He received degrees in business administration from The American University (BS, BA, 1970) and the University of Maryland, College Park (MBA, 1974); and in law from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (JD, 1974), and Georgetown University (LLM, Taxation, 1979). During the past twenty-five years, Mr. Mednick has provided legal and business consultative services, with an emphasis on the hospitality industry and complex real estate transactions, to both private enterprise and governmental entities. He has also represented a host of financial institutions and merchant banks.