About Us
Andrew Radding is a member of the Baltimore law firm of Adelberg, Rudow, Dorf & Hendler, LLC. Mr. Radding served as Assistant Counsel, U. S. House of Representatives, Select Committee on Crime (1969-1972) and Assistant U. S Attorney, Maryland (1972-1977). While serving as an Assistant United States Attorney for Maryland, he prosecuted complex conspiracy and related substantive charges in Federal Court. He focuses his practice on complex commercial, civil and business litigation, white-collar criminal defense and representation of professionals in federal and state courts and administrative proceedings.
Mr. Radding's practice is varied and extensive. He participates in mostly extended, complex, document intensive cases and the representation of professionals. Among Mr. Radding's most notable cases are:
- Representation of members of a state commission appointed by the Governor of Maryland, in which the state legislature sought to improperly terminate their positions. Mr. Radding represented the commissioners and the commission and in a decision by the state's highest court obtained a ruling that the legislature's action was illegal and unconstitutional. Schisler, et al v. State, 394 Md. 519, 907 A.2d 175 (2006)
- Representation of the Plaintiffs, as the lead local counsel, against Royal Ahold, an international corporation, in a securities class action case. The Plaintiffs settled for $1.1 billion, one of the largest such settlements in history. In re: Royal Ahold N.V. Securities and ERISA Litigation, 461 F.Supp.2nd 383 (2006)
- Representation of a party at trial and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals setting standards of fair use copyright law in the federal courts in the Fourth Circuit. Bond v. Blum, 317 F.3rd 385 (2003)
Mr. Radding is the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the U.S. Attorney's Alumni Society of Maryland (1979-present). He was the Chairman of the Bicentennial Celebration Committee of U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (1988-1990). He served as a Member of the Judicial Selection Committee, U.S. District Court vacancy (1986); Admission Qualifications Committee, U. S. District Court (1986-1988) and was appointed by the Governor of Maryland to the State Administrative Board of Elections (1995-1996); the Mayor of Baltimore appointed Mr. Radding to the Executive Board of the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council in 2001.
His extensive memberships in professional organizations include the Bar Association of Baltimore City (Secretary - 2008-2009; Treasurer - 2009-2010; Vice-President - 2010-present); (Judicial Selection Committee, Chairman 1996-1997, 2002-2009); Executive Council; Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL) Member Board of Directors 1987 -1992; Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland (Member: Inquiry and Peer Review Panels); Faculty Member for the Professionalism Course required of all new admittees to Maryland Bar since 2000. Mr. Radding was elected to the Maryland State Bar Association Board of Governors for 2005 - 2007. He is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association's Committee on Continuing Legal Education and is Chair of the Maryland State Bar Association Program Committee. He currently serves as President of the Baltimore Bar Foundation.
Some of Mr. Radding's additional reported and unreported appellate cases include:
- That's Entertainment of Illinois, Inc. v. Centel Videopath Inc., 1993 WL 13011588 (now reported in F.Supp.) (N.D.Ill. 1993).
- Micrins Surgical, Inc. v. Neuroregen, LLC, 2004 WL 1697837 (D.Md. 2004) (not reported in F.Supp.2d).
- Superior Bank F.S.B. v. Tandem National Mortgage, Inc., 197 F.Supp.2d 298, 2000 WL 33380140 (D. Md. 2000).
- National Mortgage Warehouse, LLC v. Bankers First Mortgage Co., Inc., 190 F.Supp.2d 774, 2002 WL 386263 (D. Md. 2002).
- That's Entertainment, Inc. v. J.P.T., Inc., 843 F.Supp. 995, 1993 WL 591809 (D.Md.1993).
- Storer Cable Communications v. Joe's Place Bar & Restaurant, 819 F.Supp. 593, 1993 WL 137597 (W.D.Ky. 1993).
- In re Special Investigation No. 219, 52 Md.App. 17, 445 A.2d 1081 (1982).
- U.S. v. Boyd, 429 F.Supp 1018 (D.Md. 1977).
- U.S. v. Walker, 430 F.Supp. 609 (D.Md. 1977).
- U.S. v. Jones, 542 F.2d. 186 (Fourth Circuit, 1976).
Andrew Radding is a participant in the legal video series produced by The Legal Television Network. To view the videos follow the link: The Legal Television Network He is a regular, recurring panelist on Square Off, a public affairs television shown on WMAR-TV, in Baltimore. He is often asked to comment on noteworthy cases on television or in the print media.
Mr. Radding resides in Baltimore County with his wife, Bonnie.
Practice Areas:
- Litigation Group
- White Collar Defense Group
- Arbitration and Mediation Group
- Family Law Group
- Intellectual Property Group
Bar Admissions:
- New York, 1968
- Maryland, 1977
- District of Columbia, 1977
Court Admissions:
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- United States District Court
- United States Tax Court
Education:
- J. D., Boston University School of Law, 1968
- B.B.A., Baruch School of the City College of the City University of New York, 1965
Awards:
- 2007-2010 Maryland Super Lawyers, Baltimore Magazine
- 2008 "Leadership in Law", The Daily Record
- 2007 Baltimore Legal Elite, Smart CEO Magazine
- Elected to Who's Who in American Law in 1996 and in each subsequent edition
Professional and Civic Involvement:
- Bar Association of Baltimore City (Vice President, 2010-present)
- Baltimore Bar Foundation (President, 2010-present)
- Executive Council of the Bar Association of Baltimore City (2000 - present)
- Bar Association of Baltimore City (Secretary, 2008-2009; Treasurer, 2009-2010)
- Chair, United States Attorneys' (Maryland) Alumni Association
- Founding President, The Simon E. Sobeloff Law Society (Baltimore Chapter)
- Member, Federal Bar Association (President, Baltimore Chapter 1987-88)
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association (Board of Governors, 2006-2008)
- Member, The District of Columbia Bar
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and The Maryland Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member, Equal Justice Council of the Legal Aid Bureau
- Member, Barristers, A Law Club of Judges and Litigators
- Adjunct Faculty of the University of Baltimore School of Law for twenty years
Publications and Presentations:
- Andrew Radding, Gregory M. Kline, What Defense Counsel Needs to Know About Maryland State Prosecutor, 25 Maryland State Bar Association Bar Bulletin 9 (September 15, 2008)
- 2003 Mid-Year Meeting Maryland State Bar Association - Recent Developments in Federal Criminal Practice. Co-Presenters: Honorable Marvin J. Garbis, U.S. District Judge and Honorable Charles Day U.S. Magistrate Judge
- 2004 Mid-Year Meeting Maryland State Bar Association - Criminal Law Issues. Co-Presenter Honorable M. Brooke Murdock, Circuit Court Judge, Baltimore City
- 2004 Mid-Year Meeting Maryland State Bar Association - Business Breakups. Co-Presenters Walter R. Stone and Jerald B. Lurie
- 2004 Maryland State Bar Association Convention - Moderator and Participant on Panel on Civil and Criminal Trial Techniques
- 2005 University of Maryland Health Law Program - Healthcare Fraud Symposium - Enforcement and Compliance Trends in Maryland -- What Attorneys and Providers Should Know
- 2005 Mid-Year Meeting Maryland State Bar Association - Business Breakups II. Co-Presenter Walter R. Stone
- 2005 Maryland State Bar Association Convention – Practice Techniques in Criminal and Domestic Relations Trials
- 2006 Bar Association of Baltimore City – Lawyer Referral and Information Service Committee – “Bullets from the Big Guns: More Ammunition - Sixty Tips in 60 Minutes”
- 2007 Maryland State Bar Association Convention – Moderator of the Panel on E-Discovery by a Panel of Judges and Practicing Attorneys
- 2008 Maryland State Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting Convention – “So You Wanna Be A Judge” and “Recent Developments in Criminal Law”
- 2008 Maryland State Bar Association Convention – “So You Wanna Be A Judge”
- 2009 Maryland State Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting – Discussion of the Effects of Prosecution and Sentencing of Non U.S. Citizens