Background
Gilliss, Edward Johnson was born on October 23, 1955 in Baltimore. Son of Rollie Downing and Ethel May (Rankin) Gilliss.
Gilliss, Edward Johnson was born on October 23, 1955 in Baltimore. Son of Rollie Downing and Ethel May (Rankin) Gilliss.
The College of Wooster (Bachelor of Arts, 1977). University of Maryland (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1980).
Worked at Royston, Mueller, McLean & Reid, Limited Liability Partnership (Towson, Doctor of Medicine) specializing in General Practice. Trials in all State and Federal Courts. Corporate, Banking Law, Finance and Development Law, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Condemnation, Zoning, Estate Planning, Probate and Taxation, Administrative Law, Negligence, Family Law, Criminal Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1980, Maryland.
Member: Baltimore County, Maryland State (Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1991 and 1996-1998) and American Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute.
Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation.
Royston, Mueller, McLean & Reid is Baltimore County"s oldest law firm, serving local, regional and national clients for over 40 years.
The firm maintains a general business, litigation, estate, family law, criminal law and bankruptcy practice, representing clients in almost all areas of law. The firm has established, in addition to its general practice areas, specialized expertise in eminent domain and land-use issues, complex personal injury and property damage litigation and corporate and real estate transactions. The firm serves the Baltimore area and Mid-Atlantic region from its Towson office.
Board of directors Rodgers Forge Cmty. Association, Baltimore, 1986-1991, president, 1988-1990. Board directors Catonsville Community College Foundation, 1993-1995.
Deacon 2d Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, 1987-1993, moderator, 1992-1993, trustee, since 1993. Trustee Maryland. Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 1988-1991, 94-. Fellow Maryland. Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association, Maryland. State Bar Association (Board of Governors 1989-1991, 96-98, budget and finance committee since 1989, Executive Committee young lawyers section), Maritime Law Association, Baltimore County Bar Association (chair constitution andbylaws committee 1991-1992, bench-bar committee 1993-1997, chairman 1996-1997), Maryland. Association Defense Trial Counsel.
Married Barbara Stultz, Sept.25, 1982. Children, Ned, Tim, Tom.