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Sharon Beazley
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To the attorneys working on this class action lawsuit, Sharon Beazley was not only our client, but also our mentor and friend. She brought together the legal team and introduced us to the community and its leaders. There would not be a Sparrows Point legal action if it had not been for the wise judgment, generous personality, and dogged perseverance of Sharon Beazley. We each made a promise to her that we would continue on with the work she had so ably started. We are fulfilling Sharon’s vision of justice for her community through this lawsuit.
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Sharon Beazley’s goal, as she often spoke of it, was to “protect the health and well-being” of her people. In that spirit, we dedicate this website and this lawsuit to fulfilling the goals of defense and protection of the health and well-being of all of the community members residing in Turners Station, Greater Dundalk, Edgemere, Fort Howard, Sparrows Point, and Northern Anne Arundel County.
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We pledge to carry on Sharon's work.
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| Your Legal Team |
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The legal Team currently working on this class action lawsuit has been working on behalf of the Greater Dundalk and Sparrows Point Communities, and their health and quality of life concerns stemming from the pollution in the area, for over three years now.
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Bart S. Fisher, Esquire, of the Law Offices of Bart S. Fisher, Washington, D.C.
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Dr. Bart S. Fisher attended Harvard Law School (J.D. 1972), The Johns
Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C.
and Bologna, Italy (M.A. 1967 and Ph.D. 1970), and Washington
University (B.A. 1963). He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at
Washington University and awarded The Brookings Institution Fellowship
in 1968.
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Since 1972 Mr. Fisher has represented governments, including China,
the Dominican Republic, Iceland, and Panama; corporations, including
Mars, Incorporated; and trade associations, including the American
International Automobile Dealers Association.
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Dr. Fisher’s experience in the environmental area includes his
representation in 2007of the Dominican Republic in dealing with the
problems created by the dumping of rockash on beaches of the Dominican
Republic. He is also Counsel for the LNG Opposition Team, part of the
Greater Dundalk Alliance, which opposed the application by AES
Corporation for a license from the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas
(LNG) import terminal at Sparrows Point.
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Dr. Fisher is listed in Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in American
Law, and Who’s Who in America.
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His publications include the following books: The International
Coffee Agreement: A Study in Coffee Diplomacy (Praeger, 1972);
Regulating the Multinational Enterprise: National and International
Challenges, ed., with Jeff Turner (Praeger, 1985); Barter in the World
Economy, ed.,with Kathleen M. Harte (Praeger, 1985); and
International Trade and Investment: Regulating International
Business, co-author with John Barton (Little, Brown & Company), 1986),
which has been used as a standard casebook on international trade and
investment in many law schools in the United States.
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Alan H. Silverberg, Esquire, of Summerfield, Willen, Silverberg, and Limsky, of Baltimore, MD.
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Alan H. Silverberg graduated from American University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Maryland, as well as before the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
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From 1974 to 1984, Mr. Silverberg served as an Assistant Public Defender in Baltimore City, practicing before the Circuit Court, District Court and Juvenile Court, as well as providing representation to those involuntarily admitted to state and private mental health facilities. Since joining the law firm of Summerfield, Willen, Silverberg & Limsky, LLC, in 1984, he has applied his experienced litigation skills to represent thousands of clients in the areas of family law, complex business and estate litigation, and to successfully recover millions of dollars for those wrongfully injured both in and out of the workplace.
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Mr. Silverberg has represented clients and litigated cases in Baltimore City and surrounding counties, including Baltimore, Carroll, Howard, Frederick, Anne Arundel, Harford, Prince Georges, Montgomery and Somerset Counties, as well as the Maryland Court of Special Appeals and U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. He maintains a membership in the Maryland State Bar Association, Baltimore County Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America and Maryland Association for Justice.
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Karen McGullam, J.D., University of Maryland, Certificate in Environmental Law.
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Before attending law school, Karen McGullam taught at the college level and was a science and technology book editor. She earned her law degree at the University of Maryland School of Law, with a concentration in Environmental Law. During law school Ms. McGullam studied comparative and international environmental law in Scotland, and completed an Asper Fellowship with Friends of the Earth, an international grass-roots environmental advocacy group.
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Ms. McGullam was the Greater Baltimore representative to the Maryland Chapter during 2006-2007. At the recommendation of then Greater Baltimore Chair and current Maryland Chapter Chair Ron L. Henry, Ms. McGullam volunteered her legal services for the Greater Dundalk Alliance and the LNG Opposition Task Force. There she met Bart Fisher and Alan Silverberg, who joined together to assist Sparrows Point Peninsula residents with their environmental legal concerns.
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Community groups
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Greater Dundalk Alliance (GDA) as a Non Partisan organization looks forward to providing the means for its citizens to hear and discuss issues that effect the community as well as its sister communities within the district.
http://www.greaterdundalkalliance.org
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North Point Peninsula Community Coordinating Council (NPC). NPC's mission is to coordinate the efforts of various neighborhood organizations into a unified group, all working to solve problems and provide leadership.
This organization provides oversight of Baltimore County officials who are charged with specific responsibilities, including pollution, environmental matters, road problems etc. |
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