Thurman zollicoffer baltimore biography

Thurman W. Zollicoffer Jr. is a graduate of University of Maryland School of Law who currently serves as Chair, EBDI (East Baltimore Development, Inc.). Mr. Zollicoffer is a former City Solicitor and counsel for the Mayor & City Council for the City of Baltimore, managing a staff of 110 and a budget of $14 million. Mr. Zollicoffer oversaw and directed the City of Baltimore’s legal work, including legislative counsel, litigation, and giving legal advice and counsel to City departments, agencies, boards and commissions. He served as member and counsel to the Board of Estimates, the body that deliberates all contracts and financial operations for the City. Mr. Zollicoffer has also had significant accomplishments as City Solicitor includes drafting/negotiating: conduit franchise agreements, the City’s first Charitable Institutions Payment in Lieu of Taxes, the Minority Enterprise Ordinance for the City of Baltimore and the Mayor’s Executive Order, and the successful defense of the Ordinance in federal court.

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  BALTIMORE – Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced today that well-known Baltimore litigator Thurman W. Zollicoffer Jr. will join the firm as a partner in Baltimore. Also joining with him as partners are two additional litigators from Whiteford Taylor Preston: Danielle G. Marcus and Peter W. Sheehan Jr.

  Zollicoffer is a former Baltimore city solicitor and counsel for the mayor and city council for the City of Baltimore, where he managed a staff of 110 and a budget of $14 million. He is joining the litigation team of Michael A. Brown, who joined the firm in 2018 to help open the Baltimore office.

  “We are excited to welcome Thurman, Peter, and Danielle to the firm,” said Baltimore Managing Partner Timothy A. Hodge Jr. “These well-respected litigators will be a great addition to our practice and office as we continue to build a diverse and talented team in Baltimore and the mid-Atlantic region. I am thrilled to have them on the team.”

  Before joining Whiteford Taylor Preston, Zollicoffer oversaw and directed the City of Baltim

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  Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr.

  Thurman serves as trial and local counsel for Fortune 50 corporations and has tried multiple cases across the United States, as well as serving as chief counsel for hundreds of cases arising in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia. He has represented corporate healthcare clients in white collar criminal fraud. He also has experience in real estate issues, including development and financing, and in labor and employment law, including employee claim prevention, union negotiations, and government sector employment.

  Thurman is a former city solicitor and counsel for the mayor and city council for the City of Baltimore, where he managed a staff of 110 and a budget of $14 million. He oversaw and directed the City of Baltimore’s legal work, including legislative counsel, litigation, and giving legal advice and counsel to city departments, agencies, boards, and commissions. He served as a member and counsel to the Board of Estimates, the body that deliberates all contracts and financial operations for the city. Thurman had significant acc