Michael S. Molinaro
Michael S. Molinaro
msm@CarneyKelehan.com
T:(410) 740-4600
Hawthorn Executive Center
10715 Charter Drive,
Suite 200
Columbia, Maryland 21044
Michael (Mike) S. Molinaro’s practice encompasses work in education, municipal and administrative law.
He has forty years of education experience, which includes sixteen years as a teacher in the Prince George’s County Public School System and as an adjunct instructor at a local community college. In his work with Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett and Scherr, Mr. Molinaro advises public school systems in matters related to policy, student discipline and transfers, procurement, facilities, insurance, business transactions and personnel issues. He devotes substantial time to preparing contracts, reviewing procurement issues and disputes and drafting leases, easements and other instruments affecting real property.
Mr. Molinaro also defends school systems in administrative hearings and in the circuit courts of Maryland. Calling upon his extensive experience with several county public school systems, Mr. Molinaro serves a number of the firm’s educational clients, including Howard Community College.
As part of his municipal law practice, Mr. Molinaro advises the Howard County Board of Elections concerning its interactions with county and state governments. He also counsels them in cases regarding public employees, contracts and public functions of the agencies.
Mr. Molinaro is also the firm’s principal contact in advising to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory on county land use and real estate matters.
Representative Decisions:
Bobby Clinton v. Board of Education of Howard County, 315 Md. 666, 556 A.2d 273 (1989)
Arroyo v. Board of Education of Howard County, 381 Md. 646, 851 A.2d 576 (2004)
Practices
Education
Municipal
Administrative
Bar Admissions
Maryland, 1985
U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1986
U.S. Supreme Court, 2000
Education
Catholic University School of Law, J.D., 1984
University of Maryland, M.A. in English, 1974
St. Vincent College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1968
Professional Associations
Maryland Bar Association
Howard County Bar Association
American Bar Association
National School Board Association, Council of School Attorneys
Maryland Council of Local School Board Attorneys
Civic Involvement
Leadership Howard County
Howard County Library, Board of Trustees Attorney Member (1990-2000)