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TThhee BBaarr aassssoocciiaaTTiioonn ooff MMoonnTTggooMMeerryy ccoouunnTTyy,, MMDD EEWWSSLLEE ttEttE NN Pride in Membership, Leadership in Justice RR Volume 60, issue 8 www.montbar.org february 2013 pRESiDEnT’S mESSAGE bAR ASSociATion of By Daniel M. Kennedy, III monTGomERy counTy 3 C urrent Update ELEcTion noTificATion The United States District foR officERS AnD Court, Southern Division, sitting ExEcuTiVE commiTTEE A Balancing Act ... in Greenbelt, is in existence 6 through the determined efforts In compliance with Article VII of the and perseverance of the leaders Bar Association Constitution, the member - of the Bar Association of ship is hereby notified that a General Election for new Officers and Executive 9 Tech Talk Montgomery County in the late Committee will be conducted. ‘80s and early ‘90s. Through the Schedule appointments to the bench and Slate printed in March newsletter 12 N ew Practitioners the exemplary efforts of the Hon. Peter Messitte, the with invitation for petition Hon. Roger Titus and the Hon. Charles Day, mem - Mar. 15, 2013 Petition Deadline Mar. 18, 2013 Ballots Emailed to Members bers of our bar association have made a profound, April 5, 2013, 2:00p.m. Voting Deadline 13 C ommittees/Sections everlasting impact on our nation and our communi - April 26, 2013 Announcement of Results ties. Judge Messitte has been a senior jurist for sev - at the Annual Meeting eral years and the efforts to have President Obama’s insert Annual Meeting appointment of Judge Day to the U.S. District Court A Information bench have been undermined by the unprofessional SAVE THE DATE politics that has, unfortunately, become the status quo of our two party system of government. Judge Retirement party for insert WBA Titus is set to become a senior jurist in early 2014. The Honorable Louise G. Scrivener B Triennial Auction As such, with the transition to senior status of Judge To Celebrate 25 Distinguished Years e Alexander Williams, Jr., in April 2013, there are two on the Bench vacancies awaiting the president’s nomination. It is Tuesday, April 16, 2013 insert Bar Foundation u incumbent upon the BAMC to assist the “best and 5:00-9:00 p.m. C CLE Insert brightest” of our members to pursue becoming one VisArts, Rockville Town Center s or more of the nominees submitted for consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee. But for our For more information, please contact: insert Joint Membership s organization, there wouldn’t be a federal courthouse Master Holly Whittier D Meeting I on 495. Without the immediate efforts of our mem - [email protected]; 240-777-9108 bership, our influence at the federal level in this or state will be dramatically compromised. Within the Katie Gamelin Crowley 27 Pro Bono s next few weeks, possibly by the time you are read - [email protected]; 301-340-9090 I (Continued on page 4) 28 S pecialty Bar h Associations bAR LuncHEon ScHEDuLE T February 5, 2013 – Speaker: Douglas F. Gansler, Maryland Attorney General March 5, 2013 April 9, 2013 30 R ent/Lease Ads e Rockville United Methodist Church ~ 112 West Montgomery Ave., Rockville, MD 12:15p.m. - 1:00p.m. If you have a dietary restriction and require a special meal, please contact Cindy at A ttorney Opportunity d 31 [email protected] at least 1 week prior to the luncheon. Please indicate what type of dietary restriction I Ads you have. PLEASE NOTE ... We must receive your request in writing at least 1 week in advance of the luncheon so that we can accommodate you. s 34 S tates Attorney Schedules n I foR youR infoRmATion 2012-2013 Bar Association ... Main Line ... (301) 424-3454 Officers and Chairs Julie Executive Director . (301) 424-3453 ASSOCIATION OFFICERS [email protected] President: Daniel M. Kennedy, III President-Elect: Richard H. Melnick maria Office Manager/LRS Supervisor . (301) 424-7040 Treasurer: James A. Mood, Jr. [email protected] Treasurer -Elect: James R. Hammerschmidt cindy Association Administrative Assistant . (301) 762-8376 Secretary: Carlotta A. Woodward [email protected] Past President: John M. Quinn Executive Director: Julie Petersen monika . (301) 424-6351 [email protected] EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Victor M. Del Pino William C. Davis, III Lawyer Referral Service Operator . (301) 279-9100 marleni Marc R. Emden } Lawyer Line . (301) 424-7040 John M. Maloney [email protected] and [email protected] Wanda Martinez Donna E. McBride Rhian McGrath Bar Foundation P. Lindsay Parvis Michael L. Rowan yesenia CLE Seminars and Events Coordinator . (301) 340-2534 Joan E. Ryon [email protected] Patricia P. Via John S. Weaver New Practitioners Co-Chairs: Pro Bono Program Aindrea M. Conroy & Christopher W. Roberts client intake Lines . (301) 424-7651 . (301) 424-7652 COMMITTEE CHAIRS Assoc./Found. – Ann. Mtg. & Law Day – James R. Hammerschmidt, The following staff listing is not for public information. It is for attorney use only. Chair – (301) 951-9338 Bench/Bar-Circuit – David C. Merkin, Co-Chair – (301) 251-1180; Debbie, Program Administrator . (301) 762-5831 Michael A. Taylor, Co-Chair – (301) 251-2772 Bench/Bar-District Court – Richard D. London, Chair – (301) 588-6900 [email protected] Budget – Audrey A. Creighton, Chair – (301) 563-8867 Community Outreach - Heather S. Collier, Co-Chair – Jennifer Office Administration / Client Coordination . (301) 424-2706 (301) 340-9090; Rhian McGrath, Co-Chair – (301) 907-2804 Fee Dispute Resolution – Robert C. Park, Jr., Co-Chair – (301) 961-5175; [email protected] Karen Robbins, Co-Chair – (301) 260-0223 Judicial Selections – H. Kenneth Armstrong, II, Chair – (301) 251-0440; Gaby Office Administration / Client Coordination . (301) 762-8488 Brian E. Barkley, Vice Chair – (301) 251-6600 [email protected] Lawyer to Lawyer – Deane A. Shure, Chair – (301) 762-8860 Lawyer Referral – Elizabeth G. Loggia, Chair – (301) 340-9393 Leadership Development – Casey W. Florance, Co-Chair – (301) 838-3318; Thomas M. DeGonia, II, Co-Chair – (301) 762-1696 Legal Ethics – Jeffrey M. Axelson, Co-Chair – (301) 738-7650; Samuel M. Shapiro, Co-Chair – (301) 340-1333 foR LAwyERS wHo Legislation – To Be Announced BAR FOUNDATION OFFICERS Membership Benefits – David W. Lease, Co-Chair – (301) 838-8950; nEED HELp Michael J. Bramnick, Co-Chair – (301) 634-3117 Mentor/Mentee (sub of New Practitioners) - Clifford J. Boan, Chair – (Effective July 1, 2012) (301) 762-1696 If you are aware of attorneys who are having Nominations & Elections – To Be Announced problems with alcohol, drugs, stress, emotional President: John M. Quinn Social – Monica G. Harms, Co-Chair – (301) 838-3230; Lili Khozeimeh, Co-Chair – (240) 777-9119 problems and related illnesses that interfere with President -Elect: Daniel M. Kennedy, III Softball – Katherine G. Crowley, Chair – (301) 340-9090 their professional or personal lives, please call the Treasurer: Bradford S. Bernstein Specialty Bar Associations – Mary Ellen Flynn, Chair – (301) 563-6685 Strategic Planning – David A. Pordy, Chair – (301) 230-5205; Lawyer-to-Lawyer Committee. Committee mem - Secretary: Mimi L. Magyar Bradford S. Bernstein,Vice Chair – (301) 517-4811 Past President: Patricia M. Weaver Technology – Sebastian Forgues Co-Chair – (240) 507-1700; bers are available to assist lawyers find confidential Behzad Gohari, Co-Chair – (301) 761-3000 effective programs to suit their needs. Youth Courthouse Project – Holly D. Reed, III, Co-Chair – All calls are strictly confidential. BOARD OF DIRECTORS (301) 587-9480; Patricia P. Via, Co-Chair – (240) 777-6721 Deane A. Shure, chair Michael G. Banks Kevin G. Hessler SECTION CHAIRS phone: (301) 762-8860 Hon. Mary Ellen Barbera Heather Q. Hostetter Alternative Dispute Resolution – Robert L. Baum, Co-Chair – E-mail: [email protected] (301) 610-0610; Erik C. Johnson, Co-Chair – (301) 977-8002 Lynn C. Boynton Paul F. Kemp Business Law – Marc B. Bergoffen, Co-Chair – (301) 656-2707; Jeannie K. Cho Joseph A. Lynott, III Robert M. Gottschalk, Co-Chair – (202) 530-3300 Lauri E. Cleary J. Stephen McAuliffe, III Collaborative Law – Suzy L. Eckstein, Co-Chair – fRiEnDS of biLL w. (301) 424-8081; Darcy A. Shoop, Co-Chair – (301) 340-7950 Heather Collier Rachel T. McGuckian Commercial Litigation – Mary C. Lombardo, Co-Chair – (301) 838- LAwyER mEETinG Hon. John W. Debelius, III A. Howard Metro 3226; J. Bradford McCullough, Co-Chair – (301) 657-0734 David S. De Jong John C. Monahan Criminal Law – Carlotta A. Woodward, Co-Chair – (301) 424-6366; For time and location of the meetings, please Paul B. DeWolfe James A. Mood, Jr. Jessica L. Zarrella, Co-Chair – (240) 777-7469 Education Law – Patrick J. Hoover, Co-Chair – (301) 424-5777; contact Dan Gaskill at (301) 279-7400. Paul H. Ethridge David A. Pordy Lynndolyn Mitchell, Co-Chair – (301) 340-2541; E. Joseph Fitzpatrick, Jr. Hon. Roger W. Titus Karen S. Smith, Co-Chair – (301) 652-4462 Jo B. Fogel Donna E. Van Scoy Elder Law – Morris Klein, Chair – (301) 652-4462 BAR ASSOCIATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD Employment Law – Gwenlynn W. D’Souza, Co-Chair – (301) 452-1888; Hon. Ann S. Harrington Alison C. Weinberg Gregg C. Greenberg, Co-Chair – (301) 587-9373 NEWSLETTER Estates & Trusts – Jay M. Eisenberg, Chair – (301) 230-5223 (USPS 430-930) ISSN-1079-0780 Family Law – Julie B. Christopher, Co-Chair – (301) 838-3257; is published monthly except July/August combined COMMITTEE CHAIRS Kathryn McDonough, Co-Chair – (301) 563-6685; Bar Revue – Steven J. Bienstock – (301) 251- 1600 Maureen M. 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