About James V.
James V. Anthenelli built a professional legal career that stretches again to the mid-Nineteen Seventies. He earned a B.S. in economics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1972 and a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1976. Those credentials set the stage for steady work in prosecution, private practice and repair on state commissions.
He began his professional life as an Assistant State's Lawyer in Wicomico County in 1977. A yr later he moved into personal practice as an associate at Hearne & Bailey. By 1980 he was a companion at Robins, Johnson & Anthenelli, and in 1986 he joined Anthenelli & Otway as a partner. He began his own office in 2002 and in 2014 was a founding member of Anthenelli, Phoebus & Hickman, LLC.
Throughout his profession, Anthenelli has maintained admission to several courts. He is licensed in Maryland and to the Court of Appeals of Maryland. He also holds admission to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the U.S. highest court. Those credentials have supported both trial work and appeals practice.
His portfolio consists of lengthy-standing involvement in bar governance and criminal justice coverage. He served at the Lawyer Grievance Commission of Maryland, sitting on an inquiry panel from 1981 thru 2000. He later returned to the commission, serving from 1991 to 1993 and once more from 2000 to 2002, and he chaired the Review Board in 2002. In 2011 he used to be appointed by the governor to the Maryland Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy. The following yr he acquired a gubernatorial appointment to the Board of Trustees of the Office of the Public Defender.
Anthenelli is active in professional associations tied to felony protection and the bar. He is a member of the Wicomico County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations, the Maryland Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is also a Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation. He presently serves as chair of the Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for Commission District One, any other gubernatorial appointment.
Colleagues describe him as skilled in both trial courts and appellate settings. Over 4 many years he has moved among public service and private practice, carrying roles that consist of prosecutor, partner, solo practitioner and founding member. He keeps an office at Anthenelli, Phoebus & Hickman, LLC. He currently concentrates his practice on criminal defense and related appellate matters.
