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PGCPGCBBA NNewsJournalewsJournal Newsletter of the Prince George’s County Bar Association, Inc. June 2013

President’s Message

SO LONG, FAREWELL….

Summer is almost here. While for most people that means dreams of beach vacations, cookouts and lazy days sitting in the bleachers watching baseball, for us at the PGCBA it means a change in leadership. By the time you read this article, Jennifer Muskus will be the new President of the PGCBA and what a wonderful job she will do for the lawyers of Prince George’s County and the entire community. The only negative I see about Jennifer taking over as President of the PGCBA is that you probably will not get any more INSIDE THIS ISSUE Game of Thrones references in your newsletters, but know that I will still be walking the halls of the courthouses in Hyattsville and in Upper Marlboro and I am always available to talk about either the books or the show (as Member Announcements well other matters, such as the law.) Pages 4 The biggest surprise of my presidency is how many lawyers actually read the President’s message. I typically glance at the first couple of paragraphs while waiting for my case to Law Practice 101 be called, but some of you actually read everything! Probably the biggest thrill was when Pages 4 I was in District Court in Upper Marlboro and I had just concluded a default hearing when Judge Karen Mason called me to the bench and quizzed me about “The Wire” just to make sure I truly was a fan and was not making up my love for the show. (For the record, I got Family Law, Matters the question right. What is Omar’s favorite food?) I also enjoyed the fact that bar members Pages 6 & 7 took an interest in our dog June and her training adventures. She is doing great. She sits and stays on command and loves chasing birds and squirrels in this great warm weather. She often helps me as I write these President’s messages. She doesn’t have great ideas, but she is Get Healthy Today really good with grammar. Pages 8 & 9

Many members have asked me, “How do you come up with those ideas?” (I think they mean it in a positive way…). And for that I have to give a lot of credit to my wonderful Goldstein Seminar wife. Usually, I get an email from Georgia “reminding” me that the President’s message is Page 10 due within a few days. (You know how lawyers have to work with a deadline.) On the day the President’s message is due I usually call my wife and complain that I don’t know what I Family Law Seminar am going to write about. She throws me a couple of good ideas and then I figure out how the topic can apply to lawyers. Her final advice is always to drop the Game of Throne references Page 11 but as you can see, I usually ignore her on that point. In all seriousness, being Bar President takes a large time commitment and I could not have been able to do so without the support Brown Bag Lunches of my wife and so for many reasons she gets the first of many thank yous in this message. Pages 12 & 13 My second set of thank yous goes to the following individuals: Alyssa Chang, Hon. Robin Bright, Hon. Nicholas Rattal, Sabrina Richardson, William Snoddy and Lisa Robinson. These Community Legal Services six attorneys were gracious and giving enough of themselves to accept my request to serve on Pages 14 & 15 the PGCBA Board of Directors as an executive appointment. I can honestly say that none of the six disappointed me and all of these individuals added a great deal of experience, sage advice, new energy and great ideas to the Board. I appreciate each of their commitment to the PGCBA Classified Ads and I look forward to seeing their involvement in the organization continue and grow. I would Page 19 also like to thank Arnold Bruckner, Benjamin Rupert, Benjamin Woolery, Clayton Aarons, our wonderful Past President Debra Davis, Erek Barron, Hon. Erik Nyce, Hon. Gerard Devlin, Janet PGCPGCBBA NNewsJournalewsJournal Law Office of Cheryl Chapman Henderson, LLC Published monthly (except Jul./Aug.) by www.HendersonLaw4God.com Comprehensive Estate Planning for: Probate and Trust Administration The Prince George’s County  Small, medium and large estates Ancillary estates  Asset protection and tax advantages Bar Association Estate & Fiduciary tax issues Established 1902  Wealth preservation  Beneficiaries with special and unique needs Marlborough Professional Park Elder Law & Long-term care planning  Second marriages Home Visits 14330 Old Marlboro Pike  Intergenerational gifting Upper Marlboro, MD 20772  Veteran’s & Medicaid Benefits Phone: 301-952-1442 Fax:301-952-1429 Admitted to practice in Maryland and DC (301) 220-4463 Email: [email protected] 4920 Niagara Road, Suite 200, College Park, Maryland 20740 Website: http://www.pgcba.com [email protected] 2012-2013 OFFICERS President Kim S. Haskell, D.D.S., P.A. Bryon Bereano...... 301-502-1972 President Elect Family & Cosmetic Dentistry

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PGCBA NewsJournal Page 2 June 2013 Hart, Jeffrey Harding, Manuel Geraldo, The bar year was really full of great programs, In closing, I will be the first one to tell you Hon. Mark O’Brien, Martin Oliverio, Hon. from the CLE’s to the general meetings to the that the PGCBA is not 100% where it needs Michael Person, Nakia Gray, Walter Green happy hours. What I am most proud of during to be in terms of providing services to all and William Renahan. Their work on Board this past year are the monthly programs that the lawyers in Prince George’s County. I of Directors was also invaluable. As I told we established. Law Practice 101, which wish we could have spread the programs each member of the Board, if I get credit would not happen without the tireless efforts around the county, instead of always at the for having accomplished anything this bar of Judge Nyce. Every month I knew that was Courthouse where I know it can be difficult year, it is only because of the hard work and one less thing I had to worry about because to get to during the day. I can assure you dedication of the Board. Board meetings Judge Nyce would take care of coming up that this will improve as we grow and were great this year as new ideas flowed with a topic, getting speakers and developing improve our programs that we have created. and enthusiasm brought about exciting a great program. To Judge Nyce I extend a You can’t say any longer though, “what programs. Rounding out our Executive big thanks. I hope that we did not burn you value do I get for being a member of the Committee and Board were President-Elect out this year and that PGCBA can continue PGCBA?” because through the hard work Jennifer Muskus, Treasurer Denise Bowman to lean on you for help planning activities. of the Board of Directors and the Offices of and Secretary Hon. Joseph Wright. The Our Brown Bag lunch was a big success this the Bar Association, there is now a wealth of guidance and advice that I received from my year as well. I just recently looked down benefits to being a member of the PGCBA. fellow officers made this bar year sail by and the list of current Circuit Court and District You just need to become a member and take run smoothly. About the only hiccup that the Court judges and noticed that just about every advantage. Executive Committee faced this year was judge took part of some bar program this that our meetings usually would take longer year. Without the great support of our bench, Remember, I will still be an officer with the because we had to wait for Judge Wright to the bar programs are not successful. We are PGCBA as a Past President which means, finish eating his lunch before he would try fortunate in Prince George’s County to have as it always has been, my figurative door to figure out how to turn on his computer a bench that is invested in the success of our is always open and know that if you have a and finally take notes. But thankfully, his attorneys, and to that I say “thank you” once suggestion, complaint, idea, etc. that I will hard work and his ideas made up for his more. Other big thanks goes to Ben Ruppert take it to the Board. It’s been a great year deficiencies. Last but certainly not least, I and Sabrina Richardson for all of their hard and I thank you all for your support. would like to thank our Executive Director, work on our Expungement program project Georgia Perry. Without her, the PGCBA that we established this year. We had a lot Thanks, simply would not function. Thank you for of great participation from attorneys and the Bryon S. Bereano making the everyday task of being president community really responded. Look for this President, Prince George’s County that much easier. program to return in 2013-2014. Bar Association What can you expect from The McCammon Group? Quality, Results, Value. From personal injury to complex commercial disputes and everything in between, our highly trained Neutrals stand ready to assist you with all of your mediation and arbitration needs.

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PGCBA NewsJournal Page 4 June 2013 The Law of Game of Thrones by Michael Wein

ar President Byron Bereano has taken ‘sticks.’ When there was a buyer or seller become too easy, particularly by those Bthe opportunity of highlighting the having a financial transaction between with a predisposition, to create ‘fake’ HBO series “Game of Thrones” in his themselves, (often with one or both impressions that are no longer necessarily columns, (a popular series amongst many parties to the transaction being illiterate, the easily confirmable truth of what debts attorneys), which continues its new season and having only rudimentary numbering are due and owed, and for what purpose. with increased ratings and considered one of skills), they would then put a number of That’s perhaps one of the lessons to be the best dramas on television today. While ‘notches’ across the grain of the wooden learned from the recent robosigning you can praise its acting, writing, catchy stick, which would designate the amount scandals, and similar dishonest uses of theme music, or the general theatrical of the debt owed, such as “7 pounds, 4 false signatures and agreements. presentation, Game of Thrones does not shillings” being marked by 7 notches appear on first glance to have much ‘law’ in the middle and 4 notches to the right. In the world of Game of Thrones, set going on, with regular barbaric atrocities, After the notches were put on the wooden around 1200 A.D., tally sticks would be a complete lawlessness, and self-proclaimed stick noting the debt owed, and usually convenient, and pleasantly realistic way to kings or their servants selfishly, arbitrarily, with a minimal writing as to the parties seal the deal between parties. I haven’t read and summarily executing people. Then and purpose, then the stick would be split the books yet, so this is just a hypothetical, again, perhaps along with its well-written lengthwise, with both sides getting half a but suppose an exiled Tyrion Lannister plotting and acting, it’s a morbid fascination piece. (Interestingly, the larger half, which forges a temporary alliance with Dany of what life was like in the Middle Ages would go to the ‘owner’ of the debt to be (Daenerys Targaryen), helping finance her that people find entertaining. Still, it is reclaimed later, was called a ‘stock’ which quest for the throne by providing ships to disquieting to think that in the absence of is the origin of our current use of that backup her grown dragons in attacking clear authority, be it royal or government, word, and why ‘stock certificates’ even King’s Landing...they then have a tally that lawlessness reigns supreme, but this today, are important to maintain.) stick to readily confirm the payment due. is the law of the land of Game of Thrones, (Unless magic enters the equation and which unfortunately has a basis as being If there was to later be a dispute on the it plays out somewhat differently, such historically accurate. (It helps to remember amount of debt owed, then the parties as the priestess Melisandre conjuring a that the series—ignoring the occasional bit each had a unique and irregular piece of spell to remove a few notches on the tally of sorcery and dragons—is set long ago in the original wooden tally stick, which stick, causing havoc, and possible war the area of medieval England, sometime when combined, would exactly match, on the now disputed debt) But, on the between about 1000 A.D. to the War of confirming the amount of debt owed. whole, it’s good to know, that humanity, Roses in the 1400s) Because it was virtually impossible to even a thousand years ago, could on some ‘remove’ a notch on the stick, the system matters, settle important legal disputes That got me thinking…was there any law prevented fraud, as it would be against a without bloodshed. at all during the Middle Ages, that helped debtor’s interest to later choose to ‘add’ prevent murder, torture, and maiming, notches, so the amount of the originally Michael Wein, is a civil, criminal, and when it came to mediating people’s agreed debt owed and due, could be appellate litigation attorney in Greenbelt, disputes, before the time of the established simply ascertained later, and essentially, Maryland, and chairs the Appellate Common Law and judges? Actually, there foolproof in its simplicity. Practice Section of the PGCBA. (And for was a human invention, that is rarely what it’s worth, minored in History at the acknowledged as existing today, because Of course, human progress, eventually University of Maryland, College Park). He surprisingly it actually worked, by self- made tally sticks obsolete, but it took over can be reached at [email protected]. enforcing a mostly foolproof system, that 800 years in England. Beginning in the kept people honest, and safeguarded against 1700s with the ready use of paper, and deceit and fraud in important financial or increased literacy in general, people began Security Clearance debt transactions. to keep track of legal debts in different ways than just relying on tally sticks. Lawyers You may have never heard of a “tally stick” The late 1900s saw the further advent before, but for about 800 years, from 1000 of photocopiers, making an exact copy A.D. even through the 1800s, the tally stick of important debt/financial transactions was commonly used as a main source of signed by both parties, as easily legal transactions involving financing or confirmable as a tally stick, and much McAdoo Gordon & debt, particularly in Western Europe and more convenient. What has changed in Associates, P.C. England, but also as far away as China. the past decade with the rapid expansion 202-293-0534 So what is a “tally stick?” Well, picture a and immediate use worldwide of email, simple piece of wood, often hazelwood, scanned pdf copies, and electronic www.mcadoolaw.com being cut up into smaller pieces of irregular signatures, is that now, arguably, it has

PGCBA NewsJournal Page 5 June 2013 Family Law, Matters - Child in Need of What? by Master Kristin Hileman-Adams

f you are a private practitioner, you will unless there is a conflict. If a conflict arises, the petition on the parent/legal guardian. In Ilikely not have to deal with juvenile the child is represented by a panel attorney these instances, the parents/legal guardians dependency/child welfare (hereinafter who is a private practitioner who has had will typically get a notice to appear before dependency cases) unless you are the requisite training to represent children the Court for an arraignment hearing at appointed as a panel attorney to represent in this area. Panel attorneys for children which time they will be advised of their either a parent or a child. However there are paid at a set rate by the Maryland Legal rights and an Adjudication Hearing will be are occasions when a private attorney is Services Program of the Department of scheduled. At the Adjudication Hearing, the contacted by a client who may be involved Human Resources (DHR). DSS is also a rules of evidence apply. The Adjudication in some other case involving a child such party to the case and is represented by an Hearing is to determine whether what as custody, paternity, or child support attorney from the County Attorney’s Office is alleged in the petition filed by DSS is where the child may become involved in in Prince George’s County. The parents/ accurate or not. The burden is on DSS to the dependency system. Since this can be legal guardians are also parties and have prove the allegations by a preponderance confusing to someone who has not worked the right to be represented by counsel. of the evidence. If DSS chooses not to in the dependency arena, this is a brief Parents/legal guardians can hire private present any evidence, the child (through overview of dependency practice in Prince counsel, can represent themselves, or can counsel) can choose to take over the George’s County especially as it relates to request representation by the Office of the prosecution of the petition and assume Child in Need of Assistance cases. Public Defender (OPD). If the parents/ the burden of proof. If the allegations in legal guardian qualifies, the OPD will enter the petition are sustained, the Court then Most dependency cases begin as Child in unless there is a conflict. If there is a conflict immediately holds a Disposition Hearing Need of Assistance (CINA) cases. A CINA or both parents/legal guardians qualify for unless the Court finds good cause to hold a case is initiated by the Department of Social counsel through the Office of the Public separate Disposition Hearing, which must Services (DSS). DSS files a petition in the Defender creating a conflict, then a panel then be scheduled within 30 days of the Circuit Court alleging that a child is in need attorney is appointed by the OPD. A panel Adjudication Hearing. of the court-ordered assistance of DSS and attorney for a parent/legal guardian through oversight of the Court due to some form of the OPD is a private attorney with whom At the Disposition Hearing, the Court must abuse or neglect. Orders regarding custody the OPD contracts to represent parents/ determine if the child is a Child in Need of and visitation in a CINA case supersede legal guardians in these cases. Assistance and whether it is contrary to the any other custody or visitation order. A child’s welfare or best interest to remain in CINA case is entitled “In the Matter of The CINA case can be filed with or without the parent/legal guardian’s home. A child Child’s Name.” Unlike a child custody removal of the child by DSS from the can be a Child in Need of Assistance and case, the child is a party to the case. The child’s home. If the child is removed by still remain in the home of a parent under child, whether one-day-old or 17 years and DSS because DSS alleges that there is an an Order of Protective Supervision by DSS 364 days old, has an attorney appointed to imminent risk of harm to the child if the or, as is more often the case, be placed in represent her/him. Even though a child can child is left in the home, the parent/legal an out-of-home placement in the custody of remain a Child in Need of Assistance until guardian is issued a Limited Custody notice DSS. The Court must also make a finding age 21, the CINA petition must be filed by DSS which notifies the parent or legal as to whether DSS made reasonable efforts before the child is 18. If the child is capable guardian that a hearing will be held the to try to prevent or eliminate the need for of communicating (usually over 3 years of next day court is open at 1:30 p.m. At the removal of the child from the home prior to age), the attorney represents the expressed 1:30 p.m. hearing (or shelter care hearing), the removal. The Court can also determine interests of the child. Unlike other cases in the issue is whether the child needs to that, due to the emergent nature of the the family law arena concerning children, temporarily be in the care and custody of situation, DSS could not make reasonable not only is the child a party with an DSS pending the Adjudication Hearing to efforts prior to the removal to prevent or attorney, the child is present at hearings ensure the child’s safety or whether the eliminate the need for removal and the need with counsel at counsel table unless the child can be returned safely to the parent/ for out-of-home placement. If allegations child chooses not to be present. In fact, legal guardian’s home in the meantime. are sustained against one parent only and Maryland law requires that once a child is If the child is removed, the Adjudicatory the other parent is ready, willing, and able found to be a Child in Need of Assistance, Hearing must be held within 30 days to care for the child, the child is placed in the Court must consult with the child on the of the date of the initial removal. At the the custody of the non-offending parent record at a hearing at least every 12 months. shelter care hearing, the rules of evidence and is found to not be a Child in Need of In Prince George’s County, children attend do not apply and hearsay is admissible. Assistance. If the child is found to be a and participate in most, if not all, of their If the CINA petition is filed without DSS Child in Need of Assistance and is placed hearings. This is considered best practice removing the child from the home, the in the custody of DSS, the Court has to nationwide. Children in CINA cases in Adjudication Hearing must be held within hold a permanency planning hearing within Prince George’s County are represented 60 days of the date of the arraignment of 12 months of the child coming into care. by the Legal Aid Bureau of Maryland, Inc. the parent/legal guardian or the service of However, there is also a requirement that

PGCBA NewsJournal Page 6 June 2013 the Court hold a hearing every 6 months must be both of them even if one is “John of the determination regarding shelter for children in care and there is a new law Doe”) be terminated and the child placed care. At the conclusion of a CINA case, going into effect as of October 1, 2013 that in the guardianship of DSS with the right the Court can issue a custody order giving requires the Court to hold a hearing within of DSS to consent to adoption. While most one or both parents (or a relative or non- 6 months of the filing of the petition to CINA cases are handled by the masters, relative) custody of the child and make make certain determinations. As a result, the TPR cases are assigned to judges. visitation provisions. Although the CINA the first permanency planning hearing in The standard in a TPR case is clear and case cannot be reopened once it is closed, Prince George’s County is usually held convincing evidence and the Court must any custody and visitation orders that are within 6 months of the Disposition Hearing address the factors in the TPR statute to the final order in the CINA case do survive and will now be held within 6 months of determine if it is in the child’s best interest the closing of the CINA case and are able to the filing of the petition. At the permanency and appropriate to terminate the parents’ be filed, enforced, or modified. planning hearing, the Court must determine rights and render the child legally free to the appropriate permanency plan for the be adopted. A TPR can be granted after a The other child welfare cases that can occur child. The possible permanency plans contested hearing, by agreement (often are Voluntary Placement Agreements in order of preference are: Reunification with a post-adoption contact agreement), between parents/legal guardians and DSS with parent; Termination of parental or through deemed consent (failure of a and Adoption cases. I encourage anyone rights/adoption by a relative (but can also parent after service to timely object).The who is interested in this area of law or who be adoption by a non-relative, which is child is also a party with counsel in the is interested in becoming a panel attorney less desirable than custody to a relative); TPR proceeding. If the TPR is granted, the for parents or for children to reach out to Custody and guardianship to a relative (or CINA case closes and the TPR stays open the OPD and Legal Aid or the Maryland a non-relative, which is less preferable); until the child is 21 or the child is adopted. Legal Services Program through DHR or Another Planned Permanent Living for more information. The Child Welfare Arrangement (APPLA), which is essentially The foster parents or relative caretaker Bench Book (which can be found online a miscellaneous category implemented has a right to be present and to be heard at: http://www.courts.state.md.us/fccip/ only if the other three more preferable at CINA hearings but they are not parties. resources/MarylandBenchBook.pdf) is permanency plans are not possible or in The cases are confidential. The child an excellent resource in this area of the the child’s best interest. The APPLA plan is may also have a Court Appointed Special law, which I have by necessity simplified typically where a child is going to remain Advocate (CASA) who is a volunteer significantly to provide the basics and in care until age 21 and efforts are being appointed to work with the child and give an overview. At any given time there made to assist that child with being able who presents a report to the Court at each are over 500 children in care in Prince to be self-sufficient and self-supporting hearing about what is going on with the George’s County and meeting their needs with important adult contacts, housing, child. The CASA makes recommendations when they are in care and working to give education, employment, and other services to the Court regarding services the child them permanency to reduce the number of with emancipation at 21. Once a child is may need, issues regarding the child, or children in care are our chief objectives as placed in care, has been deemed to be a other information to assist with achieving we do our best to provide a “fair forum for Child in Need of Assistance, and the Court permanency for a child. If the child is in justice” for all in Prince George’s County, has held an initial Permanency Planning a therapeutic placement, the therapeutic including our dependent children and their Hearing, the Court holds a permanency agency worker or child’s therapist may families. planning review hearing at least every six also be in attendance at hearings and months to determine what progress has relatives are also present in many cases at (Master Kristin Hileman-Adams graduated been made to achieve the identified plan. many hearings. The Court’s obligation is to with a B.A. from Cornell University in If progress is not being made, the plan can identify both parents and have both parents 1988 and graduated manga cum laude change. The goal is to achieve permanency be involved in the case whenever possible. from American University Washington for children and not to have them stay in This can include paternity testing. College of Law in 1991. She was a law care until age 21. Between hearings, DSS clerk for the Honorable Darlene G. Perry and the parent/legal guardian (and relatives If the CINA hearing is heard by a master from 1991-1992. Master Hileman-Adams whenever possible) are supposed to be (most are) then the parties, including the served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in working together to achieve permanency child, can take exceptions to determinations Prince George’s County from 1992-2003, for the child. If the plan is custody or made by the master at any hearing serving as Chief of the District Court guardianship to a relative or non-relative, except shelter care hearings. There is no Division for over 6 years. She was also an DSS has to complete a home study for the exceptions period for a shelter care order adjunct professor for Catholic University’s Court to use to determine if it is appropriate because shelter care orders are subject to Rule 6 program from 1997-2003. In to place the child in that person’s custody immediate judicial review. At the end of 2003, she joined the Litigation Division and guardianship. a shelter care hearing, if the attorney for a of the County Attorney’s Office in Prince party plans to request immediate judicial George’s County and represented DSS If the plan is changed to Termination of review, the attorney notifies the master of from 2004-2007 in TPR and CINA cases. Parental Rights/Adoption, a Termination that intent and the case will then be sent to She had been a master handling exclusively of Parental Rights (TPR) petition is filed a judge at the earliest opportunity (usually juvenile (delinquency and dependency) requesting that the rights of the parents (it the next day) for immediate judicial review matters since October 2007.)

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Tuesday’s has a O example are the relatively new fruit salads diners assume that by healthy choice of burger wraps, low carb offered by both Wendy’s and McDonald’s. ordering from the “lite menu” or from the menu items featuring fish, and a large salad While I am not an advocate of fast food, “carb watchers” menu, they can dine out bar featuring a variety of veggie choices. I pride myself on being able to go just as healthfully as they do when eating from Additionally, there are low carb desserts about anywhere and find a meal that I can their own kitchens. This can be the greatest on the menu. While other restaurants also consume without having to do a week’s sabotage to one’s healthy eating plan. Why? have low carb and reduced calorie menu worth of cardio the next day. McDonald’s Because most of the time, what seems to items, I liked Tuesday’s menu best. This fruit salad features primarily apples and be healthy fare is anything but that. This is because Tuesday’s provided a detailed Walnuts. It’s a pretty good choice, but I is because not only can an innocent grilled list for all of their items which contained really like Chick-Fil-A’s fruit bowls and chicken and veggie dish be doused in artery total calories, as well as grams of protein, salads best. The fruit bowl has a mix of 4 clogging oils during preparation, but the fat, and carbohydrates right on the menu. or 5 different fruits and is only 45 calories. serving size can also be two or three times Furthermore, Tuesday’s menu confirmed Chik-Fil-A’s Grilled Chicken Cobb salad the amount that should be consumed in that the nutritional content information has only 430 calories, while also providing a single serving. The end result…..that was accurate for the actual serving size 5 grams of fiber, and 39 grams of protein. healthy looking meal ends up costing you being prepared. This is so important This is a great selection if you want to eat a 1,000 calories or more. because often the nutritional information low-calorie meal and get in a decent amount contained in a restaurant menu will be of nutrients, as well. The one caveat is that The best way to combat sabotage from per serving, whereas the actual dish being you have to give up the salad dressing restaurant dieting is to know how to order served will contain more then one serving. with the salad. It adds practically as many when ordering out. This includes reading The one caveat….be sure to read which calories as the salad itself. But…the salad is the menu nutritional information, asking if any side items served with the dish are seasoned so well that you really won’t even how items are prepared, and knowing what considered in the nutritional information miss the dressing. constitutes a single serving. 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On April 20, 2013, Fernandez, Alicia Lewis, Anneliese Lederer, Debra Oliver, Denise Bellamy, Diana Wyles, CLS held our second Anthony Ho, Anthony Hayes Davis, II, Donald Bell, Dontrice Hamilton, Edith Annual Fun Run/ Anu Kemet, August Gardner, Bennie Lawson-Jackson, Edward Watson, Esther Walk at the Glen Brooks, Bill Shelton, Brian Williams, Bruce Coleman, Frank Morris, Gideon Obi, Grant Dale Community Desimone, Bud Tayman, Cathy Braxton, Murchison, Gregory Milton, Harold Boyd, Center. The leading Charles Ashurst, Cherie King, Christopher Ifeatu Sofela, Jaimee McDowell, James runners for the 5K Daniels, Craig Ewan, Cynthia Norris, Dallas Brown, James Thomas, Janell Bell, Jeanne were Dan Bent, Houston, Danielle Moore, Darlene Powell, Aelion, Jessica Charles, Jibril Brown, John Dina Barraza and Marisa McCarthy.

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