212 West Main Street
Suite 102
Salisbury, Maryland 21801
P: 410-860-1888

Fulton Jeffers

Fulton Jeffers is of counsel to Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr and a member of the firm’s education and business and commercial law practices.

Mr. Jeffers has 44 years of experience representing boards of education including the Wicomico County and Somerset County boards of education as well as the Worcester County Superintendent of Schools and the Talbot County Board of Education Ethics Panel.

Mr. Jeffers has presented legal programs on school law for the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, and has served as President of the Maryland Local School Board Attorneys Association.

A long-time resident of Salisbury, Md., Mr. Jeffers received the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Award for outstanding community service and contribution to the advancement of the Salisbury-Wicomico Area. Returning to live in Salisbury after law school, he taught mathematics in the Wicomico County Public School System for two years. He was elected State’s Attorney for Wicomico County in 1970 and served one term, choosing not to run for re-election. He also opened his own law firm, Fulton P. Jeffers, PA, and now practices with CarneyKelehan as of counsel.

Practice Areas:

School Law
Business Law
Commercial Law

Bar Admissions:

Maryland, 1968
US District Court, District of Maryland, 1974
US Supreme Court, 1980

Education:

Duke University School of Law, J.D.
University of Maryland, B.S., Magna Cum Laude

Professional Associations:

Maryland State Bar Association Board of governors

Wicomico County Bar Association
National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys
Maryland Council of Local School Board Attorneys
Maryland School Board Attorneys Association Former president

Community Involvement:

Greater Salisbury Committees Current member and former chairman

Frederick W. Richmond Foundation Member and legal counsel

Ward Foundation (operators of the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art) Former chairman of the board of directors and former acting executive director

University of Maryland Eastern Shore Board of Advisors Former member

O.U.R. Community Board of Directors Former member

Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore Former legal counsel

Richard A. Henson Foundation Former legal counsel and member

Bank of Maryland Former secretary, chairman of the board and member of the board of directors

Maryland State Bank Former chairman of the board of directors

Mid-Delmarva Family YMCA Former chairman of the board of directors

Salisbury/Wicomico Economic Development Corporation Former chairman

Peninsula Regional Medical Center Former board of trustees member and former chairman of the board