Karen Plumer Ruff

Karen Plumer Ruff is of counsel to Funk & Bolton, P.A., resident in the firm's Baltimore office and a member of the firm's Local Government Practice Area. She practices primarily in the areas of municipal and land use law.

Ms. Ruff began her career practicing in the area of zoning and land use law at Zanecki, Lally and McDonough, in Prince George's County, Maryland. In 1989, she joined the Howard County firm of Levan, Schimel, Belman & Abramson, P.A. (later, a regional office of Miles & Stockbridge, P.A.) For the past eighteen years, Ms. Ruff has provided advice and counsel to a diverse group of Maryland municipalities, including the City of Bowie, the City of College Park, the Town of Church Hill, the Town of Edmonston and the Town of Brentwood. Additionally, from 1998 until 2002. Ms. Ruff was the Assistant City Attorney for the City of Annapolis. Ms. Ruff has also served as counsel to the Annapolis Board of Appeals.

Ms. Ruff has been a member of the Maryland Municipal Attorney's Association of the Maryland Municipal League for many years. She has served as President, and is currently their Secretary. Ms. Ruff is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association and the Anne Arundel County Bar Association.