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On February 6, 2004 LUCILLE VENABLE. Friends may call at the FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 East North Avenue on Wednesday after 8:30 A.M. The family will receive friends at The Pleasant Zion Baptist Church, 4317 North Point Blvd., on Thursday at 7:00 P.M. Funeral Services will follow at 7:30 P.M. See www.marchfh.com.

Arthur W. Machen Jr., a retired attorney who was also the chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland and a legal advocate for the poor, died of congestive heart failure Wednesday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The former Ruxton resident was 92. A well-respected corporate lawyer, he helped 1950s Baltimore Colts players Gino Marchetti and Alan Ameche incorporate their food businesses, and he often espoused liberal causes. "His range was enormous," said a legal colleague, Alan Yarbro of Ruxton.

On June 4, 2009 STEPHEN G. uncle of Carl Venable, Jr.; also survived by other relatives. Services and interment private.

Robert Belknap Green, the managing partner of a Towson law firm, died Oct. 28 at Sinai Hospital after suffering a heart attack while driving to work. The Roland Park resident was 61. "Bob was the best partner and friend anyone could ever have," said his law partner David B. Irwin, who lives in Cockeysville. "He was the glue that kept our firm together, and he was the best counselor anyone could ever hope to have. " Born in Baltimore and raised in Roland Park, Mr. Green was the second of four sons of Richard H. Green, a Chesapeake & Potomac telephone marketing manager and Elizabeth B. Green, an office manager for the Boy Scouts.

On Tuesday, August 12, 2003 NORMA J. VENABLE beloved friend of George and Cookie Welch and Peggy Sweeney; preceded in death by her parents Evangeline and Royce Venable. Visitors are welcome at the Singleton Funeral Home P.A., 1 Second Avenue S.W. (at Crain Highway), Glen Burnie from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday. A funeral mass will be celebrated by Father Dale Picarella at The Church of the Crucifixion Catholic Church on Saturday at 9 a.m. Interment in Glen Haven Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Tate Cancer Center of North Arundel Hospital, 305 Hospital Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21061.

On February 18, 2009 LEOLA VENABLE KESS. On Today, friends may call Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Services (East), 4905 York Road where the family will receive friends from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. On Monday, services will be held at Fountain Baptist Church, 1215 E. Monument Street, where the family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11:00 A.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-433-7500. In lieu of flowers please make donations to FOUNTAIN BAPTIST CHURCH, 1215 E. Monument Street.

The state's second-biggest law firm yesterday turned to a new generation of lawyers to help lead it into the next century, as Venable, Baetjer and Howard named 42-year-old James L. Shea as managing partner.Mr. Shea will succeed 63-year-old William J. McCarthy as the top lieutenant to firm Chairman Benjamin R. Civiletti.Mr. Shea, an Owings Mills resident who has been a Venable partner since 1985, said he has wanted to be a trial lawyer since watching his grandfather as a child. But now he will spend much of his time out of the courtroom, implementing a restructuring that the firm's partners approved at a meeting at the Columbia Inn Monday.

The Baltimore law firm of Piper & Marbury said yesterday that it had hired three partners from Venable, Baetjer & Howard, including the head of that firm's taxation practice.The move represents a minor coup for Piper, which has boasted a strong corporate law section that has not been matched by its tax practice. At the same time, Venable's taxation section, once nationally known, is a fraction of the size it reached in its heyday in the mid-1980s.Venable partner Stephen L. Owen, 40, who chaired Venable's tax practice for several years, joined Piper Wednesday as a partner in that firm's tax section, which is headed by Larry Katz.

Miles & Stockbridge and Venable, Baetjer and Howard, two of Baltimore's most venerable law firms, announced new leadership yesterday. Miles & Stockbridge reached within its ranks and named John H. Murray of the law firm's Easton office as president, succeeding Joseph S. Welty. Welty, president for 6 1/2 years, will resume his full-time law practice and continue to serve on the board of directors. He said of Murray: "John's professional knowledge and years of managerial experience will prove successful for the firm."

The Baltimore legal powerhouse of Venable, Baetjer and Howard has fallen from a respected ranking of the nation's top 100 law firms, showing the impact of staff cuts that have lowered the attorney count at Maryland's second-biggest law firm by 13 percent.Piper & Marbury is the only Maryland firm that stayed in American Lawyer magazine's Top 100. Piper's 1993 revenue of $79 million, or $300,000 for each of its 265 lawyers, was good for 90th place.Piper's profits per partner fell 7.3 percent, to $255,000.

The prominent land-use lawyer poised to take over as Baltimore County's land development chief has decades of experience in local government, but some question how he will distance himself from former clients and colleagues doing business with his agency. Arnold E. Jablon's nomination to the new Department of Permits, Inspections and Approvals was submitted to the County Council for consideration last week by County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, who has already moved to address concerns over potential conflicts of interest.

Wilde Lake's Joe Kelly never wants to leave the football field during a game, and he rarely does. The senior plays almost every down in a quadruple role for the No. 8 Wildecats, who meet No. 6 Franklin for the state Class 3A championship Thursday night at 7 at M&T Bank Stadium. Kelly is the quarterback, free safety, kicker and punter. Coach Michael Harrison said Kelly would return kicks, too, if Harrison would let him. "It's football to me," Kelly said. "Anytime I get to play football, whether I'm just kicking or playing quarterback or playing defense, it's just fun. " Kelly is far from the only player in this week's state football finals who feels that way. He, Franklin's Mark Venable, Dunbar's DeonTay McManus and Havre de Grace's Michael Kelly probably play the biggest two-way roles for their teams, but quite a few of their teammates pull double duty, too. No team has more two-way guys than Havre de Grace, which meets Dunbar in the Class 1A final Saturday at noon at M&T Bank Stadium.

Mark Venable, Franklin, football A senior in his first season with the No. 11 Indians, the 5-foot-10, 195-pound Venable made an impression on offense and defense in Friday night's season-opening 31-12 win over Bel Air. As a running back, he gained 102 yards on 13 carries and scored two touchdowns. He also had two receptions for 81 yards. As a linebacker, he had 10 tackles, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry. Venable, who transferred last year from Archbishop Curley, played football and basketball and ran track for the Friars and plans to continue all three sports with the Indians.

On July 23, 2009, MONROE; beloved father of Jackie; grandfather of Tiffany Gabbin and Troy. Visitation at Calvin B. Scruggs Funeral Home, 1412 E. Preston Street, on Thursday, July 30th from 2 to 7 P.M. Family will receive friends on Friday from 10 to 10:30 A.M. at which time funeral will begin. Interment Arbutus Memorial Park.

On June 4, 2009 STEPHEN G. uncle of Carl Venable, Jr.; also survived by other relatives. Services and interment private.

Venable LLP, one of the area's largest law firms, is laying off attorneys, staff and paralegals as it loses business because of the downturn in the economy, according to a company memo. The firm, which has offices throughout the country, including in Baltimore and Towson, is laying off 16 attorneys, 43 full-time staff members and five paralegals companywide. Venable employs 1,240 people, including 467 in the Baltimore area. "We profoundly regret that the firm had to take these actions," Chairman Jim Shea and managing partner Karl Racine told employees in a memo yesterday.

Benjamin R. Civiletti, the longtime managing partner of Baltimore's Venable, Baetjer and Howard law firm, said yesterday that he was relinquishing that role to partner William J. McCarthy.Mr. Civiletti, a U.S. attorney general under President Jimmy Carter, will continue to be chairman of Baltimore's largest law firm, which had 285 attorneys as of last fall.Mr. Civiletti, in a statement, said the change "evolves from the marked expansion of the firm over the past five years, both in practice areas and geographic locations."

On February 18, 2009 LEOLA VENABLE KESS. On Today, friends may call Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Services (East), 4905 York Road where the family will receive friends from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. On Monday, services will be held at Fountain Baptist Church, 1215 E. Monument Street, where the family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11:00 A.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-433-7500. In lieu of flowers please make donations to FOUNTAIN BAPTIST CHURCH, 1215 E. Monument Street.