William Thrush
Secretary Owings Mill, MDBill Thrush is a shareholder and the Managing Principal of Friedman, Framme & Thrush, P.A., formerly known as Weinstock, Friedman & Friedman, headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland, with an office in Richmond, Virginia and locations in DC, MA, NH, VT and RI. Bill has been a LegalShield Provider Attorney since 2004 and currently manages those services across 6 states plus the District of Columbia. Prior to that Bill worked in firms servicing various other group legal service plans such as the Legal Service Plan associated with Montgomery Ward and specific group legal plans servicing railroad workers and police officers.
Bill is an experienced trial attorney and has tried cases at all levels of court throughout the state of Maryland, as well as the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Bill’s practice is currently focused on Civil Litigation, Creditor’s Rights, Banking and Commercial Finance, Commercial Loan Workout, and Corporate General Counsel Portfolio Management. In addition to his current practice focus, Bill has substantial experience in Contract Law, Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation, Family Law, and General Litigation. In his spare time, Bill enjoys snowboarding, mountain biking, scuba diving, learning guitar, and spending time with his wife and daughters.
Degrees University of Maryland, Bachelor of Arts, English Language and Literature, May 1990 University of Baltimore, Juris Doctor, cum laude, May 1993
Bar Admissions Maryland, January 1994
US District Court for Maryland, August 1995 District of Columbia, April 1995
US District Courts and Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia, February 2015 Virginia, December 2009
US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, March 2010 Pennsylvania, January 2012
Awards & Honors AV Pre-eminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell Maryland Super Lawyer 2020 Lawyers of Distinction, 2018, 2019
Attorney of the Month, Attorney at Law Magazine, August 2016 SmartCEO CPA&ESQ Law Firm of the Year Winner, 2015 SmartCEO CPA&ESQ Industry Practice Award Finalist, 2015 SmartCEO Corporate Culture Award Winner, 2015, 2016 SmartCEO Corporate Culture Award Selection Committee, 2017 American Lawyer Media, Top Lawyer in Maryland, 2013 American Jurisprudence Award Recipient, Legal Analysis, Research and Writing, 1992
Memberships and Professional Organizations Commercial Law League of America, Board of Governors Eastern Region Executive Council Membership Committee, Chair Education Committee International Association of Commercial Collectors,
Affinity Committee Commercial Collection Agencies of America Group Legal Services Association,
Membership Committee National Creditors Bar Association (formerly NARCA) American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, Various Subcommittees Maryland State Bar Association Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity, Carroll Inn
Community Involvement The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Board of Trustees Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland,
Finance Committee, Executive Committee, Board of Directors Better Business Bureau Maryland Foundation, Board of Directors, Chair Sharp Dressed Man, Board Chair Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce Hopewell Cancer Support, Concert for Hope Planning Committee
Teaching & Lecturing Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland School of Law
Legal Analysis, Research and Writing I and II, 2002 – 2010 Instructor, University of Maryland at College Park
Family Law, 1993-94 Trial Advocacy, 1993 – 94 Coach, University of Maryland Mock Trial Team, 1993-94
Lecturer/Panelist, “Post Disaster Operations, Disaster Recovery Plans Including Setting Up Your Firm for the Worst”
Commercial Law League, April 2020 Lecturer, “Best Practices for a Remote Office Operation”
Commercial Law League, April 2020 Lecturer/Panelist, “What Millennials Want as Clients and as Attorneys”
Group Legal Services Association Annual Conference, May 2019 Lecturer, “Cloud Basics – An Introduction to Law Office Technology”
Commercial Law League of America, November 2016; Lecturer/Panelist, “Ethical Implications and Other Issues for Lawyers Managing Their Own Online Brand”
Elevate by LegalShield Conference, July 2017; Lecturer/Panelist, “Ethical Implications and Other Issues for Lawyers Managing Their Own Online Brand”
Group Legal Services Association Annual Conference, April 2018 Lecturer/Panelist, “Ask a Millennial – Technology and Social Media Ethics”
International Association of Commercial Collectors, June 2018 Lecturer/Panelist, “Ask a Millennial 2 – How the Millennial Generation Will Impact the Collection
Industry and Your Collection Practice” Commercial Law League of America, November, 2018 Lecturer/Panelist, “Basics of Personal Injury Law”
Elevate by LegalShield Conference, June 2018; Lecturer, “Persuasion in Written and Oral Advocacy”
Commercial Law League of America, November 2012, April 2013 Lecturer, “Legal Strategies for Handling Defaulted Commercial Loans”
Commercial Law League of America, April 2012
Publications “Persuasion in Written and Oral Advocacy,” Commercial Law World, Jan/Feb/March 2013 and April/May/June 2013.
“Leveraging Technology to Improve Your Collection Practice,” Commercial Law World, Apr/May/Jun 2017.
“Ethical Implications and Other Issues for Lawyers Managing Their Own Online Brand,” Commercial Law World, Apr/May/Jun 2018.
Group Legal Services Association (GLSA) is led by a talented team of legal professionals. Our Board of Directors is as diverse as our membership and represents every aspect of the legal services plan industry. Each member of our Board is committed to furthering GLSA’s goals of increasing access to justice. Interested in running for a position on the Board? The GLSA nomination process takes place in February and March with the election at the Annual Meeting in May.