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Areas of Practice:
Ms. McKee's practice focuses on complex civil litigation and family law, including divorces, custody disputes, and prenuptial agreements.
Career Milestones:
In March 2000, Ms. McKee obtained substantial sanctions against a national manufacturer and its attorneys for discovery abuses in a product liability case - a decision that has received statewide attention.
Statement:
"Working in a firm where the attorneys and staff care about the clients on both a personal and professional level, enjoy their work, and pride themselves on being the best that they can be, makes the practice of law a rewarding experience."
Significant Cases:
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Poole v. Textron, Inc.,192 F.R.D. 494 (D. Md. 2000) (substantial recovery for child disfigured in a golf cart accident and sanctions against the manufacturer and its attorneys for concealing information pertaining to the golf cart's defective design).
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Angell v. Henneberry, 92 Md. App. 279, 607 A.2d 590 (1992) (holding that the manner in which a prisoner was admitted into a therapuetic correctional facility entitled him to a due process hearing before being transferred to another facility).
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Stonegate Limited Partnership v. American Siding & Roofing, Inc. (successfully represented developer for substantial defects in a townhouse development caused by the negligent workmanship of one of its subcontractors).
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Sember v. National Federation of the Blind (defeated claims brought against the author, publisher, and sources of an article criticizing a government employee's nepotism).
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Bertani v. Macklin (obtained a substantial settlement on behalf of a homeowner in an architectural malpractice case).
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Second Chance Body Armor, Inc. v. Safariland, Ltd., Inc. (successfully defeated defamation and Lanham Act claims in a nationally publicized multi-district litigation brought by a corporation against competing sales representatives).
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Biography:
Before joining Brown, Goldstein & Levy, Ms. McKee worked several years in what was then the third largest law firm in Maryland. Her practice during those years was devoted exclusively to complex commercial litigation.
Ms. McKee's practice now encompasses both complex civil litigation and family law. She enjoys the tough case, the big case, the bet-your-job or bet-your-company case. Ms. McKee has handled cases at the trial and appellate level involving a broad spectrum of issues, including divorces, custody and support obligations, construction, officer/director liability, defamation, premises liability, professional malpractice, products liability, civil rights violations, and contract and real property disputes. In addition to being known for her litigation skills, Ms. McKee is respected by her adversaries as a tough, but fair negotiator.
Education:
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J.D., Duke University School of Law, 1985
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B.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1981, with General Honors
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Affiliations:
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State and federal bars of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and New Jersey
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Baltimore City Bar Association, Program, Family Law, and Judicial Selections Committees
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Publications:
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"The ADA and the Internet: Must Web Sites Be Accessible to the Disabled?," Maryland Bar Journal, Fall 2000.
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"Motions Practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit," Appellate Practice for the Maryland Lawyer (Paul Mark Sandler & Andrew D. Levy eds., MICPEL 2001).
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