Lawyer Melvin J. Sykes, graduated from Johns Hopkins University, A.B., with honor, 1943 Harvard University, LL.B., magna cum laude, 1948, is now employed by Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP at SunTrust Building 120 East Baltimore Street, Suite 1700 Baltimore, MD 21202.

While being a member of Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc; American Bar Associations., Melvin J. Sykes is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing Melvin J. Sykes as your lawyer, you should consider whether Melvin J. Sykes offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if Melvin J. Sykes has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Melvin J. Sykes's office is located at Baltimore, MD, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

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Melvin J. Sykes has been admitted in 1949, Maryland and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1950, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1955, U.S. Supreme Court. His or her practice areas include Appellate Practice; Litigation; Trusts and Estates Law; General Practice.

Melvin J. Sykes's college and law school education includes Johns Hopkins University, A.B., with honor, 1943, Harvard University, LL.B., magna cum laude, 1948. Other biographical background includes Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Board of Editors, Harvard Law Review, 1947-1948. Law Clerk, Honorable Morris A. Soper, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, 1948-1949. Author: "Inter Vivos Transfers in Violation of the Rights of Surviving Spouses," 10 Md. Law Review, 1; West's Maryland Law Encyclopedia Probate Forms (pocket part), 1966; "Of Men and Laws: Murphy, Cornford, Arnold, Potter, Parkinson, Peter, Maccoby and Gall," 38 Maryland Law Review 37; "A Modest Proposal For A Change in Maryland's Statutes Quo," 43 Maryland Law Review, 647. Co-Author: "Sykes and Tabor," West's Maryland Law Encyclopedia Procedural Forms, 1964; with Matthew Bender, "Jewish Law (mishpat ivri); Cases and Materials," 1999. Legislative Draftsman, Maryland Department of Legislative Reference, 1949-1950. Research Consultant, State Commission on Administrative Organization, 1951-1952. Reporter: State Commission to Study the Judiciary, 1953; State Commission to Revise Laws Relating to Public Service Commission, 1953-1955. Director, 1957-1966 and President, 1962-1964, Baltimore City Bar Library. Member: Legislative Council Committee on Revision of Condemnation Laws, 1961-1963; Baltimore City Charter Revision Commission, 1962-1963; Maryland Constitutional Convention Commission, 1966-1967. Consultant, Governor's Commission to Revise and Recodify the Testamentary Laws, 1968-1969. Member, Governor's Commission to Study State Aid to Non-public Education, 1969-1971. Member, Governor's Commission to Revise the A. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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