Brian E. Frosh (born October 8, 1946) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is the Attorney General for the state of Maryland. He also served 5 terms in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 16 in Montgomery County. Prior to serving in the Senate, Frosh also represented District 16 in the Maryland House of Delegates, serving two four-year terms.
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Background
Born on October 8, 1946, Brian Frosh grew up in Montgomery County. He received a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University and a law degree from the Columbia University School of Law. After joining the Maryland Bar in 1972, he worked in private practice, which he continues to maintain in downtown Bethesda. He and his wife have two daughters. As both a delegate and senator, Brian Frosh has represented Maryland's District 16, which includes parts of Chevy Chase, Bethesda, and Potomac. Frosh is Jewish.
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In the legislature
As senator, Frosh served as chair of the Judicial Proceedings Committee and vice-chair of the Rules Committee. He was a member of the Executive Nominations Committee, Legislative Policy Committee, Special Committee on State Employee Rights and Protections, and Joint Oversight Committee on the Department of Juvenile Services.
Prior to serving in the Senate, Frosh represented Montgomery County in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1987 to 1995. In this role, he was a member of the Environmental Matters Committee, Tort and Insurance Reform Oversight Committee, and Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics.
Frosh brought state funding into the district to build the Capital Crescent Trail, build sound barriers, and fund programs like those at the National Center for Children and Families, the Ivymount School, Imagination Stage, Adventure Theatre and Glen Echo Park.
Environment
Senator Frosh sponsored a bill prohibiting drilling in the Marcellus Shale until certain conditions were met.
Legislative record
In 2009, Frosh proposed changing the laws on protective orders to better protect domestic abuse victims against gun violence, and in 2011, sought to provide temporary lodging for domestic violence victims. Frosh also sponsored legislation increasing the guidelines that courts use to set child support payments.
In 2010 Frosh supported legislation that would give the court the ability to put serious juvenile sex offenders on a registry.
Public Education
As senator, Frosh worked to draft the law that provides a waiver of tuition and fees to state universities for children in foster care.
Energy
As senator, Frosh believed that that the US should conserve energy and pursue alternative energy sources. He worked on a number of bills intended to promote energy efficiency, hold down energy costs and reduce the environmental impacts of energy production and use.
Frosh advocated the establishment of service standards and the imposition of penalties if electric utilities like Pepco failed to provide reliable service. In 2010, Frosh called on the Public Service Commission to investigate Pepco, and in 2011 introduced legislation calling for regulations and stiff penalties. Although Senator Frosh's original legislation passed the Senate, ultimately, the House would only enact penalties that were more lenient than Frosh's proposal.
Privacy and Consumer Law
As chair of the Judicial Proceedings Committee, former Senator Frosh had responsibility for legislation in the Senate dealing with privacy and consumer laws. He sponsored bills protecting the privacy of citizens' personal information in Motor Vehicle Administration files and authorizing Maryland's Attorney General to prosecute violators of Federal anti-telemarketing regulations. The Judicial Proceedings Committee approved legislation establishing a task force to recommend identity theft remedies, beefing up the original bill at former Senator Frosh's recommendation to pay specific attention to protecting social security numbers. Former Senator Frosh has also sponsored bills banning minimum price fixing and creating new tools to crack down on people who defraud the State's Medicare program.
Legal career
Frosh joined the Maryland Bar in 1971 and the District of Columbia Bar in 1972. He was a partner at the law offices of Karp, Frosh, Lapidus, Wigodsky, & Norwood, P.A working in business litigation, commercial litigation, and real estate law. Since state law bans Attorney generals and judges to continue private practice he is no longer a partner.
Attorney General's Race of 2014
On October 9, 2012, Frosh announced that he had formed an exploratory committee for election to Attorney General. On July 30, 2013, he officially announced his decision to run.
Frosh was able to accumulate a range of endorsements at the outset. In December 2013, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his support of Frosh."
On May 8, The Washington Post endorsed Frosh."
Attorney General
As Maryland Attorney General, Frosh joined a Washington State lawsuit against President Donald Trump's immigration executive order.
Frosh's office has been fighting to preserve the conviction of Adnan Syed, who, based on the testimony of a witness coached by the Baltimore Police Department, was convicted in 2000 of murdering Hae Min Lee. Syed has insisted for two decades that he is innocent.
Awards
- AV® Preeminent(TM) Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®
- Super Lawyers, Maryland and Washington DC
- Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers, DC metropolitan area, The Washingtonian
- Best Lawyers, DC metropolitan area, The Washington Post
- Leadership and Outstanding Service Award from the Maryland State Bar Association
- First Citizen Award, 2011.
- 2011 Legislator of the Year Award from the Maryland Access to Justice Commission
- John V. Kabler Memorial Award from the Maryland League of Conservation Voters
- Champion for Children from the Department of Human Resources and Maryland State Bar Association.
Task Force, Boards and Commissions
2012- Frosh was appointed by Maryland legislative leaders to chair a task force to study the impact of a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling regarding the liability of owners of pit bulls and landlords that rent to them.
Ethics
In 2004 The Washington Post reported that an ethics complaint had been filed by Audrey P. Corsonag, M.D., against Frosh for helping to kill a bill that would have limited medical malpractice payouts. The complaint alleged that Frosh had a conflict of interest because of his partnership in a law firm of which certain members handled medical malpractice cases, though Frosh does not handle those kinds of cases. In response, according to the Post, "Frosh said his partnership arrangement with the firm does not let him share in earnings from cases in which he was not personally involved. And to his recollection, he said, he has handled only one Maryland malpractice case in recent years." Frosh also stated that prior to his vote on the bill he had consulted with the General Assembly's ethics adviser, William G. Somerville, who stated that Frosh had no conflict of interest, was "on solid ground," and under the law, could vote on the bill. "We've got lawyers, doctors and insurance agents in the legislature," Frosh said, "and, to some extent, all of us have an indirect financial interest in this legislation." The Post further noted, "Many lawmakers wind up voting on bills that could have a direct effect on their professions. Typically, legislators are asked to recuse themselves from debate only if a measure would enrich them personally, rather than simply benefit their profession." In light of the facts, Frosh was not required to recuse himself and nothing came of the complaint.
Electoral history
References
- Sources
- "Maryland Manual Online". Maryland State Archives. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
- "www.brianfrosh.com".
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