Towson, Maryland, June 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bowie & Jensen is pleased to announce that Priscilla K. Carroll, partner in the firm's transaction group, received the 2011-2012 Distinguished Maryland Real Property Practitioner award from the Maryland State Bar Association's (MSBA) Section of Real Property, Planning and Zoning. She was honored at the MSBA Annual Meeting on June 15, 2012.
Each year, the Section Council of the Section of Real Property, Planning and Zoning accepts nominations from MSBA and section members. Award recipients are chosen based on their experience practicing real property law, their contributions to improving real property practice, and their personal, professional and academic accomplishments.
Carroll, the first woman to receive the award, was the perfect choice. Her real estate practice covers all aspects of commercial real estate law and development, including acquisitions and dispositions, project entitlements, public-private partnerships, entity formation, site development, construction matters, creative and tax-exempt project financing, loan workouts, public-private partnerships, and leasing.
"Priscilla has an outstanding reputation in the industry and a keen legal mind," said Matt Hjortsberg, Managing Partner of Bowie & Jensen. "Priscilla has broken barriers professionally and brought new meaning to the words 'outstanding lawyer.' She is an incredible asset to the profession, clients and the community."
"It is a tremendous honor to be given this award by my real estate colleagues," said Carroll. "The real estate bar in Maryland is an extraordinarily talented group of lawyers. Maryland is ground zero in the latest and most creative commercial real estate practices. I have always been proud to be a part of this collegial and accomplished group of attorneys."
"Bowie & Jensen has been the perfect place for me to grow my legal practice and serve clients in a variety of legal matters. This MSBA award is not only a personal honor but also an honor for the team of people who help me at the firm," Carroll added.
Before joining Bowie & Jensen, Carroll was General Counsel to Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, where she also served as Senior Development Director for projects in Durham, North Carolina and Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to her tenure at SBER, Carroll headed the Real Estate section of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP, practicing commercial real estate and finance law there for more than 25 years. In the 1990s, Carroll was a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, serving in India and at the U.S. mission at the United Nations. Carroll was educated at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland School of Law.
Carroll's awards and recognitions include:
• Elected to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers
• Elected to the Inner City Council of Urban Land Institute
• Elected to the Advisory Board of The Johns Hopkins University, Graduate Real Estate Program
• Elected to the Board of the American Visionary Art Museum
• Served on Mayor Martin O'Malley's Finance Committee and Mayor Dixon's Transition Team
• Served on Maryland State Bar Association Opinion Letter in Commercial Transactions Committee
• U.S. Department of State Outstanding Performance Award 1998
• Chairman, Maryland State Bar MICPEL Advanced Real Estate Institute
• Lecturer, International Conference of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
• Lecturer, National Association of Industrial and Office Parks
• WTP Pro Bono Award 2004
• Named Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyer for Business
• Named a Maryland Super Lawyer annually starting in 2003
• Cited among the top 25 Maryland Women Super Lawyers in 2004
• Past President of the Baltimore City Bar Foundation
• Former Board Trustee of McDaniel College
• William J. Casey Award 2010 from American Red Cross
Bowie & Jensen is a leading business law firm with attorneys representing clients around the world. Bowie & Jensen focuses on Business Litigation, Business Transactions, Intellectual Property, Employment Law, Real Estate, Estates & Trusts, Tax and Construction Law. For more information on Bowie & Jensen, please visit www.bowie-jensen.com.
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