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Alexander Wright is a principal resident in the firm’s Towson office and is the chairman of the Alternative Dispute Resolution group and a member of the Litigation department. Mr. Wright also serves as Co-Chair of our firm's Diversity Committee. His practice focuses on arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution with a particular emphasis on matters involving medical malpractice, personal injury, construction, domestic, bankruptcy and labor and employment law. Mr. Wright is on various national panels as an arbitrator, including the National Association of Security Dealers, the American Arbitration Association, the New York Stock Exchange and the National Arbitration Forum. Prior to joining Miles & Stockbridge, Mr. Wright served for nearly 10 years as a Baltimore County Judge both in the District and Circuit Courts. While on the bench, Mr. Wright presided over a docket that included cases ranging from multimillion-dollar medical malpractice cases to death penalty cases. His career also has included appointments as assistant attorney general and as principal counsel to a number of state agencies of the State of Maryland, including the Department of Economic and Employment Development and the Office of Judicial Affairs. Earlier in his legal career, he served as an assistant attorney general in the State’s Department of Personnel, as an associate in private practice, and as an assistant public defender for Baltimore City. While in the attorney general’s office, Mr. Wright handled appellate cases on various topics including salary grades and workers’ compensation. He also supervised assistants handling unemployment appeals, including class action appeals. Mr. Wright has significant experience handling employee grievances, arbitration, and litigation of public sector employment cases. In addition, he has presided over varied employment cases involving restrictive covenants and employment-related torts. As part of a newly-instituted Multi-Disciplinary Risk Management and Avoidance Project, Mr. Wright was retained to make an assessment of an office unit for a major manufacturer. There were allegations of discrimination and reverse discrimination. The initial request was for a recommendation for a diversity trainer. The Alternative Dispute Resolution group was successful in convincing management that training that focused on accepting differences was not going to get to the core issues causing the conflict. After an assessment of the problem, the group determined that the problem was related more to organization and communication. Recommendations were made to change the organization chart, train employees, restructure the workplace and to take certain disciplinary actions. The unit has begun to work cohesively. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution Family Law & Private Clients Labor & Employment Employment Discrimination Litigation Human Resource Management Investigations & Internal Compliance Audits Non-Competition Agreements & Trade Secrets Bar Admissions/Court Admissions:Maryland United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit United States District Court for the District of Maryland United States Supreme Court Education:University of Maryland, J.D. 1974. Morgan State University, B.A. 1971. Affiliations, Associations and Special Achievements: Association for Conflict Resolution Baltimore County Bar Association: Board of Directors Baltimore County Ethics Commission Baltimore Magazine: Listed as a Maryland Super Lawyer (2007) Black Professional Men, Inc.: Community Service Award (2002) Center for International Legal Studies: Visiting Professor. John Paul Catholic University, Lublin, Poland Center for International Studies: Visiting Professor M.O.R.E.: Judge Harry Cole Leadership Award (2002) Maryland Defense Council, Inc. Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc.: Curriculum Committee (2002-2005) Maryland State Bar Association: Bar Insurance Trust Fund Maryland State Bar Association: Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Maryland State Bar Association: Litigation Section Council Member Maryland State Trial: Baltimore County Court Nominating Board Maryland Trial Lawyer Association Monumental City Bar Association NAACP - Baltimore County National Institute for Trial Advocacy: Volunteer Faculty Paul's Place Outreach Center, Inc.: Board of Directors, President Rule Day Law Club The Daily Record: Editorial Board; Leadership in the Law Award (2003-2005) Valley Planning Council Wednesday Law Club Publications: Revised Uniform Arbitration Act Brings Change, Maryland Defense Line (2004). Work Place Conflict, Frederick News Post (August 20, 2005). Speaking Engagements: Early Mediation to Protect the Company and Its Reputation, 9th Annual ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference, Washington, D.C. (April 28, 2007). Health Care 2006: The Dispute Resolution Tool-Kit for Mediator and Arbitrator, 9th Annual ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference, Washington, D.C. (April 26, 2007). The Employee is Gone? What About the Bonus? Recent Developments in the Maryland Wage Payment Law Following Medex v. McCabe, Miles & Stockbridge P.C. Labor & Employment Group Seminar, Baltimore, Maryland (May 2003).Risk Management -- A Judge’s Perspective, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland (October 15, 2003). |
