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Kathleen Dumais' Biography

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Full Name:

Kathleen M. Dumais

Gender:

Female

Family:

Single

Birth Date:

07/05/1958

Birth Place:

La Jolla, CA

Home City:

Rockville, MD

Religion:

Roman Catholic

JD, University of Maryland Francis King CareySchool of Law, 1980-1983

BA, Public Affairs and Government/Communications, Mount Vernon College, 1980

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 15, 2002-2021

Majority Leader, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2019

Parliamentarian, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007-2010

Member, Commission on Child Custody Decision Making, 2013-present

Member, Special Joint Commission on Public Safety and Security in State and Local Correctional Facilities, 2013-present

Member, Maryland Access to Justice Commission, 2008-present

Legislative Representative, Montgomery County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee, 2004-present

Member, Maryland Green Caucus, 2003-present

Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2003-present

Former Member, Children, Youth, and Families Committee, Maryland House of Delegates

Member, Foster Care Court-Improvement Implementation Committee, 2007-present

Former Member, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, Families, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Member, Maryland Medical Marijuana Model Program Work Group, 2011-present

Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-present

Member, Redistricting and Elections Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2005-present

Former Member, Spending Affordability Committee, Maryland House of Delegates

Member, Task Force to Study Implementing a Civil Right to Counsel in Maryland

Chair, Bi-County Agency Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2008-2010

Chair, Family Law Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007-2010

Member, Family Law Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2010

Member, Maryland Alcohol Safety Action Program Committee, 2010

Member, Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol, 2007-2008

Chair, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Matters Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2007-2008

Member, Bi-County Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2003-2007

Chair, Montgomery County Delegation, 2007

Member, Estates and Trusts Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2006

Member, Legislative Committee, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2006

Member, Juvenile Services Workgroup, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2005

Senior Counsel, Ethridge Quinn Kemp McAuliffe Rowan & Hartinger, 2011-present

Principal Attorney, Paley, Rothman, Goldstein, Rosenberg & Cooper, 1996-2011

Attorney, Quinn, McAuliffe and Dumais, 1989-1996

Employee, United States District Court for District of Maryland, 1990

Assistant to Dean, University of Maryland University College Graduate School, 1988-1989

Acting Administrative Assistant, Montgomery County Public Schools Office of Superintendent, 1987-1988

High School Teacher, St. Elizabeth Seton High School, Bladensburg, Maryland, 1986-1987

Teacher, United States History and Government, Saint Elizabeth Seton High School, Bladensburg, 1986-1987

Member, Task Force to Study Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment, 2017-present

Member, Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board, 2016-present

Senior Counsel, Ethridge, Quinn, Kemp, McAuliffe, Rowan & Hartinger, 2011-present

Member, Board of Trustees, Citizenship for Law-Related Education Program, 2003-present

Member, Board of Trustees, Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2003-present

Fellow, Maryland State Bar Foundation, 1999-present

Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Member, District 15 Democratic Club

Member, District of Columbia Bar Association

Member, Maryland State Bar Association, Family and Juvenile Law Section

Member, Women's Bar Association of Maryland

Member, Women's Suburban Democratic Club

Member, Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council, 2015-2016

Member, Task Force to Study Sports Injuries in High School Female Athletes, 2014-2016

Vice-President, Board of Directors, Saint Vincent Pallotti High School, Laurel, 1998-2009

Member, Montgomery County Bar Foundation, 1998-2006

Member, Task Force on Missing Vulnerable Adults, 2004-2005

Barrister, American Inn of Court Montgomery County Chapter, 1999-2002

Member, Executive Committee, Women's Bar Association of Maryland, 1995-2002

Past President, Women's Bar Association of Maryland Montgomery County Chapter, 1999-2002

Member, Alan J. Goldstein Chapter, American Inn of Court, 1997-2000

Member, Board of Directors, Summer Ridge Condominiums, 1991-1999

Treasurer, Montgomery County Bar Foundation, 1998-1999

Co-Chair/Treasurer, Montgomery County Bar Association Family Law Section, 1997-1998

Barrister, American Inn of Court Montgomery County Chapter, 1993-1996

Pupil, American Inn of Court Montgomery County Chapter, 1990-1992

Member, American Inn of Court Montgomery County Chapter, 1990-1992

Co-Chair, Montgomery County Bar Association New Practitioners’ Section, 1990-1992

Awards:

Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2005, 2007, 2009

Legislative Policy Award, Maryland Chapter, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 2009

Beverly A. Groner Family Law Award, Family and Juvenile Law Section, Maryland State Bar Association, 2010

Legislative Policy Award, Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women, 2008

Maryland Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record, 2010

Award of Special Recognition, Maryland Legal Services Corporation, 2010

Champion for Children, Department of Human Resources and Maryland State Bar Association, 2010

Rita C. Davidson Award, Women's Bar Association of Maryland, 2010

Dorothy Beatty Memorial Award, The Women's Law Center of Maryland, 2010

Legislator of the Year Award, Maryland Access to Justice Commission, 2011

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