Minimum Qualificationsfor Bar Association of Baltimore City

LRIS Panel9 Hours CLE every 2 years:

Administrative Law: Re(errals from this panel include all administrative matters notincluded in other panels.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled two or more cases beforeadministrative agencies, including one hearing.

Aooellate: Referrals from this panel include appeals before all State and Federalappellate courts.

Qualifications: Attorney must have prepared and filed, as attorney of record,a brief in at least one appeal and attorney must have argued at least one casebefore an Appellate C~)Urt.

Asbestos: Referrals from this panel include all products liability matters pertainingto asbestos and/or exposure to asbestos.

Qualifications: Attorney must have prepared and tried at least two asbestosliability matters to judgment within the last three years, * including at leastone jury triaL

Bankruotcv: Referrals from this panel include all bankruptcy questions, debtorquestions, wage levies, repossessions and bankruptcies. The following types of casesare referred from this panel: Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13. Minimumrequirements are that the panel member must have handled:

Corporate:Individual:

2 or more Chapter 11 or Chapter 7*2 or more Chapter 13 or Chapter 7*

Business Law: Referrals from this panel include. all matters relating to theformation, maintenance and/or dissolution of businesses or charitable entities.

Qualifications:

[Incorporations] Attorney must have handled two or more incorporationsincluding at least one Partnership or Limited Liability CorporationAgreement. *

[Securities] Attorney must have handled two or more securities mattersincluding client participation in profits or assets distribution of a profit-making enterprise. *

*One matter may be substituted by taking three or more hours of relatedCLE.

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Civil Litif!ation: Referrals from this panel include ail civii litigation mattersexcluding those covered by specific panels as set forth herein.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled three contested chjl cases, includingtwo trials from filing of Complaint, through discovery, to verdict or decision.*Two arbitrations may substitute for one of the three contested civil cases. Inaddition, attorney must have handled at least three motions through a hearing.

Collections: Referrals from this panel include all collection matters.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled no fewer than five collection mattersin the past three years, including at least one matter in which a writ of executionwas issued. Three CLE hours in Collections, including Fair Debt Collection Act,can substitute for the handling of five collection matters.

Constitutional Law {Civil Rights/Police Brutality}: Referrals from this panel includematters which involve any violation of the federal or state civil rights laws, includingADA claims, employment discrimination claims, false arrests/imprisonment, andexcessive force.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled to completion at least oneConstitutional Law/Civil Rights case to judgment.

Construction Law: Referrals from this panel include all matters involvingconstruction and all laws governing this business.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled to completion at least oneconstruction case to judgment.

Consumer: Referrals from this panel include all consumer fraud matters relating toillegal or deceptive loan collection practices, lemon law, repossession and smallclaims.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled at least two consumer actionsthrough final verdict or settlement, including at least one through hearing ortrial. *

Contracts: Referrals from this panel include all contract matters.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled at least two contract matters toinclude the drafting of, defense of and lor breach of a contract. *

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*One matter may be substituted by taking three or more hours of related CLE.

CODvril!hts:Referrals from this panel include any and aU matters relating tocopyrights to include the grant of a right to exclude others from the making, usingor selling of literary material.

Qualifications: Must have handled at least one copyright filing or dispute.

Criminal Law: Referrals from this panel include all matters related to violation ofcriminal statutes or ordinances by any state, local or federal governmental entity.This panel is divided into Traffic Court, District Court, Circuit Court Felonies:

Traffic Court: [Non-jailable traffic offense] Attorney must have handled at leastone traffic matter. *

District Court: Attorney must have completed at least three criminal matters todisposition in the last three years. *

Circuit Court: Attorney must have completed aU of the above requirements forstate District Court and have handled no fewer than five criminal mattersincluding: a) one felony jury trial to disposition; b) one preliminary hearing; c)three criminal written pretrial motions hearing, or hearing at which witnesseswere sworn in and testimony is taken. *

Appeals: Attorney must have handled at least two criminal appeal matters in thelast three years. *

Domestic Law: Referrals from this panel include pre or post-nuptial agreements,dissolution of ma"iage, child custody/support issues, marital settlement agreements,adoption, name change, guardianship of a minor, grandparents rights, paternity issuesand support enforcement.

Qualifications: Within the past five years, attorney must have completed no fewerthan three marital dissolutions from filing of Complaint through final Divorce,two of which must include Masters hearings and one of Which involved childcu_stody and vi!!!!~t!()J)issues.* In a~~!tion! -attorney must have negotiated atleast two marital settlement agreements and must have handled at least onecontested case through trial. * Attorney must have handled at least one of eachof the following: name change*, independent adoption, guardianship of a minor,proof of paternity and support enforcement to be qualified for each paneLAttorney must have handled at least two guardianship administrationproceedings through to the accounting stage. *

Domestic Violence: Referrals from this panel include domestic violence issues incriminal court.

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Qualifications: Attorney must have handled at least one domestic violence case.

*One matter may be substituted by the taking of three or more hours of relatedCLE.

Education: Referrals from this panel include all matters pertaining to educationand the educational system in Maryland.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled at least one education case.

Elder Law: Referrals from this panel include all aspects of elder law; to includeincapacity planning, POA, guardianship, nursing home matters, Medicaid/Medicare,and pensionlIRA.

Qualifications: Attorney must have at least two years experience in all aspects ofelder law. Attorney must have handled at least two guardianship administrationproceedings through to the accounting stage. *

60+ Lellal Prol!7am:

Qualifications: Attorney must have at least one year experience in all aspects ofelder law. Must have prepared three simple wills. -

fEmDlovmentJ Sexual Harassment: Referrals from this panel include any matterrelated to sexual harassment at the workplace.

Qualifications:matters. *

Attorney must have handled at least two sexual harassment

Entertainment/SDorts Law: Referrals from this panel include all entertainment/sportslaw matters, including contracts, within the entertainment industry.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled at least two entertainment/sports lawmatters within the past five years. *

Environmental Law: Referrals from this panel include all environmental lawmatters.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled at least two environmental lawmatters within the past five years. *

Equine Law: Referrals from this panel include all equine law matters.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled at least two equine law matterswithin the past five years. *

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*One matter may be substituted by the taking of three or more hours of relatedCLE.

Estate Plannin/!:. Referrals from this panel include all matters relating estateplanning to include deeds, wills, tmsts, estate probate and will contests.

Qualifications:Wills: Attorney must have prepared three wills in the last two years of whichone contains a Testamentary Tmst.*

Deed Change: Attorney must have prepared at least two Deeds includingobtaining the Hen sheets and completing the intake sheets.

Tmsts: Attorney must have prepared at least two tmst agreements. *

Will Contest: Attorney must have handled one contested or caveat proceeding inthe Orphans Court.

Probate: Attorney must have probated at least three estates, at least one ofwhich is a large estate.

Health Insurance DisDutes:. Referrals from this panel include all matters relating todisputes concerning Health Insurance.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled to conclusion at least twocases involving Health Insurance disputes in the past three years. *

Home ImDrovement: Referrals from this panel include all matters relating to thebusiness of home improvement, contracts, and any disputes arising from a homeimprovement matter.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled to conclusion at least two casesinvolving home improvement disputes and/or home ~mprovement contractswithin the past two years. -

Immi/!ration and Naturalization: Re!~~rals -from- this panel include all mattersrelating to labor certification, deportation, citizenship, and visas.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled to conclusion no fewer than threeimmigration matters* including at least one AppeaL

Juvenile Court: Referrals from this panel include all matters or proceedings held inor related to the juvenile court, including criminal, delinquency, and childdependency cases.

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Qualifications: Attorney must have handled at least two contested Juvenile Courthearings through disposition within the last five years. *

*One matter may be substituted by taking three or more hours of related CLE.

Labor Law: Referrals ttom this panel include all matters having to do with employmentdiscrimination, wrongful termination, and all other Labor Law matters.

Qualifications: Attorney must have taken from commencement to conclusionof at least three labor law matters including at least one in Federal Court andone through EEOC or the Human Relations Commission or Merit SystemProtection Board. Said cases may be in the fields of Labor Rights, WrongfulTermination or Employment Discrimination. *

Lead Paint: Referrals from this panel include all products liability matterspertaining to lead paint and/or exposure to lead paint.

Qualifications: Attorney must have prepared and tried at least two lead paintmatters to judgment within the last three years, * including at least one jurytrial.

Landlord/Tenant: Referrals from this panel include all matters related to renting orleasing buildings, rooms, or land, including rent collection, tenants rights andunlawful detainer actions.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled two or more landlord/tenant mattersthrough trial. *

LibeVSlander: Referrals from this panel include all matters related to libel, slanderand/or defamation.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled two or more libel/slander matters-through trial. *

MalDractice: [Legal, Accounting, Other] Referrals froQl this panel include aU mattersrela~e~- to tort claims against lawyers, accountants, and other non-health careprovider professionals as a result of their negligence.

Qualifications: Attorney must have prepared and tried at least one malpracticecase (can include medical) to jury verdict.Medical Malpractice Qualifications: Attorney must have prepared and tried atleast two medical malpractice cases to verdict including at least one jury trial.

MaritimeLaw: Referrals from this panel include all maritime law matters.

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Qualifications: Attorney must have handled at least two maritime law matterswithin the past five years. *

*One matter may be substituted by taking three or more hours of related CLE.

Militarv Law: Referrals from this panel include aU military law cases includingcourt-martials and cases to be heard before a Judge Advocate General.

Qualifications: Attorney must be certified by the Judge Advocate General of oneof the armed services as competent to serve as trial counsel, or representation inat least three special or general court-martial, one of which must have beencontested after a plea of not guilty. *

Patents: Referrals from this panel include any and aUmatters relating to patentsand inventions.

Qualifications: Attorney is admitted to practice and is in good standing beforeU.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Personallniurv: Referrals from this panel include all matters related to tort claimsagainst persons or entities including personal injury claims, property damage,wrongful death cases, intentional tort and defamation cases. -

Qualifications: Attorney must have prepared and tried two personal injury casesto judgment; * including at least one jury trial.

Products Liabilitv: Referrals from this panel include all matters pertaining toproducts liability and proof that a product defect causes personal injury.

Qualifications: Attorney must have prepared and tried at least two productsliability matters to judgment within the last three years, * including at least onejury trial.

Real Estate: Referrals from this panel include all matters relating to the advice andpreparation of sales agreements, real estate partnerships, limited partnerships,leases, options and related real property transactions.

Qualifications: Attorney must have prepared settlement documents and handledat least one settlement on real property. Attorney must have handled at leastone sale and at least one lease transaction. Attorney must have prepared onedeed change.

Social Securitv: Referrals from this panel include all matters relating to socialsecurity appeals.

Qualifications:Attorney must have handled two social security appeals throughfinal resolution.*

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881: Referrals from this panel include all matters relating to Supplemental SecurityIncome issues and/or the denial of SSI.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled two SSI appeals through finalresolution. *

*One matter may be substituted by taking three or more hours of related CLE.Taxes: Referrals from this panel include all matters relating to representation andadvice on all Federal, State, and Local taxation issues other than estate planning taxissues.

Qualifications: Attorney must have an LLM in taxation, or have handled at leastthree or more tax matters through completion. *

Trademarks:trademarks.

Referrals from this panel include any and all matters relating to

Veterans Affairs: Handled at least one appeal through Court of Veterans Appealsor take CLE on Veteran Affairs.

Workers' ComDensation.: Referrals from this panel include all matters related to theprosecution of claimant's claims for industrial injuries from on-the-job accidents.

Qualifications: Attorney must have handled at least three workers' compensationclaims involving different claimants from application through findings andaward, one or more of which were contested hearings. One appeal through jurytrial to judgement.

*One matter may be substituted by taking three or morebours of related CLE.

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