February 2016 - Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland

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Pride in Membership, Leadership in Justice
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
By Lynn Caudle Boynton
My mother used to say “ You
reap what you sow.” It was a
few years before I realized she
was quoting from the Bible.
Good source, wise woman, my
mother.
Our members have planted
many seeds and we are reaping
the benefits…in so many ways.
Allow me to share just some of
the many things I am thankful
for that would not have occurred
but for the generous contributions of our members.
Although it is not possible to provide an all inclusive list of every person who deserves credit, allow
me make you aware of some recent events or actions
of note. I am truly thankful for:
The over 60 attorneys involved in creating and
presenting the Creating and Improved Tomorrow
(C-IT) presentation on Heroin, Opioids and
Synthetic Drugs to over 6000 students in 6 public
high schools and PTA’s; and
The police officers, school staff and faculty
members who have facilitated the C-IT program;
and
The generous financial donations from members to C-IT which will fund Public Service
Announcement and Essay contests, Mock Trials and
the culminating event at the courthouse at the end of
the school year; and
The 3 members who agreed to be co-chairs of
the BAMC Speakers Bureau; Magistrate Jim
Bonifant, Ed Tydings, Esq., and Steve Chaikin,
Assistant State’s Attorney, they will be in charge
of coordinating and taking the C-IT program to middle and high schools, PTA’s, and other entities
throughout the county; and
Planet Depot for videotaping our C-IT presentations so they can be shared far and wide;
please feel free to see the presentations for yourselves at this link: http://tinyurl.com/grzrqmt; and
Our Drug Court Judges Nelson Rupp and
Joseph Quirk and staff for volunteering to run
this uniquely successful program over and above
their usual duties; and
The judicial candidates for enduring the application process, the BAMC Judicial Selections
(Continued on page 4)
February 2016
BAR LUNCHEON
SCHEDULE
February 2, 2016
Speaker:
Alvin Frederick, Esquire
Topic:
“5 Ways to Avoid Finding Yourselves
Before the Attorney Grievance
Commission”
March 1, 2016
April 5, 2016
Rockville United Methodist Church
12:15p.m. - 1:00p.m.
If you have a dietary restriction that
requires a special meal, please contact
Cindy at [email protected] at least 1
week prior to the luncheon. Please indicate
what type of dietary restriction you have.
SAVE THE DATE ...
2016 Annual Meeting
& Law Day Celebration
Friday, April 22, 2016
See Registration In This Issue
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Bar Association ... Main Line ... (301) 424-3454
Julie
Maria
Cindy
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Monika
Ana
Yesenia
Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected]
Office Manager/LRS Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected]
Association Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Lawyer Referral Service Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lawyer Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected]
Bar Foundation
CLE Seminars and Events Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected]
(301) 424-3453
(301) 424-7040
(301) 762-8376
(301) 424-6351
(301) 279-9100
(301) 424-7040
(301) 340-2534
Pro Bono Program
Client Intake Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-7651
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-7652
The following staff listing is not for public information. It is for attorney use only.
Debbie
Program Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 762-5831
[email protected]
Jennifer
Office Administration / Client Coordination . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-2706
[email protected]
Jorge
Office Administration / Client Coordination . . . . . . . . . . (301) 762-8488
[email protected]
FOR LAWYERS WHO
NEED HELP
Anyone aware of Attorneys who are
having problems with stress, depression,
overwhelmed with their practice, family
issues, and related illnesses, including addiction, that interfere with their professional or
personal lives, please call the Lawyer
Assistance Committee. Committee members can assist Lawyers in finding confidential and effective programs to help them.
All calls are strictly confidential.
Karen H. Alegi, Co-Chair
(240) 489-3428 or [email protected]
William E. Hewitt, Jr., Co-Chair
(301) 424-8520 or [email protected]
BAR ASSOCIATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD
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BAR FOUNDATION OFFICERS
(Effective July 1, 2015)
President: Mallon A. Snyder
President-Elect: Lynn Caudle Boynton
Treasurer: Joseph A. Lynott, III
Secretary: Hon. John C. Moffett
Past President: Richard H. Melnick
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael G. Banks
Bradford S. Bernstein
Hon. Sharon V. Burrell
Lauri E. Cleary
Heather Collier
Hon. John W. Debelius, III
Kathryn Deckert
Paul H. Ethridge
Jo B. Fogel
Hon. Anne S. Harrington
Kevin G. Hessler
Heather Q. Hostetter
Daniel M. Kennedy, III
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Lili Khozeimeh
Joseph A. Lynott, III
J. Stephen McAuliffe, III
Hon. Mary Beth McCormick
Hon. John C. Moffett
John C. Monahan
James A. Mood, Jr.
David A. Pordy
John M. Quinn
Andrew L. Schwartz
Donna E. Van Scoy
Benjamin S. Vaughan
Patricia M. Weaver
C-IT Program –Stephen H. Chaikin, Chair – (240) 777-7202
Cable T.V./Law School for the Public – Lauri E. Cleary, Co-Chair –
(301) 657-0176; James R. Klimaski, Co-Chair - (202) 296-5600
Continuing Legal Education – Parva Fattahi, Co-Chair – (301) 263-4516;
Jeffrey Hammond, Co-Chair – (301) 861-4555
Diversity – Hon. Charles B. Day, Co-Chair – (301) 344-0393; Susan
Magazine, Co-Chair - (240) 774-7220
Endowment – Daniel M. Kennedy, Chair – (301) 251-6600
Facilities – Patrick C. McKeever, Chair – (301) 762-5212
Fall Outing – Alison W. Rind, Co-Chair – (301) 657-0750;
David P. Shapiro, Co-Chair – (301) 656-7603
Pro Bono – Michael J. Goecke, Chair – (301) 657-0185
School Mock Trial – Bradford S. Bernstein, Co-Chair – (301) 517-4811;
Casey L. Cirner, Co-Chair – (301) 762-1600
2015-2016 Officers and Chairs
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President: Lynn Caudle Boynton
President-Elect: Lauri E. Cleary
Treasurer: Alan S. Zipp
Treasurer-Elect: Ronald S. Canter
Secretary: Casey Weinberg Florance
Past President: Mallon A. Snyder
Executive Director: Julie Petersen
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Heather S. Collier
Sara M. Donohue
David C. Driscoll, Jr.
Karen A. Ferretti
Patrick J. Hoover
Christina M. Hughes
Heather L. Kafetz
Sherri D. Koch
Terrence M. McGann
The Honorable Karla N. Smith
Rosalyn Tang
Magistrate Holly A. Whittier
New Practitioners Co-Chairs:
Judith G. Cornwell & Caitlin C. Grant
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Assoc./Found. – Ann. Mtg. & Law Day – Ronald S. Canter, Chair –
(301) 340-0084
Bench/Bar-Circuit – David C. Merkin, Co-Chair – (301) 762-9200;
Jeremy Rachlin, Co-Chair – (301) 913-2948;
Michael A. Taylor, Co-Chair – (301) 762-9200
Bench/Bar-District Court – Reginald W. Bours, Co-Chair –
(301) 340-7600; Richard D. London, Co-Chair – (301) 588-6900
Budget – James R. Hammerschmidt, Chair – (301) 951-9338
Community Outreach - Emily B. Gelmann, Co-Chair –
(301) 340-2020; Revee M. Walters, Co-Chair – (240) 507-1768
Fee Dispute Resolution – Robert C. Park, Jr., Co-Chair – (301) 961-5175;
Karen Robbins, Co-Chair – (301) 668-3222
Judicial Selections – Bradford S. Bernstein, Chair – (301) 517-4811;
Michael T. Nalls, Vice Chair – (301) 654-4626
Lawyer Assistance – Karen H. Alegi, Co-Chair – (240) 489-3428;
William E. Hewitt, Jr., Co-Chair – (301) 424-8520
Lawyer Referral – Marc A. Isaacs, Co-Chair – (202) 495-0624;
Elizabeth G. Loggia, Co-Chair – (301) 340-9393
Leadership Development – Christopher W. Roberts, Co-Chair –
(301) 657-0168; Keith J. Rosa, Co-Chair – (240) 777-9108
Legal Ethics – Allen J. Katz, Co-Chair – (301) 840-8007;
Samuel M. Shapiro, Co-Chair – (301) 340-1333;
Daniel L. Shea, Co-Chair – (301) 424-1060
Membership Benefits – Rand L. Gelber, Co-Chair – (301) 251-0202;
Catherine H. McQueen, Co-Chair – (240) 507-1700
Mentor/Mentee (sub of New Practitioners) - Elizabeth J. McInturff,
Co-Chair – (301) 838-3236; Shuaa Tajammul, Co-Chair –
(240) 476-7838
Nominations & Elections – Wanda Martinez, Chair – (301) 340-1616
Social – Casey W. Florance, Co-Chair – (301) 838-3318; Keith J. Rosa,
Co-Chair – (240) 777-9108; Mary McGuinness Saxon, Co-Chair –
(202) 466-8960
Social Media / Technology – Jessica S. Blumberg, Co-Chair –
(301) 657-0742; Keith J. Rosa, Co-Chair – (240) 777-9108
Softball – Eby Kalantar, Chair – (410) 514-7051
Specialty Bar Associations – Amanda L. Vann, Chair – (301) 563-6685
Strategic Planning – James A. Mood, Jr., Chair – (301) 424-0400
Youth Courthouse Project – Stephen H. Chaikin, Co-Chair –
(240) 777-7405; Patricia P. Via, Co-Chair – (240) 777-6721
SECTION CHAIRS
Administrative Law – John T. Henderson, Jr., Chair – (410) 229-4100
Alternative Dispute Resolution – Robert L. Baum, Co-Chair –
(301) 610-0610; Kenneth A. Vogel, Co-Chair – (202) 332-7323
Business Law – David E. Kay, Chair – (301) 657-0724
Collaborative Law – Eshigo P. Okasili, Co-Chair – (301) 452-4929;
Eric J. Wexler, Co-Chair – (301) 296-4465
Commercial Litigation – Mary C. Lombardo, Co-Chair – (301) 838-3226;
Michael J. Neary, Co-Chair – (301) 657-0740
Criminal Law – Peter W. Larson, Co-Chair – (240) 777-7398;
David H. Moyse, Co-Chair – (240) 292-7200
Education Law – David R. Bach, Co-Chair – (301) 738-7655;
Patrick J. Hoover, Co-Chair – (301) 424-5777
Elder Law – Morris Klein, Co-Chair – (301) 652-4462;
Mary Jo Broussard-Speier, Co-Chair – (301) 468-5657
Employment Law – Meredith S. Campbell, Co-Chair – (301) 255-0550
Gregg C. Greenberg, Co-Chair – (301) 587-9373
Estates & Trusts – Jay M. Eisenberg, Chair – (301) 230-5223
Family Law – Sandra A. Brooks, Co-Chair – (240) 507-1700;
Christina M. Hughes, Co-Chair – (240) 360-0882;
Christopher W. Roberts, Co-Chair – (301) 657-0168
Immigration – Parva Fattahi, Chair – (301) 263-4516
Intellectual Property & Technology – Michael L. Greenberg, Co-Chair –
(202) 625-7000; Raymond Van Dyke, Co-Chair – (202) 378-3903
Juvenile Law – Daniel W. Gaskill, Co-Chair – (301) 279-7400;
Corey E. Talcott, Co-Chair – (240) 777-6767
Law Firm Management – Amy B. Strent, Chair – (301) 657-0010
New Practitioners – Judith G. Cornwell, Co-Chair – (301) 838-3314;
Caitlin C. Grant, Co-Chair – (301) 347-1272
Chamber Chats – Tracy E. Phillips, Chair – (240) 777-9283
Personal Injury Litigation – Paul S. Chung, Co-Chair (Plaintiff) –
(301) 230-5230; Andre M. Forte, Co-Chair (Defense) – (301) 791-6924
Real Estate – Matthew D. Alegi, Co-Chair – (301) 230-6574;
Sarah Cline, Co-Chair – (301) 945-9245
Solo & Small Firm – Evan V. Goitein, Co-Chair – 301) 323-8272;
David A. Schiller, Co-Chair – (301) 315-0801
Taxation Law – John S. Pontius, Jr., Co-Chair – (410) 497-5947;
Mark W. Schweighofer, Co-Chair – (301) 838-3233
Workers Compensation Law – William J. Inman, Co-Chair –
(301) 315-9400; Jeffrey W. Stickle, Co-Chair – (240) 777-6728
The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter
February, 2016
CURRENT UPDATE
CIRCUIT COURT NOTES
RENOVATIONS
Monroe Street Entrance
Renovations continue on the
Monroe Street entrance to the Circuit
Court. Please use the Maryland Avenue
entrance or terrace level entrance (via the
courtyard between the new South Tower
and the Executive Office Building) to
enter the Circuit Court.
The Monroe Street entrance will be
available for emergency exit only. We
apologize for any inconvenience and
appreciate your continued patience.
CIVIL
Try By Date Ranges
“TRY BY” Date Ranges are calculated for Track II and Track III Civil actions
at the time of filing. The “TRY BY” Date
Range can be found on the Scheduling
Order for each of the above Tracks.
This date range is hard coded and is not
modifiable. If you are requesting a
Modification of the Scheduling Order, please
keep in mind that the “TRY BY” Dates will
LEGAL ETHICS HOTLINE
David Briglia ... 301-648-4987 ... [email protected]
Rick Dodd ... 301-637-3626 ... [email protected]
For a written confidential opinion, submit your written request, marked confidential, to Samuel M. Shapiro or Daniel L. Shea, c/o Bar Association of Montgomery
County, MD, 27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, MD 20850.
not be modified if the cut-off dates are
extended. Any proposed dates for modification should allow sufficient time for the Trial
Date to be set within that date range.
Counsel are encouraged to clear proposed
Trial Dates with one another prior to
appearing at the Pretrial Hearing.
CRIMINAL
Jury Demands filed pursuant to
Maryland Rule 4-301 (b) (1) (A) Trial
Date
Please remember: When a written
demand for a jury trial is filed in a District
Court case at least fifteen (15) days prior to
the trial date, pursuant to Maryland Rule
4-301(b)(1)(A), the trial date scheduled
for the District Court case will become
the Circuit Court trial date.
FAMILY
One Family-One Judge (1F1J)
Scheduling and Family Track IV
As noted in previous editions of the
BAMC Newsletter, effective January 1,
2016, updates were installed to the
Circuit
Court
Family
Division
Scheduling system to allow Family
Division Magistrates to designate a
Family Law case as “One Family-One
Judge” or “1F1J”.
(Continued on page 5)
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Hon. Dale R. Cathell (Ret.)
Former Judge, Court of
Appeals of Maryland
John Henry Lewin, Jr., Esq.
Past President, Bar Association
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Hon. A. Michael Chapdelaine (Ret.)
Retired Associate Judge,
Prince George’s Circuit Court
Hon. J. Frederick Sharer (Ret.)
Former Judge, Court of
Special Appeals of Maryland
Hope B. Eastman, Esq.
Past President, The College of
Labor and Employment Lawyers
Hon. Thomas P. Smith (Ret.)
Prince George’s County Circuit Court
Morton A. Faller, Esq.
Past President, Bankruptcy Bar
Assoc. for the Dist. of Maryland
Hon. Ann N. Sundt (Ret.)
Montgomery County Circuit Court
Hon. John M. Glynn (Ret.)
Baltimore City Circuit Court
Kenneth L. Thompson, Esq.
Fellow, American College
of Trial Lawyers
Hon. Eric M. Johnson (Ret.)
Montgomery County Circuit Court
Daniel E. Toomey, Esq.
Construction, Surety, and
General Commercial Neutral
Hon. Henry L. Jones, Jr. (Ret.)
Retired Magistrate Judge,
United States District Court
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Retired Chief Judge,
Retired Judge,
Baltimore City Circuit Court
United States District Court
Dispute Resolution and Prevention
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February, 2016
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, cont’d
(Continued from page 1)
Committee for their hard work and professionalism and heartfelt congratulations
to our newly appointed Circuit Court
Judge Harry C. Storm; and
Our members who are also members of the Legislature, who will be
working on elimination of contested
judicial elections, strengthening the
Prescription
Drug
Monitoring
Program and expanding the Good
Samaritan Law among other things,
and to bar members Lynn Perry
Parker, Esq. and Andrew Reckson,
Esq., who will be keeping an eye on
legislative matters on behalf of BAMC;
and
Our veteran members who made
significant donations to Veterans Airlift
Command as a result of hearing from
Bob Michael at our November Bar
Luncheon regarding his volunteer flying
of Wounded Warriors and families to and
from Walter Reed Medical Center; and
Our Lt. Governor’s Heroin &
Opioid Emergency Task Force Report
of December 1, 2015, and the progress
reflected therein, please see this link:
http://tinyurl.com/zlrmz4n for details;
and
Becky Strandberg for her “Know
your Colleagues” interviews of our
members each month. Thanks to Becky
I learned that my own mentee, Andrew
Han, an Assistant State’s Attorney, and
a Captain in the National Guard, was
called to serve during the recent
Baltimore riots following the death of
Freddie Gray. Thank you Andrew for
your service; and
Our committee and section chairs
and co chairs for their time and devotion
this year. Please take advantage of the
growing number of CLE’s offered. We
will have midyear updates from each section in next month’s newsletter; and
Brad Bernstein, Esq. who is gearing
up to begin the gargantuan task of coordinating the High School Moot Court
Trial competitions again this year; let’s
pray the winter weather this year doesn’t
make it doubly challenging for him, the
attorneys and judges who generously
contribute their time to this wonderful
effort; and
The Redskins, for giving us a brief
glimpse of the glory days of old; and
Finally, thank you to those of you
who have taken a moment to say a few
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kind words to me about my genuine
efforts to write a column worth reading.
Writing a column that may be read by as
many as 2700 very fine lawyers and
judges can make one feel a bit vulnerable.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said:
“A friend is a person with whom I may
be sincere. Before him, I may think
aloud.” I am grateful for your friendship or at the very least, for your tolerance. If nothing else, I am sincere.
Please remember to:
1. Sign up for and consider being a
sponsor for Law Day April 22, 2016 at
which President-elect Lauri Cleary will be
sworn in before over 500 attendees;
2. Consider a donation to the Bar
Foundation to “Honor a Lawyer” to
recognize someone who has made a difference in your career or the legal
community;
3. Plan to attend and bring your
spouse or guest to the Battle of the
Barristers at Smokey Glen on May 25,
2016.
Looking forward to our next speaker
for the February 2, 2016 Bar Luncheon;
well known attorney Al Frederick,
Esquire, will advise us on “5 Ways to
Avoid Finding Yourselves before the
Attorney Grievance Commission”. In
the meantime, stay warm!
HELPING OPPORTUNITIES ...
Support Drug Court by helping a participant obtain stable employment and therefore restore their life, stay committed to recovery and become a productive member
of the community. For further information please contact Jenna Davis, Drug Court
Coordinator at (240) 777-9141.
February, 2016
CURRENT UPDATE
(Continued from page 3)
The 1F1J Team Concept includes the
assignment of a Case Manager, Case
Magistrate and 1F1J Judge, who will
remain permanently assigned to the case
to address the needs of the litigants.
Hearings and Trials will continue to
be scheduled pursuant to the courts
Family Division DCM guidelines for
Track II and Track III, with all future
hearings being scheduled before the Case
Magistrate or 1F1J Judge, consistent with
those guidelines.
With the implementation of the 1F1J
Team Concept, effective January 4, 2016,
the Circuit Court will no longer assign
Family Law cases to Track IV. Hearings
in cases currently assigned to Track IV
will continue to be scheduled pursuant to
the current Track IV guidelines.
Additional information regarding the
1F1J Team Concept will be available on
the Court’s Website or you may call the
DCM Coordinator, Rick Dabbs at 240777-9358.
Family Division Juvenile DCM plan
update
Beginning in September of 2015 a
panel was formed at the direction of the
Court Administrator, Judy Rupp, to
review and update the Family Division
Juvenile
Differentiated
Case
Management plan.
The panel included the Honorable
Cynthia Callahan, Family and Juvenile
Judge in Charge, the Honorable Barbara
Meiklejohn, Clerk of the Court, the DCM
and Family Division Coordinator,
Juvenile Clerks Office staff, Juvenile and
Family Case Managers, the Adoption
February, 2016
Guardianship Case Manager, and the
Permanency Planning Liaison.
In addition to the review and update
of the 2003 edition, changes previously
made in 2011 were incorporated into the
written plan. Recommendations were
also approved to discontinue the use of
Track 5 through Track 8, and an additional track, Track 11, was created to allow
for the processing of Voluntary
Placements. Revisions were also made to
the Postponement Policy and procedures.
The Juvenile DCM Plan Third
Edition, January 2016 is now complete
and available for viewing and download
on the Circuit Court Website.
www.montgomerycountymd.gov/
circuitcourt/Resources/Files/
JuvenileDivision/Juvenile_DCM_Plan.pdf
Third Party Corroboration Mutual
Consent Ground for Divorce
Effective October 6, 2015, the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County will no
longer require third party corroboration if
the parties are proceeding on the ground
of Mutual Consent. However, both parties
must be present at the hearing.
Circuit Court on Alert Montgomery
Would you like to receive an email or
text message when the Circuit Court closes? Now you can! The Montgomery
County Circuit Court is now a member of
the Alert Montgomery system.
This is an opt-in system so you will
receive notifications ONLY if you register to receive them. This flexible system
permits you to choose the device(s) to
receive the alerts. You can receive alerts
to an email address, a smart phone or a
pager – to one or more devices. Sign Up
for Alert Montgomery on the Circuit
Court Home Page. Please note: to
receive Circuit Court alerts you must
check the “Circuit Court” box under
Montgomery County Government.
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/
circuitcourt/index.html
KIDS SPOT
The Montgomery County Circuit
Court has opened a child waiting area in
the South Tower, Room 1440 for children
ages 2-12. Children will be supervised by
two staff members from Family Services,
Inc. Monday - Friday from 8:00am to
12:30pm and 1:15pm to 5:00pm. The center is closed for lunch between 12:30pm
and 1:15pm. There are no fees associated
with this service but parents and
guardians must present valid ID at both
check-in and check-out time and the
Parents or Guardians must remain in
the Circuit Court building while their
children are in Kids Spot. For more
information, visit our Frequently Asked
Questions on the Court’s website.
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/
circuitcourt/Court/Press/kidsspot.html
John W. Debelius, III, Administrative Judge
2016 JUVENILE BENCH/BAR
MEETING SCHEDULE
Juvenile bench/bar meetings will be
held as follows during 2016:
Delinquency
Child Welfare
February 17, 2016
March 21, 2016
April 20, 2016
May 16, 2016
June 15, 2016
July 18, 2016
September 21, 2016
October 17, 2016
November 16, 2016
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CURRENT UPDATE
(Continued from preceding page)
Family Division Changes
After being separate for 13 years,
Family and Juvenile Case Management have
been consolidated into one unit. The Family
Case Managers are now co-located with the
Juvenile Case Managers on the third floor of
the South Tower. The Supervising Case
Manager for the entire unit is Marianne
Hendricks, located in room 3540. Her telephone number is 240-777-9084.
Risa Mainprize is now serving as the
Deputy Family Division Coordinator.
She is located in Room 1603 on the first
floor of the South Tower. Her telephone
number is 240-777-9343. Risa will be
assisting with administrative, budgetary
and programmatic issues impacting the
Family and Juvenile.
Supervised Visitation
When a parent is ordered into the
Court’s Supervised Visitation program, it is
for that person only. Relatives and friends
accompanying the visiting parent will not
be allowed to participate in the visit.
Madeleine Jones
LAWYER’S LITERARY
CIRCLE
On Thursday, February 18th, we
will be discussing Amsterdam: A Novel,
by Ian McEwan.
And, there is a plan emerging to attend,
sometime soon, a performance of South
Pacific at Toby’s in Columbia, with Judge
Barry Hamilton either conducting or playing in the orchestra. If anyone is interested
in going with our group, please contact me.
With some rare exceptions, all of our
meetings are held in the offices of Miles &
Stockbridge P.C., 11 North Washington
Street, Suite 700, Rockville, MD, and
begin at 4:30 p.m. If any of your friends
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Esther B. Davis
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Court just a few days earlier.
Esther was born in Santiago, Chile
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school at the German School. After completing her first year of college at the University
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of Geneva in Switzerland. Fluent in Spanish,
German, and French, she graduated with a
degree from the foreign language school for
interpreters and translators. Esther learned
English at Cambridge University.
Upon winning a Rotary Club scholarship in 1958, Esther came to the United
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Esther was a consummate professional. Before coming to the court system
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All while raising 3 daughters and working in her husband’s business.
We all have memorable stories of
Esther. She thrived on the often-salty testimony from self-represented litigants in
the District Court. Indeed, Esther relished
the duty to interpret not only the words of
a witness, but the emotion and passion as
well. The conservatively dressed, octogenarian, grandmother of 6 – who always
wore clip-on earrings – actively sought
the trials with the most salacious potential!
Most entertaining was Esther’s posttrial analysis. She was never surprised by
even the most outlandish testimony.
Rather she was accepting and often sympathetic to the social, cultural and personal difficulties of her clientele. Her wonderful sense of humor and hearty laugh
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After a particularly low-brow, profane
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couple!”
Esther loved every moment of her
life. She reveled in the courtroom and in
the many accomplishments of her daughters. Even greater was her pride in her
grandchildren Eddie, David, Sophia, Lily,
Wellington, and Josephine. We were so
honored to share in their report cards, college admissions, language and artistic
skills, world-wide travels, and their devotion to their “granny.”
Esther Davis’s tenure as a court interpreter exceeds that of every judge on the
County’s District and Circuit Court. She
epitomized the dedicated professional
who excelled in every aspect of life – to
the very end. We will miss her terribly,
but remember her always.
Submitted respectfully and
with great admiration
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Andrew Han
Andrew Han, an Assistant State's
Attorney for Montgomery County, is a
Korean American who grew up in Silver
Spring and Bethesda. He is an excellent
role model for those whose parents immigrated to the United States and inspired
their children to succeed. James Han, his
father, is the most influential person in his
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Through college, the Army ROTC
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LEGAL ETHICS
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me A Disciplinary Referral
The Ethical Pitfalls of Participating in On-Line Legal Referral Services
The Internet has evolved into a powerful tool for matchmaking, and not just
the romantic variety. Attorney-client relationships are being formed every day on
the Internet through for-profit lawyer
referral sites.
On-line legal matchmaking sites are
almost as old as the Internet itself.
LegalMatch, for one, has been operating
for more than 16 years. Sites such as
Upwork (the result of a merger of Elance
and oDesk), Freelancer and Guru, where
freelance service providers of all kinds
(including lawyers) can bid for work
from prospective clients, have been
around since the turn of the century.
But a new crop of venture capitalbacked legal matchmaking services—
with names like UpCounsel, Priori Legal,
LawTrades and LawDingo—are aiming
to bring an end-to-end, Uber-like experience to legal service delivery, functioning
much like virtual, big law firms. These
sites purport to match individuals and
entities in need of legal services with a
qualified attorney—or a small, select
panel of attorneys—who can meet the
client’s specific needs.
The for-profit companies that operate
these sites promote the fact that they prescreen the participating attorneys much
like a law firm recruits new hires. Priori
Legal (founded in 2012) advertises that
all of its lawyers “are vetted through our
rigorous process to join our exclusive network. Lawyers go through an online
application, face-to-face interview and
reference checks, resulting in less than a
20% admissions rate.”1 The rise of these
services coincides with the decline in professional staffing at big law firms over the
last several years. (In the case of
UpCounsel, fully a fifth of its participating attorneys at the time of the site’s
inception in 2012 were lawyers who had
been laid off.2)
For clients, the advertised advantages in using these services include the
ease of locating appropriate counsel to
address a particular problem, transparency and predictability of fees (as many of
the services brokered through these sites
are project-based and compensated on a
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flat-fee basis), and fees which are downright cheap compared to those offered by
traditional—especially big—law firms.
Next-generation matchmaking sites also
provide invoicing and payment services,
and collaboration tools for document
exchange and other attorney-client communications. LawTrades says using its
site is “like having access to a firm with
an endless supply of on-demand legal
services, minus the massive overhead that
would cost you an arm and a leg.”3 Priori
Legal says that its services “makes retaining highly skilled attorneys at a fair price
as easy as shopping on Amazon. Just
imagine feeling joy and relief after opening an invoice from your lawyer.”4
And while some of these new services are limited to business-related matters
such as contract review and patent and
trademark filings, others purport to cover
a broad array of legal issues. For example, Avvo Advisor, a new service offered
by the popular attorney review site Avvo,
offers to match individuals with a “highly-rated” attorney for a 15 minute telephone consultation regarding such consumer matters as criminal defense, family
law, divorce and real estate, for just $39.
According to Avvo, with its Advisor service “consumers no longer have to spend
days and dollars finding an experienced
lawyer to help with everyday legal situations.”5
For attorneys, the advertised advantages of participating in a legal matchmaking site include the prospect of
enough work to make a low fee structure
lucrative, without the effort and added
expense of traditional law practice marketing, billing and collection. “We greet
the client, learn about their legal need,
and if they are a good fit for you, we’ll
introduce them,” says LawDingo.6 In the
words of one apparently satisfied
UpCounsel attorney: “UpCounsel’s platform allows me to focus my time on
things I care about (my clients, my family) instead of worrying about things like
marketing and billing. I love that I can
exchange messages with a prospective
client on my phone while I walk my
dog.”7
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
AND CONCERNS
The ethical barriers for Maryland
attorneys hoping to participate in an online legal matchmaking services are considerable. This article focuses on two of
them: the prohibition against splitting
fees with a non-lawyers under Rule 5.4(a)
of the Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of
Professional Conduct, and the general
prohibition against the payment of referral fees under Rule 7.2(c).
Fee Sharing
Rule 5.4(a) of the Rules provides that
a “lawyer . . . shall not share fees with a
non-lawyer,” except under certain circumstances that are not relevant to on-line
matchmaking. Some matchmaking services charge a percentage of fees earned
through their sites. This fee is assessed on
a project basis, and is deducted through
payments processed through the site.
Some services present this as a fee that the
client pays. This approach is common
among general freelance platforms such
as Upwork, which makes money by
charging a percentage of fees billed. But
you will also find it among referral services specific to law. Upcounsel, for example, charges clients a 10% “service fee” on
work purchased through the site. Priori
Legal charges its participating attorneys a
fixed percentage (10%) of their earnings,
which it claims is a “management fee.”
Similarly, Avvo Advisor charges attorneys
a fee per service—described as a “marketing fee”—which can vary based on the
amount which the participating attorney
charges the client.
These models present a problem
under Rule 5.4(a), as would any model
where the fee paid to the service is contingent upon the client retaining the attorney. In Ethics Docket 2004-21, the
MSBA’s Committee on Ethics considered
a proposal from an on-line legal directory
that would support itself by charging its
participating lawyers a “case acceptance”
fee of $250 whenever they a accepted a
case through the service. This fee was to
be paid from the participating attorney’s
operating account, not by the client. The
Committee found that because this fee
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was contingent upon the client retaining
the lawyer, the fee was directly tied to the
fee earned by the lawyer, and therefore
amounted to a sharing of the fee in violation of Rule 5.4(a).
Sites that charge a fixed monthly or
annual subscription fee to the attorney,
the client, or both, to participate in a
referral service wouldn’t appear to violate
Rule 5.4’s prohibition on fee sharing. In
fact, in Ethics Opinion No. 2007-1, the
Committee found that, where the annual
fee to be paid by a lawyer to participate in
a proposed internet-based listing service
was not tied to payment by the client, the
arrangement would not violate Rule 5.4.
That is not to say, however, that arrangements such as these comply with Rule
7.2(c)’s general prohibition on the payment of referral fees by attorneys.
Referral Fees
Rule 7.2(c) of the Maryland
Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct
provides that a lawyer “shall not give
anything of value to a person for recommending the lawyer’s services, except
that a lawyer may . . . (2) pay the usual
charges of a legal service plan or a notfor-profit lawyer referral service.”
In Ethics Docket 95-11, the MSBA’s
Committee on Ethics concluded that forprofit, private lawyer referral services are
generally impermissible under Rule
7.2(c). In Ethics Docket 95-35, the
Committee found that an “advertising
fee” charged by a for-profit referral service to an attorney for each client obtained
through the service was a prohibited
referral fee under Rule 7.2(c). Prior to
these opinions, in Ethics Docket 87-41,
the Committee concluded that the payment of a flat “monthly fee” to an organization that advertised an “injury help
line” which referred callers to a local subscribing attorney violated Rule 7.2(c).
These opinions would appear to prevent Maryland lawyers from participating
in a service like LawDingo, which charges
participating attorneys a monthly fee on a
sliding scale, where the more an attorney
pays, the more client leads LawDingo will
send his or her way. It would also appear to
prevent an attorney from paying the “marketing fee” that Avvo charges on a perengagement basis to attorneys to participate in its “Advisor” service.
But what about a referral service
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where the client that pays the fee?
The MSBA Committee on Ethics
addressed this very question in Ethics
Docket No. 2012-02, in response to an
inquiry relating to a proposed for-profit,
on-line legal matchmaking service.
According to the inquirer, a prospective
client of this service would access the
company’s Internet site and describe the
facts he or she considers relevant to his or
her legal problem. The company would
then refer the matter to an appropriate
attorney not employed by the company.
The client would then pay the company a
“reasonable fee” for the legal services.
The company would then pay the attorney to whom it referred the matter a “reasonable hourly or flat fee.” (The inquirer
didn’t explain how the “reasonable fee,”
as required by Rule 1.5, would be negotiated on either end).
Because the arrangement didn’t
involve any direct payment to the forprofit corporation by the lawyer in
exchange for the referral of clients, it
might have appeared to avoid the Rule
7.2(c)’s prohibition on referral payments.
But the Committee found the identity of
the person making the payment immaterial, because the result would be the same:
a referral source would be compensated
for making a referral to an attorney who is
subject to Rule 7.2(c).
The Committee concluded that a forprofit corporation whose income is “solely based upon the difference between the
total amount the client paid the referral
source for legal representation and the
amount the attorney actually received for
the work performed” is not an arrangement in which an attorney may participate under Rule 7.2(c). Thus, a referral
fee to a for-profit operation is an impermissible fee under the Rule regardless of
whether the attorney or the client pays it.
But what about a service like Priori
Legal, which does not match a particular
attorney to a particular client, but rather
“handpicks” up to five lawyers for each
matter, and leaves it up to the client to
select which of them is appropriate?
Notwithstanding Priori’s representation
that it is a “curated marketplace” rather
than a lawyer referral service, does such
an arrangement avoid the referral fee prohibition by not constituting a referral
service at all? That is a question which
neither the MSBA Committee on Ethics
nor the Court of Appeals has yet to
answer.
Rule 7.2 would not appear to prohibit
an attorney from paying a fixed fee to be
listed through an on-line service that does
nothing more than provide a forum for
attorneys to advertise their availability to
perform legal services. Rule 7.2(c) permits
attorneys to pay the reasonable cost of
advertising otherwise permitted by the
Rule 7.2. However, compliance with Rule
7.1 (communications concerning a
lawyer’s services) will be a challenge in
view the glowing client testimonials and
other unsubstantiated representations that
legal matchmaking sites commonly make
about the quality of the services that can be
obtained through them. (See the Indian
Supreme Court’s decision in In re
Anonymous, 6 N.E.3d 903 (2014), 8 for a
recent case where a legal matchmaking
site’s comparative statements and statements regarding past results obtained by its
participating attorneys gave rise to a disciplinary action for one of those attorneys.)
Complying with Rule 7.2(d) will be a challenge as well: The author is not aware of
any matchmaking site that complies with
that Rule’s requirement that any attorney
advertisement include the name of at least
one lawyer responsible for its content.
A Maryland attorney entertaining the
idea of participating in an on-line legal
referral service first must understand that
service’s business model. In the author’s
opinion, the some models in use today do
not comply with Rule 5.4 and Rule 7.2(c).
David Briglia, Committee Member
Daniel L. Shea, Co-Chair
Samuel M. Shapiro, Co-Chair
Allen J. Katz, Co-Chair
Legal Ethics Committee
1 https://www.priorilegal.com/how-it-works
2 Zak Stone, “UpCounsel Lets Lawyers (And
Clients) Escape Life At The Law Firm,” Fast
Company, August 12, 2013, available at
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1682730/upcounsellets-lawyers-and-clients-escape-life-at-the-law-firm
3 http://www.lawtrades.com/
4 https://www.priorilegal.com/about-priori/
testimonials
5 “Avvo Launches Avvo Advisor,” October 23,
2014, available at http://press.avvo.com/release/
avvo-launches-avvo-advisor.
6 https://www.lawdingo.com
7 https://www.upcounsel.com/for-lawyers
8 The court’s opinion is available at
http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/
04111401per.pdf.
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ONE FAMILY ONE JUDGE
The One Judge One Family (1F1J)
process was implemented in the court on
January 4, 2016. With this process the
court assigns a single team consisting of
a Judge, Family Division Magistrate
(FDM), and Case Manager (CM) who
work together to assure consistent management of all issues in the case.
• The 1F1J case is a hybrid of current Track 3 and Track 4. 1F1J will
replace Track 4 and Special Assignment
in Family matters.
• A 1F1J case is assigned based on
specific criteria. The designation and the
scheduling for these cases are done at a
Family Division Scheduling Conference.
• 1F1J in part uses the concept of
a “magnet” case, which will pull all of a
Family’s cases into the IFIJ process. The
“magnet cases” include divorce and related economic issues, custody, child support, guardianship of a minor, domestic
violence, or juvenile matters.
• Additionally, other factors might
trigger the 1F1J designation, such as projected length of trial, complexity of issues
(e.g., large number of experts, extraordinary discovery requirements), a litigious
party (multiple case, multiple-jacket
cases), significant diagnosed adult and/or
child mental health issues , demonstrated
drug/alcohol abuse or addiction, extraordinary counsel fees, and others.
• The 1F1J team follows case to
conclusion.
• The 1F1J team’s familiarity with
the family allows the team to better
address multiple needs and increases efficiency. It avoids numerous judges handling a single case. The team management approach promotes coordination of
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orders and services. A judge has the ability at any point in the process to manage
a crisis using the CM for services or the
FDM for “emergency” analysis.
As with any new process, there will
be re-assessment as we go. We welcome comments and suggestions from
the Bar.
A BALANCING ACT
FIVE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO
ENJOY YOUR LAW PRACTICE MORE
Not all aspects of practicing law and running a practice are enjoyable. But,
shouldn’t you have fun at work. Here are some steps to increase your enjoyment:
1. Make a list of the things you enjoy the most about your practice.
2. Now write down the things you enjoy the least?
3. Put a check mark by things in list #2 that you can delegate or outsource.
4. Now take the list of things you enjoy the most (list #1) and rate them on a
scale of 1-10.
5. Make a list of ways you can do more of those rated 7-10.
Work-life balanced is best achieved when you are able to do more of the things
you enjoy. Outsourcing the tasks you enjoy the least can give you more time to do
the things you enjoy.
This is strategic planning. The statistic I’ve heard is that 20% of time spent
planning results in an 80% savings in execution.
What will you delegate or outsource so you can enjoy your practice more?
Geoff Gilbert is an executive coach for managing partners and attorneys at small, medium and
large law firms. As a former practicing attorney and CPA who managed his own law firm in
Montgomery County with seventeen employees, Geoff coaches in business development, managing
staff, strategic planning, implementing change, reducing stress and improving quality of life.
Geoff’s coaching clients are in the Washington, DC area and across the country. You can reach
Geoff at [email protected].
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February, 2016
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COMMITTEES & SECTIONS
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
SECTION
February 3, 2016
April 6, 2016
March 2, 2016
May 4, 2016
All meetings will be held on the 1st
Wednesday of the month from 5:30 - 6:30
p.m. in the upstairs conference room of
the Bar Association building.
On December 10, 2015, the section
co-sponsored with the Maryland State
Bar Association, Inc., a dinner titled: An
Evening with Attorney General Brian E.
Frosh. The dinner was held at the Lord
Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore Maryland at
6:30 p.m.
The dinner was well attended by the
Chief Judge for the Office of
Administrative Hearings (OAH), Thomas
E. Dewberry, other OAH judges and
members of the Bar Association for
Montgomery County (BAMC).
Attorney General Frosh gave a very
inspirational speech that was well
received by those in attendance.
Section member Nicholas Orechwa,
Esquire, has published an article within
the Maryland Family Law Advocate,
December 2015 issue, titled: Handling of
Appeals of DSS Findings of Abuse or
Neglect Before the Maryland Office of
Administrative Hearings: A Basic Primer.
The article is well written and provides important information regarding
representing clients in the context of OAH
appeals for indications of child neglect or
child abuse.
The Administrative Law Section
held its first meeting of the new year on
January 6, 2016. Planning for a signature CLE event has begun. We welcome
all input from all BAMC members.
John Henderson, Chair
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE
RESOLUTION SECTION
The Alternative Dispute Resolution
(ADR) section is doing things differently
this year. We are focusing on presenting a
few long programs in lieu of holding frequent meetings. On March 10th we are presenting a four hour CLE training program,
which MD Rule §17-205 requires of mediators to be on the Circuit Court mediator
referral roster. The program will be informative regardless of whether you are on the
Circuit Court referral roster or not. Part of
the program will be devoted to reviewing
recent studies commissioned by the MD
Administrative Office of the Courts,
“Maryland Judiciary Statewide Evaluation
of Alternative Dispute Resolution
Effectiveness of Mediator Strategies in
Custody Mediation” and “Effectiveness of
Various Mediation Strategies on Short-term
and Long-term Outcomes” and then using
the information to evaluate what works and
does not work to overcome impasse yet
have a settlement which holds up over time.
The Study’s author and the new Executive
Director of the Maryland Mediation and
Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO) will
be presenting along with the Circuit Court’s
Special Master for ADR referrals and others.
We are also working on the Law Day
presentation regarding ADR in professional
sports, including the NFL’s Tom Brady
arbitration decision. This fall we will hold
a CLE on use of ADR in non-divorce family situations, such as guardianship and probate matters. If you would like to get
involved in planning an event for the section then please contact Bob or Ken.
Bob Baum, Co-Chair
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The Business Law Section will hold a
planning meeting on February 17th from
5:30 to 6:30 pm at Lerch, Early &
Brewer’s offices at 3 Bethesda Metro
Center, Suite 460, Bethesda, MD. Come
meet other section members, network and
share ideas and suggestions for programs
or CLE seminar topics for the upcoming
year. Please RSVP to Judy Kearns at
[email protected].
David Kay, Chair
CIRCUIT COURT BENCH
BAR COMMITTEE MEETING
DATES
February 3, 2016
April 6, 2016
March 2, 2016
May 4, 2016
June 1, 2016
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All meetings will be held on the 1st
Wednesday of the month at 8:00 a.m. in
the Administrative Judge’s Conference
Room in the North Tower, Room 3240 of
the Circuit Court building in Rockville,
unless otherwise noted.
The Circuit Court Bench-Bar
Committee would like to thank all of
those who came out to our well-attended
January meeting.
The following issues were raised at
the January meeting of the Committee:
Welcome to Judge Harry Storm
The Committee would like to welcome Judge Harry Storm to the bench.
Judge Storm will be assigned to the family rotation and his chambers and courtroom will be located in the North Tower,
Eighth Floor.
Interpreters
Please remember to notify the Clerk’s
Office if your matter has settled and if you
had an interpreter scheduled at least 48
hours in advance. Additionally, please
contact the Clerk’s Office if your matter
has a hearing scheduled for which parties
will not be present or offer testimony and
which no interpreter is needed (i.e.,
motions hearings). The Court and the
Clerk’s Office observe that interpreters
are often reserved for many motions hearings at which they are unnecessary, at a
significant cost to the Court. Please help
keep costs to the Court down and call to
advise the Clerk’s Office anytime an
interpreter will not be necessary.
Legislative Session 2016
A bill requesting new judgeships in
the Circuit and District Courts in
Maryland is expected to again be introduced during the 2016 legislative session.
Montgomery County will be requesting 2
new Circuit Court judgeships based upon
case filing statistics.
Retrofitting North Tower Courtrooms
The North Tower courtrooms are
being retrofitted with audiovisual technology similar to that which exists in the
South Tower courtrooms. As of the start
of 2016, all but 3 courtrooms in the North
Tower had been retrofitted with new
audiovisual technology.
Cancellation of ADR
Magistrate Rosa would like to remind
all attorneys that if you have an ADR
appointment in your case, and the case set20
tles or is otherwise dismissed or closed,
please inform the assigned retired judge or
mediator who was scheduled to perform
mediation. Mediators are reporting appearing for purposes of conducting mediation
only to learn that the case is closed.
Closure of Monroe Street Entrance
The Sheriff encourages visitors to the
Courthouse to utilize the Terrace Level
entrance to the Courthouse (on the ground
level between the Circuit Court Building
and the Executive Office Building, along
East Jefferson Street). The Monroe Street
Entrance to the Circuit Court will be closed
through at least September 2016. While
this closure has caused substantially more
volume at the security checkpoints at the
Maryland Avenue entrance, the Terrace
Level entrance remains under-utilized.
If you have any concerns to bring to
the Committee’s attention, please feel free
to contact David C. Merkin at
[email protected]; Jeremy D.
Rachlin at [email protected]; or,
Michael A. Taylor at [email protected].
We wish everyone a happy, healthy,
and prosperous new year!
David Merkin, Co-Chair
Jeremy Rachlin, Co-Chair
Michael Taylor, Co-Chair
COLLABORATIVE LAW
SECTION MEETING DATES
February 17, 2016
April 20, 2016
March 16, 2016
May 18, 2016
June 15, 2016
All of our meetings take place from
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the BAMC
Conference Room (upstairs) unless otherwise specified and we break bread togeth-
er at every meeting, courtesy of our generous sponsor, Jeanne Koerber of
RE/MAX Success in Potomac, Maryland.
All members of BAMC who practice
Family (Domestic Relations) and other
than criminal law are welcome and need
not be collaboratively trained or members
of the Collaborative Law Section to
attend. We appreciate but do not require
RSVPs. However, they help us with head
counts for our sponsored dinners. We look
forward to seeing you.
It’s hard to believe that it’s already
the second month of the year! Hopefully,
you have settled into your planned routine
for the year and are faithfully implementing your New Year resolutions. In case
you need help to stay on track, we have
the following questions for you:
• Do you have great intentions when
it comes to marketing your practice and
often forget to follow through?
• Do you have a written marketing
plan that you develop each year?
• Do you wonder why none of the
marketing you do works for you?
• Do you make great contacts at networking events and then fail to follow up?
• Do you find yourself constantly
having knee-jerk reactions in your law
practice and feeling frustrated by your
lack of time to get to the really important
tasks?
If you can relate to any of the challenges identified above, you might want
to attend Craig Strent’s presentation at
our next meeting on Wednesday,
February 17, 2016. Craig and his partner
started Apex Home Loans in a hallway in
Greenbelt, Maryland in 1998. Today,
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independent mortgage banking firms in
our region, with more than ninety
employees and six branch offices across
five states. Craig will give a presentation
on how he finds time to do it all, while
nurturing and expanding his client base.
He is recognized as one of the top
Mortgage Originators in America and
speaks regularly on marketing topics.
We wish to note, as a caveat, that
mortgage business is clearly different
from the business of law practice.
Therefore, we, as attorneys, are individually responsible for complying with all of
the Rules prescribed in Maryland Rules
of Professional Conduct (MPRC).
Eshigo Okasili, Co-Chair
Eric Wexler, Co-Chair
February 21, 2016; Landon
We are seeking amazing Bar
Association volunteers for both events!
Please stay tuned on the Special
Olympics Listserve and look for additional specific information. If you would like
to volunteer for either of these wonderful
events please email Revee Walters at
[email protected]
Not a member of the Special
Olympics Listserv? To sign-up for the
listserv, please contact Emily Gelmann at
[email protected]
SAVE THE DATE, MARCH 3,
2016: we will once again be partnering
with Kendra Scott for a night of wine,
treats, and jewelry! 20% of all proceeds
will go to the Montgomery Avenue
Women’s Shelter. Please join us from
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and SHOP FOR A
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Meetings will be held on the 1st
Thursday of the month at 8AM in the
Judges Conference Room in the District
Court building, 191 East Jefferson St.,
Actuaries & Consultants since 1979
Rockville, MD, unless otherwise noted.
• Pension Divorce Valuations
• Actuarial Valuations
The District Court Bench Bar
• 401 (k) Marital Tracings
• Expert Testimony
Committee held its first meeting of 2016
• Wrongful Death & Personal Injury Analyses
on Thursday January 7, 2016. There are
• Loss of Earnings Studies
several matters that are of interest to the
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April 12, 2016+
May 17, 2016*
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**Lerch Early & Brewer Offices, 5:30PM
+CLE Seminar to be held at BAMC Offices
The next meeting of the Commercial
Litigation Section will take place on
March 8, 2016 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at
Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd. in
Bethesda. We are delighted to welcome the
Honorable Harry C. Storm of the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County, Maryland
as our speaker. Light refreshments will be
provided. Please RSVP to Lace Pendleton
at [email protected].
Mary Lombardo, Co-Chair
Michael Neary, Co-Chair
DAMAGES
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DAMAGES
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DAMAGES
February, 2016
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The Circuit Court and the District Court
administrative judges will make a joint
decision regarding whether there will be
any court closing due to bad weather.
The decision is usually made no later than
5:00 a.m. in the morning. As soon as a
decision is made, the major news outlets
are notified, as well as the Judiciary
website.
See, http://mdcourts.gov/
administration/closingsdelays.html
Judicial Conference:
District Court will be on a greatly
reduced schedule in June while the
Annual Judicial Conference is held in
Ocean City at the same time as the MSBA
Annual Meeting, Wednesday June 15
through Friday, June 17, 2015. Bond
hearings, domestic violence orders and
peace orders will still be heard, but largely with “Visiting Judges” handling the
dockets.
Preliminary Hearings:
Where a preliminary hearing is being
waived, the Defendant must still appear
in court on the Friday hearing date unless
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the written waiver is filed by the close
of business on the Wednesday before
the hearing. If not, the Defendant is
expected to appear and a bench warrant
Assistant State’s
could be issued.
Attorneys have no authority to waive the
appearance of the Defendant..
On Going Events
Criminal and Traffic Dockets:
The judges are having a final meeting
on the exact procedures that will be followed beginning sometime early this year
on the calling of criminal and traffic dockets. After the new procedure is implemented, these dockets will no longer be called
by the Assistant State’s Attorneys. Instead,
either the clerk or the assigned judge will
be calling cases to assess the status of the
docket and determining in what order preliminary matters, pleas and trials will be
heard. Final details of the new procedure
will be appearing in this space before the
change occurs.
District Court Meet and Greet:
The court is planning a program for
attorneys who have an interest in learning
more about practice before the District
Court. The Judges and staff will provide
information, tips, policies and procedures, best practices, etc. The event is
scheduled for Wednesday, April 6, 2016.
More information will be forthcoming,
but current plans call for a multifaceted
program beginning at 2:00 p.m. and running about two hours. It is likely that
judges and court personnel will also
appear at a venue in Rockville Town
Center for a social hour after the program
concludes.
Civil Matters
Judgments and Executions:
Attorneys are filing attachments and
executions on judgments where the name
of the Defendant does not match the
name on the judgment. If, for any reason,
it is necessary to pursue the same individual under a different name, the Plaintiff’s
attorney should file a motion with the
court to amend the name of the
Defendant.
If a judgment creditor purchases or
takes assignment of a judgment, it is nec-
February, 2016
essary to file the proper paperwork so that
the Plaintiff’s name on the attachment or
execution on the judgment matches the
owner of the judgment.
When listing costs on an attachment
or execution, the judgment creditor’s
attorney should only list the actual court
costs in the file, and not costs that are not
part of the costs that were awarded by the
court or subsequently incurred with the
court.
Resolutions Docket:
Attorneys who have cases on the resolutions docket should not be adding
additional fees to their claims for appearing and negotiating payments arrangements with Defendants at the time of the
resolutions docket.
Reg Bours, Co-Chair
Richard London, Co-Chair
EDUCATION LAW SECTION
MEETING DATES
February 11, 2016
April 14, 2016
March 10, 2016
May 12, 2016
June 9, 2016
We hope all of you have had a relaxing summer and we are looking forward
to seeing all of you soon. We are excited
to re-group with our monthly meetings.
We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month
in the bar office at Noon.
David Bach, Co-Chair
Pat Hoover, Co-Chair
ELDER LAW SECTION
MEETING DATES
February 10, 2016
April 13, 2016
March 9, 2016
May 11, 2016
The Elder Law Section will proceed
with its long standing pattern of holding
meetings September through May, on the
2nd Wednesday of the month from 8AM
- 9AM in the upstairs conference room of
February 10, 2015; 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Topic: Use of Annuities in Medicaid
Planning
Presenters: May-lis Manley, Esq.
Morris Klein, Co-Chair
Mary Jo Broussard-Speier, Co-Chair
ESTATE & TRUST LAW
February 29, 2016
March 28, 2016
April 25, 2016
Meetings will be held at Noon (lunch
will be available starting at 11:30a.m.) at
the offices of Shulman, Rogers, Gandal,
Pordy & Ecker, located at 12505 Park
Potomac Ave., 6th Floor, Potomac, MD
20854, unless otherwise noted.
Please plan to arrive by 11:45 for
lunch. Our programs will begin at noon
sharp, and end no later than 1 pm.
Please remember to RSVP as we
order lunch based on those RSVPs.
Contact Christine Hutt at 301-230-6565
x5392 or [email protected] to
RSVP.
Jay Eisenberg, Chair
FAMILY LAW SECTION
2015-2016 Section Meeting Dates
• February 25, 2016
• March 24, 2016 **5:00 p.m. in
Courtroom 1; (Family Law Magistrates’
Roundtable)
• April 28, 2016
• May 26, 2016 **Practitioner of
Litigation Support – Expert Witness Testimony
Business Valuation – Pension Valuation – Financial Analysis
Forensic Accounting – Financial Fraud Investigations
Tax Issues – Income Tax Preparation
Alan Zipp
Certified Public Accountant
Attorney at Law
Certified Business Appraiser
Certified Fraud Examiner
Telephone 301-340-0084 – [email protected]
932 Hungerford Drive, Suite 13 Rockville, MD 20850
February, 2016
the Year Award Dinner (Time and Place
TBD.)
Please note that all Family Law
Section Meetings are approximately 1
hour long and will take place at 5:30 p.m.
in the Bar Office, CLE Classroom, except
as otherwise noted.
Please join us for our next section
meeting on February 25, 2016 at 5:30
pm in the BAMC classroom for our program on Child-related Tax Issues—
What are they and what do you do with
them?” presented by Eric Rollinger,
Heather Collier, and Erik Arena. This
program will cover a number of tax issues
related to filing status, dependency
exemptions, and related tax credits and
deductions, which should be on your
radar as a part of any case involving children.
Bitcoin: Learn how Bitcoin, a digitally encrypted currency, is relevant to
you and your clients. Join the Family
Law Section and the Tax Section on
Thursday, February 4, from 5:30 to
7:30 pm in the Bar Association CLE
Classroom as we host Andrew Hinkes,
Esq. of Berger Singerman LLP in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida. Mr. Hinkes will discuss the basics of bitcoin, tracing transfers, using bitcoin to buy real property,
tax treatment, regulatory issues, bankruptcy issues and anti-money laundering
issues. This cutting edge CLE is not to be
missed. Please note early bird rates run
through January 21; rates increase on
January 22.
Rita Rosenkrantz Basic Family
Law Training: This practical six hour
training covers the nuts and bolts of family
law,
including:
(1)
Initial
Interview/Retainer Agreements; (2)
Pleadings & Divorce Grounds, Scheduling
Hearings, Uncontested Divorce Hearings;
(3) Discovery, Financial Statements, and
Marital Property Statements; (4) Pendente
Lite Financial Issues, Obtaining
Attorneys’
Fees,
Voluntary
Impoverishment, Child Support, Taking
Exceptions
to
a
Magistrate’s
Recommendations; (5) Litigating a Child
Custody Case; and (6) Marital Settlement
Agreements. The extensive materials
exceed 700 pages and include many sample forms. The class is scheduled for two
evenings: Monday, April 11, 2016 &
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016 from 5:30 to
8:30 pm at the BAMC CLE Classroom.
The panel of speakers includes Casey
Weinberg Florance, Heather Hostetter,
Jessica Markham, Howard Soypher,
Scott Strickler, and John Weaver. Space
is limited to 45 registrants. The course is
free to attorneys who agree to take a pro
bono case at the time of the training, and
$250 ($270 after early bird rate ends) for
those who do not take a pro bono case.
Finally, please save the date for our
Annual Family Law Update on
Wednesday, May 4 from 5:30 until 8:30
pm in the BAMC CLE classroom: Bryan
Renehan and Paul Reinstein will present
new family law cases and legislative updates
from the past 12 months. They will discuss
the most recent cases regarding our practice
area, including such topics as divorce, custody, contempt, child support, and domestic
violence, as well as evidentiary issues. They
will also address the impact of recent legislative updates on the practice of family
law. Space is limited to 45 registrants. This
CLE is always highly informative and usually sells out– don’t miss it!
Social Media Committee
The Family Law Section is now
online! For all section information, upcoming events, presentations, and CLEs please
“like” our Facebook page: BAMC Family
Law Section which is regularly updated
with all the Section’s happenings. Find us at
www.facebook.com/bamcfamilylaw. Want
to see or post pictures from our great
events? Follow us on Instagram
@BAMCFamilyLaw. Please join our
LinkedIn group to find out more about
upcoming CLEs and section presentations,
read articles by our esteemed presenters,
and join in the conversation about the presentations! You can find our LinkedIn
group at:
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/
Bar-Association-Montgomery-CountyFamily-8365915/about
Got an exciting upcoming event?
Contact the Social Media Sub-Committee Chairs, Emily Gelmann,
[email protected]; and Sara
Cimino, [email protected], to
post it on our social media!
Social Events
• Spring Happy Hour – Thursday,
March 10, 2016, location TBD
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• End of Year Dinner/Practitioner of
the Year Award – TBD in May 2016
Finally, a few notes of gratitude:
First, to Morriah Horani for addressing
our section during our January meeting
and for her informative program on the
obligation of adults to support their parents and adult children. Second, a belated,
but huge THANK YOU to Delaney
McKinney for hosting our Family Law
Section Holiday Party, as well as all of our
volunteers who helped make the event a
success. Once again, the party was very
well attended, and a first class affair!
Sandy Brooks, Co-Chair
Christina Hughes, Co-Chair
Chris Roberts, Co-Chair
IMMIGRATION LAW
February 4, 2016
March 3, 2016
Our section meetings are scheduled
for 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the upstairs
conference room of the Bar Building.
Happy New Year to you all. We are
continuing this year with two more
brown bag luncheons and one confirmed CLE seminar. I hope many of
you can join these training opportunities.
Upcoming Section meetings:
- Thursday, February 4; 12:30p.m.
o Fee Structures in Modern Reality
of Immigration Law Practice
- Thursday, March 17; 12:30p.m.
o Most Expensive Tax Mistakes that
Cost Attorneys Thousands by Ms. Kim
Bey from Bey & Associates CPAs
Upcoming CLE Seminars:
- Tuesday, March 29; 5:30p.m.
o Post-conviction Relief
o Speaker: Gabriela Kahrl, Immigration Director at Maryland Office of the
Public Defender
As always, if you are interested in
becoming a speaker for our Section meetings or are willing to be a mentor, please
contact me at [email protected].
Parva Fattahi, Chair
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
& TECHNOLOGY LAW
SECTION
The Intellectual Property &
Technology Section is planning programs
for the Spring and Summer after the conclusion of its ongoing IP Basics series on
January 30th. The upcoming programs
will address more advanced materials for
the IP practitioner. Stay tuned for more
information. If any MoCo practitioners
are interested in presenting, please contact either Co-Chair.
After completing the discussions on
patents on November 11, 2015 and
December 1, 2015, the IP Basics series
concluded on January 30, 2016 with trademark, copyright and trade secret IP protections, with a brief discussion of the antitrust
laws that intersect with IP. The Presenter,
IP Section Co-Chair Raymond Van Dyke,
has taught a class on IP for over 16 years on
various aspects of IP and technology, and is
pleased to support the Organization.
A March meeting is being planned.
Please contact Ray Van Dyke or Michael
Greenberg if you have any ideas for
upcoming events.
Michael Greenberg, Co-Chair
Raymond Van Dyke, Co-Chair
LAW FIRM MANAGEMENT
February 18, 2016
April 21, 2016
March 17, 2016
May 19, 2016
Meetings will be held on the 3rd
Thursday of the month at 8AM at the
offices of Hostetter Strent, 7201
Wisconsin Ave., Suite 675, Bethesda, MD
20814, unless otherwise noted.
Amy Strent, Chair
LAWYER ASSISTANCE
COMMITTEE MEETING
DATES
February 10, 2016
March 9, 2016
April 13, 2016
May 11, 2016
Jezic & Moyse Hires Virginia Lawyer
Clifford Clapp focuses on
criminal and traffic violations
in Northern Virginia. He
earned an LL.M. in Advocacy
from American University’s
Washington College of Law,
where he also earned his J.D.
Cliff clerked for the Public
Defender Service for the
District of Columbia and interned at the Fairfax County
Public Defender’s Office. Cliff is fluent in Spanish.
Jezicfirm.com
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February, 2016
703-763-7708
Meetings will be held on the 2nd
Wednesday of the month from 5:30 - 6:30
p.m. in the upstairs conference room of
Karen Alegi, Co-Chair
Bill Hewitt, Co-Chair
LEGAL ETHICS
COMMITTEE MEETING
DATES
February 18, 2016
April 21, 2016
March 17, 2016
May 19, 2016
All meetings will be held 4:30p.m.
on the 3rd Thursday of the month in the
upstairs conference room of the Bar
Association building.
Allen Katz, Co-Chair
Sam Shapiro, Co-Chair
Dan Shea, Co-Chair
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
COMMITTEE MEETING
DATES
February 8, 2016*
April 11, 2016*
March 7, 2016**
May 4, 2016**
*5PM at Bar Louie, Rockville
**5PM teleconference
Kate McQueen, Co-Chair
Rand Gelber Co-Chair
MENTOR/MENTEE
COMMITTEE
The mentor/mentee program is still
accepting new mentor/mentees! This program is designed to aid new attorneys in
developing and shaping their future
careers through the support, guidance,
and recommendations of a senior practitioner. If you have been practicing law for
more
than
seven
years,
the
Mentor/Mentee Committee is looking for
your help to mentor and develop the next
generation of attorneys in the
Montgomery County Bar Association. If
you have been practicing law for less than
seven years and would like guidance
from a mentor, we encourage you to
apply to get a mentor. Applications to
become a mentor or a mentee are available at http://www.barmont.org/?164.
They can be submitted to either Co-Chair,
Elizabeth at [email protected]
or Shuaa at [email protected].
Elizabeth McInturff, Co-Chair
Shuaa Tajammul, Co-Chair
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NEW PRACTITIONER
SECTION
March, 2016*
April 22, 2016**
*New Admittee Courthouse Tour &
Reception
**Annual Meeting Session
The Courthouse Tour and Reception
date will be announced in next month’s
newsletter and through the NP section
listserve.
Thank you to everyone who helped
kick off the year at the Bethesda happy
hour. It was the perfect way to ring in
2016! This month, continue checking off
your New Year’s resolutions by joining us
to volunteer at MANNA Food Bank.
This is a wonderful event with limited
space, so look out for an e-mail with the
date and time.
Judy Cornwell, Co-Chair
Caitlin Grant, Co-Chair
PERSONAL INJURY
LITIGATION SECTION
February 19, 2016
March 18, 2016
All meetings will be held at Noon on
the 3rd Friday (rather than the last Friday)
of the month in the upstairs conference
room of the Bar Association building.
Paul Chung, Co-Chair
Andre Forte, Co-Chair
REAL ESTATE SECTION
MEETING DATES
February 9, 2016
April 12, 2016
March 8, 2016
May 10, 2016
Meetings will be held on the 2nd
Tuesday of the month at 8:00 a.m. at the
offices of Shulman Rogers, located at
12505 Park Potomac Ave., 6th Floor,
Potomac, MD 20854.
Matt Alegi, Co-Chair
Sarah Cline, Co-Chair
([email protected]) or David
Schiller ([email protected]).
Evan Goitein, Co-Chair
David Schiller, Co-Chair
TAXATION LAW SECTION
Please save the date for an a
February 4, 2016 CLE on Bitcoin jointly hosted with the Tax and Family Law
Sections from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. The
speaker is Andrew Hinkes, Esq. of
Berger Singerman LLP in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida. Mr. Hinkes will discuss the basics of bitcoin, tracing transfers, using bitcoin to buy real property, tax
treatment, regulatory issues, bankruptcy
issues, anti-money laundering issues.
If you would like to receive our
BAMC Taxation Law Section listserve
messages, please contact Cindy at
[email protected].
John Pontius, Co-Chair
Mark Schweighofer, Co-Chair
YOUTH COURTHOUSE
PROJECT COMMITTEE
MEETING DATES
February 9, 2016
April 12, 2016
March 8, 2016
May 10, 2016
Meetings are held on the 2nd
Tuesday of the month at 12:15 PM in the
upstairs conference room of the Bar
Association building, unless otherwise
noted.
Steve Chaikin, Co-Chair
Patricia Via, Co-Chair
The Bar Center is Your Center!
The Office away from your Office
A private office available for members to use to meet clients, or
just spend time working while waiting between hearings.
Video Conference Room
A brand new conference room set up with the latest in video
conferencing capabilities.
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These spaces are yours to use as members of the Bar Association of
Montgomery County, MD. They are handicap accessible, and WiFi is available in all of the Bar Center.
To reserve either room, simply contact Maria at 301-424-3454
or [email protected].
The Bar Center
Bar Association of Montgomery County. MD
27 W Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD 20850
SOLO & SMALL FIRM
SECTION
The BAMC has revived the Solo &
Small Firm Section to address the needs
and provide a forum for the exchange of
information addressed to those practicing in firms of 1-3 attorneys. If you
were unable to attend the January meeting, but would like to become a member
of the Solo & Small Firm Section,
please
contact
Evan
Goitein
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Debbie Craven, Program Coordinator
PRO BONO UPDATE
~ JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES IN SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY ... CALL DEBBIE AT 301-762-5831 ~
Thank you to both Robert Brewer, Jr.
and the law firm of Lerch, Early &
Brewer, Chartered for their very generous
contribution to the Pro Bono Program.
We sincerely appreciate your philanthropic investment that will assist the
Foundation in carrying out its stated purpose of education, charitable and community projects.
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers at the Evening Clinics and dedicated volunteer attorneys who take a Pro
Bono case into their office for resolution.
Your continued participation will carry
us forward. It is never too late to get
involved, and there are ample opportunities. Our community residents really
need you! Your call to volunteer will
make a difference to those without
resources. Our success is predicated on
your commitment.
The Pro Bono Program provides two
ways for county residents to receive free
legal services in civil cases – at a legal
advice clinic or through the client intake
line for referral to an attorney volunteer
for direct representation. Our legal advice
clinics offer a very unique opportunity to
get a glance of the many complex issues
facing so many people within our community. The Pro Bono evening legal clinics operate in five locations across the
county and provide residents the opportunity to walk-in and meet with an attorney
volunteer without scheduling an appoint-
ment. Eligible clients present their legal
problems to an attorney and receive free
immediate legal advice and/or referral to
a non-profit or government social service
agency that may be helpful. The client
intake line operates out of the main office
where the staff screens calls from
prospective clients. The Pro Bono
Program staff conducts all screenings
over the phone only.
The Pro Bono Program provides
FREE LEGAL TRAINING to attorney
volunteers. It is never too early to register
for The Rita Rosenkrantz Family Law
Training to be held the evenings of April
11 & 13, 2016. Another option is via
webcast. Please call Yesenia, CLE
Coordinator at 301.340.2534 for additional details or feel free to check the
website, www.montbar.org. Other exciting news is that the Pro Bono Program
has purchased the Best Case
Bankruptcy Software. Best Case
Software helps prepare different bankruptcy chapters. The Software purchased
includes both Chapters 7* & 11. A computer, printer, and Internet are available
for use. *Please keep in mind that the
Pro Bono Program will continue to only
handle Chapter 7 Bankruptcy.
The Pro Bono Program currently is
participating in three projects. First, we
participate in the Judicare Project.
Contested custody and complex family
law cases are referred at a reduced fee to
LEGAL ADVICE CLINICS
Charles Gilchrist Center for Cultural
Diversity – Gaithersburg Library
18330 Montgomery Village Avenue
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879
2nd and 4th Monday of each month
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Charles Gilchrist Center for Cultural
Diversity - Upcounty Service Center
12900 Middlebrook Road
Germantown, MD 20874
2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
TESS Community Service Center
8513 Piney Branch Road
Silver Spring, Maryland 20901
1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Ana G. Mendez University System
Capital Area Campus
11006 Veirs Mill Road, Suite L-1
Wheaton, Maryland 20902
2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month
5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
EASTERN County Regional Service Center
3300 Briggs Chaney Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904
1st and 2nd Thursday of each month
5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
All attorney volunteers must be scheduled in advance into the clinics. Please call
301.762.5831 to add your name to the volunteer schedule for a clinic! The first halfhour of each clinic is for client registration; attorneys should arrive no later than
one-half hour after the posted start time of a clinic.
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experienced family law attorneys.
Attorneys can seek reimbursement of $80
per hour with a cap of 20 hours per case.
The Pro Bono Program requires that the
attorney must accept a pro bono case for
each case accepted under the Judicare
Project. Second, we have a working
agreement with the Collaboration
Project of Maryland for family law case
referrals that include modifications. Third,
we refer eligible clients with debt buyer
cases to attorney volunteers for direct representation under the Consumer
Protection Project.
“We do not remember days, we
remember moments”, Cesare Pavese.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of
the Bar Foundation, we would like to
extend a heartfelt thank you to the following attorneys for their time, dedication, positive attitude, and service for
the month of December 2015.
Pro Bono / Judicare Case Referrals
Ashrafi, Safa
Chimah, Bernadette
Cortes, Jennifer
Day, Kristina
Dodd, Richard*
Dubin, Herbert*
Fireison, Louis
Hotz, Heidi*
Issacs, Jonathan*
Johannessen, Ellery*
Singer, Eric*
Uchegbu, Uchechi*
Walsh, Howard*
West, Pamela*
Whitfield, Lynette
Eastern Montgomery Regional
County Service Center
Montero, R. Manny+ Washington, Juan+
Pugliese, Elizabeth
Gilchrist Center – Gaithersburg
Price, Daryl+
Hansen, Angela
Whitfield, Lynette+
Gilchrist Center – Germantown
Hoverman, Andrew
Parsons Jr., James
Pugliese, Elizabeth+
Radice, Alex+
Razaghi, Kiyanoush
Tajammul, Shuaa
Wagman, Robert
Washington, Juan
Whitfield, Lynette
Ana G. Mendez – Wheaton
Akamigbo, Chijioke+
Bunker, Mary Garrett
Chimah, Bernadette
Clark, Joanne
Fairchild, Cleveland
Renner, Richard
Umeh, Kaosy
Vega, David+
TESS Community Center
Akamigbo, Chijioke +
Bradley-Chacon,
Jacqueline
Chimah, Bernadette
Krohn, Dana
Lewis, Harry
Moleus, Pascal
Renner, Richard
Stein, Gary
Stevens, Jamie
Umeh, Kasoy
Vega, David+
Washington, Juan C. +
West, Pamela
Williams, Prince
* = accepted more than 1 case
+ = Supervising Attorney
February, 2016
SPECIALTY BAR ASSOCIATIONS
J. FRANKLYN BOURNE BAR
ASSOCIATION
Happy New Year.
The
Montgomery
County
Committee for the J Franklyn Bourne
Bar Association meets the first Saturday
of every month, unless otherwise indicated. The next meeting will be held on
Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 9:30
a.m. A light breakfast will be served.
For more information, please contact
Lynndolyn Mitchell at (301) 340-2541
or [email protected] or
Jill Cummins at (301) 792-3115 or
[email protected].
Presidential Reception:
On Saturday, January 9, 2016, the
Montgomery county committee held a
presidential reception honoring the
incoming president, Mahasin El-Amin,
and the outgoing president, the Honorable
Erek L. Barron, as well as past presidents
of the J Franklyn Bourne Bar Association.
The event was catered by The Woodside
Deli located in Rockville, Maryland.
2016 High School Oratorical
Competition:
The J Franklyn Bourne Bar
Association’s Annual High School
Oratorical Contest for 11th and 12th grade
students in Montgomery and Prince
George’s county will be held on
Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 10:00
a.m. The snow date is March 5, 2016 at
10:00 a.m. The event will be held at the
Prince George’s County Administration
Building 14741 Governor Oden Bowie
drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772. This
year’s topic: Is “Affirmative Action” Still
Needed and Justifiable? We are still
accepting students for the competition.
For more information, contact Alexandra
Cohen, [email protected], (301) 9523783.
Meeting Dates:
The General Body meetings for J.
Franklyn Bourne are held on the third
Thursday of the month. The next meeting
will be held on Thursday, February 18,
2016 at 6:00 p.m. at 9701 Apollo Drive,
Training room, Upper Marlboro, MD
20774. For more information relating to
the General Body meetings, please contact President Mahasin El-Amin at
[email protected].
Jill Cummins, Co-Chair
Lynndolyn T. Mitchell, Co-Chair
February, 2016
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
WOMEN’S BAR
ASSOCIATION
Happy New Year! On behalf of the
entire Women’s Bar Association, I wish
each and every one of you a healthy and
joyous New Year.
YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE! I
want to remind ALL of the members of
the WBA and the BAMC that the WBA
Auction Committee is now officially in
high gear for the Auction which will be
held on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at the
Silver Spring Civic Center. We need
YOUR help to make it a success. The next
auction planning meeting will be held on
February 9, 2016 at 12:30 p.m. in the 4th
floor Conference Room of the South
Tower of the Circuit Court. It is still not
too late to get involved and donate your
time, a sponsorship, an auction item or
any combination thereof! Have a connection to a beach rental? Ask that person if
they’d be willing to donate a weekend!
Have some unused gift cards from the holidays? Donte them to the auction!
Available to help set-up or clean-up on the
day of the auction? Let us know! Please
also be sure to get yourselves and your
law firms registered for the auction! For
information about auction donations,
please contact our Donations Chair, Roz
Tang. For other information about the auction, please contact our Event Chairs
Heather Collier or Lili Khozeimeh. Thank
you so much to Lili, Heather, Roz and the
rest of the auction team. We could not do
all of this without your help!
CONGRATULATIONS! The WBA
would like to extend its congratulations to
the Honorable Michele Hotten on her
appointment to Maryland's highest court.
Gov. Larry Hogan swore in Judge Hotten
to the Maryland Court of Appeals during
a December ceremony in the Maryland
House of Delegates in Annapolis. Judge
Hotten is the first African American and
the first woman from Prince George’s
County to serve on Maryland’s highest
Court. The Court’s 7-judge panel is now
comprised of 5 women and 2 men and
headed by Montgomery County’s very
own Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera.
ANNUAL MEETING - Registration forms are now available and hotel
rooms are going FAST for the WBA
Annual Meeting on April 8-9, 2016 at the
Tidewater Inn in Easton, Maryland. For
additional information or to register,
please contact me or our executive director, Maria Twigg ([email protected]).
SAVE THE DATES - Please be sure
to mark your calendars for our remaining
2015-2016 Chapter Meetings:
• February 9, 2016
• March 8, 2016
• April 12, 2016 – Telephone
Conference
• May 10, 2016
All Chapter Meetings are held at
12:30 p.m. in the 4th floor Conference
Room of the South Tower of the Circuit
Court, unless otherwise noted.
Aside from the auction, our Chapter
has many exciting programs and events
coming up in 2016 including a Spring
Happy Hour (date and location TBD) and
our Annual Take Your Child to Work
Luncheon on April 21, 2016. Be sure to
check out our next newsletter, Facebook,
Twitter and the list serve for information
on our spring programs.
Finally, Alicia Lucero, our nominations chair, will be sending an email concerning the nominations process for next
year’s executive committee. We hope
many of you will consider getting more
involved in WBA leadership positions. It
has been wonderful to have so many new,
enthusiastic members in our Chapter this
year and I certainly hope this level of
involvement and energy continues!
Kate McDonough, President
SIMON E. SOBELOFF
JEWISH LAW SOCIETY
Please join us for our next social event
on Monday, February 1st at Positano
Ristorante Italiano, 4948 Fairmont
Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland. 5:30 pm 7:30 pm. Complementary drinks and hors
d'oeuvres. Come schmooz and mingle
with your colleagues and enjoy an evening
among friends. RSVP to Brian Barke at
[email protected] or (301) 309-8300 or
Brian Sadur (301)340-2930. This is not a
Kashrut event
Brian Sadur, President
The deadline for submission of copy is
always the 10th of the month for the
following months issue, unless the 10th
falls on a weekend ... then it is the
Friday prior to the 10th.
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WHAT’S NEW ...
LEGAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bulman, Dunie, Burke & Feld, Chtd. is
pleased to announce Daniel S. Shaivitz,
Esq., has been named a principal at the
firm. Dan has more than eleven years of
experience in civil litigation, with a focus
on personal injury and family law litigation. Outside of the office, Dan volunteers
as a Board member at Shepherd’s Table, a
nonprofit organization that provides
meals and other services to people in
need in Montgomery County.
Melissa A. Kucinski is pleased to
announce that her office location has
moved to 1750 K Street, N.W., 8th Floor,
Washington, D.C. 20006, (202) 7135165, [email protected].
Melissa practices in all areas of family
law in D.C. and Maryland, with experience in handling international family
matters. Melissa is co-author to an
upcoming "year-in-review" article in the
ABA's international law review, and will
be presenting at the ABA Section of
International Law's annual spring meeting in New York City on international
custody and relocation cases.
Former Assistant City Attorney with the
City of Rockville, Payman Tehrani,
joined Linowes and Blocher LLP in the
firm's Land Use/Zoning practice group.
As Assistant City Attorney with the City
of Rockville, he advised the Mayor and
Council, the City Manager, Directors and
department heads, City staff, various
boards and commissions and City police
on all matters pertaining to their official
duties and City policy. Mr. Tehrani may
be reached at 301-961-5142 or
[email protected].
The law firm of McMillan Metro, P.C. is
pleased to announce that Stephen J.
Orens and Judyann M. Lee have joined
the firm in an Of Counsel capacity. Steve
most recently practiced at Miles &
Stockbridge, PC and is well known to
members of the building industry. He has
an impressive track record in the areas of
municipal law, land use and zoning, and
administrative litigation. Judyann most
recently practiced at Linowes and
Blocher, LLP and brings to the firm her
expansive knowledge in the areas of
developer and builder representation and
homeowners associations and condominiums in Virginia, D.C. and Maryland. She
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also represents many associations before
and after their conversion from developer
control to owner management. Steve and
Judyann will complement the firm’s
focus on serving the needs of builders and
developers. McMillan Metro is located at
1901 Research Boulevard, Suite 500,
Rockville, Maryland, (301) 251-1180,
www.mcmillanmetro.com.
Selzer Gurvitch Rabin Wertheimer
Polott & Obecny, P.C., a full-service law
firm in the Washington, D.C. area for
more than 30 years, announces that
Robert M. Reiner has joined the firm as
a partner and a member of the Estate
Planning/Trust & Estate Administration
and Tax practice groups. Mr. Reiner was
a founding partner of Joseph, Reiner &
Wiernicki of D.C. and then Rockville,
where he has spent almost his entire legal
career. His multifaceted practice includes
estate and gift taxation, trust and estate
planning & administration, charitable gift
planning, private foundations, business
succession and many other related areas.
He has considerable experience working
with family foundations, serving as
General Counsel, and on many occasions,
has been called on to function as Trustee
and/or Executor for members of the family. His expertise extends to the international arena, and includes working with
non-U.S. citizens living in this country,
particularly members of the World Bank
and International Monetary Fund. He
graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics
from the Wharton School and earned his
J.D. with honors from the George
Washington University Law Center
before going on to earn an LL.M in
Taxation
from
the
Georgetown
University Law Center. He is admitted to
practice in Maryland, Virginia and the
District of Columbia.
Whiteford Taylor & Preston is pleased
to announce that prominent bankruptcy
attorney Nelson C. Cohen has joined the
firm as Senior Counsel in its Bethesda
office. With decades of experience in
bankruptcy law, Mr. Cohen is experienced representing both debtors and creditors in bankruptcy courts and has negotiated hundreds of workouts. Mr. Cohen
concentrates his practice on homebuilding and related fields, including mortgage
lending, office and apartment buildings
and home furnishings, as well as on companies in the hospitality and luxury goods
industries. He has represented numerous
debtors in complex Chapter 11 reorganizations, served as creditor committee
counsel and represented secured creditors
in bankruptcy cases. He has also represented Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 Trustees
in virtually all aspects of bankruptcy law.
In addition to his client work, Mr. Cohen
has served as chair of the Bankruptcy
Task Force of the District of Columbia
Circuit Judicial Conference Committee
on Pro Bono Legal Services, as well as on
the Local Rules Committee in the District
of Columbia to help overhaul the Local
Bankruptcy Rules.
NORTH BETHESDA/
ROCKVILLE
NORTH BETHESDA/
ROCKVILLE
RENT/LEASE
BETHESDA – Furnished, large 2 window
private office 3 blocks from Metro.
Collegial small firm atmosphere.
Shared office with Real Estate
Brokerage firm. 3 large windowed
offices available on first floor with
reception area and use of conference room. Sign on Building, 24hr
heat/AC. Free Parking. Fantastic
location near Pike and Rose and
White Flint Metro. $2,550/mo or
will consider Sole Practitioner in
need of one office for $950/mo.
Lease duration flexible. Contact
Robert at 301-367-5996.
North Bethesda/Rockville 5 Beautiful
large windowed offices (approx.
1463 Sq. Ft) at a fantastic location
in North Bethesda near White Flint
Metro & Pike and Rose! Reception
area. 24hr Heat/AC. Sign on Building. Storage Room, Free Parking.
Impressive Architectural design.
$2,895/month. Lease Duration
flexible. Excellent for a law firm.
Contact Robert at 301-367-5996.
February, 2016
WHAT’S NEW ...
Includes: free parking; use of conference
rooms and kitchen, copiers and scanners;
use of credit card processing and access to
online research; other amenities. Contact
Mark Shupe at 301-656-1177x322 or
[email protected].
COLUMBIA – Office in well-decorated
professional suite conveniently located
off Rte 29. Reception, conference room,
kitchenette, secretarial space, use of
phone equipment. Ample free parking.
Contact Richmond Davis at 410-7305550 or [email protected].
GAITHERSBURG – Office for Hours –
Great
Opportunity
for
New
Practitioner in small collegial firm.
Copier, fax, conference room, and DSL
available. Desirable location on Route
355 for mutually agreed upon exchange of
services or reasonable rent. Call 301-9872002 or email [email protected].
ROCKVILLE – Adams Law Center in
Downtown Rockville – Four beautifully
renovated individual offices with
additional space for support personnel.
Walk to Rockville Town Center and Court
House. Rent all or part. Free parking.
Please call Leanne at 301-424-6200.
ROCKVILLE – Complete Office Suite
for rent to sole practitioner or small firm.
Special rate to business, tax, or
commercial practice. Three private
offices, secretarial/reception area, storage
room, and restroom. Lovely second floor
view of Route 355 and the Metro trains.
Jackson Place South Office Condominium in front of Montgomery College.
Lots of parking and easy access. Alan
Zipp, CPA-Attorney, 301-340-0084.
Real Estate Attorney
Paley Rothman is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.
ROCKVILLE – Corner office in
beautiful penthouse office suite, adjacent
to Rockville Metro station with use of
reception, conference room and kitchen.
Term negotiable. Walking distance to
Circuit Court. Congenial atmosphere.
Call Stanley at 301-340-3003.
ROCKVILLE – Need part-time space
for occasional use to meet with clients in
a penthouse suite in premium office
building? One block from Circuit Court.
Adjacent to Rockville Metro Station.
Full use of conference room, reception,
copier and kitchen, and other amenities
for a reasonable cost. Call Stanley at
301-340-3003.
ROCKVILLE – 2 large window offices
in shared lawyer suite, 1 w/secretary bay.
Eagle Building, 600 Jefferson Plaza, Class
A Bldg w/garage & free visitor parking. 2
conference rooms, top-line copier/scanner,
postal meter, new PRI phone system, full
time reception, & several established
practices that are good referral sources.
Contact [email protected] or call
301 762-0402.
ROCKVILLE – Two (2) Townhouse
Law Offices for rent $500.00/month-1st
floor office 12’ x 14’, 2nd floor office, 15’
x 22’ Reception area, library/conference
room. Open Parking. Contact Rick at
301-251-9120 or [email protected].
ATTORNEY
OPPORTUNITIES
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February, 2016
Maryland’s Career Center is the prime
resource to finding the high performers in
our niche. Post today or speak to an expert
who can help create a customized recruiting
solution with an array of various products to
help find those great candidates you need to
succeed. Please visit the Career Center section of the BAMC website to post your firm's
opening, check openings that may not have
been submitted directly to the Bar Association
for publication or to view resumes of individuals who are seeking employment. For individuals who may be seeking employment, you
also have the opportunity to upload your
resume so that potential employers can see
what you have to offer.
ASSOCIATE – Litigation – Rismiller
Law Group, LLC., seeks a bilingual litigation associate with 2-5 years’ experience in family law and civil litigation.
MD bar required, DC preferred. Email
resume and writing sample to:
[email protected].
ATTORNEY – Foreclosure – Leesburg,
VA law firm seeking Foreclosure
Attorney. Review and draft various
pleadings and motions associated with
foreclosure actions. Attend hearings/status conferences and mediations. Real
estate litigation a plus. Familiar with
reviewing title. Manage uncontested files
at various stages of foreclosure. Ideal
candidate will have one to three years of
legal practice experience, are enthusiastic
and eager to develop their skills in a professional, collegial work environment.
Will perform other related duties as
assigned. Bachelor degree and Juris
Doctor required as well as DC Bar. MD
and VA bar a plus. Submit resumes to:
[email protected].
ATTORNEY – Foreclosure – (Rockville,
MD) – Seeking an associate attorney with
one to three years of foreclosure experience representing lenders/creditors in foreclosure matters. Will review and draft
pleadings and motions, attend court hearings and mediations. Real estate litigation
a plus. MD Bar required. Resumes:
[email protected].
ATTORNEY – Tax – Must have significant tax controversy experience and capable of handling complex tax controversy
issues. A CPA or LLM in tax is not
required, but a plus. Fried & Rosefelt is
located in Bethesda Maryland. Please forward your resume with writing sample by
e-mail to [email protected] or fax
to 301-656-8528.
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WHAT’S NEW ...
ATTORNEY(S) – Partner OR Senior
Associate Level – The suburban
Maryland law firm of Houlon, Berman,
Finci, Levenstein & Skok, LLC is seeking to expand its firm in Greenbelt and
Rockville. Houlon Berman was established in 1968 and is now seeking attorneys with complimentary practices with
portable business. This is an outstanding
opportunity to join a well-established,
successful and growing law firm. All
replies will be strictly confidential.
Interested attorneys should contact either
Stuart Skok at (301) 444-4432 or
[email protected] or Alan
Levenstein at (301) 459-8200 or
[email protected].
A CALL FOR MENTORS
Have you practiced law for seven
years or more? If so, we are looking
for your help to develop the next
generation of BAMC. Please consider participating today!
By participating in the Bar’s
Mentor-Mentee Program, experienced attorney-mentors are paired
with new-practitioner-mentees. The
mentors share their experiences and
wisdom with their mentees. Both
mentors and mentees build relationships with each other, involve themselves in the Montgomery County
Bar Association, and network with
other mentors and mentees. With
their involvement, each can learn
from one another.
If you have been practicing law
for less than seven years and would
like guidance from a mentor, we
encourage you to apply to get a
mentor. Applications are available
at http://www.barmont.org/?164.
Please submit to either Co-Chair at
[email protected] or
[email protected].
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February, 2016
WHAT’S NEW ...
NEW MEMBERS
Robert J. Baror, 7315 Wisconsin Ave.,
Suite 400, Bethesda, MD 20814; tel.: 301564-0456; email: [email protected]
Andrew R. Booth, 704 Venice Dr., Silver
Spring, MD 20904; email:
[email protected]
Leslie A. Brodsky, 3482 Chiswick Ct.,
Silver Spring, MD 20906; email:
[email protected]
Timothy L. Creed, 6400 Ivy Lane, Suite
400, Greenbelt, MD 20770; tel.: 301-2202200; fax: 301-220-1214; email:
[email protected]
Nicole Drew, 1703 East-West Hwy., #411,
Silver Spring, MD 20910, email:
[email protected]
Samantha M. Leschek, One Church St.,
Suite 800, Rockville, MD 20850; tel.: 301251-0100; fax: 301-424-7865; email:
[email protected]
Miroslav Nikolov, 19732 Wootton Ave.,
Poolesville, MD 20837; tel.: 240-426-6362;
email: [email protected]
Devin M. Williams, 2202 Arctic Fox Dr.,
Mitchellville, MD 20721; tel.: 301-2046425; email: [email protected]
If you receive information regarding the death of a BAMC
member, please forward that information to Cindy.
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CaseSearchLLC.com
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CES Realty Group, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
http://www.cesrealtygroup.com/
Crosson Moore Art Services . . . . . . . . . . .6
CrossonMoore.com
DTI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Jennifer Fairfax LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
www.jenniferfairfax.com
Four Seasons Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman . . . . . .5
www.grfcpa.com
The Honorable Paul A. Hackner . . . . . . 34
Law Offices of Jezic & Moyse, LLC . . . . .25
www.jezicfirm.com
Joseph, Greenwald & Laake . . . . . . . . .27
www.jgllaw.com
Michael L. Kabik, Esquire . . . . . . . . . . .26
http://www.shulmanrogers.com/attorneysKabik-Michael-Immigration-InternationalNationality.html
McAdoo Gordon & Associates, P.C. . . . .5
www.mcadoolaw.com
The McCammon Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
www.McCammonGroup.com
Miller, Miller & Canby . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
www.millermillercanby.com
Montgomery County Sentinel . . . . . . . .32
www.thesentinel.com
Alan J. Nuta, Esquire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
www.SSBenefitsLawyer.com
Paley Rothman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
www.paleyrothman.com
Paradise Realty, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
David A. Pordy, Esquire . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
http://www.shulmanrogers.com/attorneysPordy-David-Real-Estate-Hospitality.html
Attorney Owned
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240-258-7791
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Prudential Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
www.usainvestigators.com
Pushkin & Pushkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Rosenberg, Fayne & Raden . . . . . . . . . . .4
www.rosenberg-fayne.com.com
Rossmann - Hurt - Hoffman, Inc. . . . . .15
www.rhhinsurance.com
SPC Financial, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
www.spcfinancial.com
Alan S. Zipp, Esquire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
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JUDGES SCHEDULES
~ Updates to these schedules can be found in the Court Schedules section of the Bar Association website ~
Juvenile Division Change for
Scheduling
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The Juvenile Court Division of the
State’s Attorney’s Office will no longer
be publishing a monthly courtroom
assignment for its attorneys. The schedule is being revamped to mirror the
attorney assignments for Circuit Court.
There will be a designated duty attorney
each day assigned to cover the Juvenile
Delinquency Duty Dockets and be
available to answer any questions.
Should there be any questions or
inquiries on juvenile matters please feel
free to contact, Amy J. Bills, Chief of
the Juvenile Court Division, State’s
Attorney’s Office, 240-777-7326.
February, 2016
JUDGES SCHEDULES
~ Updates to these schedules can be found in the Court Schedules section of the Bar Association website ~
Circuit Court
*Family Duty; CM=Criminal Motions; PT=Criminal PreTrial Jury Demand/Appeal Docket
February, 2016
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Shop For a Cause @ Kendra Scott
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Family Law Section Happy Hour
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Legal Ethics Committee Meeting
Personal Injury Litigation Section
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