Thomas M. Lingan, Esquire Chairman Thomas Mark Lingan, J.D., is an attorney in private practice with a focus in environmental law. After earning a B.A. degree from Wheeling College in l974, Lingan was hired by the Montgomery County Government, Office of the County Executive, where he served as a lobbyist for County Executive James Gleason and Charles Gilchrist. Lingan spent 12 years lobbying before the Maryland General Assembly on tax, environmental, health, and economic development issues. In l986, after graduating cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law, he joined the Baltimore office of Venable LLP, where he was named partner in 1995. Lingan is chairman of the firm's Environmental Practice Group and co-chairman of its Hiring Committee. His practice focuses on environmental litigation and compliance matters and he has represented corporations, governmental entities and individuals before federal, state and administrative tribunals. He is a frequent author and lecturer on an array of environmental issues including environmental compliance, wetland and enforcement issues. He has been involved in numerous civic and community pursuits and served as a member and first chairman of the Lawyers Campaign Against Hunger for the Maryland Food Committee, and chairman of the steering committee for the Catholic Community at Relay. Lingan was appointed to The Community College of Baltimore County Board of Trustees in 1998 and served as its vice chairman from 2000 until his appointment as chairman in 2005.