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THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD

CONTENTS

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By Lauri E. Cleary

The late army General Norman Schwarzkopf said: “True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.” Schwarzkopf was commander-in-chief of U.S. Central Command, and his job may have been a bit more stressful than practicing law in Montgomery County, but our response to the stresses of practice comes from the same primitive place in our brains

that drives the soldier in combat. It takes courage to be a lawyer, whether you’re defending someone whose life or liberty is at stake, arguing a case to a judge or jury, negotiating a complicated transaction, or counseling on the potential consequences of any client’s next move. Whether we counsel action or inaction, each represents a choice. And sometimes it’s not what we or our client does, but the way it is done that matters. To the client, the stakes are always high. We accept a heavy responsibility when individuals, companies and institutions look to us for sage advice and zealous, skillful advocacy.

Most of us like to be challenged, and few of us are so self-assured that we experience no anxiety when facing a new or difficult chal-lenge. Being afraid—wondering whether we are up to the partic-ular challenge we are about to undertake—can be healthy. The anxiety can create positive energy, fueling careful preparation and well-considered strategy. We can do our best and most satisfying work when we approach a project uncertain of the outcome, ener-gized by the prospect of testing our intellect and skills to achieve a goal in the face of a real risk of failure. A successful result can be that much sweeter when obtained by overcoming serious hurdles.

But clearing those hurdles can exact a high price, and sometimes too many new and difficult challenges arise at once, or we face se-rious and competing challenges. Family and personal issues may pull at us just as we need to focus attention on challenges of prac-tice. We juggle faster, but cannot keep up. What was once healthy anxiety can become overwhelming, leaving us unable to do our best work—or even meet basic obligations in the way our profes-sion and clients expect or we expect of ourselves. We are alone unless we have support systems in place. If not, we create them.

Earlier this year, the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Pro-grams (Co-LAP) working with the renowned Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation published a new study of substance abuse, depression and anxiety within the legal profession—the most comprehensive study ever. It revealed that far too many attorneys turn to alcohol and drugs to create that support system—that we have signifi-

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3 Current Update

5 A Balancing Act

12 New Practitioner Section

13 Committees/ Sections

15 Bar Foundation CLE Insert

16 Bar Foundation Fall Outing

18 Endowment Fund Form

26 Pro Bono

27 Specialty Bar Associations

28 Rent/Lease Ads

28 Attorney Opportunities

30 States Attorney Schedules

31 Judges Schedules

Back Calendar


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

[email protected]

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

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

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

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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

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

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

Jennifer Case Manager / Intake Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-2706 [email protected]

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

2016- 2017 Officers and ChairsASSOCIATION OFFICERS President: Lauri E. ClearyPresident-Elect: James A. Mood, Jr.Treasurer: Ronald S. CanterTreasurer-Elect: Keith J. RosaSecretary: Bibi M. BerryPast President: Lynn Caudle BoyntonExecutive Director: Julie PetersenEXECUTIVE COMMITTEEHeather S. CollierPaul ChungAindrea M. ConroyKaren A. FerrettiPatrick J. HooverChristina M. Hughes

Sherri D. KochRhian McGrathHon. Eric J. NeeJeremy D. RachlinHon. Holly D. Reed, IIIRosalyn Tang

New Practitioners Co-Chairs:Joshua Bienstock & Elizabeth McInturffCOMMITTEE CHAIRSAssoc./Found. – Ann. Mtg. & Law Day – Keith J. Rosa – (240) 777-9108Bench/Bar-Circuit – David C. Merkin – (301) 762-9200; Jeremy Rachlin, Co-Chair – (301) 913-2948; Michael A. Taylor – (301) 762-9200Bench/Bar-District Court – Reginald W. Bours – (301) 340-7600; Richard D. London – (301) 588-6900Budget – Joseph A. Lynott, III – (301) 424-5100Community Outreach - Jessica S. Blumberg – (301) 657-0742; Revee M. Walters – (240) 507-1768Fee Dispute Resolution – Robert C. Park, Jr. – (301) 961-5175; Karen Robbins – (301) 668-3222Judicial Selections – Michael T. Nalls – (301) 654-4626; Stephanie L. Fink, Vice Chair – (301) 762-8872Lawyer Assistance – Karen H. Alegi – (240) 489-3428; William E. Hewitt, Jr. – (301) 424-8520Lawyer Referral – Louis M. Leibowitz – (301) 279-0224Leadership Development – Christopher W. Roberts – (301) 657-0168; Keith J. Rosa – (240) 777-9108Legal Ethics – Allen J. Katz – (301) 840-8007; Samuel M. Shapiro – (301) 340-1333; Daniel L. Shea – (301) 424-1060Legislation – J. Bradford McCullough – (301) 657-0734; Catherine H. McQueen – (240) 507-1700 Membership Benefits – Rand L. Gelber – (301) 251-0202; Mallon A. Snyder – (301) 762-7500 Mentor/Mentee (sub of New Practitioners) - Emily B. Gelman – (301) 340-2020Nominations & Elections – Mary Katherine Knight – (240) 777-7400Social – Mary McGuinness Saxon – (202) 466-8960 Amanda C. Smith – (240) 614-7543Social Media / Technology – Jessica S. Blumberg – (301) 657-0742; Keith J. Rosa – (240) 777-9108 Softball – Eby Kalantar – (410) 514-7051Specialty Bar Associations – Amanda L. Vann – (301) 563-6685Strategic Planning – Casey Weinberg Florance – (301) 838-3318Youth Courthouse Project – Stephen H. Chaikin – (240) 777-7405; Patricia P. Via – (240) 777-6721

SECTION CHAIRSAdministrative Law – John T. Henderson, Jr. – (410) 229-4100; Marina L. Sabett, Vice Chair – (410) 935-4786Alternative Dispute Resolution – Robert L. Baum – (301) 610-0610; Kenneth A. Vogel – (202) 332-7323Business Law – David E. Kay – (301) 657-0724Collaborative Law – Roger A. Hayden, II – (301) 656-8850; Eshigo P. Okasili – (301) 452-4929; Eric J. Wexler – (301) 296-4465Commercial Litigation – E. Andrew Cole – (301) 838-3218; Michael J. Neary – (301) 657-0740Criminal Law – Peter W. Larson – (240) 777-7398; David H. Moyse – (240) 292-7200Education Law – Lisa S. Becker – (240) 778-2304; David M. Briglia – (240) 482-0581Elder Law – Morris Klein – (301) 652-4462; Mary Jo Broussard-Speier – (301) 468-5657Employment Law – Joy C. Einstein – (301) 945-9250; Gregg C. Greenberg – (301) 587-9373Estates & Trusts – Jay M. Eisenberg – (301) 230-5223Family Law – Sandra A. Brooks – (240) 507-1700; Christina M. Hughes – (240) 360-0882; Heather R. Sweren – (301) 869-1700Immigration – Parva Fattahi, Chair – (301) 263-4516 Intellectual Property & Technology – Michael L. Greenberg – (202) 625-7000; Raymond Van Dyke – (202) 378-3903Juvenile Law – Amy J. DiBiasio – (440) 221-2810; Corey E. Talcott – (240) 777-6767Law Firm Management – Amy B. Strent – (301) 657-0010New Practitioners – Joshua I. Bienstock – (301) 251-1600; Elizabeth J. McInturff – (301) 230-5230Chamber Chats – Jamie B. Maier – (301) 738-5700Personal Injury Litigation – Paul S. Chung (Plaintiff) – (301) 230-5230; Andre M. Forte (Defense) – (301) 791-6924Real Estate – Matthew D. Alegi – (301) 230-6574; Sarah Cline – (301) 945-9245Solo & Small Firm – Evan V. Goitein – (301) 323-8272; David A. Schiller – (301) 315-0801Taxation Law – John S. Pontius, Jr. – (410) 497-5947; Mark W. Schweighofer – (301) 838-3233Workers Compensation Law – William J. Inman – (301) 315-9400; Jeffrey W. Stickle – (240) 777-6728

BAR FOUNDATION OFFICERS(Effective July 1, 2016)

President: Lynn Caudle BoyntonPresident-Elect: Lauri E. ClearyTreasurer: Alan S. ZippSecretary: Casey Weinberg FlorancePast President: Mallon A. SnyderBOARD OF DIRECTORSMichael G. BanksBradford S. BernsteinHon. Sharon V. BurrellHeather CollierHon. John W. Debelius, IIIPaul H. EthridgeJo B. FogelCaitlin C. GrantHon. Anne S. HarringtonKevin G. HesslerHeather Q. HostetterDaniel M. Kennedy, III

Lili KhozeimehJoseph A. Lynott, IIIHon. Mary Beth McCormickRichard H. MelnickHon. John C. MoffettJames A. Mood, Jr.John M. QuinnAndrew L. SchwartzDonna E. Van ScoyBenjamin S. Vaughan Patricia M. Weaver

COMMITTEE CHAIRSC-IT Program –Stephen H. Chaikin – (240) 777-7202; Karen Mooney - (240) 777-7366Cable T.V./Law School for the Public – Lauri E. Cleary – (301) 657-0176; James R. Klimaski - (202) 296-5600Continuing Legal Education – Jeffrey Hammond – (301) 861-4555; Honorable Marina L. Sabett - (410) 935-4786Diversity – Hon. Charles B. Day – (301) 344-0393; Susan Magazine - (240) 774-7220Endowment – Daniel M. Kennedy – (301) 251-6600Facilities – John Monahan - (301) 251-1811Fall Outing – Alison W. Rind – (301) 657-0750; David P. Shapiro – (301) 656-7603Pro Bono – Michael J. Goecke – (301) 657-0185 School Mock Trial – Bradford S. Bernstein – (301) 517-4811; Casey L. Cirner – (301) 762-1600Speakers Bureau - Magistrate James A. Bonfiant - (240) 777-9050; Stephen H. Chaikin - (240) 777-7405; Warren E. Tydings - (301) 670-3020

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

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

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

(301) 424-8520 / [email protected]

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CIRCUIT COURT NOTES John W. Debelius, Administrative JudgeNEW DEADLINE FOR CIVIL TRACK III—JOINT PRETRIAL STATEMENTSEffective September 1, 2016 all civil cases assigned to Track III will have an advanced deadline for the filing of the Joint Pretri-al Statement. The deadline will now be seventeen (17) days pri-or to the Pretrial Hearing. The new deadline will only effect cases filed on or after Septem-ber 1, 2016 and will be reflected in both the Scheduling Order and the Order for Mandatory Settlement Conference/Pretrial Hearing. If you have any ques-tions regarding this change, please contact Rick Dabbs, DCM Coordinator at 240-777-9358 or [email protected].

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON SENIOR JUDGESBelow is partial text from the August 25, 2016 Court Of Ap-

peals, Administrative Order On Senior Judges;

WHEREAS, The complexity and volume of case filings hav-ing placed considerable strain on judicial resources within the state, and further, certain retired judges having been called upon to hear settlement conferences, status confer-ences, pretrial conferences, and to try cases if necessary,

WHEREAS, These judges being integral to the operation of the Judiciary, certain clarifications of the procedures for judges subject to recall are appropri-ate,

NOW THEREFORE, I, Mary El-len Barbera, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and admin-istrative head of the Judicial Branch, pursuant to the au-thority conferred by Article IV, § 18 of the Maryland Constitu-tion, do this 25th day of August 2016, order as follows:

(a) These judges, having pre-viously been referred to as

recalled judges, henceforth shall be referred to as senior judges.

The Senior Judges offices are located in Room 2220 on the 2nd floor of the North Tower.

The complete text of the Court of Appeals Administra-tive Order may be found at: http://mdcourts.gov/adminorders/ 20160825seniorjudges.pdf

MONROE STREET ENTRANCE The Monroe Street entrance to the Circuit Court will reopen on October 31, 2016. We would again thank everyone for their

patience during the renova-tions.

THE CIVIL DEPARTMENTThe Civil Department front counter was relocated back to its original location on Septem-ber 19, 2016. Civil filings can be received by the Court at the counter in the main lobby near the Monroe Street entrance. Please follow the directional signage to guide you to the ren-ovated Civil Department front counter.

CHANGE OF ADDRESSTo assure prompt delivery and receipt of court notices, please

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

Daniel Shea ... 301-424-1060 ... [email protected]

For a written confidential opinion, submit your written request, marked confidential, to Samuel M. Shapiro or Daniel L. Shea, c/o Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD, 27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, MD 20850.




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cantly higher rates of problem-atic drinking and all behavior-al health problems than the general population. That even translates into higher suicide rates. And less experienced lawyers were found to have higher levels of distress symp-toms than their older, more experienced peers. The study confirmed something that is no surprise: we don’t seek help, because we fear someone will find out and it will discredit us if not affect our licenses.

Even as our society makes slow progress moving away from valuing self-reliance, per-sonal strength and stoicism in the face of adversity while stigmatizing those who seek help, it still pressures profes-sionals—those accustomed to giving rather than receiv-ing help—to turn away from colleagues, friends and even family in times of emotional need. Yet relying on our con-

nections to others for support is almost always the better strategy. Recently at the Na-tional Conference of Bar Pres-idents’ Annual Meeting (part of the ABA Annual Meeting), I attended a presentation on the Co-LAP/Hazelden study and its value for Lawyer Assistance Programs. I met and compared notes with other local and metropolitan bar leaders from across the country. The session featured a panel of experts on the growing problem of sub-stance abuse and urgent need for committees like our Lawyer Assistance Committee to work with our New Practitioner and other committees to address members’ unmet needs at an earlier time. Like those across the country, our Lawyer Assis-tance Committee faces an up-hill battle to engage members at risk in a way that offers con-fidential help when it can be most effective—before drugs or alcohol used to address anx-

iety, depression and a host of other behavioral issues ripen into a substance abuse prob-lem that eclipses those origi-nal issues. Lawyer Assistance Committee Chairs Karen Alegi and Bill Hewitt welcome your thoughts and ideas on address-ing these serious issues.

It’s still early in the fall, but be-fore we know it the Holidays will be upon us. This wonder-ful, exhilarating time of year can be the most challenging

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for those grappling with family and financial pressures, as well as behavioral health issues. Each of us should be sensitive to the signals our colleagues may be sending about the way they may be struggling with these issues. Each of us should ask ourselves whether we have a reason and the courage to ask for help. Contact information for Karen Alegi and Bill Hewitt appears in the front of this Newsletter.


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be sure to advise the Clerk’s of-fice as soon as you are aware of any address change for your of-fice or your clients.

MENTAL HEALTH COURTThe Court is pleased to an-nounce that funding has been secured and plans are under-way to open a joint Mental Health Court in the District (Rockville) and Circuit Courts in Montgomery County. A large task force, led by Phil Andrews from the State’s At-torney’s Office and the Hon. Gary Bair, was composed of representatives from the Dis-trict Court, Circuit Court, County Council, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, the Clerk of the Court, State’s Attorney’s Office, Office of the Public Defender, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Mont-gomery County Police Depart-ment, Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, NAMI – Mont-gomery County, Mental Health Association of Montgomery County, Maryland Judicia-ry Office of Problem Solving Courts, Montgomery County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, and many public and private service providers. The recommendation to open a joint Mental Health Court was forwarded for approval to the Judiciary’s Specialty Courts and Dockets Council, the State Court Administrator and ul-timately the Chief Judge, the Honorable Mary Ellen Barbera.

Approval was received, funding is now in place, and the hard work begins to get the Mental Health Court program up and operational by fall of 2016.

ONLINE TRANSCRIPTION ORDERING PROCESSIn an effort to streamline the process of ordering tran-scripts, you no longer need to place orders through the Court’s Technical Services De-partment. To order a tran-script, simply go to the Court’s website home page and click on the link on the left hand side to submit a Transcript Request. The request will be forwarded to the transcription contractor, Deposition Ser-vices, Inc., and the contractor will provide you with an esti-mate. You will work directly with the Deposition Services to place your order. All de-posits and final payments will be paid to the contractor. If you do not have access to the on-line form, paper requests can be mailed to Montgom-ery County Circuit Court, 50 Maryland Avenue, Technical Services, Room T-020, Rock-ville, MD 20850 or faxed to 240-777-9164. Deposition Services can be contacted by email at: [email protected] or by telephone at: 301-881-3344 ext. 1030 to arrange for esti-mates, payment and delivery options. If you have ques-tions regarding these changes, please do not hesitate to con-tact Technical Services at 240-777-9150.

In the movie, “Dead Poet’s Society”, Robin Williams character has each of his students stand on his desk and look at the classroom. Why?

By getting out of their seats and standing high on the desk, his stu-dents saw their classroom from a different place where they could see the whole classroom. When you try to solve a problem or im-plement a goal, it requires you to get out of your seat and see your firm from a different paradigm. If you stay in that seat, whether as a managing partner or as a contributing attorney, your view is limited.

That’s why successful attorneys go to programs such as our Bar’s Law Firm Management Meeting or why they brainstorm with a coach, colleague, or mentor. We need to be pulled out of our comfort zone so we can see the whole problem and propose solutions that address cause, not symptoms. Whenever you’ve seen the problem again and again, ordinary fixes don’t work.

A good coach, mentor, colleague or program can help you see what’s in the way and not let you get away with addressing symptoms. For example, when a lawyer has the recurring problem with employees or clients, many times they need to hear how the firm contributes to the problem, not that they should terminate the employment or representation.

When you go away, for a short time, things seem much clearer when you return. You’re out of your seat and you come up with new ideas and goals. But, we get back in our seats quickly, and all of those plans and ideas are tabled. That’s why having an outside source on a regular basis helps you maintain a better vantage point, solve prob-lems with creative solutions, and implement goals with accountabil-ity so you can build a better law office.

What resource do you employ to see your “classroom” from a differ-ent place?

Geoff Gilbert is an executive coach for managing partners and attorneys at small, medium and large law firms. As a former practicing attorney and CPA who managed his own law firm in Montgomery County with seventeen employees, Geoff coaches in business development, managing staff, strategic planning, implementing change, reducing stress and improving quality of life. Geoff’s coaching clients are in the Washington, DC area and across the country.

You can reach Geoff at [email protected].

A Balancing Act How Can The Movie "Dead Poet's Society" Help Me Manage My Practice?


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Adult Drug Court Graduation To Be Held

On November 16th The Honorable Nelson W. Rupp, Jr., The Honorable Joseph M. Quirk and the Montgomery County Circuit Court invite you to the 21st Adult Drug Court Grad-uation on November 16, 2016 at 4 p.m. in Courtroom 3E of the Circuit Court build-ing. Reception following.

For information, please contact Jenna Davis, Drug Court Coor dinator at 240-777-9141.




MCCC Law Library – CHECK IT OUTKate Martin, Library Director OLDEST BOOK IN THE MCCC LIBRARY:Jacob's Law Dictionary, Printed in 1762

MCCC library’s oldest book, Ja-cob’s Law Dictionary, was pub-lished in 1762 in London and was an early attempt to offer an authoritative, precise dic-tionary of the law. It was based on the writings of the 18th cen-tury philosophers, Locke and Hobbes, who also influenced the American Revolution.

Intriguing fasts about this handsome, 722 page, quar-to-sized volume --

• Its author, Giles Jacob, Gent., had a running feud with the English poet, Alexander Pope, who called him “The Blunder-buss of the Law”

• George Wythe gave the same edition to his student, Thomas Jefferson

• Boasts an ornate calligraphic signature by Stephen Porter

• Bound in full calfskin with gold-leaf stamping

• Reprinted in Philadelphia in 1811 by P. Byrne

• Sports a humorous quill pen doodle

View this fascinating artifact of legal research, and compare how legal definitions have evolved over 250 years.

New in the Library: The Im-migration Sourcebook, 15th edition, by Ira J. Kurzban, and Immigration Fundamentals & Advanced Topics of Discus-sion, by the Maryland State Bar Assn.: Catch up on this up-

to-the minute topic with these comprehensive titles.

Remember—Find the answer fast at the Montgomery County Circuit Court Law Library 50 Maryland Avenue Rockville MD 20850 [email protected] 240-777-9120

The Lawyers' Literary CircleJim Demma Our group will be taking a short break for the rest of the year, with a plan to start meet-ing again sometime in January or February of next year.

We have received a number of suggestions as to what books we should read and discuss when we start meeting again in 2017, and they include, Dead Wake, by Erik Larson, All the Old Knives, by Olen Steinhauer, A Foreign Country, by Charles Cummings, and any one of a number of other books by Cum-mings, all dealing with foreign intrigue, love affairs, murders, terrorists, and kid-nappings – what else could you ask for? If any of you readers of this Newsletter would like to add something to this list, please con-tact me.

When we reconvene in 2017, our meetings will still be held in the offices of Miles & Stockbridge P.C., 11 North Washing-ton Street, Suite 700, Rockville, Maryland 20850, and begin at 4:30 in the afternoon. If any of your friends and associates would like to join our group, all they need to do is to show-up for any of our meetings – every-one is always welcome to attend, and snacks are always served.

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The Honorable Rosalyn B. BellDate of Death: August, 17 2016First woman to serve on the Montgomery County District Court

Second woman to be appointed to the Maryland Court of Spe-cial Appeals

Rosalyn Blake Bell was born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1923. After her parents’ divorce, she spent most of her childhood with her mother, who owned her own business, a flower shop. She attended Simmons College in Boston where she earned a B.A. in 1944. One of her employers, a lawyer, encour-aged her to earn a law degree. In 1947, with her husband, she enrolled in law school at Na-tional University (now merged with George Washington Uni-versity) in Washington, D.C. Her son was born the following year. She continued her edu-cation at night, and graduated with honors in 1951, the same year she was admitted to the bar. During the next ten years, Bell devoted her time to her family. She returned to the full-time practice of law in the early 1960s, joining a private practice with her husband. Her son would later join his parents in their firm Bell, Bell, and Bell.

During her years in private practice, Bell assumed lead-ership roles within the legal community. She was trustee (1973-1978) and later director (1973-1977) of the Montgom-

ery-Prince George’s Continuing Legal Education Institute. She also served as vice-president (1976-1978) and trustee (1978-1980) of the Maryland Institute for the Continuing Profession-al Education of Lawyers. Both of these organizations focus on the formation of education programs designed to update lawyers on the latest legal de-velopments and opinions. The District of Columbia Women’s Bar Association recognized Bell as the Woman Lawyer of the Year in 1975. In 1976, and again in 1989, Bell served as governor of the Maryland State Bar As-sociation. She was president of the Maryland Women’s Bar As-sociation from 1983 to 1985.

Bell’s legal career was recog-nized in 1978 when she was ap-pointed to the District Court of Maryland for District 6, Mont-gomery County, at a time when there were only seven women judges in the state. She was the first woman to serve on the District Court in Montgomery County.

Two years later, in 1980, she was elevated to Associate Judge for Montgomery County Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit. In 1983, Governor Harry Hughes appointed Bell to the Court of Special Appeals as member at-large.

Throughout her career on the bench, Bell has been recog-nized as an authority in family law. Through her writings and decisions, Bell shaped the way alimony payments were deter-

mined by the courts. She has championed economic parity for divorced women and their children. She has authored “Alimony and the Financially Dependent Spouse in Mont-gomery County,” “Maryland Civil Jury Instructions and Commentary,” and “Trial of a Domestic Case.” She also was a member of the Governor’s Task Force on Family Law, es-tablished in 1991. The task force was charged with examining the system of family law in Maryland in light of the mag-nitude of social and economic consequences of divorce, and addressing the inequities that result.

As recognition to her many achievements in family law, the Women’s Law Center of Mary-land established the Rosalyn B. Bell Award in 1992. The award is given annually for accomplish-ments in family law. Through-out her career, Bell has been an active women’s rights advocate. In 1980, her initiative resulted in the establishment of the Montgomery County Spouse Abuse Task Force. She has led the task force since its creation. The task force has brought many improvements in the legal system’s response to vic-tims of domestic violence and enhanced coordination among service and law enforcement agencies through its public ed-ucation efforts and legislative activities. Bell has also advocat-ed for women in the court sys-tem. In 1987, she was a found-ing member of the Maryland

Special Joint Committee on Gender Bias in the Courts. The goal of the com-mittee was to in-vestigate sexual discrimination in the Maryland judicial system. The commit-tee issued a report entitled “Gender Bias in the Courts” that conclud-ed that gender bias existed in

the system. In response to the report, a second committee, “The Select Joint Committee on Gender Neutrality,” was es-tablished to take action against bias and sexual discrimination. The pioneering work of Judge Bell, and of both committees, helped to promote women as legal professionals, changed the sexist attitudes and behav-iors of court room personnel, and sought to eliminate sexual bias in legal opinions.

During her career, Judge Bell has worked to bring more women into the judiciary.

Bell has also taught at several universities. In the latter stage of her career, she has concen-trated on the legal and ethical issues surrounding genetic testing and research. She has served on the board of direc-tors and as chair of special projects at the Einstein Insti-tute for Science, Health, and the Courts, an organization de-voted to educating lawyers and judges on the application of the genetic sciences to the legal profession. Judge Bell retired in 1993. That same year, she was inducted into the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame. The pur-pose of the Hall of Fame is to honor Maryland women who have made unique and lasting contributions to the economic, political, cultural, and social life of the State, and to provide vis-ible models of achievement for future women leaders

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KNOWING YOUR BAR FOUNDATION Lynn Caudle Boynton

As past Presi-dent of the Bar Association and current Presi-dent of the Bar Foundation, I have found that many members

are not clear about the dif-ference between the two en-tities and the purposes each entity serves. The Bylaws of The Montgomery County Bar Foundation read “The Founda-tion is organized and shall be operated exclusively for char-itable, scientific, literary and educational purposes.” The Bylaws go on to state: “To or-ganize, operate and contribute to programs dedicated to the promotion of social welfare, elimination of prejudice and discrimination, protection of human and civil liberties pro-tected by law and insuring the availability of qualified legal assistance of every kind to the members of the commu-nity.” Wow! And many of you thought the Foundation only owned and maintained the building!

The Montgomery County Bar Foundation (MCBF) is a 501(C)3 organization with a 30 member Board of Directors. The Foundation is staffed by our Executive Director, Julie Petersen, CLE Director and Administrative Assistant, Yesenia Mendez, Pro Bono Co-ordinator, Debbie Craven and Pro Bono Case Managers, Jen-nifer Diaz and Jorge Miranda. The Board oversees not only the staff and the maintenance of the building, but a myriad of projects and committees, here are just a few examples:

C-IT (Creating a New Tomor-row) Co-Chaired by Stephen Chaikin & Karen Mooney. This program, in conjunction with the Speaker’s Bureau, co-chaired by the Honorable James Bonifant, Stephen Chaikin & Warren Tydings,

presented to over 10,000 stu-dents and 2,000 parents in the 2015-16 scholastic year. The presentation focused on opioid and heroin awareness and the expanded immunity of the Good Samaritan Law. The Committee promoted pro-grams in schools to support Public Service Announcement Contests, Essay and Moot Court Contests and a culmi-nating event at courthouse for students. The committee is ac-tively collecting donations to support this vibrant program and we thank the very gener-ous members of the bar who have donated in the past two years.

Cable TV/Law School for the Public: Co-Chaired by Lauri Cleary & James Klimaski has the distinction of being the nation’s longest running pub-lic service program of its kind. The 300th episode was taped this past June.

Continuing Legal Education: Co-Chaired by Jeffrey Ham-mond & Honorable Marina Sabett facilitates the presen-tation of a vast array of CLEs throughout the year.

Diversity Committee: the Hon-orable Charles B. Day & Susan Magazine, not only lead a com-mittee to determine the An-drew Sonner Diversity Award and encourage a more diverse Association, but are in midst of the committee’s 6th year of the Pipeline Summer Scholars program.

Endowment Committee: Chaired by Dan Kennedy; manages the Endowment that enables the Foundation to provide grants to the Mont-gomery County Drug Court, Montgomery County Special Olympics, and other worthy causes. If you are interested in contributing to the Endow-ment, please contact Chair Dan Kennedy, or complete the

“Honor your Fellow Lawyer” form found on page 18 of this newsletter! I know of some law-yers who make a contribution to the Foundation Endowment fund whenever they receive a referral from another lawyer, in honor of that lawyer. En-dowments typically count on donations and testimonial be-quests and preserve principal using interest income for the various projects it supports. However, our endowment has never been that well-funded, so we do not have that luxury. The late Bill Canby, a fine law-yer and former President of our bar and this Foundation, left the initial bequest to the endowment fund; we hope oth-ers will follow in his footsteps.

School Mock Trials: Co-Chairs Brad Bernstein & Casey Cirner are very busy in late winter coordinating the Montgomery County High School Mock Trail competitions. If you have fond memories of your own Mock



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Trial experiences and are inter-ested in participating, just give either of them a call!

The Pro Bono Committee chaired by Michael Goecke, serves as a resource for the Pro Bono Program and helps coor-dinate interaction with other legal service providers in the County.

The Pro Bono Program: pro-vides legal services to indi-gent residents of Montgomery County in non-fee generating civil cases. The program pro-vides these services in two dif-ferent formats, Walk in clinics and a client intake line at the Bar Building.

There are 10 evening walk in clinics a month at 5 differ-ent locations throughout the county. In FY2016, over 1700 county residents were able to meet with an attorney and receive brief advice and coun-seling. We contract two attor-neys at each clinic location to

supervise the operation of the clinic, but depend on volunteer attorneys to fulfill the need. We also contract two interpreters for each clinic to provide lan-guage translation services at the clinics.

The Pro Bono Program staff assisted 3297 clients through the client intake line in FY16. They received brief advice, in-formation and/or a referral to an attorney for direct represen-tation.

The program is funded by grants from Maryland Legal Services (MLSC) the Montgom-ery County Council, the Mont-gomery County Executive’s budget and donations from the private bar. I could write much more about this outstanding program (the most recent end of the year report submitted to Maryland Legal Services was 47 pages long!) but suffice it to say, your support both financially and by giving of your time is

greatly appreciated and we could always use more!

And of course, our numerous Social Activities! How can we find that balance we seek between work and play? The Fall Golf and Tennis Outing (Co-chairs Alison Rind & Da-vid Shapiro), which raises funds to help support the Pro Bono Program and the other Foundation programs; Battle of the Barristers ( Co-chairs Honorable John Moffett and Honorable Jeannie Cho), Bar Revue (Co-chairs Steve Bien-stock, Honorable Barry Ham-ilton and Kathleen Dolan) (yes, it’s coming back one last time!) and Party Around the World!

The Bar Foundation allows members of the Bar many op-portunities to serve the legal community by making con-tinuing education easily avail-able to us to make us better lawyers. It also enables lawyers

to better serve their communi-ty by organizing and bringing together those in need of legal services and those capable of providing those services. The social activities provide a so-cial outlet thereby helping us to encourage comradery and civility among our members while raising funds for the less fortunate or other worthy causes. You may notice that some of the activities are on-going, some intermittent and that is due to level or interest, volunteers available or need. If you have a worthwhile idea for a means of building our en-dowment, serving the commu-nity or all of the above, please do not hesitate to share with us or serve on one of the many committees.

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Francis Scott Key, Esq. and The Star Spangled BannerRichard Schimel, EsquireThis September 14th marked the 202nd anniversary of the event which moved Francis Scott Key to write the song that eventu-ally became our country’s na-tional anthem. The story of its origins and history is a tale worth telling.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF FT. MCHENRYIn 1794, Congress authorized the construction of a series of coastal forts to protect our maritime frontier. Construc-tion began on Fort McHenry at the entrance to Baltimore harbor in 1798. By 1803, the ma-sonry walls we view today were completed. The fort was named for James McHenry, our second Secretary of War. In 1809, the U.S. Army's first light artillery unit was organized here.

FRANCIS SCOTT KEYFrancis Scott Key was born on August 1, 1779 at Terra Rubra, his family’s estate in Frederick County (now Carroll County), Maryland. He attended gram-mar school and went on to St. John's College in Annapolis, where he graduated at the young age of 17. By 1805, Key had established a law practice in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C.

Although Key loathed politics, he was a prominent figure in Washington, D.C. Key ran a thriving law practice, served as a trusted advisor in Andrew Jackson’s Kitchen Cabinet. He was appointed a United States Attorney for the District of Co-lumbia in 1833. He prosecuted hundreds of cases, including that of Richard Lawrence for the attempted assassination of Jackson, and argued over 100 cases before the United States Supreme Court.

THE WAR OF 1812One generation after the Revolu-tionary War, Great Britain made moves to restrict trade to the

United States, kidnapped Amer-ican sailors and forced them into service in the Royal Navy, and supported Indian attacks on American trading outposts. On June 18, 1812, America declared war on Great Britain. At first, the British were too busy fight-ing Napoleon to devote much energy to the pesky Americans.

Ironically, Key opposed the con-flict at its outset. He referred to the war as “abominable” and “a lump of wickedness.” However, his opposition to the war soft-ened after the British began to raid nearby Chesapeake Bay communities in 1813 and 1814. He briefly served in a George-town wartime militia.

THE MAKING OF THE FLAG OF FORT MCHENRYDuring the summer of 1813, Ma-jor George Armistead served as that stronghold's commander. He wanted a flag that would identify his position, making it visible to the enemy from a distance. A committee of

high-ranking officers called on Mary Young Pickersgill, a "maker of colours" who had ex-perience in making ship flags. The committee explained that they wanted a United States flag that measured 30 feet by 42 feet. She agreed to do the job.

Mary and her thirteen-year-old daughter Caroline worked in a large space at a local brewery. They used 400 yards of best quality wool bunting. They cut 15 stars that measured two feet from point to point, and eight red and seven white stripes, each two feet wide. They laid the material on the malt house floor, where it was sewn to-gether. The bill for the job was $405.90. In August 1813, the flag was presented to Major Armi-stead, but, as things turned out, more than a year would pass before hostile forces threat-ened Baltimore.

THE BATTLE OF BALTIMOREOnce Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, the British set out

to teach their former colonies a lesson. In August, fifty ships sailed up Chesapeake Bay. In August 1814, British troops in-vaded Washington, D.C., and burned the White House, the Capitol Building and the Li-brary of Congress. On their way back from burning down the Capitol, British troops got out of hand and trashed the town of Upper Marlboro. Their next target was Balti-more.

On September 3, Key was dispatched by President James Madison on a mission to Bal-timore to negotiate for the re-lease of Dr. William Beanes, the elderly and popular town phy-sician of Upper Marlboro and a friend of Key's who had been captured at the Battle of Blad-ensburg. Beanes was accused of aiding the arrest of Brit-ish soldiers. Accompanied by John Stuart Skinner, a fellow lawyer working for the State Department, Key set sail on an

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American sloop in Baltimore Harbor, HMS Minden, flying a flag of truce. On September 7 the pair boarded the British ship HMS Tonnant, where they dined with Major General Rob-ert Ross and Vice Admiral Alex-ander Cochrane while the two officers discussed war plans. At first, Ross and Cochrane refused to release Beanes, but they relented after Key and Skinner showed them letters written by wounded British prisoners praising Beanes and other Americans for their kind treatment.

The British landed soldiers on September 12 and engaged in a brisk land battle, however, they were not able to capture Balti-more. As part of a two pronged attack, the British now sent their naval fleet to attack and destroy the port city. The main defense of Baltimore harbor was Fort McHenry. Because Key and Skinner had heard de-tails of the plans for the attack on Baltimore, they were held captive until after the battle, first aboard HMS Surprise and later back on HMS Minden. Un-der their scrutiny, Key watched on September 13 as the barrage of Fort McHenry began eight miles away behind the 50-ship British fleet.

For 25 hours the British fleet fired rockets and bombs at the fort. HMS Erebus provided the "rockets' red glare". HMS Mete-or provided at least some of the "bombs bursting in air". Key observed that the fort's small-er "storm flag" continued to fly,

but once the shell and rocket barrage had stopped, he would not know how the battle had turned out until dawn. On the morning of September 14, the storm flag had been lowered and the larger flag had been raised. When the fort refused to be subdued, the ships sailed away, to the cheers of the de-fenders.

THE WRITING OF THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER AND THEORIGIN OF ITS TUNEAboard the ship the next day, Key wrote a poem on the back of a letter he had kept in his pocket. At twilight on Septem-ber 16, he and Skinner were released in Baltimore. He com-pleted the poem at the Indian Queen Hotel, where he was staying, and titled it "Defence of Fort M'Henry".

The poem was printed in news-papers and eventually set to the music of a popular English drinking tune called “To Ana-creon in Heaven” by compos-er John Stafford Smith, with words written by Ralph Tom-linson, an early president of the Society. The Society was a group of mostly amateur mu-sicians, with a sprinkling of professionals, that met every two weeks at the Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand for a concert followed by a din-ner and much merrymaking thereafter. Each concert was

formally opened by this song, performed by the President and joined by the company on the refrain lines.

Anacreon was an ancient a Greek lyric writer, famous for his poetry celebrating wine, women, and song. The song it-self depicts a squabble among the Greek gods, to which wine-god Bacchus provides the solu-tion, and all join in devotion to "the myrtle of Venus and Bac-chus' vine." A legend tells of how Venus was on the Island of Cytheraea. Ashamed of the fact that she was naked, she would hide behind a Myrtle tree. Ever since, the myrtle tree has been associated with and sacred to Venus. The tree has long been connected with lovers due to its association as Venus as the Goddess of Love. Bacchus’ vine was, of course, the grape, which has long associations with fer-tility, lineage and abundance as well as over-indulgence and drunkenness. So in essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a patriotic poem attached to an English drinking song which celebrates inebriation and sex-ual pleasure.

THE SONG GAINS POPULARITYDuring the Civil War, “The Star-Spangled Banner” was an anthem for Union troops, and the song increased in popular-ity in the ensuing decades. “The Star-Spangled Banner" was rec-ognized for official use by the United States Navy in 1889.

President Woodrow Wilson signed an executive order in 1916 designating it as the na-tional anthem of the United

States for all military ceremo-nies.

The playing of the song two years later during the sev-enth-inning stretch of Game One of the 1918 World Series, and thereafter during each game of the series is often cit-ed as the first instance that the anthem was played at a base-ball game. The tradition of per-forming the national anthem before every baseball game be-gan in World War II.

ITS ADOPTION AS OUR NATIONAL ANTHEMOn 11 June, 1922, the Christian Scientist Augusta Emma Stet-son, who had built the impos-ing First Christian Science church on New York’s Central Park West, took out an adver-tisement in the New York Tri-bune with the headline “The Star-Spangled Banner Can Never Become Our National Anthem.” It talks of those “vi-olent, un-singable cadences which could never express the spiritual ideals upon which the nation was based.”

In 1930, Veterans of Foreign Wars started a petition for the United States to official-ly recognize "The Star-Span-gled Banner" as the national anthem. Five million people signed the petition. The peti-tion was presented to the Unit-ed States House Committee on the Judiciary on January 31, 1930. On the same day, Elsie Jorss-Reilley and Grace Evelyn Boudlin sang the song to the Committee in order to refute the perception that it was too high-pitched for a typical per-son to sing.

After 40 previous attempts failed, the Committee voted in favor of sending the bill to the House floor for a vote. The House of Representatives passed the bill later that year. The Senate passed the bill on March 3, 1931. President Her-bert Hoover signed the bill (46 Stat. 1508, codified at 36 U.S.C. §301) on March 4, 1931, officially adopting "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national an-them of the United States of America.



NEW PRACTITIONER SECTIONJoshua Bienstock Elizabeth McInturffThank you all for coming to the Kick-Off Happy Hour at Bar Lou-ie. It was great to chat with those who came and we remain excited for the rest of the year’s events.

Join us October 13, 2016 in the Bar building for a seminar on “Making it Rain” in the work-place. Come learn techniques and strategies for networking and bringing in business from notable Montgomery County attorneys. This is a change from what was published in the September Newsletter.

We are currently working on planning November’s Section Meeting. Feel free to pencil in November 9, 2016 at 5:30pm in the Bar Building. Pay close at-tention to your e-mails and the November Newsletter for more information specific to this event.

The current Chamber Chat schedule is:

• October 26, 2016 – Judge Mc-Cally. Judge McCally will speak on how to best protect and rep-resent your client and yourself in “eve-of-trial” settlement ne-gotiations and agreements.

• November 16, 2016 – Judge McCormick. Judge McCormick will speak on best practices during civil motions week.

• January 19, 2017 – Judge Albright Judge Albright will speak on best practices and ef-fective trial preparation.

• February 16, 2017 – Judge McGann. Judge McGann’s top-ic is TBD. If you have any sug-gestions, please send them in!

• March 16, 2017 – Judge Storm. Judge Storm’s topic is TBD. If you have any sugges-tions, please send them in!

Chamber Chat is open to all members of the Bar, not only members of the New Practi-tioner’s Section. Bring your lunch and make sure to take

advantage of this opportunity to get to know a member of our Circuit Court bench and other members of the Bar in an infor-mal setting. Chamber Chat typ-ically will be held at 12:30 p.m.

Please keep an eye out for e-mails and other announce-ments from the New Prac-titioners Section. We’ll keep you in the loop regarding any changes or additions to the ex-isting schedule.

We look forward to a great year. If you have any ques-tions, please feel free to reach out to Elizabeth at [email protected]/ (301) 838-3236 or Josh at [email protected] / (301) 251-1600.

CHAMBER CHATSJaime MaierPlease join us on Wednesday Oc-tober 26, 2016 at 12:30 PM with the Honorable Cheryl A. McCal-ly in the Courtroom 6B jury room, in the North Tower of the Circuit

Court. This is an excellent oppor-tunity for practitioners, both new and experienced, to gain insight and knowledge in how to refine your trial advocacy skills, become a better lawyer and to get to know Judge McCally. The Cham-ber Chat is open to all members of the Bar, not only members of the New Practitioner’s Section. We encourage all to join.

Judge McCally has been a Judge on the Circuit Court bench since March 5, 2010. Prior to that, she was a Judge on the Montgom-ery County District Court bench from June 12, 2006 to March 5, 2010, and was an Assistant State’s Attorney in Montgomery County from 1985 to 2000. Bring your lunch and take advantage of this opportunity to get to know a member of our Circuit Court bench in an informal set-ting, and bring your questions for Judge McCally about prac-ticing law in the Circuit Court.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Em-ily Gelmann at (301) 838-3208 or [email protected].

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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SECTION John T. Henderson, Jr., Chair

MEETING DATESOct. 5, 2016* Nov. 2, 2016 *Lower Level Conference Room

Meetings will be held on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 5:30PM in the Upstairs Confer-ence Room of the Bar Associa-tion building.

CIRCUIT COURT BENCH BAR COMMITTEEDavid C. Merkin, Co-Chair Jeremy D. Rachlin, Co-Chair Michael A. Taylor, Co-Chair

MEETING DATESOct. 5, 2016 Feb. 1, 2017Nov. 2, 2016 Mar. 1, 2017Dec. 7, 2016 Apr. 5, 2017Jan. 4, 2017 May 3, 2017

June 7, 2017

All meetings are open and any members of the BAMC are wel-come to attend the meetings. Meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 8:00 a.m. in the Administrative Judge’s Conference Room in the North Tower, Room 3240 of the Circuit Court building in Rockville.

The following issues were raised at the September meet-ing of the Committee:

REMOTE INTERPRETER PILOT PROGRAMThe Court Administrator ad-vises that coming soon, the Court will initiate a pilot pro-

gram whereby court-certified interpreters will provide inter-preting services remotely. The pilot program will be limited to lower-level proceedings such as scheduling hearings. The goal of the pilot program is to see whether remote interpreters can provide the same level of service to the client while mini-mizing costs for contract inter-preters who may have to travel substantial distances to staff very brief hearings. Two-chan-nel frequency would permit confidential interpreting of communications between at-torney and client.

ADDITIONAL SPANISH INTERPRETERThe Clerk of the Court advises that a sixth full-time Spanish interpreter has been hired to staff Circuit Court proceedings.

“SENIOR JUDGES”Pursuant to an Administrative Order issued by the Maryland Courts, retired judges who are recalled to sit shall be referred to as “senior judges.”

TBA DOCKETThe Court is proud to announce that the TBA docket is now av-eraging 65 cases per month. This is down significantly from the 105 case per month average of the TBA docket in 2013.

MONROE STREET ENTRANCE CONSTRUCTIONPedestrian passage around the Monroe Street entrance is expected to be open by ear-ly voting for the 2016 general election. The entrance is ex-pected to be open for vehic-

ular traffic by Election Day (November 8)

RENOVATIONS OF NORTH TOWER ROOM 3121Room 3121 of the North Tow-er (formerly Room 307), home to Quality Control, the Ad-ministrative Aides, and other courthouse personnel, is going to be renovated in October to remediate structural flooring issues relating to the 2011 earth-quake. Staff from this office will be relocated to open offic-es throughout the courthouse. Renovations are not expected to be lengthy.

UPCOMING RENOVATION OF CRIMINAL DEPARTMENTThe Criminal Department is next to be renovated, with reno-

vations to begin during the win-ter. During the renovations, the Criminal Counter will be tem-porarily relocated to the count-er just past the elevators on the Lobby Level of the North Tow-er. This temporary counter was used by the Civil Department during its renovation and was formerly the Appeals Counter.

If you have any concerns to bring to the Committee’s atten-tion, please feel free to contact any Committee member or Da-vid C. Merkin at (301) 762-9200 or [email protected]; Michael A. Taylor at (301) 251-2772, [email protected]; or Jeremy D. Rachlin at (240) 743-5410, [email protected]

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COLLABORATIVE LAW SECTIONRoger A. Hayden, II, Co-ChairEshigo P. Okasili, Co-Chair Eric Wexler, Co-Chair

MEETING DATESOct. 25, 2016 Mar. 28, 2017Nov. 29, 2016 Apr. 25, 2017Feb. 28, 2017 May 30, 2017December: Holiday Party (TBD)January: No meeting

Please, note that all of our meet-ings take place from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. in the BAMC Con-ference Room (upstairs) unless otherwise specified. We are thankful to Sharon Diamant of Diamant Gerstein, LLC and Wendy Satin of The Law Office of Planta & Satin, LLC, for their presentation, last month, on “Team Dynamics in the Collab-orative Process”. They provided us useful information which is applicable to other areas of legal practice, including but not lim-ited to Civil Collaborative Law.

On October 25, 2016, one of the leaders of our Collaborative Com-munity, Joan Weiss, will give a presentation on “Collaborative Law, Mediation and Litigation: How To Help Potential Clients to Choose the Best Process for Them”. Our generous sponsor, Jeanne Koerber of RE/MAX Suc-cess, will provide lunch for us. However, you are welcome to bring your own brown lunch, if you prefer to do so or are unable to send in your RSVP 24 hours before the meeting. We contin-ue to welcome your ideas and suggestions about our meeting and CLE topics, as well as how to launch and/or grow our Collabo-rative practice. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting and would like you to invite your partners, associates, mentors, mentees and fellow practitioners.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:MCPC will conduct a Basic In-ter-disciplinary Collaborative Training, featuring Rita Pollack on November 11 and 12, 2016. Vis-it: http://tinyurl.com/j6urwxp for details.

Those who have not met the

mediation training require-ment for Collaborative prac-tice might wish to register Mediation Matters’ 40-Hour Basic Mediation Workshop at: http://tinyurl.com/7xp246u.

Save the date for CDA/CDRP Spring Institute which will take place on April 28, 2017 at Lakewood Country Club, 13901 Glen Mill Road, Rockville, MD 20850. Program details will be announced as soon as avail-able. Watch this space!!

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION SECTIONE. Andrew Cole, Co-ChairMichael J. Neary, Co-ChairThe Commercial Litigation Sec-tion will meet on October 11th from 8 to 9 am at the offices of Stein Sperling in Rockville. We are pleased to welcome the Honor-able Robert A. Greenberg of the

Circuit Court for Montgomery County as our speaker. As always, a light breakfast will be served. Please email Mamie Brown at [email protected] if you plan to attend.

MEETING DATESOct. 11, 2016 Mar. 14, 2017 Jan. 10, 2017 May 9, 2017

Meetings will take place at Stein Sperling in Rockville from 8 to 9 am. Section CLEs will take place in November and April. Topics and final dates for the CLEs are still in the works.

DISTRICT COURT BENCH BAR COMMITTEEReginald W. Bours, III, Co-ChairRichard London, Co-Chair

MEETING DATESOct. 6, 2016 Jan. 5, 2017Nov. 3, 2016 Feb. 2, 2017Dec. 1, 2016 Mar. 2, 2017

Apr. 6, 2017

The meetings begin promptly at 8:00 a.m. in the District Court Judges Library and Conference Room on the 5th Floor, and members of the Bar are avail-able to attend in person or send e-mails to the Co-Chairs about problems they may wish to have discussed at any given meeting.

EDUCATION LAW SECTIONLisa S. Becker, Co-Chair David M. Briglia, Co-Chair

MEETING DATESOct. 13, 2016* Feb. 9, 2017Nov. 10, 2016 Mar. 9, 2017Dec. 8, 2016 Apr. 13, 2017Jan. 12, 2017 May 11, 2017

June 8, 2017 *CLE Classroom

Meetings will be held at Noon on the 2nd Thursday of the month in the Upstairs Confer-ence Room of the Bar Associa-tion building.


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US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): Your Best Friend or Your Worst Enemy???Tuesday, October 18 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Ethical Considerations for the Real Estate PractitionerThursday, October 20 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.*CLE will be held at: Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A., 12505 Park Potomac Avenue, 6th Floor, Potomac, MD 20854*

What the H*@! is a QDRO and Do I Need One?Monday, October 24 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Cyber Security 101 for Lawyers: What You Need to Know Now to Protect Yourself and Your ClientsThursday, October 27 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Managing Your Trust Account: Requirements, Best Practices and Pitfalls to AvoidWednesday, November 2 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

2016 Advanced Litigation Strategies SymposiumFriday, November 4 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.*This symposium will be held at the Universities at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD 20850*



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Enjoy an evening of excellent food, drink and good company in a beautiful setting. Don’t miss your chance to bid on the dozens of exciting items in the Silent Auction!Silent Auction and Cocktail Reception will begin at 4:30 p.m.

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Is there a lawyer that has inspired you? Been a mentor? A great referral source? A constant friend? Wouldn’t you like to let the rest of us know? Or, would you like to keep alive the memory of an a� orney who is no longer with us? For a $40 (or more) contribution to the Endowment, you can honor a fellow lawyer and pay forward some of the good that you got from that person. The honoree, as well as the person submi� ing the donation, will be recognized in our Bar newsle� er.

The Bar Foundation Endowment Commi� ee’s key mission is MAKING POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. The Endowment Commi� ee has already makes signifi cant contributions to the Drug Court program and we partner with the Montgomery County Special Olympics. Through volunteering at sport-ing events and raising money via the Inspiration Walk, we have supported the dreams and eff orts of these inspiring athletes. There have been other one time grants over the past few years to very worthy non-profi t groups.

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Steve Chaikin, Co-Chair, C-IT CommitteeKaren Mooney, Co-Chair, C-IT CommitteeJames Bonifant, Co-Chair, Speakers Bureau CommitteeLynn Boynton, Co-Chair, Speakers Bureau CommitteeEd Tydings, Co-Chair, Speakers Bureau CommitteeThe Bar Association’s Creating an Improved Tomorrow, along with our Speakers Bureau, is working with multiple county agencies to educate students, parents, and commu-nity groups about our state’s opiod/prescription misuse/overdose epidemic. Last year, our bar association, along with the State’s Attorney’s Office, Montgomery County Police De-partment, Montgomery County Schools, and Many Voices for Smart Choices, created the Speak Up Save a Life Pro-gram. Last year we brought expert panels for presentations to over ten thousand students and parents in Montgomery County. We are continuing these efforts and are scheduled to be at numerous schools, PTAs, and community groups/religious institutions this coming year. We are working with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and will be helping them sponsor the “Chasing the Dragon”/heroin education program at three local high schools.

Speak Up Save a Life is currently scheduled at several high schools, middle schools, and PTA groups. If you’d like to ob-serve one of our educations, please come to Wootton High School at 7pm on October 18th. Additionally, if you know of any schools or organizations that could benefit from this ed-ucational/prevention program, please reach out directly to Steve Chaikin and/or Karen Mooney.

We have worked closely with parents who have lost children and young people in recovery. Our goal is to use the resourc-es of the Bar Association to save lives.

CREATING AN IMPROVED TOMORROW (C-IT) COMMITTEE / SPEAKERS BUREAU COMMITTEE


ELDER LAW SECTIONMary Jo Broussard-Speier, Co-ChairMorris Klein, Co-Chair

MEETING DATESNo Oct. Meeting Feb. 8, 2017Nov. 9, 2016 Mar. 8, 2017Dec. 14, 2016 Apr. 12, 2017Jan. 11, 2017 May 10, 2017Meetings will be held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 8AM – 9AM in the Up-stairs Conference Room of the Bar Association building, lo-cated at 27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, MD.

In respect of Yum Kippur, the Elder Law Section will not meet October 12, 2016.

The Section will resume month-ly meetings on Wednesday, No-vember 9, 2016 at 8:00 am at bar headquarters. Join us for a pre-sentation by Julia Pitkin-Shantz of Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company con-cerning Social Security includ-ing a review of the basic rules, the recent changes to the rules, and strategies our clients should understand to maximize their social security benefits.

ESTATE & TRUST LAW SECTIONJay Eisenberg, Chair

MEETING DATESOct. 17, 2016 Feb. 13, 2017Nov. 7, 2016 Mar. 20, 2017Jan. 23, 2017 Apr. 17, 2017Meeting programs begin at

12:00 noon, and are held at the offices of Shulman, Rog-ers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A., 12505 Park Potomac Ave., 6th Floor, Potomac, MD 20854. Lunch will be available starting at 11:30 am, and is courtesy of our sponsors listed below.

Our sponsors for this year will be:

• Sagel Bloomfield Funeral Care, Inc. Contact is Ed Sa-gel at 301.217.9400. E-mail: [email protected] Web-site ishttp://www.sagelbloomfield.com/

• Tucker & Meltzer Valuation Advisors. Contact is Jenifer Flynn at 301.798.5124. E-mail: [email protected]

FAMILY LAW SECTIONSandy Brooks, Co-ChairChristina Hughes, Co-ChairHeather Sweren, Co-Chair What a great start to the bar year! A big thank you to John S. Weaver, Esq., Sarah I. Malik, Esq., and Jer Welter, Esq. for their informative presenta-tion last month on Santo v. Santo and Conover v. Conover. We also want to thank Harry B. Siegel, Esq. for enlightening us over breakfast on the con-sideration of Social Security Benefits in a monetary award after Jackson v. Sollie.

Please SAVE THE DATE for the following events, CLEs, programs and meetings which we have

in Courtroom 1; (Family Judges’ Roundtable)• January 19, 2017• February 16, 2017


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scheduled for the upcoming year for the Family Law Section.

SECTION MEETING DATES• October 20, 2016• November 17, 2016 **5:00 p.m.





• March 16, 2017 **5:00 p.m. in Courtroom 1; (Family Law Mag-istrates’ Roundtable)• April 20, 2017 • May or June 2017 **Practi-tioner of the Year Award Din-ner (Date, Time and Place TBD)

*** Please note that all FL Section Meetings are approx-imately 1 hour long and will take place at 5:30pm in the Bar Office, CLE Classroom, except as otherwise noted.

Please join us on Thursday, Oc-tober 20, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. in the Bar Building CLE Classroom for a presentation by Heather Collier, Esq., Eric Rollinger, Esq., and Erik Arena, Esq. on the topic of "Alimony and Child Support Tax Issues--The Top 5 Things Divorce Lawyers Need to Know.” This program will cover a number of tax issues re-lated to alimony, child support, and the interplay between the two, which should be part of what you consider each time you are structuring a support

agreement or requesting that the court order a particular support arrangement.

CLESFinally, two questions that keep us up all night will be answered on October, 24, 2016 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Bar Of-fice, CLE Classroom. "What the H*@! is a QDRO and Do I Need One?" Join us for the answers.

Please join us on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Bar Office, CLE Classroom where Speakers/Panelists: Hon. Cyn-thia Callahan, Hon. Joseph M. Quirk, Glenn Cooper; Jo Benson Fogel; Casey Weinberg Florance; Jeff Evan Lowing-er; and John Weaver will dis-cuss the topic of Initial Alimo-ny Awards: Bringing Order to Apparent Chaos. The state of alimony awards can be chaotic - unpredictable, confusing, and inconsistent. This often renders counseling clients and present-ing cases rather problematic. This intermediate to advanced

level CLE will address signifi-cant aspects, including:

(1) Presenting FL §11-106(b) Mandatory Alimony Award Factors at Trial: From Opening to Closing - Strategy, Empha-sis, Evidence, and the Court’s Weighing of Factors. Practice tips and avoiding pitfalls.

(2) Rehabilitative vs. Indefinite Alimony: The plan to progress toward self-sufficiency and the meaning of “rehabilitative.” How long is too long for reha-bilitative alimony? The inter-play and projection of “uncon-scionably disparate” standards of living and “gross” or “uncon-scionable” income disparities. The use of income ratio com-parisons to determine wheth-er indefinite alimony is appro-priate and whether an award amount adequately alleviates unconscionable disparity in lifestyle.

(3) What constitutes a party’s reasonable needs/expenses.

(4) Determining earnings ability

and imputing income to a party seeking alimony, and whether expert testimony is necessary. How voluntary impoverish-ment applies in an alimony case.

(5) Managing the client who re-fuses to work or develop a plan toward self-sufficiency.

(6) The effective use of Alimony Guidelines.

(7) A “view from the Bench.”

This must-attend CLE will in-form you and help sharpen your family law practice.

And as we gear up for anoth-er great year, please also SAVE THE DATE for the following so-cial events:

SOCIAL EVENTS• Fall Happy Hour – Thurs-day, November 17, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. following the Judge’s Roundtable, at Bar Louie in Rockville Town Square. We hope to see you there!

• Holiday Party – Thurs-day, December 8, 2016 from 5:30 to 7:30 at Delaney McK-

.

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inney. Delaney McKinney has graciously agreed to host what is sure to be an-other fabulous holiday par-ty. Please contact Linda Lane at l l a n e @ d e l a n e y m c k i n n e y.com to rsvp. If you rsvp on or before December 1, 2016, the cost is $50. If you wait until after December 1st, the cost is $55. Volunteers are needed and greatly appreciated at this event, so please contact Linda Lane to sign up as a volunteer.

• Spring Happy Hour – Thurs-day, March 16, 2017, following the Family Law Magistrates’ Roundtable, location TBD

• End of Year Dinner/Practi-tioner of the Year Award – TBD in May or June 2017

IMMIGRATION LAW SECTIONParva Fattahi, ChairOur Section meetings are scheduled for 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the upstairs conference room of the Bar Building. There is no cost to attend the Section meetings and all are welcome. We are inviting experienced practitioners to present on a topic in each meeting. So, don’t miss this great opportunity for networking and getting your questions answered.

UPCOMING SECTION MEETINGS:Tuesday, Oct. 25; 5:30PM o Criminal-Immigration Update o Speaker: Rachel Ullman

As always, if you are interested in becoming a speaker for our Section meetings or are willing to be a mentor, please contact me at [email protected].

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & TECHNOLOGY LAW SECTIONMichael Greenberg, Co-ChairRaymond Van Dyke, Co-ChairTop Ten IP Cases of the YearOctober 12, 2016Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm

Networking: 6:30pm – 7:30pmSpeaker: Raymond Van Dyke

The most important patent, trademark and copyright cases over the past year will be dis-cussed, along with their impact on IP practitioners. All IP Sec-tion members are encouraged to attend so that the members can network and otherwise meet.

LAW FIRM MANAGEMENT SECTIONAmy Strent, Chair

MEETING DATESOct. 20 2016** Feb. 16, 2017**Nov. 17, 2016* Mar. 16, 2017**Dec. 15, 2016* Apr. 20, 2017*Jan. 19, 2017* May 18, 2017** *Hostetter Strent offices **BAMC Conference RoomMeetings will held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 8:00 a.m. at the location listed above, unless otherwise noted.

LAWYER ASSISTANCE COMMITTEEKaren Alegi, Co-Chair Bill Hewitt, Co-Chair

MEETING DATESOct. 19, 2016 Feb. 8, 2017Nov. 9, 2016 Mar. 8, 2017Dec. 14, 2016* Apr. 12, 2017Jan. 11, 2017 May 10, 2017

June 14, 2017*location to be announced

Meetings will held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the upstairs confer-ence room of the Bar Associa-tion building..

LEGAL ETHICS COMMITTEEAllen Katz, Co-Chair Sam Shapiro, Co-Chair Dan Shea, Co-Chair

MEETING DATESOct. 20 2016 Feb. 16, 2017Nov. 17, 2016 Mar. 16, 2017

Dec. 15, 2016* Apr. 20, 2017Jan. 19, 2017 May 18, 2017 *CLE Classroom

Meetings will held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 4:30 p.m. in the upstairs conference room of the Bar Association building.

PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION SECTIONPaul Chung, Co-Chair Andre Forte, Co-Chair

MEETING DATESOct. 21 2016 Feb. 17, 2017Nov. 18, 2016 Mar. 24, 2017No Dec Meeting Apr. 21, 2017Jan. 20, 2017

Meetings will be held from Noon - 1PM in the Upstairs Conference Room of the Bar Association building, located at 27 West Jefferson St., Rock-ville, MD, unless otherwise noted.

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We would like to thank James Daly Whelan, P.E., and RTI Fo-rensics for their presentation in September on “Recovery and Use of Black Box Data from Heavy Trucks and Passenger Vehicles”. We are pleased to an-nounce that our October meet-ing will be on October 21, 2016 in the conference room of the Bar Building. At the October 21st meeting, Jason Silverberg, CFP, CLU, ChFC will be discuss-ing planning for long term care of individuals with injuries/permanent impairments. The meeting will be sponsored by Financial Advantage Associates, Inc. Mr. Silverberg will also be providing lunch to those in at-tendance. Please RSVP to Paul @ [email protected] or Andre at [email protected] by October7, 2016 so we can have adequate food and hand-outs.

REAL ESTATE LAW SECTIONMatt Alegi, Co-Chair Sarah Cline, Co-ChairOur next section meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in the conference center at the offices of Shulman, Rog-ers, Gandal, Pordy, & Ecker, P.A., located at 12505 Park Potomac Ave., 6th Floor, Potomac, MD 20854.

If you have suggestions for speakers and topics of dis-cussion at our breakfast meetings, or at section-spon-sored CLE, we would love to hear them. Please contact either Section Co-Chair at [email protected] or [email protected].

MEETING DATESNov. 8, 2016 Feb. 14, 2017

Apr. 11, 2017

Meetings are held from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in the con-ference center at the offices of Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy, & Ecker, P.A., located at 12505 Park Potomac Ave., 6th Floor, Potomac, MD 20854.

SOCIAL MEDIA / TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEEJessica Blumberg, Co-Chair Keith Rosa, Co-ChairThe BAMC is trying to increase its presence on social media! Please check out the BAMC on Facebook (search “Bar As-sociation and Bar Foundation of Montgomery County”), as well as twitter and Instagram (@bamc_law). If you are a Com-mittee Chair or a Section Chair, and you would like the Bar As-sociation to promote something on social media for your Com-mittee or Section, please contact Keith Rosa or Jessica Blumberg – [email protected] and [email protected].

MEETING DATESOct. 26, 2016 Feb. 15, 2017Nov. 30, 2016 Mar. 22, 2017No Dec. Mtg. Apr. 19, 2017Jan. 25, 2017 May 17, 2017Meetings will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Upstairs

Conference Room of the Bar Association building.

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE Casey Weinberg Florance, Chair

MEETING DATESOct. 5, 2016Meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Upstairs Conference Room of the Bar Association building.


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YOUTH COURTHOUSE PROJECT COMMITTEESteve Chaikin, Co-Chair Patty Via, Co-Chair

MEETING DATESOct. 11, 2016* Feb. 14, 2017Nov. 15, 2016 Mar. 14, 2017Dec. 13, 2016 Apr. 11, 2017Jan. 10, 2017 May 9, 2017 *CLE ClassroomMeetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 12:15 p.m. in the Upstairs Con-ference Room of the Bar Asso-ciation building.

Adult Drug Court Graduation To Be Held On November 16th

The Honorable Nelson W. Rupp, Jr., The Honorable Joseph M. Quirk and the Montgomery County Circuit Court invite you to the 21st Adult Drug Court Graduation on November 16, 2016 at 4 p.m. in Courtroom 3E of the Circuit Court build-ing. Reception following. For information, please contact Jenna Davis, Drug Court Coor dinator at 240-777-9141.



C O M M I T T E E S / S E C T I O N | P A G E 2 3

PreventionYou have heard that prevention is the best medicine. So how do you prevent stress when our jobs are, by design, stressful?

There is no one method or an-swer for everyone. But we do not have to guess! There are a number of ways that you can improve how you react to stressful situations and how your body handles stress.

Mindfulness is a practice of training your mind and body to slow down and act with intention in everything you do. This is a simple as taking a deep breath before you respond to a question but also engaging in regular meditation to relax and focus your brain.

Are you interested in learning more about Mindfulness and Med-itation? Please let the LAC know you are interest so we can look into educational options for our members.

LAC can help an attorney get assistance for issues including de-pression, alcohol and drug abuse, stress and burnout, practice clo-sure, and other types of counseling. Please contact the LAC chairs or any member with concerns.

LAC ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NEW MEMBERSWe are always looking to develop the diversity of the LAC and en-courage new members to apply.

If you are interested in the LAC, please email Karen or Bill for more information.

Thank you for reading!

Contacts

Bill Hewitt, Esquire, Co-Chair (301) 424-8520 Office [email protected]

Karen Alegi, Esquire, Co-Chair (240) 782-4400 Office [email protected]

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

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

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

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

A CALL FOR MENTORS

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

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

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CONFLICT RESOLUTION MONTH By Gretchen KainzOctober is Conflict Resolution Month! In honor of the month, this article offers two things. The first is a high-five THANK YOU to the 50+ professional practitioners (attorneys and non-attorneys alike) who volun-teer their time and service in the District Court to help parties in civil cases talk with each oth-er and potentially resolve their disputes on their day-of-trial in Rockville and Silver Spring (more information about how to volunteer below). Without their dedication and professionalism, the program would not be as successful as it is. Thank you!!

The second component of this article offers brief highlights of the ground-breaking Al-ternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) research initiated by the Maryland Judiciary (conducted by independent researchers). Data was collected in the Dis-trict Court Day of Trial ADR programs in Baltimore City, and Calvert, Montgomery, and Wicomico Counties. (For the

full report, as well as sum-mary reports, please look at: http://mdcourts.gov/courtoperations/ adrprojects.html.)

While there were multiple com-ponents of the study (including a landscape overview of ADR and findings about practi-tioner strategies that are most effective in Family Law cases), this article will focus on and summarize only the outcomes from one of two studies con-ducted in the District Court: the “Impact” study. (The other study, not addressed here is the “Effectiveness” study.)

The “Impact” study compares the attitudes and changes in attitudes of participants who went through ADR compared to an equivalent group of liti-gants who went through the standard court process. Here are some of the notable find-ings:

Participants that reached an agreement in ADR were more likely to be satisfied with the judicial system than those reaching an agreement on their own (without ADR). This seems to imply that the process of reaching an agree-ment in ADR is the factor that

led to higher satisfaction, rath-er than just the process of hav-ing negotiated a settlement.

Another finding important to the Judiciary and to lawyers who practice in the District Court (as well as to litigants themselves) is that reaching an agreement in ADR decreases the predicted probability of a case returning to court for an enforcement action. Cas-es that reached agreement in ADR are half as likely (21%)… HALF AS LIKELY… to return to court for enforcement actions compared to cases that reached a verdict (45%).

There are other findings con-nected to ADR (whether an agreement was reached or not) that are positive, particularly for litigants themselves. Partic-ipants using ADR, compared to going directly to trial, are more likely to say:

• They could express them-selves, their thoughts, and their concerns.

• All of the underlying issues came out (in ADR).

• The issues were completely resolved rather than partially resolved.

• They acknowledged respon-sibility for the situation and had an increase in their level of responsibility for the situation from before to after the ADR session.

• They disagree more with the statement “the other person needs to learn they are wrong” from before to after the pro-cess.

And even three to six months after the ADR session, they were more likely to report:

• An improved relationship and attitude toward the other participant/s.

• They were satisfied with the outcome and that it was work-ing.

• They were satisfied with the judicial system.

For more information about the research, the District Court ADR program, or if you are interested in joining the ADR practitioner volunteer roster in Montgomery Coun-ty, please contact the District Court ADR Office at 410-260-1676, or check out the website: http://www.courts.state.md.us/ district/adr/home.html.



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PRO BONO PROGRAMBy Debbie Craven, Program CoordinatorThe most important three words you can say to yourself: YES, I CAN! On a daily basis, we work hard to improve the communities that surround us. By the same token, in help-ing our community residents with their legal issues, you can make a positive difference. Please consider joining your colleagues in serving your com-munity.

I would like to take this brief opportunity to say THANK YOU to those attorneys that “stepped up to the plate” and said, YES I CAN! There were many attorneys and interpret-ers that volunteered at a spe-cial legal clinic held at TESS Community Service Center, to assist our community residents affected in the Long Branch tragedy. The clinic began with a general presentation on In-dividual Rights and the Legal Process. Following the presen-tation, there was an opportu-

nity to meet with individual attorneys to address additional issues from Landlord/Tenant, Immigration, and Family Law. Thank you again for your inter-est and willingness to help our community residents in their journey of healing and chal-lenges faced.

The Pro Bono Program pro-vides two means for residents to receive free services – at a legal advice clinic or through the client intake line for refer-ral to an attorney volunteer for direct representation. Cas-es referred to attorney volun-teers include family law, debt collection, bankruptcy, limited employment and limited im-migration, wills and power of attorney; which brings to mind the ideal time to take another important moment to give a “shout out” to a pool of dedicat-ed attorneys, that juggle their schedules by attending the clinics without fail week after week. Now that’s commitment! The following comment from a client recently advised at a legal clinic, tells it all: “This is a very useful, critical, noble legal service really needed in Mont-

gomery County. The program is unique. The community really appreciates the time given to clients in desperate situations in life. I strongly support the volunteering services of great lawyers, (09/12/16)”. Need I say more?

The Pro Bono Program current-ly participates in the Judicare Project. Contested custody and complex family law cases are referred at a reduced fee to ex-perienced family law attorneys. Lawyers can seek reimburse-ment of $80 per hour with a cap of 20 hours pr case. However, please keep in mind that the at-torney must accepts a pro bono case for each case accepted un-der the Judicare Project.

"Waste no more time talking about great souls and how they should be. Become one yourself!” – Marcus Aurelius Antonius. On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Bar Foundation, we thank the fol-lowing attorneys for their time, dedication, and service for the month of August 2016. Pro Bono is for the good of all those in need. Because in helping others, we also help ourselves.

CASE REFERRALSBluefeld, Judith*Chang, AlyssaEwan, Craig*Hamilton, Dontrice*McRory, CamillaMarshall, JohnMontero, R. Manny*+Patterson, Stephon*Rouse, JosephiaUgelow, RichardWest, PamelaWilliams, Prince*Xu, Eva*

LEGAL ADVICE CLINICS Eastern Montgomery Regional County Service Center Montero, R. Manny+ Mukherjee, Diane Pugliese, Elizabeth M. +Washington, Juan C. +

Gilchrist Center – Gaithersburg Marshall, JohnPrice, Daryl+ Pugliese, Elizabeth M. +Razaghi, Kiyanoush Whitfield, Lynette +

Gilchrist Center – Germantown Hoverman, AndrewPugliese, Elizabeth M. + Radice, Alex+ Razaghi, Kiyanoush Whitfield, Lynette + Ana G. Mendez – Wheaton Akamigbo, Chijioke+ Chimah, Bernadette Clark, Joanne Renner, Richard Rouse, JosephiaStinson, JoyUmeh, Kaosy Vega, David+ Washington, Juan C. + TESS Community Center Akamigbo, Chijioke + Bunker, KateChimah, Bernadette Finnegan, KevinFreedenberg, ScottGoldberg, KevinKrohn, Dana Lewis, HarryMontero, r. Manny +Price, Daryl *Pugliese, Elizabeth +Regan, LarryRenner, Richard Shafer, JasonSturman, JoshUmeh, Kaosy Vega, David+ Washington, Juan + West, Pamela * = Accepted more than one case + = Supervising Attorney

Charles Gilchrist Center for CulturalDiversity - Upcounty Service Center 12900 Middlebrook RoadGermantown, MD 208742nd and 4th Tuesday of each month 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

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

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

Ana G. Mendez University SystemCapital Area Campus11006 Veirs Mill Road, Suite L-1 Wheaton, Maryland 209022nd and 4th Wednesday of each month5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

EASTERN County Regional Service Center3300 Briggs Chaney RoadSilver Spring, MD 209041st and 2nd Thursday of each month 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Charles Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity — Gaithersburg Library18330 Montgomery Village AvenueGaithersburg, Maryland 208792nd and 4th Monday of each month6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

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



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J. FRANKLYN BOURNE BAR ASSOCIATION Jill Cummins, Co-Chair Lynndolyn Mitchell, Co-ChairMEETING DATES:The Montgomery County Committee for the J Franklyn Bourne Bar Association meets the first Saturday of every month, unless otherwise indi-cated. The next meeting will be held on October 1, 2016 at 9:30 a.m., a light breakfast will be served. If you miss our Oc-tober meeting, the next meet-ing will be held on November 12, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. For more information, please contact Lynndolyn at (301) 340-2541 or [email protected], or Jill at (410) 361-8701 or [email protected]

UPCOMING EVENTSSave the Date: J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association Inc.’s 32nd Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet.

This year’s featured speaker is Paulette Brown Esq., the First African American Female Pres-ident of the American Bar As-sociation.

Thursday, November 3, 2016, at Martin’s Crosswinds, 7400 Greenway Center Drive, Greenbelt, MD 20770.

The Reception begins at 6:00 PM, Dinner begins at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $85.00.

For more information and spon-sorship information contact President Elect Sha-Ron Kelsey at [email protected].

PAST EVENTS:J Franklyn Bourne’s Summer Barrister’s Bar B Que Bonan-za (Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Allen Pond Park), for more information please email [email protected].

The General Body meetings for J. Franklyn Bourne are held on the third Thursday of the month. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 6:00 p.m., Meeting lo-cation TBA.

For more information relating to

the General Body meetings, and other upcoming events, please con-tact President Mahasin El-Amin at [email protected].

Visit the Bourne Website at: http:// www.bournebar.org.

MARYLAND HISPANIC BAR ASSOCIATION Wanda Martinez, PresidentW e request the honor of your company at our 23rd Anni-versary Gala and Dinner on Thursday, October 6, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Martin's Crosswinds, 7400 Gre-enway Center Dr., Greenbelt, MD. Our Keynote Speaker will be Gaby Pacheco, Program Di-rector, TheDream.US. RSVP by September 15, 2016. For tickets and sponsorship infor-mation, please contact Jessica Quincosa at (202) 906-0095 or [email protected].

MONTGOMERY COUNTY WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION Heather Collier, PresidentA huge thank you to all who attended our Chapter’s annu-al Scholarship Dinner at Nor-mandie Farms on September 26th—it was an evening of won-ders indeed! Anyone who at-tended the Scholarship Dinner can attest to how amazing each and every one of the scholar-ship recipients were. Each year we admire and are inspired by their individual stories of per-severance and resolve to obtain an education and be successful, some of them having overcome significant obstacles in life to do so. It was a powerful night and a significant demonstra-tion of the importance and im-pact of our Chapter’s dedicated commitment to charitable giv-ing. A huge thank you to Don-na Van Scoy and her team for their tireless efforts to organize this event each year and make it a success every time!

I have the privilege of announc-

ing that as a result of our March 2016 Triennial Auction, our Chapter was able to make the following charitable donations:

• $30,000 to the WBA Founda-tion

• $1,500 to the Montgomery County Drug Court Program

• $1,500 to the Montgomery County Family Justice Center

• $1,500 to the Montgomery County Pro Bono Program

Our Chapter is very proud to support the above organiza-tions! Thank you to each and every person who made the Auction a success and made the above donations possible—Amazing!

Our Chapter created a new chair position for the upcom-ing year—a Social Chair! Join me in welcoming Aindrea Con-roy into the fold as she takes up this new role—thank you Ain-drea for volunteering! She has already put together a fantastic fall happy hour for us! Please join us on October 18th at 5:30 p.m. at All Set Restaurant and Bar in Silver Spring.

Save the Date for our Annu-al Judicial Reception! No-vember 1st from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the 3rd Floor of the Circuit Court North Tower. It promises to be a lovely eve-ning with plenty of refresh-ments and good company! For more information or to RSVP, please contact Rosalyn Tang at [email protected] or Kristina Badalian at [email protected].

Finally, please be sure to up-date your calendars with the dates for this year’s monthly MoCo WBA meetings which take place at 12:30 p.m. in the location listed below:

• October 11, 2016 (Conference Call Meeting)

• November 8, 2016 (South Tower 4th Floor Conference Room)

• December 13, 2016 (Confer-ence Call Meeting)

• January 10, 2017 (South Tow-er 4th Floor Conference Room)

• February 14, 2017 (Conference Call Meeting)

• March 14, 2017 (South Tower 4th Floor Conference Room)

• April 11, 2017 (Conference Call Meeting)

• May 9, 2017 (South Tower 4th Floor Conference Room).

SIMON E. SOBELOFF JEWISH LAW SOCIETY Brian D. Sadur, PresidentHIGH HOLIDAY HAPPY HOUR! October 5, 2016 (Wednesday), 5:30p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Bar Louie — Come celebrate the New Year with friends and colleagues for our annual new year holiday happy hour! Complimentary drinks and hor d'oeuvres. RSVP to Bri-an Barke (301) 309-8300 or Brian Sadur (301) 340-2930.

5th ANNUAL SOBELOFF AWARD DINNER—OCTO-BER 27, 2016 - 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM - Ten Oaks Ballroom, Co-lumbia, MD. Join us for the presentation of the ANNUAL SOBELOFF AWARD to the HONORABLE JUDGE IRMA S. RAKER (retired - MD. COURT OF APPEALS) for Outstand-ing Contributions to the Legal & Jewish Communities. The Dinner and Reception will be held OCTOBER 27, 2016, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM at the Ten Oaks Ballroom, 5000 Signal Bell Lane, Clarksville, Mary-land. Dietary laws observed. Cash Bar. Ticket Price: $85.00. Due to anticipated demand for this event, attendance will be strictly limited to the first 400 paid responses received. Call Brian Sadur (301) 340-2930 for further information. Reservations and advertising information can be found at www.sobeloffaward.com.

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



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LEGAL ANNOUNCEMENTSPress & Dozier, LLC, a busi-ness, real estate, tax, and es-tate planning law firm serving corporate and individual cli-ents throughout the Washing-ton DC metropolitan area, is pleased to announce that Cher-yl Sellers Johnson has joined the firm effective August 22, 2016. Ms. Johnson will practice in Press & Dozier’s trust and es-tates, tax, business and intellec-tual property practice groups. Along with Ms. Johnson join-ing the firm, Press & Dozier has further expanded its capabili-ties by opening offices in Wash-ington, DC and Rockville, MD. Prior to joining Press & Dozier, LLC, Ms. Johnson practiced law with Paley Rothman in Bethesda and, before that, with her own firm. Ms. Johnson re-ceived her LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center with a Certificate in Estate Planning (2015). She is a graduate of the Chicago-Kent College of Law (JD), the Johns Hopkins University (M.S.) and Towson University (B.S.).

RENT/LEASEBETHESDA — A law firm has a furnished window office plus support staff cubicles in an A rated metro accessible office building available to lease on a month to month basis through October 2017. Amenities include: reception-ist, conference rooms, lunch-room, law library, 24-hour building access, and building gym membership. Parking op-tions and network support are available. Call 301-654-0896 for more information.

COLUMBIA — Two (2) offices in well-decorated professional suite conveniently located off Rte 29. Reception, conference room, kitchenette, secretarial space, use of phone equipment. Ample free parking. Contact Richmond Davis at 410-730-5550 or [email protected].

GAITHERSBURG — Office for Hours or Rent. Great Oppor-

tunity for New Practitioner in small collegial firm. Copier, fax, conference room and DSL avail-able. Desirable location on Route 355 for mutually agreed upon ex-change of services or reasonable rent. Call 301-987-2002 or email [email protected].

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

ROCKVILLE — Executive size office, with two large windows, facing west, so there is plenty of sunshine, in law firm suite at 110 N. Washington St., Suite 340, Rockville, MD. Fully fur-nished. Completely new suite, carpeting, painting, Venetian blinds. Kitchen, small confer-ence room, Near District Court and Circuit Court. Short walk to METRO. Free visitor park-ing. Very reasonable rent. op-tional use of our fax, copier, internet, Lexis/Nexis. Contact: [email protected].

ROCKVILLE — Furnished windowed office and adjacent secretarial space with access to conference rooms and garage parking in well-appointed law firm suite in building adjacent to Montgomery County Cir-cuit Court. Sole practitioner with compatible practice preferred. $1,500 per month. [email protected].

ROCKVILLE — Walk to Court-houses and Metro. One block from Rockville Town Center. Five window office spaces available together or separate. 2 Rooms (9 1/2 x 10 1/2), 2 Rooms (13 x 9) and 1 Room (13 x 13.9). Includes closet. Plenty of park-ing for tenants and guests. In-cludes use of conference room, waiting area, kitchenette. Copi-er/scanner/fax available and answering service at extra cost. Call 301-279-8773 for more infor-mation.

ATTORNEY OPPORTUNITIESATTORNEY — Business Law — Stein Sperling has an im-mediate opening for an As-sociate Attorney to join our business practice group. Ideal candidate is a conceptual think-er with 1-5 years of law firm experience in the area of busi-ness law as well as knowledge and substantive background in business transactions, LLC, corporate and partnership doc-umentation and/or real estate transactions. Send resumes to [email protected] noting "Business Associate" in the subject line.

ATTORNEY — Injury Law Litigation — Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC, a 40+ attorney, AV-rated firm based in Rockville, Maryland, has an immediate opening for an Attorney to join the firm’s Injury Law group. Qualified applicants must have 1-2 years of legal experience in civil lit-igation. Applicants must be barred in MD and/or VA. Ex-perience in personal injury law preferred, and bilingual (English/Spanish) skills would be a plus. The Associate will work closely with our Injury Law Principals and Senior At-torneys in all aspects of han-dling personal injury claims, including litigation, screening cases, conducting client inter-views and intakes, case man-agement, developing legal and negotiation strategies, drafting comprehensive settlement de-mand packages, and negotiat-ing appropriate settlements. Qualified candidates should send a copy of their resume and salary requirements to [email protected] noting “Injury Law Litigation Associate” in the subject line. Visit www.steinsperling.com for more information about our Firm.ATTORNEY — The Law Of-fices of Ronald S. Canter, LLC of Rockville, Maryland has an opening for an Associate Attorney with up to 3 years experience. Salary is negotia-

ble and dependent upon ex-perience. This firm primarily handles creditors’ rights, con-sumer defense litigation and general civil litigation in state and Federal courts. This posi-tion offers the opportunity to practice in a congenial small of-fice with exposure to a diverse and challenging case load. Maryland Bar required. Candi-dates with DC or Virginia Bar will be given preference. Send resume and writing sample to [email protected] not-ing “Associate Attorney Posi-tion” in the subject line.

ATTORNEY — Rockville office seeks an associate-level attor-ney with 1-3 years of experi-ence. The candidate will work in the firm's expanding region-al litigation practice with par-ticular emphasis in Creditors’ Rights and Real Estate matters. Candidate will gain courtroom experience. The candidate must be licensed to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia for consideration. A full-service practice, we serve local, regional, and national cli-ents in a broad practice empha-sizing civil litigation, bankrupt-cy, banking and commercial lending, real estate law, land-lord/tenant law, creditor repre-sentation, and estate planning and administration. For Con-sideration, please submit re-sume to [email protected].

Helping Opportunities

Support Drug Court by helping a participant obtain stable em ploy-ment and therefore restore their life, stay committed to recovery and become a productive member of the commu-nity. For further infor-mation please contact Jenna Davis, Drug Court Coordi nator at (240) 777-9141.



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NEW MEMBERS

Helping Opportunities ...Support Drug Court by helping a participant obtain stable em ploy ment and therefore restore their life, stay committed to recovery and become a produc-tive member of the community. For further information please contact Jen-na Davis, Drug Court Coordi nator at (240) 777-9141.

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OCTOBER 2 Special Olympics Inspiration Walk4 5PM CR Bar Foundation CLE Committee Meeting 5:30PM C/S Juvenile Law Section Kick Off Happy Hour5 8AM C/S Circuit Court Bench Bar Committee Meeting 5:30PM LCR Administrative Law Section Meeting 5:30PM CR Strategic Planning Committee Meeting6 8AM C/S District Court Bench Bar Committee Meeting 10AM CR Judicial Selection Panel —Applicant Interviews10 ~ Bar Foundation Fall Outing ~11 8AM C/S Commercial Litigation Section Meeting 10AM CR Judicial Selection Panel —Applicant Interviews 12:15PM CR Youth Courthouse Project Committee Meeting 5:30PM CLR Leadership Development Academy (Team Building Program)12 5:30PM CR Intellectual Property & Technology Law Section Meeting13 10AM CR Judicial Selection Panel —Applicant Interviews Noon CR Education Law Section Meeting 5:30PM C/S New Practitioner Section Meeting17 Noon C/S Estate & Trust Law Section Meeting 5PM CR Executive Committee Meeting18 5:30PM CLE CLE SEMINAR: White Collar19 5:30PM CR Lawyer Assistance Committee Meeting 5:30PM CLR Leadership Academy Committee — Leadership Program20 8AM C/S Law Firm Management Section Meeting 4:30PM CR Legal Ethics Committee Meeting 5:30PM CLR Family Law Section Meeting 5:30PM CLE CLE Seminar: Real Estate21 Noon CR Personal Injury Litigation Section Meeting24 5:30PM CLE CLE SEMINAR: Retirement Assets25 Noon CR Collaborative Law Section Meeting 5:30PM CR Immigration Law Section Meeting26 12:30PM C/S Circuit Court Chamber Chat 5:30PM CR Social Media/Technology Committee 5:30PM BAMC Happy Hour @ Bar Louie (Rockville)27 5:30PM CLE CLE SEMINAR: Data/CyberSecurity

NOVEMBER 1 Bar Luncheon2 8:00AM C/S Circuit Court Bench Bar Committee Meeting 5:30PM LCR Administrative Law Section Meeting3 8AM C/S District Court Bench Bar Committee Meeting4 5:30PM CLE CLE SEMINAR: Litigation Symposium7 Noon C/S Estate & Trust Law Section Meeting8 8AM C/S Real Estate Law Section Meeting9 8AM CR Elder Law Section Meeting 5:30PM CR Lawyer Assistance Committee Meeting 5:30PM C/S New Practitioner Section Meeting13 10 Noon CR Education Law Section Meeting14 5PM CR Executive Committee Meeting15 12:15PM CR Youth Courthouse Project Committee Meeting16 12:30PM C/S Circuit Court Chamber Chat 5:30PM CLR Leadership Academy Committee — Networking Reception17 8:00AM C/S Law Firm Management Section Meeting 4:30PM CR Legal Ethics Committee Meeting 5:30PM C/S Family Law Section Meeting & Happy Hour18 Noon CR Personal Injury Litigation Section Meeting24-25 ~ Bar Association/Bar Foundation Offices Closed ~29 Noon CR Collaborative Law Section Meeting30 5:30PM CR Social Media/Technology Committee Meeting 5:30PM CLL CLE SEMINAR: Family Law

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