Organizations
Legal
1991 – Present
American Bar Association
1991 – Present
Maryland Bar Association
1991 – Present
Circuit Court of Baltimore County
1991 – Present
Court of Appeals of Maryland
1991 – Present
United States District Court of Maryland
1992 – 2001
Baltimore City Bar Association
1994 – 1998
Howard County Bar Association
1995 – Present
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
2001 – Present
Simon Sobeloff Legal Society
2002 – Present
Baltimore County Bar Association
2002 – Present
Lawyer Referral Service – Baltimore County
2011 – 2013
Maryland Association for Justice
2015 – 2017
Women's Bar Association Baltimore & Carroll Counties
PROFESSIONAL
1978 – 1985
National Association of Social Workers
1978 – 1998
American Correctional Association
1980 – 1984
Maryland Criminal Justice Association
1982 – 1983
Treasurer, International Halfway House Association
1982 – 1983
Strategic Management Training & Consulting
1984 – 1985
Mayor William Donald Schaeffer’s Junior Executive Cabinet
1985 – 1987
Consultant, National Institute of Corrections
1985 – 1987
Treasurer, Maryland Criminal Justice Association
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Law Clerk
1987
Summer Judicial Internship – The Honorable Dana Levitz
1987
Law Clerk – Wase, Lyons & Fedock
1990 – 1991
Judicial Clerkship – The Honorable Arrie Davis
1991
Correctional Litigation Unit- Maryland Attorney General
1998
U. S. Department of Justice – Office of Deputy Attorney General
1999
Office of the State’s Attorney Baltimore City
Attorney
1991 – 1994
Founding Partner Siegel & Sugar, P.A.
1994 – 2001
Founding Partner Thompson & Sugar, P.A.
2001 – Present
Founding Partner Andrea K. Sugar, P.A.
Professional Experience
1975-1985
Baltimore city jail
Initially employed as a Social Work Associate, Ms. Sugar was selected to develop and manage a pilot pre-employment training program for inmates jointly funded by the American Correctional Association and Baltimore City Jail. She was promoted to Assistant Director and then Director of Work Release. In the Deputy Warden’s absence, she served as Acting Deputy Warden of Community Services. During her tenure at the Jail, she was instrumental in establishing three (3) work release facilities in seven (7) years and managing over 40 staff, including correctional officers, work release counselors, and administrative assistants.
1985-1987
U.S Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, Division of Community Corrections – Washington, D.C./Boulder, Colorado
Prior to entering law school, Ms. Sugar competed on a national level and was chosen as a Program Manager due to her expertise in the area of work release and community corrections. She divided her time between the agency’s main office in Washington, the training academy in Boulder, Colorado and travel throughout the United States .
Education
1973
University of Maryland – B.A, (Criminology/Sociology)
1990
University of Baltimore School of Law – J.D.
BAR ADMISSIONS
1991
State of Maryland
1991
District of Columbia
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
1979 – 2000
Social Work Associate – Maryland
Accommodations
2004
City of Baltimore Mayor's Citation