Analytical lawyer with a solid background in matters of venture capital, domestic policy, real estate, mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships.  Excellent research, writing, and executive presentation skills.  Former clients include listed and unlisted public companies, owner-managed businesses, entrepreneurs, management teams and venture capital companies.  Services include mergers, acquisitions, disposals, MBOs and MBIs.

EXPERIENCE

GARDNER LAW GROUP, Baltimore, Maryland 
DLA PIPER RUDNICK LLP, Baltimore, Maryland
COURT OF APPEALS MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland
UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Washington, D.C
CNN’S BURDEN OF PROOF, Washington, DC
OFFICE OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, DIST OF DE

EDUCATION

J.D., May 2000
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Washington, DC. 

B.A. in Criminal Justice, January 1997
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, Newark, DE. 

LANGUAGES

Conversational German
Conversational Spanish

Attorney Jean Fugett, an Amherst graduate, received his law degree from George Washington University Law School attending school at night while in the NFL. He also worked as a Washington Post reporter and as a TV sportscaster during his NFL career. He has exhibited considerable financial acumen as Director and Vice-Chair of the McCall Pattern Company Management Committee, as founding partner of a Baltimore law firm, and as a partner with Fanfone in Europe. After the death of his brother, Reginald F. Lewis, in 1993, Fugett took over TLC Beatrice International Food, the largest black-owned and black managed business in the US. At its peak, TLC Beatrice had $2.2 billion in sales and was number 512 on Fortune magazine’s list of 1,000 largest. A highly sought after motivational speaker, who is also diabetic, Fugett spends much of his time visiting public schools, Children’s Hospitals, and taking part in football clinics for kids. He is also a NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor. He was elected to the NFL Players Association Steering Committee in 2005 and this is his first term as President.  He also played with the Dallas Cowboys from the period of 1972-75 and the Washington Redskins, 1976-79.

Oluwatoyin Ademuwagun, ("Toyin") is licensed to practice law in Maryland, Washington DC, and the Federal Republic of Nigeria.  She holds a Bachelor of laws degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria (1995) and a Barrister-at-law degree from the Nigerian Law School (1996).  After her admission to the Nigerian Bar in 1996, she practiced corporate law and landlord/tenant law for two years before migrating to the United States in 1997.
 
After the initial challenges of relocating to a new country Toyin decided to go back to school.  She obtained a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2001 and a Juris Doctor degree from William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota in 2004.  Toyin was the 2001 recipient of the Wisconsin Women in Government Award and the 2003 president of both the Black Law Students Association and the Christian Legal Society
 
Toyin is an experienced immigration attorney.  She also practices civil and criminal litigation in both District and Circuit Courts.  She is a member of the American Bar Association, Maryland Bar Association, and the New Immigrations Section of the Maryland Bar.

Rosalind A. Tyner attended Catonsville Community College and majored in Business Administration.  Her professional affiliations include Office Manager for the Law Office of Stancil and Rhines, Former Treasurer for the Courthouse Team Slate and Campaign Committee Member for Lisa Stancil for State’s Attorney in 2002, Notary Public for the State of Maryland since 1981, Owner/Founder of Intrigue Sensations: Fashion Show & Events Coordinator, Designer, Model & Make-up Artist, Owner/Founder of Tyner Enterprises Secretarial Service & Property Management, Football Team Mom for Northeast Youth Association 2002-2006, and Member of the Board of Directors with MULBA (Maryland Unified Licensees Beverage Association).

Krystle is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law where her course work was concentrated in Sports Law, Intellectual Properties, Corporate Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution.  Her experience includes working for The Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Sports Management Group Worldwide, Inc., as well as the Compliance office at The Ohio State University.  Ms. Myers graduated Magna Cum Laude from Winston Salem State University with a B.A. in Political Science.  She is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and is proudly affiliated with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.