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Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel Ocean City, Maryland June 15-18, 2016 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SUPPLIED BY THE MSBA A SUPPLEMENT TO  S  O  L  O   D A  Y   P  a  g  e  s   2  5   -   2  6 The Maryland Judiciary and The Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.

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Clarion Res

Fontainebleau HoOcean City Maryla

June 15-18 20

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE OF

EVENTS SUPPLIED BY THE MS

A SUPPLEMENT TO

S O L O D

A Y

P a g e s 2

5 - 2

The Maryland Judiciary and

The Maryland State Bar Association Inc

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~Notic of Meetin~ Notice is hereby given of the Annual Business Meeting of the Maryland State Bar Association

be held at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel

Crystal Ballroom on Saturday June 18 at 830 am

FAMILY DAYS AT JOLLY ROGER

AMUSEMENT PARK 30 th Street and Coastal Highway

Pier Location ndash401 South Atlantic Ave

1000 am ndash 600 pmSplash Mountain Water Park

$2300 - all day __________

1000 am ndash 600 pm Amusement Rides and

Miniature Gol$1600 ndash all day

__________

1000 am ndash 600 pmSpeed World

Unlimited rides or 2 hours $3200

ickets will be available at the MSBA Registration Desk at the Clarion

DAILY ACIVIIES WEDNESDAY ndash SAURDAY

CABANA

HOSPITALIT Y SUITESConveniently located poolside at the ClarionHotel Check the hotel message board or times

Back by Popular DemandTHE WELLNESS SPOT

Sponsored byLawyer Assistance Program

Maryland State Bar Association

Stop by the Exhibit Hall and have your Blood Pressure and Bone Density checked and muchmore Open during regular Exhibit Hall hours

Discount ickets AvailableVarious Ocean City Locations

Dial-A-Nanny - Pat Bennett - 4106412977 Tis inormation is provided as aservice to our members however the Maryland State Bar Association makes norecommendation o any service

CHILD CARE SERVICES

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MSBA CLE Raising the Bar for EducationPlease stop by the MSBA CLE booth to receive a Uniorm Certificate o Attendance prior to attending any M

educational program All certificates must be returned and signed by a staff member at the conclusion o each se you attend For Pennsylvania MCLE a $200 charge will be assessed or each credit hour and partial credit h

Need CLE Credits

LAW SCHOOL RECEPTIONS

June 16

500 pm ndash 700 pmU983150983145983158983141983154983155983145983156983161 983151983142 B983137983148983156983145983149983151983154983141 S983139983144983151983151983148

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Join Dean Ronald Weich UB Law Faculty and the Officeo External Relations or a happy hour at the Maryland State

Bar Association Annual Meeting

Horizons Main Bar

June 17

500 pm - 700 pmU983150983145983158983141983154983155983145983156983161 983151983142 M983137983154983161983148983137983150983140

F983154983137983150983139983145983155 K983145983150983143 C983137983154983141983161 S983139983144983151983151983148 983151983142 L983137983159 Alumni amp Friends Reception

Please join Dean Donald obin and enjoy an evconnecting with ellow UM Carey Law alumni andReception will be held in Conerence Rooms 5 and

Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel All are welcome

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00 pm ndash 730 pm

MSBA REGISTRATION

AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

00 pm ndash 730 pm

EXHIBIT HALL

(GRAND BALLROOM)

400 pm ndash 600 pm

Sponsored by the Young Lawyers Section and the Daily Record

( Liquid Assets ndash 94th amp Coastal Highway)

400 pm ndash 530 pm

MARYLAND STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

2015-2016 BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING

Conerence Rooms 1-3)

600 pm ndash 730 pm

WELCOMING RECEPTION

lsquoA CARIBBEAN PARTYrsquo

(Crystal Ballroom) Join Judges Lawyers Family and Friends rom arou

state as we kick-off the Joint Bench Bar Conference anthe announcement o the destination or the 2017 MSBAMeeting

Tis estive party is sure to provide un or the whole Enjoy Drinks Light hors Drsquooeuvres Music and your cha win great Door Prizes

Sponsored in part by

Platinum Sponsor Founded in 1946 Ellin amp ucker is one o the Mid-Atlan premier business consulting and certified public accounting

Silver Sponsors

2016 Exhibitors

800 pm ndash 1000 pm

CRAB FEAST

HOOPERrsquoS CRAB HOUSE

12913 Ocean Gateway All You Can Eat CrabFeast

Steamed crabs steamed shrimp ried chicken corn onhush puppies beer wine so drinks and coffee

Salad upon request Bus transportation is pro983158ided fom the Clarion to Hoop

fom Hooperrsquos back to the Clarion and the Princess R-NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR-

JUDGES ONLY PROGRAMMING

Princess Royale Hotel REGISTRATION

100 pm ndash 330 pmBUSINESS MEETING

345 pm ndash 500 pmPLENARY SESSION

Wednesday Jun 15 Wednesday Jun 15

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630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 830 am

Special Presidentrsquos Initiative Program

WELLNESS DISCUSSION GROUP

Te Wellness Discussion Group has been such a big success thatwe have been asked by MSBA President Judge Pamila J Brown

to offer it at the Joint Bench Bar Conerence Rememberhuman first and a LawyerJudge second Join us i you dto achieve optimum emotional and physical wellness amthe stress and chaos o practicing law Te Wellness DiscGroup will provide an inormal un and supportive oppto explore wellness-based topics such as nutrition exercimindulness and work-amily balance

SpeakersLisa Caplan LCSW-C Lawyer Assistance Program CouKate Sinclair Esq Silverman Tompson Slutkin amp Wh

Program SponsoredLawyer Assistance Program Maryland State Bar Associa

Room

Suite 311313 (Tird Floor)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

ACReS is an ofcial US Department of Agriculture (USDA) certied agricultural mediation program

Maryland Department of AgricultureRoom 208 | 50 Harry S Truman Parkway | Annapolis MD 21401 | 4108415778 | 8004925590 | wwwmarylandacrescom

Larry Hogan Governor Boyd K Rutherford Lt Governor Joseph Bartenfelder Secretary James P Eichhors t Deputy Secretary

Mediate ndashDonrsquot LitigateThe Maryland Agricultural Confict Resolution Service

bull Can resolve conicts betweenfarmers and their neighborsorganizations and localgovernments

bull Assists with agriculturalcredit issues

bull Assists with unfavorabledecisions by USDA agencies

bull Offers condential assistanceto help resolve disputes

bull Reduces the need forunnecessary litigation

bull Increases understanding amongagricutural producers agenciesorganizations and communities

bull Strengthens agriculture throughbetter communications

M a

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A g r i c

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S e r v i c

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730 am ndash 200 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARY

REGISTRATION INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)Registration will re-open fom 600 pm ndash 730 pm or later

arrivals to pick-up Presidentrsquos Reception tickets

730 am ndash 200 pm

EXHIBIT HALL

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1030 am

COFFEE BREAK

Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruit

Grand Ballroom)

Educational Program - Track 1 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 830 am

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SECTION BUSINESS

MEETING AND BREAKFAST

(Banquet Hall 2-B)

830 am ndash 1030 am

MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

WITH ADMINISTRATIVE LAW HOW TO BE AT

THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME WITH

THE RIGHT STUFF

Tis program is designed or the rookie and experienced administrativeaw practitioner as well as the judge conducting judicial review Aoadmap to protecting your clientrsquos rights and remedies and avoiding

common pitalls Learn how to always be at the right place at theight time with the right stuff by mastering exclusive primary andconcurrent jurisdiction administrative exhaustion effective preparationand presentation preservation o the record and understanding thenuances o judicial review and administrative mandamus

Speakersudge Kevin F Arthur Court o Special AppealsJudge Andrea M Leahy Court o Special Appeals

Judge Julie R Rubin Associate Judge Circuit Court oBaltimore City Ralph S yler Venable

Program SponsorAdministrative Law Section

Program ChairPeter Sheehan Esq and Michele J McDonald AAG

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

ADR SECTION CONTINENTAL BREAK

AND BUSINESS MEETING

(Conerence Room 5)

830 am ndash 1030 am

ldquoSIBLING WARSrdquo

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN

PROBATE ESTATES AND TRUSTS AND

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION

While the use o mediation and collaborative law in domand general civil matters has quickly expanded in Maryland throughout the country their use has been slower to

traction in the context o probate estates and trusts andlitigation (eg adult guardianships will contests) MarylCircuit Court Judges Orphansrsquo Court Judges Private AMediators Court ADR Administrators and CollaboratPractitioners will discuss the current status o ADR in thTe panelists will engage the audience in brainstorming plans within Marylandrsquos Judiciary and the Bar to encouruse o ADR in these stressul amily disputes

SpeakersKathy Brissette-Minus Esq Law Office o Kathy Bris

Minus Judge Wendy Cartwright Prince Georgersquos CouOrphansrsquo Court Suzy Eckstein Esq Oakley and Ecks Judge Juliet Fisher Baltimore County Orphansrsquo CourtByron Macfarlane Esq Register o Wills Howard CoMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq Maryland Court o SpeciaKelly M Preteroti Esq Ober Kaler Judge Steven I P(Ret) Prince Georgersquos County Circuit CourtH Andrew Reckson Esq Law Offices o H Andrew RLLC Judge Gale Rasin (Ret) Baltimore City Circuit

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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eff rueman Esq Baltimore CityCircuit Court Judge Pamela WhiteBaltimore City Circuit Courtudge Tomas Ross Circuit Court or

983121ueen Annersquos County

Program SponsorAlternative Dispute Resolution Section

Program Chairsudge Tomas Ross and

Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

800 am ndash 1030 am

AT THE CORNER OF LAW

ENFORCEMENT AND ANIMALS

CO-FACILITATED DIALOGUE

ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND

DOG SHOOTINGS

Te panel members and acilitators anyo whom bring great expertise in law andmediation to the table will reflect on anddiscuss situations that escalate into police-nvolved killings o ldquoFidordquo the amily pet

Tey will ocus on the emerging fieldo community policing balancing thecompeting interests o the human andanimal stakeholders involved in theseettings Moreover they will discuss

dispute resolution tools and how they maybe applied to underlying conflicts betweenpolice humans and animals in a civilmanner inormed by and consistent withessons-learned rom recently publicized

violent human-related police interactions

SpeakersGary C Norman Esq AssociateCivil Rights Commissioner MarylandCommission on Civil Rights AttorneyMediator and Consultant and CeciliaB Paizs Esq Attorney Mediatorand rainer

ursday Jun 16

Advance your career with

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Legal Studies Institute

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AACC offers high-quality affordable

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Richard H Melnick Esq Associate County Attorney Office ohe County Attorney Montgomery County Maryland E Anne

Benaroya Esq Founder o Maryland Animal Law Center andPrivate Practice

Program SponsorAnimal Law Section

Program ChairGary C Norman Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

800 am ndash 1030 am

ldquoSO YOU WANT TO START A VETERANSrsquo

COURTrdquo ndash A PROSPECTIVE FROM HOW TO

CREATE A VETERANS COURT DOCKET AND

HOW TO PRACTICE IN IT

Te goal o the Veteransrsquo CourtsDockets is ldquoo successullyhabilitate veterans by diverting them rom the traditional criminalustice system and providing them with the tools they need in

order to lead a productive and law-abiding liestylerdquo Tis timelypresentation will include an update on how Veterans Court aregetting started throughout Maryland Baltimore and Prince

Georges County have made great strides in establishing dockets andcourts the legal community can benefit tremendously rom theirparticular experiences Te presentation will cover the basic nutsand bolts o how Baltimore City District Court started a courtalong with practical advice rom those that engage in making it theastest growing specialty court in the State For those that care aboutveteransrsquo issues and how the legal community and judiciary canhave a positive impact on veterans in our state this is an excellentopportunity to learn rom those that are making a difference

Speakers

udge Halee Weinstein District Court Judge Baltimore CityGray Barton Director Office o Problem Solving CourtsPatricia Deros Assistant Statersquos AttorneyAntonia Fasanelli Esq Executive Director o the HomelessPersons Representation Project Inc Prof Hugh McCleanDirector University o Baltimorersquos Te Bob Parsons VeteransAdvocacy Clinic Craig Cook LCSW-C Health Care orHomeless Veterans Coordinator and Janette DeBoissiereAssistant Public Deender

ModeratorCharles Blomquist Esq

Program SponsorsCriminal Law and Practice Section amp Veterans Affairs aMilitary Law Section

Program ChairsSidney Butcher Esq Judge racey Parker-Warren and John P

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

800 am ndash 830 am

LITIGATION SECTION BREAKFAS

AND BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 2-A)

830 am ndash 1030 am

RAZZLE DAZZLE THE JURY

THE DOS AND DONrsquoTS OF USING

TECHNOLOGY IN THE COURTROOM

Are you suffering rom courtroom technophobia Te is notrdquoDo you use technology in the courtroomrdquo Te qis ldquoDo you know how to use it effectivelyrdquo Learn to ldquoraz

dazzlerdquo the jury Te dos and donrsquots o using visuals to testory A multimedia presentation which brings lie to yo

Speaker James OrsquoC Gentry Jr Esq Bekman Marder amp Adkin

Program SponsorLitigation Section

Program ChairsAlan Sternstein Esq and Bradord McCullough Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

RESPONDING TO ATTORNEY GRIEVANC

JUDICIAL DISABILITY COMPLAINTS

Into each lawyerrsquos and judgersquos lie some rain may all Wh

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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ain comes in the orm o a letter rom Bar Counsel or JudicialDisabilities Investigative Counsel it may seem that plans oran ark might be in order Te Attorney Grievance Commissioneceived over two thousand complaints in FY15 and the

Commission on Judicial Disabilities received over a hundred and

fiy A distinguished panel o decision-makers and practitionersegularly involved in attorney and judicial discipline andegulation will offer insight into the processes and the evaluation

o complaints as well as practical advice in responding to the near-nevitable grievance ndash think o this as a lie-preserver

SpeakersCarol A Crawford Esq Executive Director InvestigativeCounsel Maryland Commission on Judicial DisabilitiesAlvin I Frederick Esq Eccleston amp Wol RichardBerwanger Esq Eccleston amp Wol Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counsel William C Brennan Jr Esq BrennanMcKenna Manzi Shay Chtd Hon Alexander Wright Jr Chairperson Commission on Judicial Disabilities

ModeratorGlenn M Grossman Esq Bar Counsel

Program SponsorsProessionalism Committee and Ethics Committee

Program Chairs Judge Joan Bossmann Gordon Pauline C OnyemaechiGlenn M Grossman Esq (Proessionalism Committee) Wayne M Willoughby Esq (Ethics Committee)

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Coffee and tea served

800 am ndash 900 amSTATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SEC

BREAKFAST AND BUSINESS MEETI

(Suite 317319 Tird Floor)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland Criminal Jury Instrucons and Commentary 2016 Ed

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well as an invaluable resource for judges and has been cited in recent cases by the US Supreme Court the Maryland Court of Appea

the Maryland Court of Special Appeals

This publicaon is updated to reect the latest statutory and case law changes It provides a clear explanaon of Maryland crimin

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In-depth coverage of such frequently ligated areas as

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Order Today Call 8002231940or visit wwwlexisnexiscomMDRULEsee web site for description of new features and Table of Contents

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900 am ndash 1030 am

HAS SUING THE GOVERNMENT BECOME OUR

NATIONAL PASTIME

Each year the Court o Appeals decides legal issues arising out ocases filed by individuals and businesses against State and local

governments Come hear two distinguished Judges o the Courto Appeals and two experienced litigators in this field give theirperspectives on some o the important cases decided this yearnvolving suits against State and local governments

Speakersudge Robert McDonald Court o Appeals Judge Glenn

Harrell (Ret) Court o Appeals imothy F Maloney JosephGreenwald amp Laake Kevin Bock Karpinski Karpinski Colaresiamp Karp PA

ModeratorCarol S Rubin Esq Principal Counsel M-NCPPC

Program SponsorState and Local Government Law Section

Program ChairRobert H Drummer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

Educational Program - Track1130 a - 130 p

1130 am ndash 130 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENSIs the orce strong with you becoming a judge one day Dfirst part o Jedi training initiates will witness our panel perorm Jedi mind tricks (ie provide their thoughts andto help initiates prepare or the arduous road to becominlawyer a prerequisite or anyone seeking a judicial appoinTen judges rom other galaxies will join the program tochallenge Jedi initiates in duels to the death (Also knowdiscussion groups rotating among the judges) Prizes Pri will be awarded or the best Forces o Good costumes Dand Storm roopers need not attend

Speakers Judge Georgia Brady Office o Administrative Hearing Judge Jeannie Cho District Court or Montgomery CoMagistrate Richard Sandy Circuit Court or Frederick

Judge Mary Kramer Circuit Court or Howard CountMichael Reed Court o Special Appeals Judge GeorgeUS District Court or the District o Maryland Moderator Christine Pham Esq Rosenberg Martin Greenberg

Program Chairs Judge Julie Weatherly Christine Pham Esq Kelcie LEsq and Aindrea Conroy Esq

Program SponsorBench Bar Section Council and Young Lawyers Section

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Tatooine refeshments to be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

SURVIVING THE MAELSTROM TREADIN

THE MURKY WATERS OF RESIDENTIAL

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT LITIGATION

Structures are ubiquitous in all human societies and it is ithat some structures will suffer rom deects in their const

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

1030 am ndash 1130 am12TH ANNUAL MEET AND GREETRECEPTION FOR MARYLANDrsquoS

NEW JUDGES

(Crystal Ballroom 1)Hon Mary Ellen Barbera Chie Judge

Maryland Court o Appeals

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Highly specialized legal procedures have evolved over the yearsn resolving disputes over construction deects ouching on all

o them is well beyond the scope o this program but we hope toprovide guidance on some o the most important undamental issueshat one might expect to conront in construction deect litigation

arising out o residential housing projects Legal and Industryxperts will address problems and describe solution strategies arisingn the context o the construction o a new residence in Maryland in

which substantial water intrusion and mold damages are discoveredong aer the completion o construction Problems will bexamined rom the perspectives o the Owner General Contractor

Engineering and Design Proessionals and Sub-Contractors inelevant trades Litigation issues will include identification andargeting o deendants orum and venue considerations statutes

o limitation and repose causes o action and theories o recoveryor bodily injury and property damage affirmative deenses use oxperts contractual obligations insurance coverage and mediation

and settlement considerations Troughout the program attentionwill be paid to the cost-benefit analysis required in residentialconstruction deect litigation in that the relatively small amount incontroversy may require that only the most promising actual andegal issues will be actively litigated

Speakersudge Diane Leasure (Ret) Darren Burns Carney Kelehan

Bresler Bennett amp Scherr LLP Clark L Griffith AIAConstruction Consulting Associates Robert Kelly Jackson ampCampbell PC Gregory Koger Holland amp Knight LLP

Moderatorudge Diane Leasure (Ret)

Program SponsorConstruction Law Section

Program ChairRobert Kelly Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 45

A light lunch will be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

HOW TO NOT GET CRACKED BY MARYL

WIP NAVIGATING MARYLANDrsquoS RESPO

TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TOTAL MAX

DAILY LOAD

EPA issued the Chesapeake Bay otal Maximum Daily Lin December 2010 assigning pollution limits to all Mary waters that eed the Chesapeake Bay In response Marydeveloped a Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) or those limits In compliance with the WIP Maryland ha passed several regulations and permitting requirements taffect municipalities private entities and the public Sothese regulations and permits concern stormwater runoff program is designed to inorm the local government or s practitioner o these new requirements and how they cantheir clients in securing the required permit(s)

Speakers Jon Mueller VP or Litigation Chesapeake Bay FoundaBen Grumbles Secretary Maryland Department o the

Environment Erik Michelson Anne Arundel CountyDepartment o Public Works Watershed Protection andRestoration Program

Moderator Judge Douglas Nazarian

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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Sponsored byEnvironmental Law Section

Program Chairon Mueller Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

A light lunch will be served

130 am- 130 pm

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATrsquoS UNETHICAL

A wo-Part Program Exploring the Pitalls o Speaking Onersquos Mindand Other Potential Ethical raps

Part 1 1130 am - 1230 pm

Te First Amendment figured recently in attorney disciplinary mattersbeore the Court o Appeals ie AGC v Stanalonis (campaign speechn a contested judicial election) and AGC v Frost (statements by an

attorney critical o judges and other government officials) Our panelwill explore those matters and other situations where what attorneysay or publish is protected or may get them into ethical trouble

Speakersudge Robert N McDonald Maryland Court o Appeals

William C Brennan Esq Brennan Mckenna Manzi Shay

Chtd Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counselimothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald amp Laake PA

Part II 1230 pm ndash 130 pm

Tere are many instances in the jurisprudence regarding lawyersrsquothical responsibilities where the Court o Appeals sanctioned

attorneys or conduct that appeared to take place other than in theraditional arena o the practice o law ndash some situations seemingntuitive and others perhaps counter-intuitive Tis panel will stakeouthe terrain with exemplars and peer into yet unexplored dark corners

Speakersudge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret) Te Platt Group Inc LydiaE Lawless Esq Assistant Bar Counsel Tomas E Lynch

II Miles amp Stockbridge PC Patricia M Weaver Esq PaleyRothman Robert J Zarbin Esq Te Zarbin Law Firm

ModeratorWayne M Willoughby Esq Gershon WilloughbyGetz amp Smith LLC

Program Chair Wayne M Willoughby Esq

Program SponsorEthics Committee

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

1130 am ndash 130 pm

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAW CLER

REDUX REDUX REDUX COME TEST YO

BRAIN POWER

Tis unique program is entertaining inormative interaand a ast-paced take-off on the V game show ldquoAre Youthan a Fih Graderrdquo Panelists will answer requently asrequently missed - questions about Maryland civil proce pleading discovery and trial practice by allowing the au(anonymously by the use o computerized audience respoto answer the questions too as our moderator (Judge Ba poses them to our panel o three law clerk contestants anexperts (Archibald Fader amp Sandler) Audience participreceive prizes or correct answers Come and compete an Speakers

Judge Lynne A Battaglia Maryland Court o Appeals John F Fader II (Ret) Baltimore County Circuit CoK Archibald Esq Wright Constable amp Skeen and PSandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorLitigation Section Program Chair Judge Lynne A Battaglia

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A A light lunch will be served

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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130 am ndash 130 pm

UNPLUGGED WILL LEAVE YOU CACHED OUT -

DEFRAGGING YOUR LAW PRACTICE

(echnology basics or a successul law practice)echnology has become an integral part o a successul law

practice Tose who adapt quickly to new legal technologies findhemselves saving significant resources while those who donrsquot findhemselves struggling to keep pace with a ast-changing market Te

panel will discuss ways to maintain the highest quality legal serviceswhile using technologies as a multiplier to drive down client costsTe panel will offer a glimpse into the uture o legal technologiesaising the question what will the attorneyrsquos role be in ten years with

MDEC cyber security automation and algorithms We will explore the changes to the Rules as well as some o the

thical issues that technology has created which may not havexisted just a decade ago

Tis is a must attend session or orward-thinking law firmsegal departments and the judiciary Join the Honorableudge Grimm Judge Morrissey along with attorneys and legalechnologists or these exciting panel discussions interactive

demonstrations and QampA sessions

Speakersudge Paul W Grimm United States District Court o

Maryland Judge John P Morrissey Chie Judge DistrictCourt o Maryland Diane P Kilcoyne Attorney Lerch Earlyamp Brewer Chtd Tomas F Goldman Attorney and Author o

echnology in the Law Office Michael D Berman AttorneyRifin Weiner Livingston Levitan amp Silver LLC and MatthewStubenberg I Director MVLS

Program Sponsorechnology Committee

Program ChairGeorge Hermina Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served and abulous door p

130 pm ndash 330 pm

AN AFTERNOON AT SEACRETS

Sponsored byTe Worcester County Bar Association

Seacrets Bar and Grille 49th Street and the BOpen to all convention attendees and guest

Snacks provided while they lastCASH BAR

For more information contact

Cathi V Coates Esq 4107236000

200 pm ndash 400 pm

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Dumserrsquos Dairyland12305 Coastal Highway

(124th Street)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Medical Assistance Planning and Eligib

Advance Medical Directives Living W

Trusts Estate Planning and Administration

Powers of Attorney Guardianship

Disability Planning Special Needs Tru

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Towson | Columbia | Easton

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200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

400 pm

MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION

ANNUAL MEETING

(Te Links at Lighthouse Sound)

400 pm

FELLOWS MEETING

Initiation o New Fellows andPresentation o the Eney and Shea Awards

500 pm

RECEPTION

630 pm ndash 730 pm

REGISTRATION - PRESIDENTrsquoS

RECEPTION TICKETS PICK-UP

(Grand Ballroom)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland State Bar Association Inc

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Judge Pamila J Brown President

Judge Harry C Storm President-Elect

Debra G Schubert Immediate Past President

700 pm ndash 900 pm

CLARION HOTEL

CRYSTAL BALLROOM

BUSINESS ATTIRE

STANDING RECEPTION

Tickets required at the door Heavy Hors Drsquooeuvres

Dessert Buffet and Open Bar Complimentary Valet Parking Available

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 130 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARYREGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 130 pm

EXHIBITS

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1100 am

COFFEE BREAK Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruitGrand Ballroom)

730 am

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION SUN RUN

Runners and walkers welcome

Sponsored By Te Daily Record

10 k (62 miles) and 5k (31 miles)Montego Bay 130 Street South Ocean Drive

Educational Program - Track 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 1030 am

COURT ADR WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MTe Maryland Judiciary supports a variety o alternative dresolution (ADR) programs rom the District Court o Mthe Court o Special Appeals Tese programs provide paran alternative method to resolve their dispute but do theymake a difference Tis panel will share the results rom thADR study to use live observation and behavioral coding the impacts o practitioner strategies and participant respoand comparing ADR to traditional court processes in DisCircuit court cases Te result o the rigorous study is enliinormation or court administrators judges ADR practitand advocates Learn more about the research outcomes ain a lively discussion as participants and panelists explore wresearch means or ADR in Maryland

Speakers Judge Julie R Rubin Circuit Court or Baltimore City Judge Dorothy Wilson District Court o Maryland BaltimCounty im Sheridan Esq Court Administrator Circuitor Baltimore County Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq DirectoDivision Maryland Court o Special Appeals Jonathan S REsq Executive Director Mediation and Conflict ResolutionAdministrative Office o the Courts Maryland Judiciary CoKratovil-Lavelle Esq Executive Director Department o FAdministration Maryland Judiciary Maureen A DenihanExecutive Director ADR Programs District Court o Maryl

Walter PhD Director o Court Operations Administrativethe Courts Maryland Judiciary oby reem Guerin EsqDirector Center or Dispute Resolution at the University o MCarey School o Law Nick White PhD Evaluations and ReDirector Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office AdminOffice o the Courts Maryland Judiciary

Program SponsorADR Section

Program ChairsMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

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clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

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To make effective decisions you

the right numbers at the right time

basic accounting issues to the

complex investment decision

customized team of advisors

specialists are prepared to

you with your business and pers

financial needs

Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

Hagerstown M

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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FUTURE

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~Notic of Meetin~ Notice is hereby given of the Annual Business Meeting of the Maryland State Bar Association

be held at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel

Crystal Ballroom on Saturday June 18 at 830 am

FAMILY DAYS AT JOLLY ROGER

AMUSEMENT PARK 30 th Street and Coastal Highway

Pier Location ndash401 South Atlantic Ave

1000 am ndash 600 pmSplash Mountain Water Park

$2300 - all day __________

1000 am ndash 600 pm Amusement Rides and

Miniature Gol$1600 ndash all day

__________

1000 am ndash 600 pmSpeed World

Unlimited rides or 2 hours $3200

ickets will be available at the MSBA Registration Desk at the Clarion

DAILY ACIVIIES WEDNESDAY ndash SAURDAY

CABANA

HOSPITALIT Y SUITESConveniently located poolside at the ClarionHotel Check the hotel message board or times

Back by Popular DemandTHE WELLNESS SPOT

Sponsored byLawyer Assistance Program

Maryland State Bar Association

Stop by the Exhibit Hall and have your Blood Pressure and Bone Density checked and muchmore Open during regular Exhibit Hall hours

Discount ickets AvailableVarious Ocean City Locations

Dial-A-Nanny - Pat Bennett - 4106412977 Tis inormation is provided as aservice to our members however the Maryland State Bar Association makes norecommendation o any service

CHILD CARE SERVICES

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MSBA CLE Raising the Bar for EducationPlease stop by the MSBA CLE booth to receive a Uniorm Certificate o Attendance prior to attending any M

educational program All certificates must be returned and signed by a staff member at the conclusion o each se you attend For Pennsylvania MCLE a $200 charge will be assessed or each credit hour and partial credit h

Need CLE Credits

LAW SCHOOL RECEPTIONS

June 16

500 pm ndash 700 pmU983150983145983158983141983154983155983145983156983161 983151983142 B983137983148983156983145983149983151983154983141 S983139983144983151983151983148

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Join Dean Ronald Weich UB Law Faculty and the Officeo External Relations or a happy hour at the Maryland State

Bar Association Annual Meeting

Horizons Main Bar

June 17

500 pm - 700 pmU983150983145983158983141983154983155983145983156983161 983151983142 M983137983154983161983148983137983150983140

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Please join Dean Donald obin and enjoy an evconnecting with ellow UM Carey Law alumni andReception will be held in Conerence Rooms 5 and

Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel All are welcome

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00 pm ndash 730 pm

MSBA REGISTRATION

AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

00 pm ndash 730 pm

EXHIBIT HALL

(GRAND BALLROOM)

400 pm ndash 600 pm

Sponsored by the Young Lawyers Section and the Daily Record

( Liquid Assets ndash 94th amp Coastal Highway)

400 pm ndash 530 pm

MARYLAND STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

2015-2016 BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING

Conerence Rooms 1-3)

600 pm ndash 730 pm

WELCOMING RECEPTION

lsquoA CARIBBEAN PARTYrsquo

(Crystal Ballroom) Join Judges Lawyers Family and Friends rom arou

state as we kick-off the Joint Bench Bar Conference anthe announcement o the destination or the 2017 MSBAMeeting

Tis estive party is sure to provide un or the whole Enjoy Drinks Light hors Drsquooeuvres Music and your cha win great Door Prizes

Sponsored in part by

Platinum Sponsor Founded in 1946 Ellin amp ucker is one o the Mid-Atlan premier business consulting and certified public accounting

Silver Sponsors

2016 Exhibitors

800 pm ndash 1000 pm

CRAB FEAST

HOOPERrsquoS CRAB HOUSE

12913 Ocean Gateway All You Can Eat CrabFeast

Steamed crabs steamed shrimp ried chicken corn onhush puppies beer wine so drinks and coffee

Salad upon request Bus transportation is pro983158ided fom the Clarion to Hoop

fom Hooperrsquos back to the Clarion and the Princess R-NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR-

JUDGES ONLY PROGRAMMING

Princess Royale Hotel REGISTRATION

100 pm ndash 330 pmBUSINESS MEETING

345 pm ndash 500 pmPLENARY SESSION

Wednesday Jun 15 Wednesday Jun 15

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630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 830 am

Special Presidentrsquos Initiative Program

WELLNESS DISCUSSION GROUP

Te Wellness Discussion Group has been such a big success thatwe have been asked by MSBA President Judge Pamila J Brown

to offer it at the Joint Bench Bar Conerence Rememberhuman first and a LawyerJudge second Join us i you dto achieve optimum emotional and physical wellness amthe stress and chaos o practicing law Te Wellness DiscGroup will provide an inormal un and supportive oppto explore wellness-based topics such as nutrition exercimindulness and work-amily balance

SpeakersLisa Caplan LCSW-C Lawyer Assistance Program CouKate Sinclair Esq Silverman Tompson Slutkin amp Wh

Program SponsoredLawyer Assistance Program Maryland State Bar Associa

Room

Suite 311313 (Tird Floor)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

ACReS is an ofcial US Department of Agriculture (USDA) certied agricultural mediation program

Maryland Department of AgricultureRoom 208 | 50 Harry S Truman Parkway | Annapolis MD 21401 | 4108415778 | 8004925590 | wwwmarylandacrescom

Larry Hogan Governor Boyd K Rutherford Lt Governor Joseph Bartenfelder Secretary James P Eichhors t Deputy Secretary

Mediate ndashDonrsquot LitigateThe Maryland Agricultural Confict Resolution Service

bull Can resolve conicts betweenfarmers and their neighborsorganizations and localgovernments

bull Assists with agriculturalcredit issues

bull Assists with unfavorabledecisions by USDA agencies

bull Offers condential assistanceto help resolve disputes

bull Reduces the need forunnecessary litigation

bull Increases understanding amongagricutural producers agenciesorganizations and communities

bull Strengthens agriculture throughbetter communications

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730 am ndash 200 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARY

REGISTRATION INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)Registration will re-open fom 600 pm ndash 730 pm or later

arrivals to pick-up Presidentrsquos Reception tickets

730 am ndash 200 pm

EXHIBIT HALL

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1030 am

COFFEE BREAK

Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruit

Grand Ballroom)

Educational Program - Track 1 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 830 am

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SECTION BUSINESS

MEETING AND BREAKFAST

(Banquet Hall 2-B)

830 am ndash 1030 am

MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

WITH ADMINISTRATIVE LAW HOW TO BE AT

THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME WITH

THE RIGHT STUFF

Tis program is designed or the rookie and experienced administrativeaw practitioner as well as the judge conducting judicial review Aoadmap to protecting your clientrsquos rights and remedies and avoiding

common pitalls Learn how to always be at the right place at theight time with the right stuff by mastering exclusive primary andconcurrent jurisdiction administrative exhaustion effective preparationand presentation preservation o the record and understanding thenuances o judicial review and administrative mandamus

Speakersudge Kevin F Arthur Court o Special AppealsJudge Andrea M Leahy Court o Special Appeals

Judge Julie R Rubin Associate Judge Circuit Court oBaltimore City Ralph S yler Venable

Program SponsorAdministrative Law Section

Program ChairPeter Sheehan Esq and Michele J McDonald AAG

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

ADR SECTION CONTINENTAL BREAK

AND BUSINESS MEETING

(Conerence Room 5)

830 am ndash 1030 am

ldquoSIBLING WARSrdquo

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN

PROBATE ESTATES AND TRUSTS AND

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION

While the use o mediation and collaborative law in domand general civil matters has quickly expanded in Maryland throughout the country their use has been slower to

traction in the context o probate estates and trusts andlitigation (eg adult guardianships will contests) MarylCircuit Court Judges Orphansrsquo Court Judges Private AMediators Court ADR Administrators and CollaboratPractitioners will discuss the current status o ADR in thTe panelists will engage the audience in brainstorming plans within Marylandrsquos Judiciary and the Bar to encouruse o ADR in these stressul amily disputes

SpeakersKathy Brissette-Minus Esq Law Office o Kathy Bris

Minus Judge Wendy Cartwright Prince Georgersquos CouOrphansrsquo Court Suzy Eckstein Esq Oakley and Ecks Judge Juliet Fisher Baltimore County Orphansrsquo CourtByron Macfarlane Esq Register o Wills Howard CoMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq Maryland Court o SpeciaKelly M Preteroti Esq Ober Kaler Judge Steven I P(Ret) Prince Georgersquos County Circuit CourtH Andrew Reckson Esq Law Offices o H Andrew RLLC Judge Gale Rasin (Ret) Baltimore City Circuit

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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eff rueman Esq Baltimore CityCircuit Court Judge Pamela WhiteBaltimore City Circuit Courtudge Tomas Ross Circuit Court or

983121ueen Annersquos County

Program SponsorAlternative Dispute Resolution Section

Program Chairsudge Tomas Ross and

Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

800 am ndash 1030 am

AT THE CORNER OF LAW

ENFORCEMENT AND ANIMALS

CO-FACILITATED DIALOGUE

ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND

DOG SHOOTINGS

Te panel members and acilitators anyo whom bring great expertise in law andmediation to the table will reflect on anddiscuss situations that escalate into police-nvolved killings o ldquoFidordquo the amily pet

Tey will ocus on the emerging fieldo community policing balancing thecompeting interests o the human andanimal stakeholders involved in theseettings Moreover they will discuss

dispute resolution tools and how they maybe applied to underlying conflicts betweenpolice humans and animals in a civilmanner inormed by and consistent withessons-learned rom recently publicized

violent human-related police interactions

SpeakersGary C Norman Esq AssociateCivil Rights Commissioner MarylandCommission on Civil Rights AttorneyMediator and Consultant and CeciliaB Paizs Esq Attorney Mediatorand rainer

ursday Jun 16

Advance your career with

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Legal Studies Institute

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Richard H Melnick Esq Associate County Attorney Office ohe County Attorney Montgomery County Maryland E Anne

Benaroya Esq Founder o Maryland Animal Law Center andPrivate Practice

Program SponsorAnimal Law Section

Program ChairGary C Norman Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

800 am ndash 1030 am

ldquoSO YOU WANT TO START A VETERANSrsquo

COURTrdquo ndash A PROSPECTIVE FROM HOW TO

CREATE A VETERANS COURT DOCKET AND

HOW TO PRACTICE IN IT

Te goal o the Veteransrsquo CourtsDockets is ldquoo successullyhabilitate veterans by diverting them rom the traditional criminalustice system and providing them with the tools they need in

order to lead a productive and law-abiding liestylerdquo Tis timelypresentation will include an update on how Veterans Court aregetting started throughout Maryland Baltimore and Prince

Georges County have made great strides in establishing dockets andcourts the legal community can benefit tremendously rom theirparticular experiences Te presentation will cover the basic nutsand bolts o how Baltimore City District Court started a courtalong with practical advice rom those that engage in making it theastest growing specialty court in the State For those that care aboutveteransrsquo issues and how the legal community and judiciary canhave a positive impact on veterans in our state this is an excellentopportunity to learn rom those that are making a difference

Speakers

udge Halee Weinstein District Court Judge Baltimore CityGray Barton Director Office o Problem Solving CourtsPatricia Deros Assistant Statersquos AttorneyAntonia Fasanelli Esq Executive Director o the HomelessPersons Representation Project Inc Prof Hugh McCleanDirector University o Baltimorersquos Te Bob Parsons VeteransAdvocacy Clinic Craig Cook LCSW-C Health Care orHomeless Veterans Coordinator and Janette DeBoissiereAssistant Public Deender

ModeratorCharles Blomquist Esq

Program SponsorsCriminal Law and Practice Section amp Veterans Affairs aMilitary Law Section

Program ChairsSidney Butcher Esq Judge racey Parker-Warren and John P

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

800 am ndash 830 am

LITIGATION SECTION BREAKFAS

AND BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 2-A)

830 am ndash 1030 am

RAZZLE DAZZLE THE JURY

THE DOS AND DONrsquoTS OF USING

TECHNOLOGY IN THE COURTROOM

Are you suffering rom courtroom technophobia Te is notrdquoDo you use technology in the courtroomrdquo Te qis ldquoDo you know how to use it effectivelyrdquo Learn to ldquoraz

dazzlerdquo the jury Te dos and donrsquots o using visuals to testory A multimedia presentation which brings lie to yo

Speaker James OrsquoC Gentry Jr Esq Bekman Marder amp Adkin

Program SponsorLitigation Section

Program ChairsAlan Sternstein Esq and Bradord McCullough Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

RESPONDING TO ATTORNEY GRIEVANC

JUDICIAL DISABILITY COMPLAINTS

Into each lawyerrsquos and judgersquos lie some rain may all Wh

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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ain comes in the orm o a letter rom Bar Counsel or JudicialDisabilities Investigative Counsel it may seem that plans oran ark might be in order Te Attorney Grievance Commissioneceived over two thousand complaints in FY15 and the

Commission on Judicial Disabilities received over a hundred and

fiy A distinguished panel o decision-makers and practitionersegularly involved in attorney and judicial discipline andegulation will offer insight into the processes and the evaluation

o complaints as well as practical advice in responding to the near-nevitable grievance ndash think o this as a lie-preserver

SpeakersCarol A Crawford Esq Executive Director InvestigativeCounsel Maryland Commission on Judicial DisabilitiesAlvin I Frederick Esq Eccleston amp Wol RichardBerwanger Esq Eccleston amp Wol Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counsel William C Brennan Jr Esq BrennanMcKenna Manzi Shay Chtd Hon Alexander Wright Jr Chairperson Commission on Judicial Disabilities

ModeratorGlenn M Grossman Esq Bar Counsel

Program SponsorsProessionalism Committee and Ethics Committee

Program Chairs Judge Joan Bossmann Gordon Pauline C OnyemaechiGlenn M Grossman Esq (Proessionalism Committee) Wayne M Willoughby Esq (Ethics Committee)

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Coffee and tea served

800 am ndash 900 amSTATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SEC

BREAKFAST AND BUSINESS MEETI

(Suite 317319 Tird Floor)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland Criminal Jury Instrucons and Commentary 2016 Ed

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900 am ndash 1030 am

HAS SUING THE GOVERNMENT BECOME OUR

NATIONAL PASTIME

Each year the Court o Appeals decides legal issues arising out ocases filed by individuals and businesses against State and local

governments Come hear two distinguished Judges o the Courto Appeals and two experienced litigators in this field give theirperspectives on some o the important cases decided this yearnvolving suits against State and local governments

Speakersudge Robert McDonald Court o Appeals Judge Glenn

Harrell (Ret) Court o Appeals imothy F Maloney JosephGreenwald amp Laake Kevin Bock Karpinski Karpinski Colaresiamp Karp PA

ModeratorCarol S Rubin Esq Principal Counsel M-NCPPC

Program SponsorState and Local Government Law Section

Program ChairRobert H Drummer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

Educational Program - Track1130 a - 130 p

1130 am ndash 130 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENSIs the orce strong with you becoming a judge one day Dfirst part o Jedi training initiates will witness our panel perorm Jedi mind tricks (ie provide their thoughts andto help initiates prepare or the arduous road to becominlawyer a prerequisite or anyone seeking a judicial appoinTen judges rom other galaxies will join the program tochallenge Jedi initiates in duels to the death (Also knowdiscussion groups rotating among the judges) Prizes Pri will be awarded or the best Forces o Good costumes Dand Storm roopers need not attend

Speakers Judge Georgia Brady Office o Administrative Hearing Judge Jeannie Cho District Court or Montgomery CoMagistrate Richard Sandy Circuit Court or Frederick

Judge Mary Kramer Circuit Court or Howard CountMichael Reed Court o Special Appeals Judge GeorgeUS District Court or the District o Maryland Moderator Christine Pham Esq Rosenberg Martin Greenberg

Program Chairs Judge Julie Weatherly Christine Pham Esq Kelcie LEsq and Aindrea Conroy Esq

Program SponsorBench Bar Section Council and Young Lawyers Section

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Tatooine refeshments to be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

SURVIVING THE MAELSTROM TREADIN

THE MURKY WATERS OF RESIDENTIAL

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT LITIGATION

Structures are ubiquitous in all human societies and it is ithat some structures will suffer rom deects in their const

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

1030 am ndash 1130 am12TH ANNUAL MEET AND GREETRECEPTION FOR MARYLANDrsquoS

NEW JUDGES

(Crystal Ballroom 1)Hon Mary Ellen Barbera Chie Judge

Maryland Court o Appeals

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Highly specialized legal procedures have evolved over the yearsn resolving disputes over construction deects ouching on all

o them is well beyond the scope o this program but we hope toprovide guidance on some o the most important undamental issueshat one might expect to conront in construction deect litigation

arising out o residential housing projects Legal and Industryxperts will address problems and describe solution strategies arisingn the context o the construction o a new residence in Maryland in

which substantial water intrusion and mold damages are discoveredong aer the completion o construction Problems will bexamined rom the perspectives o the Owner General Contractor

Engineering and Design Proessionals and Sub-Contractors inelevant trades Litigation issues will include identification andargeting o deendants orum and venue considerations statutes

o limitation and repose causes o action and theories o recoveryor bodily injury and property damage affirmative deenses use oxperts contractual obligations insurance coverage and mediation

and settlement considerations Troughout the program attentionwill be paid to the cost-benefit analysis required in residentialconstruction deect litigation in that the relatively small amount incontroversy may require that only the most promising actual andegal issues will be actively litigated

Speakersudge Diane Leasure (Ret) Darren Burns Carney Kelehan

Bresler Bennett amp Scherr LLP Clark L Griffith AIAConstruction Consulting Associates Robert Kelly Jackson ampCampbell PC Gregory Koger Holland amp Knight LLP

Moderatorudge Diane Leasure (Ret)

Program SponsorConstruction Law Section

Program ChairRobert Kelly Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 45

A light lunch will be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

HOW TO NOT GET CRACKED BY MARYL

WIP NAVIGATING MARYLANDrsquoS RESPO

TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TOTAL MAX

DAILY LOAD

EPA issued the Chesapeake Bay otal Maximum Daily Lin December 2010 assigning pollution limits to all Mary waters that eed the Chesapeake Bay In response Marydeveloped a Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) or those limits In compliance with the WIP Maryland ha passed several regulations and permitting requirements taffect municipalities private entities and the public Sothese regulations and permits concern stormwater runoff program is designed to inorm the local government or s practitioner o these new requirements and how they cantheir clients in securing the required permit(s)

Speakers Jon Mueller VP or Litigation Chesapeake Bay FoundaBen Grumbles Secretary Maryland Department o the

Environment Erik Michelson Anne Arundel CountyDepartment o Public Works Watershed Protection andRestoration Program

Moderator Judge Douglas Nazarian

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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Sponsored byEnvironmental Law Section

Program Chairon Mueller Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

A light lunch will be served

130 am- 130 pm

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATrsquoS UNETHICAL

A wo-Part Program Exploring the Pitalls o Speaking Onersquos Mindand Other Potential Ethical raps

Part 1 1130 am - 1230 pm

Te First Amendment figured recently in attorney disciplinary mattersbeore the Court o Appeals ie AGC v Stanalonis (campaign speechn a contested judicial election) and AGC v Frost (statements by an

attorney critical o judges and other government officials) Our panelwill explore those matters and other situations where what attorneysay or publish is protected or may get them into ethical trouble

Speakersudge Robert N McDonald Maryland Court o Appeals

William C Brennan Esq Brennan Mckenna Manzi Shay

Chtd Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counselimothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald amp Laake PA

Part II 1230 pm ndash 130 pm

Tere are many instances in the jurisprudence regarding lawyersrsquothical responsibilities where the Court o Appeals sanctioned

attorneys or conduct that appeared to take place other than in theraditional arena o the practice o law ndash some situations seemingntuitive and others perhaps counter-intuitive Tis panel will stakeouthe terrain with exemplars and peer into yet unexplored dark corners

Speakersudge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret) Te Platt Group Inc LydiaE Lawless Esq Assistant Bar Counsel Tomas E Lynch

II Miles amp Stockbridge PC Patricia M Weaver Esq PaleyRothman Robert J Zarbin Esq Te Zarbin Law Firm

ModeratorWayne M Willoughby Esq Gershon WilloughbyGetz amp Smith LLC

Program Chair Wayne M Willoughby Esq

Program SponsorEthics Committee

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

1130 am ndash 130 pm

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAW CLER

REDUX REDUX REDUX COME TEST YO

BRAIN POWER

Tis unique program is entertaining inormative interaand a ast-paced take-off on the V game show ldquoAre Youthan a Fih Graderrdquo Panelists will answer requently asrequently missed - questions about Maryland civil proce pleading discovery and trial practice by allowing the au(anonymously by the use o computerized audience respoto answer the questions too as our moderator (Judge Ba poses them to our panel o three law clerk contestants anexperts (Archibald Fader amp Sandler) Audience participreceive prizes or correct answers Come and compete an Speakers

Judge Lynne A Battaglia Maryland Court o Appeals John F Fader II (Ret) Baltimore County Circuit CoK Archibald Esq Wright Constable amp Skeen and PSandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorLitigation Section Program Chair Judge Lynne A Battaglia

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A A light lunch will be served

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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130 am ndash 130 pm

UNPLUGGED WILL LEAVE YOU CACHED OUT -

DEFRAGGING YOUR LAW PRACTICE

(echnology basics or a successul law practice)echnology has become an integral part o a successul law

practice Tose who adapt quickly to new legal technologies findhemselves saving significant resources while those who donrsquot findhemselves struggling to keep pace with a ast-changing market Te

panel will discuss ways to maintain the highest quality legal serviceswhile using technologies as a multiplier to drive down client costsTe panel will offer a glimpse into the uture o legal technologiesaising the question what will the attorneyrsquos role be in ten years with

MDEC cyber security automation and algorithms We will explore the changes to the Rules as well as some o the

thical issues that technology has created which may not havexisted just a decade ago

Tis is a must attend session or orward-thinking law firmsegal departments and the judiciary Join the Honorableudge Grimm Judge Morrissey along with attorneys and legalechnologists or these exciting panel discussions interactive

demonstrations and QampA sessions

Speakersudge Paul W Grimm United States District Court o

Maryland Judge John P Morrissey Chie Judge DistrictCourt o Maryland Diane P Kilcoyne Attorney Lerch Earlyamp Brewer Chtd Tomas F Goldman Attorney and Author o

echnology in the Law Office Michael D Berman AttorneyRifin Weiner Livingston Levitan amp Silver LLC and MatthewStubenberg I Director MVLS

Program Sponsorechnology Committee

Program ChairGeorge Hermina Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served and abulous door p

130 pm ndash 330 pm

AN AFTERNOON AT SEACRETS

Sponsored byTe Worcester County Bar Association

Seacrets Bar and Grille 49th Street and the BOpen to all convention attendees and guest

Snacks provided while they lastCASH BAR

For more information contact

Cathi V Coates Esq 4107236000

200 pm ndash 400 pm

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Dumserrsquos Dairyland12305 Coastal Highway

(124th Street)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Medical Assistance Planning and Eligib

Advance Medical Directives Living W

Trusts Estate Planning and Administration

Powers of Attorney Guardianship

Disability Planning Special Needs Tru

Frank Frankamp Scherr LLCndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndash

Elder Law Estate amp Special Needs Planning

4103378900 | wwwfrankelderlawcom | 18883380400

Towson | Columbia | Easton

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200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

400 pm

MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION

ANNUAL MEETING

(Te Links at Lighthouse Sound)

400 pm

FELLOWS MEETING

Initiation o New Fellows andPresentation o the Eney and Shea Awards

500 pm

RECEPTION

630 pm ndash 730 pm

REGISTRATION - PRESIDENTrsquoS

RECEPTION TICKETS PICK-UP

(Grand Ballroom)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland State Bar Association Inc

P983154983141983155983145983140983141983150983156rsquo983155 R983141983139983141983152983156983145983151

Judge Pamila J Brown President

Judge Harry C Storm President-Elect

Debra G Schubert Immediate Past President

700 pm ndash 900 pm

CLARION HOTEL

CRYSTAL BALLROOM

BUSINESS ATTIRE

STANDING RECEPTION

Tickets required at the door Heavy Hors Drsquooeuvres

Dessert Buffet and Open Bar Complimentary Valet Parking Available

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 130 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARYREGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 130 pm

EXHIBITS

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1100 am

COFFEE BREAK Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruitGrand Ballroom)

730 am

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION SUN RUN

Runners and walkers welcome

Sponsored By Te Daily Record

10 k (62 miles) and 5k (31 miles)Montego Bay 130 Street South Ocean Drive

Educational Program - Track 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 1030 am

COURT ADR WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MTe Maryland Judiciary supports a variety o alternative dresolution (ADR) programs rom the District Court o Mthe Court o Special Appeals Tese programs provide paran alternative method to resolve their dispute but do theymake a difference Tis panel will share the results rom thADR study to use live observation and behavioral coding the impacts o practitioner strategies and participant respoand comparing ADR to traditional court processes in DisCircuit court cases Te result o the rigorous study is enliinormation or court administrators judges ADR practitand advocates Learn more about the research outcomes ain a lively discussion as participants and panelists explore wresearch means or ADR in Maryland

Speakers Judge Julie R Rubin Circuit Court or Baltimore City Judge Dorothy Wilson District Court o Maryland BaltimCounty im Sheridan Esq Court Administrator Circuitor Baltimore County Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq DirectoDivision Maryland Court o Special Appeals Jonathan S REsq Executive Director Mediation and Conflict ResolutionAdministrative Office o the Courts Maryland Judiciary CoKratovil-Lavelle Esq Executive Director Department o FAdministration Maryland Judiciary Maureen A DenihanExecutive Director ADR Programs District Court o Maryl

Walter PhD Director o Court Operations Administrativethe Courts Maryland Judiciary oby reem Guerin EsqDirector Center or Dispute Resolution at the University o MCarey School o Law Nick White PhD Evaluations and ReDirector Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office AdminOffice o the Courts Maryland Judiciary

Program SponsorADR Section

Program ChairsMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

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clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

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To make effective decisions you

the right numbers at the right time

basic accounting issues to the

complex investment decision

customized team of advisors

specialists are prepared to

you with your business and pers

financial needs

Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

Hagerstown M

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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FUTURE

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MSBA CLE Raising the Bar for EducationPlease stop by the MSBA CLE booth to receive a Uniorm Certificate o Attendance prior to attending any M

educational program All certificates must be returned and signed by a staff member at the conclusion o each se you attend For Pennsylvania MCLE a $200 charge will be assessed or each credit hour and partial credit h

Need CLE Credits

LAW SCHOOL RECEPTIONS

June 16

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Join Dean Ronald Weich UB Law Faculty and the Officeo External Relations or a happy hour at the Maryland State

Bar Association Annual Meeting

Horizons Main Bar

June 17

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Please join Dean Donald obin and enjoy an evconnecting with ellow UM Carey Law alumni andReception will be held in Conerence Rooms 5 and

Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel All are welcome

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00 pm ndash 730 pm

MSBA REGISTRATION

AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

00 pm ndash 730 pm

EXHIBIT HALL

(GRAND BALLROOM)

400 pm ndash 600 pm

Sponsored by the Young Lawyers Section and the Daily Record

( Liquid Assets ndash 94th amp Coastal Highway)

400 pm ndash 530 pm

MARYLAND STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

2015-2016 BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING

Conerence Rooms 1-3)

600 pm ndash 730 pm

WELCOMING RECEPTION

lsquoA CARIBBEAN PARTYrsquo

(Crystal Ballroom) Join Judges Lawyers Family and Friends rom arou

state as we kick-off the Joint Bench Bar Conference anthe announcement o the destination or the 2017 MSBAMeeting

Tis estive party is sure to provide un or the whole Enjoy Drinks Light hors Drsquooeuvres Music and your cha win great Door Prizes

Sponsored in part by

Platinum Sponsor Founded in 1946 Ellin amp ucker is one o the Mid-Atlan premier business consulting and certified public accounting

Silver Sponsors

2016 Exhibitors

800 pm ndash 1000 pm

CRAB FEAST

HOOPERrsquoS CRAB HOUSE

12913 Ocean Gateway All You Can Eat CrabFeast

Steamed crabs steamed shrimp ried chicken corn onhush puppies beer wine so drinks and coffee

Salad upon request Bus transportation is pro983158ided fom the Clarion to Hoop

fom Hooperrsquos back to the Clarion and the Princess R-NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR-

JUDGES ONLY PROGRAMMING

Princess Royale Hotel REGISTRATION

100 pm ndash 330 pmBUSINESS MEETING

345 pm ndash 500 pmPLENARY SESSION

Wednesday Jun 15 Wednesday Jun 15

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630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 830 am

Special Presidentrsquos Initiative Program

WELLNESS DISCUSSION GROUP

Te Wellness Discussion Group has been such a big success thatwe have been asked by MSBA President Judge Pamila J Brown

to offer it at the Joint Bench Bar Conerence Rememberhuman first and a LawyerJudge second Join us i you dto achieve optimum emotional and physical wellness amthe stress and chaos o practicing law Te Wellness DiscGroup will provide an inormal un and supportive oppto explore wellness-based topics such as nutrition exercimindulness and work-amily balance

SpeakersLisa Caplan LCSW-C Lawyer Assistance Program CouKate Sinclair Esq Silverman Tompson Slutkin amp Wh

Program SponsoredLawyer Assistance Program Maryland State Bar Associa

Room

Suite 311313 (Tird Floor)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

ACReS is an ofcial US Department of Agriculture (USDA) certied agricultural mediation program

Maryland Department of AgricultureRoom 208 | 50 Harry S Truman Parkway | Annapolis MD 21401 | 4108415778 | 8004925590 | wwwmarylandacrescom

Larry Hogan Governor Boyd K Rutherford Lt Governor Joseph Bartenfelder Secretary James P Eichhors t Deputy Secretary

Mediate ndashDonrsquot LitigateThe Maryland Agricultural Confict Resolution Service

bull Can resolve conicts betweenfarmers and their neighborsorganizations and localgovernments

bull Assists with agriculturalcredit issues

bull Assists with unfavorabledecisions by USDA agencies

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730 am ndash 200 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARY

REGISTRATION INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)Registration will re-open fom 600 pm ndash 730 pm or later

arrivals to pick-up Presidentrsquos Reception tickets

730 am ndash 200 pm

EXHIBIT HALL

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1030 am

COFFEE BREAK

Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruit

Grand Ballroom)

Educational Program - Track 1 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 830 am

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SECTION BUSINESS

MEETING AND BREAKFAST

(Banquet Hall 2-B)

830 am ndash 1030 am

MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

WITH ADMINISTRATIVE LAW HOW TO BE AT

THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME WITH

THE RIGHT STUFF

Tis program is designed or the rookie and experienced administrativeaw practitioner as well as the judge conducting judicial review Aoadmap to protecting your clientrsquos rights and remedies and avoiding

common pitalls Learn how to always be at the right place at theight time with the right stuff by mastering exclusive primary andconcurrent jurisdiction administrative exhaustion effective preparationand presentation preservation o the record and understanding thenuances o judicial review and administrative mandamus

Speakersudge Kevin F Arthur Court o Special AppealsJudge Andrea M Leahy Court o Special Appeals

Judge Julie R Rubin Associate Judge Circuit Court oBaltimore City Ralph S yler Venable

Program SponsorAdministrative Law Section

Program ChairPeter Sheehan Esq and Michele J McDonald AAG

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

ADR SECTION CONTINENTAL BREAK

AND BUSINESS MEETING

(Conerence Room 5)

830 am ndash 1030 am

ldquoSIBLING WARSrdquo

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN

PROBATE ESTATES AND TRUSTS AND

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION

While the use o mediation and collaborative law in domand general civil matters has quickly expanded in Maryland throughout the country their use has been slower to

traction in the context o probate estates and trusts andlitigation (eg adult guardianships will contests) MarylCircuit Court Judges Orphansrsquo Court Judges Private AMediators Court ADR Administrators and CollaboratPractitioners will discuss the current status o ADR in thTe panelists will engage the audience in brainstorming plans within Marylandrsquos Judiciary and the Bar to encouruse o ADR in these stressul amily disputes

SpeakersKathy Brissette-Minus Esq Law Office o Kathy Bris

Minus Judge Wendy Cartwright Prince Georgersquos CouOrphansrsquo Court Suzy Eckstein Esq Oakley and Ecks Judge Juliet Fisher Baltimore County Orphansrsquo CourtByron Macfarlane Esq Register o Wills Howard CoMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq Maryland Court o SpeciaKelly M Preteroti Esq Ober Kaler Judge Steven I P(Ret) Prince Georgersquos County Circuit CourtH Andrew Reckson Esq Law Offices o H Andrew RLLC Judge Gale Rasin (Ret) Baltimore City Circuit

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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eff rueman Esq Baltimore CityCircuit Court Judge Pamela WhiteBaltimore City Circuit Courtudge Tomas Ross Circuit Court or

983121ueen Annersquos County

Program SponsorAlternative Dispute Resolution Section

Program Chairsudge Tomas Ross and

Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

800 am ndash 1030 am

AT THE CORNER OF LAW

ENFORCEMENT AND ANIMALS

CO-FACILITATED DIALOGUE

ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND

DOG SHOOTINGS

Te panel members and acilitators anyo whom bring great expertise in law andmediation to the table will reflect on anddiscuss situations that escalate into police-nvolved killings o ldquoFidordquo the amily pet

Tey will ocus on the emerging fieldo community policing balancing thecompeting interests o the human andanimal stakeholders involved in theseettings Moreover they will discuss

dispute resolution tools and how they maybe applied to underlying conflicts betweenpolice humans and animals in a civilmanner inormed by and consistent withessons-learned rom recently publicized

violent human-related police interactions

SpeakersGary C Norman Esq AssociateCivil Rights Commissioner MarylandCommission on Civil Rights AttorneyMediator and Consultant and CeciliaB Paizs Esq Attorney Mediatorand rainer

ursday Jun 16

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Richard H Melnick Esq Associate County Attorney Office ohe County Attorney Montgomery County Maryland E Anne

Benaroya Esq Founder o Maryland Animal Law Center andPrivate Practice

Program SponsorAnimal Law Section

Program ChairGary C Norman Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

800 am ndash 1030 am

ldquoSO YOU WANT TO START A VETERANSrsquo

COURTrdquo ndash A PROSPECTIVE FROM HOW TO

CREATE A VETERANS COURT DOCKET AND

HOW TO PRACTICE IN IT

Te goal o the Veteransrsquo CourtsDockets is ldquoo successullyhabilitate veterans by diverting them rom the traditional criminalustice system and providing them with the tools they need in

order to lead a productive and law-abiding liestylerdquo Tis timelypresentation will include an update on how Veterans Court aregetting started throughout Maryland Baltimore and Prince

Georges County have made great strides in establishing dockets andcourts the legal community can benefit tremendously rom theirparticular experiences Te presentation will cover the basic nutsand bolts o how Baltimore City District Court started a courtalong with practical advice rom those that engage in making it theastest growing specialty court in the State For those that care aboutveteransrsquo issues and how the legal community and judiciary canhave a positive impact on veterans in our state this is an excellentopportunity to learn rom those that are making a difference

Speakers

udge Halee Weinstein District Court Judge Baltimore CityGray Barton Director Office o Problem Solving CourtsPatricia Deros Assistant Statersquos AttorneyAntonia Fasanelli Esq Executive Director o the HomelessPersons Representation Project Inc Prof Hugh McCleanDirector University o Baltimorersquos Te Bob Parsons VeteransAdvocacy Clinic Craig Cook LCSW-C Health Care orHomeless Veterans Coordinator and Janette DeBoissiereAssistant Public Deender

ModeratorCharles Blomquist Esq

Program SponsorsCriminal Law and Practice Section amp Veterans Affairs aMilitary Law Section

Program ChairsSidney Butcher Esq Judge racey Parker-Warren and John P

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

800 am ndash 830 am

LITIGATION SECTION BREAKFAS

AND BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 2-A)

830 am ndash 1030 am

RAZZLE DAZZLE THE JURY

THE DOS AND DONrsquoTS OF USING

TECHNOLOGY IN THE COURTROOM

Are you suffering rom courtroom technophobia Te is notrdquoDo you use technology in the courtroomrdquo Te qis ldquoDo you know how to use it effectivelyrdquo Learn to ldquoraz

dazzlerdquo the jury Te dos and donrsquots o using visuals to testory A multimedia presentation which brings lie to yo

Speaker James OrsquoC Gentry Jr Esq Bekman Marder amp Adkin

Program SponsorLitigation Section

Program ChairsAlan Sternstein Esq and Bradord McCullough Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

RESPONDING TO ATTORNEY GRIEVANC

JUDICIAL DISABILITY COMPLAINTS

Into each lawyerrsquos and judgersquos lie some rain may all Wh

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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ain comes in the orm o a letter rom Bar Counsel or JudicialDisabilities Investigative Counsel it may seem that plans oran ark might be in order Te Attorney Grievance Commissioneceived over two thousand complaints in FY15 and the

Commission on Judicial Disabilities received over a hundred and

fiy A distinguished panel o decision-makers and practitionersegularly involved in attorney and judicial discipline andegulation will offer insight into the processes and the evaluation

o complaints as well as practical advice in responding to the near-nevitable grievance ndash think o this as a lie-preserver

SpeakersCarol A Crawford Esq Executive Director InvestigativeCounsel Maryland Commission on Judicial DisabilitiesAlvin I Frederick Esq Eccleston amp Wol RichardBerwanger Esq Eccleston amp Wol Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counsel William C Brennan Jr Esq BrennanMcKenna Manzi Shay Chtd Hon Alexander Wright Jr Chairperson Commission on Judicial Disabilities

ModeratorGlenn M Grossman Esq Bar Counsel

Program SponsorsProessionalism Committee and Ethics Committee

Program Chairs Judge Joan Bossmann Gordon Pauline C OnyemaechiGlenn M Grossman Esq (Proessionalism Committee) Wayne M Willoughby Esq (Ethics Committee)

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Coffee and tea served

800 am ndash 900 amSTATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SEC

BREAKFAST AND BUSINESS MEETI

(Suite 317319 Tird Floor)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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900 am ndash 1030 am

HAS SUING THE GOVERNMENT BECOME OUR

NATIONAL PASTIME

Each year the Court o Appeals decides legal issues arising out ocases filed by individuals and businesses against State and local

governments Come hear two distinguished Judges o the Courto Appeals and two experienced litigators in this field give theirperspectives on some o the important cases decided this yearnvolving suits against State and local governments

Speakersudge Robert McDonald Court o Appeals Judge Glenn

Harrell (Ret) Court o Appeals imothy F Maloney JosephGreenwald amp Laake Kevin Bock Karpinski Karpinski Colaresiamp Karp PA

ModeratorCarol S Rubin Esq Principal Counsel M-NCPPC

Program SponsorState and Local Government Law Section

Program ChairRobert H Drummer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

Educational Program - Track1130 a - 130 p

1130 am ndash 130 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENSIs the orce strong with you becoming a judge one day Dfirst part o Jedi training initiates will witness our panel perorm Jedi mind tricks (ie provide their thoughts andto help initiates prepare or the arduous road to becominlawyer a prerequisite or anyone seeking a judicial appoinTen judges rom other galaxies will join the program tochallenge Jedi initiates in duels to the death (Also knowdiscussion groups rotating among the judges) Prizes Pri will be awarded or the best Forces o Good costumes Dand Storm roopers need not attend

Speakers Judge Georgia Brady Office o Administrative Hearing Judge Jeannie Cho District Court or Montgomery CoMagistrate Richard Sandy Circuit Court or Frederick

Judge Mary Kramer Circuit Court or Howard CountMichael Reed Court o Special Appeals Judge GeorgeUS District Court or the District o Maryland Moderator Christine Pham Esq Rosenberg Martin Greenberg

Program Chairs Judge Julie Weatherly Christine Pham Esq Kelcie LEsq and Aindrea Conroy Esq

Program SponsorBench Bar Section Council and Young Lawyers Section

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Tatooine refeshments to be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

SURVIVING THE MAELSTROM TREADIN

THE MURKY WATERS OF RESIDENTIAL

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT LITIGATION

Structures are ubiquitous in all human societies and it is ithat some structures will suffer rom deects in their const

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

1030 am ndash 1130 am12TH ANNUAL MEET AND GREETRECEPTION FOR MARYLANDrsquoS

NEW JUDGES

(Crystal Ballroom 1)Hon Mary Ellen Barbera Chie Judge

Maryland Court o Appeals

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Highly specialized legal procedures have evolved over the yearsn resolving disputes over construction deects ouching on all

o them is well beyond the scope o this program but we hope toprovide guidance on some o the most important undamental issueshat one might expect to conront in construction deect litigation

arising out o residential housing projects Legal and Industryxperts will address problems and describe solution strategies arisingn the context o the construction o a new residence in Maryland in

which substantial water intrusion and mold damages are discoveredong aer the completion o construction Problems will bexamined rom the perspectives o the Owner General Contractor

Engineering and Design Proessionals and Sub-Contractors inelevant trades Litigation issues will include identification andargeting o deendants orum and venue considerations statutes

o limitation and repose causes o action and theories o recoveryor bodily injury and property damage affirmative deenses use oxperts contractual obligations insurance coverage and mediation

and settlement considerations Troughout the program attentionwill be paid to the cost-benefit analysis required in residentialconstruction deect litigation in that the relatively small amount incontroversy may require that only the most promising actual andegal issues will be actively litigated

Speakersudge Diane Leasure (Ret) Darren Burns Carney Kelehan

Bresler Bennett amp Scherr LLP Clark L Griffith AIAConstruction Consulting Associates Robert Kelly Jackson ampCampbell PC Gregory Koger Holland amp Knight LLP

Moderatorudge Diane Leasure (Ret)

Program SponsorConstruction Law Section

Program ChairRobert Kelly Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 45

A light lunch will be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

HOW TO NOT GET CRACKED BY MARYL

WIP NAVIGATING MARYLANDrsquoS RESPO

TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TOTAL MAX

DAILY LOAD

EPA issued the Chesapeake Bay otal Maximum Daily Lin December 2010 assigning pollution limits to all Mary waters that eed the Chesapeake Bay In response Marydeveloped a Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) or those limits In compliance with the WIP Maryland ha passed several regulations and permitting requirements taffect municipalities private entities and the public Sothese regulations and permits concern stormwater runoff program is designed to inorm the local government or s practitioner o these new requirements and how they cantheir clients in securing the required permit(s)

Speakers Jon Mueller VP or Litigation Chesapeake Bay FoundaBen Grumbles Secretary Maryland Department o the

Environment Erik Michelson Anne Arundel CountyDepartment o Public Works Watershed Protection andRestoration Program

Moderator Judge Douglas Nazarian

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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Sponsored byEnvironmental Law Section

Program Chairon Mueller Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

A light lunch will be served

130 am- 130 pm

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATrsquoS UNETHICAL

A wo-Part Program Exploring the Pitalls o Speaking Onersquos Mindand Other Potential Ethical raps

Part 1 1130 am - 1230 pm

Te First Amendment figured recently in attorney disciplinary mattersbeore the Court o Appeals ie AGC v Stanalonis (campaign speechn a contested judicial election) and AGC v Frost (statements by an

attorney critical o judges and other government officials) Our panelwill explore those matters and other situations where what attorneysay or publish is protected or may get them into ethical trouble

Speakersudge Robert N McDonald Maryland Court o Appeals

William C Brennan Esq Brennan Mckenna Manzi Shay

Chtd Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counselimothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald amp Laake PA

Part II 1230 pm ndash 130 pm

Tere are many instances in the jurisprudence regarding lawyersrsquothical responsibilities where the Court o Appeals sanctioned

attorneys or conduct that appeared to take place other than in theraditional arena o the practice o law ndash some situations seemingntuitive and others perhaps counter-intuitive Tis panel will stakeouthe terrain with exemplars and peer into yet unexplored dark corners

Speakersudge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret) Te Platt Group Inc LydiaE Lawless Esq Assistant Bar Counsel Tomas E Lynch

II Miles amp Stockbridge PC Patricia M Weaver Esq PaleyRothman Robert J Zarbin Esq Te Zarbin Law Firm

ModeratorWayne M Willoughby Esq Gershon WilloughbyGetz amp Smith LLC

Program Chair Wayne M Willoughby Esq

Program SponsorEthics Committee

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

1130 am ndash 130 pm

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAW CLER

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Tis unique program is entertaining inormative interaand a ast-paced take-off on the V game show ldquoAre Youthan a Fih Graderrdquo Panelists will answer requently asrequently missed - questions about Maryland civil proce pleading discovery and trial practice by allowing the au(anonymously by the use o computerized audience respoto answer the questions too as our moderator (Judge Ba poses them to our panel o three law clerk contestants anexperts (Archibald Fader amp Sandler) Audience participreceive prizes or correct answers Come and compete an Speakers

Judge Lynne A Battaglia Maryland Court o Appeals John F Fader II (Ret) Baltimore County Circuit CoK Archibald Esq Wright Constable amp Skeen and PSandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorLitigation Section Program Chair Judge Lynne A Battaglia

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A A light lunch will be served

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130 am ndash 130 pm

UNPLUGGED WILL LEAVE YOU CACHED OUT -

DEFRAGGING YOUR LAW PRACTICE

(echnology basics or a successul law practice)echnology has become an integral part o a successul law

practice Tose who adapt quickly to new legal technologies findhemselves saving significant resources while those who donrsquot findhemselves struggling to keep pace with a ast-changing market Te

panel will discuss ways to maintain the highest quality legal serviceswhile using technologies as a multiplier to drive down client costsTe panel will offer a glimpse into the uture o legal technologiesaising the question what will the attorneyrsquos role be in ten years with

MDEC cyber security automation and algorithms We will explore the changes to the Rules as well as some o the

thical issues that technology has created which may not havexisted just a decade ago

Tis is a must attend session or orward-thinking law firmsegal departments and the judiciary Join the Honorableudge Grimm Judge Morrissey along with attorneys and legalechnologists or these exciting panel discussions interactive

demonstrations and QampA sessions

Speakersudge Paul W Grimm United States District Court o

Maryland Judge John P Morrissey Chie Judge DistrictCourt o Maryland Diane P Kilcoyne Attorney Lerch Earlyamp Brewer Chtd Tomas F Goldman Attorney and Author o

echnology in the Law Office Michael D Berman AttorneyRifin Weiner Livingston Levitan amp Silver LLC and MatthewStubenberg I Director MVLS

Program Sponsorechnology Committee

Program ChairGeorge Hermina Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served and abulous door p

130 pm ndash 330 pm

AN AFTERNOON AT SEACRETS

Sponsored byTe Worcester County Bar Association

Seacrets Bar and Grille 49th Street and the BOpen to all convention attendees and guest

Snacks provided while they lastCASH BAR

For more information contact

Cathi V Coates Esq 4107236000

200 pm ndash 400 pm

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Dumserrsquos Dairyland12305 Coastal Highway

(124th Street)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Medical Assistance Planning and Eligib

Advance Medical Directives Living W

Trusts Estate Planning and Administration

Powers of Attorney Guardianship

Disability Planning Special Needs Tru

Frank Frankamp Scherr LLCndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndash

Elder Law Estate amp Special Needs Planning

4103378900 | wwwfrankelderlawcom | 18883380400

Towson | Columbia | Easton

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200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

400 pm

MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION

ANNUAL MEETING

(Te Links at Lighthouse Sound)

400 pm

FELLOWS MEETING

Initiation o New Fellows andPresentation o the Eney and Shea Awards

500 pm

RECEPTION

630 pm ndash 730 pm

REGISTRATION - PRESIDENTrsquoS

RECEPTION TICKETS PICK-UP

(Grand Ballroom)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland State Bar Association Inc

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Judge Pamila J Brown President

Judge Harry C Storm President-Elect

Debra G Schubert Immediate Past President

700 pm ndash 900 pm

CLARION HOTEL

CRYSTAL BALLROOM

BUSINESS ATTIRE

STANDING RECEPTION

Tickets required at the door Heavy Hors Drsquooeuvres

Dessert Buffet and Open Bar Complimentary Valet Parking Available

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 130 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARYREGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 130 pm

EXHIBITS

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1100 am

COFFEE BREAK Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruitGrand Ballroom)

730 am

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION SUN RUN

Runners and walkers welcome

Sponsored By Te Daily Record

10 k (62 miles) and 5k (31 miles)Montego Bay 130 Street South Ocean Drive

Educational Program - Track 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 1030 am

COURT ADR WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MTe Maryland Judiciary supports a variety o alternative dresolution (ADR) programs rom the District Court o Mthe Court o Special Appeals Tese programs provide paran alternative method to resolve their dispute but do theymake a difference Tis panel will share the results rom thADR study to use live observation and behavioral coding the impacts o practitioner strategies and participant respoand comparing ADR to traditional court processes in DisCircuit court cases Te result o the rigorous study is enliinormation or court administrators judges ADR practitand advocates Learn more about the research outcomes ain a lively discussion as participants and panelists explore wresearch means or ADR in Maryland

Speakers Judge Julie R Rubin Circuit Court or Baltimore City Judge Dorothy Wilson District Court o Maryland BaltimCounty im Sheridan Esq Court Administrator Circuitor Baltimore County Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq DirectoDivision Maryland Court o Special Appeals Jonathan S REsq Executive Director Mediation and Conflict ResolutionAdministrative Office o the Courts Maryland Judiciary CoKratovil-Lavelle Esq Executive Director Department o FAdministration Maryland Judiciary Maureen A DenihanExecutive Director ADR Programs District Court o Maryl

Walter PhD Director o Court Operations Administrativethe Courts Maryland Judiciary oby reem Guerin EsqDirector Center or Dispute Resolution at the University o MCarey School o Law Nick White PhD Evaluations and ReDirector Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office AdminOffice o the Courts Maryland Judiciary

Program SponsorADR Section

Program ChairsMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

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basic accounting issues to the

complex investment decision

customized team of advisors

specialists are prepared to

you with your business and pers

financial needs

Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

Hagerstown M

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

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Disability Trust

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Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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00 pm ndash 730 pm

MSBA REGISTRATION

AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

00 pm ndash 730 pm

EXHIBIT HALL

(GRAND BALLROOM)

400 pm ndash 600 pm

Sponsored by the Young Lawyers Section and the Daily Record

( Liquid Assets ndash 94th amp Coastal Highway)

400 pm ndash 530 pm

MARYLAND STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

2015-2016 BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING

Conerence Rooms 1-3)

600 pm ndash 730 pm

WELCOMING RECEPTION

lsquoA CARIBBEAN PARTYrsquo

(Crystal Ballroom) Join Judges Lawyers Family and Friends rom arou

state as we kick-off the Joint Bench Bar Conference anthe announcement o the destination or the 2017 MSBAMeeting

Tis estive party is sure to provide un or the whole Enjoy Drinks Light hors Drsquooeuvres Music and your cha win great Door Prizes

Sponsored in part by

Platinum Sponsor Founded in 1946 Ellin amp ucker is one o the Mid-Atlan premier business consulting and certified public accounting

Silver Sponsors

2016 Exhibitors

800 pm ndash 1000 pm

CRAB FEAST

HOOPERrsquoS CRAB HOUSE

12913 Ocean Gateway All You Can Eat CrabFeast

Steamed crabs steamed shrimp ried chicken corn onhush puppies beer wine so drinks and coffee

Salad upon request Bus transportation is pro983158ided fom the Clarion to Hoop

fom Hooperrsquos back to the Clarion and the Princess R-NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR-

JUDGES ONLY PROGRAMMING

Princess Royale Hotel REGISTRATION

100 pm ndash 330 pmBUSINESS MEETING

345 pm ndash 500 pmPLENARY SESSION

Wednesday Jun 15 Wednesday Jun 15

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630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 830 am

Special Presidentrsquos Initiative Program

WELLNESS DISCUSSION GROUP

Te Wellness Discussion Group has been such a big success thatwe have been asked by MSBA President Judge Pamila J Brown

to offer it at the Joint Bench Bar Conerence Rememberhuman first and a LawyerJudge second Join us i you dto achieve optimum emotional and physical wellness amthe stress and chaos o practicing law Te Wellness DiscGroup will provide an inormal un and supportive oppto explore wellness-based topics such as nutrition exercimindulness and work-amily balance

SpeakersLisa Caplan LCSW-C Lawyer Assistance Program CouKate Sinclair Esq Silverman Tompson Slutkin amp Wh

Program SponsoredLawyer Assistance Program Maryland State Bar Associa

Room

Suite 311313 (Tird Floor)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

ACReS is an ofcial US Department of Agriculture (USDA) certied agricultural mediation program

Maryland Department of AgricultureRoom 208 | 50 Harry S Truman Parkway | Annapolis MD 21401 | 4108415778 | 8004925590 | wwwmarylandacrescom

Larry Hogan Governor Boyd K Rutherford Lt Governor Joseph Bartenfelder Secretary James P Eichhors t Deputy Secretary

Mediate ndashDonrsquot LitigateThe Maryland Agricultural Confict Resolution Service

bull Can resolve conicts betweenfarmers and their neighborsorganizations and localgovernments

bull Assists with agriculturalcredit issues

bull Assists with unfavorabledecisions by USDA agencies

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730 am ndash 200 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARY

REGISTRATION INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)Registration will re-open fom 600 pm ndash 730 pm or later

arrivals to pick-up Presidentrsquos Reception tickets

730 am ndash 200 pm

EXHIBIT HALL

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1030 am

COFFEE BREAK

Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruit

Grand Ballroom)

Educational Program - Track 1 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 830 am

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SECTION BUSINESS

MEETING AND BREAKFAST

(Banquet Hall 2-B)

830 am ndash 1030 am

MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

WITH ADMINISTRATIVE LAW HOW TO BE AT

THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME WITH

THE RIGHT STUFF

Tis program is designed or the rookie and experienced administrativeaw practitioner as well as the judge conducting judicial review Aoadmap to protecting your clientrsquos rights and remedies and avoiding

common pitalls Learn how to always be at the right place at theight time with the right stuff by mastering exclusive primary andconcurrent jurisdiction administrative exhaustion effective preparationand presentation preservation o the record and understanding thenuances o judicial review and administrative mandamus

Speakersudge Kevin F Arthur Court o Special AppealsJudge Andrea M Leahy Court o Special Appeals

Judge Julie R Rubin Associate Judge Circuit Court oBaltimore City Ralph S yler Venable

Program SponsorAdministrative Law Section

Program ChairPeter Sheehan Esq and Michele J McDonald AAG

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

ADR SECTION CONTINENTAL BREAK

AND BUSINESS MEETING

(Conerence Room 5)

830 am ndash 1030 am

ldquoSIBLING WARSrdquo

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN

PROBATE ESTATES AND TRUSTS AND

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION

While the use o mediation and collaborative law in domand general civil matters has quickly expanded in Maryland throughout the country their use has been slower to

traction in the context o probate estates and trusts andlitigation (eg adult guardianships will contests) MarylCircuit Court Judges Orphansrsquo Court Judges Private AMediators Court ADR Administrators and CollaboratPractitioners will discuss the current status o ADR in thTe panelists will engage the audience in brainstorming plans within Marylandrsquos Judiciary and the Bar to encouruse o ADR in these stressul amily disputes

SpeakersKathy Brissette-Minus Esq Law Office o Kathy Bris

Minus Judge Wendy Cartwright Prince Georgersquos CouOrphansrsquo Court Suzy Eckstein Esq Oakley and Ecks Judge Juliet Fisher Baltimore County Orphansrsquo CourtByron Macfarlane Esq Register o Wills Howard CoMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq Maryland Court o SpeciaKelly M Preteroti Esq Ober Kaler Judge Steven I P(Ret) Prince Georgersquos County Circuit CourtH Andrew Reckson Esq Law Offices o H Andrew RLLC Judge Gale Rasin (Ret) Baltimore City Circuit

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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eff rueman Esq Baltimore CityCircuit Court Judge Pamela WhiteBaltimore City Circuit Courtudge Tomas Ross Circuit Court or

983121ueen Annersquos County

Program SponsorAlternative Dispute Resolution Section

Program Chairsudge Tomas Ross and

Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

800 am ndash 1030 am

AT THE CORNER OF LAW

ENFORCEMENT AND ANIMALS

CO-FACILITATED DIALOGUE

ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND

DOG SHOOTINGS

Te panel members and acilitators anyo whom bring great expertise in law andmediation to the table will reflect on anddiscuss situations that escalate into police-nvolved killings o ldquoFidordquo the amily pet

Tey will ocus on the emerging fieldo community policing balancing thecompeting interests o the human andanimal stakeholders involved in theseettings Moreover they will discuss

dispute resolution tools and how they maybe applied to underlying conflicts betweenpolice humans and animals in a civilmanner inormed by and consistent withessons-learned rom recently publicized

violent human-related police interactions

SpeakersGary C Norman Esq AssociateCivil Rights Commissioner MarylandCommission on Civil Rights AttorneyMediator and Consultant and CeciliaB Paizs Esq Attorney Mediatorand rainer

ursday Jun 16

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Richard H Melnick Esq Associate County Attorney Office ohe County Attorney Montgomery County Maryland E Anne

Benaroya Esq Founder o Maryland Animal Law Center andPrivate Practice

Program SponsorAnimal Law Section

Program ChairGary C Norman Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

800 am ndash 1030 am

ldquoSO YOU WANT TO START A VETERANSrsquo

COURTrdquo ndash A PROSPECTIVE FROM HOW TO

CREATE A VETERANS COURT DOCKET AND

HOW TO PRACTICE IN IT

Te goal o the Veteransrsquo CourtsDockets is ldquoo successullyhabilitate veterans by diverting them rom the traditional criminalustice system and providing them with the tools they need in

order to lead a productive and law-abiding liestylerdquo Tis timelypresentation will include an update on how Veterans Court aregetting started throughout Maryland Baltimore and Prince

Georges County have made great strides in establishing dockets andcourts the legal community can benefit tremendously rom theirparticular experiences Te presentation will cover the basic nutsand bolts o how Baltimore City District Court started a courtalong with practical advice rom those that engage in making it theastest growing specialty court in the State For those that care aboutveteransrsquo issues and how the legal community and judiciary canhave a positive impact on veterans in our state this is an excellentopportunity to learn rom those that are making a difference

Speakers

udge Halee Weinstein District Court Judge Baltimore CityGray Barton Director Office o Problem Solving CourtsPatricia Deros Assistant Statersquos AttorneyAntonia Fasanelli Esq Executive Director o the HomelessPersons Representation Project Inc Prof Hugh McCleanDirector University o Baltimorersquos Te Bob Parsons VeteransAdvocacy Clinic Craig Cook LCSW-C Health Care orHomeless Veterans Coordinator and Janette DeBoissiereAssistant Public Deender

ModeratorCharles Blomquist Esq

Program SponsorsCriminal Law and Practice Section amp Veterans Affairs aMilitary Law Section

Program ChairsSidney Butcher Esq Judge racey Parker-Warren and John P

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

800 am ndash 830 am

LITIGATION SECTION BREAKFAS

AND BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 2-A)

830 am ndash 1030 am

RAZZLE DAZZLE THE JURY

THE DOS AND DONrsquoTS OF USING

TECHNOLOGY IN THE COURTROOM

Are you suffering rom courtroom technophobia Te is notrdquoDo you use technology in the courtroomrdquo Te qis ldquoDo you know how to use it effectivelyrdquo Learn to ldquoraz

dazzlerdquo the jury Te dos and donrsquots o using visuals to testory A multimedia presentation which brings lie to yo

Speaker James OrsquoC Gentry Jr Esq Bekman Marder amp Adkin

Program SponsorLitigation Section

Program ChairsAlan Sternstein Esq and Bradord McCullough Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

RESPONDING TO ATTORNEY GRIEVANC

JUDICIAL DISABILITY COMPLAINTS

Into each lawyerrsquos and judgersquos lie some rain may all Wh

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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ain comes in the orm o a letter rom Bar Counsel or JudicialDisabilities Investigative Counsel it may seem that plans oran ark might be in order Te Attorney Grievance Commissioneceived over two thousand complaints in FY15 and the

Commission on Judicial Disabilities received over a hundred and

fiy A distinguished panel o decision-makers and practitionersegularly involved in attorney and judicial discipline andegulation will offer insight into the processes and the evaluation

o complaints as well as practical advice in responding to the near-nevitable grievance ndash think o this as a lie-preserver

SpeakersCarol A Crawford Esq Executive Director InvestigativeCounsel Maryland Commission on Judicial DisabilitiesAlvin I Frederick Esq Eccleston amp Wol RichardBerwanger Esq Eccleston amp Wol Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counsel William C Brennan Jr Esq BrennanMcKenna Manzi Shay Chtd Hon Alexander Wright Jr Chairperson Commission on Judicial Disabilities

ModeratorGlenn M Grossman Esq Bar Counsel

Program SponsorsProessionalism Committee and Ethics Committee

Program Chairs Judge Joan Bossmann Gordon Pauline C OnyemaechiGlenn M Grossman Esq (Proessionalism Committee) Wayne M Willoughby Esq (Ethics Committee)

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Coffee and tea served

800 am ndash 900 amSTATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SEC

BREAKFAST AND BUSINESS MEETI

(Suite 317319 Tird Floor)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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900 am ndash 1030 am

HAS SUING THE GOVERNMENT BECOME OUR

NATIONAL PASTIME

Each year the Court o Appeals decides legal issues arising out ocases filed by individuals and businesses against State and local

governments Come hear two distinguished Judges o the Courto Appeals and two experienced litigators in this field give theirperspectives on some o the important cases decided this yearnvolving suits against State and local governments

Speakersudge Robert McDonald Court o Appeals Judge Glenn

Harrell (Ret) Court o Appeals imothy F Maloney JosephGreenwald amp Laake Kevin Bock Karpinski Karpinski Colaresiamp Karp PA

ModeratorCarol S Rubin Esq Principal Counsel M-NCPPC

Program SponsorState and Local Government Law Section

Program ChairRobert H Drummer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

Educational Program - Track1130 a - 130 p

1130 am ndash 130 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENSIs the orce strong with you becoming a judge one day Dfirst part o Jedi training initiates will witness our panel perorm Jedi mind tricks (ie provide their thoughts andto help initiates prepare or the arduous road to becominlawyer a prerequisite or anyone seeking a judicial appoinTen judges rom other galaxies will join the program tochallenge Jedi initiates in duels to the death (Also knowdiscussion groups rotating among the judges) Prizes Pri will be awarded or the best Forces o Good costumes Dand Storm roopers need not attend

Speakers Judge Georgia Brady Office o Administrative Hearing Judge Jeannie Cho District Court or Montgomery CoMagistrate Richard Sandy Circuit Court or Frederick

Judge Mary Kramer Circuit Court or Howard CountMichael Reed Court o Special Appeals Judge GeorgeUS District Court or the District o Maryland Moderator Christine Pham Esq Rosenberg Martin Greenberg

Program Chairs Judge Julie Weatherly Christine Pham Esq Kelcie LEsq and Aindrea Conroy Esq

Program SponsorBench Bar Section Council and Young Lawyers Section

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Tatooine refeshments to be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

SURVIVING THE MAELSTROM TREADIN

THE MURKY WATERS OF RESIDENTIAL

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT LITIGATION

Structures are ubiquitous in all human societies and it is ithat some structures will suffer rom deects in their const

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

1030 am ndash 1130 am12TH ANNUAL MEET AND GREETRECEPTION FOR MARYLANDrsquoS

NEW JUDGES

(Crystal Ballroom 1)Hon Mary Ellen Barbera Chie Judge

Maryland Court o Appeals

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Highly specialized legal procedures have evolved over the yearsn resolving disputes over construction deects ouching on all

o them is well beyond the scope o this program but we hope toprovide guidance on some o the most important undamental issueshat one might expect to conront in construction deect litigation

arising out o residential housing projects Legal and Industryxperts will address problems and describe solution strategies arisingn the context o the construction o a new residence in Maryland in

which substantial water intrusion and mold damages are discoveredong aer the completion o construction Problems will bexamined rom the perspectives o the Owner General Contractor

Engineering and Design Proessionals and Sub-Contractors inelevant trades Litigation issues will include identification andargeting o deendants orum and venue considerations statutes

o limitation and repose causes o action and theories o recoveryor bodily injury and property damage affirmative deenses use oxperts contractual obligations insurance coverage and mediation

and settlement considerations Troughout the program attentionwill be paid to the cost-benefit analysis required in residentialconstruction deect litigation in that the relatively small amount incontroversy may require that only the most promising actual andegal issues will be actively litigated

Speakersudge Diane Leasure (Ret) Darren Burns Carney Kelehan

Bresler Bennett amp Scherr LLP Clark L Griffith AIAConstruction Consulting Associates Robert Kelly Jackson ampCampbell PC Gregory Koger Holland amp Knight LLP

Moderatorudge Diane Leasure (Ret)

Program SponsorConstruction Law Section

Program ChairRobert Kelly Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 45

A light lunch will be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

HOW TO NOT GET CRACKED BY MARYL

WIP NAVIGATING MARYLANDrsquoS RESPO

TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TOTAL MAX

DAILY LOAD

EPA issued the Chesapeake Bay otal Maximum Daily Lin December 2010 assigning pollution limits to all Mary waters that eed the Chesapeake Bay In response Marydeveloped a Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) or those limits In compliance with the WIP Maryland ha passed several regulations and permitting requirements taffect municipalities private entities and the public Sothese regulations and permits concern stormwater runoff program is designed to inorm the local government or s practitioner o these new requirements and how they cantheir clients in securing the required permit(s)

Speakers Jon Mueller VP or Litigation Chesapeake Bay FoundaBen Grumbles Secretary Maryland Department o the

Environment Erik Michelson Anne Arundel CountyDepartment o Public Works Watershed Protection andRestoration Program

Moderator Judge Douglas Nazarian

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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Sponsored byEnvironmental Law Section

Program Chairon Mueller Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

A light lunch will be served

130 am- 130 pm

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATrsquoS UNETHICAL

A wo-Part Program Exploring the Pitalls o Speaking Onersquos Mindand Other Potential Ethical raps

Part 1 1130 am - 1230 pm

Te First Amendment figured recently in attorney disciplinary mattersbeore the Court o Appeals ie AGC v Stanalonis (campaign speechn a contested judicial election) and AGC v Frost (statements by an

attorney critical o judges and other government officials) Our panelwill explore those matters and other situations where what attorneysay or publish is protected or may get them into ethical trouble

Speakersudge Robert N McDonald Maryland Court o Appeals

William C Brennan Esq Brennan Mckenna Manzi Shay

Chtd Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counselimothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald amp Laake PA

Part II 1230 pm ndash 130 pm

Tere are many instances in the jurisprudence regarding lawyersrsquothical responsibilities where the Court o Appeals sanctioned

attorneys or conduct that appeared to take place other than in theraditional arena o the practice o law ndash some situations seemingntuitive and others perhaps counter-intuitive Tis panel will stakeouthe terrain with exemplars and peer into yet unexplored dark corners

Speakersudge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret) Te Platt Group Inc LydiaE Lawless Esq Assistant Bar Counsel Tomas E Lynch

II Miles amp Stockbridge PC Patricia M Weaver Esq PaleyRothman Robert J Zarbin Esq Te Zarbin Law Firm

ModeratorWayne M Willoughby Esq Gershon WilloughbyGetz amp Smith LLC

Program Chair Wayne M Willoughby Esq

Program SponsorEthics Committee

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

1130 am ndash 130 pm

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAW CLER

REDUX REDUX REDUX COME TEST YO

BRAIN POWER

Tis unique program is entertaining inormative interaand a ast-paced take-off on the V game show ldquoAre Youthan a Fih Graderrdquo Panelists will answer requently asrequently missed - questions about Maryland civil proce pleading discovery and trial practice by allowing the au(anonymously by the use o computerized audience respoto answer the questions too as our moderator (Judge Ba poses them to our panel o three law clerk contestants anexperts (Archibald Fader amp Sandler) Audience participreceive prizes or correct answers Come and compete an Speakers

Judge Lynne A Battaglia Maryland Court o Appeals John F Fader II (Ret) Baltimore County Circuit CoK Archibald Esq Wright Constable amp Skeen and PSandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorLitigation Section Program Chair Judge Lynne A Battaglia

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A A light lunch will be served

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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130 am ndash 130 pm

UNPLUGGED WILL LEAVE YOU CACHED OUT -

DEFRAGGING YOUR LAW PRACTICE

(echnology basics or a successul law practice)echnology has become an integral part o a successul law

practice Tose who adapt quickly to new legal technologies findhemselves saving significant resources while those who donrsquot findhemselves struggling to keep pace with a ast-changing market Te

panel will discuss ways to maintain the highest quality legal serviceswhile using technologies as a multiplier to drive down client costsTe panel will offer a glimpse into the uture o legal technologiesaising the question what will the attorneyrsquos role be in ten years with

MDEC cyber security automation and algorithms We will explore the changes to the Rules as well as some o the

thical issues that technology has created which may not havexisted just a decade ago

Tis is a must attend session or orward-thinking law firmsegal departments and the judiciary Join the Honorableudge Grimm Judge Morrissey along with attorneys and legalechnologists or these exciting panel discussions interactive

demonstrations and QampA sessions

Speakersudge Paul W Grimm United States District Court o

Maryland Judge John P Morrissey Chie Judge DistrictCourt o Maryland Diane P Kilcoyne Attorney Lerch Earlyamp Brewer Chtd Tomas F Goldman Attorney and Author o

echnology in the Law Office Michael D Berman AttorneyRifin Weiner Livingston Levitan amp Silver LLC and MatthewStubenberg I Director MVLS

Program Sponsorechnology Committee

Program ChairGeorge Hermina Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served and abulous door p

130 pm ndash 330 pm

AN AFTERNOON AT SEACRETS

Sponsored byTe Worcester County Bar Association

Seacrets Bar and Grille 49th Street and the BOpen to all convention attendees and guest

Snacks provided while they lastCASH BAR

For more information contact

Cathi V Coates Esq 4107236000

200 pm ndash 400 pm

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Dumserrsquos Dairyland12305 Coastal Highway

(124th Street)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Medical Assistance Planning and Eligib

Advance Medical Directives Living W

Trusts Estate Planning and Administration

Powers of Attorney Guardianship

Disability Planning Special Needs Tru

Frank Frankamp Scherr LLCndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndash

Elder Law Estate amp Special Needs Planning

4103378900 | wwwfrankelderlawcom | 18883380400

Towson | Columbia | Easton

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200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

400 pm

MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION

ANNUAL MEETING

(Te Links at Lighthouse Sound)

400 pm

FELLOWS MEETING

Initiation o New Fellows andPresentation o the Eney and Shea Awards

500 pm

RECEPTION

630 pm ndash 730 pm

REGISTRATION - PRESIDENTrsquoS

RECEPTION TICKETS PICK-UP

(Grand Ballroom)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland State Bar Association Inc

P983154983141983155983145983140983141983150983156rsquo983155 R983141983139983141983152983156983145983151

Judge Pamila J Brown President

Judge Harry C Storm President-Elect

Debra G Schubert Immediate Past President

700 pm ndash 900 pm

CLARION HOTEL

CRYSTAL BALLROOM

BUSINESS ATTIRE

STANDING RECEPTION

Tickets required at the door Heavy Hors Drsquooeuvres

Dessert Buffet and Open Bar Complimentary Valet Parking Available

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 130 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARYREGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 130 pm

EXHIBITS

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1100 am

COFFEE BREAK Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruitGrand Ballroom)

730 am

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION SUN RUN

Runners and walkers welcome

Sponsored By Te Daily Record

10 k (62 miles) and 5k (31 miles)Montego Bay 130 Street South Ocean Drive

Educational Program - Track 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 1030 am

COURT ADR WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MTe Maryland Judiciary supports a variety o alternative dresolution (ADR) programs rom the District Court o Mthe Court o Special Appeals Tese programs provide paran alternative method to resolve their dispute but do theymake a difference Tis panel will share the results rom thADR study to use live observation and behavioral coding the impacts o practitioner strategies and participant respoand comparing ADR to traditional court processes in DisCircuit court cases Te result o the rigorous study is enliinormation or court administrators judges ADR practitand advocates Learn more about the research outcomes ain a lively discussion as participants and panelists explore wresearch means or ADR in Maryland

Speakers Judge Julie R Rubin Circuit Court or Baltimore City Judge Dorothy Wilson District Court o Maryland BaltimCounty im Sheridan Esq Court Administrator Circuitor Baltimore County Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq DirectoDivision Maryland Court o Special Appeals Jonathan S REsq Executive Director Mediation and Conflict ResolutionAdministrative Office o the Courts Maryland Judiciary CoKratovil-Lavelle Esq Executive Director Department o FAdministration Maryland Judiciary Maureen A DenihanExecutive Director ADR Programs District Court o Maryl

Walter PhD Director o Court Operations Administrativethe Courts Maryland Judiciary oby reem Guerin EsqDirector Center or Dispute Resolution at the University o MCarey School o Law Nick White PhD Evaluations and ReDirector Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office AdminOffice o the Courts Maryland Judiciary

Program SponsorADR Section

Program ChairsMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

wwwgsg-cpacom

To make effective decisions you

the right numbers at the right time

basic accounting issues to the

complex investment decision

customized team of advisors

specialists are prepared to

you with your business and pers

financial needs

Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

Hagerstown M

T 301

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

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New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

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Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

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TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 830 am

Special Presidentrsquos Initiative Program

WELLNESS DISCUSSION GROUP

Te Wellness Discussion Group has been such a big success thatwe have been asked by MSBA President Judge Pamila J Brown

to offer it at the Joint Bench Bar Conerence Rememberhuman first and a LawyerJudge second Join us i you dto achieve optimum emotional and physical wellness amthe stress and chaos o practicing law Te Wellness DiscGroup will provide an inormal un and supportive oppto explore wellness-based topics such as nutrition exercimindulness and work-amily balance

SpeakersLisa Caplan LCSW-C Lawyer Assistance Program CouKate Sinclair Esq Silverman Tompson Slutkin amp Wh

Program SponsoredLawyer Assistance Program Maryland State Bar Associa

Room

Suite 311313 (Tird Floor)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

ACReS is an ofcial US Department of Agriculture (USDA) certied agricultural mediation program

Maryland Department of AgricultureRoom 208 | 50 Harry S Truman Parkway | Annapolis MD 21401 | 4108415778 | 8004925590 | wwwmarylandacrescom

Larry Hogan Governor Boyd K Rutherford Lt Governor Joseph Bartenfelder Secretary James P Eichhors t Deputy Secretary

Mediate ndashDonrsquot LitigateThe Maryland Agricultural Confict Resolution Service

bull Can resolve conicts betweenfarmers and their neighborsorganizations and localgovernments

bull Assists with agriculturalcredit issues

bull Assists with unfavorabledecisions by USDA agencies

bull Offers condential assistanceto help resolve disputes

bull Reduces the need forunnecessary litigation

bull Increases understanding amongagricutural producers agenciesorganizations and communities

bull Strengthens agriculture throughbetter communications

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730 am ndash 200 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARY

REGISTRATION INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)Registration will re-open fom 600 pm ndash 730 pm or later

arrivals to pick-up Presidentrsquos Reception tickets

730 am ndash 200 pm

EXHIBIT HALL

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1030 am

COFFEE BREAK

Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruit

Grand Ballroom)

Educational Program - Track 1 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 830 am

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SECTION BUSINESS

MEETING AND BREAKFAST

(Banquet Hall 2-B)

830 am ndash 1030 am

MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

WITH ADMINISTRATIVE LAW HOW TO BE AT

THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME WITH

THE RIGHT STUFF

Tis program is designed or the rookie and experienced administrativeaw practitioner as well as the judge conducting judicial review Aoadmap to protecting your clientrsquos rights and remedies and avoiding

common pitalls Learn how to always be at the right place at theight time with the right stuff by mastering exclusive primary andconcurrent jurisdiction administrative exhaustion effective preparationand presentation preservation o the record and understanding thenuances o judicial review and administrative mandamus

Speakersudge Kevin F Arthur Court o Special AppealsJudge Andrea M Leahy Court o Special Appeals

Judge Julie R Rubin Associate Judge Circuit Court oBaltimore City Ralph S yler Venable

Program SponsorAdministrative Law Section

Program ChairPeter Sheehan Esq and Michele J McDonald AAG

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

ADR SECTION CONTINENTAL BREAK

AND BUSINESS MEETING

(Conerence Room 5)

830 am ndash 1030 am

ldquoSIBLING WARSrdquo

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN

PROBATE ESTATES AND TRUSTS AND

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION

While the use o mediation and collaborative law in domand general civil matters has quickly expanded in Maryland throughout the country their use has been slower to

traction in the context o probate estates and trusts andlitigation (eg adult guardianships will contests) MarylCircuit Court Judges Orphansrsquo Court Judges Private AMediators Court ADR Administrators and CollaboratPractitioners will discuss the current status o ADR in thTe panelists will engage the audience in brainstorming plans within Marylandrsquos Judiciary and the Bar to encouruse o ADR in these stressul amily disputes

SpeakersKathy Brissette-Minus Esq Law Office o Kathy Bris

Minus Judge Wendy Cartwright Prince Georgersquos CouOrphansrsquo Court Suzy Eckstein Esq Oakley and Ecks Judge Juliet Fisher Baltimore County Orphansrsquo CourtByron Macfarlane Esq Register o Wills Howard CoMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq Maryland Court o SpeciaKelly M Preteroti Esq Ober Kaler Judge Steven I P(Ret) Prince Georgersquos County Circuit CourtH Andrew Reckson Esq Law Offices o H Andrew RLLC Judge Gale Rasin (Ret) Baltimore City Circuit

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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eff rueman Esq Baltimore CityCircuit Court Judge Pamela WhiteBaltimore City Circuit Courtudge Tomas Ross Circuit Court or

983121ueen Annersquos County

Program SponsorAlternative Dispute Resolution Section

Program Chairsudge Tomas Ross and

Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

800 am ndash 1030 am

AT THE CORNER OF LAW

ENFORCEMENT AND ANIMALS

CO-FACILITATED DIALOGUE

ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND

DOG SHOOTINGS

Te panel members and acilitators anyo whom bring great expertise in law andmediation to the table will reflect on anddiscuss situations that escalate into police-nvolved killings o ldquoFidordquo the amily pet

Tey will ocus on the emerging fieldo community policing balancing thecompeting interests o the human andanimal stakeholders involved in theseettings Moreover they will discuss

dispute resolution tools and how they maybe applied to underlying conflicts betweenpolice humans and animals in a civilmanner inormed by and consistent withessons-learned rom recently publicized

violent human-related police interactions

SpeakersGary C Norman Esq AssociateCivil Rights Commissioner MarylandCommission on Civil Rights AttorneyMediator and Consultant and CeciliaB Paizs Esq Attorney Mediatorand rainer

ursday Jun 16

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Richard H Melnick Esq Associate County Attorney Office ohe County Attorney Montgomery County Maryland E Anne

Benaroya Esq Founder o Maryland Animal Law Center andPrivate Practice

Program SponsorAnimal Law Section

Program ChairGary C Norman Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

800 am ndash 1030 am

ldquoSO YOU WANT TO START A VETERANSrsquo

COURTrdquo ndash A PROSPECTIVE FROM HOW TO

CREATE A VETERANS COURT DOCKET AND

HOW TO PRACTICE IN IT

Te goal o the Veteransrsquo CourtsDockets is ldquoo successullyhabilitate veterans by diverting them rom the traditional criminalustice system and providing them with the tools they need in

order to lead a productive and law-abiding liestylerdquo Tis timelypresentation will include an update on how Veterans Court aregetting started throughout Maryland Baltimore and Prince

Georges County have made great strides in establishing dockets andcourts the legal community can benefit tremendously rom theirparticular experiences Te presentation will cover the basic nutsand bolts o how Baltimore City District Court started a courtalong with practical advice rom those that engage in making it theastest growing specialty court in the State For those that care aboutveteransrsquo issues and how the legal community and judiciary canhave a positive impact on veterans in our state this is an excellentopportunity to learn rom those that are making a difference

Speakers

udge Halee Weinstein District Court Judge Baltimore CityGray Barton Director Office o Problem Solving CourtsPatricia Deros Assistant Statersquos AttorneyAntonia Fasanelli Esq Executive Director o the HomelessPersons Representation Project Inc Prof Hugh McCleanDirector University o Baltimorersquos Te Bob Parsons VeteransAdvocacy Clinic Craig Cook LCSW-C Health Care orHomeless Veterans Coordinator and Janette DeBoissiereAssistant Public Deender

ModeratorCharles Blomquist Esq

Program SponsorsCriminal Law and Practice Section amp Veterans Affairs aMilitary Law Section

Program ChairsSidney Butcher Esq Judge racey Parker-Warren and John P

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

800 am ndash 830 am

LITIGATION SECTION BREAKFAS

AND BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 2-A)

830 am ndash 1030 am

RAZZLE DAZZLE THE JURY

THE DOS AND DONrsquoTS OF USING

TECHNOLOGY IN THE COURTROOM

Are you suffering rom courtroom technophobia Te is notrdquoDo you use technology in the courtroomrdquo Te qis ldquoDo you know how to use it effectivelyrdquo Learn to ldquoraz

dazzlerdquo the jury Te dos and donrsquots o using visuals to testory A multimedia presentation which brings lie to yo

Speaker James OrsquoC Gentry Jr Esq Bekman Marder amp Adkin

Program SponsorLitigation Section

Program ChairsAlan Sternstein Esq and Bradord McCullough Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

RESPONDING TO ATTORNEY GRIEVANC

JUDICIAL DISABILITY COMPLAINTS

Into each lawyerrsquos and judgersquos lie some rain may all Wh

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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ain comes in the orm o a letter rom Bar Counsel or JudicialDisabilities Investigative Counsel it may seem that plans oran ark might be in order Te Attorney Grievance Commissioneceived over two thousand complaints in FY15 and the

Commission on Judicial Disabilities received over a hundred and

fiy A distinguished panel o decision-makers and practitionersegularly involved in attorney and judicial discipline andegulation will offer insight into the processes and the evaluation

o complaints as well as practical advice in responding to the near-nevitable grievance ndash think o this as a lie-preserver

SpeakersCarol A Crawford Esq Executive Director InvestigativeCounsel Maryland Commission on Judicial DisabilitiesAlvin I Frederick Esq Eccleston amp Wol RichardBerwanger Esq Eccleston amp Wol Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counsel William C Brennan Jr Esq BrennanMcKenna Manzi Shay Chtd Hon Alexander Wright Jr Chairperson Commission on Judicial Disabilities

ModeratorGlenn M Grossman Esq Bar Counsel

Program SponsorsProessionalism Committee and Ethics Committee

Program Chairs Judge Joan Bossmann Gordon Pauline C OnyemaechiGlenn M Grossman Esq (Proessionalism Committee) Wayne M Willoughby Esq (Ethics Committee)

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Coffee and tea served

800 am ndash 900 amSTATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SEC

BREAKFAST AND BUSINESS MEETI

(Suite 317319 Tird Floor)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland Criminal Jury Instrucons and Commentary 2016 Ed

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900 am ndash 1030 am

HAS SUING THE GOVERNMENT BECOME OUR

NATIONAL PASTIME

Each year the Court o Appeals decides legal issues arising out ocases filed by individuals and businesses against State and local

governments Come hear two distinguished Judges o the Courto Appeals and two experienced litigators in this field give theirperspectives on some o the important cases decided this yearnvolving suits against State and local governments

Speakersudge Robert McDonald Court o Appeals Judge Glenn

Harrell (Ret) Court o Appeals imothy F Maloney JosephGreenwald amp Laake Kevin Bock Karpinski Karpinski Colaresiamp Karp PA

ModeratorCarol S Rubin Esq Principal Counsel M-NCPPC

Program SponsorState and Local Government Law Section

Program ChairRobert H Drummer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

Educational Program - Track1130 a - 130 p

1130 am ndash 130 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENSIs the orce strong with you becoming a judge one day Dfirst part o Jedi training initiates will witness our panel perorm Jedi mind tricks (ie provide their thoughts andto help initiates prepare or the arduous road to becominlawyer a prerequisite or anyone seeking a judicial appoinTen judges rom other galaxies will join the program tochallenge Jedi initiates in duels to the death (Also knowdiscussion groups rotating among the judges) Prizes Pri will be awarded or the best Forces o Good costumes Dand Storm roopers need not attend

Speakers Judge Georgia Brady Office o Administrative Hearing Judge Jeannie Cho District Court or Montgomery CoMagistrate Richard Sandy Circuit Court or Frederick

Judge Mary Kramer Circuit Court or Howard CountMichael Reed Court o Special Appeals Judge GeorgeUS District Court or the District o Maryland Moderator Christine Pham Esq Rosenberg Martin Greenberg

Program Chairs Judge Julie Weatherly Christine Pham Esq Kelcie LEsq and Aindrea Conroy Esq

Program SponsorBench Bar Section Council and Young Lawyers Section

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Tatooine refeshments to be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

SURVIVING THE MAELSTROM TREADIN

THE MURKY WATERS OF RESIDENTIAL

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT LITIGATION

Structures are ubiquitous in all human societies and it is ithat some structures will suffer rom deects in their const

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

1030 am ndash 1130 am12TH ANNUAL MEET AND GREETRECEPTION FOR MARYLANDrsquoS

NEW JUDGES

(Crystal Ballroom 1)Hon Mary Ellen Barbera Chie Judge

Maryland Court o Appeals

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Highly specialized legal procedures have evolved over the yearsn resolving disputes over construction deects ouching on all

o them is well beyond the scope o this program but we hope toprovide guidance on some o the most important undamental issueshat one might expect to conront in construction deect litigation

arising out o residential housing projects Legal and Industryxperts will address problems and describe solution strategies arisingn the context o the construction o a new residence in Maryland in

which substantial water intrusion and mold damages are discoveredong aer the completion o construction Problems will bexamined rom the perspectives o the Owner General Contractor

Engineering and Design Proessionals and Sub-Contractors inelevant trades Litigation issues will include identification andargeting o deendants orum and venue considerations statutes

o limitation and repose causes o action and theories o recoveryor bodily injury and property damage affirmative deenses use oxperts contractual obligations insurance coverage and mediation

and settlement considerations Troughout the program attentionwill be paid to the cost-benefit analysis required in residentialconstruction deect litigation in that the relatively small amount incontroversy may require that only the most promising actual andegal issues will be actively litigated

Speakersudge Diane Leasure (Ret) Darren Burns Carney Kelehan

Bresler Bennett amp Scherr LLP Clark L Griffith AIAConstruction Consulting Associates Robert Kelly Jackson ampCampbell PC Gregory Koger Holland amp Knight LLP

Moderatorudge Diane Leasure (Ret)

Program SponsorConstruction Law Section

Program ChairRobert Kelly Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 45

A light lunch will be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

HOW TO NOT GET CRACKED BY MARYL

WIP NAVIGATING MARYLANDrsquoS RESPO

TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TOTAL MAX

DAILY LOAD

EPA issued the Chesapeake Bay otal Maximum Daily Lin December 2010 assigning pollution limits to all Mary waters that eed the Chesapeake Bay In response Marydeveloped a Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) or those limits In compliance with the WIP Maryland ha passed several regulations and permitting requirements taffect municipalities private entities and the public Sothese regulations and permits concern stormwater runoff program is designed to inorm the local government or s practitioner o these new requirements and how they cantheir clients in securing the required permit(s)

Speakers Jon Mueller VP or Litigation Chesapeake Bay FoundaBen Grumbles Secretary Maryland Department o the

Environment Erik Michelson Anne Arundel CountyDepartment o Public Works Watershed Protection andRestoration Program

Moderator Judge Douglas Nazarian

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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Sponsored byEnvironmental Law Section

Program Chairon Mueller Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

A light lunch will be served

130 am- 130 pm

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATrsquoS UNETHICAL

A wo-Part Program Exploring the Pitalls o Speaking Onersquos Mindand Other Potential Ethical raps

Part 1 1130 am - 1230 pm

Te First Amendment figured recently in attorney disciplinary mattersbeore the Court o Appeals ie AGC v Stanalonis (campaign speechn a contested judicial election) and AGC v Frost (statements by an

attorney critical o judges and other government officials) Our panelwill explore those matters and other situations where what attorneysay or publish is protected or may get them into ethical trouble

Speakersudge Robert N McDonald Maryland Court o Appeals

William C Brennan Esq Brennan Mckenna Manzi Shay

Chtd Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counselimothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald amp Laake PA

Part II 1230 pm ndash 130 pm

Tere are many instances in the jurisprudence regarding lawyersrsquothical responsibilities where the Court o Appeals sanctioned

attorneys or conduct that appeared to take place other than in theraditional arena o the practice o law ndash some situations seemingntuitive and others perhaps counter-intuitive Tis panel will stakeouthe terrain with exemplars and peer into yet unexplored dark corners

Speakersudge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret) Te Platt Group Inc LydiaE Lawless Esq Assistant Bar Counsel Tomas E Lynch

II Miles amp Stockbridge PC Patricia M Weaver Esq PaleyRothman Robert J Zarbin Esq Te Zarbin Law Firm

ModeratorWayne M Willoughby Esq Gershon WilloughbyGetz amp Smith LLC

Program Chair Wayne M Willoughby Esq

Program SponsorEthics Committee

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

1130 am ndash 130 pm

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAW CLER

REDUX REDUX REDUX COME TEST YO

BRAIN POWER

Tis unique program is entertaining inormative interaand a ast-paced take-off on the V game show ldquoAre Youthan a Fih Graderrdquo Panelists will answer requently asrequently missed - questions about Maryland civil proce pleading discovery and trial practice by allowing the au(anonymously by the use o computerized audience respoto answer the questions too as our moderator (Judge Ba poses them to our panel o three law clerk contestants anexperts (Archibald Fader amp Sandler) Audience participreceive prizes or correct answers Come and compete an Speakers

Judge Lynne A Battaglia Maryland Court o Appeals John F Fader II (Ret) Baltimore County Circuit CoK Archibald Esq Wright Constable amp Skeen and PSandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorLitigation Section Program Chair Judge Lynne A Battaglia

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A A light lunch will be served

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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130 am ndash 130 pm

UNPLUGGED WILL LEAVE YOU CACHED OUT -

DEFRAGGING YOUR LAW PRACTICE

(echnology basics or a successul law practice)echnology has become an integral part o a successul law

practice Tose who adapt quickly to new legal technologies findhemselves saving significant resources while those who donrsquot findhemselves struggling to keep pace with a ast-changing market Te

panel will discuss ways to maintain the highest quality legal serviceswhile using technologies as a multiplier to drive down client costsTe panel will offer a glimpse into the uture o legal technologiesaising the question what will the attorneyrsquos role be in ten years with

MDEC cyber security automation and algorithms We will explore the changes to the Rules as well as some o the

thical issues that technology has created which may not havexisted just a decade ago

Tis is a must attend session or orward-thinking law firmsegal departments and the judiciary Join the Honorableudge Grimm Judge Morrissey along with attorneys and legalechnologists or these exciting panel discussions interactive

demonstrations and QampA sessions

Speakersudge Paul W Grimm United States District Court o

Maryland Judge John P Morrissey Chie Judge DistrictCourt o Maryland Diane P Kilcoyne Attorney Lerch Earlyamp Brewer Chtd Tomas F Goldman Attorney and Author o

echnology in the Law Office Michael D Berman AttorneyRifin Weiner Livingston Levitan amp Silver LLC and MatthewStubenberg I Director MVLS

Program Sponsorechnology Committee

Program ChairGeorge Hermina Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served and abulous door p

130 pm ndash 330 pm

AN AFTERNOON AT SEACRETS

Sponsored byTe Worcester County Bar Association

Seacrets Bar and Grille 49th Street and the BOpen to all convention attendees and guest

Snacks provided while they lastCASH BAR

For more information contact

Cathi V Coates Esq 4107236000

200 pm ndash 400 pm

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Dumserrsquos Dairyland12305 Coastal Highway

(124th Street)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Medical Assistance Planning and Eligib

Advance Medical Directives Living W

Trusts Estate Planning and Administration

Powers of Attorney Guardianship

Disability Planning Special Needs Tru

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200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

400 pm

MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION

ANNUAL MEETING

(Te Links at Lighthouse Sound)

400 pm

FELLOWS MEETING

Initiation o New Fellows andPresentation o the Eney and Shea Awards

500 pm

RECEPTION

630 pm ndash 730 pm

REGISTRATION - PRESIDENTrsquoS

RECEPTION TICKETS PICK-UP

(Grand Ballroom)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland State Bar Association Inc

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Judge Pamila J Brown President

Judge Harry C Storm President-Elect

Debra G Schubert Immediate Past President

700 pm ndash 900 pm

CLARION HOTEL

CRYSTAL BALLROOM

BUSINESS ATTIRE

STANDING RECEPTION

Tickets required at the door Heavy Hors Drsquooeuvres

Dessert Buffet and Open Bar Complimentary Valet Parking Available

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 130 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARYREGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 130 pm

EXHIBITS

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1100 am

COFFEE BREAK Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruitGrand Ballroom)

730 am

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION SUN RUN

Runners and walkers welcome

Sponsored By Te Daily Record

10 k (62 miles) and 5k (31 miles)Montego Bay 130 Street South Ocean Drive

Educational Program - Track 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 1030 am

COURT ADR WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MTe Maryland Judiciary supports a variety o alternative dresolution (ADR) programs rom the District Court o Mthe Court o Special Appeals Tese programs provide paran alternative method to resolve their dispute but do theymake a difference Tis panel will share the results rom thADR study to use live observation and behavioral coding the impacts o practitioner strategies and participant respoand comparing ADR to traditional court processes in DisCircuit court cases Te result o the rigorous study is enliinormation or court administrators judges ADR practitand advocates Learn more about the research outcomes ain a lively discussion as participants and panelists explore wresearch means or ADR in Maryland

Speakers Judge Julie R Rubin Circuit Court or Baltimore City Judge Dorothy Wilson District Court o Maryland BaltimCounty im Sheridan Esq Court Administrator Circuitor Baltimore County Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq DirectoDivision Maryland Court o Special Appeals Jonathan S REsq Executive Director Mediation and Conflict ResolutionAdministrative Office o the Courts Maryland Judiciary CoKratovil-Lavelle Esq Executive Director Department o FAdministration Maryland Judiciary Maureen A DenihanExecutive Director ADR Programs District Court o Maryl

Walter PhD Director o Court Operations Administrativethe Courts Maryland Judiciary oby reem Guerin EsqDirector Center or Dispute Resolution at the University o MCarey School o Law Nick White PhD Evaluations and ReDirector Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office AdminOffice o the Courts Maryland Judiciary

Program SponsorADR Section

Program ChairsMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

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clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

wwwgsg-cpacom

To make effective decisions you

the right numbers at the right time

basic accounting issues to the

complex investment decision

customized team of advisors

specialists are prepared to

you with your business and pers

financial needs

Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

Hagerstown M

T 301

F 301

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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730 am ndash 200 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARY

REGISTRATION INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)Registration will re-open fom 600 pm ndash 730 pm or later

arrivals to pick-up Presidentrsquos Reception tickets

730 am ndash 200 pm

EXHIBIT HALL

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1030 am

COFFEE BREAK

Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruit

Grand Ballroom)

Educational Program - Track 1 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 830 am

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SECTION BUSINESS

MEETING AND BREAKFAST

(Banquet Hall 2-B)

830 am ndash 1030 am

MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

WITH ADMINISTRATIVE LAW HOW TO BE AT

THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME WITH

THE RIGHT STUFF

Tis program is designed or the rookie and experienced administrativeaw practitioner as well as the judge conducting judicial review Aoadmap to protecting your clientrsquos rights and remedies and avoiding

common pitalls Learn how to always be at the right place at theight time with the right stuff by mastering exclusive primary andconcurrent jurisdiction administrative exhaustion effective preparationand presentation preservation o the record and understanding thenuances o judicial review and administrative mandamus

Speakersudge Kevin F Arthur Court o Special AppealsJudge Andrea M Leahy Court o Special Appeals

Judge Julie R Rubin Associate Judge Circuit Court oBaltimore City Ralph S yler Venable

Program SponsorAdministrative Law Section

Program ChairPeter Sheehan Esq and Michele J McDonald AAG

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

ADR SECTION CONTINENTAL BREAK

AND BUSINESS MEETING

(Conerence Room 5)

830 am ndash 1030 am

ldquoSIBLING WARSrdquo

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN

PROBATE ESTATES AND TRUSTS AND

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION

While the use o mediation and collaborative law in domand general civil matters has quickly expanded in Maryland throughout the country their use has been slower to

traction in the context o probate estates and trusts andlitigation (eg adult guardianships will contests) MarylCircuit Court Judges Orphansrsquo Court Judges Private AMediators Court ADR Administrators and CollaboratPractitioners will discuss the current status o ADR in thTe panelists will engage the audience in brainstorming plans within Marylandrsquos Judiciary and the Bar to encouruse o ADR in these stressul amily disputes

SpeakersKathy Brissette-Minus Esq Law Office o Kathy Bris

Minus Judge Wendy Cartwright Prince Georgersquos CouOrphansrsquo Court Suzy Eckstein Esq Oakley and Ecks Judge Juliet Fisher Baltimore County Orphansrsquo CourtByron Macfarlane Esq Register o Wills Howard CoMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq Maryland Court o SpeciaKelly M Preteroti Esq Ober Kaler Judge Steven I P(Ret) Prince Georgersquos County Circuit CourtH Andrew Reckson Esq Law Offices o H Andrew RLLC Judge Gale Rasin (Ret) Baltimore City Circuit

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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eff rueman Esq Baltimore CityCircuit Court Judge Pamela WhiteBaltimore City Circuit Courtudge Tomas Ross Circuit Court or

983121ueen Annersquos County

Program SponsorAlternative Dispute Resolution Section

Program Chairsudge Tomas Ross and

Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

800 am ndash 1030 am

AT THE CORNER OF LAW

ENFORCEMENT AND ANIMALS

CO-FACILITATED DIALOGUE

ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND

DOG SHOOTINGS

Te panel members and acilitators anyo whom bring great expertise in law andmediation to the table will reflect on anddiscuss situations that escalate into police-nvolved killings o ldquoFidordquo the amily pet

Tey will ocus on the emerging fieldo community policing balancing thecompeting interests o the human andanimal stakeholders involved in theseettings Moreover they will discuss

dispute resolution tools and how they maybe applied to underlying conflicts betweenpolice humans and animals in a civilmanner inormed by and consistent withessons-learned rom recently publicized

violent human-related police interactions

SpeakersGary C Norman Esq AssociateCivil Rights Commissioner MarylandCommission on Civil Rights AttorneyMediator and Consultant and CeciliaB Paizs Esq Attorney Mediatorand rainer

ursday Jun 16

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Richard H Melnick Esq Associate County Attorney Office ohe County Attorney Montgomery County Maryland E Anne

Benaroya Esq Founder o Maryland Animal Law Center andPrivate Practice

Program SponsorAnimal Law Section

Program ChairGary C Norman Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

800 am ndash 1030 am

ldquoSO YOU WANT TO START A VETERANSrsquo

COURTrdquo ndash A PROSPECTIVE FROM HOW TO

CREATE A VETERANS COURT DOCKET AND

HOW TO PRACTICE IN IT

Te goal o the Veteransrsquo CourtsDockets is ldquoo successullyhabilitate veterans by diverting them rom the traditional criminalustice system and providing them with the tools they need in

order to lead a productive and law-abiding liestylerdquo Tis timelypresentation will include an update on how Veterans Court aregetting started throughout Maryland Baltimore and Prince

Georges County have made great strides in establishing dockets andcourts the legal community can benefit tremendously rom theirparticular experiences Te presentation will cover the basic nutsand bolts o how Baltimore City District Court started a courtalong with practical advice rom those that engage in making it theastest growing specialty court in the State For those that care aboutveteransrsquo issues and how the legal community and judiciary canhave a positive impact on veterans in our state this is an excellentopportunity to learn rom those that are making a difference

Speakers

udge Halee Weinstein District Court Judge Baltimore CityGray Barton Director Office o Problem Solving CourtsPatricia Deros Assistant Statersquos AttorneyAntonia Fasanelli Esq Executive Director o the HomelessPersons Representation Project Inc Prof Hugh McCleanDirector University o Baltimorersquos Te Bob Parsons VeteransAdvocacy Clinic Craig Cook LCSW-C Health Care orHomeless Veterans Coordinator and Janette DeBoissiereAssistant Public Deender

ModeratorCharles Blomquist Esq

Program SponsorsCriminal Law and Practice Section amp Veterans Affairs aMilitary Law Section

Program ChairsSidney Butcher Esq Judge racey Parker-Warren and John P

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

800 am ndash 830 am

LITIGATION SECTION BREAKFAS

AND BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 2-A)

830 am ndash 1030 am

RAZZLE DAZZLE THE JURY

THE DOS AND DONrsquoTS OF USING

TECHNOLOGY IN THE COURTROOM

Are you suffering rom courtroom technophobia Te is notrdquoDo you use technology in the courtroomrdquo Te qis ldquoDo you know how to use it effectivelyrdquo Learn to ldquoraz

dazzlerdquo the jury Te dos and donrsquots o using visuals to testory A multimedia presentation which brings lie to yo

Speaker James OrsquoC Gentry Jr Esq Bekman Marder amp Adkin

Program SponsorLitigation Section

Program ChairsAlan Sternstein Esq and Bradord McCullough Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

RESPONDING TO ATTORNEY GRIEVANC

JUDICIAL DISABILITY COMPLAINTS

Into each lawyerrsquos and judgersquos lie some rain may all Wh

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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ain comes in the orm o a letter rom Bar Counsel or JudicialDisabilities Investigative Counsel it may seem that plans oran ark might be in order Te Attorney Grievance Commissioneceived over two thousand complaints in FY15 and the

Commission on Judicial Disabilities received over a hundred and

fiy A distinguished panel o decision-makers and practitionersegularly involved in attorney and judicial discipline andegulation will offer insight into the processes and the evaluation

o complaints as well as practical advice in responding to the near-nevitable grievance ndash think o this as a lie-preserver

SpeakersCarol A Crawford Esq Executive Director InvestigativeCounsel Maryland Commission on Judicial DisabilitiesAlvin I Frederick Esq Eccleston amp Wol RichardBerwanger Esq Eccleston amp Wol Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counsel William C Brennan Jr Esq BrennanMcKenna Manzi Shay Chtd Hon Alexander Wright Jr Chairperson Commission on Judicial Disabilities

ModeratorGlenn M Grossman Esq Bar Counsel

Program SponsorsProessionalism Committee and Ethics Committee

Program Chairs Judge Joan Bossmann Gordon Pauline C OnyemaechiGlenn M Grossman Esq (Proessionalism Committee) Wayne M Willoughby Esq (Ethics Committee)

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Coffee and tea served

800 am ndash 900 amSTATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SEC

BREAKFAST AND BUSINESS MEETI

(Suite 317319 Tird Floor)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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900 am ndash 1030 am

HAS SUING THE GOVERNMENT BECOME OUR

NATIONAL PASTIME

Each year the Court o Appeals decides legal issues arising out ocases filed by individuals and businesses against State and local

governments Come hear two distinguished Judges o the Courto Appeals and two experienced litigators in this field give theirperspectives on some o the important cases decided this yearnvolving suits against State and local governments

Speakersudge Robert McDonald Court o Appeals Judge Glenn

Harrell (Ret) Court o Appeals imothy F Maloney JosephGreenwald amp Laake Kevin Bock Karpinski Karpinski Colaresiamp Karp PA

ModeratorCarol S Rubin Esq Principal Counsel M-NCPPC

Program SponsorState and Local Government Law Section

Program ChairRobert H Drummer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

Educational Program - Track1130 a - 130 p

1130 am ndash 130 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENSIs the orce strong with you becoming a judge one day Dfirst part o Jedi training initiates will witness our panel perorm Jedi mind tricks (ie provide their thoughts andto help initiates prepare or the arduous road to becominlawyer a prerequisite or anyone seeking a judicial appoinTen judges rom other galaxies will join the program tochallenge Jedi initiates in duels to the death (Also knowdiscussion groups rotating among the judges) Prizes Pri will be awarded or the best Forces o Good costumes Dand Storm roopers need not attend

Speakers Judge Georgia Brady Office o Administrative Hearing Judge Jeannie Cho District Court or Montgomery CoMagistrate Richard Sandy Circuit Court or Frederick

Judge Mary Kramer Circuit Court or Howard CountMichael Reed Court o Special Appeals Judge GeorgeUS District Court or the District o Maryland Moderator Christine Pham Esq Rosenberg Martin Greenberg

Program Chairs Judge Julie Weatherly Christine Pham Esq Kelcie LEsq and Aindrea Conroy Esq

Program SponsorBench Bar Section Council and Young Lawyers Section

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Tatooine refeshments to be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

SURVIVING THE MAELSTROM TREADIN

THE MURKY WATERS OF RESIDENTIAL

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT LITIGATION

Structures are ubiquitous in all human societies and it is ithat some structures will suffer rom deects in their const

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

1030 am ndash 1130 am12TH ANNUAL MEET AND GREETRECEPTION FOR MARYLANDrsquoS

NEW JUDGES

(Crystal Ballroom 1)Hon Mary Ellen Barbera Chie Judge

Maryland Court o Appeals

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Highly specialized legal procedures have evolved over the yearsn resolving disputes over construction deects ouching on all

o them is well beyond the scope o this program but we hope toprovide guidance on some o the most important undamental issueshat one might expect to conront in construction deect litigation

arising out o residential housing projects Legal and Industryxperts will address problems and describe solution strategies arisingn the context o the construction o a new residence in Maryland in

which substantial water intrusion and mold damages are discoveredong aer the completion o construction Problems will bexamined rom the perspectives o the Owner General Contractor

Engineering and Design Proessionals and Sub-Contractors inelevant trades Litigation issues will include identification andargeting o deendants orum and venue considerations statutes

o limitation and repose causes o action and theories o recoveryor bodily injury and property damage affirmative deenses use oxperts contractual obligations insurance coverage and mediation

and settlement considerations Troughout the program attentionwill be paid to the cost-benefit analysis required in residentialconstruction deect litigation in that the relatively small amount incontroversy may require that only the most promising actual andegal issues will be actively litigated

Speakersudge Diane Leasure (Ret) Darren Burns Carney Kelehan

Bresler Bennett amp Scherr LLP Clark L Griffith AIAConstruction Consulting Associates Robert Kelly Jackson ampCampbell PC Gregory Koger Holland amp Knight LLP

Moderatorudge Diane Leasure (Ret)

Program SponsorConstruction Law Section

Program ChairRobert Kelly Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 45

A light lunch will be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

HOW TO NOT GET CRACKED BY MARYL

WIP NAVIGATING MARYLANDrsquoS RESPO

TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TOTAL MAX

DAILY LOAD

EPA issued the Chesapeake Bay otal Maximum Daily Lin December 2010 assigning pollution limits to all Mary waters that eed the Chesapeake Bay In response Marydeveloped a Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) or those limits In compliance with the WIP Maryland ha passed several regulations and permitting requirements taffect municipalities private entities and the public Sothese regulations and permits concern stormwater runoff program is designed to inorm the local government or s practitioner o these new requirements and how they cantheir clients in securing the required permit(s)

Speakers Jon Mueller VP or Litigation Chesapeake Bay FoundaBen Grumbles Secretary Maryland Department o the

Environment Erik Michelson Anne Arundel CountyDepartment o Public Works Watershed Protection andRestoration Program

Moderator Judge Douglas Nazarian

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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Sponsored byEnvironmental Law Section

Program Chairon Mueller Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

A light lunch will be served

130 am- 130 pm

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATrsquoS UNETHICAL

A wo-Part Program Exploring the Pitalls o Speaking Onersquos Mindand Other Potential Ethical raps

Part 1 1130 am - 1230 pm

Te First Amendment figured recently in attorney disciplinary mattersbeore the Court o Appeals ie AGC v Stanalonis (campaign speechn a contested judicial election) and AGC v Frost (statements by an

attorney critical o judges and other government officials) Our panelwill explore those matters and other situations where what attorneysay or publish is protected or may get them into ethical trouble

Speakersudge Robert N McDonald Maryland Court o Appeals

William C Brennan Esq Brennan Mckenna Manzi Shay

Chtd Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counselimothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald amp Laake PA

Part II 1230 pm ndash 130 pm

Tere are many instances in the jurisprudence regarding lawyersrsquothical responsibilities where the Court o Appeals sanctioned

attorneys or conduct that appeared to take place other than in theraditional arena o the practice o law ndash some situations seemingntuitive and others perhaps counter-intuitive Tis panel will stakeouthe terrain with exemplars and peer into yet unexplored dark corners

Speakersudge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret) Te Platt Group Inc LydiaE Lawless Esq Assistant Bar Counsel Tomas E Lynch

II Miles amp Stockbridge PC Patricia M Weaver Esq PaleyRothman Robert J Zarbin Esq Te Zarbin Law Firm

ModeratorWayne M Willoughby Esq Gershon WilloughbyGetz amp Smith LLC

Program Chair Wayne M Willoughby Esq

Program SponsorEthics Committee

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

1130 am ndash 130 pm

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAW CLER

REDUX REDUX REDUX COME TEST YO

BRAIN POWER

Tis unique program is entertaining inormative interaand a ast-paced take-off on the V game show ldquoAre Youthan a Fih Graderrdquo Panelists will answer requently asrequently missed - questions about Maryland civil proce pleading discovery and trial practice by allowing the au(anonymously by the use o computerized audience respoto answer the questions too as our moderator (Judge Ba poses them to our panel o three law clerk contestants anexperts (Archibald Fader amp Sandler) Audience participreceive prizes or correct answers Come and compete an Speakers

Judge Lynne A Battaglia Maryland Court o Appeals John F Fader II (Ret) Baltimore County Circuit CoK Archibald Esq Wright Constable amp Skeen and PSandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorLitigation Section Program Chair Judge Lynne A Battaglia

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A A light lunch will be served

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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130 am ndash 130 pm

UNPLUGGED WILL LEAVE YOU CACHED OUT -

DEFRAGGING YOUR LAW PRACTICE

(echnology basics or a successul law practice)echnology has become an integral part o a successul law

practice Tose who adapt quickly to new legal technologies findhemselves saving significant resources while those who donrsquot findhemselves struggling to keep pace with a ast-changing market Te

panel will discuss ways to maintain the highest quality legal serviceswhile using technologies as a multiplier to drive down client costsTe panel will offer a glimpse into the uture o legal technologiesaising the question what will the attorneyrsquos role be in ten years with

MDEC cyber security automation and algorithms We will explore the changes to the Rules as well as some o the

thical issues that technology has created which may not havexisted just a decade ago

Tis is a must attend session or orward-thinking law firmsegal departments and the judiciary Join the Honorableudge Grimm Judge Morrissey along with attorneys and legalechnologists or these exciting panel discussions interactive

demonstrations and QampA sessions

Speakersudge Paul W Grimm United States District Court o

Maryland Judge John P Morrissey Chie Judge DistrictCourt o Maryland Diane P Kilcoyne Attorney Lerch Earlyamp Brewer Chtd Tomas F Goldman Attorney and Author o

echnology in the Law Office Michael D Berman AttorneyRifin Weiner Livingston Levitan amp Silver LLC and MatthewStubenberg I Director MVLS

Program Sponsorechnology Committee

Program ChairGeorge Hermina Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served and abulous door p

130 pm ndash 330 pm

AN AFTERNOON AT SEACRETS

Sponsored byTe Worcester County Bar Association

Seacrets Bar and Grille 49th Street and the BOpen to all convention attendees and guest

Snacks provided while they lastCASH BAR

For more information contact

Cathi V Coates Esq 4107236000

200 pm ndash 400 pm

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Dumserrsquos Dairyland12305 Coastal Highway

(124th Street)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Medical Assistance Planning and Eligib

Advance Medical Directives Living W

Trusts Estate Planning and Administration

Powers of Attorney Guardianship

Disability Planning Special Needs Tru

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200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

400 pm

MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION

ANNUAL MEETING

(Te Links at Lighthouse Sound)

400 pm

FELLOWS MEETING

Initiation o New Fellows andPresentation o the Eney and Shea Awards

500 pm

RECEPTION

630 pm ndash 730 pm

REGISTRATION - PRESIDENTrsquoS

RECEPTION TICKETS PICK-UP

(Grand Ballroom)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland State Bar Association Inc

P983154983141983155983145983140983141983150983156rsquo983155 R983141983139983141983152983156983145983151

Judge Pamila J Brown President

Judge Harry C Storm President-Elect

Debra G Schubert Immediate Past President

700 pm ndash 900 pm

CLARION HOTEL

CRYSTAL BALLROOM

BUSINESS ATTIRE

STANDING RECEPTION

Tickets required at the door Heavy Hors Drsquooeuvres

Dessert Buffet and Open Bar Complimentary Valet Parking Available

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 130 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARYREGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 130 pm

EXHIBITS

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1100 am

COFFEE BREAK Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruitGrand Ballroom)

730 am

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION SUN RUN

Runners and walkers welcome

Sponsored By Te Daily Record

10 k (62 miles) and 5k (31 miles)Montego Bay 130 Street South Ocean Drive

Educational Program - Track 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 1030 am

COURT ADR WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MTe Maryland Judiciary supports a variety o alternative dresolution (ADR) programs rom the District Court o Mthe Court o Special Appeals Tese programs provide paran alternative method to resolve their dispute but do theymake a difference Tis panel will share the results rom thADR study to use live observation and behavioral coding the impacts o practitioner strategies and participant respoand comparing ADR to traditional court processes in DisCircuit court cases Te result o the rigorous study is enliinormation or court administrators judges ADR practitand advocates Learn more about the research outcomes ain a lively discussion as participants and panelists explore wresearch means or ADR in Maryland

Speakers Judge Julie R Rubin Circuit Court or Baltimore City Judge Dorothy Wilson District Court o Maryland BaltimCounty im Sheridan Esq Court Administrator Circuitor Baltimore County Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq DirectoDivision Maryland Court o Special Appeals Jonathan S REsq Executive Director Mediation and Conflict ResolutionAdministrative Office o the Courts Maryland Judiciary CoKratovil-Lavelle Esq Executive Director Department o FAdministration Maryland Judiciary Maureen A DenihanExecutive Director ADR Programs District Court o Maryl

Walter PhD Director o Court Operations Administrativethe Courts Maryland Judiciary oby reem Guerin EsqDirector Center or Dispute Resolution at the University o MCarey School o Law Nick White PhD Evaluations and ReDirector Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office AdminOffice o the Courts Maryland Judiciary

Program SponsorADR Section

Program ChairsMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

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clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

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To make effective decisions you

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basic accounting issues to the

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customized team of advisors

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you with your business and pers

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Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

Hagerstown M

T 301

F 301

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

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Maryland Volunteer

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Mutual

The McCammon

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New Life Addict

Counseling Se

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Rosen Sapperst

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University of Ba

School of Law

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Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

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eff rueman Esq Baltimore CityCircuit Court Judge Pamela WhiteBaltimore City Circuit Courtudge Tomas Ross Circuit Court or

983121ueen Annersquos County

Program SponsorAlternative Dispute Resolution Section

Program Chairsudge Tomas Ross and

Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

800 am ndash 1030 am

AT THE CORNER OF LAW

ENFORCEMENT AND ANIMALS

CO-FACILITATED DIALOGUE

ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND

DOG SHOOTINGS

Te panel members and acilitators anyo whom bring great expertise in law andmediation to the table will reflect on anddiscuss situations that escalate into police-nvolved killings o ldquoFidordquo the amily pet

Tey will ocus on the emerging fieldo community policing balancing thecompeting interests o the human andanimal stakeholders involved in theseettings Moreover they will discuss

dispute resolution tools and how they maybe applied to underlying conflicts betweenpolice humans and animals in a civilmanner inormed by and consistent withessons-learned rom recently publicized

violent human-related police interactions

SpeakersGary C Norman Esq AssociateCivil Rights Commissioner MarylandCommission on Civil Rights AttorneyMediator and Consultant and CeciliaB Paizs Esq Attorney Mediatorand rainer

ursday Jun 16

Advance your career with

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Legal Studies Institute

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Richard H Melnick Esq Associate County Attorney Office ohe County Attorney Montgomery County Maryland E Anne

Benaroya Esq Founder o Maryland Animal Law Center andPrivate Practice

Program SponsorAnimal Law Section

Program ChairGary C Norman Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

800 am ndash 1030 am

ldquoSO YOU WANT TO START A VETERANSrsquo

COURTrdquo ndash A PROSPECTIVE FROM HOW TO

CREATE A VETERANS COURT DOCKET AND

HOW TO PRACTICE IN IT

Te goal o the Veteransrsquo CourtsDockets is ldquoo successullyhabilitate veterans by diverting them rom the traditional criminalustice system and providing them with the tools they need in

order to lead a productive and law-abiding liestylerdquo Tis timelypresentation will include an update on how Veterans Court aregetting started throughout Maryland Baltimore and Prince

Georges County have made great strides in establishing dockets andcourts the legal community can benefit tremendously rom theirparticular experiences Te presentation will cover the basic nutsand bolts o how Baltimore City District Court started a courtalong with practical advice rom those that engage in making it theastest growing specialty court in the State For those that care aboutveteransrsquo issues and how the legal community and judiciary canhave a positive impact on veterans in our state this is an excellentopportunity to learn rom those that are making a difference

Speakers

udge Halee Weinstein District Court Judge Baltimore CityGray Barton Director Office o Problem Solving CourtsPatricia Deros Assistant Statersquos AttorneyAntonia Fasanelli Esq Executive Director o the HomelessPersons Representation Project Inc Prof Hugh McCleanDirector University o Baltimorersquos Te Bob Parsons VeteransAdvocacy Clinic Craig Cook LCSW-C Health Care orHomeless Veterans Coordinator and Janette DeBoissiereAssistant Public Deender

ModeratorCharles Blomquist Esq

Program SponsorsCriminal Law and Practice Section amp Veterans Affairs aMilitary Law Section

Program ChairsSidney Butcher Esq Judge racey Parker-Warren and John P

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

800 am ndash 830 am

LITIGATION SECTION BREAKFAS

AND BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 2-A)

830 am ndash 1030 am

RAZZLE DAZZLE THE JURY

THE DOS AND DONrsquoTS OF USING

TECHNOLOGY IN THE COURTROOM

Are you suffering rom courtroom technophobia Te is notrdquoDo you use technology in the courtroomrdquo Te qis ldquoDo you know how to use it effectivelyrdquo Learn to ldquoraz

dazzlerdquo the jury Te dos and donrsquots o using visuals to testory A multimedia presentation which brings lie to yo

Speaker James OrsquoC Gentry Jr Esq Bekman Marder amp Adkin

Program SponsorLitigation Section

Program ChairsAlan Sternstein Esq and Bradord McCullough Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

RESPONDING TO ATTORNEY GRIEVANC

JUDICIAL DISABILITY COMPLAINTS

Into each lawyerrsquos and judgersquos lie some rain may all Wh

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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ain comes in the orm o a letter rom Bar Counsel or JudicialDisabilities Investigative Counsel it may seem that plans oran ark might be in order Te Attorney Grievance Commissioneceived over two thousand complaints in FY15 and the

Commission on Judicial Disabilities received over a hundred and

fiy A distinguished panel o decision-makers and practitionersegularly involved in attorney and judicial discipline andegulation will offer insight into the processes and the evaluation

o complaints as well as practical advice in responding to the near-nevitable grievance ndash think o this as a lie-preserver

SpeakersCarol A Crawford Esq Executive Director InvestigativeCounsel Maryland Commission on Judicial DisabilitiesAlvin I Frederick Esq Eccleston amp Wol RichardBerwanger Esq Eccleston amp Wol Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counsel William C Brennan Jr Esq BrennanMcKenna Manzi Shay Chtd Hon Alexander Wright Jr Chairperson Commission on Judicial Disabilities

ModeratorGlenn M Grossman Esq Bar Counsel

Program SponsorsProessionalism Committee and Ethics Committee

Program Chairs Judge Joan Bossmann Gordon Pauline C OnyemaechiGlenn M Grossman Esq (Proessionalism Committee) Wayne M Willoughby Esq (Ethics Committee)

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Coffee and tea served

800 am ndash 900 amSTATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SEC

BREAKFAST AND BUSINESS MEETI

(Suite 317319 Tird Floor)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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900 am ndash 1030 am

HAS SUING THE GOVERNMENT BECOME OUR

NATIONAL PASTIME

Each year the Court o Appeals decides legal issues arising out ocases filed by individuals and businesses against State and local

governments Come hear two distinguished Judges o the Courto Appeals and two experienced litigators in this field give theirperspectives on some o the important cases decided this yearnvolving suits against State and local governments

Speakersudge Robert McDonald Court o Appeals Judge Glenn

Harrell (Ret) Court o Appeals imothy F Maloney JosephGreenwald amp Laake Kevin Bock Karpinski Karpinski Colaresiamp Karp PA

ModeratorCarol S Rubin Esq Principal Counsel M-NCPPC

Program SponsorState and Local Government Law Section

Program ChairRobert H Drummer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

Educational Program - Track1130 a - 130 p

1130 am ndash 130 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENSIs the orce strong with you becoming a judge one day Dfirst part o Jedi training initiates will witness our panel perorm Jedi mind tricks (ie provide their thoughts andto help initiates prepare or the arduous road to becominlawyer a prerequisite or anyone seeking a judicial appoinTen judges rom other galaxies will join the program tochallenge Jedi initiates in duels to the death (Also knowdiscussion groups rotating among the judges) Prizes Pri will be awarded or the best Forces o Good costumes Dand Storm roopers need not attend

Speakers Judge Georgia Brady Office o Administrative Hearing Judge Jeannie Cho District Court or Montgomery CoMagistrate Richard Sandy Circuit Court or Frederick

Judge Mary Kramer Circuit Court or Howard CountMichael Reed Court o Special Appeals Judge GeorgeUS District Court or the District o Maryland Moderator Christine Pham Esq Rosenberg Martin Greenberg

Program Chairs Judge Julie Weatherly Christine Pham Esq Kelcie LEsq and Aindrea Conroy Esq

Program SponsorBench Bar Section Council and Young Lawyers Section

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Tatooine refeshments to be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

SURVIVING THE MAELSTROM TREADIN

THE MURKY WATERS OF RESIDENTIAL

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT LITIGATION

Structures are ubiquitous in all human societies and it is ithat some structures will suffer rom deects in their const

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

1030 am ndash 1130 am12TH ANNUAL MEET AND GREETRECEPTION FOR MARYLANDrsquoS

NEW JUDGES

(Crystal Ballroom 1)Hon Mary Ellen Barbera Chie Judge

Maryland Court o Appeals

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Highly specialized legal procedures have evolved over the yearsn resolving disputes over construction deects ouching on all

o them is well beyond the scope o this program but we hope toprovide guidance on some o the most important undamental issueshat one might expect to conront in construction deect litigation

arising out o residential housing projects Legal and Industryxperts will address problems and describe solution strategies arisingn the context o the construction o a new residence in Maryland in

which substantial water intrusion and mold damages are discoveredong aer the completion o construction Problems will bexamined rom the perspectives o the Owner General Contractor

Engineering and Design Proessionals and Sub-Contractors inelevant trades Litigation issues will include identification andargeting o deendants orum and venue considerations statutes

o limitation and repose causes o action and theories o recoveryor bodily injury and property damage affirmative deenses use oxperts contractual obligations insurance coverage and mediation

and settlement considerations Troughout the program attentionwill be paid to the cost-benefit analysis required in residentialconstruction deect litigation in that the relatively small amount incontroversy may require that only the most promising actual andegal issues will be actively litigated

Speakersudge Diane Leasure (Ret) Darren Burns Carney Kelehan

Bresler Bennett amp Scherr LLP Clark L Griffith AIAConstruction Consulting Associates Robert Kelly Jackson ampCampbell PC Gregory Koger Holland amp Knight LLP

Moderatorudge Diane Leasure (Ret)

Program SponsorConstruction Law Section

Program ChairRobert Kelly Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 45

A light lunch will be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

HOW TO NOT GET CRACKED BY MARYL

WIP NAVIGATING MARYLANDrsquoS RESPO

TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TOTAL MAX

DAILY LOAD

EPA issued the Chesapeake Bay otal Maximum Daily Lin December 2010 assigning pollution limits to all Mary waters that eed the Chesapeake Bay In response Marydeveloped a Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) or those limits In compliance with the WIP Maryland ha passed several regulations and permitting requirements taffect municipalities private entities and the public Sothese regulations and permits concern stormwater runoff program is designed to inorm the local government or s practitioner o these new requirements and how they cantheir clients in securing the required permit(s)

Speakers Jon Mueller VP or Litigation Chesapeake Bay FoundaBen Grumbles Secretary Maryland Department o the

Environment Erik Michelson Anne Arundel CountyDepartment o Public Works Watershed Protection andRestoration Program

Moderator Judge Douglas Nazarian

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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Sponsored byEnvironmental Law Section

Program Chairon Mueller Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

A light lunch will be served

130 am- 130 pm

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATrsquoS UNETHICAL

A wo-Part Program Exploring the Pitalls o Speaking Onersquos Mindand Other Potential Ethical raps

Part 1 1130 am - 1230 pm

Te First Amendment figured recently in attorney disciplinary mattersbeore the Court o Appeals ie AGC v Stanalonis (campaign speechn a contested judicial election) and AGC v Frost (statements by an

attorney critical o judges and other government officials) Our panelwill explore those matters and other situations where what attorneysay or publish is protected or may get them into ethical trouble

Speakersudge Robert N McDonald Maryland Court o Appeals

William C Brennan Esq Brennan Mckenna Manzi Shay

Chtd Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counselimothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald amp Laake PA

Part II 1230 pm ndash 130 pm

Tere are many instances in the jurisprudence regarding lawyersrsquothical responsibilities where the Court o Appeals sanctioned

attorneys or conduct that appeared to take place other than in theraditional arena o the practice o law ndash some situations seemingntuitive and others perhaps counter-intuitive Tis panel will stakeouthe terrain with exemplars and peer into yet unexplored dark corners

Speakersudge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret) Te Platt Group Inc LydiaE Lawless Esq Assistant Bar Counsel Tomas E Lynch

II Miles amp Stockbridge PC Patricia M Weaver Esq PaleyRothman Robert J Zarbin Esq Te Zarbin Law Firm

ModeratorWayne M Willoughby Esq Gershon WilloughbyGetz amp Smith LLC

Program Chair Wayne M Willoughby Esq

Program SponsorEthics Committee

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

1130 am ndash 130 pm

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAW CLER

REDUX REDUX REDUX COME TEST YO

BRAIN POWER

Tis unique program is entertaining inormative interaand a ast-paced take-off on the V game show ldquoAre Youthan a Fih Graderrdquo Panelists will answer requently asrequently missed - questions about Maryland civil proce pleading discovery and trial practice by allowing the au(anonymously by the use o computerized audience respoto answer the questions too as our moderator (Judge Ba poses them to our panel o three law clerk contestants anexperts (Archibald Fader amp Sandler) Audience participreceive prizes or correct answers Come and compete an Speakers

Judge Lynne A Battaglia Maryland Court o Appeals John F Fader II (Ret) Baltimore County Circuit CoK Archibald Esq Wright Constable amp Skeen and PSandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorLitigation Section Program Chair Judge Lynne A Battaglia

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A A light lunch will be served

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130 am ndash 130 pm

UNPLUGGED WILL LEAVE YOU CACHED OUT -

DEFRAGGING YOUR LAW PRACTICE

(echnology basics or a successul law practice)echnology has become an integral part o a successul law

practice Tose who adapt quickly to new legal technologies findhemselves saving significant resources while those who donrsquot findhemselves struggling to keep pace with a ast-changing market Te

panel will discuss ways to maintain the highest quality legal serviceswhile using technologies as a multiplier to drive down client costsTe panel will offer a glimpse into the uture o legal technologiesaising the question what will the attorneyrsquos role be in ten years with

MDEC cyber security automation and algorithms We will explore the changes to the Rules as well as some o the

thical issues that technology has created which may not havexisted just a decade ago

Tis is a must attend session or orward-thinking law firmsegal departments and the judiciary Join the Honorableudge Grimm Judge Morrissey along with attorneys and legalechnologists or these exciting panel discussions interactive

demonstrations and QampA sessions

Speakersudge Paul W Grimm United States District Court o

Maryland Judge John P Morrissey Chie Judge DistrictCourt o Maryland Diane P Kilcoyne Attorney Lerch Earlyamp Brewer Chtd Tomas F Goldman Attorney and Author o

echnology in the Law Office Michael D Berman AttorneyRifin Weiner Livingston Levitan amp Silver LLC and MatthewStubenberg I Director MVLS

Program Sponsorechnology Committee

Program ChairGeorge Hermina Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served and abulous door p

130 pm ndash 330 pm

AN AFTERNOON AT SEACRETS

Sponsored byTe Worcester County Bar Association

Seacrets Bar and Grille 49th Street and the BOpen to all convention attendees and guest

Snacks provided while they lastCASH BAR

For more information contact

Cathi V Coates Esq 4107236000

200 pm ndash 400 pm

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Dumserrsquos Dairyland12305 Coastal Highway

(124th Street)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Medical Assistance Planning and Eligib

Advance Medical Directives Living W

Trusts Estate Planning and Administration

Powers of Attorney Guardianship

Disability Planning Special Needs Tru

Frank Frankamp Scherr LLCndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndash

Elder Law Estate amp Special Needs Planning

4103378900 | wwwfrankelderlawcom | 18883380400

Towson | Columbia | Easton

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200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

400 pm

MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION

ANNUAL MEETING

(Te Links at Lighthouse Sound)

400 pm

FELLOWS MEETING

Initiation o New Fellows andPresentation o the Eney and Shea Awards

500 pm

RECEPTION

630 pm ndash 730 pm

REGISTRATION - PRESIDENTrsquoS

RECEPTION TICKETS PICK-UP

(Grand Ballroom)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland State Bar Association Inc

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Judge Pamila J Brown President

Judge Harry C Storm President-Elect

Debra G Schubert Immediate Past President

700 pm ndash 900 pm

CLARION HOTEL

CRYSTAL BALLROOM

BUSINESS ATTIRE

STANDING RECEPTION

Tickets required at the door Heavy Hors Drsquooeuvres

Dessert Buffet and Open Bar Complimentary Valet Parking Available

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 130 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARYREGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 130 pm

EXHIBITS

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1100 am

COFFEE BREAK Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruitGrand Ballroom)

730 am

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION SUN RUN

Runners and walkers welcome

Sponsored By Te Daily Record

10 k (62 miles) and 5k (31 miles)Montego Bay 130 Street South Ocean Drive

Educational Program - Track 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 1030 am

COURT ADR WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MTe Maryland Judiciary supports a variety o alternative dresolution (ADR) programs rom the District Court o Mthe Court o Special Appeals Tese programs provide paran alternative method to resolve their dispute but do theymake a difference Tis panel will share the results rom thADR study to use live observation and behavioral coding the impacts o practitioner strategies and participant respoand comparing ADR to traditional court processes in DisCircuit court cases Te result o the rigorous study is enliinormation or court administrators judges ADR practitand advocates Learn more about the research outcomes ain a lively discussion as participants and panelists explore wresearch means or ADR in Maryland

Speakers Judge Julie R Rubin Circuit Court or Baltimore City Judge Dorothy Wilson District Court o Maryland BaltimCounty im Sheridan Esq Court Administrator Circuitor Baltimore County Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq DirectoDivision Maryland Court o Special Appeals Jonathan S REsq Executive Director Mediation and Conflict ResolutionAdministrative Office o the Courts Maryland Judiciary CoKratovil-Lavelle Esq Executive Director Department o FAdministration Maryland Judiciary Maureen A DenihanExecutive Director ADR Programs District Court o Maryl

Walter PhD Director o Court Operations Administrativethe Courts Maryland Judiciary oby reem Guerin EsqDirector Center or Dispute Resolution at the University o MCarey School o Law Nick White PhD Evaluations and ReDirector Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office AdminOffice o the Courts Maryland Judiciary

Program SponsorADR Section

Program ChairsMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

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Business Valuaons

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Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

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10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

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T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

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Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

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Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

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Richard H Melnick Esq Associate County Attorney Office ohe County Attorney Montgomery County Maryland E Anne

Benaroya Esq Founder o Maryland Animal Law Center andPrivate Practice

Program SponsorAnimal Law Section

Program ChairGary C Norman Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

800 am ndash 1030 am

ldquoSO YOU WANT TO START A VETERANSrsquo

COURTrdquo ndash A PROSPECTIVE FROM HOW TO

CREATE A VETERANS COURT DOCKET AND

HOW TO PRACTICE IN IT

Te goal o the Veteransrsquo CourtsDockets is ldquoo successullyhabilitate veterans by diverting them rom the traditional criminalustice system and providing them with the tools they need in

order to lead a productive and law-abiding liestylerdquo Tis timelypresentation will include an update on how Veterans Court aregetting started throughout Maryland Baltimore and Prince

Georges County have made great strides in establishing dockets andcourts the legal community can benefit tremendously rom theirparticular experiences Te presentation will cover the basic nutsand bolts o how Baltimore City District Court started a courtalong with practical advice rom those that engage in making it theastest growing specialty court in the State For those that care aboutveteransrsquo issues and how the legal community and judiciary canhave a positive impact on veterans in our state this is an excellentopportunity to learn rom those that are making a difference

Speakers

udge Halee Weinstein District Court Judge Baltimore CityGray Barton Director Office o Problem Solving CourtsPatricia Deros Assistant Statersquos AttorneyAntonia Fasanelli Esq Executive Director o the HomelessPersons Representation Project Inc Prof Hugh McCleanDirector University o Baltimorersquos Te Bob Parsons VeteransAdvocacy Clinic Craig Cook LCSW-C Health Care orHomeless Veterans Coordinator and Janette DeBoissiereAssistant Public Deender

ModeratorCharles Blomquist Esq

Program SponsorsCriminal Law and Practice Section amp Veterans Affairs aMilitary Law Section

Program ChairsSidney Butcher Esq Judge racey Parker-Warren and John P

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

800 am ndash 830 am

LITIGATION SECTION BREAKFAS

AND BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 2-A)

830 am ndash 1030 am

RAZZLE DAZZLE THE JURY

THE DOS AND DONrsquoTS OF USING

TECHNOLOGY IN THE COURTROOM

Are you suffering rom courtroom technophobia Te is notrdquoDo you use technology in the courtroomrdquo Te qis ldquoDo you know how to use it effectivelyrdquo Learn to ldquoraz

dazzlerdquo the jury Te dos and donrsquots o using visuals to testory A multimedia presentation which brings lie to yo

Speaker James OrsquoC Gentry Jr Esq Bekman Marder amp Adkin

Program SponsorLitigation Section

Program ChairsAlan Sternstein Esq and Bradord McCullough Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

RESPONDING TO ATTORNEY GRIEVANC

JUDICIAL DISABILITY COMPLAINTS

Into each lawyerrsquos and judgersquos lie some rain may all Wh

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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ain comes in the orm o a letter rom Bar Counsel or JudicialDisabilities Investigative Counsel it may seem that plans oran ark might be in order Te Attorney Grievance Commissioneceived over two thousand complaints in FY15 and the

Commission on Judicial Disabilities received over a hundred and

fiy A distinguished panel o decision-makers and practitionersegularly involved in attorney and judicial discipline andegulation will offer insight into the processes and the evaluation

o complaints as well as practical advice in responding to the near-nevitable grievance ndash think o this as a lie-preserver

SpeakersCarol A Crawford Esq Executive Director InvestigativeCounsel Maryland Commission on Judicial DisabilitiesAlvin I Frederick Esq Eccleston amp Wol RichardBerwanger Esq Eccleston amp Wol Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counsel William C Brennan Jr Esq BrennanMcKenna Manzi Shay Chtd Hon Alexander Wright Jr Chairperson Commission on Judicial Disabilities

ModeratorGlenn M Grossman Esq Bar Counsel

Program SponsorsProessionalism Committee and Ethics Committee

Program Chairs Judge Joan Bossmann Gordon Pauline C OnyemaechiGlenn M Grossman Esq (Proessionalism Committee) Wayne M Willoughby Esq (Ethics Committee)

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Coffee and tea served

800 am ndash 900 amSTATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SEC

BREAKFAST AND BUSINESS MEETI

(Suite 317319 Tird Floor)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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900 am ndash 1030 am

HAS SUING THE GOVERNMENT BECOME OUR

NATIONAL PASTIME

Each year the Court o Appeals decides legal issues arising out ocases filed by individuals and businesses against State and local

governments Come hear two distinguished Judges o the Courto Appeals and two experienced litigators in this field give theirperspectives on some o the important cases decided this yearnvolving suits against State and local governments

Speakersudge Robert McDonald Court o Appeals Judge Glenn

Harrell (Ret) Court o Appeals imothy F Maloney JosephGreenwald amp Laake Kevin Bock Karpinski Karpinski Colaresiamp Karp PA

ModeratorCarol S Rubin Esq Principal Counsel M-NCPPC

Program SponsorState and Local Government Law Section

Program ChairRobert H Drummer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

Educational Program - Track1130 a - 130 p

1130 am ndash 130 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENSIs the orce strong with you becoming a judge one day Dfirst part o Jedi training initiates will witness our panel perorm Jedi mind tricks (ie provide their thoughts andto help initiates prepare or the arduous road to becominlawyer a prerequisite or anyone seeking a judicial appoinTen judges rom other galaxies will join the program tochallenge Jedi initiates in duels to the death (Also knowdiscussion groups rotating among the judges) Prizes Pri will be awarded or the best Forces o Good costumes Dand Storm roopers need not attend

Speakers Judge Georgia Brady Office o Administrative Hearing Judge Jeannie Cho District Court or Montgomery CoMagistrate Richard Sandy Circuit Court or Frederick

Judge Mary Kramer Circuit Court or Howard CountMichael Reed Court o Special Appeals Judge GeorgeUS District Court or the District o Maryland Moderator Christine Pham Esq Rosenberg Martin Greenberg

Program Chairs Judge Julie Weatherly Christine Pham Esq Kelcie LEsq and Aindrea Conroy Esq

Program SponsorBench Bar Section Council and Young Lawyers Section

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Tatooine refeshments to be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

SURVIVING THE MAELSTROM TREADIN

THE MURKY WATERS OF RESIDENTIAL

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT LITIGATION

Structures are ubiquitous in all human societies and it is ithat some structures will suffer rom deects in their const

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

1030 am ndash 1130 am12TH ANNUAL MEET AND GREETRECEPTION FOR MARYLANDrsquoS

NEW JUDGES

(Crystal Ballroom 1)Hon Mary Ellen Barbera Chie Judge

Maryland Court o Appeals

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Highly specialized legal procedures have evolved over the yearsn resolving disputes over construction deects ouching on all

o them is well beyond the scope o this program but we hope toprovide guidance on some o the most important undamental issueshat one might expect to conront in construction deect litigation

arising out o residential housing projects Legal and Industryxperts will address problems and describe solution strategies arisingn the context o the construction o a new residence in Maryland in

which substantial water intrusion and mold damages are discoveredong aer the completion o construction Problems will bexamined rom the perspectives o the Owner General Contractor

Engineering and Design Proessionals and Sub-Contractors inelevant trades Litigation issues will include identification andargeting o deendants orum and venue considerations statutes

o limitation and repose causes o action and theories o recoveryor bodily injury and property damage affirmative deenses use oxperts contractual obligations insurance coverage and mediation

and settlement considerations Troughout the program attentionwill be paid to the cost-benefit analysis required in residentialconstruction deect litigation in that the relatively small amount incontroversy may require that only the most promising actual andegal issues will be actively litigated

Speakersudge Diane Leasure (Ret) Darren Burns Carney Kelehan

Bresler Bennett amp Scherr LLP Clark L Griffith AIAConstruction Consulting Associates Robert Kelly Jackson ampCampbell PC Gregory Koger Holland amp Knight LLP

Moderatorudge Diane Leasure (Ret)

Program SponsorConstruction Law Section

Program ChairRobert Kelly Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 45

A light lunch will be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

HOW TO NOT GET CRACKED BY MARYL

WIP NAVIGATING MARYLANDrsquoS RESPO

TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TOTAL MAX

DAILY LOAD

EPA issued the Chesapeake Bay otal Maximum Daily Lin December 2010 assigning pollution limits to all Mary waters that eed the Chesapeake Bay In response Marydeveloped a Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) or those limits In compliance with the WIP Maryland ha passed several regulations and permitting requirements taffect municipalities private entities and the public Sothese regulations and permits concern stormwater runoff program is designed to inorm the local government or s practitioner o these new requirements and how they cantheir clients in securing the required permit(s)

Speakers Jon Mueller VP or Litigation Chesapeake Bay FoundaBen Grumbles Secretary Maryland Department o the

Environment Erik Michelson Anne Arundel CountyDepartment o Public Works Watershed Protection andRestoration Program

Moderator Judge Douglas Nazarian

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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Sponsored byEnvironmental Law Section

Program Chairon Mueller Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

A light lunch will be served

130 am- 130 pm

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATrsquoS UNETHICAL

A wo-Part Program Exploring the Pitalls o Speaking Onersquos Mindand Other Potential Ethical raps

Part 1 1130 am - 1230 pm

Te First Amendment figured recently in attorney disciplinary mattersbeore the Court o Appeals ie AGC v Stanalonis (campaign speechn a contested judicial election) and AGC v Frost (statements by an

attorney critical o judges and other government officials) Our panelwill explore those matters and other situations where what attorneysay or publish is protected or may get them into ethical trouble

Speakersudge Robert N McDonald Maryland Court o Appeals

William C Brennan Esq Brennan Mckenna Manzi Shay

Chtd Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counselimothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald amp Laake PA

Part II 1230 pm ndash 130 pm

Tere are many instances in the jurisprudence regarding lawyersrsquothical responsibilities where the Court o Appeals sanctioned

attorneys or conduct that appeared to take place other than in theraditional arena o the practice o law ndash some situations seemingntuitive and others perhaps counter-intuitive Tis panel will stakeouthe terrain with exemplars and peer into yet unexplored dark corners

Speakersudge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret) Te Platt Group Inc LydiaE Lawless Esq Assistant Bar Counsel Tomas E Lynch

II Miles amp Stockbridge PC Patricia M Weaver Esq PaleyRothman Robert J Zarbin Esq Te Zarbin Law Firm

ModeratorWayne M Willoughby Esq Gershon WilloughbyGetz amp Smith LLC

Program Chair Wayne M Willoughby Esq

Program SponsorEthics Committee

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

1130 am ndash 130 pm

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAW CLER

REDUX REDUX REDUX COME TEST YO

BRAIN POWER

Tis unique program is entertaining inormative interaand a ast-paced take-off on the V game show ldquoAre Youthan a Fih Graderrdquo Panelists will answer requently asrequently missed - questions about Maryland civil proce pleading discovery and trial practice by allowing the au(anonymously by the use o computerized audience respoto answer the questions too as our moderator (Judge Ba poses them to our panel o three law clerk contestants anexperts (Archibald Fader amp Sandler) Audience participreceive prizes or correct answers Come and compete an Speakers

Judge Lynne A Battaglia Maryland Court o Appeals John F Fader II (Ret) Baltimore County Circuit CoK Archibald Esq Wright Constable amp Skeen and PSandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorLitigation Section Program Chair Judge Lynne A Battaglia

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A A light lunch will be served

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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130 am ndash 130 pm

UNPLUGGED WILL LEAVE YOU CACHED OUT -

DEFRAGGING YOUR LAW PRACTICE

(echnology basics or a successul law practice)echnology has become an integral part o a successul law

practice Tose who adapt quickly to new legal technologies findhemselves saving significant resources while those who donrsquot findhemselves struggling to keep pace with a ast-changing market Te

panel will discuss ways to maintain the highest quality legal serviceswhile using technologies as a multiplier to drive down client costsTe panel will offer a glimpse into the uture o legal technologiesaising the question what will the attorneyrsquos role be in ten years with

MDEC cyber security automation and algorithms We will explore the changes to the Rules as well as some o the

thical issues that technology has created which may not havexisted just a decade ago

Tis is a must attend session or orward-thinking law firmsegal departments and the judiciary Join the Honorableudge Grimm Judge Morrissey along with attorneys and legalechnologists or these exciting panel discussions interactive

demonstrations and QampA sessions

Speakersudge Paul W Grimm United States District Court o

Maryland Judge John P Morrissey Chie Judge DistrictCourt o Maryland Diane P Kilcoyne Attorney Lerch Earlyamp Brewer Chtd Tomas F Goldman Attorney and Author o

echnology in the Law Office Michael D Berman AttorneyRifin Weiner Livingston Levitan amp Silver LLC and MatthewStubenberg I Director MVLS

Program Sponsorechnology Committee

Program ChairGeorge Hermina Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served and abulous door p

130 pm ndash 330 pm

AN AFTERNOON AT SEACRETS

Sponsored byTe Worcester County Bar Association

Seacrets Bar and Grille 49th Street and the BOpen to all convention attendees and guest

Snacks provided while they lastCASH BAR

For more information contact

Cathi V Coates Esq 4107236000

200 pm ndash 400 pm

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Dumserrsquos Dairyland12305 Coastal Highway

(124th Street)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Medical Assistance Planning and Eligib

Advance Medical Directives Living W

Trusts Estate Planning and Administration

Powers of Attorney Guardianship

Disability Planning Special Needs Tru

Frank Frankamp Scherr LLCndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndash

Elder Law Estate amp Special Needs Planning

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Towson | Columbia | Easton

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200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

400 pm

MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION

ANNUAL MEETING

(Te Links at Lighthouse Sound)

400 pm

FELLOWS MEETING

Initiation o New Fellows andPresentation o the Eney and Shea Awards

500 pm

RECEPTION

630 pm ndash 730 pm

REGISTRATION - PRESIDENTrsquoS

RECEPTION TICKETS PICK-UP

(Grand Ballroom)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland State Bar Association Inc

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Judge Pamila J Brown President

Judge Harry C Storm President-Elect

Debra G Schubert Immediate Past President

700 pm ndash 900 pm

CLARION HOTEL

CRYSTAL BALLROOM

BUSINESS ATTIRE

STANDING RECEPTION

Tickets required at the door Heavy Hors Drsquooeuvres

Dessert Buffet and Open Bar Complimentary Valet Parking Available

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 130 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARYREGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 130 pm

EXHIBITS

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1100 am

COFFEE BREAK Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruitGrand Ballroom)

730 am

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION SUN RUN

Runners and walkers welcome

Sponsored By Te Daily Record

10 k (62 miles) and 5k (31 miles)Montego Bay 130 Street South Ocean Drive

Educational Program - Track 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 1030 am

COURT ADR WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MTe Maryland Judiciary supports a variety o alternative dresolution (ADR) programs rom the District Court o Mthe Court o Special Appeals Tese programs provide paran alternative method to resolve their dispute but do theymake a difference Tis panel will share the results rom thADR study to use live observation and behavioral coding the impacts o practitioner strategies and participant respoand comparing ADR to traditional court processes in DisCircuit court cases Te result o the rigorous study is enliinormation or court administrators judges ADR practitand advocates Learn more about the research outcomes ain a lively discussion as participants and panelists explore wresearch means or ADR in Maryland

Speakers Judge Julie R Rubin Circuit Court or Baltimore City Judge Dorothy Wilson District Court o Maryland BaltimCounty im Sheridan Esq Court Administrator Circuitor Baltimore County Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq DirectoDivision Maryland Court o Special Appeals Jonathan S REsq Executive Director Mediation and Conflict ResolutionAdministrative Office o the Courts Maryland Judiciary CoKratovil-Lavelle Esq Executive Director Department o FAdministration Maryland Judiciary Maureen A DenihanExecutive Director ADR Programs District Court o Maryl

Walter PhD Director o Court Operations Administrativethe Courts Maryland Judiciary oby reem Guerin EsqDirector Center or Dispute Resolution at the University o MCarey School o Law Nick White PhD Evaluations and ReDirector Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office AdminOffice o the Courts Maryland Judiciary

Program SponsorADR Section

Program ChairsMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

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Business Consulting

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Audit Accounting

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Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

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ain comes in the orm o a letter rom Bar Counsel or JudicialDisabilities Investigative Counsel it may seem that plans oran ark might be in order Te Attorney Grievance Commissioneceived over two thousand complaints in FY15 and the

Commission on Judicial Disabilities received over a hundred and

fiy A distinguished panel o decision-makers and practitionersegularly involved in attorney and judicial discipline andegulation will offer insight into the processes and the evaluation

o complaints as well as practical advice in responding to the near-nevitable grievance ndash think o this as a lie-preserver

SpeakersCarol A Crawford Esq Executive Director InvestigativeCounsel Maryland Commission on Judicial DisabilitiesAlvin I Frederick Esq Eccleston amp Wol RichardBerwanger Esq Eccleston amp Wol Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counsel William C Brennan Jr Esq BrennanMcKenna Manzi Shay Chtd Hon Alexander Wright Jr Chairperson Commission on Judicial Disabilities

ModeratorGlenn M Grossman Esq Bar Counsel

Program SponsorsProessionalism Committee and Ethics Committee

Program Chairs Judge Joan Bossmann Gordon Pauline C OnyemaechiGlenn M Grossman Esq (Proessionalism Committee) Wayne M Willoughby Esq (Ethics Committee)

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Coffee and tea served

800 am ndash 900 amSTATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SEC

BREAKFAST AND BUSINESS MEETI

(Suite 317319 Tird Floor)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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900 am ndash 1030 am

HAS SUING THE GOVERNMENT BECOME OUR

NATIONAL PASTIME

Each year the Court o Appeals decides legal issues arising out ocases filed by individuals and businesses against State and local

governments Come hear two distinguished Judges o the Courto Appeals and two experienced litigators in this field give theirperspectives on some o the important cases decided this yearnvolving suits against State and local governments

Speakersudge Robert McDonald Court o Appeals Judge Glenn

Harrell (Ret) Court o Appeals imothy F Maloney JosephGreenwald amp Laake Kevin Bock Karpinski Karpinski Colaresiamp Karp PA

ModeratorCarol S Rubin Esq Principal Counsel M-NCPPC

Program SponsorState and Local Government Law Section

Program ChairRobert H Drummer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

Educational Program - Track1130 a - 130 p

1130 am ndash 130 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENSIs the orce strong with you becoming a judge one day Dfirst part o Jedi training initiates will witness our panel perorm Jedi mind tricks (ie provide their thoughts andto help initiates prepare or the arduous road to becominlawyer a prerequisite or anyone seeking a judicial appoinTen judges rom other galaxies will join the program tochallenge Jedi initiates in duels to the death (Also knowdiscussion groups rotating among the judges) Prizes Pri will be awarded or the best Forces o Good costumes Dand Storm roopers need not attend

Speakers Judge Georgia Brady Office o Administrative Hearing Judge Jeannie Cho District Court or Montgomery CoMagistrate Richard Sandy Circuit Court or Frederick

Judge Mary Kramer Circuit Court or Howard CountMichael Reed Court o Special Appeals Judge GeorgeUS District Court or the District o Maryland Moderator Christine Pham Esq Rosenberg Martin Greenberg

Program Chairs Judge Julie Weatherly Christine Pham Esq Kelcie LEsq and Aindrea Conroy Esq

Program SponsorBench Bar Section Council and Young Lawyers Section

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Tatooine refeshments to be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

SURVIVING THE MAELSTROM TREADIN

THE MURKY WATERS OF RESIDENTIAL

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT LITIGATION

Structures are ubiquitous in all human societies and it is ithat some structures will suffer rom deects in their const

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

1030 am ndash 1130 am12TH ANNUAL MEET AND GREETRECEPTION FOR MARYLANDrsquoS

NEW JUDGES

(Crystal Ballroom 1)Hon Mary Ellen Barbera Chie Judge

Maryland Court o Appeals

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Highly specialized legal procedures have evolved over the yearsn resolving disputes over construction deects ouching on all

o them is well beyond the scope o this program but we hope toprovide guidance on some o the most important undamental issueshat one might expect to conront in construction deect litigation

arising out o residential housing projects Legal and Industryxperts will address problems and describe solution strategies arisingn the context o the construction o a new residence in Maryland in

which substantial water intrusion and mold damages are discoveredong aer the completion o construction Problems will bexamined rom the perspectives o the Owner General Contractor

Engineering and Design Proessionals and Sub-Contractors inelevant trades Litigation issues will include identification andargeting o deendants orum and venue considerations statutes

o limitation and repose causes o action and theories o recoveryor bodily injury and property damage affirmative deenses use oxperts contractual obligations insurance coverage and mediation

and settlement considerations Troughout the program attentionwill be paid to the cost-benefit analysis required in residentialconstruction deect litigation in that the relatively small amount incontroversy may require that only the most promising actual andegal issues will be actively litigated

Speakersudge Diane Leasure (Ret) Darren Burns Carney Kelehan

Bresler Bennett amp Scherr LLP Clark L Griffith AIAConstruction Consulting Associates Robert Kelly Jackson ampCampbell PC Gregory Koger Holland amp Knight LLP

Moderatorudge Diane Leasure (Ret)

Program SponsorConstruction Law Section

Program ChairRobert Kelly Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 45

A light lunch will be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

HOW TO NOT GET CRACKED BY MARYL

WIP NAVIGATING MARYLANDrsquoS RESPO

TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TOTAL MAX

DAILY LOAD

EPA issued the Chesapeake Bay otal Maximum Daily Lin December 2010 assigning pollution limits to all Mary waters that eed the Chesapeake Bay In response Marydeveloped a Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) or those limits In compliance with the WIP Maryland ha passed several regulations and permitting requirements taffect municipalities private entities and the public Sothese regulations and permits concern stormwater runoff program is designed to inorm the local government or s practitioner o these new requirements and how they cantheir clients in securing the required permit(s)

Speakers Jon Mueller VP or Litigation Chesapeake Bay FoundaBen Grumbles Secretary Maryland Department o the

Environment Erik Michelson Anne Arundel CountyDepartment o Public Works Watershed Protection andRestoration Program

Moderator Judge Douglas Nazarian

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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Sponsored byEnvironmental Law Section

Program Chairon Mueller Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

A light lunch will be served

130 am- 130 pm

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATrsquoS UNETHICAL

A wo-Part Program Exploring the Pitalls o Speaking Onersquos Mindand Other Potential Ethical raps

Part 1 1130 am - 1230 pm

Te First Amendment figured recently in attorney disciplinary mattersbeore the Court o Appeals ie AGC v Stanalonis (campaign speechn a contested judicial election) and AGC v Frost (statements by an

attorney critical o judges and other government officials) Our panelwill explore those matters and other situations where what attorneysay or publish is protected or may get them into ethical trouble

Speakersudge Robert N McDonald Maryland Court o Appeals

William C Brennan Esq Brennan Mckenna Manzi Shay

Chtd Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counselimothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald amp Laake PA

Part II 1230 pm ndash 130 pm

Tere are many instances in the jurisprudence regarding lawyersrsquothical responsibilities where the Court o Appeals sanctioned

attorneys or conduct that appeared to take place other than in theraditional arena o the practice o law ndash some situations seemingntuitive and others perhaps counter-intuitive Tis panel will stakeouthe terrain with exemplars and peer into yet unexplored dark corners

Speakersudge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret) Te Platt Group Inc LydiaE Lawless Esq Assistant Bar Counsel Tomas E Lynch

II Miles amp Stockbridge PC Patricia M Weaver Esq PaleyRothman Robert J Zarbin Esq Te Zarbin Law Firm

ModeratorWayne M Willoughby Esq Gershon WilloughbyGetz amp Smith LLC

Program Chair Wayne M Willoughby Esq

Program SponsorEthics Committee

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

1130 am ndash 130 pm

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAW CLER

REDUX REDUX REDUX COME TEST YO

BRAIN POWER

Tis unique program is entertaining inormative interaand a ast-paced take-off on the V game show ldquoAre Youthan a Fih Graderrdquo Panelists will answer requently asrequently missed - questions about Maryland civil proce pleading discovery and trial practice by allowing the au(anonymously by the use o computerized audience respoto answer the questions too as our moderator (Judge Ba poses them to our panel o three law clerk contestants anexperts (Archibald Fader amp Sandler) Audience participreceive prizes or correct answers Come and compete an Speakers

Judge Lynne A Battaglia Maryland Court o Appeals John F Fader II (Ret) Baltimore County Circuit CoK Archibald Esq Wright Constable amp Skeen and PSandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorLitigation Section Program Chair Judge Lynne A Battaglia

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A A light lunch will be served

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130 am ndash 130 pm

UNPLUGGED WILL LEAVE YOU CACHED OUT -

DEFRAGGING YOUR LAW PRACTICE

(echnology basics or a successul law practice)echnology has become an integral part o a successul law

practice Tose who adapt quickly to new legal technologies findhemselves saving significant resources while those who donrsquot findhemselves struggling to keep pace with a ast-changing market Te

panel will discuss ways to maintain the highest quality legal serviceswhile using technologies as a multiplier to drive down client costsTe panel will offer a glimpse into the uture o legal technologiesaising the question what will the attorneyrsquos role be in ten years with

MDEC cyber security automation and algorithms We will explore the changes to the Rules as well as some o the

thical issues that technology has created which may not havexisted just a decade ago

Tis is a must attend session or orward-thinking law firmsegal departments and the judiciary Join the Honorableudge Grimm Judge Morrissey along with attorneys and legalechnologists or these exciting panel discussions interactive

demonstrations and QampA sessions

Speakersudge Paul W Grimm United States District Court o

Maryland Judge John P Morrissey Chie Judge DistrictCourt o Maryland Diane P Kilcoyne Attorney Lerch Earlyamp Brewer Chtd Tomas F Goldman Attorney and Author o

echnology in the Law Office Michael D Berman AttorneyRifin Weiner Livingston Levitan amp Silver LLC and MatthewStubenberg I Director MVLS

Program Sponsorechnology Committee

Program ChairGeorge Hermina Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served and abulous door p

130 pm ndash 330 pm

AN AFTERNOON AT SEACRETS

Sponsored byTe Worcester County Bar Association

Seacrets Bar and Grille 49th Street and the BOpen to all convention attendees and guest

Snacks provided while they lastCASH BAR

For more information contact

Cathi V Coates Esq 4107236000

200 pm ndash 400 pm

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Dumserrsquos Dairyland12305 Coastal Highway

(124th Street)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Medical Assistance Planning and Eligib

Advance Medical Directives Living W

Trusts Estate Planning and Administration

Powers of Attorney Guardianship

Disability Planning Special Needs Tru

Frank Frankamp Scherr LLCndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndash

Elder Law Estate amp Special Needs Planning

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Towson | Columbia | Easton

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200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

400 pm

MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION

ANNUAL MEETING

(Te Links at Lighthouse Sound)

400 pm

FELLOWS MEETING

Initiation o New Fellows andPresentation o the Eney and Shea Awards

500 pm

RECEPTION

630 pm ndash 730 pm

REGISTRATION - PRESIDENTrsquoS

RECEPTION TICKETS PICK-UP

(Grand Ballroom)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland State Bar Association Inc

P983154983141983155983145983140983141983150983156rsquo983155 R983141983139983141983152983156983145983151

Judge Pamila J Brown President

Judge Harry C Storm President-Elect

Debra G Schubert Immediate Past President

700 pm ndash 900 pm

CLARION HOTEL

CRYSTAL BALLROOM

BUSINESS ATTIRE

STANDING RECEPTION

Tickets required at the door Heavy Hors Drsquooeuvres

Dessert Buffet and Open Bar Complimentary Valet Parking Available

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 130 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARYREGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 130 pm

EXHIBITS

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1100 am

COFFEE BREAK Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruitGrand Ballroom)

730 am

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION SUN RUN

Runners and walkers welcome

Sponsored By Te Daily Record

10 k (62 miles) and 5k (31 miles)Montego Bay 130 Street South Ocean Drive

Educational Program - Track 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 1030 am

COURT ADR WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MTe Maryland Judiciary supports a variety o alternative dresolution (ADR) programs rom the District Court o Mthe Court o Special Appeals Tese programs provide paran alternative method to resolve their dispute but do theymake a difference Tis panel will share the results rom thADR study to use live observation and behavioral coding the impacts o practitioner strategies and participant respoand comparing ADR to traditional court processes in DisCircuit court cases Te result o the rigorous study is enliinormation or court administrators judges ADR practitand advocates Learn more about the research outcomes ain a lively discussion as participants and panelists explore wresearch means or ADR in Maryland

Speakers Judge Julie R Rubin Circuit Court or Baltimore City Judge Dorothy Wilson District Court o Maryland BaltimCounty im Sheridan Esq Court Administrator Circuitor Baltimore County Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq DirectoDivision Maryland Court o Special Appeals Jonathan S REsq Executive Director Mediation and Conflict ResolutionAdministrative Office o the Courts Maryland Judiciary CoKratovil-Lavelle Esq Executive Director Department o FAdministration Maryland Judiciary Maureen A DenihanExecutive Director ADR Programs District Court o Maryl

Walter PhD Director o Court Operations Administrativethe Courts Maryland Judiciary oby reem Guerin EsqDirector Center or Dispute Resolution at the University o MCarey School o Law Nick White PhD Evaluations and ReDirector Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office AdminOffice o the Courts Maryland Judiciary

Program SponsorADR Section

Program ChairsMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

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To make effective decisions you

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basic accounting issues to the

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customized team of advisors

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you with your business and pers

financial needs

Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

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New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

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available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

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900 am ndash 1030 am

HAS SUING THE GOVERNMENT BECOME OUR

NATIONAL PASTIME

Each year the Court o Appeals decides legal issues arising out ocases filed by individuals and businesses against State and local

governments Come hear two distinguished Judges o the Courto Appeals and two experienced litigators in this field give theirperspectives on some o the important cases decided this yearnvolving suits against State and local governments

Speakersudge Robert McDonald Court o Appeals Judge Glenn

Harrell (Ret) Court o Appeals imothy F Maloney JosephGreenwald amp Laake Kevin Bock Karpinski Karpinski Colaresiamp Karp PA

ModeratorCarol S Rubin Esq Principal Counsel M-NCPPC

Program SponsorState and Local Government Law Section

Program ChairRobert H Drummer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

Educational Program - Track1130 a - 130 p

1130 am ndash 130 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENSIs the orce strong with you becoming a judge one day Dfirst part o Jedi training initiates will witness our panel perorm Jedi mind tricks (ie provide their thoughts andto help initiates prepare or the arduous road to becominlawyer a prerequisite or anyone seeking a judicial appoinTen judges rom other galaxies will join the program tochallenge Jedi initiates in duels to the death (Also knowdiscussion groups rotating among the judges) Prizes Pri will be awarded or the best Forces o Good costumes Dand Storm roopers need not attend

Speakers Judge Georgia Brady Office o Administrative Hearing Judge Jeannie Cho District Court or Montgomery CoMagistrate Richard Sandy Circuit Court or Frederick

Judge Mary Kramer Circuit Court or Howard CountMichael Reed Court o Special Appeals Judge GeorgeUS District Court or the District o Maryland Moderator Christine Pham Esq Rosenberg Martin Greenberg

Program Chairs Judge Julie Weatherly Christine Pham Esq Kelcie LEsq and Aindrea Conroy Esq

Program SponsorBench Bar Section Council and Young Lawyers Section

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 23

Tatooine refeshments to be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

SURVIVING THE MAELSTROM TREADIN

THE MURKY WATERS OF RESIDENTIAL

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT LITIGATION

Structures are ubiquitous in all human societies and it is ithat some structures will suffer rom deects in their const

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

1030 am ndash 1130 am12TH ANNUAL MEET AND GREETRECEPTION FOR MARYLANDrsquoS

NEW JUDGES

(Crystal Ballroom 1)Hon Mary Ellen Barbera Chie Judge

Maryland Court o Appeals

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Highly specialized legal procedures have evolved over the yearsn resolving disputes over construction deects ouching on all

o them is well beyond the scope o this program but we hope toprovide guidance on some o the most important undamental issueshat one might expect to conront in construction deect litigation

arising out o residential housing projects Legal and Industryxperts will address problems and describe solution strategies arisingn the context o the construction o a new residence in Maryland in

which substantial water intrusion and mold damages are discoveredong aer the completion o construction Problems will bexamined rom the perspectives o the Owner General Contractor

Engineering and Design Proessionals and Sub-Contractors inelevant trades Litigation issues will include identification andargeting o deendants orum and venue considerations statutes

o limitation and repose causes o action and theories o recoveryor bodily injury and property damage affirmative deenses use oxperts contractual obligations insurance coverage and mediation

and settlement considerations Troughout the program attentionwill be paid to the cost-benefit analysis required in residentialconstruction deect litigation in that the relatively small amount incontroversy may require that only the most promising actual andegal issues will be actively litigated

Speakersudge Diane Leasure (Ret) Darren Burns Carney Kelehan

Bresler Bennett amp Scherr LLP Clark L Griffith AIAConstruction Consulting Associates Robert Kelly Jackson ampCampbell PC Gregory Koger Holland amp Knight LLP

Moderatorudge Diane Leasure (Ret)

Program SponsorConstruction Law Section

Program ChairRobert Kelly Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 45

A light lunch will be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

HOW TO NOT GET CRACKED BY MARYL

WIP NAVIGATING MARYLANDrsquoS RESPO

TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TOTAL MAX

DAILY LOAD

EPA issued the Chesapeake Bay otal Maximum Daily Lin December 2010 assigning pollution limits to all Mary waters that eed the Chesapeake Bay In response Marydeveloped a Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) or those limits In compliance with the WIP Maryland ha passed several regulations and permitting requirements taffect municipalities private entities and the public Sothese regulations and permits concern stormwater runoff program is designed to inorm the local government or s practitioner o these new requirements and how they cantheir clients in securing the required permit(s)

Speakers Jon Mueller VP or Litigation Chesapeake Bay FoundaBen Grumbles Secretary Maryland Department o the

Environment Erik Michelson Anne Arundel CountyDepartment o Public Works Watershed Protection andRestoration Program

Moderator Judge Douglas Nazarian

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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Sponsored byEnvironmental Law Section

Program Chairon Mueller Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

A light lunch will be served

130 am- 130 pm

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATrsquoS UNETHICAL

A wo-Part Program Exploring the Pitalls o Speaking Onersquos Mindand Other Potential Ethical raps

Part 1 1130 am - 1230 pm

Te First Amendment figured recently in attorney disciplinary mattersbeore the Court o Appeals ie AGC v Stanalonis (campaign speechn a contested judicial election) and AGC v Frost (statements by an

attorney critical o judges and other government officials) Our panelwill explore those matters and other situations where what attorneysay or publish is protected or may get them into ethical trouble

Speakersudge Robert N McDonald Maryland Court o Appeals

William C Brennan Esq Brennan Mckenna Manzi Shay

Chtd Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counselimothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald amp Laake PA

Part II 1230 pm ndash 130 pm

Tere are many instances in the jurisprudence regarding lawyersrsquothical responsibilities where the Court o Appeals sanctioned

attorneys or conduct that appeared to take place other than in theraditional arena o the practice o law ndash some situations seemingntuitive and others perhaps counter-intuitive Tis panel will stakeouthe terrain with exemplars and peer into yet unexplored dark corners

Speakersudge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret) Te Platt Group Inc LydiaE Lawless Esq Assistant Bar Counsel Tomas E Lynch

II Miles amp Stockbridge PC Patricia M Weaver Esq PaleyRothman Robert J Zarbin Esq Te Zarbin Law Firm

ModeratorWayne M Willoughby Esq Gershon WilloughbyGetz amp Smith LLC

Program Chair Wayne M Willoughby Esq

Program SponsorEthics Committee

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

1130 am ndash 130 pm

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAW CLER

REDUX REDUX REDUX COME TEST YO

BRAIN POWER

Tis unique program is entertaining inormative interaand a ast-paced take-off on the V game show ldquoAre Youthan a Fih Graderrdquo Panelists will answer requently asrequently missed - questions about Maryland civil proce pleading discovery and trial practice by allowing the au(anonymously by the use o computerized audience respoto answer the questions too as our moderator (Judge Ba poses them to our panel o three law clerk contestants anexperts (Archibald Fader amp Sandler) Audience participreceive prizes or correct answers Come and compete an Speakers

Judge Lynne A Battaglia Maryland Court o Appeals John F Fader II (Ret) Baltimore County Circuit CoK Archibald Esq Wright Constable amp Skeen and PSandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorLitigation Section Program Chair Judge Lynne A Battaglia

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A A light lunch will be served

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130 am ndash 130 pm

UNPLUGGED WILL LEAVE YOU CACHED OUT -

DEFRAGGING YOUR LAW PRACTICE

(echnology basics or a successul law practice)echnology has become an integral part o a successul law

practice Tose who adapt quickly to new legal technologies findhemselves saving significant resources while those who donrsquot findhemselves struggling to keep pace with a ast-changing market Te

panel will discuss ways to maintain the highest quality legal serviceswhile using technologies as a multiplier to drive down client costsTe panel will offer a glimpse into the uture o legal technologiesaising the question what will the attorneyrsquos role be in ten years with

MDEC cyber security automation and algorithms We will explore the changes to the Rules as well as some o the

thical issues that technology has created which may not havexisted just a decade ago

Tis is a must attend session or orward-thinking law firmsegal departments and the judiciary Join the Honorableudge Grimm Judge Morrissey along with attorneys and legalechnologists or these exciting panel discussions interactive

demonstrations and QampA sessions

Speakersudge Paul W Grimm United States District Court o

Maryland Judge John P Morrissey Chie Judge DistrictCourt o Maryland Diane P Kilcoyne Attorney Lerch Earlyamp Brewer Chtd Tomas F Goldman Attorney and Author o

echnology in the Law Office Michael D Berman AttorneyRifin Weiner Livingston Levitan amp Silver LLC and MatthewStubenberg I Director MVLS

Program Sponsorechnology Committee

Program ChairGeorge Hermina Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served and abulous door p

130 pm ndash 330 pm

AN AFTERNOON AT SEACRETS

Sponsored byTe Worcester County Bar Association

Seacrets Bar and Grille 49th Street and the BOpen to all convention attendees and guest

Snacks provided while they lastCASH BAR

For more information contact

Cathi V Coates Esq 4107236000

200 pm ndash 400 pm

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Dumserrsquos Dairyland12305 Coastal Highway

(124th Street)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Medical Assistance Planning and Eligib

Advance Medical Directives Living W

Trusts Estate Planning and Administration

Powers of Attorney Guardianship

Disability Planning Special Needs Tru

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Elder Law Estate amp Special Needs Planning

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Towson | Columbia | Easton

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200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

400 pm

MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION

ANNUAL MEETING

(Te Links at Lighthouse Sound)

400 pm

FELLOWS MEETING

Initiation o New Fellows andPresentation o the Eney and Shea Awards

500 pm

RECEPTION

630 pm ndash 730 pm

REGISTRATION - PRESIDENTrsquoS

RECEPTION TICKETS PICK-UP

(Grand Ballroom)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland State Bar Association Inc

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Judge Pamila J Brown President

Judge Harry C Storm President-Elect

Debra G Schubert Immediate Past President

700 pm ndash 900 pm

CLARION HOTEL

CRYSTAL BALLROOM

BUSINESS ATTIRE

STANDING RECEPTION

Tickets required at the door Heavy Hors Drsquooeuvres

Dessert Buffet and Open Bar Complimentary Valet Parking Available

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 130 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARYREGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 130 pm

EXHIBITS

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1100 am

COFFEE BREAK Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruitGrand Ballroom)

730 am

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION SUN RUN

Runners and walkers welcome

Sponsored By Te Daily Record

10 k (62 miles) and 5k (31 miles)Montego Bay 130 Street South Ocean Drive

Educational Program - Track 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 1030 am

COURT ADR WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MTe Maryland Judiciary supports a variety o alternative dresolution (ADR) programs rom the District Court o Mthe Court o Special Appeals Tese programs provide paran alternative method to resolve their dispute but do theymake a difference Tis panel will share the results rom thADR study to use live observation and behavioral coding the impacts o practitioner strategies and participant respoand comparing ADR to traditional court processes in DisCircuit court cases Te result o the rigorous study is enliinormation or court administrators judges ADR practitand advocates Learn more about the research outcomes ain a lively discussion as participants and panelists explore wresearch means or ADR in Maryland

Speakers Judge Julie R Rubin Circuit Court or Baltimore City Judge Dorothy Wilson District Court o Maryland BaltimCounty im Sheridan Esq Court Administrator Circuitor Baltimore County Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq DirectoDivision Maryland Court o Special Appeals Jonathan S REsq Executive Director Mediation and Conflict ResolutionAdministrative Office o the Courts Maryland Judiciary CoKratovil-Lavelle Esq Executive Director Department o FAdministration Maryland Judiciary Maureen A DenihanExecutive Director ADR Programs District Court o Maryl

Walter PhD Director o Court Operations Administrativethe Courts Maryland Judiciary oby reem Guerin EsqDirector Center or Dispute Resolution at the University o MCarey School o Law Nick White PhD Evaluations and ReDirector Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office AdminOffice o the Courts Maryland Judiciary

Program SponsorADR Section

Program ChairsMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

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Highly specialized legal procedures have evolved over the yearsn resolving disputes over construction deects ouching on all

o them is well beyond the scope o this program but we hope toprovide guidance on some o the most important undamental issueshat one might expect to conront in construction deect litigation

arising out o residential housing projects Legal and Industryxperts will address problems and describe solution strategies arisingn the context o the construction o a new residence in Maryland in

which substantial water intrusion and mold damages are discoveredong aer the completion o construction Problems will bexamined rom the perspectives o the Owner General Contractor

Engineering and Design Proessionals and Sub-Contractors inelevant trades Litigation issues will include identification andargeting o deendants orum and venue considerations statutes

o limitation and repose causes o action and theories o recoveryor bodily injury and property damage affirmative deenses use oxperts contractual obligations insurance coverage and mediation

and settlement considerations Troughout the program attentionwill be paid to the cost-benefit analysis required in residentialconstruction deect litigation in that the relatively small amount incontroversy may require that only the most promising actual andegal issues will be actively litigated

Speakersudge Diane Leasure (Ret) Darren Burns Carney Kelehan

Bresler Bennett amp Scherr LLP Clark L Griffith AIAConstruction Consulting Associates Robert Kelly Jackson ampCampbell PC Gregory Koger Holland amp Knight LLP

Moderatorudge Diane Leasure (Ret)

Program SponsorConstruction Law Section

Program ChairRobert Kelly Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Rooms 45

A light lunch will be served

1130 am ndash 100 pm

HOW TO NOT GET CRACKED BY MARYL

WIP NAVIGATING MARYLANDrsquoS RESPO

TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TOTAL MAX

DAILY LOAD

EPA issued the Chesapeake Bay otal Maximum Daily Lin December 2010 assigning pollution limits to all Mary waters that eed the Chesapeake Bay In response Marydeveloped a Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) or those limits In compliance with the WIP Maryland ha passed several regulations and permitting requirements taffect municipalities private entities and the public Sothese regulations and permits concern stormwater runoff program is designed to inorm the local government or s practitioner o these new requirements and how they cantheir clients in securing the required permit(s)

Speakers Jon Mueller VP or Litigation Chesapeake Bay FoundaBen Grumbles Secretary Maryland Department o the

Environment Erik Michelson Anne Arundel CountyDepartment o Public Works Watershed Protection andRestoration Program

Moderator Judge Douglas Nazarian

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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Sponsored byEnvironmental Law Section

Program Chairon Mueller Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

A light lunch will be served

130 am- 130 pm

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATrsquoS UNETHICAL

A wo-Part Program Exploring the Pitalls o Speaking Onersquos Mindand Other Potential Ethical raps

Part 1 1130 am - 1230 pm

Te First Amendment figured recently in attorney disciplinary mattersbeore the Court o Appeals ie AGC v Stanalonis (campaign speechn a contested judicial election) and AGC v Frost (statements by an

attorney critical o judges and other government officials) Our panelwill explore those matters and other situations where what attorneysay or publish is protected or may get them into ethical trouble

Speakersudge Robert N McDonald Maryland Court o Appeals

William C Brennan Esq Brennan Mckenna Manzi Shay

Chtd Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counselimothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald amp Laake PA

Part II 1230 pm ndash 130 pm

Tere are many instances in the jurisprudence regarding lawyersrsquothical responsibilities where the Court o Appeals sanctioned

attorneys or conduct that appeared to take place other than in theraditional arena o the practice o law ndash some situations seemingntuitive and others perhaps counter-intuitive Tis panel will stakeouthe terrain with exemplars and peer into yet unexplored dark corners

Speakersudge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret) Te Platt Group Inc LydiaE Lawless Esq Assistant Bar Counsel Tomas E Lynch

II Miles amp Stockbridge PC Patricia M Weaver Esq PaleyRothman Robert J Zarbin Esq Te Zarbin Law Firm

ModeratorWayne M Willoughby Esq Gershon WilloughbyGetz amp Smith LLC

Program Chair Wayne M Willoughby Esq

Program SponsorEthics Committee

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

1130 am ndash 130 pm

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAW CLER

REDUX REDUX REDUX COME TEST YO

BRAIN POWER

Tis unique program is entertaining inormative interaand a ast-paced take-off on the V game show ldquoAre Youthan a Fih Graderrdquo Panelists will answer requently asrequently missed - questions about Maryland civil proce pleading discovery and trial practice by allowing the au(anonymously by the use o computerized audience respoto answer the questions too as our moderator (Judge Ba poses them to our panel o three law clerk contestants anexperts (Archibald Fader amp Sandler) Audience participreceive prizes or correct answers Come and compete an Speakers

Judge Lynne A Battaglia Maryland Court o Appeals John F Fader II (Ret) Baltimore County Circuit CoK Archibald Esq Wright Constable amp Skeen and PSandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorLitigation Section Program Chair Judge Lynne A Battaglia

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A A light lunch will be served

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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130 am ndash 130 pm

UNPLUGGED WILL LEAVE YOU CACHED OUT -

DEFRAGGING YOUR LAW PRACTICE

(echnology basics or a successul law practice)echnology has become an integral part o a successul law

practice Tose who adapt quickly to new legal technologies findhemselves saving significant resources while those who donrsquot findhemselves struggling to keep pace with a ast-changing market Te

panel will discuss ways to maintain the highest quality legal serviceswhile using technologies as a multiplier to drive down client costsTe panel will offer a glimpse into the uture o legal technologiesaising the question what will the attorneyrsquos role be in ten years with

MDEC cyber security automation and algorithms We will explore the changes to the Rules as well as some o the

thical issues that technology has created which may not havexisted just a decade ago

Tis is a must attend session or orward-thinking law firmsegal departments and the judiciary Join the Honorableudge Grimm Judge Morrissey along with attorneys and legalechnologists or these exciting panel discussions interactive

demonstrations and QampA sessions

Speakersudge Paul W Grimm United States District Court o

Maryland Judge John P Morrissey Chie Judge DistrictCourt o Maryland Diane P Kilcoyne Attorney Lerch Earlyamp Brewer Chtd Tomas F Goldman Attorney and Author o

echnology in the Law Office Michael D Berman AttorneyRifin Weiner Livingston Levitan amp Silver LLC and MatthewStubenberg I Director MVLS

Program Sponsorechnology Committee

Program ChairGeorge Hermina Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served and abulous door p

130 pm ndash 330 pm

AN AFTERNOON AT SEACRETS

Sponsored byTe Worcester County Bar Association

Seacrets Bar and Grille 49th Street and the BOpen to all convention attendees and guest

Snacks provided while they lastCASH BAR

For more information contact

Cathi V Coates Esq 4107236000

200 pm ndash 400 pm

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Dumserrsquos Dairyland12305 Coastal Highway

(124th Street)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Medical Assistance Planning and Eligib

Advance Medical Directives Living W

Trusts Estate Planning and Administration

Powers of Attorney Guardianship

Disability Planning Special Needs Tru

Frank Frankamp Scherr LLCndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndash

Elder Law Estate amp Special Needs Planning

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Towson | Columbia | Easton

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200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

400 pm

MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION

ANNUAL MEETING

(Te Links at Lighthouse Sound)

400 pm

FELLOWS MEETING

Initiation o New Fellows andPresentation o the Eney and Shea Awards

500 pm

RECEPTION

630 pm ndash 730 pm

REGISTRATION - PRESIDENTrsquoS

RECEPTION TICKETS PICK-UP

(Grand Ballroom)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland State Bar Association Inc

P983154983141983155983145983140983141983150983156rsquo983155 R983141983139983141983152983156983145983151

Judge Pamila J Brown President

Judge Harry C Storm President-Elect

Debra G Schubert Immediate Past President

700 pm ndash 900 pm

CLARION HOTEL

CRYSTAL BALLROOM

BUSINESS ATTIRE

STANDING RECEPTION

Tickets required at the door Heavy Hors Drsquooeuvres

Dessert Buffet and Open Bar Complimentary Valet Parking Available

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 130 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARYREGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 130 pm

EXHIBITS

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1100 am

COFFEE BREAK Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruitGrand Ballroom)

730 am

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION SUN RUN

Runners and walkers welcome

Sponsored By Te Daily Record

10 k (62 miles) and 5k (31 miles)Montego Bay 130 Street South Ocean Drive

Educational Program - Track 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 1030 am

COURT ADR WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MTe Maryland Judiciary supports a variety o alternative dresolution (ADR) programs rom the District Court o Mthe Court o Special Appeals Tese programs provide paran alternative method to resolve their dispute but do theymake a difference Tis panel will share the results rom thADR study to use live observation and behavioral coding the impacts o practitioner strategies and participant respoand comparing ADR to traditional court processes in DisCircuit court cases Te result o the rigorous study is enliinormation or court administrators judges ADR practitand advocates Learn more about the research outcomes ain a lively discussion as participants and panelists explore wresearch means or ADR in Maryland

Speakers Judge Julie R Rubin Circuit Court or Baltimore City Judge Dorothy Wilson District Court o Maryland BaltimCounty im Sheridan Esq Court Administrator Circuitor Baltimore County Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq DirectoDivision Maryland Court o Special Appeals Jonathan S REsq Executive Director Mediation and Conflict ResolutionAdministrative Office o the Courts Maryland Judiciary CoKratovil-Lavelle Esq Executive Director Department o FAdministration Maryland Judiciary Maureen A DenihanExecutive Director ADR Programs District Court o Maryl

Walter PhD Director o Court Operations Administrativethe Courts Maryland Judiciary oby reem Guerin EsqDirector Center or Dispute Resolution at the University o MCarey School o Law Nick White PhD Evaluations and ReDirector Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office AdminOffice o the Courts Maryland Judiciary

Program SponsorADR Section

Program ChairsMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

wwwgsg-cpacom

To make effective decisions you

the right numbers at the right time

basic accounting issues to the

complex investment decision

customized team of advisors

specialists are prepared to

you with your business and pers

financial needs

Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

Hagerstown M

T 301

F 301

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

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Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

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Sponsored byEnvironmental Law Section

Program Chairon Mueller Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

A light lunch will be served

130 am- 130 pm

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATrsquoS UNETHICAL

A wo-Part Program Exploring the Pitalls o Speaking Onersquos Mindand Other Potential Ethical raps

Part 1 1130 am - 1230 pm

Te First Amendment figured recently in attorney disciplinary mattersbeore the Court o Appeals ie AGC v Stanalonis (campaign speechn a contested judicial election) and AGC v Frost (statements by an

attorney critical o judges and other government officials) Our panelwill explore those matters and other situations where what attorneysay or publish is protected or may get them into ethical trouble

Speakersudge Robert N McDonald Maryland Court o Appeals

William C Brennan Esq Brennan Mckenna Manzi Shay

Chtd Lydia E Lawless Esq

Assistant Bar Counselimothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald amp Laake PA

Part II 1230 pm ndash 130 pm

Tere are many instances in the jurisprudence regarding lawyersrsquothical responsibilities where the Court o Appeals sanctioned

attorneys or conduct that appeared to take place other than in theraditional arena o the practice o law ndash some situations seemingntuitive and others perhaps counter-intuitive Tis panel will stakeouthe terrain with exemplars and peer into yet unexplored dark corners

Speakersudge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret) Te Platt Group Inc LydiaE Lawless Esq Assistant Bar Counsel Tomas E Lynch

II Miles amp Stockbridge PC Patricia M Weaver Esq PaleyRothman Robert J Zarbin Esq Te Zarbin Law Firm

ModeratorWayne M Willoughby Esq Gershon WilloughbyGetz amp Smith LLC

Program Chair Wayne M Willoughby Esq

Program SponsorEthics Committee

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Light refeshments will be served

1130 am ndash 130 pm

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAW CLER

REDUX REDUX REDUX COME TEST YO

BRAIN POWER

Tis unique program is entertaining inormative interaand a ast-paced take-off on the V game show ldquoAre Youthan a Fih Graderrdquo Panelists will answer requently asrequently missed - questions about Maryland civil proce pleading discovery and trial practice by allowing the au(anonymously by the use o computerized audience respoto answer the questions too as our moderator (Judge Ba poses them to our panel o three law clerk contestants anexperts (Archibald Fader amp Sandler) Audience participreceive prizes or correct answers Come and compete an Speakers

Judge Lynne A Battaglia Maryland Court o Appeals John F Fader II (Ret) Baltimore County Circuit CoK Archibald Esq Wright Constable amp Skeen and PSandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorLitigation Section Program Chair Judge Lynne A Battaglia

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A A light lunch will be served

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

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130 am ndash 130 pm

UNPLUGGED WILL LEAVE YOU CACHED OUT -

DEFRAGGING YOUR LAW PRACTICE

(echnology basics or a successul law practice)echnology has become an integral part o a successul law

practice Tose who adapt quickly to new legal technologies findhemselves saving significant resources while those who donrsquot findhemselves struggling to keep pace with a ast-changing market Te

panel will discuss ways to maintain the highest quality legal serviceswhile using technologies as a multiplier to drive down client costsTe panel will offer a glimpse into the uture o legal technologiesaising the question what will the attorneyrsquos role be in ten years with

MDEC cyber security automation and algorithms We will explore the changes to the Rules as well as some o the

thical issues that technology has created which may not havexisted just a decade ago

Tis is a must attend session or orward-thinking law firmsegal departments and the judiciary Join the Honorableudge Grimm Judge Morrissey along with attorneys and legalechnologists or these exciting panel discussions interactive

demonstrations and QampA sessions

Speakersudge Paul W Grimm United States District Court o

Maryland Judge John P Morrissey Chie Judge DistrictCourt o Maryland Diane P Kilcoyne Attorney Lerch Earlyamp Brewer Chtd Tomas F Goldman Attorney and Author o

echnology in the Law Office Michael D Berman AttorneyRifin Weiner Livingston Levitan amp Silver LLC and MatthewStubenberg I Director MVLS

Program Sponsorechnology Committee

Program ChairGeorge Hermina Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served and abulous door p

130 pm ndash 330 pm

AN AFTERNOON AT SEACRETS

Sponsored byTe Worcester County Bar Association

Seacrets Bar and Grille 49th Street and the BOpen to all convention attendees and guest

Snacks provided while they lastCASH BAR

For more information contact

Cathi V Coates Esq 4107236000

200 pm ndash 400 pm

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Dumserrsquos Dairyland12305 Coastal Highway

(124th Street)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Medical Assistance Planning and Eligib

Advance Medical Directives Living W

Trusts Estate Planning and Administration

Powers of Attorney Guardianship

Disability Planning Special Needs Tru

Frank Frankamp Scherr LLCndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndash

Elder Law Estate amp Special Needs Planning

4103378900 | wwwfrankelderlawcom | 18883380400

Towson | Columbia | Easton

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200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

400 pm

MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION

ANNUAL MEETING

(Te Links at Lighthouse Sound)

400 pm

FELLOWS MEETING

Initiation o New Fellows andPresentation o the Eney and Shea Awards

500 pm

RECEPTION

630 pm ndash 730 pm

REGISTRATION - PRESIDENTrsquoS

RECEPTION TICKETS PICK-UP

(Grand Ballroom)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland State Bar Association Inc

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Judge Pamila J Brown President

Judge Harry C Storm President-Elect

Debra G Schubert Immediate Past President

700 pm ndash 900 pm

CLARION HOTEL

CRYSTAL BALLROOM

BUSINESS ATTIRE

STANDING RECEPTION

Tickets required at the door Heavy Hors Drsquooeuvres

Dessert Buffet and Open Bar Complimentary Valet Parking Available

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 130 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARYREGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 130 pm

EXHIBITS

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1100 am

COFFEE BREAK Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruitGrand Ballroom)

730 am

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION SUN RUN

Runners and walkers welcome

Sponsored By Te Daily Record

10 k (62 miles) and 5k (31 miles)Montego Bay 130 Street South Ocean Drive

Educational Program - Track 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 1030 am

COURT ADR WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MTe Maryland Judiciary supports a variety o alternative dresolution (ADR) programs rom the District Court o Mthe Court o Special Appeals Tese programs provide paran alternative method to resolve their dispute but do theymake a difference Tis panel will share the results rom thADR study to use live observation and behavioral coding the impacts o practitioner strategies and participant respoand comparing ADR to traditional court processes in DisCircuit court cases Te result o the rigorous study is enliinormation or court administrators judges ADR practitand advocates Learn more about the research outcomes ain a lively discussion as participants and panelists explore wresearch means or ADR in Maryland

Speakers Judge Julie R Rubin Circuit Court or Baltimore City Judge Dorothy Wilson District Court o Maryland BaltimCounty im Sheridan Esq Court Administrator Circuitor Baltimore County Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq DirectoDivision Maryland Court o Special Appeals Jonathan S REsq Executive Director Mediation and Conflict ResolutionAdministrative Office o the Courts Maryland Judiciary CoKratovil-Lavelle Esq Executive Director Department o FAdministration Maryland Judiciary Maureen A DenihanExecutive Director ADR Programs District Court o Maryl

Walter PhD Director o Court Operations Administrativethe Courts Maryland Judiciary oby reem Guerin EsqDirector Center or Dispute Resolution at the University o MCarey School o Law Nick White PhD Evaluations and ReDirector Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office AdminOffice o the Courts Maryland Judiciary

Program SponsorADR Section

Program ChairsMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

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clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

wwwgsg-cpacom

To make effective decisions you

the right numbers at the right time

basic accounting issues to the

complex investment decision

customized team of advisors

specialists are prepared to

you with your business and pers

financial needs

Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

Hagerstown M

T 301

F 301

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

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130 am ndash 130 pm

UNPLUGGED WILL LEAVE YOU CACHED OUT -

DEFRAGGING YOUR LAW PRACTICE

(echnology basics or a successul law practice)echnology has become an integral part o a successul law

practice Tose who adapt quickly to new legal technologies findhemselves saving significant resources while those who donrsquot findhemselves struggling to keep pace with a ast-changing market Te

panel will discuss ways to maintain the highest quality legal serviceswhile using technologies as a multiplier to drive down client costsTe panel will offer a glimpse into the uture o legal technologiesaising the question what will the attorneyrsquos role be in ten years with

MDEC cyber security automation and algorithms We will explore the changes to the Rules as well as some o the

thical issues that technology has created which may not havexisted just a decade ago

Tis is a must attend session or orward-thinking law firmsegal departments and the judiciary Join the Honorableudge Grimm Judge Morrissey along with attorneys and legalechnologists or these exciting panel discussions interactive

demonstrations and QampA sessions

Speakersudge Paul W Grimm United States District Court o

Maryland Judge John P Morrissey Chie Judge DistrictCourt o Maryland Diane P Kilcoyne Attorney Lerch Earlyamp Brewer Chtd Tomas F Goldman Attorney and Author o

echnology in the Law Office Michael D Berman AttorneyRifin Weiner Livingston Levitan amp Silver LLC and MatthewStubenberg I Director MVLS

Program Sponsorechnology Committee

Program ChairGeorge Hermina Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served and abulous door p

130 pm ndash 330 pm

AN AFTERNOON AT SEACRETS

Sponsored byTe Worcester County Bar Association

Seacrets Bar and Grille 49th Street and the BOpen to all convention attendees and guest

Snacks provided while they lastCASH BAR

For more information contact

Cathi V Coates Esq 4107236000

200 pm ndash 400 pm

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Dumserrsquos Dairyland12305 Coastal Highway

(124th Street)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Medical Assistance Planning and Eligib

Advance Medical Directives Living W

Trusts Estate Planning and Administration

Powers of Attorney Guardianship

Disability Planning Special Needs Tru

Frank Frankamp Scherr LLCndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndashndash

Elder Law Estate amp Special Needs Planning

4103378900 | wwwfrankelderlawcom | 18883380400

Towson | Columbia | Easton

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200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

400 pm

MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION

ANNUAL MEETING

(Te Links at Lighthouse Sound)

400 pm

FELLOWS MEETING

Initiation o New Fellows andPresentation o the Eney and Shea Awards

500 pm

RECEPTION

630 pm ndash 730 pm

REGISTRATION - PRESIDENTrsquoS

RECEPTION TICKETS PICK-UP

(Grand Ballroom)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland State Bar Association Inc

P983154983141983155983145983140983141983150983156rsquo983155 R983141983139983141983152983156983145983151

Judge Pamila J Brown President

Judge Harry C Storm President-Elect

Debra G Schubert Immediate Past President

700 pm ndash 900 pm

CLARION HOTEL

CRYSTAL BALLROOM

BUSINESS ATTIRE

STANDING RECEPTION

Tickets required at the door Heavy Hors Drsquooeuvres

Dessert Buffet and Open Bar Complimentary Valet Parking Available

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 130 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARYREGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 130 pm

EXHIBITS

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1100 am

COFFEE BREAK Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruitGrand Ballroom)

730 am

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION SUN RUN

Runners and walkers welcome

Sponsored By Te Daily Record

10 k (62 miles) and 5k (31 miles)Montego Bay 130 Street South Ocean Drive

Educational Program - Track 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 1030 am

COURT ADR WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MTe Maryland Judiciary supports a variety o alternative dresolution (ADR) programs rom the District Court o Mthe Court o Special Appeals Tese programs provide paran alternative method to resolve their dispute but do theymake a difference Tis panel will share the results rom thADR study to use live observation and behavioral coding the impacts o practitioner strategies and participant respoand comparing ADR to traditional court processes in DisCircuit court cases Te result o the rigorous study is enliinormation or court administrators judges ADR practitand advocates Learn more about the research outcomes ain a lively discussion as participants and panelists explore wresearch means or ADR in Maryland

Speakers Judge Julie R Rubin Circuit Court or Baltimore City Judge Dorothy Wilson District Court o Maryland BaltimCounty im Sheridan Esq Court Administrator Circuitor Baltimore County Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq DirectoDivision Maryland Court o Special Appeals Jonathan S REsq Executive Director Mediation and Conflict ResolutionAdministrative Office o the Courts Maryland Judiciary CoKratovil-Lavelle Esq Executive Director Department o FAdministration Maryland Judiciary Maureen A DenihanExecutive Director ADR Programs District Court o Maryl

Walter PhD Director o Court Operations Administrativethe Courts Maryland Judiciary oby reem Guerin EsqDirector Center or Dispute Resolution at the University o MCarey School o Law Nick White PhD Evaluations and ReDirector Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office AdminOffice o the Courts Maryland Judiciary

Program SponsorADR Section

Program ChairsMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

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To make effective decisions you

the right numbers at the right time

basic accounting issues to the

complex investment decision

customized team of advisors

specialists are prepared to

you with your business and pers

financial needs

Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

Hagerstown M

T 301

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

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Maryland Legal AidBureau

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Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

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available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

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200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

400 pm

MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION

ANNUAL MEETING

(Te Links at Lighthouse Sound)

400 pm

FELLOWS MEETING

Initiation o New Fellows andPresentation o the Eney and Shea Awards

500 pm

RECEPTION

630 pm ndash 730 pm

REGISTRATION - PRESIDENTrsquoS

RECEPTION TICKETS PICK-UP

(Grand Ballroom)

ursday Jun 16 ursday Jun 16

Maryland State Bar Association Inc

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Judge Pamila J Brown President

Judge Harry C Storm President-Elect

Debra G Schubert Immediate Past President

700 pm ndash 900 pm

CLARION HOTEL

CRYSTAL BALLROOM

BUSINESS ATTIRE

STANDING RECEPTION

Tickets required at the door Heavy Hors Drsquooeuvres

Dessert Buffet and Open Bar Complimentary Valet Parking Available

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 130 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARYREGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 130 pm

EXHIBITS

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1100 am

COFFEE BREAK Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruitGrand Ballroom)

730 am

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION SUN RUN

Runners and walkers welcome

Sponsored By Te Daily Record

10 k (62 miles) and 5k (31 miles)Montego Bay 130 Street South Ocean Drive

Educational Program - Track 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 1030 am

COURT ADR WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MTe Maryland Judiciary supports a variety o alternative dresolution (ADR) programs rom the District Court o Mthe Court o Special Appeals Tese programs provide paran alternative method to resolve their dispute but do theymake a difference Tis panel will share the results rom thADR study to use live observation and behavioral coding the impacts o practitioner strategies and participant respoand comparing ADR to traditional court processes in DisCircuit court cases Te result o the rigorous study is enliinormation or court administrators judges ADR practitand advocates Learn more about the research outcomes ain a lively discussion as participants and panelists explore wresearch means or ADR in Maryland

Speakers Judge Julie R Rubin Circuit Court or Baltimore City Judge Dorothy Wilson District Court o Maryland BaltimCounty im Sheridan Esq Court Administrator Circuitor Baltimore County Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq DirectoDivision Maryland Court o Special Appeals Jonathan S REsq Executive Director Mediation and Conflict ResolutionAdministrative Office o the Courts Maryland Judiciary CoKratovil-Lavelle Esq Executive Director Department o FAdministration Maryland Judiciary Maureen A DenihanExecutive Director ADR Programs District Court o Maryl

Walter PhD Director o Court Operations Administrativethe Courts Maryland Judiciary oby reem Guerin EsqDirector Center or Dispute Resolution at the University o MCarey School o Law Nick White PhD Evaluations and ReDirector Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office AdminOffice o the Courts Maryland Judiciary

Program SponsorADR Section

Program ChairsMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

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clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

wwwgsg-cpacom

To make effective decisions you

the right numbers at the right time

basic accounting issues to the

complex investment decision

customized team of advisors

specialists are prepared to

you with your business and pers

financial needs

Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

Hagerstown M

T 301

F 301

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

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School of Law

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Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

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available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

630 am ndash 730 am YOGA ON THE BEACH

Sponsored in part by Abbey Bail Bonds

(Beach)In case of rain Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room

Please bring a towel and a bottle o water Pre-Registration is required

Drawing or a Yoga Mat

730 am ndash 130 pm

MSBA amp MARYLAND JUDICIARYREGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 130 pm

EXHIBITS

Grand Ballroom)

730 am ndash 1100 am

COFFEE BREAK Coffee deca tea danish juice and ruitGrand Ballroom)

730 am

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION SUN RUN

Runners and walkers welcome

Sponsored By Te Daily Record

10 k (62 miles) and 5k (31 miles)Montego Bay 130 Street South Ocean Drive

Educational Program - Track 800 a - 1030 a

800 am ndash 1030 am

COURT ADR WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MTe Maryland Judiciary supports a variety o alternative dresolution (ADR) programs rom the District Court o Mthe Court o Special Appeals Tese programs provide paran alternative method to resolve their dispute but do theymake a difference Tis panel will share the results rom thADR study to use live observation and behavioral coding the impacts o practitioner strategies and participant respoand comparing ADR to traditional court processes in DisCircuit court cases Te result o the rigorous study is enliinormation or court administrators judges ADR practitand advocates Learn more about the research outcomes ain a lively discussion as participants and panelists explore wresearch means or ADR in Maryland

Speakers Judge Julie R Rubin Circuit Court or Baltimore City Judge Dorothy Wilson District Court o Maryland BaltimCounty im Sheridan Esq Court Administrator Circuitor Baltimore County Mala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq DirectoDivision Maryland Court o Special Appeals Jonathan S REsq Executive Director Mediation and Conflict ResolutionAdministrative Office o the Courts Maryland Judiciary CoKratovil-Lavelle Esq Executive Director Department o FAdministration Maryland Judiciary Maureen A DenihanExecutive Director ADR Programs District Court o Maryl

Walter PhD Director o Court Operations Administrativethe Courts Maryland Judiciary oby reem Guerin EsqDirector Center or Dispute Resolution at the University o MCarey School o Law Nick White PhD Evaluations and ReDirector Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office AdminOffice o the Courts Maryland Judiciary

Program SponsorADR Section

Program ChairsMala Malhotra-Ortiz Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 6

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

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basic accounting issues to the

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customized team of advisors

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Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

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800 am ndash 1030 am

BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND DOING

BUSINESS IN THE NEW MARYLAND

A lot has changed over the past couple o years in Maryland ndashnot just in terms o new administration initiatives and new

egislation but also with respect to how businesses (and theirawyers) interact with the State o Maryland and its brancheshellip and more changes are coming Tis break-out session is amulti-part program intended to help Maryland business lawyersboth transactional and trial) keep up-to-date with the manyxciting changes underway in an effort to make Maryland a more

business riendly jurisdiction Te program will begin withbreakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Section Meeting Te breakast will be ollowed by a presentation and QampA onhot topics and new business legislation coming out o the 2016egislative session Te program will continue with a presentation

by the Maryland State Department o Assessments and axationon the ldquoNewrdquo SDA and SDArsquos remarkable efforts over thepast year to modernize its on-line porta l to be more customerocused and to make Maryland a great place to do business Teprogram wil l conclude with a review o Marylandrsquos Business andechnology Courts initiative the Business and echnology CaseManagement Program

SpeakersSenator Brian Feldman Delegate Christopher WestHeidi Dudderar Associate Director Maryland State Department

o Assessments and axation Judge Sean Wallace

Associateudge Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos County

Program SponsorBusiness Law Section

Program ChairDavid P Shapiro Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

800 am ndash 1030 am

BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT

PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I GO

Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted byhe automatic stay in bankruptcy immediately upon the filing

o the bankruptcy case Particular emphasis will be placed ondomestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be

the most conusing - it is common or some portions o tlitigation to be stayed while other portions o the same limay proceed without interruption Additional topics o dare the (1) impact o the subsequent bankruptcy discharginjunction and (2) the difference between prepetition de post petition debt and the bankruptcy impact on state lao action grounded in each type o debt Our panel will gthrough this oen complex and little-understood area oenable you to better understand the issues involved and hshould be handled to lessen the disruption caused to the and efficiency o state court l itigation

Speakersiffany Stacey Franc Esq Office o Nancy Spencer GChapter 13 rustee Bowie Maryland Marc Robert KiEsq Law Office o Marc R Kivitz Baltimore MarylanRichard D London Esq Richard D London amp AssocPC Silver Spring Maryland Judge Mark F Scurti DCourt o Maryland or Baltimore City Baltimore MaryBud Stephen ayman Esq Bud Stephen ayman PAGermantown Maryland

Program SponsorConsumer Bankruptcy Section

Program ChairsBud Stephen ayman Esq and iffany Stacey Franc Es

Meeting RoomConerence Room 2

800 am ndash 900 am

ldquoPRO BONO RECEPTIONrdquo

Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Sectio Join legal service providers and network with MSBA m we provide easy brie opportunities to serve ldquopro bonordquo

necessarily taking on an entire caseContinental breakast will be served

Conerence Room 3

900 am ndash 1030 am

A CLEAN SLATE BENCH AND BAR

PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT

EXPUNGEMENT LAWS

On October 1 2015 the landscape changed in Maryland

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

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basic accounting issues to the

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customized team of advisors

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Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

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19833 Leitersburg Pike

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

clients seeking to expunge their criminal records A change inhe law has brought thousands o clients to the courts seekingxpungements that allow access to new sources o employment

housing and myriad other positive opportunities opics to becovered include changes in Maryland law and how courts aremplementing them and how the private bar the bench and legalervices organizations are working together to provide access toustice

Speakersudge Alexandra N Williams Administrative Judge Maryland

District Court Judge Leo Ryan Jr Associate Judge MarylandDistrict Court Mary-Denise Davis Esq Maryland Office ohe Public Deender Matthew Stubenberg Esq Maryland

Volunteer Lawyer Service

Program SponsorDelivery o Legal Services

Program ChairAmy L Petkovsek Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

800 am ndash 815 am

ESTATES amp TRUST SECTIONBUSINESS MEETING

Conerence Room 4

815 am ndash 1030 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION CONTESTING A

DEFENDING WILLS TRUSTS AND INTER

VIVOS TRANSFERS

Disputes arising rom estates and trusts are commonly

to as ldquofiduciary litigationrdquo Clients in these matters rangebeneficiaries who may be individuals or non-profits to iand corporate fiduciaries such as the trust departments ofinancial institutions

Tis program will be presented by attorneys who regulrepresent clients in fiduciary litigation as well as others win estate and trust planning and administration Te pro provide practical suggestions with regard to the preparatfiling o legal proceedings including how to evaluate doco a subject o a potential controversy interviews with cl witnesses discovery and other litigation strategy and eva

o these cases or settlement Te presenters will provide and draing techniques that may help avoid litigation T program will a lso offer the unique perspectives o a memthe Bench who regularly presides over fiduciary litigation physician who is both an expert in gerontology and has t with regard to testamentary capacity and other medical irequently arise in these disputes

Speakers Judge David Norken Administrative Law Judge EE Jame s E Edwards Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos L

Group and member o the Firmrsquos Construction GroupMatthew A Mace Esq Co-Chair o OberKalerrsquos Eand rust Group and also a member o the Firmrsquos axKelly M Preteroti Esq Principal in the Litigation Employment Groups at OberKaler Peter V RabinsProessor and Director o the Division o Geriatrics P

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

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To make effective decisions you

the right numbers at the right time

basic accounting issues to the

complex investment decision

customized team of advisors

specialists are prepared to

you with your business and pers

financial needs

Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

Hagerstown M

T 301

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

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n the Department o Psychiatry a nd Behavioral Sciences at theohns Hopkins University School o Medicine andudge Judith C Ensor Associate Judge Circuit Court or

Baltimore County

Program SponsorEstates amp rust Section

Program ChairsMary Alice Smolarek Esq and Danielle M Cruttenden Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

A continental breakast will be served

800 am ndash 900 am

LABOR LAW SECTION

BREAKFAST AND MEETING

Banquet Hall 2-B

900 am ndash 1030 am

BEYOND EEOC V ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND

PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernandino have led

o growing concerns o discrimination in the workplace againstMuslims and those o Middle Eastern national descent Tepanelists on this program will examine the discrimination lawsapplicable to Muslim and Middle Eastern employees and recentcourt decisions and administrative enorcement activities toaddress and prevent such discrimination

SpeakersDavid Norken Administrative Law Judge EEOCudge John Henderson Administrative Law Judge EEOC

Barnett Brooks Johns Hopkins Medical System Robin Cockey

Cockey Brennan and Maloney

Moderatoreresa eare Shawe Rosenthal LLP

Program SponsorLabor Law Section

Program ChairMelissa M McGuire Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

800 am ndash 830 am

REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINE

MEETING AWARDS amp BREAKFAS

Banquet Hall 2-A

Part I 830 am ndash 930 am

THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK POTOMA

V JP MORGAN CHASE BANK WE DONrsquoT

HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS ndash WE AR

PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED

May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lenHOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its deborrower prior to transer o title by way o oreclosure oin lieu Tis was the question beore the Court o AppeaOctober 2015 but the Court avoided answering it Tis will bring the merits o the question (such as they may bethe Court o Public Opinion

Speakersimothy Guy Smith Esq Glenwood Maryland (one oTe Brownstonesrsquo lawyers) Ellery Archer JohnannesseGoitein Law LLC Bethesda Maryland ModeratorScott Nadel Esq Law Office o Jeffrey Nadel CalvertoMaryland

Part II 930 am ndash 1030 am

THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO KNO

ABOUT GRASS

Reeer Madness is sweeping the Nation including MarylaTe growing and dispensing o cannabis or medical use happroved in Maryland Tere are a host o legal pitalls orand their clients who are involved directly in emerging relaindustries or whose clients do business with those licensedconduct the regulated activities An extremely experiencedin this field rom Illinois (which legitimated medical marigrowing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his kn with attendees including ethical and business consideratio

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

wwwgsg-cpacom

To make effective decisions you

the right numbers at the right time

basic accounting issues to the

complex investment decision

customized team of advisors

specialists are prepared to

you with your business and pers

financial needs

Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

Hagerstown M

T 301

F 301

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2628

SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

SpeakerMichael Delrahim Esq Brown Udell Pomerantz amp DelrahimLtd Chicago IL

ModeratorMatthew L Kimball Esq Niles Barton amp Wilmer LLPBaltimore MD

Program SponsorReal Property Section

Program Chairsoseph F Devlin Esq and Judge Glenn Harrell Jr (Ret)

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

800 am ndash 1030 am

WE ARE NOT ALAN THICK BUT hellip

So your Clients have IRS or State o Maryland tax liabilities Youhave probably heard and seen the V and Radio commercialsabout IRS collection alternatives Get the real scoop as to howhese procedures can help your BUSINESS DIVORCE andNDIVIDUAL CLIENS Tis program will include an

overview o the ldquoFresh Startrdquo Initiative Offers in CompromiseLien Withdrawals Installment Agreements and Innocent SpouseRelie We will use real lie scenarios to demonstrate and educateyou on how to handle these matters through a series o actualhypotheticals and discussions o the legal and actual solutions tohese problems

SpeakersScott Schwartzberg Esq Glen Frost Esq Kaitlyn LoughnerEsq Gerald Kelly Esq Vadim Ronzhes Esq and Dan Heller Esq

Program Sponsorax Section

Program ChairDavid J Polashuk Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Continental breakast will be served

with Mimosas and Bloody Marys

1030 am ndash 1100 am11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORSrsquo

SHOWCASEVisit the Exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom

special prizes and drawings Visit 25 Exhibiand you will be eligible to win a SPECIA

PRIZE compliments o the MSBA(Winner drawn at 1 pm)

Educational Program - Track1100 a - 100 p

1100 am ndash 100 pm

KEEPING THE FARM ISSUES RELATED T

DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER IS

When developing a business plan many agricultural proddo not consider how to keep the arm going in moments oTese crises such as divorce and bankruptcy can potentia producers losing the arm Divorce can oen lead to produorced to sell property to buyout a non-arming spouse Acontinue to grow and diversiy into other opportunities (sagritourism) developing strategies early on can help produthis arms producing Experts in agricultural law will discattorneys can work with ag clients to keep the businesses g

Speakers Judge Julie R Stevenson Solt Frederick County CircuSarah Everhart Esq Carey School o Law Baltimore

Jan I Berlage Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage L

ModeratorKelcie Longaker Esq Gohn Hankey Stichel amp Berlage

Program SponsorAgriculture Law Section

Program Chairs Jaffray Edens Cox Esq and Paul Goeringer Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 1

Refeshments will be served

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

wwwgsg-cpacom

To make effective decisions you

the right numbers at the right time

basic accounting issues to the

complex investment decision

customized team of advisors

specialists are prepared to

you with your business and pers

financial needs

Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

Hagerstown M

T 301

F 301

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

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Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

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EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

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100 am ndash 100 pm

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

YEAR IN REVIEW

Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review theCourtrsquos current 2015 erm including its most high profile cases

SpeakersKimberly Robinson Legal Editor or Bloomberg BNArsquos UnitedStates Law Week Martin S Lederman Associate Proessor oLaw Georgetown University Law Center andeffrey A Lamken Partner MoloLamken LLP

Program SponsorAppellate Practice Committee

Program Chairs

udge Kevin F Arthur and Andrew H Baida Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-B

A light lunch will be served

100 am- 100 pm

THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS ndash

NEW AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND

Te Guardianship Work Group o the Maryland Judicial Council

has recommended changes to improve the guardianship process inMaryland Among its recommendations the workgroup proposedwelve (12) requirements or court appointments as Counsel or

Alleged Disabled Persons Guardian o the Person and Guardiano the Property Te Work Group proposed an additional ten (10)ecommendations to address how to implement these changes

Attendees will learn rom our distinguished panel o presenterswhy these recommendations need to be implemented whatrsquoshappening in guardianship rom a national perspective whyequired training or non-attorney guardians as well as attorney

guardians is needed and stories o real lie experiences in the field

SpeakersChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Angela Grau Esq DavisAgnor Rapaport amp Skalney LLC Phoenix Woody MarylandDepartment o Aging Erica Wood Esq American BarAssociation Commission on Law and Agingudge Louis Becker (Ret) Circuit Court or Howard County

and Connie Kratovil-Lavelle Esq Director Department oFamily Adminsitration Admininstravie Office o the Courts

Moderator Judge Karen Murphy Jensen Circuit Court orCaroline County

Program SponsorElder Law and Disability Rights Section

Program ChairMary M Aquino Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

Coffee and tea will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE

THE GREAT AWAKENING

Te Bench Bar conerence presents an ideal opportunity attorneys and judges to identiy systemic issues in the admo justice such as discovery disputes attorney ee disputesconstitutes material changes in circumstance or custody achild support in the amily law arena and offer and gain ininto where attorneys and judges might be able to work togimprove the experience or those represented by counsel

Speakers

Judge Cynthia Callahan Associate Judge Circuit Couor Montgomery County Judge Kathleen Gallogly CoAdministrative Judge Circuit Court or Baltimore Cou

Judge Angela M Eaves Administrative Judge Circuit or Harord County Judge Fred S Hecker Circuit CoCarroll County Judge Mary M Kramer Circuit CourHoward County Magistrate Lisa S Segel Circuit CouMontgomery County Magistrate Judy L Woodall CiCourt or Prince Georgersquos County Delegate Kathleen Dumais also Senior Counsel at Law Firm o Ethridge 983121Kemp McAuliffe Rowan amp Hartinger Leslie G Billm

Esq Law Firm o rainor Billman Bennett amp Milko LChristopher W Nicholson Esq Law Firm o urnbuNicholson amp Sanders PA Paul J Reinstein EsqLaw Firm o Reinstein Glackin Patterson amp Herriott L

ModeratorsKristine K Howanski Esq Law Firm o Howanski Mamp Erdman LLC

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

wwwgsg-cpacom

To make effective decisions you

the right numbers at the right time

basic accounting issues to the

complex investment decision

customized team of advisors

specialists are prepared to

you with your business and pers

financial needs

Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

Hagerstown M

T 301

F 301

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

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330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

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httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2528

Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2628

SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

2016 Annual Meeting Prog26 | Maryland State Bar Association

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httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2728

Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2828

EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

Program SponsorFamily and Juvenile Section

Program ChairKristine K Howanski Esq

Meeting RoomBanquet Hall 2-A

100 am ndash 100 pm

MMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL

CONVICTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

How does my clientrsquos noncitizen status change the way I lookat his or her criminal case Te panel will discuss this questionramed in the context o hypothetical cases that will be presentedo participants Panelists will guide participants in answering the

hypotheticals and help them get a better understanding o howhey should tackle these cases Among the topics to be discussed

are the ollowing

Why Immigration Law matters in theCriminal Law context

Immigration consequences o sampleMaryland offenses

Padilla v Kentucky and obligation ocriminal deense attorney to advisenoncitizen client about the deportationrisks o a guilty plea

Benefits o criminal deense counsel working with immigration counsel (suchas ashioning a plea to avoid adverseimmigration consequences)

Criminal bars to DACAWhat is an ICE holdWhat is mandatory detention Who is

subject to mandatory detentionProsecutorial discretion

Speakersudge John F Gossart Jr United

States Immigration Judge (retired) andAdjunct Proessor o Law at the Universityo Baltimore School o Law Rachel SUllman Esq Te Law Office o RachelS Ullman PC Himedes V Chicas EsqLaw Offices o Jezic amp Moyse LLC Adam

N Crandell Esq Te Law Office Adam N Crandell L

Program SponsorImmigration Section

Program ChairsKlaudia Hall Esq

Conference RoomConerence Room 2

Lunch will be served

1100 am ndash 100 pm

STRANGE BREW ALCOHOL AND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A presentation (with samples) o various types o intellec property issues aced by the beer and alcohol industries earliest days o our nation to the present libations have fi prominently in commerce Several IP practitioners will c

wwwgsg-cpacom

To make effective decisions you

the right numbers at the right time

basic accounting issues to the

complex investment decision

customized team of advisors

specialists are prepared to

you with your business and pers

financial needs

Business Valuaons

Litigation Support

Business Consulting

Technology Consulting

Audit Accounting

amp Tax Services

Employee Benefit Plans

Fraud Prevention and

Detection

10045 Red Run Blvd Suite 250

Owings Mills MD 21117

T 410-356-5900

F 410-581-0368

19833 Leitersburg Pike

Hagerstown M

T 301

F 301

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7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

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a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

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7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

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Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2428

330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

2016 Annual Meeting Prog24 | Maryland State Bar Association

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2528

Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2628

SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

2016 Annual Meeting Prog26 | Maryland State Bar Association

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2728

Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2828

EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

Page 22: 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2228

a sobering discussion o a mock startup beer company withecommendations and solutions to the problems encountered

SpeakersBrian D Kaider Esq Law Offices o Brian D Kaider LLC andRaymond Van Dyke Esq Van Dyke Law Washington DC

Program Sponsorntellectual Property Section

Program Chairsulie Hopkins Esq and Raymond Van Dyke Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Light lunch with be served with case samples

100 am ndash 100 pm

VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY

Te Special Committee on Voir Dire wil l present proposed Modelury Selection 983121uestions--with distinct sets or criminal and

civil trials optional language and committee notes Committeemembers will explain how the model questions were developedand how judges and lawyers can use them to promote air andfficient jury selection Panelists will encourage questions and

comments rom the audience including proposed revisions

Speakersennifer L Banach Esq Franklin amp Prokopik PC Augustus F

Brown IV Esq Brown Brown amp Young imothy M GunningEsq Judge John Maloney Circuit Court or MontgomeryCounty Judge Charles J Peters Circuit Court or Baltimore City

Moderatorsudge Sherrie L Krauser retired Circuit Court or Prince Georgersquos

County Paul Mark Sandler Esq Shapiro Sher Guinot amp Sandler

Program SponsorVoir Dire Special Committee

Program Chairsudge Sherrie L Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler Esq

Meeting RoomConerence Room 5

Light refeshments will be served

130 pm ndash 330 pm

BUSINESS MEETING

Meeting RoomConerence Room 4

200 pm ndash 330 pm

VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101

I you have served in the military please join us or thirewarding opportunity to serve veteransA key component o Baltimore Cityrsquos new Veterans reaDocket is the Veteran Mentor Program Te VMP trains who have served honorably in our military to act as men veterans involved with the criminal justice system Mentinvolves promoting and ostering a ldquocan dordquo attitude encaccomplishment o treatment goals and ensuring no vetbehind Tis orientation and training is a prerequisite toa mentor in Baltimore City and will cover basics o men justice-involved veterans

SpeakersSteven Wrobel Esq Law Office o Steven Wrobel LLCUS Air Force Veteran Debra G Schubert Esq Imm

Past President Mayland State Bar Association Kristina

ModeratorHugh McClean Director o the Bob Parsons Veterans AClinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law andForce Veteran

Program SponsorSpecial Committee on Veterans Courts and Te Bob ParsonAdvocacy Clinic at the University o Baltimore School o Law

Meeting RoomConerence Room 3

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

2016 Annual Meeting Prog22 | Maryland State Bar Association

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2328

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2428

330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

2016 Annual Meeting Prog24 | Maryland State Bar Association

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2528

Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2628

SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

2016 Annual Meeting Prog26 | Maryland State Bar Association

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2728

Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2828

EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

Page 23: 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2328

Friday Jun 17 Friday Jun 17

200 pm ndash 300 pmZUMBA

(Captainrsquos 983121uarters Meeting Room)Please bring a towel and a bottle of water

Pre-Registration is required Drawing or Zumba oning Sticks

200 pm ndash 500 pm

2015-16 Leadership Academy FellowsChairpersons amp Committee Members

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

Proudly Sponsoring ldquoSOLO DAYrdquo Friday June 17th

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

Lawyersrsquo Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Managem

Wish you were at our booth

R

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2428

330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

2016 Annual Meeting Prog24 | Maryland State Bar Association

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2528

Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2628

SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

2016 Annual Meeting Prog26 | Maryland State Bar Association

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2728

Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2828

EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

Page 24: 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2428

330 pm ndash 530 pm

TENNIS TOURNAMENTPrice $2500 per player

Prizes and Awards(Mallard Run ennis Courts)

400 pm

MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET

Conerence Room 1)

500 pm ndash 630 pm

MINIONS MANIA POOL PARTY

CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER

Children are invited to splash in the pool andenjoy light rereshments Come early and receive a

FREE Beach Ball

(Clarion Pool) Note Although the MSBA has hired a lieguard or this event parents should bring and stay with their children Tis event is

designed or children 12 and under

830 pm - 1030 pm

DESSERT RECEPTION AT THE POOL

Enjoy an array o desserts beer wine and chatting with memberso the Bench and the Bar at Clarionrsquos indoor pool

SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMM

Maryland Judiciary

Judge Pamela J W hite | Jud ge Ju lia B Weatherly | Jud ge D orot

Judge Robert N McDona ld | Ch ie Judge Mar y Ellen Ba

Lisa Gangi Deputy Director Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association

Judge Marcell a A Hol land | Edward J Gil liss Esq | Al ice S C

Michael J Winkelman Esq

Judge Pam ila J Brown MSB A Preside nt

Wanda A Ca lvi n Claiborne Director o Meeti ngs

Maryland State Bar Association Officers

Judge Pamil a J Brown Pres ident | Judge Harry C Storm Pres id

Judge Keith R ruer Secretary | Sara H A rthur Esq re

Paul V Carlin Executive Director

Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18

800 am

COFFEE BREAK

(Banquet Hall Foyer)

830 am

Maryland State Bar Association IncANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

(Banquet Hall 1)

All Members are encouraged to attend Judge Pamila J Brown ndash Presiding

Special Reports and Awards

Installation o Judge Harry C Storm

Maryland State Bar Association President bull 2016-2017

2016-2017 BOARD OF

GOVERNORS MEETING

Immediately ollowing the business meeting (Banquet Hall 2-B)

2016 Annual Meeting Prog24 | Maryland State Bar Association

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2528

Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2628

SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

2016 Annual Meeting Prog26 | Maryland State Bar Association

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2728

Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2828

EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

Page 25: 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2528

Lis of hibitor

ABA Retirement Funds

Program

Abbey Bail Bonds

Aladdin Gems LLC

Atlantic Data and

Records Management

Banyan Treatment

Centers

BB amp T Wealth

Best Practice

Consulting LLC

Capital Novus

CarSense Appraisals

Chesapeake Process

Service IncCLREP

Commercial Settlement

Services LLC

CourtCall

CRC Salomon

Reporting

The Daily Record

District Court of MD

ADR Oce

DTI Court Reporting

Solutions

Evans Reporting

First Maryland

Disability Trust

Gore Brothers

Gorfne Schiller amp

Gardyn PA

Gross Mendelsohn amp

Associates

Hertzbach

Homeless Persons

RepresentationProject

Incentive Travel House

J Hilburn Luxury

Menswear

JAMS

Kolmac Outpatient

Recovery Centers

Lawyers Assistance

Program - MSBA

Leadership Academy

Program - MSBA

Legal Studies Institute

Anne ArundelCommunity College

LeVere Wilson CLNC

Maryland Association

of CPAs

Maryland Collaborative

Practice Council

Maryland Judiciary

MDEC

Maryland Legal AidBureau

Maryland Legal

Services Corporation

Maryland Relay

Maryland Volunteer

Lawyers Service

Minnesota Lawy

Mutual

The McCammon

McEnroe Voice amp

New Life Addict

Counseling Se

Planet Depos L

Pro Bono Resou

Center of Mary

Public Awarene

Committee - M

Rosen Sapperst

Friedlander LL

Software Basics

Tranquility Woo

TriBridge Partne

University of Ba

School of Law

Weil Akman Ba

Coleman PA

The Womens La

Center of Mary

Thank you to all of the exhibitors for a wonderful showing during

2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Thanks for your supp

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2628

SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

2016 Annual Meeting Prog26 | Maryland State Bar Association

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2728

Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2828

EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

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7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

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SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICE SECTIONrsquoS ANNUAL

S o lo Day AT THE JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

Co-sponsored byNegligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Compensation Section

Meeting RoomCrystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program ChairLisa Hesse Esq

Negligence Section Program ChairRhonda Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

800 am - 830 am

MIX AND MINGLE

Join the section or coffee juice and light breakast

820 am - 830 am

WELCOME

Kimberly Kline Esq Section and Solo Day Chair

830 am - 915 am

DO OR DO NOT THERE IS NO TRY

PAIN-FREE E-FILING FACT OR FICTION

Regardless o your opinion about e-filing it is here and will beeverywhere sooner rather than later Hear some tips on how tomake sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-ree as possible

Speakers Paula Darrah Esq Warfield Darrah amp ErdmannPC and Linda Malinowski Administrative Office o theCourt

915 am - 1045 am

AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LOOK FOR THE

WRONG DROIDS AND CLIENTS

Te panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clientsand client-related issues such as

en warning signs o bad clients How to deal with difficult clients

Te hazards o social media How to tell i your client is telling the truth Perils o limited representation and other client min

Includes time or Q amp A

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association odd Corriveau EsqHomicide Detective Baltimore City Police DepartmentPeter A Holland Esq Te Holland Law Firm (Modeand Speaker) and Judge Ronald A Silkworth Circui

or Anne Arundel County

1045 am - 1100 am

Break

1100 am - 1215 pm

Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I-MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

AT THE CORNER OF WORKERrsquoS COMP

AND NEGLIGENCE - 60 MORE TIPS IN

60 MINUTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL

PRACTITIONER

Te judges will share the secrets o making the winning catheir jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give tor the busy negligencecomp practitioners

Friday Jun 17

2016 Annual Meeting Prog26 | Maryland State Bar Association

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2728

Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2828

EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

Page 27: 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2728

Co-Sponsored the Section o Negligence Insurance and Workerrsquos Comp

Speakers Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts Circuit CourtBaltimore County Matt Paavola Esq Workersrsquo Comp Law

Firm LLC Patrick Roberson Esq Cornblatt BennettPenhallegon and Roberson PA Judge Mark Scurti DistrictCourt o Baltimore City Danny Seidman Esq Law Officeso Danny R Seidman

Moderators Rhonda I Framm Esq and Wallace Kleid Esq

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

-Breakout Session II-WErsquoLL FIGURE IT OUT WErsquoLL USE THE FORCE

WILLS TRUSTS POAS ADVANCEDDIRECTIVES - WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW

CAN HURT YOUR CLIENT

Even i you do not provide these types o services many o yourclients may have need or them or questions related to their work with you It is important to have a working knowledge to makesure your clientrsquos needs are well-served Tis session will help give you inormation you need to provide better service to your clients

Speaker JoRhea Nagel Wright Esq Armistead LeeRust amp Wright PA

Meeting Room Conerence Room 6

1215 pm- 100 pm

Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance)IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY 2016

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Back by overwhelming popular demand im will give hisreview o the 2016 Legislative Session im was a member othe Maryland House o Delegates rom 1979 to 1994 and in

that capacity he chaired the House subcommittees on HigherEducation ransportation Public Saety and Capital Budgets

Speaker imothy F Maloney Esq Joseph Greenwald ampLaake PA

100 pm - 400 pm

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Itrsquoll guide you where is the proession heading and howaffect solo and small firm practitioners

Join the section or light are and snacks and listen to t

MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Sectionrsquos version o alks on the uture o the legal proession especially or sosmall firm practitioners Tree practitioners will give theiron the topics o business technology and client developme you are planning on practicing in the uture it might be a place i you do not know where you are going or what youfind when you get there

Speakers Jim Calloway Esq Practice Management AOklahoma State Bar Association Nakia V Gray Esq Gray Legal PC Eliot M Wagonheim Esq Wagonhei

Meeting Room Crystal Ballroom

Friday Jun 17

100 pm

SPECIALPLENARY SPEAKER

Paulette Brown Esq

PresidentAmerican Bar Association

2016 Annual Meeting Program Guide Maryland State Bar Assoc

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2828

EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection

Page 28: 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

7262019 2016 Maryland Joint Bench Bar Conference Program Guide

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2016-maryland-joint-bench-bar-conference-program-guide 2828

EVERYONE DESERVES A SECURE

FUTURE

If your Investment Advisor just moved out of statehellipor is no longer

available for face-to-face meetingshellipperhaps itrsquos time to considerFNB Wealth Management Wersquove been serving your friends andneighbors for decades and thatrsquos not about to change Explore the

possibilities with an in-person no-obligation consultation at yourconvenience or call Nicholas Ey at 410-925-9076

Wealth Accumulation Strategies | Investment Advisory Services | College Tuition Planning

Estate amp Retirement Planning | Asset Protection