Background
Rowan, William J. was born on April 4, 1939 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Rowan, William J. was born on April 4, 1939 in Washington, District of Columbia.
University of Detroit (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). Georgetown Law Center (Bachelor of Laws, 1964).
Worked at Rowan, Quirk & Nalls (Rockville, Doctor of Medicine) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Negligence, Products Liability, Workers" Compensation, Domestic, Family, Medical and Legal Malpractice. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Maryland and United States.
Supreme Court.
1966, District of Columbia and United States. District Court, District of Maryland. Law Clerk to Judge James H. Pugh, 1962-1964.
Counsel to the Montgomery County Delegation to the State Legislature, 1965-1967.
Member, Montgomery County Ethics Commission, 1972-1978. Member: Montgomery County (Chairman, Law Day Committee, 1965-1967.
Secretary: 1968-1969. Courts Committee, 1977-1978.
Member: Executive Committee, 1967-1972.
1978-1979. 1982-1983. Grievance Committee, 1972-1975. Chairman: Insurance Committee, 1970.
Ethics Committee, 1971-1972.
Nomination Committee, 1975-1976. Trial Court Judicial Nominating Committee, 1983-1994) and Maryland State (Member: Young Lawyers Section, 1971-1973.
Board of Governors, 1973-1974. Chairman, Criminal Practice and Procedure Section, 1973.
Litigation Council, 1995-1997) Bar Associations.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Compensation Insurance Attorneys" Association, (District of Columbia). Maryland Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Governors, 1977-1978.
Tort Litigation Study Group Section, 1977).
Maryland Bar Foundation. Bencher, Montgomery Inns of Court, 1989-1996.
Fellow: American Board of Trial Advocates. American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1994-1996).
The law firm of Rowan, Quirk & Nalls is focused on dispute resolution through litigation.
The firm has represented Plaintiffs and Defendants in cases arising out of personal injury, workers compensation, legal and medical malpractice. Represents husbands and wives involved in divorce and custody proceedings, litigants in estate disputes, insurance carriers, criminal Defendants, Judges and lawyers before the respective State Disciplinary Commissions. Probate and estate planning is also provided.
Member, Montgomery County Ethics Commission, 1972-1978. Member: Montgomery County (Chairman, Law Day Committee, 1965-1967. Secretary: 1968-1969.
Courts Committee, 1977-1978.
Member: Executive Committee, 1967-1972. 1978-1979; 1982-1983.
Grievance Committee, 1972-1975. Fellow: American Board of Trial Advocates.
American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1994-1996).