Owen C. Jarvis joined CarneyKelehan, a law firm based in Columbia. With more than 15 years of experience in law, Jarvis will practice as a general attorney in all areas of the firm. Prior to joining CarneyKelehan, Jarvis served as director of legal services for St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, which provides free counseling and… READ MORE
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CarneyKelehan adds Owen C. Jarvis as general attorney
Owen C. Jarvis joined CarneyKelehan, a law firm based in Columbia. With more than 15 years of experience in law, Jarvis will practice as a general attorney in all areas of the firm.
Prior to joining CarneyKelehan, Jarvis served as director of legal services for St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, which provides free counseling and legal services to homeowners in Baltimore. Jarvis managed the staff and budget of the center’s legal department, maintained an active caseload and expanded the center’s partnerships and community engagement.
Previously, Jarvis was a senior attorney with the Law Offices of Jill Pogach Michaels, where he chaired the firm’s landlord-tenant legal practice, facilitated real estate negotiations and led education events for real estate professionals. He also was an associate attorney for a small firm in Rockville, where he practiced real estate law.
Jarvis served as a student attorney at the University of Maryland’s Community Justice Clinic and held internships in a state senator’s office and Maryland’s Higher Education Commission. He earned his law degree from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and his bachelor’s degree in English from Salisbury University.
CarneyKelehan’s Kevin Kelehan recognized by Maryland State Bar Association
Kevin Kelehan, a partner with Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr, received the Distinguished Maryland Real Property Practitioner Award from the Real Property Section Council of the Maryland State Bar Association. The award “is given annually to a Maryland real estate attorney who best exemplifies the experience, client service, technical skill, integrity, collegiality and courtesy… Continue Reading
Kathy Stump joins CarneyKelehan focusing on education law
Kathy Stump joined Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr LLP as an attorney with a practice focusing on education law. Stump expands the team of firm lawyers representing Maryland boards of education, local superintendents and school systems in federal and state courts, administrative hearings and mediations and arbitrations. The team provides counsel and representation in… Continue Reading
Remembering the Work and Legacy of Thomas M. Meachum
It is with great sadness that the CarneyKelehan family announces that Thomas M. Meachum, our partner, colleague and friend for more than 26 years, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Over the years, Tom provided a balanced, measured, compassionate and highly intellectual approach to our firm.… Continue Reading
CarneyKelehan ranked among 2022 ‘Best Law Firms’
Columbia-based Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett and Scherr LLP was ranked among the 2022 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News & World Report magazine and Best Lawyers, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. CarneyKelehan was ranked in Baltimore’s first tier for real estate law and second tier for business organizations law and construction law.… Continue Reading
Craig Meuser joins CarneyKelehan, expanding firm’s education law practice
Craig Meuser joined Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr as an attorney with a practice focusing on school law. Meuser, who brings 23 years of legal experience, expands the firm’s Education Group, representing local boards of education and school systems throughout the state of Maryland. Prior to joining CarneyKelehan, Meuser represented school boards in Connecticut… Continue Reading
CarneyKelehan Garners Victory for HCC in Class Action Lawsuit
CarneyKelehan’s Eric Brousaides recently represented Howard Community College in a class-action lawsuit related to COVID-19 school closures and received a favorable decision. The case was brought by a student who had enrolled in HCC prior to the pandemic who claimed that the college breached its contract to provide an in-person learning experience when it closed in… Continue Reading
CarneyKelehan’s Peter Fastow elected Real Property Section officer
Peter Fastow, an attorney with Columbia-based law firm Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr, was elected secretary and treasurer of the Real Property Section of the Maryland State Bar Association. The Real Property Section brings together professionals with an interest in real property and related law, including laws concerning eminent domain, foreclosure, land acquisition and… Continue Reading
CarneyKelehan attorney joins Heritage Housing Partners Corp. board
Claude de Vastey Jones, an attorney with Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr, joined the board of directors for Heritage Housing Partners Corp., which works to promote and provide affordable housing in Howard County. “This is such a wonderful opportunity to serve on the board of Heritage Housing Partners, whose mission is to meet one… Continue Reading
CarneyKelehan attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers 2021
Kevin Kelehan and Tom Meachum, partners with Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr LLP, were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2021, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. Kelehan was listed in the publication’s construction law and real estate law practice areas. His real estate practice focuses… Continue Reading