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John Burson
Cynthia Beattie
Gregory Britto
Kristine Brown
Brett Callahan
Michael Coogen, Jr.
Diann Green Burns
Jessica Harrington
Brian LaManna
Jason Murphy
Heather Roberts
William M. Savage
Ken Savitz
Joe Shannon
Sarah Shyr
Erika Sonstroem
Debra Stump
Erik Yoder

 



John Burson

John Burson has been the Managing Partner of Shapiro & Burson, LLP since its inception in 1985. From the beginning, Shapiro & Burson, LLP has limited its practice to the representation of mortgage lenders in foreclosures, bankruptcies, evictions, and other matters related to loan servicing throughout all of Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

Bar Admissions:
• Commonwealth of Virginia, 1982
• District of Columbia, 1982
• State of Maryland, 1985
• United States District Courts
   - Eastern District of Virginia
   - Western District of Virginia
   - District of Columbia
   - State of Maryland
• Inactive member of the bars of California, 1978, and Pennsylvania, 1980

Law School:
University of California, Los Angeles, (J.D., 1977)

Undergraduate Education:
University of Illinois, Urbana, (B.A., 1974)

Member:
State Bar organizations in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Fairfax Bar Association, Real Property Section - Maryland Bar and Mortgage Bankers Association

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Cynthia Beattie

Bar Admissions:
• Commonwealth of Virginia, 2002

Law School:
George Mason University, School of Law (J.D., 2002)

Undergraduate Education:
Univeristy of Virginia (B.A, 1988)

Member:
Virginia State Bar and the Fairfax Bar Association

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Gregory N. Britto

Bar Admissions:
• Commonwealth of Virginia, 1984
• District of Columbia, 1990
• State of Maryland, 1998
• United States District Court
   - Western District of Virginia
   - District of Columbia
   - State of Maryland
• Certificate of Good Standing in United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Law School:
University of Richmond, School of Law (J.D., 1984)

Undergraduate Education:
Univeristy of Virginia (B.A, 1981)

Member:
State Bar organizations in Virginia and Maryland, American Bar Association,Fairfax Bar Association, Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar, Real Property Section - District of Columbia Bar

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Kristine Brown

Bar Admissions:
• State of Maryland, 2000
• United States District Court
   - State of Maryland, 2001

Law School:
Duquesne School of Law, (J.D., 1999)

Undergraduate Education:
Wheeling Jesuit College, (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996)

Member:
Member of the Maryland State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Bar Association Greenbelt Division, and NACTT

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Brett A. Callahan

Bar Admissions:
• Commonwealth of Virginia, 2007

Law School:
George Mason University, School of Law (J.D., 2007)

Undergraduate Education:
Cornell University (B.S., 2004)

Member:
Real Property and Bankruptcy Law Sections – Virginia State Bar

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Michael Coogen, Jr.

Bar Admissions:
• Commonwealth of Virginia
   - U.S. District Court for the Eastern
      District of Virginia
• District of Columbia
   - U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
   - U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia
• State of Maryland
   - U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
   - U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Maryland

Law School:
Thomas M. Cooley, School of Law (J.D., 1996)

Undergraduate Education:
Villanova University (June 1991)

Member:
Member of the American Bar Association, Maryland Bar Association, and Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

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Diann Green Burns

Bar Admissions:
• Commonwealth of Virginia
• United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• United States District Court:
   - Eastern District of Virginia
   - Western District of Virginia
• United States Bankruptcy Court:
   - Eastern District of Virginia
   - Western District of Virginia

Law School:
William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV(J.D., 2007)

Undergraduate Education:
SUNY University at Buffalo (B.S., 2000)

Member:
Virginia State Bar Association
American Bar Association

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Jessica L. Harrington

Bar Admissions:
• State of Maryland, 2007

Law School:
Emory University, School of Law (J.D., 2007)

Undergraduate Education:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2002)

Member:
Maryland State Bar Association

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Brian T. LaManna

Bar Admissions:
• District of Columbia, 2008
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2003
• United States District Courts:
   - District of Columbia
   - Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• United States First Circuit Court of Appeals

Law School:
Suffolk University Law School (J.D. 2003)

Undergraduate Education:
Syracuse University (B.A., 1997)

Member:
Real Estate Housing and Land Use, Litigation and the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Sections of the District of Columbia Bar, Volunteer Attorney for the Animal Legal Defense Fund, American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bankruptcy Bar

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Jason Murphy

Bar Admissions:
• State of Maryland, 2000
• State of West Virginia, 2005
• United States District Court:
   - State of Maryland, 2001
   - Southern District of West Virginia
• United States Supreme Court, 2004

Law School:
Michigan State University College of Law, (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000)

Undergraduate Education:
West Virginia University (B.A., 1996)

Member:
Maryland State Bar Association

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Heather S. Roberts

Bar Admissions:
• State of Maryland, 2009

Law School:
Drexel University, Earle Mack School of Law (J.D., 2009)

Undergraduate Education:
The American University (B.A., 2006)

Member:
Maryland State Bar Association
Frederick County Bar Association

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William M. Savage

Bar Admissions:
• Commonwealth of Virginia, 1986
• State of Maryland, 1992
• United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• United States District Courts
   - Eastern District of Virginia
   - District of Maryland

Law School:
University of Richmond, School of Law (J.D., 1986)

Undergraduate Education:
College of William & Mary (B.A., 1982)

Member:
State Bar organizations in Virginia and Maryland. Real Property Section - Maryland Bar and the Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association

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Kenneth Read Savitz II

Bar Admissions:
• State of Maryland
• District of Columbia

Law School:
American University Washington College of Law, 2007, J.D.

Undergraduate Education:
University of South Carolina, 2004, B.A. in Political Science

Member:
Maryland State Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar, Montgomery County Bar Association, Real Property, Planning & Zoning Section and Young Lawyers Section of the Maryland State Bar Association

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Joe Shannon

Bar Admissions:
• Commonwealth of Virginia
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Law School:
University of Miami, School of Law (J.D., 2007)

Undergraduate Education:
George Mason University, (B.A., 2003)

Member:
Virginia State Bar Association, American Bar Association

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Sarah J. Shyr

Bar Admissions:
• State of Maryland, 2009

Law School:
Washington and Lee University School of Law (JD, 2009)

Undergraduate Education:
Cornell University (BS, 2006)

Member:
Maryland State Bar Association

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Erika J. Sonstroem

Bar Admissions:
• Commonwealth of Virginia

Law School:
George Mason University, School of Law (JD, 2007)

Undergraduate Education:
University of Florida (BA, 2004)

Member:
Virginia State Bar Association

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Debra A. Stump

Bar Admissions:
• State of Maryland
• State of Oklahoma

Law School:
University of Oklahoma College of Law; 2004

Undergraduate Education:
University of Missouri, Columbia

Member:
Maryland Bar Association, American Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association

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Erik Yoder

Bar Admissions:
• State of Maryland, 2002
• District of Columbia, 2007
• United States District Court - State of Maryland

Law School:
American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 2002)

Undergraduate Education:
Clemson University (B.S., 1997)

Member:
State Bar Associations of Maryland and District of Columbia

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