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Maryland Carey Law announces 2025 Alumni Honors recipients

February 11, 2025
By: Wanda Haskel

The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Alumni Honors to be presented during Alumni Weekend on Thursday, April 24.  

Every year, Maryland Carey Law recognizes graduates for their leadership, achievements, and impact on Maryland Carey Law and the legal profession. In 2025, the law school will present the following awards: the Distinguished Graduate Award, the Mary Ellen Barbera ’84 Judicial Excellence Award, the Benjamin L. Cardin ’67 Public Service Award, the Star Award, and the Rising Star Award. Honorees are selected by members of the Alumni Board Awards Committee and confirmed by the Alumni Board.   

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The Star Award (awarded in alternating years) recognizes the unsung heroes among the alumni population. Those alumni who volunteer for Maryland Carey Law behind the scenes with little fanfare, and who are steadfast in their support, loyal in their hearts, and deserving of special recognition. This year’s honoree is Barry Gogel ’97.

Gogel is managing member of the Baltimore office of Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston, LLC, where he has practiced since 2013. He represents businesses, professional athletes, politicians, artists, and large institutions, and has litigated a wide variety of complex tort and business lawsuits. He also serves as a mediator. 

Previously, Gogel was a principal with the Law Offices of Arnold M. Weiner, a senior associate with Weiner & Weltchek, and an associate with Ober, Kaler, Grimes and Shriver, currently known as Baker Donelson.  

A 1997 Maryland Carey Law graduate, Gogel has been an adjunct professor since 2010, teaching Negotiations and Sports and the Law and coaching the Alternate Dispute Resolution Team. In 2015, he was named Adjunct Professor of the Year.    

Gogel has served as the chairman of the board for Maryland Youth and the Law, where he remains a board member. He also served on the boards for the American Red Cross, Central Maryland Chapter, and the Education Outreach Committee of the Jemicy School in Owings Mills, Maryland. 

Gogel received the Daily Record’s award for Leadership in Law in 2020.