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Darren

I have the gift of tremendous insight. I would use it on myself, but there's nothing wrong with me.

About Me

I am a lawyer in Baltimore. I do mostly civil litigation (collection cases, personal injury) but I also do some criminal work and, really, just about anything else that comes in the door. I am not at all stressed out like many lawyers seem to be. That's probably because I work with people I like and I enjoy what I do. In addition to being a partner in my law firm, I also teach a course in legal writing for first year law students at University of Baltimore School of Law. Also, I have served on the UB Board of Governors since 1997. If you want to know more go to my law firm web site...www.bmclawgroup.com.
You are Superman Superman 90% The Flash 65% Green Lantern 65% Spider-Man 60% Iron Man 55% Hulk 50% Supergirl 47% Robin 47% Wonder Woman 32% Batman 30% Catwoman 25% You are mild-mannered, good,
strong and you love to help others.
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My Interests

My busy work schedule does not allow me the kind of free time I had back in the good old days of college (and even law school) but I do try to work out a few times a week. Tuesday nights are for grabbing a pizza and whatever new DVD came out that day. I also happen to be a huge comic book fan: Superman, Spider-Man, etc...don't laugh, it's good stuff. I think my love for these heroes and their constant re-enforcement of the concept that good should triumph over evil probably helped my decision to become a lawyer.

I'd like to meet:

New clients! You never know when you are going to need a lawyer. When I first signed up with AOL years ago, I was frequently IMed by people with legal issues. This seems like an even better way of networking.I'd also like to meet Rocky Balboa...oh wait, that already happened on December 5, 2006 at the movie screening in DC.And he even autographed my Rocky movie poster...thanks Sly!

Music:

Sinatra, either by himself or with anyone else, but especially with Sammy and Dean; Elvis Presley; any of the Motown groups; Billy Joel; The Four Seasons (Frankie Valli, not Vivaldi). Also, the soundtracks to the various productions of Evita (can't explain it.)

Movies:

This is hard to list, because I probably have over a hundred DVDs. Off the top of my head, Swingers, Fletch, Stripes, Animal House, the Rocky series, Eurotrip, Can't Hardly Wait, The Rat Pack (HBO movie), the Kevin Smith movies (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks II), Waiting....

Television:

Present: Entourage; Curb Your Enthusiasm; Boston Legal; Smallville; Heroes; Law & Order. Past: Seinfeld; Larry Sanders; Married with Children; Saved by the Bell; Star Treks; Taxi; The Prisoner. CHECK OUT THIS NEWLY DISCOVERED LOST EPISODE OF SEINFELD: ..

Books:

Straight Shooting: What's Wrong With America and How to Fix It by John Silber. Recent reads: Rat Pack Confidential by Shawn Levy; The Case for Israel by Alan Dershowitz; The Shroud of the Thwacker by Chris Elliott. The Age of Sacred Terror by two former NSA analysts.

Heroes:

John Silber, president of Boston University. Reading his book caused me to drop my plans to become a doctor and go into law instead. Fred Bierer, my now retired law partner, who took me in, treated me like a son, and set an example of a great lawyer. Last, but not least, my mother.

My Blog

Friends Requests

I have been on here for several months, and although I am on here primarily to network, I don't really see the value in adding random strangers as friends.  If you need to speak to me at some poi...
Posted by Darren on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:54:00 PST