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Charles S. Fax

Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC
Maryland
Business LitigationClass Action LitigationCommercial Litigation
7979 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 400, Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Charles S. Fax

Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC
Maryland
Business LitigationClass Action LitigationCommercial Litigation
7979 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 400, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(301) 951-0150
cfax@rwlls.com
www.rwllaw.com
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Bio

CHARLES S. FAX

e-mail: cfax@rlls.com

www.charlesfaxlaw.com

 

OFFICE:        7979 Old Georgetown Road         HOME:   10720 Gloxinia Drive

Suite 400                                                         North Bethesda, Maryland 20852

Bethesda, Maryland 20814                             mobile:      (410) 274-1453

(301) 3951-0150

 

EMPLOYMENT:

 

RIFKIN WEINER LIVINGSTON, LLC (Maryland)

Partner, 2010 –  ; Of Counsel, 2006 – 2009

 

Concentrates in commercial litigation; class actions; business tort defense; insurance coverage; government procurement law; land use litigation; professional responsibility; constitutional law.

 

SHAPIRO SHER GUINOT & SANDLER (Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.)

Senior Partner, 1989 -­ 2006

Executive Committee, 1999-2005

Co-chairman, Litigation Department, 1989 -­ 2006

 

PORTER, WRIGHT, MORRIS & ARTHUR (Washington, D.C. and Ohio)

Partner, 1985 – 1989; Partner in Charge of Washington Office 1985 - 1987

 

CHAPMAN, DUFF AND PAUL (Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico)

Partner, 1979 – 1984; Executive Committee, 1979 – 1982; Chairman, Executive Committee, 1981 - 1982; Chairman, Litigation Department, 1979 – 1984;      Associate, 1974 – 1979

 

OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY

New York City (Bronx County)

Assistant District Attorney, 1973 – 1974

 

EDUCATION:

 

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL

J.D. with Honors, 1973

National Moot Court Team 1972 – 1973

 

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

B.A., Political Science, 1970

BAR MEMBERSHIPS:

 

Maryland; District of Columbia; New York

United States District Court for the District of Maryland; Southern District of New York; Eastern District of New York; District of Columbia

United States Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit; First, Second, Fourth, Sixth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits

United States Supreme Court

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

Co-author, Discovery Problems and Their Solutions, Third Edition (ABA Publ. 2013, 565 pp.); Second Edition (ABA Publ. 2009, 533 pp.), First Edition (ABA Publ. 2005, 446 pp.) (Fourth Edition to be published in January 2020)

Co-author, Maryland Discovery Problems and Solutions (MICPEL 2008, 450 pp.) (Second Edition to be published in January 2020)

Regular Columnist, Litigation News Magazine, ABA Section of Litigation, 2008 – 2018

Editor, Litigation News On-Line, ABA Section of Litigation, 2006 – 2008

Author, numerous legal articles (see attachment hereto)

Author, series of 10 autobiographical essays published in Baltimore Sun and      Evening Sun (1989-1991)

 

HONORS:

 

Biographee, Who’s Who in America 2001 – 2018

Named “Maryland Super Lawyer” by Baltimore Magazine, 2009-2019

Named “Washington D.C. Super Lawyer” by D.C. Magazine, 2008-2018

Named one of “Greater Washington Legal Elite” by Washington Smart CEO        Magazine, August 2006

Martindale-Hubbell “AV” Rated, 1995-

 

MISCELLANEOUS:

 

Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Baltimore Law School, 2010 - 2015

Special Litigation Counsel to Governor of Puerto Rico, 1994-2000

Special Litigation Counsel to Baltimore City Mayor, 1994-95

 

Jewish National Fund: National Vice President, Israel Action, 2011 – ; National Vice President, Campaign, 2007 – 2010; Member, Board of Directors, 2007 – ; Member, Board of Trustees, 2005 – ; Chairman, Makor National Leadership Society, 2005 – 2007; President, Mid Atlantic Zone, 2005 – 2007; President, Maryland Region, 2003 – 2005

April, 2019

 

 

Legal Publications by Charles S. Fax

“When Is a Motion to Dismiss Not a Motion to Dismiss?”, Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 38, No. 4, Summer 2013
“Why Do Lawyers Still Make Boilerplate Objections to Civil Discovery?”, Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 43, No. 3, Spring 2018
“A Tale of Discovery under the Hague Convention: Was the Expense Worth It?”, Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 39, No. 1, Fall 2013
“Big Changes on the Horizon for the Federal Rules,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 39, No. 2, Winter 2014
“Less Is More: Proposed Rule 37(e) Strikes the Right Balance,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 39, No. 4, Summer 2014.
“Proposed Changes to Federal Rules Prompt Pushback,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 39, No. 3, Spring 2014.
“Standing Committee Approves Proposed Rules: The Judicial Conference is Next,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 40, No. 1, Fall 2014
“Out of the Box Sanctions Imposed for Abusive Defense of Deposition,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 40, No. 2, Winter 2015
“A Primer on Rule 12(f) Motions to Strike,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 41, No. 3, Spring 2016.
“Qualcomm Lives!  Lawyers Beware,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 40, No. 3, Spring 2015
Book Review: “Essential Reading on Cross-Examination,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 40, No. 3, Spring 2015
“Supreme Court Reminds Bar of Limits on Counsel's Duty to the Client,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 40, No. 4, Summer 2015
Co-Author of First, Second and Third Editions of “Discovery Problems and Their Solutions,” ABA Publishing.  Third Edition was published in April 2013.
“Serial Abuse of Discovery Rules Warrants Disbarment,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 41, No. 1, Fall 2015
“Maryland Discovery Problems and Solutions,” MICPEL, June, 450 pp., 2008
“Outside the Box Discovery Sanctions Reversed for Lack of Clear Notice,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 41, No. 2, Winter 2016.
“Discovery Problems and Their Solutions, Second Edition,” ABA Publishing, August, 550 pp, 2009
Book Review: “Inside a Judge's Head,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 41, No. 3, Spring 2016
“Professionalism Undermined by Misconduct in Deposition,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 35, No. 3, Spring, 2010
“What Can You Disclose in Moving to Withdraw as Counsel?”, Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 42, No. 2, Winter, 2017
“Technical Amendments to Rules in 2009 Presage Further Changes in 2010,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 35, No. 2, Winter, 2010
“The Hole in Rule 30,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 41, No. 4, Summer, 2016.
“Sunshine in Litigation Act Might Finally See the Light of Day,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 35, No. 1, Fall, 2009
“Solutions for a Justice System ‘In Serious Need of Repair,’” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 34, No. 4, Summer, 2009
“The Parameters and Pitfalls of Payments to Fact Witnesses,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 42, No. 1, Fall, 2016
“Twombly Rules,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 34, No. 3, Spring, 2009
“When Overbilling Leads to Disciplinary Sanctions,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 42, No. 3, Spring 2017.
“Rule 26 to Change,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 34, No. 2, Winter 2009
Book Review: “A Comprehensive Handbook on the Class Action Fairness Act,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 42, No. 3, Spring 2017
“Inadvertent Disclosure of ESI and ‘Reasonable Care,’” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Fall, 2008
“The Perils of Appearing Pro Hac,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 42, No. 4, Summer 2017
“Proportionality in E-Discovery: Wishful Thinking?”, Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol.36, No. 1, Fall 2010
“Instead of Revising the Rules, Why Not Simply Follow Them?”, Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 35, No. 4, Summer 2010
“To Tell the Truth,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 36, No. 2, Winter 2011
“Does the Proposed Amendment to Rule 11 Solve a Problem or Create One?”, Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 36, No. 4, Summer 2011
“One E-Discovery Trap, and How to Avoid It,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 37, No. 1, Fall 2011
“Does Federalism Work for the Federal Rules?”, Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 37, No. 2, Winter 2012
“A Modest Proposal: Discard Spoliation Sanctions,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 37, No. 3, Spring 2012
“Why You Must Read the Local Rules,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 37, No. 4, Summer 2012
“Taking the Fun Out of Rule 45,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 38, No. 1, Fall 2012
“Federal Spoliation Rule Moves Forward,” Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 38, No. 2, Winter 2013
“A Trend Toward Cost-Shifting in Discovery?”, Litigation News, ABA Section of Litigation, Vol. 38, No. 3, Spring 2013

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