LaFayette Law Firm Legal Team

RENEE LAFAYETTE, Esq.

Legal Experience

• Over 25 years of general practice in Southern Maryland, focusing on Family Law, at the trial and appellate level, wills, estates, real estate, adoptions, audits and personal injury
• Certified Collaborative Law Attorney
• Serving as an attorney for the Calvert County Housing Authority
• Serving as a Court Auditor for Calvert County Circuit Court-ordered
• Served as an alternate attorney for the Calvert County Department of Social Services for 19 years
• Served as an attorney for the Calvert County Board of Elections for 20 years

Admissions to Practice

Maryland

Professional and Community Involvement

• Past Vice-President – Humane Society of Calvert County, Inc.
• Member – Calvert Animal League
• Past Charter Board Member – Women's Center of Calvert County
• Past Board Member – Friends of Seniors
• Past Board Member – The Tidewater School
• Member – Calvert County Chamber of Commerce
• Past President – Calvert County Bar Association
• Member – Maryland State Bar Association
• Past Member – Maryland State Bar Judicial Nominating Committee
• Member – Maryland State Bar Character Committee
• Guest Speaker – College of Southern Maryland & Maryland Extension Program
• Recipient of Governor's Citation
• Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity

Community Involvement

• Active member of Trinity United Methodist Church
• Past Sunday School Teacher
• Project ECHO volunteer cook
• Former 4-H Clover Buds leader
• Foster Home for Humane Society
• Past member of HOG & PADI
• Relay for Life Team Leader
• Past CCPS Mentorship Program Participant

Education

• Juris Doctorate (Cum Laude) Detroit College of Law, Michigan State University, Lansing MI, 1981
• Master's Program in Social Work Wayne State University, Detroit MI, 1977
• Post Graduate Studies (Business) University of Maryland, Erlangen, Germany
• Bachelor of Arts (Cum Laude) University of Miami, Miami FL, 1975

KENNETH WILCOX, Esq.

Legal Experience

LAFAYETTE LAW OFFICE, Prince Frederick, MD
ASSOCIATE

Provides legal solutions to clients in areas of family law, such as adoptions, child custody, divorce, and domestic violence and areas of criminal law. Counsels clients on legal and non-legal options to solve sensitive issues. Drafts separation agreements, parenting agreements, adoption petitions, and conducts in-depth and complex research to assist clients in estate planning and divorce proceedings. Represents clients in the courts of Maryland in Calvert, St. Mary's, Charles and Anne Arundel counties on family and criminal matters.

OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND, MAIER, NEUSTADT PC, Alexandria, VA
SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Litigated intellectual property cases in federal court and before the International Trade Commission. Drafted complaints, answers, motions to dismiss, discovery motions and summary judgment motions. Appeared on behalf of large corporate clients in federal court for status conferences and discovery hearings. Defended foreign inventors in depositions. Became vital team member representing the city of Barcelona, Spain in trademark case that set new precedents in Internet domain name cybersquatting law.

SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington, DC
JUDICIAL LAW CLERK

Clerked for the Hons. Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr. and Leonard Braman. Judge Cushenberry’s docket consisted of felony cases, such as drug distribution and gun possession charges. Senior Judge Braman’s docket consisted of complex civil cases, such as medical malpractice claims.

Admissions to Practice

Maryland, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Professional and Community Involvement

• North Beach Town Councilmember – elected in 2010
• Volunteer – St. Anthony's Church, North Beach – 2008
• Member – Calvert County Bar Association – 2009
• Member – Maryland State Bar Association – 1999

Education

• Juris Doctorate (Cum Laude) American University, Washington College of Law, Washington DC, 1999
• Master of Public Administration American University, Washington DC, 1991
• Bachelor of Arts (Magna Cum Laude) The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, 1989