An associate with Sandler, Reiff, Young & Lamb, P.C., Ms. Getman advises federal, state, and local political committees and candidates; state and national political parties; section 527 organizations; lobbying firms; nonprofit organizations and other for-profit business entities.  She counsels clients on complying with state and federal campaign finance and election laws; House and Senate ethics and gift rules; and lobbying, ethics compliance and registration under the Lobbying Disclosure and Foreign Agents Registration Acts; and, represents them before state regulatory agencies. Ms. Getman also advises non-profit organizations on charitable giving, corporate governance issues, securing tax-exempt status with the IRS, and the scope of permissible political activities. 

Ms. Getman has served as both General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel to the campaigns of high profile candidates running for statewide elective office, most recently in Connecticut and Virginia.  She counseled the candidates and senior staff on all aspects of running an effective campaign, including approving television, radio, and print ad communications; securing ballot access through the petition process; coordinating effective Promote-the-Vote efforts on Election Day; and, preparing for potential recounts. 

In 2008, Ms. Getman was co-counsel in Davis v. Federal Election Commission, 128 S. Ct. 2759 (2008), which brought a facial challenge to a section of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform act, known as the Millionaire’s Amendment.  The statute was ultimately ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on First Amendment grounds.

Ms. Getman also litigates civil matters in federal and state courts on a wide range of issues, including ballot access, federal debarment, defamation, breach of contract, employment discrimination, malicious prosecution, and claims arising under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Affiliations

• Maryland State Bar Association
• District of Columbia Bar Association
• American Bar Association: Co-chair, 2010 Fall Meeting of the Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice; Co-chair, Administrative Law Section Continuing Legal Education Committee; Former Co-chair, Administrative Law Section Elections Committee