Attorney General, State of Maryland, 2007-2015

Candidate, Maryland State Governor, 2014

Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2008, 2012

State's Attorney, Montgomery County, 1998-2006

Member, Commission to Study the Regulation of Payroll Services, 2013-present

Member, Governing Board, Maryland Center for School Safety, 2013-present

Member, Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts, 2012-present

Chair, Governor's Family Violence Council, 2009-present

Member, Joint Enforcement Task Force on Workplace Fraud, 2009-present

Member, Commission on Correctional Standards, 2007-present

Member, Correctional Training Commission, 2007-present

Member, State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 2007-present

Former Member, Commission on Aging, Montgomery County

Member, Montgomery County Commission on Aging

Member, Task Force to Study the Laws and Policies relating to Representation of Indigent Criminal Defendants by the Office of the Public Defender, 2012-2014

Member, Task Force to Study Access of Individuals with Mental Illness to Regulated Firearms, 2012-2013

Member, Task Force to Study the Creation of a Maryland Center for School Safety, 2011-2013

Member, Commission on Civic Literacy, 2007-2012

Member, Joint Committee on Health Benefit Exchange Financing, 2012

Member, Maryland Commission on Autism, 2009-2012

Member, Task Force to Study Procurement of Health, Education, and Social Services by State Agencies, 2012

Member, Maryland Health Care Reform Coordinating Council, 2010-2011

Member, Task Force to Study Prison Violence in Maryland, 2007-2011

Member, Advisory Council on Prescription Drug Monitoring, 2008-2010

Member, Commission to Study the Title Insurance Industry in Maryland, 2008-2010

Member, Governor's Family Violence Council, 2008-2009

Member, Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment, 2008

Member, Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement, 2007-2008

Member, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, Montgomery County, 2004-2007

Member, Task Force on School Safety, 2007

Member, Task Force to Study Identity Theft, 2007

Member, Steering Committee, Bi-County Task Force on Gang Activity, 2004

Member, Cease Fire Council, 2000-2003

Member, Task Force on Pedestrian Safety, Montgomery County, 2000

Vice-Chair, Governor's Task Force on Childproof Guns, 1999

Counsel, Civil Litigation, Coburn and Schertler

Former Clerk, Honorable John F. McAuliffe, Maryland Court of Appeals

Former Adjunct Faculty, Washington College of Law, The American University

Assistant United States Attorney, 1992-1998

Associate, Howrey and Simon, 1990-1992

Field Director, Office of Senator Barbara Mikulski, United States Senate, 1992

Member, Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational and Social Services, 2012-present

Member, Board of State Canvassers , 2007-present

Member, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Baltimore City, 2007-present

Member, Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board, 2007-present

Member, Maryland State Employees Surety Bond Committee, 2007-present

Member, Police Training Commission, 2007-present

Member,  State Board of Victim Services, 2007-present

Member,  State Prosecutor Selection and Disabilities Commission, 2007-present

Member,  State's Attorneys' Coordination Council, 2007-present

Member, District of Columbia Bar Association, 1990-present

Member, Maryland Bar Association, 1989-present

Vice President/Co-Chair, National Association of Attorneys General, present

Former Sports Coach

Maryland Co-Chair, Barack Obama Presidential Campaign

Former Vice President, CeaseFire Maryland

Former Chair, Criminal Justice Committee, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Former Chair, Democratic Attorneys General Association

Board Member, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington

Member, Jewish Foundation for Group Homes

Honorary Chair, Lawyer's Campaign Against Hunger

Former Vice President, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association

Former Vice President, Most Valuable Kids

Member, Most Valuable Kids

President, National Association of Attorneys General

Former Vice President, Teen Court Advisory Board

Member, Washington Regional Alcohol Program

Awards:

Crime and Punishment by: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
To Kill a Mockingbird by: Harper Lee
The Lorax by: Dr. Seuss
The Mysterious Private Thompson by: Laura Leedy Gansler

Innovator of the Year, Daily Record, 2009

Champion of Online Safety Award, Stop Internet Predators, 2009

Rodel Fellow in Public Leadership, Aspen Institute, 2009

Champion of Children Award, Victims' Rights Foundation, 2000

Ultimate Award, Lifelock

Internet Keep Safe Award, iKeepSafe, 2007

Attendee, Cyberethics, Cybersafety and Cybersecurity Conference, 2011

Cum Laude Graduate, Yale University

Hero Award, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 2002

Favorite Musician:

Bruce Springsteen, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan

Favorite Quote:

"Each time someone stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope." Robert F. Kennedy

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Lacrosse