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James W. Constable
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Phone: (410) 659-1315 (direct dial)
Fax: (410) 659-1350 (fax)
Email: jconstable@wcslaw.com

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AREAS OF PRACTICE
 
Corporate and Business Law
Real Estate
Commercial Transactions
Transportation Law
Commercial Litigation
Arbitration
Estate Planning
Non-Profits
Conservation Easements
Mergers & Acquisitions
Dispute Resolution
Railroad Law
Utility Law
ARTICLES/PUBLICATIONS/SEMINARS
 
• Author, "Charitable Contributions of Conservation Easements", MICPEL (1997)
• Co-Author, "Conservation Easements and Estate Planning" 12th Annual Estate Planning Institute, MICPEL (1999)
• Author, "Tax Credits for Heritage Property Renovations", Smart CEO (March 2002)
• "International Commercial Transactions, MICPEL (2005 - awaiting printing) (Author of chapter on Arbitration of International Disputes)
• Editor, "International Commercial Transactions", MICPEL, (1989)(Author of Chapter on Arbitration of International Disputes)
• Numerous seminars and presentations on land use planning, succession planning, sale and donation of development rights,                international dispute resolution, estate planning, mergers and acquisitions.
  AWARDS & HONORS
 

Chosen for inclusion in "Maryland´s Super Lawyers® 2009" for Business/Corporate.  Click here to see Jame´s profile page on Super Lawyers® website.

BAR ADMISSIONS
 
• Maryland, United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1968)
• United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit (1968)
• United States Supreme Courts (1968)
CLERKSHIPS
 
Frederick J. Singley Jr., Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1968-1969
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
 
• Trustee, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Inc.
• Trustee, Maryland Historical Society
• Trustee, Maryland Environmental Trust
• Chairman, The Manor Conservancy, Inc.
• Chairman, Manor Area Association
• Former Chairman, Baltimore County Landmarks Preservation Committee
• Former Trustee: Preservation Maryland
• Baltimore County Task Forces Investigating Land Use Planning (ongoing)
• Maryland Task Force Investigating Exports (1980s)
• Baltimore County Task Force Investigating Cable Television (1980s)
EDUCATION
 
University of Maryland, School of Law, J.D. 1968
University of Virginia, B.A. 1965
Gilman School, 1960
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
 
Corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies
Tax Exempt Organizations
Railroads
Gas and Electric Companies
Schools
Land Owners
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
 
• Bar Association of Baltimore City
• Maryland State Bar Association (Past Chairman of International Commercial Law Section)
• American Bar Association (Section on Banking and Business Law; Section on Public Utilities Law)
• American Arbitration Association (Commercial Panel; Large Complex Commercial Case Panel)
• International Center for Dispute Resolution, Panel of Neutrals
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit Judicial Conference.

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