Creative Dispute Resolutions: Mediation and Arbitration in Maryland and D.C.

Patricia M. Weaver, Esq.

Practice Areas:
Commercial and business disputes; non-competition and non-solicitation agreements; contract disputes; real estate development disputes; estate litigation; and appellate practice

Experience:
- Partner, Paley Rothman, Bethesda, Maryland, 1992-Present
Chair, Appellate Practice Group
Member, ADR and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups
- Law Clerk for the Hon. Howard S. Chasanow, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1991-1992

Education:
- J.D., with honors, University of Maryland School of Law
       Order of the Coif (Top 10%)
       Editor, Maryland Law Review
       American Jurisprudence Award in Pre-Trial Civil Litigation
- B.A. in Psychology, magna cum laude, University of Maryland

ADR Experience and Memberships:
- Mediator, Circuit Court for Montgomery County
- Member, ADR Section Council, Maryland State Bar Association, 2008-present
- Speaker, Maryland State Bar Annual Meeting, “ADR Hot Tips,” 2009
- 40-Hour Mediation Training Course
- ADR-Related Publications:
- Washington Business Journal, “Meditating on Mediation,” November, 2009
- Montgomery County Gazette of Politics and Business, Legal Review, 2006

Affiliations:
- President-Elect, Montgomery County Bar Association, 2009
- Past President, Montgomery County Women’s Bar Association, 2005-2006
- Member, Maryland State Bar Ethics Committee, 2005-present
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association, Appellate Litigation Section
- Member, Montgomery County Bar Association, Commercial Litigation Section
- Member, Maryland State Professionalism Course Faculty, 2007-Present
- Frequent Lecturer/Presenter on Appellate Advocacy