Jo Benson Fogel - Lawyer in Rockville, MD

Jo Benson Fogel

Practice Areas: Litigation, Family Law, Probate

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Admitted: 1970, Maryland, 1971, District of Columbia, 1974, U.S. Supreme Court, 1975, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland

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Law School: George Washington University, J.D.

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Member: Montgomery County (Member, Executive Committee, 1984-1986, 1993-1995, Director, Montgomery Bar Foundation, 1988--, Administration of Justice, 1984-1990, Chair, 1996-1997, Bench/Bar, 1999-2001, Judicial Selections, 1984-1997, Chair, 1987 and 2008, Domestic Relations, 1976--, Chair, Juvenile Law Committee, 1979-1980, Long Range Planning, 1987-1989 and 1992, Ethics, 1980-1984, Attorney Grievance Commission, 1989-1994, 1997-2001, Attorney Grievance Review Board, 1994-1997), Prince George's County (Member, Committees on: Law Day, 1976-1982, Chair, 1981, Family Law Court Liaison, 1980-1989, Co-Chair, 1985), Maryland State (Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1981-1997, Chair, 1982-1984, Member, 1988-- and Co-Chair, 2001--, Judicial Appointments Committee, Committee on Professionalism, 1989--, Law Practice Management Section Council, 1992-2001, Chair, 1994-1995, Special Committee on Lawyer Assistance, 2001--) and American (Member, Family Law ADR Section Council, 1993-1995, Family Mediation Training Certificate, 1995) Bar Associations, The Bar Association of the District of Columbia.

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Biography: Faculty Member, Maryland State Bar Association Professionalism Course, 1992--. Counsel, Prince George's County Senate Delegation, 1976-1977. President, Prince George's County Women Lawyer's Caucus, 1977. Family Law Columnist, The Daily Record, 1984-1986. Bencher, Montgomery Inn of Court, 1992--. Trustee Director, Maryland State Bar Insurance Trust, 1999.

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Place of birth: Richmond, Virginia

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Cases: Hill v. Hill, 558 A.2d 1231, 79 Md. App. 708 (1989), Bell v. Forti, 584 A.2d 77, 85 Md. App. 345 (1991), Lebac v. Lebac, 109 Md.App. 396, 675 A.2d 131 (1996), Giffin v. Crane, 351 Md. 133, 716 A.2d (1998), Langston v. Langston, 366 Md. 490, 784 A.2d 1086 (2001), Trembow v. Schonfeld 393 Md. 327, 901 A.2d 825 (2006).