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THETHE BARBAR ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION OFOF MONTGOMERYMONTGOMERY COUNTY,COUNTY, MDMD NNEWSLETTEEWSLETTERR Pride in Membership, Leadership in Justice Volume 58, Issue 9 www.montbar.org March 2011 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE NEW ADMITTEE By Patricia M. Weaver COURTHOUSE TOUR & RECEPTION Come on Spring! I am 3 Current Update likely not alone in hailing You are cordially invited to attend Mother Nature to get moving on 5 A Balancing Act ... the sunshine and warm breezes New Admittee that usher in springtime. Bring Courthouse Tour & Reception on the green leaves, blooming Wednesday, March 16, 2011 10 Tech Talk colors, and new life that are the Tour: 4:30 p.m. hallmarks of this awaited sea- Reception: 5:30 p.m. ~ New Practitioners son. I am ready. 11 One great thing about being bar president is that Current BAMC members are invited to it allows, indeed requires, me to meet people and get the reception following the tour to greet 12 Committees/Sections involved in activities that otherwise would pass me and welcome the New Admittees! by. In earlier months, I mentioned the New ~ Committee/Section Practitioners Section’s efforts to reach out to the Please RSVP to Andrew Schwartz at 16 new bar admittees. After meeting a number of these [email protected] no later Preference Form folks, I would like to share a little bit more about the than March 9th. plight of the recent law graduate. Insert Annual Meeting / Recent articles have debated the accuracy of A Law Day Insert employment statistics for new law graduates sug- RESERVE YOUR gesting that they paint a picture rosier than the real- 17 Bar Foundation ity. Since statistics are both malleable and boring, SPOT NOW ... CLE Information I’m going with anecdotes and my gut. Last night, I met a bright young woman who ~ graduated from a well-respected law school in th 22 Legal Ethics Article Washington, D.C. last year. Having graduated in the 117 Annual Meeting & top third of her class and as a member of her Law Day Celebration Pro Bono school’s Law Review Executive Board, she was 24 grateful to be employed in the legal arena, given that many of her fellow classmates are not. Mind you, Thursday, April 21, 2011 25 Specialty Bar she has been working as a temp since November 8:00a.m.-2:30p.m. Associations doing a massive document review, which project is now winding down. The prospect of no employ- Bethesda North Marriott Hotel ment looms. And, while she is glad to have the & Conference Center 26 Rent/Lease Ads (Continued on page 4) 5701 Marinelli Rd. North Bethesda, MD 20852 Attorney Opportunity 27 BAR LUNCHEON SCHEDULE ~ Ads March 1, 2011 – Speaker: The Honorable Keynote Speaker: Howard Chasanow, Retired, Court of Appeals of The Honorable Peter J. Messitte 30 States Attorney Maryland; Topic: Mediation U.S. District Court Schedules April 5, 2011 for the District of Maryland Greenbelt Division Rockville United Methodist Church, Judges Schedules 112 West Montgomery Ave., Rockville, MD 20850 31 ~ See Insert This Issue ~ 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 32 Calendar INSIDE THIS ISSUE FOR YOUR INFORMATION 2010-2011 Bar Association ... Main Line ... (301) 424-3454 Officers and Chairs Julie Executive Director . (301) 424-3453 ASSOCIATION OFFICERS [email protected] President: Patricia M. Weaver Maria Office Manager/LRS Supervisor . (301) 424-7040 President-Elect: John M. Quinn Treasurer: Audrey A. Creighton [email protected] Treasurer-Elect: Bradford S. Bernstein Cindy Association Administrative Assistant . (301) 762-8376 Secretary: Lili Khozeimeh [email protected] Past President: E. Joseph Fitzpatrick, Jr. Executive Director: Julie Petersen Deana . (301) 424-6351 [email protected] EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Bibi M. Berry Steven T. Blomberg Marleni Lawyer Referral Service Operator . (301) 279-9100 Lauri E. Cleary } Lawyer Line . (301) 424-7040 Thomas M. DeGonia, II [email protected] and [email protected] Marjorie G. DiLima Mark A. Gilday Monica G. Harms Bar Foundation Maura L. Lynch Yesenia CLE Seminars and Events Coordinator . (301) 340-2534 Thomas P. Ryan James C. Savage [email protected] Clark E. Wisor, III Carlotta A. Woodward New Practitioners Co-Chairs: Pro Bono Program Andrew L. Schwartz & Alison C. Weinberg Client Intake Lines . (301) 424-7651 . (301) 424-7652 COMMITTEE CHAIRS Assoc./Found. – Ann. Mtg. & Law Day – Bradford S. Bernstein, Chair – The following staff listing is not for public information. It is for attorney use only. (301) 517-4811 Bench/Bar-Circuit – David C. Merkin, Co-Chair – (301) 251-1180; Clarice, Interim Program Administrator (Part-Time) . (301) 762-5831 Mimi L. Magyar, Co-Chair – (301) 986-1300 Bench/Bar-District Court – Richard D. London, Chair – (301) 588-6900 [email protected] Catastrophic Health Emergency – Paul S. Lewis, Chair – (301) 840-8565 Courthouse Construction – Mary Ellen Flynn, Chair – (301) 563-6685 Jennifer Office Administration / Client Coordination . (301) 424-2706 Fee Dispute Resolution – Carlos M. Lastra, Co-Chair – (301) 869-1700; David W. Lease, Co-Chair – (301) 838-8950; [email protected] Karen Robbins, Co-Chair – (301) 260-0223 Judicial Selections – Larry A. Ceppos, Chair – (301) 251-0440 Ingrid Office Administration / Client Coordination . (301) 762-8488 Larry A. Ceppos, Vice Chair – (301) 251-0440 Lawyer to Lawyer – Daniel W. Gaskill, Chair – (301) 279-7400 [email protected] Lawyer Referral – Elizabeth G. Loggia, Chair – (301) 340-9393 Legal Ethics – Jeffrey M. Axelson, Co-Chair – (301) 738-7650; Samuel M. Shapiro, Co-Chair – (301) 340-1333 Legislation – Hadrian N. Hatfield, Chair – (301) 230-6575 Strategic Planning – David A. Pordy, Chair – (301) 230-5205 Nominations & Elections – To Be Appointed FOR LAWYERS WHO Professionalism & The Quality of Life - Heather S. Collier, Co-Chair – BAR FOUNDATION OFFICERS (301) 340-9090; Rhian McGrath, Co-Chair – (301) 907-2804 NEED HELP Social – To Be Appointed (Effective July 1, 2010) Softball – Scott D. Nelson, Chair – (301) 762-7770 Specialty Bar Associations – To Be Appointed If you are aware of attorneys who are having Technology – Sebastian Forgues Co-Chair – (240) 507-1700; problems with alcohol, drugs, stress, emotional President: E. Joseph Fitzpatrick, Jr. Behzad Gohari, Co-Chair – (301) 761-3000 Unauthorized Practice of Law – Ronald M. Abramson, Chair – problems and related illnesses that interfere with President-Elect: Patricia M. Weaver (301) 9172358 their professional or personal lives, please call the Treasurer: Richard H. Melnick Youth Courthouse Project – Holly D. Reed, III, Co-Chair – Lawyer-to-Lawyer Committee. Committee mem- Secretary: Stephanie L. Fink (301) 587-9480; Patricia P. Via, Co-Chair – (240) 777-6721 bers are available to assist lawyers find confidential Past President: Paul B. DeWolfe SECTION CHAIRS effective programs to suit their needs. Alternative Dispute Resolution – Eric C. Johnson, Co-Chair – BOARD OF DIRECTORS (301) 977-8002; Judith A. Mustille, Co-Chair – (301) 424-1720 All calls are strictly confidential. Animal Law – To Be Appointed Daniel W. Gaskill, Chair Michael G. Banks Mimi L. Magyar Business Law – Demetrios Datch, Co-Chair – (301) 961-5164; Hon. Mary Ellen Barbera Rachel T. McGuckian James M. Peppe, Co-Chair – (301) 951-1500 Phone: (301) 279-7400 Collaborative Law – Suzy L. Eckstein, Co-Chair – E-mail: [email protected] Douglas M. Bregman Patrick C. McKeever (301) 424-8081; Darcy A. Shoop, Co-Chair – (301) 340-7950 Commercial Litigation – J. Bradford McCullough, Co-Chair – Hon. Cynthia Callahan Camilla O. McRory (301) 657-0734; Jeffrey M. Schwaber, Co-Chair – (301) 838-3210 Eun (Jeannie) K. Cho A. Howard Metro Criminal Law – Marc R. Emden, Co-Chair – (301) 762-7007 & FRIENDS OF BILL W. Jessica L. Zarrella, Co-Chair – (240) 777-7469 Hon. Gary L. Crawford John C. Monahan Education Law – Patrick J. Hoover, Co-Chair – (301) 424-5777; LAWYER MEETING Hon. John W. Debelius, III James A. Mood, Jr. Lynndolyn Mitchell, Co-Chair – (301) 340-2541; Karen S. Smith, Co-Chair – (240) 383-2555 For time and location of the meetings, please David S. De Jong David A. Pordy Elder Law – Harold Krauthamer, Chair – (301) 951-0240 Paul H. Ethridge Nancy A. Sachitano Employment Law – Laurel N. Anchors, Co-Chair – (301) 990-6065; call Lawyer-to-Lawyer Committee member, Dan Gwenlynn W. D’Souza, Co-Chair – (301) 452-1888 Gaskill at (301) 279-7400. Mary Ellen Flynn Harry C. Storm Estates & Trusts – Jay M. Eisenberg, Chair – (301) 230-5223 Hon. Ann S. Harrington Hon. Roger W. Titus Family Law – Erik P. Arena, Co-Chair – (240) 507-1700; Brian K. Pearlstein, Co-Chair – (301) 869-1700; BAR ASSOCIATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD Robert B. Hetherington Donna E. Van Scoy Robert D. Weinberg, Co-Chair – (301) 913-5236 Federal Practice – Charles F. Chester, Co-Chair – (301) 294-2500; NEWSLETTER Heather Q. Hostetter Marvin Waldman Chaya Kundra, Co-Chair – (301) 424-7585 (USPS 430-930) ISSN-1079-0780 Paul F. Kemp Health Law – To Be Appointed Immigration – Matthew R. Glinsmann, Chair – (301) 987-0030 is published monthly except July/August combined COMMITTEE CHAIRS Intellectual Property & Technology – Michael L. Greenberg, Co-Chair – at $25.00 per year by the Bar Revue – Steven J. Bienstock – (301) 251-1600 (202) 625-7000; Howard A. Newman, Co-Chair – (202) 544-8040 Cable T.V./Law School for the Public – Lauri E. Cleary, Co-Chair – Juvenile Law – Daniel W. Gaskill, Co-Chair – (301) 279-7400; Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD (301) 657-0176 & William C. Davis, III, Co-Chair – (240) 507-1711 Carlotta A. Woodward, Co-Chair – (301) 424-6366 27 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD 20850-4200 CLE Breakfasts – Diana H. Metcalf, Chair – (301) 251-6707 Law Firm Management – David M. Schoenfeld, Chair – (240) 243-7200 Continuing Legal Education – Margaret M. Schweitzer, Chair – (240) 777-7327 New Practitioners – Andrew L. Schwartz, Co-Chair – (301) 838-3327; PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID Diversity – Charles B. Day, Chair – (301) 344-0393 Alison C. Weinberg, Co-Chair – (301) 838-3318 Rockville, Maryland 20850-4200 Endowment – Joseph P.