trade Corporation, Mr. Sprauve specialized in cross border transactions, security threat assessments, as well as the export of commodities from South Africa to the Peoples Republic of China.

Mr. Sprauve has is knowledgeable in airline management, emerging market business startups, international trade law issues, foreign direct investment, African business opportunities, corporate governance in Africa, securitization of investments, rule of law issues in Africa, and engaging African governments and institutions.

Mr. Sprauve has a deep understanding of emerging market business startups, international trade law issues, foreign direct investment, business opportunities, securitization of investments, corporate governance and engaging African governments and institutions.

During time spent in Massachusetts, Mr. Sprauve started his formal work experience as an intern to U.S. Senator Paul E. Tsongas of Massachusetts in 1981 and served with the Massachusetts Army National Guard.

Mr. Sprauve worked as the Assistant Legal Counsel to the Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands (1989-91), then as Legal Assistant to the Virgin Island Senate President (1991-92).

Mr. Sprauve studied Government at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) and attended Carnegie-Mellon (Pittsburg, PA) QSSI program as an Alfred P. Sloan scholar (1982).

Areas of Practice

• Business Law
• International Trade Law
• Business Consultation
• Government Policy Review
• Corporate Governance
• International Business (Asia & Africa)
• Executive Leadership Consultation

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Virgin Islands, Territory and Federal
• All Courts in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Contact

CPLS, P.A.
201 East Pine Street
Suite 445
Orlando, Florida  32801
Tel: (407) 647-7887
Fax: (407) 647-5396
E-mail: wsprauve@cplspa.com