Miles Stockbridge

The law firm of Weinberg & Green LLC has fallen into a nasty rent dispute with its landlord, NationsBank, which turned up the heat by threatening to go after personal assets of more than 100 current and former Weinberg partners if the firm does not pay almost $400,000 in back rent.In a letter to Weinberg Chairman Charles O. Monk II, attorney K. Donald Proctor of the Miles & Stockbridge law firm said Weinberg "has left the landlord with no alternative other than to begin to pursue its legal remedies in order to resolve the existing defaults."

Louis A. Roth, 90, rose enthusiast Louis A. Roth, who developed a rose that bears his name, died Monday of respiratory failure at Lorien Frankford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hamilton. He was 90. In the back yard of his Frankford Avenue home in Hamilton, where he lived for more than 50 years, Mr. Roth carefully tended his garden of more than 200 roses. His enthusiasm for growing roses began in his youth in Republic, Pa., where he graduated from high school. He was a member and consulting rosarian for the Maryland Rose Society, Chesapeake Rose Society and American Rose Society.

It might have been trash-talking, but Jamal Lewis made good on his promise. The young Baltimore Raven broke the single-day rushing record by running for 295 yards in the 2003 home opener at the stadium newly rechristened for the company that had bought the naming rights, M&T Bank. Today, though, the now retired Lewis and M&T are linked in court rather than on the field. Lewis filed for bankruptcy in Georgia in April, listing $14.5 million in assets and $10.6 million in debts — among them, a more than $350,000 judgment on a defaulted loan from the bank whose name hangs over the Ravens' stadium.

Private loan fund elects board officers, membersThe Jim Rouse Entrepreneurial Fund, a private, not-for-profit loan fund in Howard County, recently elected members to its Board of Directors.Elected were Judy Clayton, Clayton Computer Services Inc.; H. Elizabeth Horowitz, EVI Inc.; Louis G. Hutt Jr., Bennett Hutt & Co.; Alice T. Iskra, Patuxent Publishing Co.; Patricia M. Keeton, Howard Community College; and Antonio P. Salazar, Provident Bank of Maryland.The fund also elected officers for the 1999-2000 year.

Fallston hospital honors 10 volunteersFallston General Hospital honored its volunteers at a recent awards ceremony.Joe Watkins was recognized for having volunteered 6,000 hoursand Betty Adams was honored for contributing 5,500 hours.Receiving awards for 5,000 hours were Mary Stephen and Frank Williams, while Edith Smith and John Bliss were honored for contributing 3,500 hours.Jean Fleckenstein and Nancy Benesch received awards for volunteering 2,500 hours..` Ruby Smith and Carol Paul wererecognized for contributing 2,000 hours of service.

The city took control of a leasehold interest in six converted residential and commercial buildings stretching from 1204 to 1301 N. Charles St. yesterday at foreclosure auction, a move intended to satisfy a $500,000 city loan dating from 1979.More than $345,000 was owed on the mortgage. As part of the $30,000 purchase, Loyola Federal Savings Bank, Signet Bank/Maryland and Monumental Life Insurance Co. agreed not to pursue legal action against the properties for a year, said Timothy R. Casgar, a Miles & Stockbridge attorney representing the lenders.

The assets of V-Com Composition Inc., whose owners included Theodore G. Venetoulis, a local publishing executive, were sold at auction yesterday.Maryland National Bank seized the printing company's assets in April. Mr. Venetoulis later filed for personal bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.V-Com's building and land in Silver Spring were sold for $560,000 to SOPM Limited Partnership of Baltimore, according to Mary Beth Barnes, a legal assistant at Miles & Stockbridge, the law firm representing Maryland National.

Three young lawyers who were formerly associated with two of Baltimore's most prestigious law firms have formed a law firm they say they hope to develop into one of the major black-owned businesses in the city.Charles G. Byrd Jr., 31, and Benfred B. Alston, 38, who were formerly associates with Venable, Baetjer and Howard, and Dwayne A. Brown, 29, who was formerly an associate with Miles & Stockbridge, formed Brown, Alston & Byrd early last month.The new firm will concentrate on business and commercial litigation, business transactions, maritime and admiralty matters, and insurance defense, Mr. Alston said.

The Sexual Trauma Treatment, Advocacy and Recovery Center has elected new officers for its board of directors.Courtney Blair of Miles and Stockbridge is president; Debra Jones of Interface and Control Systems is president-elect; John Bassolino of the U.S. Coast Guard General Logistics Center is secretary; and Bob First of Berman, Goldman and Ribakow, is treasurer.Board members include psychologist Tony Butler; George Doetsch of Apple Ford; Debbie Karash of the Ryland Group; and private consultants Lee Stiles and Jack Taylor.

Directors selected for Business Women's Network chapter The Howard County chapter of the Business Women's Network, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in business, has selected its 2003-2004 board of directors. The selection of the board marks the beginning of the organization's 25th year. President is Mary Ellen Marsalek, Farmers & Mechanics Bank; president-elect, Michele Cohen, Miles & Stockbridge PC; secretary, Alison Morrissey, Norbel School; treasurer, Cynthia Taliano, PCA Group; director of technology, Betty Myers, Kaleidosystems Inc.; hospitality, Trish Almasy, Gifts to Treasure Inc.; marketing, Jamie Costa, Patuxent Publishing; membership, Sandra Hicks, Arbonne International; programs, Beverly Carrigan, contemporary health for women; events, Bette Lucey, Farmers & Mechanics Bank; scholarship, Mary-Kay Boler, MKBoler Associates; past president, Suzanne Colvin, M&T Bank.