David M. Lambert

On Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at 12:21 a.m., David M.F. Lambert passed away at his home on the Chester River. Mr. Lambert was born March 30, 1925 in Hartford, CT, to the Rev. Frank Lambert and Barbara Murlless Lambert. He was raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in Cambridge and in Baltimore. He attended Gilman School in Baltimore leaving during his senior year to serve his country in the Army Air Force during World War ll. Upon returning from the war, he attended and graduated from Trinity College in Connecticut and received his law degree from Cornell University Law School in New York. Mr. Lambert began his long and distinguished career as Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation; followed by positions as Director of Contracts with Rockwell International, Hughes Tool Company, and Hughes Aircraft Company. He was requested to and accepted a position as Legislative Attorney in the office of the U.S. Comptroller General from which he moved on to become the Director of Office of Domestic Business Policy and the Director of Small Business Policy for the Department of Defense. He subsequently served at the General Counsel of the Renegotiations Board and finally as the General Counsel of the Small Business Administration. He left government service in 1977 and went into private practice. Mr. Lambert was a respected member of the American Bar Association, The Federal Bar Association, and the District of Colombia Bar Association. He was admitted to practice at the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Court, and the Court of Federal Claims. He wrote or contributed to numerous articles related to the understanding and practice of contract law in America. He was a founding editor of the National Contract Management Journal and lectured on contract and procurement law. He enjoyed working with young lawyers and authored a book entitled Successful Mentor Protégé Relationships. From his early childhood sailing on the Chesapeake Bay with his family, David was a passionate and accomplished sailor, frequently participating in races in the Chesapeake Bay and in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. He enjoyed the outdoors and was a avid hunter and fisherman. He was a devout Christian and a member of Emanuel Episcopal Church in Chestertown Mr. Lambert is survived by his wife, Clare Jenkins Lambert; his son, David M.F. Lambert, Jr.; his daughter Penelope Easter Lambert; his stepdaughter, Clare Manley Boyce; his stepsons, Thomas Richard Watkins and Michael E. J. Watkins, and his brother, Frank Lambert of New London, CT. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 14, 2012, at 4 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Chestertown, MD. Interment will be held privately at a later date at New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore, MD.

David M. Lambert

March 30, 1925 - April 4, 2012