Howard R. Feldman

Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP

Recognized since 2010

Baltimore, Maryland

Practice Areas

Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law

Information Technology Law

Served as Special Counsel to Chapter 7 trustee in liquidation of Just for Feet, Inc. (the second largest national shoe and sporting apparel retailer) and successfully litigated against its former officers, directors, and independent accounting and auditing firm
Represented mobile office and storage leasing company in patent infringement matter
Successfully represented employers in enforcing non-competition agreements with former employees
Successfully represented client in enjoining termination of software licensing agreement
Successfully represented client in royalty dispute
Advises clients in developing records management policies
Counsel to Creditors' Trustee and Plan Administrator in Liquidation of Health Essentials Solutions, Inc. and its affiliates (a national healthcare provider) in preference litigation and litigation involving accountant malpractice and director and officer liability
Defended and obtained seven figure settlement in favor of Howard County, Maryland in lawsuit involving claims of environmental contamination
Defended legal malpractice action against Baltimore law firm arising out of estate and tax planning
Represented corporate plaintiff in a legal malpractice claim arising out of antitrust counseling and advice
Represented property owners in condemnation actions
Represented Trustee of Creditors' Trust created in bankruptcy case involving liquidation of multi-state healthcare provider in litigation arising out of Medicare fraud and accounting malpractice
Represented nationally renowned healthcare system in mediation involving medical equipment leasing
Represented plaintiff in claim for specific performance of a commercial real estate contract
Represented and received summary judgment in action by seller against the purchaser of a pet supply company
Represented relators in successful action under the False Claims Act
Successfully represented defendant in claim for libel
Defended, and won by summary judgment, a lawsuit for legal malpractice arising out of attorney's representation of client in litigation
Represented plaintiff corporation and obtained favorable settlement in auditing malpractice claim against corporation's accounting/auditing firm

Professional Experience

AV Peer Review Rated: Martindale-Hubbell
Certified Public Accountant
Law Clerk to the Honorable William H. Adkins, II, Court of Appeals of Maryland (1988 - 1989)
Board Member: Small Biotechnology Business Coalition
Member: Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants
Member: Maryland State Bar Association
Member: District of Columbia Bar Association
Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City
Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City Judicial Appointments Committee
Chair: Whiteford, Taylor & Preston's Technology Committee
Former Board of Governors: Maryland State Bar Association
Former Member: Maryland State Bar Association Planning and Technology Committees
Former Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City Judicial Administration Committee (1999-2006)
Former Adjunct Professor: University of Baltimore School of Law

Civic Activities & Public Service

Board Member: My Sister's Circle
Board Member: Civic Works
Graduate: Greater Baltimore Committee, LEADERship, 2009
Graduate: Leadership Baltimore County, 2006
Member: Greater Baltimore Committee's Technology and Policy Committee
Board Member: Small Biotechnology Business Coalition
Board Member: The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore
Co-Chair: Leader Development Program of the Baltimore Jewish Council
Volunteer: Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Service
Volunteer: Public Justice Center

Awards

Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2010-2013
Recipient: Distinguished Service Award, Maryland State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 1993

Publications

Author: Chances as Protected Interests: Recovery for the Loss of a Chance and Increased Risk, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1987

University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D. 1988, cum laude)
Staff Member 1986-1987 and Managing Editor 1987-1988, University of Baltimore Law Review
University of Maryland (B.S. 1984)