C. WILLIAM MICHAELS, ESQ.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Address: **** ********, *********, ******** *****

Phone: 443-***-**** (cell)

Birthdate: 10/10/52

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

August, 1975 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW

to Baltimore, Maryland

May, 1978

Activities: Associate Editor, Maryland Law Review

Managing Editor, Maryland Law Forum

Bar Admission: 1978 (Admitted to practice in Maryland) August, 1973 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY

to Waltham, Massachusetts

May, 1975 B.A. magna cum laude, with Special Honors in Politics. Activities: Associate Editor, Justice (weekly paper) Awards: Alan B. Saunders Student Leadership Award

August, 1970 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

to College Park, Maryland (before transfer to Brandeis) May 1973

Activities: Associate Editor: Diamondback (daily paper) (Other editor positions, 1970-73)

Creator-Interviewer: "Conversation Piece" radio interview program Awards: Various writing awards in regional student writing competitions, including First and Second Place awards for news writing and features Governor's Student Leadership Award

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

February, 1987 C. WILLIAM MICHAELS LAW OFFICES

to Legal Research and Writing Service/Appellate Practice present Baltimore, Maryland

website: cwilliammichaels.com

Founder of consultant-style research and writing service for attorneys. Case research, office memos, pleadings, memoranda for trial court matters, and briefs. Concentrating on appellate cases—either as counsel of record or as a drafter. Also directly represent clients on appeal. Assignments or appeals involve cases before agencies and courts, including (as a drafter) numerous Federal or State appellate courts. Representing clients in Maryland appellate courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Topics include: administrative law, constitutional law, corporations, criminal law, domestic relations, insurance, foreclosure defense, landlord-tenant, medical malpractice, and negligence.

May, 1986 LEGAL EDITOR, Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) to Environment Reporter

February, 1987 Washington, D.C.

Legal editor/writer for weekly specialty publication by large publishing firm on environment. Researched, wrote articles for weekly "Current Developments" section (chiefly on civil and criminal environment enforcement matters), and selected and prepared court decisions for weekly "Decisions" issue, including writing headnotes. Duties also involved interviews, reporting on Capitol Hill committee activities and hearings, tracking national legislative and agency (EPA) issues. June, 1982 COORDINATOR, Justice & Peace Office

to Archdiocese of Baltimore

May, 1986 Baltimore, Maryland

Coordinated activities of Baltimore Archdiocese Justice & Peace Office on current issues. Position included tracking Congressional activity on various issues, preparing or delivering testimony before Maryland General Assembly or Congress, briefing Bishops on issues, preparing wide range of materials for general distribution on various topics, working with diocesan parishes, schools, and committees, making presentations, and organizing events with local and regional groups. Also staff for the Justice

& Peace Commission (monthly meetings, several subcommittees). August, 1980 FREELANCE WRITER/EDITOR

to Columbia, Maryland

June, 1982

Conducted individual freelance writer/editor projects, including weekly column on community issues for Howard Sun (local edition of Baltimore Sunpapers) and column on legal and political issues for the Daily Record. Also involved research/writing/editing on book projects, including: Maryland landlord-tenant law, stories of casework done by Capitol Hill offices, and manuscript for book on fear of crime for (as it was then known) MacNeil-Lehrer Report (manuscript is unpublished). February, 1980 EDITOR AND GENERAL MANAGER

to Howard County News

August, 1980 Ellicott City, Maryland

(Short-term position by special arrangement with publisher). Responsible for weekly publication of local county newspaper. [No longer published] Activities: redesigned newspaper format, developed internship program, introduced new weekly feature supplement, monitored editorial and production staff, devised advertising and promotion campaigns, wrote weekly articles and editorials, supervised page layout, reviewed and improved budget and finances. August, 1978 LAW CLERK, CIRCUIT COURT FOR HOWARD COUNTY to (Judge Guy Cicone)

January, 1980

Researched and drafted opinions, conducted case management, met with judge at least daily to discuss cases, observed trials, updated law library, contacted attorneys (with permission) regarding opinions filed. OTHER RELEVANT ACTIVITIES OR ASSOCIATIONS

October, 2002 AUTHOR, NO GREATER THREAT: AMERICA AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 AND THE RISE OF A NATIONAL SECURITY STATE

(Algora Publishing, 2002, Second Edition 2005)

No Greater Threat contains a complete review and analysis of the entire USA PATRIOT Act, still the only book to do so. It then identifies and examines 12 common characteristics of a national security state, considering how far America has come since September 11 (2001) in fulfilling those characteristics, in view of government activity, Congressional legislation, agency actions, recent court decisions, and national trends. The book then looks at long term goals of peace and security and suggests how they might be achieved in a global, interdependent world. Presentations, interviews, and events related to book include radio and television interviews, speaking engagements, conferences and workshops, and special teach-in programs.

(The book is still available from online sources)

Member, The Daily Record Editorial Advisory Board

2005-present

Write and circulate editorials dealing with current legal issues related to Maryland, among the members, to eventually run in the digital and/or print edition of The Daily Record. Members meet monthly.

Member, Appellate Practice Committee of the Maryland State Bar Association (Litigation Section)

Member:

--The Maryland State Bar Association

--The Baltimore City Bar Association

--The Baltimore County Bar Association

(Solo and Small Firm Committee)