Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of client seeking to enforce the terms of a promissory note. After a two-day trial, the trier of fact found that the promissory note was a sham and unenforceable. The defense verdict saved the client over $2.4 million in principal and interest payments. The defense verdict was upheld on appeal to the Appellate Court of Maryland in 2018. Michael Arkin, Trustee of the Michael Arkin Revocable Trust v. Alicia Arkin, et al. Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland (Case No. 398535V) (2015, 2018).