Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1978-88 (juvenile division, 1978-79; misdemeanor trial team, 1979; sexual offense task force, 1979-81; felony trial team, 1981-84; captain, misdemeanor & felony trial teams, 1984-87; special assistant state's attorney for narcotics investigation, 1987-88).
Member, Governor-elect's Transition Team (juvenile services work group), 2006.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland. Drew University, B.A. (political science; theatre arts), with honors, 1975; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1978. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1978; U.S. District Court for District of Maryland, 1982; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 1982; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1996; U.S. Tax Court, 2000. Senior Associate, Polovoy & McCoy, 1988-93. Principal, Vice-President, and Counsel, Town & Country Title, Inc., 1991-97. Managing Attorney, Murphy & Klavans, LLC, 1993-99. Sole practitioner, Glenn L. Klavans, LLC, 1999-2015. Member, American Bar Association, 1978-85, 1988-93; Maryland State Bar Association, 1978-81, 1988-; Baltimore City Bar Association, 1978-93; Anne Arundel County Bar Association, 1988- (board of trustees, 2016-; co-chair, law day committee, 2004-05; chair, law school for the public, 2009-16). Member, American Trial Lawyers Association, 1978-85; Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, 1978-2000; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, 1978-85. Member, James C. Cawood, Jr. (Paca-Brent) American Inns of Court, 1997-2001, 2015- (board of trustees, 1998). Member, Kiwanis Club of Baltimore City, 1990-2010 (president, 1993-94, 2003-04). Judge, Anne Arundel County Moot Court Competition, 1996-2003; Maryland State Bar Association Mock Trial Competition, 2009-13. Trustee's Award, Anne Arundel County Bar Association, 2012.
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