Areas of Experience

Family law, personal injury, medical malpractice, construction, contracts, product liability, corporate, defamation, employment, labor, professional liability, and real estate disputes.

Professional Experience

• Judge, District Court of Maryland, Montgomery County, 2006- 2016.

• Former Partner, Simmons & Lopes, P.A., Rockville, MD.

• Former Attorney, Massengill & Michael, P.A., Gaithersburg, MD.

• First Lieutenant, United States Army.

Affiliations

• Bar Leader, Montgomery County Bar Foundation.

• Member, Montgomery County Bar Association. Past Chair, Lawyer-to-Lawyer Program. Former Member, Fee Dispute Resolution Committee.

• Member, Inns of Court.

• Co-Chair, State of Maryland State Bar Lawyer Assistance Program.

• Past Chair, Montgomery County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Advisory Council.

• Former Member, Judicial Mental Health and Addiction’s Committee.

• Former Adjunct Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law.

• Former Adjunct Professor, Montgomery College.

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.

• American University, B.A.