Attorneys

Larry S. Gibson serves as Of Counsel to the Firm and concentrates in litigation and administrative law. He has been teaching law since 1972 and continues to serve as a Professor of Law at the University of Maryland School of Law, where he teaches Evidence, Civil Procedure, Racial Discrimination and the Law, and Election Law. He has also taught at the University of Virginia, the University of Mississippi, and the University of Aberdeen (Scotland).

Mr. Gibson was Campaign Manager for the Honorable Kurt L. Schmoke in his successful elections in 1987, 1991, and 1995 as Mayor of the City of Baltimore. He has run numerous other election campaigns, including the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign in Maryland. In recent years, he has advised the campaigns of African political leaders, including the President of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

During the administration of President Jimmy Carter, Mr. Gibson was Associate Deputy Attorney General of the United States. In that capacity, he served as vice chairman of the National Security Council Working Group on Terrorism, which coordinated the counter-terrorism efforts of numerous federal agencies, and director of the National Economic Crimes Project at the U.S. Department of Justice. He planned and coordinated various matters relating to the activities of the Justice Department, including investigations, corrections, law enforcement assistance, and intergovernmental relations.

From 1973 to 1977, Mr. Gibson was on the faculty of the American Academy of Judicial Education. In the 1980s he served as Reporter to the Maryland Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure and played a major role in the reorganization of the Maryland Rules of Procedure. He also served for ten years on the committee of the National Board of Law Examiners that develops the Evidence section of the Multi-State Bar Examination. Since 1990 he has been a member of the American Law Institute, which drafts Restatements of the Law.

Mr. Gibson is currently involved in representing the World Umpires Association, a client of the Firm. His work with the organization takes him to countries where baseball is a popular sport, such as Venezuela and Cuba. In the course of business and pleasure he has visited more than 50 nations in all parts of the world.

News & Publications

March 6, 2008: WBAL-TV talks to Larry Gibson about the role Maryland's superdelegates could play at the Democratic National Convention.

"100 Years: The Twelve Events that Shaped Baltimore." The July 2007 issue of Baltimore Magazine examines the impact of Donald Gaines Murray's 1935 lawsuit against the University of Maryland, "the first successful school desegregation case of any kind in the United States," according to Larry S. Gibson, who is quoted at length throughout the article.

Larry S. Gibson provides election law analysis for Baltimore's ABC2 News the morning after Election Day. November 8, 2006.

Thurgood Marshall Tribute unveiled at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. Larry S. Gibson, a lead catalyst behind the renaming of the airport and creator of the new tribute, spoke at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The tribute chronicles Marshall's life and career. Link to WJZ TV video and Baltimore Examiner coverage.

The February 2006 issues of Campaigns & Elections Magazine and Baltimore Magazine report on Larry S. Gibson's work in the recent presidential election in Liberia. Mr. Gibson served as the political consultant to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman to be elected head-of-state of an African nation.

"A Day of Hope in Monrovia." The Afro-American, 1/26/2006. Mr. Gibson writes on the inauguration of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

"Lawyer Brings Political Tips to Liberia," The Associated Press, 11/15/2005.

"Civil Rights Pioneer's Legacy Takes Flight at Renamed BWI Airport," Baltimore Sun, 9/30/2005. A feature about the renaming of BWI quotes Larry S. Gibson.

"Appeals Court Reinstates Mitchell Case," Baltimore Sun, 9/30/2005. The Maryland Court of Special Appeals rules that former U.S. Representative Parren J. Mitchell, represented by Larry S. Gibson, may proceed with a lawsuit against the Baltimore Sun, the paper reports.

"Justice’s Family To Back BWI Renaming." Baltimore Sun, 3/28/2005. Reporting on a news conference organized in support of renaming BWI airport after the former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, this Sun article quotes Larry S. Gibson, an organizer of the event.

Larry S. Gibson is selected by The Daily Record of Maryland for a Leadership in Law Award, November 2004. The awards, presented annually by the state's leading legal and business newspaper, honors excellence in the practice of law and exceptional contributions to the profession and community.

"The 100 Black People to be Honored for Influencing Bill Clinton." The Associated Press, 11/4/2004: “Here are the 100 ‘unsung’ black people who will be honored Nov. 16 for their contributions to the political career of former President Bill Clinton, two days before his presidential library opens.” Among the honorees is Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler’s Larry S. Gibson, who served as Maryland state chairman of Clinton’s 1992 Presidential Campaign.

"Amity & Irony." Baltimore Magazine, August 2004: "Over the course of 37 years, Larry Gibson and Ron Shapiro have molded city politics, helped integrate its neighborhoods, and remained best friends..."