Background
BETTER, HERBERT was born on April 10, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
BETTER, HERBERT was born on April 10, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
John Hopkins University (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). University of Pennsylvania. University of Maryland (Bachelor of Laws, 1968).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Maryland Law Review, 1967-1968. Associate, Weinberg and Green, Baltimore, Maryland, 1968-1972.
Legislative Analyst, Maryland State Legislature, 1969. Assistant United States.
Attorney, 1972-1987, First Assistant United States.
Attorney, 1978-1983, Court Appointed United States. Attorney, 1981 and Senior Litigation Counsel, 1985-1987, United States. Attorneys Office, Maryland.
Worked at Zuckerman, Spaeder, Goldstein, Taylor & Kolker, Limited liability partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Litigation (Civil, White Collar Criminal), Bankruptcy and Workouts, Taxation, Real Estate, Partnership, Corporate and Commercial Law. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Maryland and United States. District Court, District of Maryland.
1972, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Maryland Law Review, 1967-1968.
Associate, Weinberg and Green, Baltimore, Maryland, 1968-1972.
Legislative Analyst, Maryland State Legislature, 1969. Assistant United States.
Attorney, 1972-1987, First Assistant United States. Attorney, 1978-1983, Court Appointed United States.
Attorney, 1981 and Senior Litigation Counsel, 1985-1987, United States.
Attorneys Office, Maryland. Member, Maryland Alternative Dispute Resolution Services, Incorporated., 1994. Member: Maryland State (Member: Federal Court Committee.
Section of Litigation), Federal (Chairman, Board of Governors, Maryland Chapter, 1993-1994.
President, 1997) and American (Chairman, Baltimore Committee on Complex Crimes Litigation, 1987. Member, Section of Litigation) Bar Associations.
(Resident, Baltimore, Maryland Office). Zuckerman, Spaeder, Goldstein, Taylor & Kolker, Limited liability partnership is a national law firm based in Washington, District of Columbia, with offices in Miami, Tampa, Baltimore and New New York
The firm"s clients include corporations, partnerships and individuals located throughout the United States and abroad.
The firm"s litigation practice emphasizes white collar criminal defense, federal enforcement representation and the prosecution and defense of a wide variety of complex civil actions (e.g., securities fraud class actions, savings and loan litigation, malpractice litigation, antitrust, tax and commercial litigation). The firm also has an emphasis in the creditor-debtor rights area, with a concentration on major bankruptcy reorganizations, business counseling and out-of-court workouts. The firm"s business and tax groups emphasize commercial and real estate transactions, tax counseling, estate planning, and the formation, sale and merger of business entities.
Member, Maryland Law Review, 1967-1968. Associate, Weinberg and Green, Baltimore, Maryland, 1968-1972. Legislative Analyst, Maryland State Legislature, 1969.
Assistant United States.
Attorney, 1972-1987, First Assistant United States. Attorney, 1978-1983, Court Appointed United States.
Attorney, 1981 and Senior Litigation Counsel, 1985-1987, United States. Attorneys Office, Maryland.
Member, Maryland Alternative Dispute Resolution Services, Incorporated., 1994.
Member: Maryland State (Member: Federal Court Committee. Section of Litigation), Federal (Chairman, Board of Governors, Maryland Chapter, 1993-1994. President, 1997) and American (Chairman, Baltimore Committee on Complex Crimes Litigation, 1987.
Member, Section of Litigation) Bar Associations.
(Resident, Baltimore, Maryland Office).