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John Henry Lewin, Jr., Esq. Joins The McCammon Group

For Immediate Release
November 1, 2009
For more information contact:
Rich Huffman
Direct Dial: (804) 421-5530

John Henry Lewin, Jr., an experienced and accomplished commercial litigator in Baltimore and throughout Maryland, has joined The McCammon Group, a leading provider of mediation, arbitration, and related dispute resolution services in the mid-Atlantic.

Mr. Lewin is a former Partner and Chair of the Litigation Department at Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP, where his law practice focused on a wide variety of business matters including antitrust, securities, contracts, construction, and real estate. Prior to his private law practice, Mr. Lewin was a former Division Chief and a former Assistant State’s Attorney in the Maryland State’s Attorney Office.

A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Mr. Lewin was listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and was described by researchers as “a tough, effective litigator – professional and a pleasure to work with.” He was listed in the Best Lawyers in America’s Business Litigation area from 1995 until 2005, when he retired from the practice of law.

A bar leader on many stages, he is a Past President of the Bar Association of Baltimore City and a former Member of the Maryland State Bar Board of Governors. He is a Fellow of the American Law Institute, and a former Panel Attorney of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under Law.

Mr. Lewin joins the other professionals of The McCammon Group’s Maryland Panel:

Hon. Dale R. Cathell (Ret.) – Berlin
Hope B. Eastman, Esq. – Bethesda
Morton A. Faller, Esq. – Rockville
Patrick C. McKeever, Esq. – Rockville
Hon. James L. Ryan (Ret.) – Rockville
John E. Sandbower, III, Esq. – Baltimore
Hon. J. Frederick Sharer (Ret.) – Cumberland

The McCammon Group provides alternative dispute resolution services (ADR) including mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation, special master, private judging, as well as related training and consulting services. It consists of seventy professionals including retired judges and practicing attorneys located throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Since its founding in 1995, The McCammon Group has handled more than 11,000 disputes, with a mediation settlement rate of approximately 85%. The McCammon Group is committed to the proposition that ADR processes provide individuals, as well as public and private entities, with many substantial benefits including effective and prompt resolution of disputes, self determination, cost savings, timeliness, flexibility, and confidentiality.

For more information, please visit www.mccammongroup.com.

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