An Estate Planning Attorney in Maryland since 2005, Mr. Borne chairs the Estates & Trust practice and the Transactional Law practice of the firm. He advises individual clients on wealth transfer at minimum tax cost, in addition to the traditional estate planning areas of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and Healthcare Advanced Directives. He also advises clients on the administration of decedent’s estate and settlement of trusts, as well as charitable planning. Business entities, contracts, employment law, and discrimination law comprise the balance of Mr. Borne’s practice.
In addition to practicing law, Mr. Borne has a track record of community service. He is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Maryland School for the Blind of Parkville, Maryland, and a past board member of the Parkville Kiwanis Club and the Perry Hall Improvement Association. Mr. Borne was a teacher with Baltimore County Public Schools for seven years before practicing law.
Mr. Borne is the father of two wonderful children and resides in Northeastern Baltimore County with his family.
Practice Areas:
Estate Planning, Business Law, and Administrative Law
Bar Admissions:
Maryland
Education:
- University of Baltimore School of Law, JD, 2005, Magna Cum Laude, Heuisler Honor Society
- Ramapo College of New Jersey, BA, 1996
Memberships and Related Experience:
- Maryland State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Estates and Trusts Law and Elder Law)
- American Bar Association
- Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy
- Summer Associate, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP, Baltimore, Maryland
- Clerk Intern, the Honorable Lawrence R. Daniels, Circuit Court for Baltimore County
- Member, Maryland School for the Blind, Board of Directors, February 2005 to May 2014
- Former Member, Board of Directors, Perry Hall Improvement Association
- Former Member, Board of Directors, Parkville Kiwanis Club
Speaking Engagements:
- Lectured for the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind on the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transit Administration’s Paratransit service and Taxi Access pilot program, Baltimore, Maryland
- Lectured for the National Federation of the Blind on the topic “Successful Time Management Techniques: All Aboard,” College Division 2003 Summer Conference
- Lectured for the National Federation of the Blind on the topic “Overcoming Objections: How to Secure Employment in a Sighted World,” 1999 Maryland State Convention, Ocean City, Maryland
- Lectured for Morrone Enterprises, a marketing organization, on the topic “Overcoming Challenges,” 199 Spring Leadership Conference, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Professional Certifications:
- Maryland State Bar, June 2005
- Maryland Circuit Court Mediation Certification, December 2004
- Maryland Standard Professional Teaching Certificate, July 2000
