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Midgett S. Parker, Jr. is a Partner in the firm’s Annapolis, Maryland office. His practice involves counseling a variety of clients on a broad range of issues from government regulations to internal operations. He has won numerous major land use cases before local zoning officers, boards, commissions, and councils. Mr. Parker has lobbied federal, state and local officials on administrative matters as diverse as tax legislation, affordable housing, and land use regulations. From 1989 to 2001, he served as the Legal Counsel to the Prince George's County Personnel Board where he authored hundreds of personnel grievance decisions. Mr. Parker has provided legal counsel to business, church and developer clients in land acquisition, land use regulations, financing, construction contracts and dispute resolution in the construction process. He has also provided legal counsel to small businesses on choice of business entity, franchise review and finance. He has proven to be invaluable in building consensus among civic groups, business leaders, and the professional consultants on many multi-million dollar projects. He frequently lectures on employment issues, construction and financing, business law, and legal professionalism. Mr. Parker served in the capacity of general counsel to the 15,000 member Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church of Fort Washington, MD through all phases of its $20 million church construction program. His involvement included legal representation through zoning and subdivision, permits and interaction with building inspectors, loan negotiation and refinancing, arbitration of post construction claims and final acceptance of the 80,000 square foot (3,500 seat) sanctuary. Educational Background Juris Doctor, University of Maryland Law School, 1985 Bachelor of Arts, Morehouse College, 1976 Officer, U.S. Army, 1976-1984 Bar Membership Maryland Court Admission United States Supreme Court Professional Background Linowes and Blocher LLP, Partner, 1997 - Present Fossett & Brugger, Chartered, Principal, 1985 - 1997 Significant Projects Spectrum 95, Landover, Maryland -Zoning and subdivision of 125± acre tract Summerfield, Landover, Maryland -Zoning and subdivision of 325± acre tract #NAME? Ebenezer AME Church, Fort Washington, Maryland -Zoning and subdivision of 33± acre tract -Negotiation of $10 million financing for project Greater Mount Nebo AME Church, Upper Marlboro, Maryland -Acquisition of 90+ acre tract #NAME? #NAME? Greater Morning Star Pentecostal Church, Largo, Maryland -Zoning and subdivision of 80+ acre tract #NAME? Business and Professional Affiliations Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) Prince George’s County Bar Association o Board of Directors, 1987 - 1990 J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, Inc o President, 1989 - 1990 The Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland o Review Board, 1992 - 1995 o Inquiry Panel, 1991-1992 Court of Appeals of Maryland o Character Committee, 1999 - 2002; 1990- 1996 Appellate Judicial Nominating Commission, 1995 - 2002 University of Maryland School of Law o Board of Visitors, 1994 -1996 Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. (MICPEL) o Board of Directors, 1992 - 1994 Maryland Bar Foundation o Fellow, 1995 - Present Maryland National-Capital Building Industry Association o Minority Recruitment Committee, Chair, 1999 - 2001 o Legal Action Committee, Chair, 1998 - 2000 Collective Banking Group of Prince George’s County, Inc. (170+ Churches involved in economic empowerment) o Legal Counsel, 1997 - Present Family Crisis Center, Inc o Board of Directors, 1990 - 1992 Ardmore Developmental Center, Inc. o Board of Directors, 1987 - 1990 NAACP, Prince George’s County o Life Member Chesapeake Bay Trust o Board of Trustees, 1999 - Present o Chairman, 2004-Present Governor's Commission for Protecting the Chesapeake Bay Through Sustainable Forestry o 2005-Present Smithsonian Environmental Research Center o Board of Advisors, 2005-Present Awards and Distinctions 2007 Bridge Builder Award - Black Chamber of Commerce, Anne Arundel County Professional Lectures and Publications MSBA Professionalism Committee, Lecturer Petros Ministries, Inc.: Leadership & Management Conferences in 1999 and 2001 on Business Law and Ethics for Church Leaders, Conference presenter Church Construction Workshops: -NationsBank - Prince George’s County, 1995 -NationsBank - Montgomery County, 1996 -Collective Banking Group’s Church and Community Development Collaborative programs in: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002 Ebenezer AME Church Law Fair, Lecturer on Business Law; President of Law Ministry, 1994 - Present MICPEL, Panelist at Advanced Real Estate Seminar, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2002 (RLUIPA), June 2002. |
