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T H E B A R A S S O C I A T I O N O F M O N T G O M E R Y C O U N T Y, M D N E W S L E T T E R – J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 8 – V O L . 6 5 / I S S U E 7

THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD

CONTENTSPRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By James A. Mood, Jr.

Change is the law of life. And those

who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.

John F. Kennedy

A new year is upon us. As I welcome each new year, my thoughts inevitably turn to changes that will occur in the months to fol-low. I suspect that the same occurs for most of our members. A new calendar year is a nat-ural time to take stock of where things stand and, if necessary, resolve ourselves to make

necessary changes.

One particular change that is on the horizon for our members is the adoption of electronic filing in our courts. During the past year, I have attended numerous bar events and meetings where the conversation turned to how this will affect the daily practice of law. While younger attorneys are unfazed, I can assure you that many of our more seasoned members are terrified by what they view as a fundamental change to the practice of law. My belief is that we ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

Our lives are already dominated by machines. Computers now manage nearly every aspect of a modern law practice. Like many of our members, my career has straddled the conversion from typewriters to computerized word processing, fax machines to email and library research to Westlaw. Simply keeping pace with emerging technology requires significant time and effort.

Last year, my office made the decision to attempt what can best be described as a technological tri-fecta: the simultaneous updating of our bookkeeping software, our time and billing system and our firm’s website. Researching the available options required phone calls to trusted colleagues in the bar and a great deal of hard work. The task was intimidating to say the least.

By comparison, the conversion to the M-DEC filing system will be a breeze. Admittedly, I have the advantage of having e-filed in the District of Columbia, the U.S. District Court and Prince George’s County. I can assure our more concerned members that, after you get the hang of it, you will be a convert. The system is user-friendly, intuitive and, frankly, much more efficient than paper filing. And, there is nothing to prevent you from stopping by the Clerk’s Office if you want to visit with the fine folks who work there.

What is truly intimidating to me is the unknown. At many nation-al bar conferences, a significant topic of discussion is the “Uber-ization” of the practice of law. While we have all incorporated

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JANUARY 2018 VOLUME 65 – ISSUE 7

3 Current Update

5 A Balancing Act

8 Legal Ethics Article

10 New Practitioner Section

11 Committees/ Sections

14 Continuing Legal Education Insert

20 Techlectic

21 Pro Bono

22 Specialty Bar Associations

23 Rent/Lease Ads

23 Attorney Opportunities

26 States Attorney Schedules

27 Judges Schedules

Back Calendar


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NO JANUARY LUNCHEONFebruary 6, 2018 — Speaker: The Honorable Robert A. Greenberg, Administrative Judge, Circuit Court for Montgomery County

March 6, 2018April 3, 2018

Rockville UnitedMethodist Church

112 W. Montgomery Ave.Rockville, MD

12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.If you have a dietary restriction and require a special meal, please contact Cindy at Cindy@barmont.

Bar Luncheon Schedule

In compliance with Article VII of the Bar Association Constitution, the member-ship is hereby notified that a General Election for new Officers and Executive Com-mittee will be conducted.

If you are interested in run-ning for any of the positions, please email either contact listed below by January 12th.

Julie Petersen [email protected] Knight, Committee Chair Kathy.Knight@ montgomerycountymd.gov

ELECTION NOTIFICATION FOR OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE



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Bar Association Staff Julie Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-3453

[email protected]

Maria Office Manager/LRS Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) [email protected]

Cindy Association Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) [email protected]

Monika Membership Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) [email protected]

Ana -- Lawyer Referral Service Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 279-9100 Lawyer Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-7040

[email protected]

Bar Foundation StaffYesenia CLE Seminars and Events Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 340-2534

[email protected]

Pro Bono ProgramClient Intake Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-7651 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-7652

The following staff listing is not for public information. It is for attorney use only.

Debbie Program Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 762-5831 [email protected]

Jorge Case Manager / Intake Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 762-8488 [email protected]

Heydi Case Manager / Intake Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) [email protected]

2017- 2018 Officers and ChairsASSOCIATION OFFICERS President: James A. Mood, Jr.President-Elect: Steven J. BienstockTreasurer: Keith J. RosaTreasurer-Elect: Donna E. McBrideSecretary: Karen A. FerrettiPast President: Lauri E. ClearyExecutive Director: Julie PetersenEXECUTIVE COMMITTEETheresa ChernoskyPaul ChungAindrea M. ConroyLeslie R. JanisRhian McGrathDavid C. Merkin

Hon. Eric J. NeeJeremy D. RachlinHon. Holly D. Reed, IIIRevée M. WaltersClark E. Wisor, IIICarlotta A. Woodward

New Practitioners Co-Chairs:Joshua Bienstock & Joshua SchmandCOMMITTEE CHAIRSAssoc./Found. – Ann. Mtg. & Law Day – Donna E. McBride – (301) 762-5212Bench/Bar-Circuit – Heather C. Collier – (301) 340-9090; Megan N. Rosan – (301) 656-1177Bench/Bar-District Court – Reginald W. Bours – (301) 340-7600; Richard D. London – (301) 588-6900Budget – Alan S. Zipp – (301) 340-0084Community Outreach - Jessica S. Blumberg – (301) 657-0742; Mee Soon Langohr – (301) 945-9272Fee Dispute Resolution – Robert C. Park, Jr. – (301) 961-5175; Karen Robbins – (301) 668-3222Judicial Selections – Stephanie L. Fink – (301) 762-8872; Kristina Badalian, Vice Chair – (301) 869-1700Lawyer Assistance – Karen H. Alegi – (240) 489-3428; William E. Hewitt, Jr. – (301) 424-8520Lawyer Referral – Louis M. Leibowitz – (301) 279-0224Leadership Development – Christopher W. Roberts – (301) 657-0168; John S. Weaver – (301) 424-7207Legal Ethics – P. David Gavin – (301) 279-2700; Allen J. Katz – (301) 840-8007; Samuel M. Shapiro – (301) 340-1333Legislation – J. Bradford McCullough – (301) 657-0734; Catherine H. McQueen – (240) 507-1700 Membership Benefits – Erin L. Kopelman – (301) 347-1261; David C. Merkin – (301) 762-9200 Mentor/Mentee (sub of New Practitioners) - Daniel Tavares – (301) 762-7473Nominations & Elections – Mary Katherine Knight – (240) 777-7400Social – Mary McGuinness Saxon – (202) 466-8960 Amanda C. Smith – (240) 614-7543Social Media / Technology – Jessica S. Blumberg – (301) 657-0742; Keith J. Rosa – (240) 777-9108 Softball – Paul Schwinn – (301) 945-9278Specialty Bar Associations – VACANTStrategic Planning – Casey Weinberg Florance – (301) 838-3318Youth Courthouse Project – Allison McFadden – (240) 399-7900; George E. Simms, III – (240) 777-7383

SECTION CHAIRSAdministrative Law – John T. Henderson, Jr. – (410) 229-4100; Nicolas Orechwa, Vice Chair – (410) 229-4100Alternative Dispute Resolution – Robert L. Baum – (301) 610-0610; Kenneth A. Vogel – (202) 332-7323Business Law – David E. Kay – (301) 657-0724Collaborative Law – Laura Duncan, – (240) 409-6108; Roger A. Hayden, II – (301) 656-8850; Eshigo P. Okasili – (301) 452-4929; Amanda G. Sow – (202) 302-0497Commercial Litigation – E. Andrew Cole – (301) 838-3218; William A. Goldberg – (301) 907-2813Criminal Law – Patrick J. Mays – (240) 777-7385; David H. Moyse – (240) 292-7200Education Law – Lisa S. Becker – (240) 778-2304; David M. Briglia – (240) 223-2412Elder Law – Morris Klein – (301) 652-4462; Mary Jo Broussard-Speier – (301) 468-5657Employment Law – Joy C. Einstein – (301) 945-9250; Gregg C. Greenberg – (301) 587-9373Estates & Trusts – Jay M. Eisenberg – (301) 230-5223Family Law – Emily Gelmann – (301) 340-2020; Pilar Nichols – (2301) 762-8999 Heather R. Sweren – (301) 869-1700Immigration – Parva Fattahi, Co-Chair – (240) 614-7638; Rachel Ullman, Co-Chair – (301) 994-8800Intellectual Property & Technology – Michael L. Greenberg – (202) 625-7000; Raymond Van Dyke – (202) 378-3903Juvenile Law – Amy J. DiBiasio – (440) 221-2810; Corey E. Talcott – (240) 777-6767Law Firm Management – Amy B. Strent – (301) 657-0010New Practitioners – Joshua I. Bienstock – (301) 251-1600; Joshua C. Schmand – (301) 347-1273Chamber Chats – Anne-Marie Carnemark – (301) 762-5212Personal Injury Litigation – Aaron M. Blank (Plaintiff) – (301) 945-9271; Stephanie L. Shearer (Defense) – (301) 791-6924Real Estate – Matthew D. Alegi – (301) 230-6574; Sarah Cline – (301) 945-9245Solo & Small Firm – Evan V. Goitein – (301) 323-8272; David A. Schiller – (301) 315-0801Taxation Law – John S. Pontius, Jr. – (301) 656-4424; Mark W. Schweighofer – (301) 838-3233Workers Compensation Law – William J. Inman – (301) 315-9400; Jeffrey W. Stickle – (240) 777-6728

BAR FOUNDATION OFFICERS(Effective July 1, 2017)

President: Lauri E. ClearyPresident-Elect: James A. Mood, Jr.Treasurer: Ronald S. CanterSecretary: Bibi M. BerryPast President: Lynn Caudle BoyntonBOARD OF DIRECTORSMichael G. BanksHon. Marielsa A. BernardBradford S. BernsteinHon. Sharon V. BurrellHeather CollierHon. John W. Debelius, IIICasey Weinberg FloranceJo B. FogelCaitlin C. GrantHon. Anne S. HarringtonHon. Kevin G. HesslerHeather Q. HostetterDaniel M. Kennedy, III

Lili KhozeimehHon. Mary Beth McCormickElizabeth J. McInturffRichard H. MelnickLynndolyn T. MitchellHon. John C. MoffettJohn M. QuinnAndrew L. SchwartzMallon A. SnyderBenjamin S. Vaughan Patricia M. WeaverAlan S. Zipp

COMMITTEE CHAIRSC-IT Program –Stephen H. Chaikin – (240) 777-7202; Karen Mooney - (240) 777-7366Cable T.V./Law School for the Public – Lauri E. Cleary – (301) 657-0176; James R. Klimaski - (202) 296-5600Continuing Legal Education – Jeffrey Hammond – (301) 861-4555; Hon. Marina L. Sabett - (410) 935-4786Diversity – Hon. Charles B. Day – (301) 344-0393; Susan Magazine - (240) 774-7220Endowment – Daniel M. Kennedy – (301) 251-6600Facilities – John Monahan - (301) 251-1811Fall Outing – Alison W. Rind – (301) 657-0750; David P. Shapiro – (301) 656-7603Pro Bono – Michael J. Goecke – (301) 657-0185 School Mock Trial – Bradford S. Bernstein – (301) 517-4811; Casey L. Cirner – (301) 762-1600Speakers Bureau - Hon. James A. Bonifant - (240) 777-9366; Stephen H. Chaikin - (240) 777-7405; Warren E. Tydings - (301) 670-3020

FOR LAWYERS WHO NEED HELPAnyone aware of Attorneys who are having problems with stress, depression, overwhelmed with their practice, family issues, and related illnesses, including addiction, that interfere with their professional or personal lives, please call the Lawyer Assistance Committee. Committee members can assist Lawyers in finding confidential and effective programs to help them.

All calls are strictly confidential.Karen H. Alegi, Co-Chair

(240) 489-3428 / [email protected] E. Hewitt, Jr., Co-Chair

(301) 424-8520 / [email protected]

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Dispute Resolution and Prevention

CIRCUIT COURT NOTESRobert A. Greenberg, Administrative JudgeSTANDING EXAMINER FOR THE CIRCUIT COURTDue to the recent retirement of John C. Keating, Esq., the Judges of the Circuit Court for Mont-gomery County have appoint-ed Steven J. Bienstock, Esq. as a Standing Examiner, pursuant to MD Rule 2-542. Effective No-vember 26, 2017, Mr. Bienstock will be the court’s Standing Ex-aminer for all Discovery In Aid of Enforcement ordered pursu-ant to MD Rule 2-633 (a) and (b). The party requesting Discovery In Aid of Enforcement must schedule a hearing date with the Standing Examiner, prior to the filing of its motion for examina-tion. The Special Examiner’s fee is set at $150.00, payable to the Special Examiner, by the sched-uling party, and exclusive of any filing fee. The Special Examiner’s

fee shall be taxed as a cost to the judgment debtor. Examinations may be scheduled by contact-ing the Law Office of Steven J. Bienstock at 301-251-1600. If you currently have a request for Dis-covery In Aid of Enforcement pending with the Circuit Court, please contact the Administra-tive Aides at 240-777-9106 for in-structions and assistance.

POSTPONEMENT OF A CRIMINAL RESOLUTION CONFERENCEEffective immediately, dates for Resolution Conferences will no longer be “penciled-in”. Joint or Consent requests to Postpone a Resolution Conference may be made by contacting Ember Sylvester, Administrative As-sistant to the Senior Judges, at 240-777-9029 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Dates must be cleared with Ms. Sylvester and set prior to the pre-trial. Requests to postpone made on the day of the Resolution Conference will only be granted if a date is available prior to the

pretrial. Any request to postpone the Resolution Conference, be-yond the pretrial, must be made by written motion, filed with the Clerk, and submitted to the Ad-ministrative Aides in Room 3121.

CIRCUIT COURT ON ALERT MONTGOMERYWinter is coming. Would you like to receive an email or text message when the Circuit Court closes? Now you can! The Montgomery County Circuit Court is a member of the Alert Montgomery system. This is an opt-in system so you will receive notifications ONLY if you register to receive them. This

flexible system permits you to choose the device(s) to receive the alerts. You can receive alerts to an email address, a smart phone or a pager – to one or more devices. Sign Up for Alert Montgomery on the County Website. Please note: to receive Circuit Court alerts you must check the "Circuit Court" box under Montgomery County Government.

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LEGAL ETHICS HOTLINESam Shapiro ... 301-340-1333 ... [email protected]

Adam VanGrack ... 301-291-5027 ... [email protected]

For a written confidential opinion, submit your written request, marked confidential to one of the Co-Chairs, P. David Gavin, Allen J. Katz or Samuel M. Shapiro, c/o Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD, 27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, MD 20850.




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computerized record keeping, research and communication into our offices over the last two decades, the actual prac-tice of law is, for the most part, remarkably similar to how it was practiced one hundred years ago.

The concern that we should all have as attorneys is that real change will happen, and hap-pen quickly. Few could have predicted that a ride-sharing app on a mobile phone would be able to take down the taxi-cab industry in what seems like the blink of an eye. And I get it — with just a few taps on my phone, I am virtually assured of a clean car and a polite driv-er who will deliver me quickly to my destination. I don’t even have to take out my wallet. Amazon has, likewise, changed my life. Instead of dreading December trips to the mall for Christmas shopping, stacks of boxes with Amazon Prime stickers magically appear on my desk. I haven’t entered a mall in years.

The same brilliant minds who brought you Uber and Amazon are now eyeing our profession. And there is plenty of incentive to do so. It is predicted that, by 2018, the legal services industry will generate nearly $300 bil-lion in revenue. We are already familiar with companies such as Avvo which operates like an Angie’s List for lawyers. Others such as Hire An Esquire and Priori Legal have similar mod-els and offer “hand-curated” lawyer referrals. These com-panies have changed how the public searches for an attorney

but not necessarily how those services are provided once a lawyer is identified.

The real change will come from companies attempting to ac-tually replace what lawyers do. LegalZoom and Nolo al-ready promise direct delivery of legal contracts and estate documents via the internet. A mobile app called Shake offers instantaneous binding con-tracts via mobile devices. Cli-ents are more “do-it-yourself” than ever and even those who ultimately hire an attorney are far better educated in the law. Many of the new clients I meet have already researched their issues on-line and have, at a minimum, a working un-derstanding of the legal issues presented.

The American Bar Association, in an effort to get out in front of these developments, recent-ly commissioned a two-year study on the future of legal services and the effects of tech-nology, globalization and “oth-er forces” that will transform their delivery. Virtual lawyer-ing and artificial intelligence are common examples along with e-discovery, alternative billing, legal outsourcing and unbundled legal services. Ac-cording to the commission’s understated conclusion, emerg-ing technology has placed our profession at the “cusp of a dis-ruption.”

Another major “disruption” that is currently affecting the legal industry is the effect of “millennial” attorneys on the profession. At some confer-ences, I have heard significant

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I can tell you, however, that my experience as bar president has been far different. The young-er members of our Association are incredibly motivated and involved. We have created a Leadership Development Academy that is forging the next generation of bar leaders. Members of our New Practi-tioners Section often provide the heavy lifting for our com-mittees and sections and are the go-to members for our com-munity outreach initiatives.

But here’s the really important part: our millennial members are going to be responsible for ushering our Association — and

the practice of law — into the next generation of law practice. They have been immersed in technology for their entire lives. Computers and technology are not feared by them; they are embraced. Social media is how they communicate. We need to recognize and utilize these skills to adapt and compete.

If we, as attorneys, are to avoid the fate of taxicab companies, it is the next generation of law-yers who will be instrumental in accomplishing that. Change is coming. That is assured. The question is whether our profes-sion will be able to identify and utilize emerging technologies to better deliver legal services before someone else does.

On behalf of the BAMC, “Hap-py New Year” and best wishes for a healthy and prosperous 2018!

Clothes DriveThe Leadership Development Academy Committee Fellows are collecting business casual and professional dress clothing for the homeless population in Montgom-ery County. The ultimate goal for the Fellows is to collect enough clothing to provide to those less fortunate in our community to set them up for job interview success. Drop Off Locations: Ethridge, Quinn, Kemp, McAuliffe, Rowan & Hartinger (33 Wood Lane, Rockville, MD); Andalman & Flynn (8601 Georgia Ave., Suite 206, Silver Spring, MD); Markham Law Firm (7960 Old Georgetown Rd., Suite 3B, Bethesda, MD)

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The Lawyer Assistance Committee invites you to attend an evening with Brian Cuban, attorney, author and lec-turer on March 7, 2018, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in Courtroom 1, Circuit Court. Brian will speak about how the drug crisis affects the legal community and his own struggle with addiction. Brian’s most recent book, The Addict-ed Lawyer, also discusses what the profession can do about it. Brian’s talk will be followed by a Q&A and light reception. The Committee is seeking sponsors for this Event. Please contact Bill Hewitt (301-424-8520) or Karen Alegi (240-782-4400) for more information.




ber 5, 2017. The new website is more user friendly and is now responsive on mobile devic-es. Attorneys have their own set of pages that are easily reached from the Home Page https://tinyurl.com/yccuprzj or the dark blue bar located on the top of each page. These pages include quick links to the Court Schedule/Daily Docket, Case Search, the Judicial Center Bar Card/Security Pass applica-tion, transcripts, forms, and the telephone directory. The Court streamlined the content to make it more understandable. Visitors have much less text to read through, can view a list of frequently asked questions, or when necessary, easily find ways reach a live person by tele-phone. The new site also cen-tralizes information for parties representing themselves. Our thanks to those attorneys who provided feedback on the draft site and we would encourage everyone to use the site when-ever possible. If you have sug-gestions for further content or you need an updated reference to a bookmarked page, please contact Anne C. Grant via phone at 240-777-9152 or email at [email protected].

LAW LIBRARY RENOVATIONSThe Circuit Court Law Library renovations continue. During this time, the Library will re-main open with limited access to some areas. We will keep you apprised of the ongoing status

of the renovations and we ap-preciate your patience while we improve this resource.

FAMILY LAW SELF HELP CENTER The Circuit Court’s Family Law Self Help Center is offering eve-ning hours. The Center will re-main open every Tuesday un-til 8:00 p.m. This extension of service hours will allow more flexibility for those patrons who have limited or no abil-ity to leave their jobs during the day. During this time two attorneys will be available to assist litigants. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Madeleine Jones at [email protected] or at (240) 777-9061.

TRUST OFFICE DROP BOXThe Trust Office has installed a Drop Box at the front counter of Room 2400, on the 2nd floor of the North Tower. Should the Trust Office staff be unavailable to receive filings, Counsel/Par-ties may deposit Trust Office fil-ings in the Drop Box. Pleadings will be stamped as filed on the date they are deposited in the Drop Box. If you have any ques-tions, please contact the Trust Office at 240-777-9175.

MCCC Law Library – CHECK IT OUTKate Martin, Law Librarian NEW YEAR – NEW THANKSAs 2017 ends, the Law Library is thankful for many things —

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• New, totally renovated li-brary conference rooms that are comfortable, well-lit, sound-proof and stylish!

• Rooms are free,

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Whether you are a solo, small, medium or large firm, here are some tips that I’ve used to successfully help clients increase their income:

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While income is the fuel to run a practice, profitability is not a substitute for enjoying our work. If your income is not sat-isfactory or you are not enjoying your practice, send me an email and I’ll suggest ways that you can have both. As law-yers, we owe it to ourselves to enjoy what we do and get paid for it, all while serving the public.Geoff Gilbert is a former practicing attorney, CPA and managing partner. He also taught undergraduate stress classes at the Univer-sity of Maryland. Geoff coaches individual attorneys and managing partners in small, medium and large firms. Geoff has help lawyers institute programs to increase income, enjoy practicing, build great teams, improve marketing, get paid on time, retain good lawyers and staff, improve customer service and minimize stress. Please send comments to [email protected].

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The Honorable Joseph A. Dugan, Jr.

Retirement Party

Thursday, January 25, 2018 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Vis Arts Building

Rockville Town Center 155 Gibbs Street, Rockville, MD

$45 private members of the legal community

$25 courthouse staff

Please make checks payable to: Courtney Benson

20311 Battery Bend Place Gaithersburg, MD 20886




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Many lawyers know someone in the legal profession whose career was either lost or significantly harmed

due to addiction. Like everyone else, attorneys and law students are not exempt from alcoholism, substance

use disorders, depression, eating disorders and adult self-harm. The stress of practicing law can be an

environmental trigger for these issues. The associated shame and fear of judgment can inhibit a lawyer from

disclosing these issues until there are both physical and employment consequences.

Come and join us for an evening presentation by Brian Cuban, a lawyer, author, mental health advocate

and keynote speaker. Mr. Cuban will discuss his own personal struggles with drug and alcohol addiction and

eating disorders, both as a law student and as an attorney. He will also share his experience with recovery,

how he redefined his career, and restored his family and passion for life. Following his presentation, there

will be a reception and book signing in the third floor atrium.

WHEN: March 7, 2018

TIME: 5:30 – 7:45 P.M.

WHERE: Montgomery County Judicial Center 50 Maryland Avenue Rockville, Maryland 20850 Courtroom 3E

More information can be found about Brian Cuban at his website: www.briancuban.com

Event is FREE of Charge. Donations accepted. Please register to attend at www.barmont.org



The Lawyers' Literary CircleJim DemmaOn Thursday, January 18th we will be reading Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice, by Bill Browder. With Vladimir Putin’s name being in the newspapers every day, it was written in one review that this is a true story, and ironically is the story of the day when the Magnitsky Rule enraged Putin.

For our meeting on Thursday, February 22nd the Book Se-lection Committee has select-ed A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles. The Washington

tles of crucial interest to legal researchers on healthcare deci-sion-making, construction law, estates and trusts, and premar-ital agreements. Our selection of MSBA titles is comprehen-sive.

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Remember—Find the answer fast at the Montgomery County Circuit Court Law Library 50 Maryland Avenue Rockville MD 20850

Circuit Court CINA and Delinquency Bench/Bar ScheduleMadeleine Jones CINA: January 23, 2018 March 13, 2018 May 15, 2018 July 17, 2018 October 16, 2018

DEL: February 21, 2017 April 18, 2018 June 6, 2018 September 26, 2018 November 7, 2018

All meetings will be held from 12:30 - 1:30PM in Circuit Court Courtroom 5H.


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Many lawyers know someone in the legal profession whose career was either lost or significantly harmed

due to addiction. Like everyone else, attorneys and law students are not exempt from alcoholism, substance

use disorders, depression, eating disorders and adult self-harm. The stress of practicing law can be an

environmental trigger for these issues. The associated shame and fear of judgment can inhibit a lawyer from

disclosing these issues until there are both physical and employment consequences.

Come and join us for an evening presentation by Brian Cuban, a lawyer, author, mental health advocate

and keynote speaker. Mr. Cuban will discuss his own personal struggles with drug and alcohol addiction and

eating disorders, both as a law student and as an attorney. He will also share his experience with recovery,

how he redefined his career, and restored his family and passion for life. Following his presentation, there

will be a reception and book signing in the third floor atrium.

WHEN: March 7, 2018

TIME: 5:30 – 7:45 P.M.

WHERE: Montgomery County Judicial Center 50 Maryland Avenue Rockville, Maryland 20850 Courtroom 3E

More information can be found about Brian Cuban at his website: www.briancuban.com

Event is FREE of Charge. Donations accepted. Please register to attend at www.barmont.org

Post commented on this book by writing: “How delightful that in an era as crude as ours this finely composed novel stretch-es out with old-World elegance.”

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 meet-ings – everyone is always wel-come to attend, and snacks are always served.

And, of course, please contact me if you have any comments or questions.

SAVE THE DATECharity Ride

Saturday, March 10, 2018Please Save the Date for the Social Committee’s upcoming Charity Ride at Zengo Cycle, Bethesda at 1PM on Saturday, March 10th, 2018. Details to follow. Hope to see you there!




As technology has progressed, the use of social media has be-come a necessity for many law firms. In 2016, seventy-four per-cent of lawyers said their firms maintained social media net-works, and seventy-six percent reported that they individually had social media accounts for professional purposes.1 Lawyers also commonly find themselves in a position to give clients ad-vice about the disposition of the client’s social media. This article explores ethical issues posed by social media in two contexts: when the lawyer ad-vises a client about the client’s social media, and when the law-yer advertises his own services using social media online.2

Advising clients about the use and management of social media: Lawyers typically deal with their clients’ social media in the context of a dispute or a transaction. Maryland Rule of Professional Conduct (MRPC) 19-301.1 imposes a duty of com-petence. Comment 6 requires a lawyer to “keep abreast of changes in the law and its prac-tice.” It does not touch upon social media or the internet. The analogous ABA rule does contain amended comment 8, which explains that the duty includes staying abreast of “the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology.

While the standard is not ex-plicit, a lawyer should assume that “competence” in the mod-ern age includes the obligation to understand whether and how social media may affect a client’s rights in various cir-cumstances. That would en-compass the context of litiga-tion or transactions, where a lawyer should assume a duty to warn a client that existing social media might be accessi-ble to third parties and could be used against him.

There is a countervailing re-sponsibility, however, to avoid “spoliation” of information that may be relevant to a dispute.

This is not merely a procedural issue. Maryland Rule of Profes-sional Conduct 19-303.4 admon-ishes that a lawyer shall not “unlawfully obstruct another party’s access to evidence or unlawfully alter, destroy, or conceal a document or other material having potential ev-identiary value. An attorney shall not counsel or assist an-other person to do any such act.” A lawyer who warns a cli-ent that his social media may be deleterious cannot disregard the risk that this may motivate the client to “take care of it” in the underworld sense.

While formal published cases are scant, the DC Bar issued an ethics opinion giving guid-ance on these issues.3 The DC committee held that a lawyer’s duty may include the duty to review the client’s social media for information inconsistent with the client’s legal position in a matter. The lawyer must address any inconsistencies be-fore striking a legal posture for the client to ensure that any claims or positions asserted are meritorious. The same consid-eration arises in transactions, where social media content could potentially contravene representations, warranties, covenants, conditions, restric-tions, and other terms or pro-posed terms of agreements.

With respect to litigation, the committee advised that, because of the duty to preserve, a lawyer may need to include social media in advice and instructions about the litigation-hold. It held that the lawyer also “may need” to determine whether clients may permissibly modify their social media content once litigation is anticipated. While the committee characterized these obligations as possible, experience teaches that most courts would probably consider them mandatory.

There are meaningful examples. In one Virginia case, a plaintiff’s lawyer told his client to “clean up” his Facebook page, despite

having received discovery re-quests from the opposing par-ty.4 The lawyer did not advise the client to preserve the con-tent, and the circumstances in-dicated the lawyer intended for the data to disappear. Ultimate-ly, the court imposed a sanction on the lawyer of $542,000 and on the plaintiff of $180,000.

In another case, a plaintiff al-leged that work-related injuries rendered him disabled. The de-fendant employer sought access to the plaintiff’s Facebook page.5 When the defendant accessed the page, Facebook sent an alert to the plaintiff. The plaintiff then deactivated his account, and, pur-suant to Facebook’s policy, the page was deleted after fourteen days. Since the plaintiff’s posts were unrecoverable, the judge ruled the jury should be given an adverse inference instruction unfavorable to the plaintiff.

While deleting relevant con-tent permanently could likely be problematic, lawyers are not bereft of tools to protect their clients. The North Carolina Bar published an opinion with some useful guidance.6 It counseled that lawyers can, and probably should, warn clients not to post additional harmful content on their accounts in the future. It also pointed out that a lawyer might comply with rules con-cerning preservation by advis-ing the client to delete the posts while retaining possession of dig-ital or printed images. Finally, it suggested that changing the pri-vacy settings on open material to make it private may be compli-ant with the applicable duty to preserve. This would be the case in Maryland where the duty to preserve does not include a duty to gratuitously make adverse in-formation available to the public.

Advertising and Endorse-ments on social media: Anoth-er potential snare for attorneys is the website, LinkedIn. Every user’s profile contains a “skills and experience” section, and is followed by a section where

third parties can “endorse” the user for specific skills. While many lawyers use this site pri-marily to create professional networks, the rules of ethics still govern these interactions.

• Endorsements: Specifical-ly, MRPC 19-307.1 states, “[a] lawyer shall not make a false or misleading com-munication about the law-yer or the lawyer’s services.” The Maryland State Bar has opined that it is an eth-ical violation not to remove misleading endorsements even if the content is post-ed by a third party to that user’s page.7 It is important that users regularly check their endorsements and verify that they accurately reflect their abilities.

• Skills and Experience: A more complex question is: how can an attorney ethically list her skills on LinkedIn? MRPC 19-307.4(a) permits an attor-ney to communicate that he or she does or does not practice in a particular field of law. The rule was expanded in 1992 with the addition,”[a] lawyer shall not hold himself or herself out publicly as a special-ist.” This amendment has created uncertainty about LinkedIn because attor-neys want to advertise the focus of their practice, but they fear the repercussions of holding themselves out as a “specialist.” The Mary-land Committee opined that listing skills or prac-tice areas in this section is not a violation of 19-307.4 because it is unlikely to be misleading to the public. As long as the user does not use words like “expert” or “specialist” the skills and experience section can list specific areas of practice without violating the rules of ethics.

Despite the lack of formal rules,



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Ethical Considerations Relevant to Social Media Use By Edward E. Sharkey



through the work of active ethics committees and the cautionary example of a growing number of published cases, lawyers are slowly receiving a useful body of guidance on the proper manage-ment of social media issues. 1ABA Tech Report: http://bit.ly/2jvW5vo 2The Committee published an arti-cle on Using Social Media to Inves-tigate Opposing Parties in January 2017: http://bit.ly/2B38Pn6

3DC Ethics Opinion 371: http://bit.ly/2h6hOrv 4Allied Concrete Co. v. Lester, 285 Va. 295 (Va. 2013)5Gatto v. United Airlines, Inc., 5WL 1285285 (D.N.J. 2013)62014 N.C. Ethics Op. 5: http://bit.ly/2kCMx5f. 7Ethics Docket No. 2014-05: http://bit.ly/2jaiCAY. Regrettably, the Maryland Bar continues to maintain the excel-lent Ethics Committee opinions be-hind a password protected wall.



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In compliance with Article VII of the Bar Association Constitu-tion, the membership is hereby notified that a General Election for new Officers and Executive Committee will be conducted.

If you are interested in running for any of the positions, please email either contact listed below by January 12th.

Julie Petersen: [email protected] Knight: [email protected]

If you would like to suggest or “volunteer” some of your fab-ulous fellow members to serve, we welcome that input too. We look forward to hearing from you.

Schedule

Slate printed in March newsletter with invitation for petition

Mar. 12, 2018 Petition Deadline

Mar. 15, 2018 Ballots Emailed to Members

April 6, 2018, 2PM Voting Deadline

May 4, 2018 Results announced at the Annual Meeting

Kathy Knight, Committee Chair

ELECTION NOTIFICATION FOR OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

February 6, 2018 — Speaker: The Honorable Robert A. Greenberg, Administrative Judge, Circuit Court for Montgomery County

March 6, 2018 — Speaker: Lydia Lawless, Bar Counsel, Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission

April 3, 2018 — Speaker: Sara Arthur, President, Maryland State Bar Association

Rockville United Methodist Church112 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville, MD

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NEW PRACTITIONER SECTIONJoshua Bienstock, Co-Chair Joshua Schmand, Co-Chair MEETING DATESFeb. 14, 2018 Apr. 11, 2018Meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the CLE Class-room of the Bar Association building.

Welcome back and Happy New Year! We hope you all had a great holiday.

Thank you to all of you who donated a toy or gift card to the Family Justice Center and helped make the holiday a lit-tle brighter for a child going through a rough time.

There will be no monthly New Practitioners Section meeting in January. Our next event will be a Box Packing night with

MANNA, currently scheduled for January 31, 2018. Space is limited for this event, so if you’re interested please reach out to us ASAP.

Keep an eye out for emails and other announcements from the New Practitioner Section. If you have questions, please contact either Josh Bienstock at [email protected] / (301) 251-1600 or Josh Schmand at [email protected] / (301) 347-1273.

MENTOR/MENTEE COMMITTEEDaniel Tavares, Chair Please contact me at 301-762-7473 or [email protected] if you would like to be paired with a Mentor or if would be willing to serve as a Mentor to our new practitioners.

Have you practiced law for seven years or more? If so, we are looking for your help to develop the next generation of BAMC. Please consider participating today!

If you have been practicing law for less than seven years and would like guidance from a mentor, we encourage you to apply to get a mentor.

By participating in the Bar’s Mentor-Mentee Program, experienced attorney-mentors are paired with new-practitioner-mentees. The mentors share their experiences and wisdom with their mentees. Both mentors and mentees build relationships with each other, involve themselves in BAMC, and network with other mentors and mentees. With their involvement, each can learn from one another.

Applications are available at http://www.barmont.org/?164

A CALL FOR MENTORS

The deadline for submission of newsletter copy is always the 10th of the month for the following months' issue, unless the 10th falls on a weekend ... then, it is the Friday prior to the 10th.

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Law Day Celebration

Friday, May 4, 2018

~Keynote Speaker: Rod J. Rosenstein,

U.S. Deputy Attorney General

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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SECTIONJohn Henderson, Co-Chair Nicolas Orechwa, Co-Chair MEETING DATESJan. 3, 2018 Mar. 8, 2018Feb. 8, 2018 Apr. 5, 2018

May 3, 2018Meetings will be held from 5:30p.m. to 6:30p.m. in the up-stairs conference room of the bar association building, 27 West Jefferson Street, Rock-ville, Maryland, unless other-wise noted by signage.

We held our meeting on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. During our meeting, we dis-cussed various issues concern-ing administrative law and con-firmed our lecturer for the 2018 Annual Meeting.

Chief Judge Thomas E. Dew-berry of the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) will be the section’s guest lec-turer for the annual meeting. The working theme is “Meet

the Chief of OAH!” Please plan to attend!

The members also discussed further programming for up-coming section meetings where guest lecturers will be featured.

Our next meeting is Wednes-day, January 3, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the conference room of the bar association building, 27 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, Maryland, unless otherwise noted by sig-nage. All members of the bar association are welcome!

CIRCUIT COURT BENCH BAR COMMITTEEHeather Collier, Co-Chair Meg Rosan, Co-Chair MEETING DATESJan. 3, 2018 Apr. 4, 2018Feb. 7, 2018 May 2, 2018Mar. 7, 2018 June 6, 2018Meetings will be held on the

1st Wednesday of the month at 8:00 a.m. in Room 3240 of the Circuit Court.

The Circuit Court Bench-Bar Committee met on Wednesday, December 6th, at 8:00 a.m., in Room 3240 of the Circuit Court. The Committee will continue to meet at 8:00 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month.

MARYLAND AVENUE ENTRANCELitigants and attorneys are encouraged to use the Monroe Street or Terrace Level entranc-es while construction is ongo-ing outside of the Maryland Avenue entrance to the Circuit Court. The scheduled comple-tion date for construction is February 16, 2018.

LAW LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOMS The law library conference rooms reopened in mid-De-cember and at that time, con-ference rooms on the second, fourth and fifth floors of the South Tower returned to “first come, first served” status, and

will no longer be reserved through the law library.

If you have any concerns or is-sues to bring to the Committee’s attention, please feel free to contact either new Co-Chair at:

Heather: (301) 340-9090 or [email protected]; Megan: (301) 656-1177or [email protected]

COLLABORATIVE LAW SECTIONLaura Duncan, Co-ChairRoger Hayden, Co-ChairEshigo Okasili, Co-Chair Amanda Sow, Co-ChairMEETING DATESJan. 23, 2018 Mar. 27, 2018Feb. 27, 2018 May 22, 2018Meetings take place from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the BAMC Con-ference Room (upstairs).

A very happy, healthy and pros-perous New Year to you! We hope you enjoyed a happy and safe holiday season with your




What is Ligamentous Damage?The spine is held together by muscles, tendons and ligaments. They give the spine its flexibility and stability. When there is damage to a muscle, it is called a "strain". When there is damage to a ligament, it is called a "sprain". While the majority of muscle injuries are transient (4-6 weeks), ALL ligament injuries are permanent. ("once stretched, always stretched") They do not heal the same way that muscles do, and that is why some patients heal in 4-6 weeks (muscle damage) while others suffer for months and even years (ligament damage). That is why it is crucial to visualize and document these ligament injuries. Without this documentation, it is very difficult (if not impossible) to prove that your clients are injured and insurance adjusters will often make "low ball" settlement offers, especially if there is minimal property damage.The Importance of an Early Diagnosis:Auto insurance claims adjusters are notoriously skeptical of "soft tissue" injuries where there is no demonstrable evidence of injury. If ligament damage can be documented at the onset of treatment, carriers set aside higher "reserves" for the BI claim, as they know this is a much more serious injury than a simple "muscle strain" and will likely settle for a higher dollar amount. With a simple "strain" diagnosis, they are skeptical of all treatment beyond 6 weeks, but with a ligament "sprain" diagnosis, there is no arbitrary treatment cutoff.Ligament Injuries Settle for Higher Dollar Values:When it comes time to settle a case, almost all carriers utilize a computerized program known as "Colossus" to generate ranges in settlement offers. Colossus heavily weighs documented evidence of spinal ligament damage (verifiable with DMX digital motion X-Ray), and that often equates to a permanent impairment rating, which results in increased settlement offers or jury awards.

Attorney Testimonials:"Before DMX technology became available, many injury victims settled for lesser amounts than they deserved because it was hard to prove some types of ligament damage with static x-ray, MRI, and CT. Now, with DMX, doctors can actually see abnormal motion and zero in on damaged areas. This objective evidence helps the treating physician identify the area to treated, recommend targeted treatment protocols, and help their patients get the compensation they deserve for their injuries" Don Chaney, Esquire, ChaneyLaw.com"When the treating doctor does not specifically measure breaks in Georges Line (ligamentous damage) it is impossible for me as the lawyer to settle the case for its true value" Steven Eggleston, Esquire

This is the tragic story of Amanda B.In January of 2014, Amanda was involved in a rear end collision that severely injured her neck and back. She suffered for months with severe and debilitating headaches, neck and back pain. After five normal MRIs, two CT Scans and dozens of static X-Rays, the insurance carrier stated that she was not injured and that everything was in her head, or even worse, that she was faking it.Luckily, her attorney recently learned of an emerging imaging technology known as DMX (digital motion x-ray), and referred her for a cervical (neck) scan. The results were clear and unambiguous. She had serious ligament damage in her neck as a result of the car crash, resulting in her chronic headaches, neck, back and arm pain.In fact, utilizing the AMA Guidelines to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 6thedition, she was diagnosed as having a 25% whole body impairment (the exact same impairment you would see in a lower limb amputation) and as a result, her lawyer was easily able to reach a BI settlement for the full policy limits with the 3rd party insurance carrier (a multiple six figure settlement)What is DMX Digital Motion X-ray?As many personal injury attorneys are painfully aware, most soft tissue injuries do not show up on X-Rays or MRI's. Traditional X-Rays or MRI's cannot visualize these types of serious ligament injuries. It is estimated that 50-70% of car crash victims suffer from hidden ligament damage that is never detected. That is where DMX digital motion X-Rays can make your case. DMX is a reimbursable procedure with PIP, Med Pay and most health insurance carriers.In fact, soft tissue injuries are often called the "invisible injury" because to date, there has not been an effective way to demonstrate these injuries on film. Insurance carriers call these "non demonstrable" injuries and typically marginalize them with "low ball" settlement offers.

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DMX digital motion X-Rays views the spine in motion, identifying areas where there is ligament damage or instability. There are 22 ligaments at every level of the spine, some of which can be damaged or torn in a whiplash injury. A 90 second "motion video" is recorded and can be sent to doctors and/or insurance claims adjusters, as verifiable proof of injury.

Case Study for ALL Personal Injury Lawyers...Minimal property damage car crash with less than $1,500 in damages results in 6 Figure bodily injury settlement...even after all X-rays, MRI's and neuro-diagnostic tests were negative!Third party insurance claims adjuster continued to make “low ball” offers, until the results of the DMX stress X-rays revealed serious cervical ligament damage and a 25% whole body permanent impairment.

FREE REPORT: "How DMX X-Rays Visually Document and Prove Soft Tissue Injuries"

(...and increase settlement offers and jury awards!)This is a multi page visual info graphic that reveals how you can easily increase the value of all your PI cases by utilizing DMX imaging. Included will be a sample DMX report (the same one you can send to insurance adjusters with your settlement demand package). Also, case studies of attorneys utilizing DMX X-Rays to double (and even triple) their settlement offers will be presented.To request this FREE DMX report, you can call (844) 370- 4110, 24 hrs, for a free recorded message and copy of this report, or you may send an email request to Dr. Adam Kureshi at [email protected] (subject line: DMX Report)

** DMX X-RAYS are available to all personal injury victims through MVC Injury Consultants, in Silver Spring, MD **

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loved ones and that 2018 is off to a good start for you. Our first lunch meeting of the year will take place from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, weather permitting. We are committed to providing useful information and resourc-es to enable you develop and expand your collaborative prac-tice. To that end, we will review the Civil Collaborative Partic-ipation Agreement and some informational tools prepared by some highly respected and suc-cessful civil practitioners.

Our generous sponsor, Jeanne Koerber of RE/MAX Success, will provide a free lunch. It is im-portant that we give her a head-count, at least 24 hours in advance, to ensure we have food for every-one. Please email your RSVP to: [email protected] or any of the co-chairs listed above. You may bring your own lunch, if you prefer, or are unable to send in your RSVP at least 24 hours prior to Jan. 23rd at 12:00 p.m.

We continue to welcome your

ideas and suggestions about topics for discussion and fu-ture speakers at our meetings, CLEs and roundtable discus-sions on ideas for launching, managing, and growing a Col-laborative Law practice. We are excited about the opportu-nities that lie ahead and look forward to seeing YOU at our January and subsequent meet-ings. In addition, we strongly encourage you to invite your Partners, Associates, Mentors, Mentees, colleagues, and fellow practitioners to our meetings. Please, encourage and invite any collaboratively trained professional who would like to contribute to the Collaborative Practice movement by sharing their knowledge and experi-ences with Section members.

Collaborative Law Practice is in-terdisciplinary and incorporates not only attorneys, but financial neutrals, business valuation, mental health professionals, real estate agents and more. It equips disputing parties to engage in candid and effective out-of-court

communication and empowers them to find their voices in or-der to craft voluntary, durable and mutually satisfactory solu-tions. To learn more, please, visit: https://collablawmaryland.org.

ANNOUNCEMENTThe next three-day collaborative training opportunity will take place in Columbia in March. Please contact LJ Pelham at [email protected] if you are interested taking ad-vantage of this opportunity.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMITTEEJessica Blumberg, Co-ChairMee Soon Langohr, Co-ChairThe Community Outreach Committee facilitates volun-teer opportunities on the sec-ond Friday of every month at Shepherd’s Table. Shep-herd’s Table provides basic services to those in need and specifically provides a din-

ner meal from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., seven nights a week. Please contact Mee Soon at [email protected] if you are interested in volun-teering. Volunteer as an indi-vidual, 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 Co-Chair: [email protected]; [email protected].

DISTRICT COURT BENCH BAR COMMITTEEReginald Bours, Co-ChairRichard London, Co-ChairMEETING DATESJan. 31, 2018 Mar. 28 2018Feb. 28, 2018 Apr. 25, 2018Meetings are held at 8a.m. on the last Wednesday of the month in the 5th Floor Confer-







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Spring 2018

Save the date for the following seminars! More information to come - check our website for

updates and registration.

Protective and Peace Orders: The Intersection of Family Law and Criminal LawTuesday, February 20 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Marital Sett lement AgreementsTuesday, February 27 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

2018 Advanced Litigation Strategies SymposiumFriday, March 2 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Maryland Medical Cannabis LawThursday, March 8 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Child Counsel TrainingFriday, March 9 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Eff ective Legal WritingThursday, March 15 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

11th Hour Trial Counsel: Avoiding the PitfallsTuesday, March 20 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Family Law Ethics and Risk ManagementTuesday, March 20 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Changes to Social Host Liability in MarylandThursday, March 22 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Continuing Legal Education

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!

Have ideas for future CLEs? Interested in speaking at a seminar? Let us know!

Jeff Hammond, CLE Commi� ee Co-Chair

Jeff @HammondPractice.com

Honorable Marina Sabe� , CLE Commi� ee Co-Chair

marina.sabe� @maryland.gov

Julie Petersen, Executive Director [email protected]

Yesenia Mendez, CLE Coordinator

[email protected]

Mental Health Red FlagsTuesday, April 10 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Evidence in LitigationWednesday, April 18 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Rita Rosenkrantz Basic Family Law TrainingMonday, April 23 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Depositions - How to Take and Use ThemThursday, April 26 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Family Law UpdateTuesday, May 22 5:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

Control Property and People from the GraveWednesday, May 23 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.





The BAMC Leadership Development Academy’s Community Wellness Program

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clothing for the homeless population in Montgomery County. The ultimate

goal for the Fellows is to collect enough clothing to provide to those less

fortunate in our community to set them up for job interview success.

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Spring 2018

Save the date for the following seminars! More information to come - check our website for

updates and registration.

Protective and Peace Orders: The Intersection of Family Law and Criminal LawTuesday, February 20 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Marital Sett lement AgreementsTuesday, February 27 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

2018 Advanced Litigation Strategies SymposiumFriday, March 2 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Maryland Medical Cannabis LawThursday, March 8 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Child Counsel TrainingFriday, March 9 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Eff ective Legal WritingThursday, March 15 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

11th Hour Trial Counsel: Avoiding the PitfallsTuesday, March 20 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Family Law Ethics and Risk ManagementTuesday, March 20 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Changes to Social Host Liability in MarylandThursday, March 22 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Continuing Legal Education

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!

Have ideas for future CLEs? Interested in speaking at a seminar? Let us know!

Jeff Hammond, CLE Commi� ee Co-Chair

Jeff @HammondPractice.com

Honorable Marina Sabe� , CLE Commi� ee Co-Chair

marina.sabe� @maryland.gov

Julie Petersen, Executive Director [email protected]

Yesenia Mendez, CLE Coordinator

[email protected]

Mental Health Red FlagsTuesday, April 10 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Evidence in LitigationWednesday, April 18 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Rita Rosenkrantz Basic Family Law TrainingMonday, April 23 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Depositions - How to Take and Use ThemThursday, April 26 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Family Law UpdateTuesday, May 22 5:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

Control Property and People from the GraveWednesday, May 23 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.




ence Room (off of Courtroom 511) in District Court, 191 East Jefferson St., Rockville, MD 20850.

REMINDERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOR CIVIL CASES AND PROCEDURES, OR OF GENERAL INTEREST

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE:District Court will close early on Friday, December 22, 2017 and again on Friday, Decem-ber 29, 2017, closing at 2 PM on each of those dates.

During the week of December 26-29, 2017, many courtrooms will be dark because of the limited availability of “visiting judges.” Check the Judges Schedules section of the BAMC website for up to date informa-tion.

COURT CLOSINGS DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER:As we get into the winter and possibility of bad weather, the court advises that the weather closing procedure will be the same as last year. The Circuit Court and the District Court will make a joint decision re-garding whether there will be any court closing due to bad weather. The decision is made no later than 5:00 in the morn-ing. As soon as a decision is made the major news outlets are notified, as well as the Judi-ciary website.

TELEPHONE CALLS FROM ATTORNEYS RUNNING LATE: The District Court has emer-gency numbers for attorneys only to contact each court lo-cation if attorneys are running late to a scheduled trial or pro-ceeding.

The Silver Spring number is 301-563-8520, and the Rockville number is 301-563-8867.

DATE ON PLEADINGS:This has been mentioned be-fore, but it is important to re-member to put the pending trial or hearing date on the caption of your pleadings un-der the case number, especially with motions. The clerk’s offic-es get backed up and will try to

give more immediate attention to pleadings that involve cases that are coming up in the near future.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR CRIMINAL CASES AND

PROCEDURESDISTRICT COURT COMMISSIONERS; PUBLIC DEFENDER ELIGIBILITY:As a reminder, District Court Commissioners are still re-quired to conduct interviews and provide forms for all peo-ple who are seeking represen-tation by the public defender’s office. Although commission-ers can conduct eligibility in-terviews 24 hours per day, an applicant must still complete the process more than 10 days before the trial date set in the case. Applicants must also see the public defender’s office within the same deadline if they expect to talk with their assigned public defender.

We have been informed that the District Court has recently been down four commission-ers, causing some backlogs to occur.

MENTAL HEALTH COURT:The District Court has been re-viewing standard procedures for mental health court in an effort to make it more predict-able when persons in the pro-gram are being moved through the system and out into civilian life. Incentives are currently being discussed.

The court is still at full capaci-ty but there is a waiting list for people interested in the pro-gram who have not yet been assessed and admitted.

Althought Judge Mitchell is still involved in the program, Judge Sabett is handling the Thursday dockets more fre-quently. Judge Sarsfield is pro-viding backup.

EDUCATION LAW SECTIONLisa Becker, Co-Chair David M. Briglia, Co-ChairMEETING DATESJan. 11, 2018 Apr. 12, 2018 Feb. 8, 2018 May 10, 2018Mar. 8, 2018 June 14, 2018Meetings will be held at Noon on the 2nd Thursday of the month in the Upstairs Confer-ence Room of the Bar Associa-tion building.

ELDER LAW SECTIONMorris Klein, Co-ChairMary Jo Broussard-Speier, Co-ChairMEETING DATESJan. 10, 2018 Mar. 14, 2018Feb. 14, 2018 Apr. 11, 2018

May 9, 2018Meetings are held at 8AM on the 2nd Wednesday of the






month in the upstairs confer-ence room of the Bar Associa-tion building.

The Elder Law Section will hold its monthly meeting Wednes-day, January 10, 2018 at bar headquarters, main confer-ence room at 8:00 - 9:00 am. Join us for a presentation by Ron Landsman, Esq. about the use of irrevocable trusts in Medicaid planning. Bagels and coffee served.

ESTATE & TRUST LAW SECTIONJay Eisenberg, ChairMEETING DATESJan. 8, 2018 Mar. 12, 2018Feb. 12, 2018 Apr. 16, 2018Meetings will be held at Noon in the Shulman Rogers offices, located at 12505 Park Potomac Ave,, 6th Floor, Potomac, MD.

FAMILY LAW SECTIONEmily Gelmann, Co-ChairPilar Nichols, Co-ChairHeather R. Sweren, Co-ChairHappy New Year to all!

We hope everyone enjoyed the wonderful Family Law Section Holiday Party in December. We had a great turnout, and it was lovely to see everyone! A BIG THANK YOU to Delaney McKinney for, once again, host-ing this spectacular event!

Please SAVE THE DATE for the following:

MEETING DATESJanuary 18, 2018 – Vincent M. Wills, Esq., Partner with Drag-ga, Hannon & Wills, LLP, will present on “other assets” – air-line miles, stock options, and how to address these “other assets” in settlement and at trial.

February 15, 2018 – Benjamin Marcoux, Esq., and Annemarie Wall, Esq., both with Marcoux & Wall, LLC, will present on de-fending against and keeping out written hearsay under the Maryland Rules of Evi-dence.

March 15, 2018 **5:00 p.m. in Courtroom 1; (Family Law Mag-istrates’ Roundtable)

April 19, 2018 – The Honorable Judge Harry Storm and Casey Weinberg Florance, Esq., Part-ner with Stein Sperling Ben-nett De Jong Driscoll PC, will present on contempt issues and how best to present a con-tempt case to the Court.

May or June 2018 **Practitioner of the Year Award Dinner (Date, Time and Place TBD)

** Please note that all Family Law Section Meetings are ap-proximately 1 hour long and will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Bar Office, CLE Classroom, except as otherwise noted.

CLESSAVE THE DATE for our great 2018 CLEs, which include:

February/March: TBD: Break-fast with our new Circuit Court and District Court Judges

February 27: 5:30-8:30p.m.: Marital Settlement Agree-ments: Drafting, Interpreta-tion, and Enforcement Issues

March 20: 5:30-8:30p.m.: Fami-ly Law Practice Ethics and Risk Management. Speakers: Lydia E. Lawless, Bar Counsel, Attor-ney Grievance Commission of Maryland; and Erin A. Risch, Eccleston and Wolf, P.C.

April 23 & 25: 5:30-8:30p.m.: Ritz Rosenkrantz Basic Family Law Training. Speakers: Rhian McGrath, Webb Soypher Mc-Grath LLC; Michael P. Sinay, Paradiso, Taub, Sinay, Owel & Kostecka, PC; Howard Soypher, Webb Soypher McGrath LLC Scott M. Strickler, Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker, P.A.; John S. Weaver, Weaver Law LLC; and Christy A. Zlat-kus, Avery & Upton

May 22: 5:00-7:45p.m.: Fami-ly Law Update. Speakers: Paul J. Reinstein, Reinstein Glackin Patterson & Herriott, LLC; Bry-an Renehan, Brodsky Renehan Pearlstein & Bouquet, Chartered. Location: Courtroom 3E, Circuit Court for Montgomery County

SOCIAL EVENTSMark your calendars for the following social events:

• Spring Happy Hour – March 15, 2018 following the Magis-trates’ Roundtable.

• End of Year Dinner/Prac-titioner of the Year Award – TBD in May or June 2018.

OTHER EVENTS• Law Day – Scheduled for May 4, 2018 back at the Marri-ott location. Plans are already in the works for a great Family Law Section program.

IMMIGRATION LAW SECTIONParva Fattahi, Co-Chair Rachel Ullman, Co-ChairMEETING DATESMar. 13, 2018 Apr. 24, 2018We will hold our next meeting on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. in the upstairs con-ference room of the Bar Associ-ation building.

If you have ideas for future meet-ings, please contact either of us at [email protected] or [email protected].

LAW FIRM MANAGEMENT SECTIONAmy Strent, ChairMEETING DATESJan. 18, 2018* Mar. 15, 2018**Feb. 15, 2018* Apr. 19, 2018*

May 17, 2018***Bethesda location**Rockville locationMeetings are held at 8AM in the upstairs conference room of the Bar Association building, located at 27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, MD or at 7201 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 675, Bethesda, MD 20814.

LAWYER ASSISTANCE COMMITTEEKaren Alegi, Co-Chair Bill Hewitt, Co-ChairMEETING DATESJan. 10, 2018 Mar. 14, 2018Feb. 13, 2018 Apr. 11, 2018

May 9, 2018Meetings are held at 5:30PM in the upstairs conference room of the Bar Association building, located at 27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, MD or at 7201 Wis-consin Ave., Suite 675, Bethesda, MD 20814.

The Lawyer Assistance Com-mittee invites you to attend an evening with Brian Cuban, at-torney, author and lecturer on March 7, 2018, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in Courtroom 1, Circuit Court. Brian will speak about how the drug crisis affects the legal community and his own struggle with addiction. Brian’s most recent book, The Addict-ed Lawyer, also discusses what the profession can do about it. Brian’s talk will be followed by a Q&A and light reception. The Committee is seeking spon-sors for this Event. Please contact Bill Hewitt or Karen Alegi for more information.

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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY COMMITTEEChris Roberts, Co-Chair John Weaver, Co-ChairMEETING DATESJanuary 17, 2018 – Leadership

ProgramMarch 14, 2018 – Leadership

ProgramMay 4, 2018 – Law Day – Pro-

gram Presentation/Gradua-tion

Meetings will be held in the CLE Classroom (except for Law Day Annual Program).

Thank you to Julie Petersen, Rhian McGrath, Trish Weaver, and John for participating in our December Bar Leaders program!

The next meeting is the Speed Networking Program on Jan-uary 17, 2018 at 5:30pm in the CLE Classroom for Fellows, Committee members, and invited guest participants. There will not be a February meeting.

LEGAL ETHICS COMMITTEEDavid Gavin, Co-ChairAllen Katz, Co-ChairSam Shapiro, Co-ChairMEETING DATESJan. 18, 2018 Mar. 15, 2018Feb. 15, 2018 Apr. 19, 2018

May 17, 2018Meetings will be held at 4:30PM on the 3rd Thursday of the month in the upstairs conference room of the Bar Association building, located at 27 West Jefferson St., Rock-ville, MD, unless otherwise noted.

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS COMMITTEEErin Kopelman, Co-ChairDavid Merkin, Co-ChairThe BAMC Membership Bene-fits Committee is pleased that we have arranged for several new Vendor Discounts for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The Com-mittee is trying to remind all BAMC Members that there are many benefits to being a part of our organization. Dawson’s Market in downtown Rockville has been a long time partner of the BAMC and they con-tinue to offer a 10% discount on all lunch bar items. Mem-bership Vendor Discounts are accessed on the bar website at www.barmont.org; by follow-ing these steps: Click on the “Member’s Center” tab; Scroll down to the “Membership Ser-vices” tab; Click on the “Mem-bership Vendor Discounts” tab on the left side of the screen. On that page of the website, on the left, the different categories of membership discounts are listed. Click on each category individually to see what dis-counts are offered by our ven-dor participants. We will try and highlight a particular ven-dor in future months in this column. We will also try and Coordinate with other BAMC Sections and Committees to bring greater benefits to our members.

The next committee meet-ing of the will be on Tues-day, January 9th, at 8:00 am, via Conference Call and all members of the Association are welcome. If you have any concerns or issues to bring to the Committee’s attention, please feel free to contact any Committee member or the Co-Chairs: Erin at (301) 347-1261 or [email protected]; or David at (301) 762-9200 or [email protected].

PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION SECTIONAaron M. Blank, Co-Chair Stephanie L. Shearer, Co-ChairMEETING DATESJan. 19, 2018 Mar. 16, 2018Feb. 16, 2018 Apr. 20, 2018Meetings will be held at Noon in the upstairs conference room of the Bar Association building.

We hope everyone had a won-derful holiday season and wish you all a Happy New Year.

We would like to thank Judge Johnson, Judge Simmons, and the McCammon Group for their November presentation on Advocacy in Mediation.

Our next meeting will held January 19, 2018 at noon in the bar building, topic TBA.

REAL ESTATE LAW SECTIONSarah Cline, Co-Chair Matt Alegi Co-ChairThe Real Estate Section will not meet in January.

On February 13, 2018, our speaker will be Max Riederer von Paar, and we will be dis-cussing FIRPTA withholding issues.

On March 13, 2018, we will be having an extended program from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., on survey basics for the real estate practitioner. Our speaker will be James Brown of Bock & Clark.

On April 10, 2018, we will be discussing Blockchain and Bit-coin, and our speaker will be Mark J. Maier.

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings will be held from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. in the con-ference center at Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A., 12505 Park Potomac Ave., 6th Floor, Potomac, MD 20854.

Breakfast will be provided. Please RSVP for both of these meetings to Donna Olenick at [email protected].

SOCIAL MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEEJessica Blumberg, Co-Chair Keith Rosa, Co-ChairMEETING DATESJan. 25, 2018 May 24, 2018Mar. 22, 2018 June 21, 2018 *Lower Level Conference RoomMeetings will be held at 5:30p.m. in the upstairs confer-ence room of the Bar Associa-tion building.

Please check out the BAMC on Facebook (search “Bar As-sociation and Bar Founda-tion of Montgomery Coun-ty”), twitter or Instagram (@bamc_law). If you are a Com-mittee or a Section Chair, and you would like us to promote something on social media for group, please contact either of us — [email protected] or [email protected].

TAXATION LAW SECTIONJohn Pontius, Co-ChairMark Schweighofer, Co-ChairOn February 6, 2018, the BAMC Taxation Law Section and the MSBA Young Lawyer's section will host a joint meeting from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Paley Roth-man, 4800 Hampden Lane, 6th Floor, Bethesda, MD 20814. Eric Rollinger of Stein Sperling will discuss pitfalls related to individual tax returns and pass through entities for law-yers who own their own firms. He will also provide an over-view of what to expect during an audit. Please RSVP by Janu-ary 16, 2018 to Laura Thomas at [email protected]. All are welcome.

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RECRUITING TOP TAX STUDENTSGeorgetown Law is again partnering with the New York University School of Law to sponsor the nation's premier recruitment program for grad-uate tax students, the Taxation Interview Program (TIP). TIP enables private and public sec-tor employers to interview, on one day (February 23, 2018), and in one place (Embassy Suites by Hilton Crystal City National Airport), current LL.M. students from both schools. Employ-ers can also participate in TIP through a resume collection option. Employer registration is now open and will remain open through January 19, 2018. For more information about TIP, please visit the TIP web-site [www.law.georgetown.edu/ graduate/TIP] or contact Ben-jamin Cheng of Georgetown Law at 202-662-9368 or at [email protected].

YOUTH COURTHOUSE PROJECT COMMITTEEAllison McFadden, Co-Chair George Simms, Co-ChairMEETING DATESJan. 9, 2018 Mar. 13, 2018Feb. 13, 2018 Apr. 10, 2018

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Techlectic ... by Pat Hoover

Alternative Client Invoicing – PayPal

No attorney wants to spend 20 minutes or longer for the time it takes to faithfully the follow the data entry rules and the several steps required of the big dog software packages in or-der simply to generate a small invoice. It’s just not worth it. And that’s the dilemma. But instead of writing it off or hop-ing that client will call back when a meatier, more “worth it”

matter comes along, consider this alternative. PayPal is a highly successful online billing portal with excellent security that offers a very quick and highly effective online method of invoicing that’s perfect for those small bills or the one time client billable consultations we might other-wise write off.

It’s often written that as a group, attorneys are the worst when it comes to the business side of practicing law. You know — billing, collections, profit and loss, that sort of thing. And while I ba-sically agree with that particular nugget of conventional wisdom, I do try and stay on top of the back office side, so critical in private practice. But for a while today I was stymied when trying to generate a quick invoice on a new client-consultation-only fee. Full disclosure, it’s been many years since I’ve offered clients free in-office consultations in my practice specialty (education and school law exclusively for students and families).

The problem for me (and many of you, I suspect) is when, like earlier today, I need to generate a quick invoice but refused the hassle of having to input bunches of data otherwise required of my gimongous law practice management program. So, when faced with my frustrating billing dilemma I suddenly came up with a quick online solution that you too can benefit from know-ing. Normally, I send out invoices using Clio, a full turnkey law office practice management program. QuickBooks is another outstanding online program commonly used to invoice clients. Clio and QuickBooks are but two of the software packages from the current listing of many large dedicated programs lawyers and law offices call upon regularly. But the problem with us-ing these big data programs is simply that to be fully functional, they are integrated into every aspect of the practice and are just not set up for a fast one time client invoice.

Instead sign on as a (free) merchant with PayPal and use the no cost customizable invoicing software available to merchant users. I predict, you’ll be super glad you did!

Meet the Team Who Works to Make Your Bar Great!

Cindy – 301-762-8376 – [email protected] Call me if you …

need help accessing the Association website would like to put a legal announcement, attorney

position wanted ad, attorney position available ad, rent/lease ad or For Sale ad in the newsletter

would like newsletter paid advertising information would like information on how to post a message to

one of the BAMC forums would like to be added to a Section need to obtain or renew your Judicial Center

Security Pass would like to know how to update your membership

information online would like to pay your dues online have questions regarding the Lawyer Directory would like to know who the Chair of a particular

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Yesenia – 301-340-2534 – [email protected] Call me if you have questions about …

CLE (providing a class or attending!) Foundation Board of Directors Foundation Committees Bar Leaders Bar Revue Fall Outing Law School for the Public School Mock Trials

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When you call the Bar I will greet you! Call me if you …

need to reserve the conference room have questions regarding incoming mail for the

Association and Foundation, did we receive it? want to join the Lawyer Referral Service have questions regarding your Lawyer Referral

Service billing or listing information want to compliment the Lawyer Referral Staff

Monika – 301-424-6351 – [email protected] I work part time. Call if you have questions regarding:

Membership Dues Payments: how much?, am I current?, When I last paid?

Your firm/office has moved locations OR you have changed firms: address, telephone and email changes.

Credit card charges: I need a receipt, what is this charge for?, can I charge?

And if Cindy is not available: How can I join the BAMC? How can I receive a judicial ballot?

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PRO BONO PROGRAMBy Debbie Craven, Program CoordinatorLet’s give a Warm Welcome to the year that starts a new! Happy New Year 2018! As you get busy making New Year’s resolutions, here is a quick wish from the Pro Bono Pro-gram. Please Volunteer!

When people earn little in-come and need assistance, it doesn’t make a difference to them what others in Maryland are earning. With our small staff in place, we continue to try and help as many people in need as possible. This is where you come in and can make a difference. The Montgomery County Bar Foundation Pro Bono Program continues to seek volunteers – whether experienced or newly barred attorneys – to join our panel. There are many county resi-dents that are in great need of pro bono services. Within the last five months alone, 1094 cli-ents contacted the Pro Bono-Program, seeking assistance for their legal issues; 649 com-

munity residents were advised at our five legal clinics.

There are two ways for county residents to receive FREE LE-GAL SERVICES in civil cases – at a legal advice clinic or through the client intake line for refer-ral to an attorney volunteer for direct representation. The legal advice clinics operate in five lo-cations across the county and provide residents the opportu-nity 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 le-gal advice and/or referral to a non-profit or government so-cial 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.

Our Family Law Training Ses-sions known as the Rita Rosen-

krantz Family Law Training are currently available via webcast to attorneys for free in exchange for agreeing to accept a family law case. You can sign up to begin the train-ing at any time and watch the “must see” six hours of training at your convenience over the next 30 days. Please call Yesenia at 301.340.2534 or log on to our website, www.montbar.org, for additional information.

You may not realize this but you are the real life Superman in the lives of all the people you have helped. 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 November 2017.

CASE REFERRALSBerry, Rodella*Bluefeld, JudithColeman, LaTosha*Diamond, SethDubin, Herbert*Grady, Michael*Hamilton, Dontrice*Kidwell, JenniferKoh, Debra*Maddox, Natalie*McGuern, SeanMudd, Steven*Oliver, Debra

Pak Yi, DianaPugliese, ElizabethSmith, Meredith*Taub, StevenWest, PamelaXu, Eva*

LEGAL ADVICE CLINICS East County Service Center Gaffigan, Joseph F.Montero, R. Manny+Mukherjee, DianePugliese, Elizabeth M.

Gilchrist Center – Gaithersburg DeNobile, KathleenPrice, Daryl+Whelihan, DeborahWhitfield, Lynette+Williams, Charlene

Gilchrist Center – Germantown Hoverman, AndrewPugliese, Elizabeth M.+Radice, Alex+

Gilchrist Center – Wheaton Akamigbo, Chijioke+Chimah, BernadetteColeman, LaToshaPeddicord, AudraRadice, Alex+Renner, RichardUmeh, KaosyWashington, Juan+

TESS Community Center Akamigbo, Chijioke+Chimah, BernadetteHuang, Wei-renLane, JonathanPrice, Daryl+Umeh, KaosyWashington, Juan+West, Pamela* = Accepted more than one case + = Supervising Attorney

Charles W. Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center - Upcounty Regional Service Center 12900 Middlebrook RoadGermantown, MD 208742nd Tuesday of each month 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

TESS Community Service Center8513 Piney Branch RoadSilver Spring, Maryland 209011st and 3rd Wednesday of each month6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

LEGAL ADVICE CLINICS All attorneys must be scheduled in advance into the legal clinics.

Charles W. Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center - Westfield South Building11002 Veirs Mill Rd., 5th FloorWheaton, Maryland 209022nd and 4th Wednesday of each month5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

EASTERN County Regional Service Center3300 Briggs Chaney RoadSilver Spring, MD 209041st Thursday of each month 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Charles W. Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center — Gaithersburg Library18330 Montgomery Village AvenueGaithersburg, Maryland 208792nd and 4th Monday of each month6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

All attorney volunteers must be scheduled in advance into the clinics. Please call 301.762.5831 to add your name to the volunteer schedule for a clinic! The first half-hour of each clinic is for client registration. If at all possible, attorneys should arrive no later than one-half hour after the posted start time of a clinic.



MARK YOU CALENDARS

AND SAVE THE DATE~

124TH Annual Meeting & Law Day Celebration

Friday, May 4, 2018

Keynote Speaker: Rod J. Rosenstein,

U.S. Deputy Attorney General

Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center 5701 Marinelli Rd.

North Bethesda, MD 20852

8AM - 2:30PM

More Information to Follow Next Month



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ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF MARYLANDRosalyn Tang, PresidentLUNAR NEW YEAR GALA – FEBRUARY 17, 2018Celebrate the Year of the Dog with APABA-MD! The event will be held at the Glenview Mansion in Rockville from 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Beer, wine, Asian cuisine, casino night and a silent auction will includ-ed in the ticket price ($50 per person or $90 per couple on or before January 31; $70 per person on or after February 1). To purchase tickets, go to www.apaba-md.com/lny. For more information, e-mail [email protected].

J. FRANKLYN BOURNE BAR ASSOCIATIONJill Cummins, Co-Chair Lynndolyn Mitchell, Co-ChairMEETING DATESThe Montgomery County Committee for the J Franklyn Bourne Bar Association meets the first Saturday of every month, unless otherwise indi-cated. The meetings are held in the conference room at the Bar Association of Montgomery County Headquarters located at 27 West Jefferson Street (all are welcome). The next Mont-gomery County Committee meeting will be held on Satur-day, January 6, 2018. Our Janu-ary meeting will honor our past and present J Franklyn Bourne presidents. If you miss our Jan-uary meeting, the February meeting will be held on Satur-day February 3, 2018. For more information, please contact:

Lynndolyn: 301-340-2541; [email protected] Jill: 410-361-8701; [email protected]

Congratulations to the 2017-2018 Executive Board Members: The Honorable Holly Reed III, President, Ryan Middleton Esq.

President-Elect, ShaRon Kelsey Esq., Immediate Past President, Keisha Garner Esq., Treasurer, Angel Murphy Esq., Correspon-dence Secretary, Shaundricka Ranel Esq., Recording Secre-tary, Chaundra Walker-Hollo-way Esq. and Vanita Taylor Esq., Executive Officers.

UPCOMING EVENTSThe J Franklyn Bourne Bar Association will be one of the many co-sponsors of The An-nual Women’s Legislative Briefing which is scheduled for Sunday, January 25, 2018 at the Universities at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. For atten-dance information visit:

www.eventbrite.com/e/ 2018-womens-legislative-

briefing-registration-37877640041

J Franklyn Bourne’s Bi-County Oratorical Contest, February 2018, Prince George’s County Administration in Upper Marl-boro, MD (Date TBA).

PAST EVENTSExecutive Officers Swearing in Ceremony was held on Decem-ber 4, 2017 at the Woodmore Country Club in Bowie.

The J Franklyn Bourne’s Holi-day Party was held on Friday, December 8, 2017.

The General Body meetings for J. Franklyn Bourne are usually held on the third Thursday of the month (new location TBA). For more information relating to the General Body meetings and other upcoming events, please contact our President, The Honorable Holly Reed, at: [email protected]; Find us at:www.bournebar.orgTwitter: @BournebarInstagram: Instagram@bournebarand, on Facebook.

MARYLAND HISPANIC BAR ASSOCIATIONEmmanuel Fishelman, President-ElectPlease save the date for our 2018 MHBA 2018 Gala, which

will be held on Thursday, Sep-tember 27, 2018 from 6p.m. – 9p.m. at Martin’s Crosswinds in Greenbelt.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATIONLili Khozeimeh, PresidentHappy New Year!

It was wonderful to see so many people at our Annual Holiday party on December 13th at Su-san Oldham’s beautiful home. I wanted to give special thanks to everyone who donated to Rainbow Place. Please look for the final accounting of dona-tions, and our WBA match, in next month’s column. For me, this annual party is a sign that the holiday season is upon us, and spending a lovely evening with so many great people is al-ways a highlight of my month. A huge Thank You also to Ali-

cia Lucero who planned and executed the party with such fanfare! Lastly, but certainly not least, a ginormous THANK YOU to Susan who, once again, opened her beautiful home up to us and for being such a gra-cious and kind hostess!

We have a lot of late winter and spring events planned. Stay tuned for information about some upcoming events which include our Leadership Luncheon on February 23, the Self-Defense Class with the Howard County Chapter on March 4, and our End of Year Party!

Please plan to attend our next Chapter meeting on January 9, 2017 at 12:30 in the Circuit Court, North Tower, 3th floor Judicial conference room.

Please remember to check our Facebook page, Twitter feed, and the Museletter regularly for the many upcoming pro-grams, meetings and events, as new ones are added frequently.

Litigation Support – Expert Witness TestimonyBusiness Valuation – Pension Valuation – Financial Analysis

Forensic Accounting – Financial Fraud InvestigationsTax Issues – Income Tax Preparation

Alan ZippCertified Public Accountant

Attorney at LawCertified Business Appraiser

Certified Fraud Examiner

Telephone 301-340-0084 – [email protected] Hungerford Drive, Suite 13 Rockville, MD 20850

The Honorable Joseph A. Dugan, Jr.Retirement Party

Thursday, January 25, 2018; 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Vis Arts Building (Rockville Town Center)

155 Gibbs St., Rockville, MD

$45 private members of the legal community$25 courthouse staff

Please mail checks payable to:Courtney Benson

20311 Battery Bend PlaceGaithersburg, MD 20886



ROCKVILLE — One, Two or Three bright, windowed attor-ney offices along with up to two paralegal/secretarial bays (optional) available in attrac-tive, fully equipped modern law office suite. Perfect for solos or small firms desiring big firm amenities. Furnishing available if needed. Includes receptionist services, 3 confer-ence rooms, law library, waiting room, and kitchen; use of mod-ern telephone equipment with voicemail to email capabilities, high-speed fiber-optic internet, and networked high-volume copier/printer/scanner/fax ma-chines. Free parking for your clients; modest fee for monthly garage parking. Located at 401 North Washington St., in walk-ing distance to courthouses and Metro. Contact Barry at 301-251-6200.

ROCKVILLE — One large win-dowed office available for sub-lease in Rockville Town Center across from Circuit Courthouse in suite with four other attor-neys. Common use of lobby, kitchen and two conference rooms. Recently renovated. Ga-rage parking available. Contact Michael Taylor or David Merkin at (301) 251-2772, or Annemarie Wall at (301) 610-7444.

ROCKVILLE — Several spa-cious, windowed offices for rent in bright, quiet, cathe-dral ceiling end unit Rock-ville townhouse next to jury parking lot. Conference room, kitchen and spacious client waiting area. New carpet and paint. Plenty of free parking. Digital copier available. Short walk to Circuit and District Court. Practice law comfort-ably. Call (301) 251-1600 or email [email protected].

ROCKVILLE — Spacious of-fices in historic building – 98 Church St. Included are: use of conference room, free park-ing, inexpensive internet-based phone system; space for sup-port staff, and other amenities. Walk to Metro, courthouses, Town Center. 301-605-1721.

ROCKVILLE — Three win-dowed offices now available in beautifully renovated suite

with spectacular views. Locat-ed at 51 Monroe Street across the street from the Circuit Court and next to Rockville Metro Station. Includes high-speed business internet and use of phone lines, foyer, a large conference room, kitchen and use of fitness center and confer-ence rooms located in the build-ing. FedEx, UPS and postal ser-vice and parking also available in the building. Contact Judith Mustille at 301-424-1720.

ROCKVILLE — Windowed of-fice for rent in small law office across the street from Rock-ville Town Center. Includes use of reception area and con-ference room. Internet, copier available. Furnished (negotia-ble) or unfurnished. Free client parking. Please contact Steve Galfond at 301-424-1494 if inter-ested.

SILVER SPRING — Downtown — 3 Law Offices Available In Suite – Three windowed fully furnished 12’ x 12’ law offices for rent. Located in a 3,000 sq. ft. fully renovated law office suite. All amenities includ-ing use of full kitchen, spa-cious conference room, fax and printer/scanner/copier. Wired for high-speed internet and phone. Referrals among attorneys are common. Pro-fessional, friendly and relaxed environment. Ample parking in the immediate area. One block from District courthouse and two blocks from the Metro. Call or email Stephanie for an appointment at 301-587-9170 or [email protected].

ATTORNEY OPPORTUNITIESHEALTHCARE COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT — Strategic Management has 25 years of experience in the development, evaluation, and management of health care organization compliance programs. The Firm focuses exclusively on the health care industry and has assisted more than 2,000 organizations and entities with compliance issues. It differ-entiates itself by its depth of

experience, as well as unique expertise, qualifications and people. Many in the Firm pre-viously held high office in the Federal government, including its CEO, Richard Kusserow who was Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for over eleven years. About this Career Opportunity: This mid-level consultant is responsible for fostering relationships with cli-ents and working both collabo-ratively and independently on client engagements. Additional responsibilities include draft-ing briefings, reviewing proto-cols, and creating reports. This is a full-time position located at Strategic Management's headquarters in Alexandria, VA. There is the opportunity for advancement into a senior consultant role for a successful candidate. Who We're Looking For: We're looking for a highly motivated consultant to join our team of experts. Qualified candidates will possess: Su-perior writing skills; In-depth technical capabilities and pro-fessional knowledge; Excellent oral communication and pre-sentation skills; Exceptional interpersonal skills and Will-ingness to travel to meet client needs (Travel is estimated at 80%). Experience with: Medi-care or Medicaid operations; Compliance policy and proce-dure development; Federally commissioned bodies that reg-ulate health plans, such as HHS, CMS, OCR, OIG and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines; HIPAA privacy knowledge. Educa-tion and Certification Require-ments: Law Degree or Master's Degree in Health Administra-tion, Public Health, Public Pol-icy/Administration, or Business Administration with a health-care industry emphasis. Com-pliance certifications includ-ing CHC, CHRC, CHPC, and/or CCEP, or other relevant com-pliance certifications. Apply at https://compliance.applicantpro.com/ jobs/676850.html.

ASSOCIATE — Personal Injury Litigation Attorney — AV-rated firm located in Rockville seeks

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LEGAL ANNOUNCEMENTSMaryland Legal Aid is proud to announce John Marshall, Esquire has joined our Mont-gomery County Office as Chief Attorney. We are located at 600 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 430, Rock-ville, MD 20852. Our telephone number is 240-314-0373. John’s direct telephone number is 301-637-1064.

RENT/LEASEBETHESDA — 2 windowed office available for sublease in our downtown Bethesda law office. We have a community of attorneys and small firms in varied practices. The office includes reception services, use of 4 conference rooms, and access to copier, scanning, etc. Parking is available in the of-fice building and we are next to a large public parking garage. The office is 1 block from the Red line. Workstations for staff are also available. Virtual office arrangements are available. Space for time arrangements with some tenants are possible as well. Please contact Marc at (301) 961-6464 x3313, if you are interested.

ROCKVILLE — Adams Law Center in Downtown Rock-ville — Three beautifully ren-ovated individual offices with additional space for support personnel. Share library/con-ference room, reception area, and kitchen. Walk to Rockville Town Center and Courthouse. Rent all or part at VERY rea-sonable rates. Free parking. Call 301-424-6200.

ROCKVILLE — Office suite con-taining 4 individual windowed offices, space for an assistant and a separate reception area. Located in the Adams Law Cen-ter, two blocks from the court-houses in downtown Rockville. Ideal for a small law office or a few independent professionals with an assistant. Access to conference room(s) and other amenities. Free parking and Metro accessible. Contact Col-leen Kennedy at 301-762-1696 or [email protected].



an associate attorney with a minimum of 1-3 years’ person-al injury litigation experience who immediately can assume full responsibility for litigating Maryland District Court cases. Candidates must be admitted to practice in MD, preference will be given to candidates also admitted in DC and/or VA. The firm offers competitive salary, medical, & 401(k) benefits. In-terested candidates should send cover letter and resume to [email protected].

ATTORNEY — Real Estate — Real Estate Associate for thriving Bethesda law firm. Great opportunity for attorney seeking to develop legal skills and more responsibility. Rep-resent large-firm clients in a small-firm atmosphere. Work with senior attorneys who are genuinely interested in seeing you develop and succeed as an attorney. Truly congenial work environment. Successful candidate will have 1-3 years’ experience in a real estate prac-tice. Solid academics, strong writing skills and commitment to excellence required. MD bar required and DC and VA bars preferred. Competitive compensation and excellent benefits. Send cover letter and resume to [email protected].

ATTORNEY – Attorney Griev-ance Commission of Maryland – The Office of Bar Counsel is seeking applicants for two (2) Staff Attorney positions. Duties include reviewing and evaluat-ing complaints alleging attor-ney misconduct or incapacity, overseeing conditional diversion compliance, service as conserva-tor of client files, investigating allegations of the unauthorized practice of law and other tasks assigned by Bar Counsel. Excel-lent research, writing and com-munication skills are required. Candidates must be able to man-age a varied workload in a timely manner and have a willingness to expand his or her knowl-edge of substantive legal issues. Maryland Bar required. Salary: $61,000. Benefits include medi-cal insurance. Email cover letter,

resume and writing sample to [email protected]. Resume must be received by close of business January 5, 2018. EOE.

ATTORNEY — Dental Mal-practice — Small firm practic-ing in the area of dental mal-practice seeks individual to work mostly dental cases on a contingency basis. Fees shared. Costs paid. Office space and secretary available; First floor, no steps. This individual should not be afraid of litiga-tion. Contact Paul Wiesenfeld at 301 379-2030.

ATTORNEY – Of Counsel – Es-tate Planning – DiPietro Family Law Group, PLLC, (Rockville, MD & Fairfax, VA) a rapidly ex-panding family law Firm and Inc. 5000 company, is in need of an experienced estate planning attorney to fill an Of Counsel position. The firm is well-man-aged with an excellent staff and support, and has a strate-gic growth plan in place. There is potential to transition to full-time, salaried position with benefits. Requirements: Admitted in MD, VA, and DC a plus. The successful candidate will have a minimum 5+ years’ experience in estate planning, with experience drafting wills, revocable and various types of irrevocable trusts, powers of at-torneys, premarital agreements, and other documents. A great plus if you are active in the community with local Bar as-sociations and business groups. Thank you for your interest in this great opportunity. Desired Education, Skills, and Expertise: Strong drafting skills; Ability to handle complex estate or busi-ness succession issues; Ability to interact with clients profes-sionally, tactfully and effec-tively; LLM strongly preferred. Compensation: Commensurate with experience. Required Doc-uments: Send resume and cov-er letter in pdf format only to [email protected].

ATTORNEY – Of Counsel — Join Us in Bethesda — Seek-ing an experienced solo practi-tioner with a portable practice to associate with our firm and

parking, high speed internet, phone and fax lines, commer-cial copier/scanners, use of 3 large conference rooms, shared law library and online legal research subscription. If inter-ested, contact Dan Shaivitz or Meg Rosan at 301-656-1177, [email protected], or [email protected]. Inquiries will be kept confiden-tial if requested.

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(Continued from preceding page) sub-lease a private, windowed office, 3 blocks from the Bethes-da Metro. Having provided out-standing legal services for over 80 years, our attorneys practice in the areas of personal injury law, family law, estate planning & trusts, and general civil liti-gation. At Bulman, Dunie, you will find a collegial, small firm atmosphere with a receptionist available 9am-5pm, free surface

The Office awayfrom your Office

A private office available for members to useto meet clients, or just spend time workingwhile waiting between hearings.

VideoConference Room

A brand new conference room set up with thelatest in video conferencing capabilities.

~These spaces are yours to use as members ofBAMC. They are handicap accessible, andWi-Fi is available in all of the Bar Center.

To reserve either room, simplycontact Maria at 301-424-3454 or

[email protected].

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Montgomery County. MD27 W Jefferson St.

Rockville, MD 20850



Helping Opportunities ...Support Drug Court by helping a partici-pant obtain stable em ploy ment and there-fore restore their life, stay committed to re-covery and become a productive member of the community. For further information please contact Jenna Davis, Drug Court Coordi nator at (240) 777-9141.

Newsletter DeadlineThe deadline for submission of copy for the newsletter is always the 10th of the month for the following months' news-letter, unless the 10th falls on a weekend ... then, it is the Friday prior to the 10th.

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Marc A. Ominsky, 10632 Little Patux-ent Pkwy., Suite 249, Columbia, MD 21044; tel.: 443-539-8712; fax: 443-539-8726; [email protected]

Forrest S. Reilly, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850; tel.: 240-777-7441; [email protected]

Eric O. Sullivan, 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 1400, Bethesda, MD 20814; tel.: 301-986-7900; [email protected]

Virginia V. Tehrani, 25 Wood Lane, Rock-ville, MD 20850; tel.: 301-762-3303; fax: 301-762-3776; [email protected]

Philip A. Davis, 8630 Fenton St., Suite 934, Silver Spring, MD 20910; tel.: 301-887-3799; fax: 844-253-5463; [email protected]

Patricia E. Hong, 6710 A Rockledge Dr., Suite 400, Bethesda, MD 20817; 301-365-9040; fax: 301-365-9101; [email protected]

Paul W. Layer, 28215 Honeysuckle Dr., Damascus, MD 20872; tel.: 202-532-5674; [email protected]

James A. Ogorzalek, 101 Monroe St., 3rd Floor, Rockville, MD 20850; tel.: 240-777-6700; [email protected]

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Seeking Sponsors~

The Lawyer Assistance Committee invites you to attend an evening with Brian Cuban, attorney, author and lecturer on March 7, 2018, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in Courtroom 1, Circuit Court. Brian will speak about how the drug crisis affects the legal community and his own struggle with addiction. Brian’s most recent book, The Addicted Lawyer, also discuss-es what the profession can do about it. Brian’s talk will be followed by a Q&A and light reception. The Committee is seeking sponsors for this Event. Please contact Bill Hewitt (301-424-8520) or Karen Alegi (240-782-4400) for more information.

Clothes DriveThe Leadership Development Academy Committee Fellows are collecting business casual and professional dress clothing for the homeless popu-lation in Montgomery County. The ultimate goal for the Fellows is to collect enough clothing to provide to those less fortunate in our community to set them up for job interview success. Drop Off Locations: Ethridge, Quinn, Kemp, McAu-liffe, Rowan & Hartinger (33 Wood Lane, Rockville, MD); Andalman & Flynn (8601 Georgia Ave., Suite 206, Silver Spring, MD); Markham Law Firm (7960 Old Georgetown Rd., Suite 3B, Bethesda, MD)



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Newsletter of the Bar Association Of Montgomery County, Maryland 27 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850-4200

JANUARY 1 ~ Bar Foundation/ Bar Association Offices Closed ~3 8:00AM C/S Circuit Court Bench Bar Committee Meeting 5:30PM CR Administrative Law Section Meeting8 Noon C/S Estate & Trust Law Section Meeting9 Noon CLR Youth Courthouse Project Committee Meeting10 8:00AM CR Elder Law Section Meeting 5:30PM CR Lawyer Assistance Committee Meeting11 Noon CR Education Law Section Meeting 5:30PM CR Bar Foundation CLE Committee Meeting16 5:30PM CR Nominations & Elections Committee Meeting17 12:30PM C/S Circuit Court Chamber Chat 5:30PM CLR Leadership Development Academy Committee (Leadership Program)18 8:00AM C/S Law Firm Management Section Meeting 4:30PM CR Legal Ethics Committee Meeting 5:30PM CLR Family Law Section Meeting19 Noon CR Personal Injury Litigation Section Meeting23 Noon CR Collaborative Law Section Meeting 5:30PM CR Bar Foundation Endowment Committee Meeting25 5:30PM CR Social Media / Technology Committee Meeting30 5:30PM CR Nominations & Elections Committee Meeting31 8:00AM C/S District Court Bench Bar Committee Meeting 5:30PM C/S New Practitioner Section Box Packing Night @ MANNA

FEBRUARY 6 12:15PM Bar Association Luncheon 5:30PM CR Nominations & Elections Committee Meeting 6:00PM C/S BAMC Taxation Law Section / MSBA Young Lawyers Section Meeting7 8:00AM C/S Circuit Court Bench Bar Committee Meeting8 Noon CR Education Law Section Meeting 5:30PM CR Administrative Law Section Meeting12 Noon C/S Estate & Trust Law Section Meeting 5:00PM CR Executive Committee Meeting13 8:00AM C/S Real Estate Law Section Meeting Noon CLR Youth Courthouse Project Committee Meeting 5:30PM CR Lawyer Assistance Committee Meeting14 8:00AM CR Elder Law Section Meeting 5:30PM CLR New Practitioner Section Meeting15 8:00AM C/S Law Firm Management Section Meeting 4:30PM CR Legal Ethics Committee Meeting 5:30PM CLR Family Law Section Meeting16 Noon CR Personal Injury Litigation Section Meeting19 ~ Bar Foundation/ Bar Association Offices Closed ~20 5:30PM CLE CLE Seminar — Protective/Peace Orders21 5:30PM CR Bar Foundation CLE Committee Meeting27 Noon CR Collaborative Law Section Meeting 5:30PM CLE CLE Seminar — Family Law28 8:00AM C/S District Court Bench Bar Committee Meeting

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