KAREN ANNE FERRETTI
204 Monroe Street
Suite 101
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(301) 251-0440
KAF@adclawfirm.com
EDUCATION:
1996
Juris Doctorate Degree
University of Baltimore, School of Law, Baltimore,
Maryland, Cum Laude
1992
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Loyola College, Baltimore, Maryland
PROFESSIONAL LEGAL POSITIONS:
6/13 – Present:
Partner, Armstrong, Donohue,
Ceppos, Vaughan & Rhoades, Chartered.
Trial work representing both plaintiffs and defendants
involving various areas of the law including the defense of
complex medical malpractice actions on behalf of hospitals,
physicians, nurse-practitioners, health maintenance
organizations and other health care providers, plaintiff and
defense personal injury actions, contract disputes and
issues, as well as workers’ compensation in the courts
throughout Maryland and the District of Columbia.
08/11-5/13:
Senior Associate Attorney, Armstrong, Donohue,
Ceppos, Vaughan & Rhoades, Chartered.
Trial work representing both plaintiffs and defendants
involving various areas of the law including the defense of
complex medical malpractice actions on behalf of hospitals,
physicians, nurse-practitioners, health maintenance
organizations and other health care providers, plaintiff and
defense personal injury actions, contract disputes and
issues, as well as workers’ compensation in the courts
throughout Maryland and the District of Columbia.
10/03 to 06/07:
Associate Attorney, Armstrong, Donohue,
Ceppos, Vaughan & Rhoades, Chartered.
Trial work representing both plaintiffs and defendants
involving various areas of the law including the defense of
complex medical malpractice actions on behalf of hospitals,
physicians, nurse-practitioners, health maintenance
organizations and other health care providers, plaintiff and
defense personal injury actions, contract disputes and
issues, as well as workers’ compensation in the courts
throughout Maryland and the District of Columbia
08/93-10/03
Associate Attorney, McCarthy, Wilson & Ethridge
Rockville, Maryland
Litigation involving the defense of complex dental
malpractice actions, professional negligence actions
representing teachers and insurance agents, personal injury
causes of actions for both plaintiffs and defendants, and
workers compensation actions in courts throughout
Maryland and the District of Columbia.
07/96 to 08/97:
Law Clerk, the Honorable D. Warren Donohue, Circuit
Court for Montgomery County, Maryland
05/93 – 06/96:
Law Clerk, McCarthy, Wilson & Ethridge
BAR ADMISSIONS:
Maryland Court of Appeals (1996)
U.S. District Court, Maryland (1997)
District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1998)
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia (2000)
MEMBERSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL ORANIZATIONS:
Maryland State Bar Association
Maryland State Bar Association Bar Fellow
District of Columbia Bar Association
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Montgomery County Bar Association
Montgomery County Bar Leaders
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING POSITIONS:
08/10-6/11
Teacher, New Hanover County Public Schools,
Wilmington, North Carolina, 5th Grade
North Carolina State Certified Elementary and Secondary
Education
01/10-6/10
Teacher, St. Mark Catholic School,
Wilmington, North Carolina, 6th Grade
04/08-01/10
Certified Teacher/ Tutor, Teaching Assistant, New Hanover
County Public Schools,
Wilmington, North Carolina, 5th Grade
9/92-10/93
Long Term and Short Term Substitute Teacher, Montgomery
County Public Schools,
Montgomery County, Maryland, Grades K-12
Maryland State Certified Secondary Education, Social Studies
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