Glenn Ivey

Education

Ivey graduated with honors from Princeton University in 1983 (B.A. degree in Politics), and from Harvard Law School in 1986.

Career

After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1986, he worked for the Baltimore law firm of Gordon-Feinblatt (1986 - 1987). From there he worked on Capitol Hill for U.S. Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) from 1987 to 1988. Ivey then worked for Preston, Gates, Ellis & Rouvelas (1989 - 1990), before moving to the Justice Department to work as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C. (1990 - 1994). While there he worked for then-U.S. Attorney Eric H. Holder Jr., and handled nearly 40 criminal jury trials, numerous appeals, and grand jury investigations.

Ivey returned to Capitol Hill to serve as majority counsel to U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (1994 - 1995). Ivey then worked from 1995 to 1997 as counsel for Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) during the Senate Whitewater investigations. Following that he served as chief counsel (1997 - 1998) to Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD).

From 1998 to 2000 he was Chairman of the Maryland Public Service Commission, having been appointed by Governor Parris Glendening. During the time that he headed this agency of approximately 120 employees with a $10 million budget, he also served as the Chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulator Utility Commissioners (MACRUC).

After leaving the Public Service Commission, he was a partner at Preston Gates (which later became K&L Gates) in Washington, D.C. from 2000 to 2002.

Ivey was twice elected (2002 and 2006) State’s Attorney in Prince George’s County, Maryland, serving from December 2002 to January 2011. There he led an office of 75 attorneys with a budget of $13 million.

He chose not to run for a third term, and from January 2011 to October 2012 he was a partner at Venable LLP, before moving to his current position as a partner at Leftwich & Ludaway, in Washington, D.C.

During his time in private practice he has represented individuals and companies involved in business and commercial disputes, Congressional investigations and legislative matters, white collar criminal matters, and regulatory (energy, telecommunications) issues.

Ivey taught trial advocacy at Harvard Law School during the 2013 and 2014 winter sessions, and was an adjunct professor for nineteen years at the University of Maryland School of Law, from 1995 to 2014.

He is the past president of the Harvard Law School Association, D.C. chapter, and is a former member of the D.C. Bar Association’s Board of Governors. He also served on the Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, 13th Commission District, Prince George's County.

Ivey currently serves as Chair for the Maryland Legal Services Corporation, which provides funding for legal services to low-income clients across the state.

Personal

Glenn Ivey was born February 27, 1961, in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He grew up in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and Dale City, Virginia. He currently resides in Cheverly, Maryland, and is married to former Maryland Delegate Jolene Ivey (married 1988). He has six children.

Ivey and his older brother Gerald, also a lawyer in Washington, D.C., grew up during the height of segregation in North Carolina. Their mother, Vivian, worked as a public school librarian. When their father, Van, obtained a job at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. helping to implement President Johnson’s anti-poverty initiatives, the family moved to Dale City, Virginia.

Political

Ivey ran and was elected twice as State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County, Maryland, and served from December 2002 to January 2011. He chose not to run for a third term, and returned to private practice.

On March 11, 2015, he announced that he was going to run to replace the retiring U.S. Representative Donna Edwards in Maryland's 4th Congressional District. Edwards had earlier announced that she was leaving the House of Representatives to run in the Democratic primary to replace the retiring U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski. In his announcement, Ivey said, "The people of this district deserve a Congress that works for them – that spends less time fighting with each other and more time fighting for you."

Crime

During his two terms as Prince George's County, Glenn collaborated with the faith and business community to create training and work opportunities for ex-criminals. Glenn began an award-winning Economic Crimes Unit that became a local pattern for prosecuting mortgage fraud and additional economic crimes. He also contested and achieved convictions of cops who used excessive force in Prince George's County. Glenn helped reduce crime to record lows.

Domestic violence

Cultivating a particular domestic violence division, he made survivors of domestic violence a priority during his time as State's Attorney. He worked with faith leaders to assist survivors and make tougher sentences for offenders.

Education

Glenn partnered with schools and the community to bring volunteer tutors to struggling second graders.