Joseph J. Mezzanotte

Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP is a law firm with almost 200 attorneys that offers a wide range of business law and litigation services to clients, including start-ups, middle market companies, and Fortune 100 enterprises. The private company is based in Baltimore, MD and was founded in 1933 by Palmer Nickerson and Paul Due. The firm has a growing presence in the mid-Atlantic region, with offices in several cities. Whiteford is recognized by various publications and organizations for its success in high-stakes litigation and provides dispute resolution services to clients of all types, including government entities and nonprofit organizations.

The Group's principal activities are to provide banking and non-banking financial services to individuals and commercial enterprises throughout central Maryland. The Group operates through its wholly owned subsidiary BUCS Federal Bank. The lending activities include origination of one-to four-family residential mortgage loans, consumer loans, home equity loans, auto and personal loans. The Bank operates from its main office in Owings Mills, Maryland, a full-service branch office also in Owings Mills, and two full-service branch offices in Columbia, Maryland. The Bank also maintains five remote ATM locations, four of which offer 24-hour access.