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Attorney with a concentration in construction, surety, and fidelity bond litigation, as well as commercial litigation and regulatory actions. My focus is on... more
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Résumé
License
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26 years since David Downing Gilliss was first licensed to practice law.
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License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Maryland |
Active
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1985 |
02/11/2009 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
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Founding Partner at
Pike & Gilliss, LLC
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2010–present
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Partner at
Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP
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1991–2009
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Associate Attorney at
Jordan Coyne Savits & Lopata
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1987–1991
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Judicial Law Clerk at
Maryland Court of Special Appeals
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1985–1986
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Education
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| School |
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Degree |
Graduated |
| University of Maryland School of Law |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1985 |
| College of Wooster |
Political Science, with Departmental Honors |
BA - Bachelor of Arts |
1980 |
| Calvert Hall College High School |
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1976 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
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| AV Rated Attorney, 2011. Rating: AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 |
Martindale-Hubbell -- awarded by peer review, for the highest standards of professional skill and ethics. |
2012 |
| Super Lawyer-Construction/Surety |
Maryland Super Lawyers |
2012 |
| AV Rated Attorney, 2011. Rating: AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 |
Martindale-Hubbell -- awarded by peer review, for the highest standards of professional skill and ethics. |
2011 |
| Super Lawyer-Construction/Surety |
Maryland Super Lawyers |
2011 |
| Super Lawyer -- Construction/Surety |
Maryland Super Lawyers |
2010 |
| Super Lawyer -- Construction/Surety |
Maryland Super Lawyers |
2009 |
| Super Lawyer -- Construction/Surety |
Maryland Super Lawyers |
2008 |
| Distinguished Service Award |
Maryland State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section |
1991 |
| Assistant Editor -- Law Review |
University of Maryland School of Law |
1984 |
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Associations
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| Executive Committee |
Maryland State Bar Association, Construction Law Section |
2011-present
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| Board Member |
Eagles Mere Conservancy, Inc. |
2009-present
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| Board of Trustees; Vice-Chair |
Calvert Hall College High School |
2008-present
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| Member -- Program Committee |
Maryland State Bar Association |
2000-present
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| Division 7 Steering Committee |
ABA Construction Law Forum |
2008-2011
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| Steering Committee Member of Fidelity and Surety Committee |
Defense Research Institute |
2008-2011
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| Board of Governors |
Maryland State Bar Association |
1992-1994
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| Member |
Maryland State Bar Association, Fidelity and Surety Subcommittee |
1988-1994
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Portfolio
Cases
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Outcome: Contractors who do business with county school boards can now be assured that any judgment against the school board will be funded.
Outcome: TRO for Subcontractor
Outcome: Reversal of Citation and Penalty which had been assessed against General Contractor
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Publications
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Publication |
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| Time (and Time Again?): Contractual Limitations and Waiting Periods |
Defense Research Institute |
2008 |
| ERISA Bonds and Employee Dishonesty: When is an Employee of the Sponsor Considered an Employee of the Plan? |
Surety Claims Institute Newsletter |
2008 |
| Co-Chair -- 2008 FLA Annual Meeting |
Fidelity Law Journal |
2008 |
| Construction Project Management |
National Business Institute Seminar |
2007 |
| Bricks and BRAC |
Maryland Continuing Legal Education (MICPEL) |
2007 |
| Fractures to the Triangle-Developments that Undermine the Tripartite Surety Relationship |
American Bar Association -- Mid-Winter Meeting |
2006 |
| Maryland Construction Law: What Do You Do When....? |
NBI |
2005 |
| Construction Defect Claims in Maryland |
Lorman Education Services publication |
2004 |
| Maryland Construction Law: What Do You Do When...? |
National Business Institute Seminar |
2003 |
| Surety Bonds and Insurance in the Construction Industry |
Maryland Continuing Legal Education |
1995 |
| Arbitration of Construction and Commercial Cases |
Maryland Continuing Legal Education |
1991 |
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Speaking Engagements
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| SBA 8(a) Contractors |
HCC Surety Conference |
2010 |
| Construction Contract Clauses |
Construction Financial Management Association Central Pennsylvania |
2010 |
| Fidelity Bonds |
ABA Fidelity and Surety Committee -- Mid-Winter |
2010 |
| Profiles in Greed -- Warehouse Lending |
ABA Fall Meeting, Boston, MA |
2010 |
| Construction Contract Terms and Conditions -- Program Moderator |
Mid-Atlantic Surety Association -- Panel Discussion |
2009 |
| Fidelity and Surety Claims -- Program Co-Chair |
DRI Fidelity and Surety Roundtable -- Annual Meeting |
2009 |
| Awards to Distinguished Alumni at Annual Alumni Weekend --Emcee of Ceremony |
College of Wooster Distinguished Alumni Awards |
2009 |
| Fidelity Law -- Commercial Crime -- Program Co-Chair |
Fidelity Law Association Annual Meeting |
2008 |
| Surety Bond Claims |
ABA Fidelity and Surety Committee/ Mid-Winter Meeting/ NYC |
2006 |
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