February 2013 - Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland

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Bar associaTion of MonTgoMery counTy, MD
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Current Update
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A Balancing Act ...
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Tech Talk
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New Practitioners
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Committees/Sections
Annual Meeting
Information
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Bar Foundation
CLE Insert
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Joint Membership
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States Attorney
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By Daniel M. Kennedy, III
The United States District
Court, Southern Division, sitting
in Greenbelt, is in existence
through the determined efforts
and perseverance of the leaders
of the Bar Association of
Montgomery County in the late
‘80s and early ‘90s. Through the
appointments to the bench and
the exemplary efforts of the Hon. Peter Messitte, the
Hon. Roger Titus and the Hon. Charles Day, members of our bar association have made a profound,
everlasting impact on our nation and our communities. Judge Messitte has been a senior jurist for several years and the efforts to have President Obama’s
appointment of Judge Day to the U.S. District Court
bench have been undermined by the unprofessional
politics that has, unfortunately, become the status
quo of our two party system of government. Judge
Titus is set to become a senior jurist in early 2014.
As such, with the transition to senior status of Judge
Alexander Williams, Jr., in April 2013, there are two
vacancies awaiting the president’s nomination. It is
incumbent upon the BAMC to assist the “best and
brightest” of our members to pursue becoming one
or more of the nominees submitted for consideration
by the Senate Judiciary Committee. But for our
organization, there wouldn’t be a federal courthouse
on 495. Without the immediate efforts of our membership, our influence at the federal level in this
state will be dramatically compromised. Within the
next few weeks, possibly by the time you are read-
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bAR ASSociATion of
monTGomERy counTy
ELEcTion noTificATion
foR officERS AnD
ExEcuTiVE commiTTEE
In compliance with Article VII of the
Bar Association Constitution, the membership is hereby notified that a General
Election for new Officers and Executive
Committee will be conducted.
Schedule
Slate printed in March newsletter
with invitation for petition
Mar. 15, 2013
Petition Deadline
Mar. 18, 2013
Ballots Emailed to Members
April 5, 2013, 2:00p.m. Voting Deadline
April 26, 2013
Announcement of Results
at the Annual Meeting
SAVE THE DATE
Retirement party for
The Honorable Louise G. Scrivener
To Celebrate 25 Distinguished Years
on the Bench
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
5:00-9:00 p.m.
VisArts, Rockville Town Center
For more information, please contact:
Master Holly Whittier
hwhittier@mcccourt.com; 240-777-9108
or
Katie Gamelin Crowley
kcrowley@draggalaw.com; 301-340-9090
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bAR LuncHEon ScHEDuLE
February 5, 2013 – Speaker: Douglas F. Gansler, Maryland Attorney General
March 5, 2013
April 9, 2013
Rockville United Methodist Church ~ 112 West Montgomery Ave., Rockville, MD
12:15p.m. - 1:00p.m.
If you have a dietary restriction and require a special meal, please contact Cindy at
Cindy@barmont.org at least 1 week prior to the luncheon. Please indicate what type of dietary restriction
you have. PLEASE NOTE ... We must receive your request in writing at least 1 week in advance of the
luncheon so that we can accommodate you.
foR youR infoRmATion
2012-2013
Officers and Chairs
Bar Association ... Main Line ... (301) 424-3454
Julie
maria
cindy
monika
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marleni
Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Julie@barmont.org
Office Manager/LRS Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MDelgado@barmont.org
Association Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cindy@barmont.org
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membership@barmont.org
(301) 424-3453
(301) 424-7040
(301) 762-8376
(301) 424-6351
Lawyer Referral Service Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lawyer Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
lrs1@barmont.org and lrs2@barmont.org
(301) 279-9100
(301) 424-7040
Bar Foundation
yesenia
CLE Seminars and Events Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
montcle@barmont.org
(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 Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 762-5831
debbie@mcbfprobono.org
Jennifer
Office Administration / Client Coordination . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-2706
jennifer@mcbfprobono.org
Gaby
Office Administration / Client Coordination . . . . . . . . . . (301) 762-8488
gaby@mcbfprobono.org
foR LAwyERS wHo
nEED HELp
If you are aware of attorneys who are having
problems with alcohol, drugs, stress, emotional
problems and related illnesses that interfere with
their professional or personal lives, please call the
Lawyer-to-Lawyer Committee. Committee members are available to assist lawyers find confidential
effective programs to suit their needs.
All calls are strictly confidential.
Deane A. Shure, chair
phone: (301) 762-8860
E-mail: deaneshure@gmail.com
fRiEnDS of biLL w.
LAwyER mEETinG
For time and location of the meetings, please
contact Dan Gaskill at (301) 279-7400.
BAR ASSOCIATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD
NEWSLETTER
(USPS 430-930) ISSN-1079-0780
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BAR FOUNDATION OFFICERS
(Effective July 1, 2012)
President: John M. Quinn
President-Elect: Daniel M. Kennedy, III
Treasurer: Bradford S. Bernstein
Secretary: Mimi L. Magyar
Past President: Patricia M. Weaver
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael G. Banks
Hon. Mary Ellen Barbera
Lynn C. Boynton
Jeannie K. Cho
Lauri E. Cleary
Heather Collier
Hon. John W. Debelius, III
David S. De Jong
Paul B. DeWolfe
Paul H. Ethridge
E. Joseph Fitzpatrick, Jr.
Jo B. Fogel
Hon. Ann S. Harrington
Kevin G. Hessler
Heather Q. Hostetter
Paul F. Kemp
Joseph A. Lynott, III
J. Stephen McAuliffe, III
Rachel T. McGuckian
A. Howard Metro
John C. Monahan
James A. Mood, Jr.
David A. Pordy
Hon. Roger W. Titus
Donna E. Van Scoy
Alison C. Weinberg
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Bar Revue – Steven J. Bienstock – (301) 251-1600
Cable T.V./Law School for the Public – Lauri E. Cleary, Co-Chair –
(301) 657-0176; William C. Davis, III, Co-Chair – (202) 296-5600
CLE Breakfasts – To Be Appointed
Continuing Legal Education – John Weaver, Chair – (301) 424-7207
Diversity – Charles B. Day, Chair – (301) 344-0660
Endowment – Patricia M. Weaver, Chair – (301) 951-9360
Facilities – Patrick C. McKeever, Chair – (301) 762-5212
Fall Outing – Alison W. Rind, Co-Chair – (301) 657-0750;
David Shapiro, Co-Chair – (301) 656-7603
Governance – Nancy A. Sachitano, Chair – (301) 657-8808
Pro Bono – Michael J. Goecke, Chair – (301) 657-0185
School Mock Trial – Bradford S. Bernstein, Chair – (301) 517-4811;
Casey L. Cirner, Co-Chair, (301) 762-1600
Speakers Bureau & Youth Initiative Program – Mary Siegfried, Chair –
(301) 563-89127
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President: Daniel M. Kennedy, III
President-Elect: Richard H. Melnick
Treasurer: James A. Mood, Jr.
Treasurer-Elect: James R. Hammerschmidt
Secretary: Carlotta A. Woodward
Past President: John M. Quinn
Executive Director: Julie Petersen
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Victor M. Del Pino
William C. Davis, III
Marc R. Emden
John M. Maloney
Wanda Martinez
Donna E. McBride
Rhian McGrath
P. Lindsay Parvis
Michael L. Rowan
Joan E. Ryon
Patricia P. Via
John S. Weaver
New Practitioners Co-Chairs:
Aindrea M. Conroy & Christopher W. Roberts
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Assoc./Found. – Ann. Mtg. & Law Day – James R. Hammerschmidt,
Chair – (301) 951-9338
Bench/Bar-Circuit – David C. Merkin, Co-Chair – (301) 251-1180;
Michael A. Taylor, Co-Chair – (301) 251-2772
Bench/Bar-District Court – Richard D. London, Chair – (301) 588-6900
Budget – Audrey A. Creighton, Chair – (301) 563-8867
Community Outreach - Heather S. Collier, Co-Chair –
(301) 340-9090; Rhian McGrath, Co-Chair – (301) 907-2804
Fee Dispute Resolution – Robert C. Park, Jr., Co-Chair – (301) 961-5175;
Karen Robbins, Co-Chair – (301) 260-0223
Judicial Selections – H. Kenneth Armstrong, II, Chair – (301) 251-0440;
Brian E. Barkley, Vice Chair – (301) 251-6600
Lawyer to Lawyer – Deane A. Shure, Chair – (301) 762-8860
Lawyer Referral – Elizabeth G. Loggia, Chair – (301) 340-9393
Leadership Development – Casey W. Florance, Co-Chair – (301) 838-3318;
Thomas M. DeGonia, II, Co-Chair – (301) 762-1696
Legal Ethics – Jeffrey M. Axelson, Co-Chair – (301) 738-7650;
Samuel M. Shapiro, Co-Chair – (301) 340-1333
Legislation – To Be Announced
Membership Benefits – David W. Lease, Co-Chair – (301) 838-8950;
Michael J. Bramnick, Co-Chair – (301) 634-3117
Mentor/Mentee (sub of New Practitioners) - Clifford J. Boan, Chair –
(301) 762-1696
Nominations & Elections – To Be Announced
Social – Monica G. Harms, Co-Chair – (301) 838-3230;
Lili Khozeimeh, Co-Chair – (240) 777-9119
Softball – Katherine G. Crowley, Chair – (301) 340-9090
Specialty Bar Associations – Mary Ellen Flynn, Chair – (301) 563-6685
Strategic Planning – David A. Pordy, Chair – (301) 230-5205;
Bradford S. Bernstein,Vice Chair – (301) 517-4811
Technology – Sebastian Forgues Co-Chair – (240) 507-1700;
Behzad Gohari, Co-Chair – (301) 761-3000
Youth Courthouse Project – Holly D. Reed, III, Co-Chair –
(301) 587-9480; Patricia P. Via, Co-Chair – (240) 777-6721
SECTION CHAIRS
Alternative Dispute Resolution – Robert L. Baum, Co-Chair –
(301) 610-0610; Erik C. Johnson, Co-Chair – (301) 977-8002
Business Law – Marc B. Bergoffen, Co-Chair – (301) 656-2707;
Robert M. Gottschalk, Co-Chair – (202) 530-3300
Collaborative Law – Suzy L. Eckstein, Co-Chair –
(301) 424-8081; Darcy A. Shoop, Co-Chair – (301) 340-7950
Commercial Litigation – Mary C. Lombardo, Co-Chair – (301) 8383226; J. Bradford McCullough, Co-Chair – (301) 657-0734
Criminal Law – Carlotta A. Woodward, Co-Chair – (301) 424-6366;
Jessica L. Zarrella, Co-Chair – (240) 777-7469
Education Law – Patrick J. Hoover, Co-Chair – (301) 424-5777;
Lynndolyn Mitchell, Co-Chair – (301) 340-2541;
Karen S. Smith, Co-Chair – (301) 652-4462
Elder Law – Morris Klein, Chair – (301) 652-4462
Employment Law – Gwenlynn W. D’Souza, Co-Chair – (301) 452-1888;
Gregg C. Greenberg, Co-Chair – (301) 587-9373
Estates & Trusts – Jay M. Eisenberg, Chair – (301) 230-5223
Family Law – Julie B. Christopher, Co-Chair – (301) 838-3257;
Kathryn McDonough, Co-Chair – (301) 563-6685;
Maureen M. Renehan, Co-Chair – (301) 762-1696
Immigration – Maria F. Glinsmann, Chair – (301) 987-0030
Intellectual Property & Technology – Michael L. Greenberg, Co-Chair –
(202) 625-7000; Howard A. Newman, Co-Chair – (202) 544-8040
Juvenile Law – Daniel W. Gaskill, Chair – (301) 279-7400
Law Firm Management – Amy B. Strent, Chair – (301) 657-0010
New Practitioners – Aindrea M. Conroy, Co-Chair – (301) 762-1696;
Christopher W. Roberts, Co-Chair – (301) 340-9090
Chamber Chats – Kathryn Deckert, Chair – (301) 838-3330
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;
Alexis H. Peters, Co-Chair – (301) 255-0538
Taxation Law – John S. Pontius, Jr., Chair – (301) 424-7585
Workers Compensation Law – William J. Inman, Co-Chair –
(301) 315-9400; Jeffrey W. Stickle, Co-Chair – (301) 791-6924
The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter
February, 2013
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JuDiciAL RoTATion in
fAmiLy AnD JuVEniLE
LEGAL ETHICS HOTLINE
Effective January 1, 2013, the following rotations occurred in Juvenile:
• Hon. Gary Bair will alternate
between the Delinquency Adjudicatory
docket and the Duty Docket.
• Hon. Joseph Quirk will alternate
between the Delinquency Adjudicatory
docket and the Duty Docket.
• Hon. Anne Albright will alternate bi-weekly between Family and the
Juvenile CINA docket.
• Hon. Katherine Savage will
alternate bi-weekly between Family and
the Juvenile CINA docket.
• Hon. Cynthia Callahan will
remain in the bi-weekly alternating
Family/CINA docket.
Effective January 1, 2013, in addition
to Judges callahan, Savage and Albright,
who, as mentioned above will sit every
other week in family, the following
Judges have started rotating into family:
• Hon. Robert Greenberg
• Hon. Steven Salant
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Jeffrey M. Axelson, c/o Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD, 27 West Jefferson St.,
Rockville, MD 20850.
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Hon. Eric Johnson
Hon. Ronald Rubin
Hon. Nelson Rupp
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The Maryland Avenue entrance of
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Annex. Courthouse visitors and staff
must use the Monroe Street entrance or
the T-level entrance, which can be
accessed via the Executive Office
Building. Signs have been posted to
direct court visitors who normally enter
from the Maryland Avenue/west side of
the courthouse to the Monroe Street
entrance.
One elevator in the Judicial Center
has been taken out of service for public
access due to renovations being done in
conjunction with the building of the
Annex. Complicating matters is the longterm, though temporary, loss of the public
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Maryland Avenue where a hotel and parking garage complex are being constructed. Please advise your clients to budget
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(Continued from page 1)
ing this article, the offices of Senator
Mikulski and Senator Cardin should have
established a Nominations Committee
and readied the applications for qualified
candidates. Presently, Teri Weathers in
Senator Mikulski’s office is the point of
contact for information. She can be
reached at the senator’s DC office, 202224-4654. The senators’ web sites should
have links to the applications, shortly.
Please endeavor to get behind our qualified candidates for the interests of our
members, our clients and the welfare of
our nation.
As to forging ahead with ensuring our
neighbors observe and experience the
presence of our members in their lives
outside of the direct interaction with our
members in their professional capacities,
the Bar Foundation has established the
Endowment Committee to oversee the
ongoing growth and utilization of the
Endowment Fund. As the successful and
entertaining Open House demonstrated,
the financial commitment of our membership has secured the future of the Bar
Building. The financial strength of our
members is significant and available for
productive interests. As the Capital
Campaign assessment comes to a close in
the immediate future, we shall dedicate
the fundraising efforts of the Foundation
to ensure its value to our community will
be more readily apparent. In this fashion
the Foundation should continue to grow
as a source of pride for our membership
and enhance the image of our professional to the public.
The Endowment Fund, due to the substantial contributions of a few, is already
an ongoing financial resource that has
had a substantial influence on the circuit
court’s drug court and the Montgomery
County Special Olympics, to name but a
few programs. Thanks to the efforts of
the foundation’s past president, Trish
Weaver, a new set of rules has been
approved by the board of directors to
address the process for utilizing the
Fund. Shortly, we shall approach the
membership to assist in the growth of the
Fund to allow these efforts to be more
productive inside and outside of our legal
community. In the meantime, it remains
available for the financial contributions
of our past and present members, their
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friends and families. Several members
make regular, unsolicited donations to
the Fund. Howard Metro. Esq., deserves
special recognition for his ongoing generosity, in Howard’s case on the occasion
of the referral of a new client from a fellow bar association member. The late
Judge Latham’s family requested that, in
lieu of other gifts, contributions to the
Bar Foundation be made in his honor. I
ask that each of us be mindful of the benefits to our profession and our community that will increasingly arise as a consequence of the ongoing growth of an efficient, minimum overhead, charitable
endeavor that engages our community
through our Endowment Fund. We can
be proud of its influence for centuries to
come.
As to closing the last chapter of 2012,
not only did the year end with a drought
busting Redskins’ banner, made that
much more precious coming as it did at
the demise of the Cowboys of Texas, but
earlier that same day my soft, office
styled fingers got pleasingly bloodied on
the graceful bill of a 160 lb. Pacific sailfish, memorialized alongside a toothy,
sober, Irish grin thanks in no part to the
quick study of Capt. Javier on my since
retired Blackberry between the occasions
of the fish’s 4th and 5th leaps. Moreover,
the sail was released successfully to chase
baitfish into 2013 and beyond.
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the 10th of the month for the following months’ issue.
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extra time to find parking and to gain
access to the courthouse and courtrooms
in order to be on time for hearings, trials
and other scheduled events. Please accept
our continuing thanks for your patience
with the inconvenience necessitated by
the both construction and renovations to
the existing structure.
To reduce the number of prisoners
who need to be transported to and moved
about the building during the final stages
of renovation and construction, the
Circuit Court, in conjunction with the
Sheriff’s Office and the Montgomery
County Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation’s Central Processing Unit,
as well as the Office of the Public
Defender, State’s Attorney’s Office, and
Child Support Enforcement Unit has
implemented the temporary use of remote
video from the Central Processing Unit to
allow Bench Warrant and Body
Attachment Hearings to be conducted in
the same manner as Circuit Court Friday
Video Bonds for approximately 5 to 6
months during the construction/ renovation period. These hearings will be noted
on the docket as either “Video Bench
Warrant” or “Video Body Attachment”
Hearings. counsel who wish to confer
in person with their clients during
hearings may do so by telephone, or if
they prefer, will be granted access to
their clients in the room at the
Detention center that has been temporarily reserved for these hearings.
please report to the cpu by 12:45 to be
escorted into the Detention center in
time for the hearings, which begin at
1:30 pm. many thanks to the clerk of
the court, the Sheriff, the warden of
the montgomery county Detention
center, and the stakeholder agencies
for their support and assistance with
this temporary initiative.
Significant changes to Title 17 of the
Maryland Rules of Procedure on
Alternative Dispute Resolution took
effect in January. An ad hoc Civil DCM
Working Group on ADR is being convened as this goes to press to develop
consensus from the bench, bar, and court
staff as to how best to revise policies and
procedures to ensure both compliance
with the revised Rules and that courtordered ADR continues to meet the needs
of parties litigating civil cases in the
Circuit Court.
As noted in previous Bar Bulletins,
the rotation of judicial assignments in the
Circuit Court took place on January 7,
2013 concluding a transition that began in
October, 2012, for complex cases.
Changes in judicial assignments are summarized in the tables below:
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL
FAMILY/
JUVENILE
FAMILY
CALENDAR 1
PREVIOUS
Judge Bernard
Judge Rubin
Judge Greenberg
Judge McCormick
Judge Burrell
PREVIOUS
1/7/13 >=
JUDGE MASON
JUDGE MCGANN
JUDGE BOYNTON
JUDGE JORDAN
JUDGE MCCALLY
1/7/13 >=
NOTE
Judge Algeo
JUDGE
GREENBERG
FAMILY
CALENDAR 2
Judge Savage
JUDGE
SAVAGE
FAMILY
CALENDAR 3
Judges
Callahan &
McCally
FAMILY
CALENDAR 4
FAMILY
CALENDAR 5
FAMILY
CALENDAR 6
FAMILY
CALENDAR 7
FAMILY
CALENDAR 8
JUVENILE
DEPENDENCY
JUVENILE
DEPENDENCY
JUVENILE
DELINQUENCY/
DUTY
CIVIL
CIVIL
CALENDAR 1
CIVIL
CALENDAR 2
CIVIL
CALENDAR 3
CIVIL
CALENDAR 4
CIVIL
CALENDAR 5
CIVIL
CALENDAR 6
JUDGES
CALLAHAN &
ALBRIGHT
ALTERNATES WEEKLY WITH
JUVENILE DEPENDENCY
(CINA) ASSIGNMENT
(ONE JUDGE SITS IN FAMILY
CALENDAR 3 AND ONE JUDGE
SITS IN JUVENILE
DEPENDENCY EACH WEEK)
JUDGE
BERNARD
JUDGE
JOHNSON
Judge Bair
Judge Albright
Judge Dugan
JUDGE RUBIN
Judge Salant
JUDGE
SALANT
Judge Mason
JUDGE RUPP
Judges
Callahan &
McCally
JUDGES
CALLAHAN &
ALBRIGHT
JUDGE
SAVAGE
JUDGES
BAIR &
QUIRK
Judge Savage
Judges
Boynton &
McGann
PREVIOUS
(ONE JUDGE SITS IN FAMILY
CALENDAR 3 AND ONE JUDGE
SITS IN JUVENILE
DEPENDENCY EACH WEEK)
ALTERNATES WEEKLY WITH
FAMILY CALENDAR 2
DELINQUENCY AND DUTY
ALTERNATE WEEKLY
1/7/13 =>
Judge Rupp
NOTE
JUDGE BURRELL
Judge Rubin
JUDGE RUBIN
Judge Quirk
JUDGE DUGAN
Judge Scrivener
JUDGE MCCORMICK
Judge Jordan
JUDGE ALGEO
Judge Johnson
JUDGE SCRIVENER
(until retirement)
With rare exceptions, TRACK 4
criminal cases that were filed before
october 8, 2012 and were pending trial
on January 6, 2013 moved calendar fashion using the table above. In early
December, 2012, the five (5) judges in the
Criminal/General Assignment received a
listing of their Track 4 cases pending trial
in 2013 to review and identify any exceptional cases they wished to recommend to
the Administrative Judge as cases they
should carry forward through trial (and
disposition).
Subject
to
the
Administrative Judge’s approval, those
exceptional cases will stay with the current Track 4 judge for trial and disposition and will take priority over other
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February, 2013
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assignments in order to maintain existing
trial dates. Those pending Track 4 cases
with a trial date already set that will be
not carried by the current Track 4 judge
were transferred to the corresponding
judge UNLESS the succeeding judge’s
calendar could not accommodate that trial
date. Where this occurred, the first available judge in the order above became the
Track 4 judge. pLEASE noTE THAT
THE TRAcK 4 JuDGE iS ALSo THE
pLEA JuDGE AnD THEREfoRE
cHAnGED EffEcTiVE JAnuARy
7, 2013 foR SucH cASES.
A listing of Track 4 Criminal cases
pending trial before the outgoing judges
showing which cases were retained and
which were transferred was forwarded to
the State’s Attorney’s Office and the
Office of the Public Defender in early
January to help apprise those staff of the
changes. Private counsel seeking information or with questions on individual
cases may contact the Assignment Office,
240-777-9000.
Any postponements or changes of
the already scheduled trial date must be
approved by the Administrative Judge
and rescheduled ONLY in conjunction
with the Assignment Office to avoid disruption of other assignments. Where the
judge’s new rotation calendar will not
allow a trial date within Hicks, that case
will be scheduled before the succeeding
judge in the criminal/general rotation as
above, where that judge is also not available, the case will be assigned to the next
judge who is available in the order
above.
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A bALAncinG AcT
This is the part of the newsletter that is here to help you de-stress and lead a more
balanced life. Each month, our newsletter will give you a tip that you might implement.
Most lawyers would say that developing new business is crucial to their success.
Yet, when lawyers get busy, developing new business many times falls to the bottom
of their to-do lists. An inadequate flow of business can be one of the biggest stressors in a law practice.
How can we keep developing new business at the top of the list, all of the time?
The answer is to set up systems that insure that regardless of the current level of
work, new business development goes on. Examples are newsletters that go out
every month, a weekly time allotted to blogging, monthly involvement in a bar committee, monthly meetings with an existing client and meeting with a potential client
or referral source every week.
When I coach, I encourage lawyers to make a weekly commitment to regular
marketing efforts and to set up systems that drive regular marketing on a monthly
basis. Are you committed to regular and consistent marketing efforts? If not, what
is in the way?
Geoff Gilbert is a former practicing CPA at Ernst & Young and business attorney in
Montgomery County. He now coaches Lawyers, CPA’s and Executives to help them manage
their practices better and enjoy their lives and practices more. Geoff also teaches a stress
course at the University of Maryland in College Park. You can reach him at 301-881-3434 or
geoff@executive-coach-for-lawyers.com.
cRiminAL TRAcK 4 pLEA poLicy:
1) Track 4 cases filed prior to
october 8, 2012 will continue to have
available the previous rotation of plea
active judges.
2) Track 4 cases filed on october 8,
2012 through December 7, 2012 will have
available the previous rotation of plea
active judges PLUS THE TRACK 4
JUDGE (from the incoming 2013 rotation).
3) Cases filed on or after December
10, 2012 will use the 2013 rotation of judges
consistent with Tracks 2 and 3 below.
criminal Track 2 and 3 cases filed
prior to December 10, 2012 have available
the previous rotation of active judges;
assignment of the 2013 rotation of judges as
plea judges in Track 2 and 3 cases, as well
as Track 4 cases began December 10, 2012.
cRiminAL TRAcK 2 & 3 pLEA
poLicy:
1) Plea policy is unchanged. Plea
active lists using the outgoing rotation of
judges will be maintained for the cases
filed up to December 10, 2012.
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2) All active judges in the 2013
criminal rotation are available for plea
agreements up to the Pre-Trial Hearing
for cases filed on December 10, 2012 and
later. Consistent with the DCM plan, the
designation of judges as plea active or
inactive will begin no earlier than January
7, 2013, or at least 4 weeks after assignments have begun.
3) pRE-inDicTmEnT pLEA
AGREEmEnTS fiLED bEfoRE
DEcEmbER 10, 2012: Procedure is
unchanged.
4) pRE-inDicTmEnT pLEA
AGREEmEnTS fiLED on oR
AfTER DEcEmbER 10, 2012: May be
filed before any plea active judge in the
2013 rotation OR subject to certification
that a written plea offer was extended on
a prior date to any plea active judge available at that time. For cases filed on or
after January 7, 2013, pre-indictment plea
agreements may be scheduled before any
plea active judge in the 2013 rotation.
ciViL cASES:
pLEASE bE
REminDED THAT AppEARAncE by
pLAinTiff’S counSEL oR A SELfREpRESEnTED pLAinTiff
iS
REQuiRED AT ALL ScHEDuLinG,
STATuS/pRETRiAL, SETTLEmEnT
confEREncES, AnD pRETRiAL
HEARinGS
REGARDLESS
of
wHETHER THE DEfEnDAnT(S)
ARE SERVED oR THE cASE iS AT
iSSuE. fuRTHER, A noTicE of
conTEmpLATED
DiSmiSSAL
unDER RuLE 2-507 foR fAiLuRE
To obTAin JuRiSDicTion oVER A
DEfEnDAnT, A pEnDinG moTion
To DEfER DiSmiSSAL, oR An
oRDER DEfERRinG DiSmiSSAL Do
February, 2013
noT ExcuSE THE ATTEnDAncE
of pLAinTiff’S counSEL oR A
SELf-REpRESEnTED pLAinTiff.
fAiLuRE To AppEAR cAn RESuLT
in THE DiSmiSSAL of THE AcTion.
ciViL TRAcK 3 SETTLEmEnT
confEREncES: We continue to work
to make the Settlement Conferences in
Track 3 civil cases more productive for
all involved. Please be reminded that
Court staff in the Assignment Office who
contact counsel in advance of the
Settlement Conference are now requesting additional information about the status of discovery, ADR, and noting any
unresolved motions. Cases with such
issues are forwarded to the DCM
Coordinator, who will work with the parties and make recommendations to the
Court as to whether Settlement
Conferences and Pretrial Hearings need
to be moved to resolve issues or proceed.
Counsel are urged to adhere to
Scheduling Order deadlines or request
their extension prior to their expiration.
Finally, in those cases in which appearance will impose a significant hardship
on a party or authorized representative,
any motion granted to allow telephonic
participation will require just that, participation by telephone, rather than mere
availability.
With these additions and the bar’s
continued support, the Circuit Court will
be able to reach the civil caseload and
other caseloads scheduled for trial predictably and promptly.
Your comments and suggestions are
always welcome.
John W. Debelius, Administrative Judge for
Montgomery County, MD
mccc LAw LibRARy –
cHEcK iT ouT
what’s up?
new & intriguing Legal Titles that
will Save you Time and money
The MC Circuit Court Law Library
is continually improving and focusing
its collection to better serve
Montgomery County attorneys. Over
the past several months we have added
new titles that can save your practice
time and money.
family law books from the AbA:
• Confronting
Mental
Health
Evidence: A Practical Guide to
Reliability and Experts in Family Law
• The Special Needs Child and
Divorce: A Practical Guide to Evaluating
and Handling Cases (includes CD-ROM)
• Children Held Hostage: Dealing
with Programmed and Brainwashed
Children
new issues from the practising Law
institute:
• Tracking and Targeting Customers
and Prospects Online and in Social
Media
• Representing the Games Industry
Client
business law from west publishing
• ALI Principles of Corporate
Governance: Analysis and Recommendations
• Partnership Law and Practice:
General and Limited Partnerships
other
• Maryland Criminal Law and Motor
Vehicle Handbook
• Family Law Therapy: Concepts
and Methods
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update: Along with the recent
update of Maryland Criminal Jury
Instructions, the MSBA is issuing a new
version of the Maryland Civil Jury
Instructions within the next month. Keep
in mind that the MCCC library actively
collects all new editions and titles on
Maryland law, besides providing free
access to Lexis, westlaw and other legal
databases.
Remember – Find your answer fast at
the Montgomery County Circuit Court
Law Library
Hours: M-F, 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
50 Maryland Avenue
Rockville MD
240-777-9120
lawlib@mcccourt.com
be discussing Where’d You Go,
Bernadette, by Maria Semple.
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,
Maryland 20850, and begin at 4:30 in the
afternoon. If any of your friends and
associates would like to join our group,
all they need to do is to show-up for any
of our meetings – everyone is always
welcome to attend and snacks are always
served.
Jim Demma
HiGH ScHooL mocK TRiAL compETiTion
The 30th Annual Maryland State Bar Association High School Mock Trial
Competition will take place over the next few months. Over 52,000 students have
participated in this competition since its inception. Each year, approximately 20
high schools from Montgomery County participate. This year’s case explores the
topic of animal cruelty and neglect. From January through March, there will be
approximately 50 trials in the Circuit Court. Each trial lasts approximately two
hours. if you are interested in acting as a judge in one of these trials, please
contact co-chairs, bradford S. bernstein or Rachel Shapiro at 301-762-1600.
Kate Martin
Circuit Court Law Librarian
LAwyER’S LiTERARy
ciRcLE
On May 11, 2013 we will have been
meeting continuously for twenty (20)
years! As I have often said: Most (many)
marriages do not last this long.
On Thursday, february 21st we
will be discussing The Bonfire of the
Vanities, by Tom Wolfe. This selection
seems to have generated much interest
with our group due to the twenty-fifth
anniversary this year of its publication,
and how the story behind of the “Master
of the Universe” is still somewhat relevant to us today. As one commentator
wrote recently in the New York Times:
“It’s still a tale of two cities.”
On Thursday, march 21st we will
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condominium/ homeowner association law
and municipal law.
401 North Washington Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850
301-251-1414
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TEcH TALK ... by Pat Hoover
When my son, Jimmy, came home
from school for his winter break, which
if you hadn’t realized is about a month
long for college students, we talked
about what we could do to pump some
lifeblood into my practice. He had just
finished up a cool media internship
downtown and was looking to put some
of his new digital and media skills to new
use. That’s when we came up with the
idea - PODCAST!
I know, not very original. Well that
was my initial reaction, anyway. But after
a quick skim online and a search in the
iTunes podcast library, it was evident that
legal podcasts that don’t pander to law
students or other lawyers aren’t very
common. In fact, after a thorough search
to see if the niche of education and school
law (my focus) already had a pod-guru,
nothing came up. It was time to come up
with a forum that could host serious and
timely discussions on education law. But
enough brainstorming, let’s talk gear.
For any serious recording you need a
serious microphone. But how does a
beginner find one that will sound good
without emptying your savings (some
condenser mic’s cost upwards of $1,000
when you factor in the cost of preamps
and other equipment)? That was when,
through some stroke of fate, we found a
glowing magazine review of a new $200
microphone by a company called
Apogee. Perfect for newbies and pros
alike, Apogee’s MiC has an internal analogue to digital converter that means no
preamp necessary. All you gotta do, is
plug in to your iOS device, and press
record. But with savings, comes splurge.
A pop-filter, swivel stand, and hard shell
case brought the total to just under $220.
Now of course, from here it can get a
little tricky. Tech columns all over the
internet will tell you how you will need
RSS tags or syndication with iTunes and
all these other things that are grand if you
know how to do them. But fear not.
Podcasting can be as simple as throwing
a series of audio files up on the web for
streaming and available to any interested
listener. Maybe the SEO won’t be there
but it’s a start, and most importantly, a
treat to people who visit your site.
So far, we’ve recorded two episodes of
The Hooverlaw Series and have been churning out ideas all week. The point is–you too
may develop a podcast library for your practice! And hey, maybe if you’re interested
while reading this, there might even be room
for a guest spot by one of my many very
accomplished colleagues Nudge. Nudge.
Stay tuned for my new Podcast Series...
The Bar Associations
Insurance Agency, Inc.
and
FranklinMorris
are pleased to be the
premier sponsor for the
119th Annual meeting &
Law Day celebration
friday, April 26, 2013 ~
8:00a.m.-2:30p.m.
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
& Conference Center
Keynote Speaker:
Robert m. bell, chief Judge,
Court of Appeals of Maryland
February, 2013
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ATTENTION
NEWLY ADMITTED MARYLAND ATTORNEYS
and
NEW MEMBERS OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
You are cordially invited to attend
THE NEW ADMITTEE
COURTHOUSE TOUR AND RECEPTION!
When: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Tour of the District Court and Circuit Court ; 4:15 p.m.
Reception on the 3rd floor of the Circuit Court, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Tour will begin in the lobby of the District Court Building (past security)
191 East Jefferson St., Rockville, MD
CURRENT BAMC MEMBERS ARE INVITED
TO THE RECEPTION FOLLOWING THE TOUR (5:30 p.m.)
TO GREET AND WELCOME THE NEW ADMITTEES!
Please RSVP to Aindrea Conroy: amc@eqkmrh.com ,
for the Tour and/or Reception by March 12, 2013
COMMITTee/seCTIOn ReGIsTRATIOn
PLeAse ReTuRn
2013-2014
BY MARCh 22, 2013
NAME ________________________________________________ email: ____________________________
I. sTAndInG COMMITTees
The following committees have three-year staggered terms. Noting that there can only be 3 choices (for both the
Association and Foundation combined), please indicate your first, second and third choice by marking the figures 1, 2
and 3 in the box opposite the preferred committee.
AssOCIATIOn
FOundATIOn
______
Community Outreach
______ Bar Revue
______
Fee Dispute Resolution
______ Cable TV Law School for the Public
______
Judicial Selections
______ Continuing Legal Education
______
Lawyer Referral Service
______ School Education
______
Lawyer-to-Lawyer (no staggered terms)
______ Speakers Bureau — Public
______ Legal Ethics/Unauthorized Practice
______
Speakers Bureau — School
______
Legislation
______
Youth Initiative Program
______
Membership
______ School Mock Trials
______
Mentor/Mentee
______ Fall Outing
______
Social
______ Pro Bono
______
Technology
______
Youth Courthouse Project
*
up if you have no intention of running for a Judicial vacancy within the next 3 years.
* – Please only sign
For more information on the above Committees, please visit our website, www.montbar.org.
II. seCTIOns — IF YOu ARe ALReAdY A MeMBeR OF The seCTIOn, PLeAse dO nOT MARK IT AGAIn.
Please indicate an “X” before the Sections in which you are interested in becoming a neW member.
_____
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Business Law
Collaborative Law
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Law
Education Law
Elder Law
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Employment Law
Estate & Trust Law
Family Law
Federal Practice
Immigration Law
Intellectual Property Law
Juvenile Law
_____
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_____
Law Firm Management
New Practitioners
Personal Injury Litigation
Real Estate
Taxation
Workers Compensation Law
III. I would like to chair the _________________________________________ Committee/Section.
IV. Is there a Committee or Section you would like to see our Bar Association add in which you would actively participate?__________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
IV. Is there a special project in which you would participate if it was offered by the BAMC? _______________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
ReTuRn TOdAY:
Richard h. Melnick, President-elect
Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland
27 West Jefferson st., Rockville, Md 20850
Fax: (301) 217-9327
Aindrea Conroy, Co-Chair
Chris Roberts, Co-Chair
nEw pRAcTiTionER SEcTion
nEw pRAcTiTionER
SEcTion mEETinG DATES
February 19, 2013
March 19, 2013
April 16, 2013
All meetings will be held on the 3rd
Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in the
CLE Classroom of the Bar Association
building, 27 West Jefferson St.,
Rockville, MD, unless otherwise noted.
A big thanks to all of the volunteers
who participated in the New
Practitioner’s annual community service
project at mAnnA in Rockville,
maryland. Everyone had a great time
packing food boxes to be distributed at
MANNA’s local food centers and the
MANNA staff was very appreciative!
Be sure not to miss the latest installment of our Nuts and Bolts Program
Series, “nuts and bolts of preliminary
Domestic
Hearings:
Scheduling
Hearings, pendente Lite Hearings and
beyond!” Heather Collier of Dragga,
Hannon, Hessler & Wills, LLP, Annemarie
Wall of the Law Offices of Annemarie
Wall, LLC, and Dan Shaivitz of Ethridge,
Quinn, Kemp, McAuliffe, Rowan &
Hartinger will give their insights and
advice on this subject on february 19,
2013 at 5:30 p.m. in the CLE Classroom
of the Bar Association building, 27 West
Jefferson St., Rockville, MD. Our generous speakers will also be ready to answer
any questions you may have regarding
Preliminary Domestic Hearings, so be sure
to bring them!
Coming up in March is the new
Admittee
courthouse
Tour
&
Reception, which will take place on
Tuesday, march 19, 2013. We invite all
new admittees of the Bar to join us for a
tour of the Circuit and District
Courthouses, which will start at 4:15 p.m.
Please meet us in the lobby of the District
Court (past security), located at 191 E.
Jefferson St., Rockville, MD 20850, at 4:15
p.m. The tour will begin promptly at 4:15
p.m., so please make sure you allow yourself plenty of time to get through security.
Immediately following the District Court
tour, we will head over to the Circuit Court
for a tour of that Courthouse. The Circuit
Court tour will begin at 4:45 p.m. in the
lobby of the Circuit Court, located at 50
Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850. we
invite all members of the bar to join us
for a reception to greet and welcome our
new admittees, which will start at 5:30
p.m., on the 3rd Floor of the Circuit Court.
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There is no cost, and we will have free
appetizers and drinks. If you would like to
attend the tour, the reception, or both,
please RSVP to Aindrea Conroy at
amc@eqkmrh.com by March 12, 2013.
This is a great event, giving us the opportunity to welcome our newly-admitted fellow
attorneys!
Make sure to check next month’s
newsletter for details on our Spring
Mentor/Mentee Happy Hour. This is a
great opportunity for both new and old
mentor/mentee pairings to meet up and
reconnect! Details to follow in our
March newsletter.
cHAmbER cHATS
Our February Chamber Chat will
take place on, wednesday, february 6,
2013, at 12:30 p.m., hosted by the
Honorable Joseph M. Quirk. Judge Quirk
has been on the Circuit Court bench since
March 19, 2010. Judge Quirk is currently on the Juvenile Delinquency/Duty
rotation. Prior to joining the bench,
Judge Quirk worked as a sole practitioner. Bring your lunch, take advantage of
this opportunity to get to know a member
of our Circuit Court bench in an informal
setting, and bring your questions for
Judge Quirk about practice in the Circuit
Court. No R.S.V.P. is required, and
please note the chamber chat is open to
all members of the bar, not just members of the new practitioners Section.
Judge Quirk's Chamber is located in the
old District Court at 27 Courthouse
Square, Courtroom 18. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact
Kathryn Deckert, Chamber Chat
Committee Chair, at (301) 838-3330 or
kdeckert@steinsperling.com.
mEnToR/mEnTEE
commiTTEE
Ask successful attorneys how they
achieved their success and many responses
will include mention of a long-ago-past,
“lucky” encounter with someone who took
a genuine interest in that successful attorney’s early professional and personal
growth. Such responses remind us that success in the demanding practice of law
requires, in addition to hard work, guidance
from those with the experience to offer it.
In the Montgomery County Bar Association
Mentor-Mentee Program, experienced
attorney-mentors generously share their
time, energy, and wisdom with their newpractitioner mentees. Through that generous sharing, mentees receive invaluable
advice on the practice of law, enjoy the special camaraderie of the Montgomery
County Bar Association, and begin what
often can be a life-long relationship.
If you have practiced law for more
than seven years, I invite you to volunteer
to be a mentor in the Montgomery County
Bar Association Mentor-Mentee Program.
Please, share your experience and offer
your guidance to us young attorneys who
need it most and are eager to accept it.
Likewise, if you have been practicing law
for less than seven years, let this be the
lucky moment that you look back upon and
credit for your future successes. Submit
your application to be a mentee today.
Mentor-Mentee pairing letters are
mailed out on the first Monday of the
month after a mentee application is
received, and official pairings are for a
term of 12-months. For more information
about the program, or for an application
to become a mentor or mentee, please
contact Cliff Boan at cjb@eqkmrh.com.
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 – AlanZipp@aol.com
932 Hungerford Drive, Suite 13 Rockville, MD 20850
February, 2013
HEADinG
commiTTEES
& SEcTionS
buSinESS LAw SEcTion
2012-2013 Section meeting Dates
February 20, 2013
March 20, 2013
April 17, 2013
All monthly section meetings will be
held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month
from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at a location to be
determined and with topics to be announced.
The Business Law Section will be presenting a joint CLE with the Tax Section
entitled “Dissection of a Transaction:
Anatomy, tax, and accomplishing the
goals of the buyer and seller” on
february 20, 2013 from 6:00p.m. to
8:00p.m. at the Bar Association Building in
Rockville. The program will be presented
by Glenn M. Anderson, Esq., Eric S.
Fletcher, CPA, and Robb Longman, Esq.
As always – thanks to our sponsors – a
light dinner is provided for each event
sponsored by the Business Law Section.
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the Section, please do not
hesitate to contact either of us at any time.
Marc Bergoffen, Co-Chair
Robert Gottschalk, Co-Chair
February, 2013
ciRcuiT couRT bEncH
bAR commiTTEE
2012-2013 committee meeting Dates
February 6, 2013
April 3, 2013
March 6, 2013
May 1, 2013
June 5, 2013
All meetings are open and any members of the BAMC are welcome to attend
the meetings. All meetings will be held
on the 1st Wednesday of the month at
8:00 a.m. in the Administrative Judge’s
Conference Room, Room 309, on the 3rd
floor of the Circuit Court building in
Rockville.
The Clerk of the Court, Loretta
Knight, brings the following matters to
your attention:
maryland’s unclaimed property:
In order to retrieve previously held registry funds from Maryland’s Unclaimed
Property, the parties to the case should
file a motion requesting the Clerk to
retrieve the funds from Unclaimed
Property. The motion should also request
that upon receipt of the funds back into
the court registry they be disbursed to the
party that is entitled to the funds. The
order should include the following language:
“The principal balance of funds
deposited in the registry of the
Court, plus accrued interest and
minus administrative costs, shall
be promptly released to
______________________, and
mailed to (if applicable)
____________.
proposed orders: Please remember
to submit proposed orders with all
motions, oppositions and petitions.
Having a proposed order submitted with
the pleading eliminates confusion, any
misunderstanding and speeds the process.
Rule 1-311. Signing of pleadings
and other papers: Please remember that
every pleading and paper of a party represented by an attorney must be signed by
at least one attorney who has been admitted to practice law in the State of
Maryland and who complies with Rule 1312. Every pleading or paper filed must
contain the address and telephone number
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commiTTEES & SEcTionS
of the person by whom it is signed. The
Clerk’s Office is reviewing pleadings and
other papers to ensure that they have been
signed in compliance with Rule 1-311.
Please remember that pleadings and other
papers that are not in compliance with
Rule 1-311 cannot be accepted for filing.
interpreters: If you requested an
interpreter for your case and it turns out
the Interpreter is not needed, it is
extremely important that you notify the
Clerk of the Court as soon as possible. If
the cancellation is done 48 business hours
in advance, we will not be charged the 2,
4 or 8 hour cancellation fee depending on
the amount of time the court event was
scheduled for.
The Clerk reminds everyone if you
have any concerns or suggestions, please
let her know. Phone: 240-777-9464;
email: lknight@mcccourt.com.
The Sheriff, Darren Popkin, would
like to remind everyone that the
Maryland Avenue entrance to the Circuit
Court was closed to staff and pedestrian
traffic beginning September 10, 2012 for
approximately six months. Signage has
been posted directing everyone to the
Monroe Street entrance. Lawyers are
encouraged to use the Terrace Level
entrance from the cafeteria and/or from
101 Monroe Street as there will be significant backup expected at the Monroe
Street entrance, especially during the
morning peak hours. Everyone is encouraged to ask their clients and staff to allow
for extra time to gain entrance due to the
closure.
In addition, almost the entire area of
the atrium will be closed during this construction period. There will be a narrow
walkway constructed to access the
Criminal Clerk’s Office, the Licensing
Office and the Assignment Offices.
Space will be very limited on the Lobby
level for waiting due to the Atrium
Closure. The Sheriff would like to thank
everyone in advance for their patience
during this period of construction.
Finally, the construction will require
the periodic closing of one courthouse
elevator at a time. Therefore, additional
time should be allotted for arrival to
courtroom destinations.
If you have any concerns to bring to
the Committee’s attention, please feel
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free to contact any Committee member
or David C. Merkin at (301) 762-9200
or david@merkinlawgroup.com; or
Michael A. Taylor at (301) 251-2772,
mtaylorlaw@aol.com.
David Merkin, Co-Chair
Michael Taylor, Co-Chair
coLLAboRATiVE LAw
SEcTion
February 7, 2013
March 7, 2013
April 4, 2013
Our regular Section meetings will be
held on the first Thursday of each month
at the Bar Building at 5:30 p.m. In addition to providing great food and collegial
interaction, our Section almost always
has an educational component to our
meetings.
On february 7th, our program will
be on the ins and outs of using a Financial
Neutral. Our guest speaker will be
Deborah may, cpA. Debbie is very well
known, highly regarded and extremely
experienced in divorce finances and in
the role of a Financial Neutral. This is a
special opportunity to learn from one of
the best!
On march 7th, our program will be
on streamlining the collaborative process.
The presenters will be the “Streamline
Committee” who are members of the two
Montgomery County Collaborative
Practice groups – Collaborative Divorce
Association and Collaborative Dispute
Resolution Professionals – who volunteered to explore ways in which the
process can be made more efficient and
cost effective. The Committee has some
great ideas to share!
Please remember if you have clients
or community members who would benefit from use of the Collaborative
Process and cannot afford an attorney,
the Collaborative Project of Maryland
links eligible parties with Collaborative
attorneys and other professionals on a
pro bono or reduced- or subsidized-fee
basis. For more information visit
www.collaborativeprojectmd.org.
you do not have to be collaboratively trained to attend our meetings.
Suzy Eckstein, Co-Chair
Darcy Shoop, Co-Chair
commERciAL LiTiGATion
SEcTion
March 12, 2013*
May 14, 2013**
*These meetings will be held at 8:00 a.m.
at the offices of Stein Sperling Bennett
De Jong Driscoll, PC, located at 25 West
Middle Lane, Rockville, MD 20850.
**These meetings will be held at 5:30
p.m. at the offices of Lerch, Early &
Brewer, Chartered, located at 3 Bethesda
Metro Center, Suite 460, Bethesda, MD
20814.
Mary Lombardo, Co-Chair
Brad McCullough, Co-Chair
communiTy ouTREAcH
commiTTEE
The Bar Association continues to
partner with the Special Olympics and we
are looking for members to volunteer at
specific events for the Winter Games. If
you have not already signed-up to volunteer in response to a listserv blast or an
individual invitation from one of our com-
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February, 2013
mittee members or the New Practitioner’s
Section, here are the dates and locations
for the three different Winter Games
events for which we need volunteers:
february 3rd: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
Georgetown prep: 5 v. 5
basketball Tournaments
february 10th: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at
Landon: 3 v. 3 basketball
Tournaments
march 3rd at Landon: olympic
Village/Healthy Athletes (more
details to follow)
Volunteer opportunities at the
Basketball events include set-up, registration, running score tables and score books.
We will provide additional information about
Olympic Village as those plans are finalized.
If you wish to volunteer for all or a portion
of any of the above events, please
contact
Heather
Collier
at
hcollier@draggalaw.com, or Rhian McGrath
at rmcgrath@lerchearly.com.
The Community Outreach Committee
facilitates volunteer opportunities on the second Friday of every month at Shepherd’s
Table. Shepherd’s Table provides basic services to those in need and specifically provides a dinner meal from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30
p.m., seven nights a week. Please contact
Dan Shaivitz at ds@eqkmrh.com if you are
interested in volunteering. Volunteer as an
individual, a firm, or get a group of friends
and family together to participate in this
wonderful, can’t miss, service opportunity!
If you have any thoughts or comments for the Committee, please contact
either of us at hcollier@draggalaw.com
or rmcgrath@lerchearly.com.
Heather Collier, Co-Chair
Rhian McGrath, Co-Chair
Please join the Criminal Law Section
on Tuesday, february 12, 2013 at 5:30
p.m. for a presentation on the new law
passed by the Legislature regarding
Possession of Marijuana.
We are
extremely pleased to have Laura Chase,
Deputy State’s Attorney for Montgomery
County, speak to our section regarding
the new law and how it will be implemented via the Police and State’s
Attorney’s Office. The meeting will be
held in the Conference Room located in
the Bar Building. We look forward to
seeing you there.
Carlotta Woodward, Co-Chair
Jessica Zarrella, Co-Chair
cRiminAL LAw SEcTion
DiSTRicT couRT bEncH
bAR commiTTEE
February 12, 2013
May 17, 2013*
*Happy Hour at a location TBA
Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of
the month at 5:30p.m. in the Conference
Room of the Bar Association building, 27
West Jefferson St., Rockville, MD.
The District Court Bench Bar
Committee had its January meeting on
January 10, 2013. There were a number
of items of interest to attorneys discussed
at the meeting.
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Attorney codes: Attorneys are
reminded that they should have their attorney codes listed on all pleadings that they
file with the court. Notices are sent out
based on the attorney codes. If you do not
put your attorney code on your pleadings,
it takes extra time for the clerks to look up
the appropriate information instead of simply putting your code into the computer.
Attorneys are also reminded that they
need to update their information when they
change addresses, change firms, etc, so
that notices will go to the correct address.
Telephone Extensions for contact
information: Occasionally, it is necessary to contact attorneys regarding last
minute rescheduling of hearings, set new
trial dates, and other matters. If you have
an extension at your telephone number,
please put the extension on your pleadings
so that the clerk can contact you if necessary regarding the scheduling of cases.
civil cases in Silver Spring: There
has been an increase in the number of civil
cases scheduled for Silver Spring. The
court is considering adding an additional
judge so that all cases can be reached in a
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timely manner. Additionally, the court is
attempting to add Spanish interpreters to
the staff for civil cases in Silver Spring to
handle an increase of the number of parties
who need Spanish interpreters.
Additional Landlord Tenant
Docket: The court is setting up an additional landlord tenant docket for pro-se
landlords. The docket will be scheduled
for Monday mornings in Rockville starting on February 4, 2013.
use of peace orders in Landlord
Tenant Related matters: Attorneys and
police officers have been referring people
to the clerk’s office to request peace
orders in order to attempt to evict people
in what would otherwise really be a landlord-tenant matter. In other words, to try
to use a Peace Order indirectly to remove
someone from the premises. In these situations that should be brought in the landlord-tenant court, the court will not utilize
the peace order process for this purpose.
Shielding cases: There is a process
that respondents in domestic violence
cases, or peace order cases, can use to
shield information in their cases from the
public. This relief will only be applicable
if it is requested by the respondent, and if
the domestic violence case or peace
order, did not go to a final judgment.
police officer issued citations:
Starting January 1, 2013, police officers
are required to use citations for more
offenses. If the offense that is charged
could result in jail time, the date set for
the citation would have to be continued in
order for the Court to advise the defendant of his or her rights. The Court is considering having these citations initially
scheduled for a Preliminary Inquiry, and
placed on a Preliminary Inquiry docket,
rather than before a commissioner. The
defendant will then have to appear, and if
they fail to do so, the judge could issue a
bench warrant.
miscellaneous changes under
consideration: In addition to the
changes noted about concerning assign-
February, 2013
The Bar Associations Insurance Agency, Inc. and
FranklinMorris are proud to sponsor
Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD
119th Annual Meeting & Law Day Celebration
Friday, April 26, 2013
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Collaborative Law
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Real Estate Law
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CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
SPRING 2013 SCHEDULE
February 20, 2013
Business/Tax Law Section
March 7, 2013
Family Law Section
March 12, 2013
Criminal Law Section
April 2 & April 4, 2013
Rita Rosenkrantz Basic
Family Law Training
April 9, 2013
Education Law Section
April 16, 2013
Family Law Section
April 30, 2013
Commercial Litigation Section
May 9-11, 2013
Collaborative Law Section
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Dissection of a Transaction:
Anatomy, Tax, and Accomplishing
the Goals of the Buyer and Seller
Winning the Big Ones: Effective
Closing Argument And The
Lululemon Case Study
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Speakers: Glenn Anderson, Esq. of Miller,
Miller & Canby, Eric Fletcher, CPA of Bond
Beebe, and Robb Longman, Esq. of McMillan
Metro
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Speakers: Robert Mattie, Esq. of Robert A.
Ades & Associates, P.C.; and John McCarthy,
State’s Attorney for Montgomery County
Maryland
Our panel discussion will cover the tax consequences of buying and selling a business. Eric
Fletcher of Bond Beebe will walk through a
commonly occurring fact pattern in which a
successful family owned business is sold as the
older generation of a family plans to retire but
the younger generation is unable to keep the
business going. Our panel will explain the tax
consequences of the sale of a family owned
business. The selling business also owns the
large commercial building that houses the store
and administrative offices of the businesses as
well as a restaurant tenant. Seventy percent of
the stock is owned by the family elder who inherited the company from his parents forty
years ago. The other stockholders are the children of the majority shareholder. Glenn Anderson of Miller, Miller & Canby will discuss
the difference between a stock sale and an asset
sale. Mr. Anderson will lead the discussion on
the various tax and liability issues to both the
buyer and the seller. Robb Longman of
McMillan Metro will proceed under the assumption that the structure will be an asset sale
and will lead the discussion on ways to minimize the double taxation to the seller. Mr.
Fletcher will take the lead on discussing planning opportunities for this sale had professionals been involved in advance.
The Criminal Law Section is excited to announce that the speakers for our spring CLE
will be State’s Attorney for Montgomery
County Maryland, John McCarthy and seasoned defense attorney Bob Mattie of Robert
A. Ades & Associates, P.C.. John and Bob will
speak on the “ins and outs” of giving an effective closing argument. Learn how to marshal
your facts and how to effectively use emotion
and timing in order to give an effective and
case-winning closing argument. The first part
of the program will be a lecture by our speakers while the second half of the program will
be John McCarthy’s actual closing from the
case that captivated this community, State vs.
Brittany Norwood. Robert Mattie will then
give his response and offer comments on how
to effectively close from the defense perspective. There will be an opportunity for a Q & A
with the speakers. Please join us on March 12,
2013 at 5:30pm in the CLE classroom in the
bar building, for what is sure to be an exciting
and informative program.
Adoption: A-Z
Thursday, March 7, 2013
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Speakers: Lili Khozeimeh, Esq. of Circuit
Court for Montgomery County, MD;
Jennifer Fairfax, Esq. of Jennifer Fairfax,
LLC; and Peter Wiernicki, Esq. of Joseph,
Reiner & Wiernicki, P.C.
The course will be an overview of the adoption
process in the State of Maryland. We will
cover the types of adoptions, court filing requirements, often overlooked rules that can
delay the adoption, what is required in a Petition, investigations and home studies, representing birth parents, adoptive parents and
children in an adoption, ethical considerations
and the final hearing
Family Law Training
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
(4)
Voluntary Impoverishment, Child
Support, Taking Exceptions to a
Master’s Recommendations;
(5)
Litigating a Child Custody Case;
(6)
Marital Settlement Agreements.
The extensive materials exceed 500 pages and
include many sample forms. The course is free
to attorneys who agree to take a pro bono case
at the time of the training. The class is scheduled for two evenings: Tuesday, April 2, 2013
& Thursday, April 4, 2013 from 5:30 to 8:30
pm.
*Registration is required for this
seminar. No walk-ins allowed*
What’s Trending in Education Law?
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Speakers: Patrick Hoover, Esq. of Hoover
Law, LLC; Diana Savit, Esq. of Savit &
Szymkowicz, LLP; and Wayne Steedman, Esq.
of Callegary & Steedman, P.A.
Learn Today’s Hot Topics & Timely Techniques Experienced Panel Faculty of Ed Law
Practitioners
•
School Discipline
•
Goodbye to “Zero Tolerance”
in Student Conduct
•
Thursday, April 4, 2013
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
This practical six hour training covers the nuts
and bolts of family law, including:
(1)
Initial Interview/Retainer
Agreements;
(2)
Divorce Hearings;
(3)
education
•
The latest on school/student
discipline from grade school to
grad school
•
School Conferences
•
IEP, 504 and EMT Meetings
•
What they are and why they
matter
•
Attorney Advocacy in the School
•
What should you bring to the
table?
Discovery, Financial Statements,
and Marital Property Statements;
Expulsion, the ultimate school
sanction - no longer an end to
Pleadings & Divorce Grounds,
Scheduling Hearings, Uncontested
Hello to New Discipline
Regulations
•
Speakers: Monica Harms, Esq. of Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC; Donna Rismiller, Esq. of Rismiller Law Group, LLC;
Michael Sinay, Esq. of Paradiso, Taub, Sinay
& Owel, P.C.; Deborah Webb, Esq. of Lerch,
Early & Brewer, Chtd.
Pendente Lite Financial Issues,
•
Administrative Hearings
•
State Complaints and other
pre-suit Options
•
Mediation, Conflict Resolution
and Due Process Appeal
You should attend this CLE if any part of your
practice is related to schools, students or area
of Education Law. If you are interested in
learning more about current trends in school,
special education and disciplinary aspects of
education law, you will want to attend this
unique CLE presentation.
We look forward to you attending our Spring
Ed Law CLE for a very thorough, informative,
and captivating discussion about timely legal
trends in Education Law.
Family Law Update
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Speakers: Paul Reinstein, Esq. of Reinstein,
Glackin, Patterson & Herriott, LLC
and Bryan Renehan, Esq. of Brodsky, Renehan,
Pearlstein, Lastra & Bouquet, Chtd.
Back by popular demand, Bryan Renehan and
Paul Reinstein will be presenting the Family
Law update tracking new cases and legislative
updates in the last 12 months. At this annual
event, Messrs. Renehan and Reinstein will discuss the most recent cases affecting such topics
as divorce, custody, contempt, child support,
and domestic violence matters. They will also
address the impact of recent legislative updates, including legislation permitting same
sex marriage, on the practice of family law.
This seminar historically sells out, and should
not be missed!
Offensive and Defensive E-discovery
Practice
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Speaker: Marc Hirschfeld, President of Precision Legal Services
Discovery in complex litigation is becoming
more and more challenging as electronic data
is sometimes the only source of relevant information in a case. Montgomery County Circuit
Court Track 4 Business and Technology scheduling orders require parties to provide detailed
information about clients' computer and data
systems at the onset of litigation including
identification of computer systems, formats of
production, claw back provisions and preservation strategies. Many attorneys are uncomfortable with this new Electronic version of the
discovery process which has led to an explosive growth in sanctions motions throughout
the Country and specifically in Maryland. A recent Lexis Nexis search for "sanctions" in
Maryland revealed that there are over 4000
open civil cases where attorneys and their
clients are facing sanctions issues. This course
is designed to prepare practitioners in the art
of E-discovery practice including information
about preservation, collection, identification,
and production of electronic information in ongoing litigation. The course will enable practitioners to be involved in effective meet and
confers regarding E-discovery at the earliest
stages of litigation and provide a combination
of legal and technical information for even the
most tech averse practitioners. A panel led by
Marc Hirschfeld, Court-appointed E-discovery
Special Master and President of Precision
Legal Services will present the seminar.
Civil and Commercial Applications –
3 Day Collaborative Law Training!!
Thursday, May 9, 2013
12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, May 10, 2013
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Speaker: Sherrie Abney, Esq. of Global Collaborative Law Council
Collaborative Law is a confidential, voluntary
process which allows parties and their attorneys to resolve disputes without court intervention. Participants in the process have found
that they are able to preserve important business and personal relationships and significantly reduce the amounts of time, stress, and
monetary expense normally associated with litigation. In Maryland, throughout the United
States, and around the world, the collaborative
process has been widely used in family law and
is being used ever increasingly in other civil
matters including, but certainly not limited to,
probate, employment, business, construction,
and medical error.
In order to effectively participate in the collaborative process, lawyers must employ a skillset different from those they normally use. The
purpose of this training is to introduce collaborative skills and demonstrate how they are applied to the collaborative process in civil
disputes (other than family law) as well as various other forms of interest-based negotiation.
Attendees will build collaborative skills
through participation in interactive lectures,
group discussions, and role plays. This training will satisfy the requirements of the International
Academy
of
Collaborative
Professionals for practice as a collaborative
lawyer.
The focus of day one is on the basic elements
of the collaborative process. In order to be better prepared for group activities of the next two
days, it is required that everyone without specific training in Civil Collaborative Law attend
day one. During days two and three, participants will apply the knowledge they gain in
day one as they work through the steps of the
collaborative process in role plays, discussions
regarding ethical problems, examination of
various negotiation tools, and the application
of collaborative skills to all areas of their practice. PLEASE NOTE: Even if you already
have been collaboratively trained in the Family
Law model, this training is different and will
enhance the development of a Civil Collaborative Law practice.
The Trainer: Sherrie R. Abney is a collaborative lawyer, facilitator, mediator, arbitrator, collaborative trainer and adjunct professor of law
at Southern Methodist University Dedman
School of Law. She was co-founder and first
chair of the Dallas Bar Association Collaborative Law Section and is past chair of the ADR
Section of the Dallas Bar. As a founding director of the Global Collaborative Law Council, she served as Vice President of Education
and Training for the organization from 2004
until 2012 and is currently Vice President in
charge of Grants. Sherrie has presented and
trained in Ireland, Australia, England, Uganda,
Argentina, as well as many conferences in the
U.S. and Canada. She serves on the Collaborative Law Advisory Council for the State Bar
of Texas, and the Collaborative Law Committee of the DR Section of the American Bar Association. She is the author of Avoiding
Litigation, A Guide to Civil Collaborative Law,
and a text book entitled Civil Collaborative
Law, the road less traveled. She has also published numerous articles on resolving civil disputes with Collaborative Law and
interest-based negotiation.
Please Note:
The registration fees for this
seminar are $350 for members and $405
for non-members
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Member $65
Non-Member $120
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Dissection of a Transaction: Anatomy, Tax, and
Accomplishing the Goals of the Buyer and Seller
February 20, 2013
What’s Trending in Education Law?
April 9, 2013
Family Law Update
April 16, 2013
Adoption: A to Z
March 7, 2013
Offensive and Defensive E-Discovery Practice
April 30, 2013
Winning the Big Ones: Effective Closing Arguments
and the Lululemon Case Study
March 12, 2013
Civil and Commercial Applications 3-Day Collaborative Law Training!
May 9-11, 2013
*Registration Fees (Please check one):
$305 Members
$405 Non-Members
Family Law Training
April 2 & April 4, 2013
*Registration Fees (Please check one):
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WBA 2013 TRIENNIAL AUCTION
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WBA Triennial Auction
March 23, 2013
Chevy Chase Women’s Club
6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Exciting silent and live auction!
Reception featuring heavy hors d’oeuvres and a selection of wine and malt beverages!
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WBA Triennial Auction proceeds benefit the Montgomery County Women’s Bar Association and Foundation.
IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
JOINT MEMBERSHIP MEETING
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
J. FRANKLYN BOURNE BAR ASSOCIATION
BAR ASSOCIATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 6 PM
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
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ments of additional judges, interpreters,
additional landlord tenant docket, and
changes for police issued citations,
among others, Judge Wolfe and attorneys
representing the office of the States
Attorney, Public Defender, County
Attorney, and private bar, had a lively
discussion regarding other possible
changes under consideration. One such
change would be for a criminal disposition docket. There will be more to come
on this as the refinements are made to the
proposed improvements.
Attorney’s Lounge: The attorneys’
lounge in Rockville had been left open
previously, but you may find it locked on
occasion. If so, please ask one of the
bailiffs to open it for you if you would
like to use it.
Richard London, Chair
EDucATion LAw SEcTion
February 8, 2013
March 8, 2013
April 12, 2013
February, 2013
Meetings will be held on the 2nd
Friday of each month at 12:15p.m. in the
Conference Room of the Bar Association
building, located at 27 West Jefferson St.,
in Rockville. We invite all interested
lawyers to join our forum.
Pat Hoover, Co-Chair
Lynndolyn Mitchell, Co-Chair
Karen Smith, Co-Chair
ELDER LAw SEcTion
February 13, 2013 April 10, 2013
March 13, 2013
May 8, 2013
Meetings will be held on the 2nd
Wednesday of the month at 8 a.m. in the
upstairs conference room of the Bar
Association building.
Morris Klein, Chair
EmpLoymEnT LAw
SEcTion
February 5, 2013
March 5, 2013
April 2, 2013
Meetings will be held at 11AM in the
upstairs conference room of the Bar
The Employment Law Section is
pleased to announce two exciting and
highly informative brown bag events.
On Tuesday february 5, 2013 at
11:00 AM, we will be hosting a brown
bag discussion where Lawrence S.
(Larry) Lapidus will be presenting and
answering questions regarding the intersect between issues in Employment Law
and issues in Personal Injury Law including a discussion on the impact of the late
Gary Simpson and Gary Simpson's
approach to Employment Law litigation
and how it affects the way we practice
today.
On Tuesday march 5, 2013 at
11:00 AM, we will be hosting a brown
bag discussion where paul bland of
Public Justice will be presenting and
answering questions regarding litigating
arbitration agreements including a
focused discussion on what language
may make an agreement enforceable
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and what language may make an agreement unenforceable. Paul will focus his
discussion on the current state of the
law in Maryland and the 4th Circuit, but
will also answer questions about important issues being litigated across the
county.
Both events will take place at the Bar
Association of Montgomery County,
Maryland 27 West Jefferson Street,
Rockville, Maryland 20850. We look forward to seeing you all there.
Gwenn D’Souza, Co-Chair
Gregg Greenberg, Co-Chair
ESTATE & TRuST LAw
SEcTion
February 11, 2013
March 11, 2013
April 15, 2013
Meetings will be held at Noon at the
offices of Shulman, Rogers, Gandal,
Pordy & Ecker, P.A., located at 12505
Park Potomac Ave., 6th Floor, Potomac,
MD, unless otherwise noted.
Jay Eisenberg, Chair
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fAmiLy LAw SEcTion
Please update your calendars with
the 2012-2013 Section meeting dates.
Unless otherwise noted, all Section
meetings will be held in the CLE classroom of the Bar Building at 6:00 p.m.
february 26, 2013
march 26, 2013
April 23, 2013
Thank you to David Bulitt, Esquire of
Joseph Greenwald & Laake, PA and
Stephen Moss, Esquire of Delaney
McKinney, LLP for providing us with an
informative CLE on mediation in January.
Their guidance on understanding the
requirements of the new Maryland
Mediation Confidentiality Act and new
Rules 9-205 and 17 was invaluable. David
and Stephen’s practice pointers to avoid
potential pitfalls in mediation were also
incredibly helpful, as were their tips on
preparing for mediation, knowing what documents and information to provide to your
mediator, and understanding how to get the
best result for your client out of the mediation process. We are grateful to David and
Stephen for taking the time to discuss this
important topic with our Section.
Please join us on february 26, 2013
for a highly anticipated program presented
by the Montgomery County Circuit Court
Family Law Masters. All of the Family Law
Masters have graciously offered to present a
roundtable discussion with the Family Law
Practitioners and answer any questions pertaining to Scheduling Conferences,
Pendente Lite Hearings, Settlement/Pretrial
Conferences,
Uncontested
Divorce
Hearings, etc. This is sure to be a program
that you do not want to miss!
Please continue to volunteer at any of
the below clinics run by the Montgomery
County Bar Foundation Pro Bono Program.
These programs need your assistance. Last
year we made a tremendous difference in
the lives of hundreds of families and want
to continue this valuable program. To volunteer at a clinic, you must sign up in
advance with Debbie Craven at 301-7625831 or Debbie@ mcbfprobono.org.
• TESS community Service center,
8513 Piney Branch Road, Silver
Spring, MD 20901
February, 2013
1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month
Volunteers should arrive between
6:00-6:30 p.m.
• East county Regional Services
center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road,
Silver Spring, MD 20904
1st & 2nd Thursday of each month
5:30-6:00 p.m.
• charles w. Gilchrist center for
cultural Diversity, 11701 Georgia
Avenue, 1st Floor, Wheaton, MD
20902
2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month
5:30-6:00 p.m.
• upcounty Regional Services
center, 12900 Middlebrook Rd.,
Germantown, MD 20874
2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month
6:00-6:30 p.m.
Check your email and the new and
improved Family Law Listserve for
Section updates and reminders regarding our upcoming programs and
CLE’s.
Julie Christopher, Co-Chair
Kate McDonough, Co-Chair
Maureen Renehan, Co-Chair
LAwyER To LAwyER
commiTTEE mEETinGS
March 13, 2013
May 8, 2013
Meetings will be held at 5:00 p.m. in
the upstairs conference room of the Bar
Association building, located at 27 West
Jefferson St., in Rockville, MD.
Deane Shure, Chair
LAw fiRm mAnAGEmEnT
SEcTion mEETinG DATES
pERSonAL inJuRy
LiTiGATion SEcTion
March 21, 2013
May 16, 2013
June 20, 2013
Meetings will be held on the 3rd
Thursday of the month at 8 a.m. at the
offices of Hostetter Strent LLC, located at
7201 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 675,
Bethesda, MD.
February 22, 2013
March 29, 2013
April 26, 2013
Meetings will be held from Noon - 1
p.m. in the upstairs conference room of
the Bar Association building.
Paul Chung, Co-Chair
Andre Forte, Co-Chair
Amy Strent, Chair
REAL ESTATE LAw
SEcTion
LEGAL ETHicS
commiTTEE mEETinGS
March 21, 2013
May 16, 2013
June 20, 2013
Meetings will be held on the 3rd
Thursday of each month beginning at 4:30
p.m. at the offices of Axelson,
Williamowsky, Bender & Fishman, located
at 401 North Washington St., in Rockville.
Jeff Axelson, Co-Chair
Sam Shapiro, Co-Chair
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March 12, 2013
April 9, 2013
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floor conference room of the Shulman
Rogers offices, located at 12505 Park
Potomac Ave., Potomac, MD.
Matt Alegi, Co-Chair
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February 13, 2013 March 20, 2013
May 15, 2013
Meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. at
the offices of Shulman, Rogers, Gandal,
Pordy & Ecker, P.A.
David Pordy, Chair
TAxATion LAw SEcTion
February 20, 2013
April 3, 2013
March 6, 2013
May 1, 2013
Meetings will be held from 5:306:30pm on the 1st Wednesday of the month
in the upstairs Conference Room of the Bar
Association Building. Please note that our
february 20th meeting will be a Joint
CLE with the Tax Section and the Business
Law Section. This CLE covers the tax consequences of buying and selling a business.
The speakers will walk through the sale of
a family owned business. Our panel will
discuss the tax consequences of a stock sale
versus an asset sale as well as advance
planning opportunities. The speakers will
be Glenn Anderson, Esq. of Miller, Miller
and Canby; Eric Fletcher, CPA of Bond
Beebe; and Robb Longman, Esq. of
McMillan Metro.
Special thanks to Trial Attorney
Michele Peterson of the Department of
Justice
Tax
Division,
Criminal
Enforcement Section for speaking to the
Tax Section during our January meeting.
Please let me know if you are interested
in presenting a tax topic this spring.
This month please find tax guidance
and commentary from the IRS and the
private sector on international and
domestic tax issues.
fincEn Extends fbAR filing
Deadline for Some foreign Accounts
The Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network (FinCEN) is giving some individuals more time to report their foreign accounts
if they have signature authority over the
account but no financial interest in it.
FinCEN said in Notice 2012-2 that it
is extending the deadline for these individuals to file the Report of Foreign Bank
and Financial Accounts (FBAR). The
new deadline is June 30, 2014.
The
development comes as many taxpayers
continue to wrestle with the complex
reporting requirements of the FBAR.
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The extension applies to individuals
described in Notice 2011-1, Notice 20112, and Notice 2012-1, FinCEN said. The
new guidance gives individuals covered
by the notices an extra year to comply.
wegelin pleads Guilty to Hiding
Assets in Secret Swiss Accounts
Major Swiss bank Wegelin pleads
guilty in federal court to conspiring with
U.S. taxpayers to hide more than $1.2 billion in secret Swiss bank accounts and the
income generated in those accounts from
IRS, the Department of Justice
announces. Attorneys call the guilty plea
a landmark signal that banks without a
presence in the United States are not safe
from prosecution, as the Department of
Justice intensifies its efforts to track
down U.S. taxpayers who conceal assets
in other countries and those who enable
them. DOJ says that in the first such plea
by a foreign bank, Wegelin agrees to pay
approximately $20 million in restitution
to the IRS and to pay a $22.05 million
fine. Wegelin also agrees to the civil forfeiture of an additional $15.8 million.
federal circuit overturns Taxpayer
win in con Ed LiLo Tax Shelter
case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit Jan. 9 reversed a lower
court ruling and held that tax deductions
claimed by Consolidated Edison Co. of
New York Inc. were the result of an abusive lease-in, lease-out (LILO) tax shelter
(Consolidated Edison Co. of New York
Inc. v. United States, Fed. Cir., No. 20125040, 1/9/13).
In reversing the U.S. Court of
Federal Claims' decision that the master
lease at issue was a true lease, Judge
Timothy Dyk applied the substance-overform doctrine and concluded that the
master lease was illusory.
Dyk explained that under the holding
in Wells Fargo & Co. v. United States,
641 F.3d 1319 (Fed. Cir. 2011), the
deductions were disallowed because
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“there was a reasonable likelihood that
the tax-indifferent entity in the LILO
transaction (the lessor of the master lease)
would exercise its purchase option at the
conclusion of the ConEd sublease, thus
rendering the master lease illusory.”
Eliminate Tax Expenditures in move
to Zero-based budgeting, Taxpayer
Advocate Says
Congress should greatly simplify the
tax code by reassessing the need for existing tax expenditures, National Taxpayer
Advocate Nina Olson said Jan. 9. In her
2012 annual report to Congress announced
in a news release (IR-2013-3), Olson said
existing exclusions, exemptions, deductions and credits, known as tax expenditures, could cut individual tax rates by 44
percent and still generate the same amount
of revenue it collects under current rules.
In addition, Olson said Congress
should apply a zero-based budgeting
approach to comprehensive tax reform
that starts out with the assumption that all
tax benefits will be eliminated and then
add a benefit back only if Congress concludes that, on balance, the public policy
February, 2013
benefit of providing that benefit through
the code outweighs the complexity it
imposes on taxpayers.
ninth circuit Enforces iRS Summons
Against Law firm client under
investigation
The Internal Revenue Service may
enforce a summons against a law firm to
produce a client's documents as the documents fell within the “foregone conclusion” exception to the law firm's Fifth
Amendment claim, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held Jan. 8
(United States v. Sideman & Bancroft
LLP, 9th Cir., No. 11-15930, 1/8/13).
Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace, writing for a unanimous panel, examined
Sideman & Bancroft LLP's claim that producing client Mary Nolan's 2007 and 2008
tax documents would be testimonial in violation of Nolan's Fifth Amendment rights. He
said the government knew of the documents'
existence, that the documents were authentic,
and that Sideman had the documents prior to
the issuance of the summons. Therefore, the
district court's holding in applying the foregone conclusion exception when enforcing
Sideman's compliance with the summons
was not erroneous, Wallace said.
florida woman to pay $21.7m
penalty for not Disclosing foreign
Account income
A Florida woman agreed to pay a $21.7
million civil liability penalty after pleading
guilty to filing false tax returns on which she
failed to report income on undeclared bank
accounts in Switzerland and Liechtenstein,
the Justice Department said Jan. 8 (United
States v. Curran, S.D. Fla., No. 9:12-cr80206-KLR, plea agreement filed 1/8/13).
iRS meets E-filing Goal for individuals
in 2012, oversight board Says
The number of individual e-filed
returns increased to 119 million (81 percent) in 2012, which breaks an 80 percent
goal set in 1998, the Internal Revenue
Service Oversight Board said Jan. 4.
In a news release accompanying its
Electronic Filing 2012 Annual Report to
Congress, IRSOB said the 80 percent
goal was set by the IRS Restructuring and
Reform Act of 1998.
This goal, however, was expanded in
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2007 to a goal of 80 percent e-filing by all
major individual, business, and taxexempt returns, which was not met in
2012, IRSOB said.
congress oKs bill clarifying Tax
Levies can be Enforced Against TSp
Accounts
Legislation (H.R. 4365) to clarify
that tax levies can be enforced against
accounts in the federal Thrift Savings
Plan, the defined contribution component
of the Federal Employees Retirement
System, was approved by the Senate by
unanimous consent Jan. 1, clearing the
bill for President Obama's signature.
The measure, introduced April 17,
2012, by Rep. Anne Marie Buerkle (RN.Y.), was approved by the House Aug. 1
under suspension of the rules by a vote of
414-6.
Under current law, the Internal
Revenue Service has the authority to levy
individuals' Section 401(k) accounts, the
private sector equivalent to the TSP.
However, the TSP's authorizing statute
states that TSP accounts are not subject to
IRS levies.
John Pontius, Chair
woRKERS compEnSATion
LAw SEcTion
February 14, 2013
March 14, 2013
April 11, 2013
Meetings will be held from 5:00-6:00
p.m. at the offices of Meiselman, Salzer,
Inman & Kaminow, located at 611
Rockville Pike, Suite 225, in Rockville.
Will Inman, Co-Chair
Jeff Stickle, Co-Chair
youTH couRTHouSE
pRoJEcT commiTTEE
February 6, 2013
April 3, 2013
March 6, 2013
May 1, 2013
June 5, 2013
Meetings are held on the 1st
Wednesday of the month at 12:15 PM in
the upstairs conference room of the Bar
REcEnT ciRcuiT couRT
TouR
Last month students from Col. E Brooke Lee
Middle School toured the Circuit Court for
Montgomery County. Pictured are the students,
along with Judge Debelius, Youth Courthouse
Committee Co Chair's Holly Reed, and Patty Via,
Committee Secretary Diana Metcalf, and Sue
Carter.
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pRo bono upDATE
The Montgomery County Bar
Foundation Pro Bono Program seeks volunteers – whether experienced or newly
barred attorneys – to join our panel.
There are many county residents that are
in great need of pro bono services. Your
call to volunteer will make a difference to
those without resources.
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. The legal advice clinics operate in
four locations across the county (SEE
BOX BELOW) and provide residents the
opportunity to walk-in and meet with an
attorney volunteer without scheduling an
appointment. 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 potential clients. The
Pro Bono Program staff conducts all
screenings over the phone only. Cases
referred to attorney volunteers include
family law, debt collection, bankruptcy,
limited employment, limited immigration, wills and power of attorney.
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
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
Debbie Craven, Program Coordinator
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.
The pro bono program provides
fREE LEGAL TRAininG to attorney
volunteers. The Rita Rosenkrantz
family Law Training is available via
webcast to attorneys for free in exchange
for agreeing to accept a family law case.
You can sign-up to begin the training at
any time and watch the six hours of training at your convenience over the next 30
days. The most recent training was taped
during the live class presentation held
November, 2011. Maryland barred attorneys in good standing can watch a preview of the training and then determine if
they would like to proceed with the entire
seminar. Please call Yesenia at
301.340.2534 to obtain the website and
necessary code to watch the preview and
to get the Pro Bono Program Training
Agreement form. Attorneys participating
in the training have the opportunity to
immediately join a mentoring group hosted by an experienced family law attorney.
The mentoring group meetings are your
opportunity to ask questions about your
case and learn from the attorneys participating in the group. Thank you to
Lindsay parvis and Erik Arena for leading our current mentoring group.
The PBRC also offers fREE
LEGAL TRAininG to attorneys in
exchange for a pro bono commitment in
several areas including the Consumer
Protection Project and bankruptcy. Check
the PRBC website, www.probonomd.org,
for details.
The Pro Bono Program staff works
daily to meet the challenges of connecting
client and attorney. wHEn THE STAff
conTAcTS you, pLEASE bE GEnERouS AnD VoLunTEER To
TAKE A pRo bono cASE. “You, the
Volunteer Attorneys, are the Pro Bono
Program.” What we do and what statistic
we report depends entirely upon you.
Join youR coLLEAGuES in
SERVinG youR communiTy.
If you would like to learn more about
attorney volunteer opportunities with the
Pro Bono Program, please stop by our
office or contact me directly at
301.762.5831.
Thank you Volunteer Attorneys!
On behalf of the Board of Directors of
the Bar Foundation, we thank the following attorneys for their time, dedication, and service for the month of
December 2012.
Taking a case or
working at our evening clinics, their
willingness to help far exceeds their
names solely being mentioned
below…simply ask our clients.
pro bono / Judicare case Referrals
Ashurst, Charles*
Brennan, Mary*
Chang, Ayssa*
Ewan, Craig D.*
Fogel, Jo B.
Goitien, Evan*
East county Service center
Pugliese, Elizabeth
Ingram, Shelly M.
Wargo, Amanda
Jacobsen, Alisha L.
Montero, R. Manny+ Washington, Juan+
LEGAL ADVicE cLinicS
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 - 8:30 PM
charles w. Gilchrist center
for cultural Diversity–wheaton Library
11701 Georgia Avenue, 1st Floor
Wheaton, Maryland 20902
2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month
5:30 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
EAST county Regional Service center
3300 Briggs Chaney Road
1st and 2nd Thursday of each month
5:30 PM - 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.
February, 2013
Hamilton, Dontrice*
Koh, Debra
Maynard, Charles
Montero, R. Manny+
Visurraga, Alejandro
Whitfield, Lynette
Gilchrist center – Germantown
Faerberg, David
Jacobsen, Alisha L. +
Ingram, Shelly M.
Lynch, Maura
Pugliese, Elizabeth+
Sahai, Kavita
Wagman, Robert
Whitfield, Lynette
Gilchrist center – wheaton
Akamigbo, Chijioke
Vega, David+
TESS community center
Akamigbo, Chijioke
Auerbach, Kenneth D.
Barham, Jeffrey
Glenn, Antonio
Hupman, Emily
Konings, Priya
Marks, Jay+
McDonough, Kathryn
Renner, Richard
Vega, David+
Washington, Juan C. +
* = accepted more than 1 case
+ = Supervising Attorney
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SpEciALTy bAR ASSociATionS
J. fRAnKLyn bouRnE bAR
ASSociATion, inc.,
monTGomERy counTy
commiTTEE
The next J. FRANKLYN BOURNE
BAR
ASSOCIATION,
INC.,
Montgomery County Committee meeting
will be held on Saturday, february 2,
2013, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 at the Bar
Association for Montgomery County, 27
West Jefferson Street, Rockville,
Maryland. Breakfast will be served.
The Bourne Montgomery County
Committee usually meets on the first
Saturday of the month. If you cannot
attend the January meeting, please join us
on Saturday, march 2, 2013. For more
information, contact our committee chair,
Holly Reed, Esq. at (301) 587-9480 or
hreedlaw@msn.com.
The Honorable Robert M. Bell, from
the Maryland Court of Appeals, will the
guest speaker at the J. Franklyn Bourne
Bar Association Black History Month
Celebration. The Bar Association of
Montgomery County and the Prince
George’s County Bar Association are cosponsors. The Black History Month
Celebration will be held on Tuesday,
february 5, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. at the
United States District Court for the
District of Maryland, Greenbelt Division,
6500 Cherrywood Lane, Greenbelt,
Maryland. This joint meeting also serves
as our general body meeting for February.
The cost will be $30.00 for PGCBA, JFB,
and BAMC members who register by
January 25, 2013 and $40.00 for members who register by February 1, 2013.
The cost is $40.00 for nonmembers who
register by January 25, 2013 and $50.00
for nonmembers who register by
February 1, 2013. There is no registration
after February 1, 2013. To register, complete the registration form and mail it
with the appropriate fee to the Prince
George’s County Bar Association, 14330
Old Marlboro Pike, Upper Marlboro,
Maryland 20770. You can e-mail the
completed form to gperry@pgcba.com or
btippett@pgcba.com or you can register
by calling (301) 952-1442.
The next Bourne General Body
meeting will be held on Thursday,
march 21, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at UFCW
Local 400, 4301 Garden City Drive,
Lower Level, Hyattsville, MD 20785.
The general body meeting is on the
third Thursday of the month. We will
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George’s County Office of Human
Relations explain to us what they do
and how they may be able to help us
and our clients.
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Happy New Year! On behalf of the
Women’s Bar Association, I wish each
and every one of you and your families a
healthy and joyous New Year. Let’s hope
2013 is a year to celebrate for all of us.
The company was grand, the
ambiance was amazing, and the food was
delicious. The WBA holiday party was a
wonderful way for me, personally, to start
the holiday season. It is my hope that all
of you attending had as nice of a time as
I did. Thank you to our hardworking cochairs, Melissa Kucinski and Kelly
Davis, who orchestrated a terrific affair. I
wish to extend a special thank you to
Susan Oldham who graciously hosted the
party. Not only was it a great soiree, but
it was also a successful fundraiser for our
charity, Visitation House. Thanks to your
generosity, we were able to give over
eight hundred dollars to the Visitation
House. For those of you unfamiliar with
Visitation House, it is a home where children in foster care have visitation with
their biological parents in hopes of reunification. Our donation will provide items
that will hopefully take the house one
step closer to a “home.” Again, thank you
for all of you that supported this worthy
cause.
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for the auction on March 23, 2013 at the
Chevy Chase Woman’s Club. We need
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meeting is January 31, 2013 at 12:30 in
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sponsorship, or an auction item! Have a
connection? Client? Best friend's little
sister? Ask them for a donation of an item
to be auctioned off or for a monetary
sponsorship/donation. For further information about auction item donations,
please contact Jessica Hepburn Sadler
either by telephone (301-230-5256) or
you
may
email
her
(jhepburnsadler@shulmanrogers.com).
If you wish to help out in some other way,
large or small, please contact Lili
Khozeimeh at wbaauction@gmail.com or
Heather
Collier
at
hcollier@draggalaw.com. If you are able
to solicit a donor or have an item yourself, there is a donation sheet in the
Women’s Bar Association Museletter or
contact Lili or Heather. We cannot do
this without all of your help.
Be on the lookout for a happy hour at
the end of February or beginning of
March that we will be co-sponsoring with
the other specialty bars. Last year’s
happy hour was a rousing hit and hopefully we can duplicate that success. You
are welcome to join us at our next
Executive Committee Meeting on
February 12, 2013 at 12:20 p.m. at the
Circuit Court library.
Margaret Schweitzer, President
Simon E. SobELoff
JEwiSH LAw SociETy
PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR
NEXT PROGRAM: compARinG
JEwiSH AnD AmERicAn LAw, featuring Constitutional Scholar Nathan
Lewin and Rabbi Jack Bieler of Kemp
Mill Synagogue. The program will take
place at THE RATnER muSEum,
10001 old Georgetown Road,
bethesda, maryland from 6:00 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. There will be a tour of the permanent museum exhibit at the beginning
of the evening. Light refreshments
served.
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info@sobeloff.org or call Brian Barke at
(301) 309-8300 for further information.
The past year marked more major
milestones for the Sobeloff Society. Our
membership continues to grow in both
our flagship Montgomery County
Chapter as well as our Baltimore Chapter.
In 2013 we are hoping to develop chapters in our neighboring counties as well as
opening our chapter to those potential
members practicing in the District of
Columbia.
We held our fiRST AnnuAL
SobELoff AwARD DinnER in
October and THE HonoRAbLE
pETER b. KRAuSER, Chief Judge of
the Maryland Court of Special Appeals
was our first recipient of the Simon E.
Sobeloff Award for Outstanding
Contributions to the Legal and Jewish
Communities. The event was attended by
more than 300 including almost 50
Judges from several counties as well as
members of the Court of Special Appeals,
Court of Appeals and elected State officials. We will take a short breather and
begin the process of selecting a candidate
for this wonderful award for 2013. The
event could not have succeeded without
many individuals of the Sobeloff Society
devoting their time to its success. Well
deserving of acknowledgement are: the
Honorable Steven G. Salant, Brian Barke,
Louise Schwartz, Richard Schimel, Neil
Meiselman as well as a host of helping
hands – Mickey Burstein, Marc Emden,
David Merkin, Allen Orenberg, Wendy
Satin, Nathan Brill, Cindy Smith, Pany,
Sandy Salant, Cindy Sadur and Julie
Barke – thank you so much.
The Sobleloff Society is also proud to
announce that we have created the Simon
E. SobELoff LAw SociETy STuDEnT ScHoLARSHip in honor of
Judge Steven G. Salant. Judge Salant has
worked tirelessly to help organize, grow
and support the Sobeloff Law Society from
its inception. His vision is alive in everything we do and we can only show a portion of our gratitude in establishing a student scholarship in recognition.
(chef) Richard Schimel was
crowned this year’s new LATKE cooking
champion at our Hanukah party.
And finally, we are looking forward
to our Judicial Reception and further programs with dates to be announced in the
next newsletter. Wishing you all a very
happy and healthy New Year.
Brian D. Sadur, President
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LEGAL AnnouncEmEnTS
Dragga, Hannon, Hessler & wills, L.L.p.
takes pleasure in announcing that Lindsay
parvis has become a partner. The firm is
located at 110 North Washington St., Suite
300, Rockville, MD.
mccarthy wilson LLp is very pleased to
announce that michael b. De Troia has
been named a Partner of the Firm. Mike has
been a member of the Civil Litigation,
Insurance Defense, Worker’s Compensation
and Personal Injury practice groups for the
past eight years, and he works primarily in
the area of civil trial litigation. Mike has
handled or assisted the handling of hundreds of cases for individual, institutional
and commercial clients, including jury and
bench trials, administrative hearings, arbitrations, and appellate proceedings in the
State and Federal courts of Maryland and
the District of Columbia. Mike started as a
law clerk for McCarthy Wilson, and upon
completion of his Judicial clerkship with
the Honorable William J. Rowan, III, Mike
returned to the firm as an associate, before
now being welcomed to partnership. Mike
can be reached in the Firm’s Rockville
office at 301-762-7770 or via email at
detroiam@mcwilson.com.
paley Rothman is pleased to welcome
James p. Rathvon and cristen S. Rose as
the firm’s two newest Shareholders, as well
as Jack blum and Jessica b. Summers as
the firm’s two newest Associates. Mr.
Rathvon has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of environmental, food and
drug and administrative law. He and Ms.
Rose (both formally with DLA Piper) have
a nationally recognized pesticide, regulatory and litigation practice focused on, among
other things, representing chemical manu-
facturers and distributors with respect to
products regulated under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA). Mr. Blum and Ms. Summers have
joined the firm as Associates after both
being law clerks with the firm. Mr. Blum is
a member of the Litigation, Family Law and
Employment Law practice groups and is
admitted to practice in Maryland. Ms.
Summers is a member of the Virginia Bar
and is part of the firm’s Employee Benefits,
Employment Law, Estate Planning,
Mergers/Acquisitions and Retirement Plans
practice groups. michelle J. chapin, an
Associate in the firm’s Estate Planning,
Estate/Trust Administration, Business/
Commercial Transactions and Tax practice
groups, who has been a member of the
Virginia Bar for the last 7 years, has passed
the Maryland Bar and is currently admitted
to practice in Maryland, Virginia and the
District of Columbia.
Amanda K. Leatherman has joined the
family law firm of weinberg & Schwartz,
L.L.c., as an associate, after working for
the firm as a law clerk beginning in June
2010. Ms. Leatherman graduated from the
University of Maryland School of Law in
May 2012 after receiving her Bachelor’s
Degree in Neuroscience and Media and
Communications Studies, summa cum
laude, from Ursinus College in May 2009.
Ms. Leatherman was admitted to the
Maryland Bar in December 2012.
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bETHESDA – Large windowed office
suite w/private bathroom and separate
secretarial space on 2nd floor in private
building across from Bethesda Metro;
approximately 400 sq. ft. Parking and
amenities available: kitchen, conference
room, etc. Call 301-654-7540.
bETHESDA – Office suite in private
building across from Bethesda Metro;
approximately 800 sq. ft. with private
entrance.
Parking and all amenities
available: kitchen, conference room, etc.
Call 301-654-7540.
bETHESDA – Three windowed offices
available in downtown Bethesda law office:
Reception, conference rooms, copier, etc., with
suite of attorneys; definite referral
opportunities; parking in building and next to
large public parking garage, 1 block from
Metro, workstations also available. Perfect for
sole practitioner or small firm. Virtual office
arrangements also available. Please contact
Peggy at 301-961-6464 x3322 if interested.
GAiTHERSbuRG – Kentlands Professional Suites. One office available for rent.
Great location in the Kentlands. Free DSL
service. Perfect for a sole practitioner.
Please contact Ray at 301-330-6790 or
Ray@mckenzie-legal.com
KEnSinGTon – 1 office available for
rent with or without secretarial station. 1
exterior office with window. 1 secretarial
station. Shared office suite with small law
firm in commercial building. Access to
conference room. Ideal for professional
with assistant or individual use. Rent: $700
for office space; $1,000 for office space and
secretarial station. Located at 10605
Concord Street, Suite 206, Kensington,
Maryland. Free Parking. For information,
contact Eugene Souder at 301-668-5111.
RocKViLLE/GAiTHERSbuRG – One
windowed office available in new suite in
five story office building located on the
corner of Route 355 and Shady Grove
Road. Share office suite with small family
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 Wi-Fi is available in all of the Bar Center.
To reserve the rooms, simply contact Maria at 301-424-3454 or mdelgado@barmont.org.
The bar center
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law firm. Space for your assistant available.
Furnished or unfurnished. Great location,
only ten minutes from the courthouse.
Plenty of free parking. Use of reception
area, conference room, kitchen and DSL.
Reasonable rent. Call 301-926-8822 or
email law@lustiggudis.com.
RocKViLLE – ADAMS LAW CENTER
IN DOWNTOWN ROCKVILLE – Four
beautifully renovated individual offices
with additional space for support personnel.
Walk to the new Rockville Town Center.
Free parking. Rent all or part. For
information call Alice Thomas or Bill Wood
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.
RocKViLLE – One partially furnished
office on second floor and one unfurnished
office on first floor of two-level office
building that has a reception area,
conference room, kitchen, copier, FAX
machine and free, recently renovated
parking lot. Monthly rent for each office is
negotiable. Walking distance to Circuit/
District Courts, Rockville Town Center and
Metro. Contact Benjamin A. Klopman at
301-424-0677.
RocKViLLE – 17 W. Jefferson St. – Up
to 3,000 sq. ft. contiguous space available in
very nice office suite. Formerly a title
company with hardwood floor reception
and several windowed offices. Also,
individual and smaller spaces available in
lawyer shared office environment. WiFi,
VOIP and other amenities. Lots of parking
available. Lowest rents in downtown
Rockville. Next to District and Circuit
Courts and Bar Association Building.
Contact Johnny Garza at 301-340-8200.
RocKViLLE – 7th Floor office with view
on Route 355 with ample free parking,
walking to Court and Metro, receptionist,
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On December 5, 2012, the MidAtlantic Association of Professional
Process Servers (MAAPPS) held its
annual meeting in Rockville, MD. The
Association, which is composed of most
of the major process serving firms in
the DC, MD and Virginia area, saluted
its retiring president, Torri Schaffer, and
elected its new officers.
MAAPPS aims to both educate
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RocKViLLE – Several window offices
for rent in quiet, cathedral ceiling Rockville
townhouse. Use of conference rooms,
library, kitchen and spacious client waiting
areas. Plenty of free parking. Digital copier
use available. Short walk to Circuit and
District Court. Practice law comfortably.
First month's rent is free. Call 301-2511600.
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 301-2519120 or Rick.Paugh@verizon.net.
RocKViLLE – Walk to Courthouses and
Metro. One block from Rockville Town
Center. Three windowed office spaces
available together or separate. 9 1/2 x 10
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tenants and guests.
Includes use of
conference room, waiting area, kitchenette.
Copier/scanner/fax available and answering
service at extra cost. Stop by anytime. Call
301-279-8773.
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ATToRnEy(S) – AV rated Montgomery
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relationship with experienced attorney(s).
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available for attorney(s) with a
complementary practice. We are looking to
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setting. Please send resume and nature of
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ATToRnEy – Lighthouse Property
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to hire a full-time in-house attorney
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requires about 25% travel time. We seek an
experienced or recent graduate attorney that
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pARTnER – Attorney with 14 years of
experience in family, business, and personal
injury law, and 10 years of experience in
establishing and expanding a law firm is
seeking an exceptional person for partnership
in a new law firm. The ideal candidate is an
entrepreneurial, energetic, intelligent, hard
working attorney with minimum of 4 years of
trial experience. You must be an all around
person who can shift gears when necessary so
you can properly deal with clients,
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etc. Candidate must be committed to
business development to promote the firm’s
practice. Excellent oral communication skills
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necessary. Send resume, writing sample, and
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womEn’S bAR founDATion THAnKS SuppoRTERS
The Montgomery County Women’s Bar Foundation hosted the 12th annual “Preparing for
Success” Fall Forum at Montgomery College, Rockville Campus on November 17, 2012.
This year’s program included keynote speaker, Deborah Kearse, Esq., a wonderfully dynamic speaker and a great way to start the day. Once again, the girls participated in workshops
tailored to meet their needs as they move into the next phase of their lives, either entering
college or the workplace. Our workshops included: “How to Get a Job and Keep It”; “Fun
& Amazing Jobs”; “Community College & Beyond”; “Friend Request or Not?.” As we have
done in the past, we offered workshops for girls who speak Spanish only. And for the first
time, we provided a class on financial aid and internet safety for the parents. This event
would not be possible without the ongoing support of our community. The Women’s Bar
Foundation thanks you for your generosity and continued support of this program.
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Scheer partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
www.scheerpartners.com
Target investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
www.target-investigations.com
Thomas Schild Law Group, LLp . . . . . . .8
www.schildlaw.com
Ronald i. weiner, phD, LLc . . . . . . . . .24
www.rweinerphdllc.com
Alan S. Zipp, Esquire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
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STATE’S ATToRnEy’S ASSiGnmEnTS
~ Updates to these schedules can be found in the Court Schedules section of the Bar Association website ~
wE nEED
VoLunTEERS
The Family Law Self
Help Center is in need of volunteer attorneys to help self
represented litigants in family law matters with legal
information and/or legal
advice. If you have a desire
to serve self represented litigants you can help in one of
two ways:
1. impromptu Volunteering: If you happen to be
at the Courthouse between
12:00 pm and 2:00 pm and
have a little time to spare,
stop by and see one, or
maybe two, clients. We
almost always have clients
waiting during lunch hours,
and could use your assistance.
2. Scheduled Volunteering: If you have more
time to spare or prefer a more
structured
arrangement,
please contact our Bar liaison:
Judi Bluefeld, (301) 2797817, twoesq@hotmail.com,
or stop by and consult with
the Center staff. In that way,
we can let you know when the
Center will be shorthanded,
and can most use your valuable assistance.
Time that you volunteer
at the Family Law Self Help
Center can be counted as Pro
Bono hours to the Court of
Appeals.
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HEADinG
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, 2013
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