COREY SMITH BOTT
Corey Smith Bott is a shareholder in Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A., located in Baltimore, Maryland, and has been with the firm since March, 1999. She concentrates her practice in the representation of Taft-Hartley welfare and pension plans. Ms. Bott’s practice involves all aspects of representation of employee benefit plans, including plan design and amendment, compliance with federal regulation, fiduciary responsibility, litigation related to collection of employee benefit plan contributions and assets, enforcement of employee benefit plan terms, and creditor representation in matters under Chapters 7, 11 and 13 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
Corey Bott is admitted to practice before all of the courts of the State of Maryland, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland. Ms. Bott is a member of the Labor and Employment and Estates and Trusts Sections of the Maryland Bar Association, and is a member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.
Ms. Bott earned her B.A. degree in Political Science from MiamiUniversity in 1994, and was on the Dean’s List in 1991 and 1993. She earned her law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1998 where she served as President of the Women’s Bar Association, and as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council.
Corey Smith Bott
Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A.
809 Gleneagles Court, Suite 320
Baltimore, Maryland21286
Phone 410/321-0990
Fax 410/321-1419
KIMBERLY L. BRADLEY
Kimberly L. Bradley is a shareholder with the law firm Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A., located in Baltimore, Maryland, where she has worked with Taft-Hartley plans since 1990. She represents employee benefit plans in the Mid-Atlantic region and nationally. Ms. Bradley focuses her practice on the representation of Taft-Hartley pension, welfare, annuity, safety, education, drug testing, training and scholarship plans in a wide variety of industries. In addition, she serves as trustee to the firm’s profit sharing/401(k) plan. Her areas of concentration include assignment of pension benefits under qualified domestic relations orders, drafting and enforcement of plan terms, as well as fiduciary responsibility for trustees.
Kim Bradley is a member of the Estates and Trusts Section of the Maryland Bar Association, the Labor and Employment Section of the American Bar Association, and the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. She speaks and writes frequently on the topic of fiduciary duties and other ERISA issues.
Ms. Bradley graduated from DukeUniversity in 1989, where she was awarded B.A. degrees in English and Political Science. She earned her J.D. degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1995, where she served as Notes Editor of the Journal of International Law and Trade.
Kimberly L. Bradley
Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A.
809 Gleneagles Court, Suite 320
Baltimore, Maryland21286
Phone 410/321-0990
Fax 410/321-1419
BRIAN G. ESDERS
Brian G. Esders is an associate with Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A., located in Baltimore, Maryland, and has been with the firm since August, 2008. Mr. Esders concentrates his practice in the representation of multi-employer welfare and pension plans. His practice involves litigation relating to collection of employee benefit plan contributions, enforcement of plan terms, and creditor representation in bankruptcy matters.
Brian Esders is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association and is admitted to practice before all Maryland state courts, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland. Mr. Esders is also a member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Prior to joining Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, Mr. Esders represented hospitals in matters relating to health insurance coverage and benefits.
Mr. Esders is a 2002 graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park where he earned a B.S. in Business. Mr. Esders graduated cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2005 and was a member of the Law Review.
Brian G. Esders
Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A.
809 Gleneagles Court, Suite 320
Baltimore, Maryland21286
Phone 410/321-0990
Fax 410/321-1419
STEPHEN W. GODOFF
Stephen W. Godoff has been of counsel to Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A., located in Baltimore, Maryland, since 2004. Mr. Godoff has represented labor unions and union members since 1983. He currently represents Local Union affiliates of, among others, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and UNITE HERE! He has been the Union’s principal spokesperson in negotiations for some 150 collective bargaining agreements in the healthcare and hospitality industries.
Steve Godoff is licensed to practice law in Maryland and in the District of Columbia. He was listed in the publication The Best Lawyers in Americafor 2007, 2008 and 2009, and Maryland Super Lawyers for 2008 and 2009.
Mr. Godoff is a 1964 graduate of Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and a 1968 graduate of the Boston University School of Law. He also holds a Masters Degree in Law from GeorgeWashingtonUniversity.
Stephen W. Godoff
Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A.
809 Gleneagles Court, Suite 320
Baltimore, Maryland21286
Phone 410/321-0990
Fax 410/321-1419
H. VICTORIA HEDIAN
H. Victoria Hedian is the president of Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A., located in Baltimore, Maryland, where she has represented local and international unions and employees in arbitrations, negotiations, administrative hearings, and federal and state court litigation since 1980. Ms. Hedian has negotiated collective bargaining agreements on behalf of members employed as nurses, musicians, garment and clothing workers, textile workers, truck drivers, warehouse and logistics workers, and automobile processors.
Vickie Hedian has appeared as a speaker at Annual Meetings of the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law and at Midwinter Meetings of the Section’s Committee on the Development of the Law Under the National Labor Relations Act. She presented papers at the 2001 and 2005 AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Conferences, and was a panelist at the 2003 annual meeting of the National Academy of Arbitrators. She has served as a faculty member at American Arbitration Association seminars on collective bargaining, grievance processing and mediation, arbitration case preparation and presentation, advanced arbitration advocacy, and drug testing. She has taught union seminars on labor history, civil rights laws, grievances and arbitrations, and contract costing, and has appeared as a guest lecturer on various labor law topics at the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Ms. Hedian earned a B.A. degree with high distinction from the University of Virginia in English and Russian Language and Literature in 1976, and a J.D. degree with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1980. She has received an “av” rating from Martindale-Hubbell. She was listed in the The Best Lawyers in Americafor 2007, 2008 and 2009, and Maryland Super Lawyersfor 2007, 2008 and 2009. She was on the Board of Directors of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee from 2005 until 2008, and is an associate editor of the treatise The Developing Labor Law. In 2007 she was elected as a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
H. Victoria Hedian
Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A.
809 Gleneagles Court, Suite 320
Baltimore, Maryland21286
Phone 410/321-0990
Fax 410/321-1419
BEAU R. PICHON
Beau R. Pichon is an associate with Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A., located in Baltimore, Maryland, and has been with the firm since February, 2009. Mr. Pichon concentrates his practice in the representation of multi-employer welfare and pension plans. His practice involves litigation relating to collection of employee benefit plan contributions, enforcement of plan terms, and creditor representation in bankruptcy matters.
Beau Pichon is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association and is admitted to practice before all Maryland state courts and courts in the District of Columbia, as well as the United States District Court and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland. Mr. Pichon is also a member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Prior to joining Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, Mr. Pichon practiced in the areas of creditors’ and debtors’ rights, bankruptcy, and real estate.
Mr. Pichon is a 1999 graduate of LouisianaStateUniversity, where he earned a B.S. in Marketing. Mr. Pichon graduated from the Washington College of Law at AmericanUniversity in 2002.
Beau R. Pichon
Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A.
809 Gleneagles Court, Suite 320
Baltimore, Maryland21286
Phone 410/321-0990
Fax 410/321-1419
JAMES R. ROSENBERG
James R. Rosenberg is a shareholder with Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A., located in Baltimore, Maryland, where he represents local union affiliates of, among others, International Longshoremen’s Association, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Amalgamated Transit Union, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, Bricklayers and Allied Craftpersons, UNITE HERE!, Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers, American Federation of Musicians, International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees and United Food and Commercial Workers in negotiations, arbitrations, state and federal court litigation and before the National Labor Relations Board. Prior to joining Abato, Rubenstein and Abato in 1996, Mr. Rosenberg worked for the NLRB as a field attorney with Region 5 in Baltimore and as a staff attorney with the Office of Appeals in Washington, D.C. In addition, Mr. Rosenberg worked as an in-house attorney for the Road Sprinkler Fitters Union, Local 669, U.A. Mr. Rosenberg also worked for 10 years for Giant Food where he was a member of UFCW Local 400.
Jim Rosenberg is a member of the American Bar Association, the Maryland State Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar Association, the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee and the Labor and Employment Research Association. He has made presentations at various bar association functions, at union business agent and shop steward training seminars and as a guest lecturer at DundalkCommunity College.
Mr. Rosenberg is a 1983 graduate of the University of Maryland, where he received a B.A. in Economics, and a 1988 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law where he received his J.D. degree.
James R. Rosenberg
Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A.
809 Gleneagles Court, Suite 320
Baltimore, Maryland21286
Phone 410/321-0990
Fax 410/321-1419
PAUL DOUGLAS STARR
Paul Douglas Starr is a shareholder with Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A., located in Baltimore, Maryland, where he represents local union affiliates of, among others, International Longshoremen’s Association, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Amalgamated Transit Union, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, Bricklayers and Allied Craftpersons, Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers, American Federation of Musicians, International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees and United Food and Commercial Workers Union in contract negotiations, arbitrations, in state and federal court litigation, and before the National Labor Relations Board. Prior to joining Abato, Rubenstein and Abato in 1997, Mr. Starr was legal counsel to the United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment in Washington, D.C.
Paul Starr is admitted to the bar in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Oregon. He is a member of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, the Labor and Employment Section of the Maryland State Bar Association, and the Maryland Chapter of the Labor and Employment Research Association.
Mr. Starr is a 1988 graduate of IthacaCollege, where he received a B.A. in English Literature, and a 1992 graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Paul Douglas Starr
Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A.
809 Gleneagles Court, Suite 320
Baltimore, Maryland21286
Phone 410/321-0990
Fax 410/321-1419