Jane Santoni - Lutherville-Timonium, MD

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1986
    J.D.
    Honors: Member, Moot Court Board; Quarter Finalist National Jerome Prince Evidence Competition

• Non Legal Education

  • Loyola University of Maryland, Baltimore City, Maryland, 1983
    B.A.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Williams & Santoni, LLP, Partner, 2002 - 2016
• St. Paul Insurance Company (formerly USF & G), Trial Lawyers, Senior Trial Lawyers, 1988 - 2002

Classes and Seminars

• "Top Consumer Scams - Consumer Protection Litigation in Maryland" , Anne Arundel County Bar Association, May 15, 2008
  
• "Auto Fraud - Trial Roundtable, Report from the Trenches", National Association of Consumer Advocates, May 16, 2010
  
• "Consumer Protection Law" , Judicial Institute of Maryland, October 12, 2011
  
• "The Profitable Consumer Law Practice" , National Association of Consumer Advocates, February 28, 2012
  
• "Auto Fraud- Voir Dire" , National Association of Consumer Advocates, August 3, 2012
  
• "Auto Fraud - Cross Examination of Defense Witnesses" , National Association of Consumer Advocates, August 4, 2012
  
• "Auto Fraud - Consumer's Rebuttal Case" , National Association of Consumer Advocates, August 5, 2012
  
• "Yo Yo (Spot Delivery) Auto Sales in Maryland" , Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, July 12, 2013
  
• “Debt Buyers and Original Creditors” , National Association of Consumer Advocates, October 16, 2017
  
• “Making the Most of Magnuson Moss in Your Warranty Case” , National Association of Consumer Advocates, October 24, 2018
  
• “Building a Successful Consumer Law Practice” , National Association of Consumer Advocates, October 26, 2018
  
• “Auto Fraud” , University of Maryland Law School, May 29, 2019
  
• “Successfully Representing Tenants - Marrying Consumer Protection with Landlord Tenant Law", National Association of Consumer Advocates, January 28, 2020
  
• “Developing and Using a Trial Notebook” , Pro Bono Resource Center, April 17, 2020
  
• “Developing a Consumer Law Practice” , Maryland State Bar Association, June 16, 2020
  
• “Best Practices for Settlement of Plaintiff’s Cases” , Maryland State Bar Association, August 7, 2020
  
• “Nuts and Bolts of a Consumer Law Practice”, Maryland State Bar Association, November 11, 2020

Representative Cases

• Allstate Lien and Recovery Corp. v Stansbury
  • Citation: 445 Md 187
  • Court: Maryland Court of Appeals
  • Year: 2015

Bar Admissions

• Maryland, 1986

Other Affiliations

• Civil Justice, 2008 - Present (Board Member and Past President)
• Maryland Association of Justice, 2019 - Present (Member and Board Member)
• National Association of Consumer Advocates, 2004 - Present (Board Member and Past Maryland State Chair)
• Baltimore County Bar Association, 2008 - Present (Member)
• Baltimore City Bar Association, 2016 - Present (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Alpha Sigma Nu