Sheri A. Mullikin
Profile at a Glance
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Location: 3165 Caveat Ct. Mt. Airy, Maryland 21771 Office: (240) 394-9544 Fax: (240) 294-9797 Email: [email protected] Serving clients throughout Maryland and Washington, D.C., including the four county Mt. Airy area of Carroll, Frederick, Howard, and Montgomery Counties. |
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PRACTICE AREAS
Adoption Law
Estate Planning
Estate Planning
Education
Catholic University Columbus School of Law - Washington, D.C (1999)
- J.D.: Summa Cum Laude
- Activities: Law Review / Production Editor, Moot Court
- B.A. in Psychology: Magna Cum Laude
- Activities: Psi Chi, Sailing Team
Bar Admissions
- Maryland: 1999 - Present
- Washington, D.C.: 2001 - Present
Professional Associations & Memberships
- ADOPT Fellow of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Estates & Trust Section Member
- Bar Association of Frederick County, Maryland
- Bar Association of Carroll County, Maryland
- District of Columbia Bar Association
Presentations
- January 19, 2020: Presentation to orphan care group at Mountain View Community Church, Frederick Maryland
- July 24, 2018: Speaker at the Be Fruitful and Made Whole Conference on Infertility in Germantown, Maryland
- November 2014: Breakout Session Speaker at the Joy For the Journey Retreat for Adoptive and Foster Moms on Legal Issues in Adoption
- January 2014: Presentation to the Frederick County Bar Association of Maryland: Recent Changes in Maryland Adoption Law: Allowable Birth Parent Expenses
Publications
- My Turn: Embrace the Adoption Journey (November 2021)
- Maryland Adoption Expenses - 3 Part Series: Birth Parents Benefit When Placing in Maryland (March 31, 2014)
- Maryland Adoption Expenses - 3 Part Series: New Law Will Help Birth Parents With Living Expenses (March 21, 2014)
- Utah Proposes Legislation to Establish an Interstate Compact to Share Putative Father Registry Information (February 15, 2014)
- Managing Electronic Communications - Document Retention and Destruction, Lorman Education Services (2004)
- Take Two Aspirin and Call Me in the Morning: The Medical Profession’s Prescription for the Admissibility of Expert Testimony, Mealey's Litigation Reporter (2002)
- The Parent Trap: Balancing a Legal Career and Child Care in a 24/7 World, For the Defense (DRI / Defense Research Institute) (2001)
- Legal Considerations in Transfusion Medicine, Policy Alternatives in Transfusion Medicine (2001)
- Use of Neuropsychological Experts in Toxic Tort Cases, Defense Research Institute (DRI) (2000)
- Note: "A Cost Analysis Approach to Determining the Reasonableness of Using Domestic Violence as an Insurance Classification," Journal of Legislation (1999)
Volunteer Experience & Causes
- Board Member and Past President: Care Net Pregnancy Center of Frederick (2019-2025)
- Anayah's Advocates (2014 - 2016): Anayah's Advocates was a group of concerned foster parents and citizens who successfully sought legislative and other changes in Maryland's foster care system
- Volunteer Attorney for Adoption Cases: Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (2003 – Present)
- School Board Member: Mt. Airy Christian Academy, Maryland (2011 – 2018)
- Advisory Council Member: Mt. Airy Christian Academy, Maryland (2003 – 2011)
Prior Legal Experience
Associate Attorney: Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Baltimore / Frederick, Maryland (August 1999 – October 2007): From 1999 to 2004, Sheri worked in the firm's Baltimore office. She represented businesses of all sizes in a wide variety of industries, including health, manufacturing, financial services, and real estate, in matters involving complex litigation, including toxic tort, product liability, environmental, and mass torts/class actions. In 2004, Sheri moved to the Frederick office where she was involved in a general litigation practice representing small and closely-held businesses and individuals on a wide variety of matters, including zoning, environmental, employment, collections, wills and trusts, and other civil litigation.