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Areas of Practice

Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, and Employment Law 

About

Mark Jensen is a highly experienced attorney who has provided counsel to businesses during times of transition for three decades. He specializes in mergers, acquisitions, financings, and succession planning for established private companies. Mark often serves as outside general counsel, helping clients navigate legal and business issues beyond individual transactions.

With extensive board experience, including serving on the board of the region's largest healthcare system and as chairman of the Maryland Hospital Association, Mark brings practical knowledge to his clients' challenges. His dedication to supporting entrepreneurs stems from his family background as the grandson of Danish immigrant farmers and son of a retail store owner. He has been recognized with numerous professional accolades, including being rated as "preeminent" by his peers and selected to The Daily Record's Leaders in the Law list.

Beyond his professional accomplishments, Mark is committed to community service, providing pro bono assistance to various nonprofit organizations. He balances his legal practice with personal interests including foster parenting medically challenged infants, Taekwondo (holding a third-degree black belt and three national championships), motorcycle racing, and high-performance driving.

Areas of Practice

Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions and IP & Technology Law 

About

Recognized as one of the region's leading technology attorneys and ranked by Chambers for his corporate expertise, he represents clients ranging from entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies on commercial transactional matters. His practice focuses on helping businesses improve their core functions through legal counsel in areas including financing, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, and general corporate matters.

Bill has established himself as an expert in managing and developing commercial technology strategies, providing representation on complex business transactions such as joint ventures, strategic alliances, electronic commerce, outsourcing, and intellectual property management. His unique value stems from his executive business and technology management background, having worked for one of North America's largest book manufacturers and a major global ocean carrier before becoming an attorney, where he developed software and managed major vendor contracts.

A cum laude graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law with a B.A. in Computer Science from Brown University, Bill has received numerous professional recognitions including being named Lawyer of the Year for Information Technology Law in Baltimore multiple times (2019-2022) and for Copyright Law in 2024. He is a frequent business and technology law columnist for publications including the Legal Times, National Law Journal, Baltimore Business Journal, and The Daily Record.

Areas of Practice

Estates and Trusts, and Special Needs

About

Victoria  is an experienced estates and trusts and special needs planning attorney with nearly 20 years’ experience.  Ms. Sulerzyski provides holistic advice and counsel on estate planning, succession planning and special needs planning to her clients.  She helps families navigate the disability community, understand the various governmental benefits associated with the programs available to individuals with disabilities.  She also works very closely with our firm’s business attorneys to help develop sound business succession planning to the firm’s business clients.  

Victoria represents families in the circuit courts in the State of Maryland with guardianship matters and is experienced in advising families during the hardest times when a loved one passes away with estate administration matters.  

Victoria is a member of the Special Needs Alliance, a national organization comprised of attorneys committed to the practice of disability and public benefits law and is the Vice-Chair of the Public Policy Committee. She is a member of the Baltimore Estate Planning Council and the Maryland State Bar Association.  Victoria is also the Chair of the Langton Green Board of Directors and Kennedy Krieger Institute Early Childhood Development and Education Center Board of Directors.  

Victoria graduated cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law with a Juris Doctor, clerked for the Honorable Alan M. Wilner (Retired), Supreme Court of Maryland, was Chief of Staff for Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera (Retired), and was an in-house counsel to an international educational technology company where she was a privacy and special education attorney. 

Areas of Practice

 IP & Technology Law, Corporate, Real Estate and Commercial Transactions

About

Gina brings over 35 years of experience advising clients on intellectual property matters, specializing in trademark and copyright law. She also has a strong background in corporate legal issues, offering practical guidance to start-ups and small to mid-sized businesses. Entrepreneurs and businesses across industries—from software to apparel and consulting—turn to Gina for expertise in trademark and copyright law. She has extensive experience with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, skillfully handling clearance, filing, and prosecution of trademark applications. Additionally, Gina represents clients in copyright disputes, including defending hospitality businesses against Cable Act violation claims.

Beyond intellectual property, Gina serves as trusted outside counsel for regional business owners, advising on entity formation, real estate, employment matters, and mediating disputes. She also provides opinion letters for EV-

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Committed to excellence in the legal profession, Gina has served on Maryland's Peer Review Committee for the Attorney Grievance Commission for nearly two decades and has taught business ethics and intellectual property law at the University of Maryland University College. She successfully ran her own practice in the Baltimore area.

Gina graduated from the University of Maryland and received a JD from the University of Baltimore School of Law.

Outside of the law, Gina enjoys spending time with her husband and their two “clowns” as she calls her little guy mixed breed Chihuahua Pomeranian and her happy go lucky polka dot girl, a Dalmatian, both rescues and the best of friends despite a 50 lb difference in size and stature.  Gina also enjoys weightlifting, home decorating/Feng shui, thrift shopping, and property rehab. 

Areas of Practice

Corporate, Commercial Transactions, Estates and Trusts, and Special Needs

About

Cecelia “Cece” Gans is an attorney in the business/transactional and estates & trusts law groups.  She represents a variety of businesses and individuals in connection with corporate transactions.  Cece took an immediate shine to networking and business development, and has developed a respectable book of clients, representing businesses and individuals in contracts review, leasing, intellectual property matters, real estate, and regularly assisting on large M&A transactions.  Cece realized early on that the faces behind the businesses she represents are people with personal legal needs, leading her to build a solid foundation in estates and trust planning, administration, special needs planning, and guardianship proceedings.  Likewise, individual estates and trust clients often require business planning and Cece’s succession planning work effectively brings together her two chosen areas of law practice that both involve protecting, preserving, and growing assets.  

Cece is an active member on the Estate & Trust Law and Business Law Section of the Maryland State Bar Association. Additionally, Cece serves on the board of Cornerstone Community Housing, a nonprofit dedicated to helping men experiencing homelessness.

Cece holds a B.A. in Political Science from Seton Hall University.  She graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she served as a Rule 19 Student Attorney in the Community Development Clinic and staff editor of the University of Baltimore Law Forum. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Shannon E. Avery of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. 

Areas of Practice

Mergers and Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Corporate, and Commercial Transactions

About

La’Tika Howard is a corporate attorney passionate about helping businesses—from startups to established companies—navigate growth, investment, and strategic transactions. She supports startups, emerging companies, and investors through every stage of the business lifecycle—from formation through succession planning—and provides outside general counsel services to a variety of privately held businesses. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and general counsel representation, particularly within the tech and life sciences sectors.

La’Tika has advised entrepreneurs, investors, and high-growth companies at both regional and international law firms, bringing a practical, business-minded approach to every deal and client relationship. Whether structuring a multi-million-dollar acquisition or counseling a founder on their first financing round, she remains focused on delivering value and building trust. 

La’Tika’s practice brings creative ways to deliver legal service that is more entrepreneurial and client-focused as evidenced in part by the venture studio that she is involved in building with Jensen & McComas. Beyond her legal practice, La’Tika is deeply committed to leadership and service in Maryland’s legal community. She served on the Board of Maryland Volunteer Legal Services (2021–2024), completed the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Pathfinder Program, and mentors several current and future law school students through the Fannie Angelos Program for Academic Excellence and other programs.

 La’Tika is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she served as a Rule 19 Student Attorney in the Saul Ewing Civil Advocacy Clinic and staff editor of the University of Baltimore Law Review.