Chrysovalantis P. Kefalas (born September 28, 1979) is a Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 attorney who served as Deputy Counsel to the Governor of Maryland

Governor of Maryland

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, Robert Ehrlich

Robert Ehrlich

Robert Leroy "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 60th Governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. A Republican, he became governor after defeating Democratic opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a member of the Kennedy family, 51% to 48% in the 2002 elections...

. Governor Ehrlich appointed him as Deputy Counsel, making him the youngest attorney and first Greek-American to hold the Office. He received degrees from Loyola College in Maryland

Loyola College in Maryland

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 (2001) and the University of Baltimore

University of Baltimore

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 School of Law (2004), where he served as a member of the Editorial Board of the University of Baltimore

University of Baltimore

The University of Baltimore , located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland in the Mt. Vernon neighborhood at 1420 N. Charles Street, is part of the University System of Maryland. Through the Freshman Initiative or Lower Division Initiative, UB has transformed from an upper division university to a...

 Law Forum, the University's legal journal, graduated magna cum laude, and earned membership into the Heuisler Honor Society.