The Maryland Judiciary and The Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.

Present A JOINT BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

DRAFT PROGRAM

Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel June 15-18, 2016 Ocean City, Maryland

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~Notice of Meeting~ Notice is hereby given of the Annual Business Meeting of the Maryland State Bar Association to be held at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel

Crystal Ballroom on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 8:30 a.m.

DAILY ACTIVITIES WEDNESDAY – SATURDAY

Discount Tickets Available Various Ocean City Locations

FAMILY DAYS AT CABANA JOLLY ROGER AMUSEMENT PARK HOSPITALITY SUITES 30th Street and Coastal Highway Conveniently located poolside at the Clarion Hotel. Pier Location –401 South Atlantic Ave. Check the hotel message board for times. 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Splash Mountain Water Park Back by Popular Demand $23.00 - all day! ______THE WELLNESS SPOT Sponsored by: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Lawyer Assistance Program Amusement Rides and Maryland State Bar Association Miniature Golf $16.00 – all day! Stop by the Exhibit Hall and ______have your Blood Pressure and Bone Density checked and *10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. much more! Open during Speed World regular Exhibit Hall hours. Unlimited rides for *2 hours $32.00

Tickets will be available at the MSBA CHILD CARE SERVICES Registration Desk at the Clarion.

Dial-A-Nanny - Pat Bennett - 410.641.2977. This information is provided as a service to our members; however the Maryland State Bar Association makes no recommendation of any service.

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Need CLE Credits? MSBA CLE: Raising the Bar for Education Please stop by the MSBA CLE booth to receive a Uniform Certificate of Attendance prior to attending any MSBA educational program. All certificates must be returned and signed by a staff member at the conclusion of each seminar you attend. For Pennsylvania MCLE, a $2.00 charge will be assessed for each credit hour and partial credit hour. ______LAW SCHOOL RECEPTIONS

June 16, 2016 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNI RECEPTION UB School of Law Alumni Reception at MSBA Joint Bench Bar Conference Join Dean Ronald Weich, UB Law Faculty, and the Office of External Relations for a happy hour at the Maryland State Bar Association Annual Meeting! UB Law’s annual reception at MSBA will be held at the Horizons Oceanfront main bar in the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel | Horizons Main Bar http://www.ubalt.edu/calendar/EventDetail.cfm?eventId=15262&daterequest=6/16/2016&catid=8

June 17, 2016 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FRANCIS KING CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNI & FRIENDS RECEPTION Please join us to welcome the new Dean, Donald Tobin, and enjoy an evening of connecting with fellow UM Carey Law alumni and friends. Reception will be held in Conference Rooms 5 and 6 at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel. All are welcome. www.law.umaryland.edu/MSBA2016

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016

JUDGES ONLY PROGRAMMING 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Princess Royale Hotel REGISTRATION

1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Young Lawyers Section and BUSINESS MEETING the Daily Record (Liquid Assets – 94th & Coastal Highway) 3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. PLENARY SESSION

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. CRAB FEAST MSBA REGISTRATION AND HOOPER’S RESTAURANT INFORMATION DESK 12913 Ocean Gateway (Grand Ballroom) All You Can Eat

Crab Feast 1:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Steamed crabs, steamed shrimp, fried chicken, EXHIBIT HALL corn on the cob, hush puppies, beer, wine, soft (Grand Ballroom) drinks and coffee.

Salad upon request. 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Bus transportation is provided MARYLAND STATE BAR ASSOCIATION from the Clarion to Hooper’s and from Hooper’s 2015-2016 back to the Clarion and the Princess Royale. BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING -NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR- (Conference Rooms 1-3)

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. WELCOMING RECEPTION THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 Join Judges, Lawyers, Family 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. and Friends from YOGA ON THE BEACH around the state as (*Beach) we kick-off the In case of rain Joint Bench Bar *Captain’s Quarters Meeting Room Conference and Please bring a towel and a bottle of celebrate the water announcement of the Pre-Registration is required. destination for the 2017 Drawing for a Yoga Mat! MSBA Midyear Meeting! 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Special President’s Initiative Program This festive party is sure to provide fun for the WELLNESS DISCUSSION GROUP whole family. Enjoy Drinks, Light hors The Wellness Discussion Group has been such a D’oeuvres, Music and your chance to win great big success that we have been asked by MSBA Door Prizes! President, Judge Pamila J. Brown, to offer it at (Crystal Ballroom) the Joint Bench Bar Conference. Remember you are human first and a Lawyer/Judge second. Sponsored in part by: Join us if you desire to achieve optimum emotional and physical wellness amidst the stress and chaos of practicing law. The Wellness Platinum Sponsor Discussion Group will provide an informal, fun Founded in 1946, Ellin & Tucker is one of the and supportive opportunity to explore wellness- Mid-Atlantic region's premier business based topics, such as nutrition, exercise, consulting and certified public accounting firms. mindfulness, and work-family balance.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 and understanding the nuances of judicial review and administrative mandamus. Speakers: Lisa Caplan, LCSW-C, Lawyer Assistance Speakers: Program Counselor and Kate Sinclair, Esq., Judge Kevin F. Arthur, Court of Special Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White, LLC Appeals; Judge Andrea M. Leahy, Court of Special Appeals; Judge Julie R. Rubin, Program Sponsored: Associate Judge, Circuit Court for Baltimore Lawyer Assistance Program, Maryland State Bar City; Ralph S. Tyler, Venable Association Program Sponsor: Room: Administrative Law Section Suite #317/#319 Program Chair: Peter Sheehan, Esq. and Michele J. McDonald, AAG *7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. MSBA & MARYLAND JUDICIARY Meeting Room: REGISTRATION INFORMATION Banquet Hall #2-A DESK (Grand Ballroom) *Registration will re-open from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. 7:30 p.m. so that later arrivals can pick-up ADR SECTION CONTINENTAL President’s Reception Tickets. BREAKFAST AND BUSINESS MEETING ~~~~~ 7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. EXHIBIT HALL “SIBLING WARS” (Grand Ballroom) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN PROBATE, ESTATES AND TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY LITIGATION 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. While the use of mediation and collaborative law COFFEE BREAK in domestic and general civil matters has quickly (Grand Ballroom) expanded in Maryland and throughout the country, their use has been slower to gain traction in the context of probate, estates and EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS trusts, and fiduciary litigation (e.g., adult TRACK I guardianships, will contests). Maryland Circuit 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Court Judges, Orphans’ Court Judges, Private Attorneys, Mediators, Court ADR 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Administrators, and Collaborative Practitioners ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SECTION will discuss the current status of ADR in these BUSINESS MEETING AND BREAKFAST cases. The panelists will engage the audience in ~~~~~~ brainstorming future plans within Maryland’s 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Judiciary and the Bar to encourage the use of MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN . . . ADR in these stressful family disputes. WITH ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: HOW TO BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE, AT Speakers: THE RIGHT TIME, WITH THE RIGHT Kathy Brissette-Minus, Esq., Law Office of STUFF Kathy Brissette-Minus; Judge Wendy This program is designed for the rookie and Cartwright, Prince George’s County Orphans’ experienced administrative law practitioner as Court; Suzy Eckstein, Esq., Oakley and well as the judge conducting judicial review. A Eckstein; Judge Juliet Fisher, Baltimore roadmap to protecting your client’s rights and County Orphans’ Court; Byron Macfarlane, remedies, and avoiding common pitfalls. Learn Esq., Register of Wills, Howard County; Mala how to always be at the right place at the right Malhotra-Ortiz, Esq., Maryland Court of time with the right stuff by mastering exclusive, Special Appeals; Kelly M. Preteroti, Esq., primary, and concurrent jurisdiction, Ober Kaler; Judge Steven I. Platt (Ret.), administrative exhaustion, effective preparation Prince George’s County Circuit Court; and presentation, preservation of the record, 5 | Page

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 Meeting Room: Conference Room #1 H. Andrew Reckson, Esq., Law Offices of H. Light refreshments will be served. Andrew Reckson, LLC; Judge Gale Rasin (Ret.), Baltimore City Circuit Court, Jeff Trueman, Esq., Baltimore City Circuit Court; 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Judge Pamela White, Baltimore City Circuit “SO YOU WANT TO START A VETERANS’ Court; Judge Thomas Ross, Circuit Court for COURT” – A PROSPECTIVE FROM HOW Queen Anne's County TO CREATE A VETERANS COURT / DOCKET, AND HOW TO PRACTICE IN IT Program Sponsor: The goal of the Veterans’ Courts/Dockets is “To Alternative Dispute Resolution Section successfully habilitate veterans by diverting them from the traditional criminal justice system and Program Chairs: providing them with the tools they need in order Judge Thomas Ross and to lead a productive and law-abiding lifestyle.” Mala Malhotra-Ortiz, Esq. This timely presentation will include an update on how Veterans Court are getting started Meeting Room: throughout Maryland. Baltimore and Prince Conference Room #5 Georges County have made great strides in establishing dockets and courts, the legal community can benefit tremendously from their 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. particular experiences. The presentation will AT THE CORNER OF LAW cover the basic nuts and bolts of how Baltimore ENFORCEMENT AND ANIMALS: City District Court started a court, along with CO-FACILITATED DIALOGUE ON LAW practical advice from those that engage in ENFORCEMENT AND DOG SHOOTINGS making it the fastest growing specialty court in The panel members and facilitators, any of whom the State. For those that care about veterans’ bring great expertise in law and mediation to the issues and how the legal community and table, will reflect on and discuss situations that judiciary can have a positive impact on veterans escalate into police-involved killings of “Fido”, in our state, this is an excellent opportunity to the family pet. They will focus on: the emerging learn from those that are making a difference. field of community policing; balancing the competing interests of the human and animal stakeholders involved in these settings. Speakers: Moreover, they will discuss dispute resolution Judge Halee Weinstein, District Court tools and how they may be applied to underlying Judge, Baltimore City; Gray Barton, Director, conflicts between police, humans, and animals in Office of Problem Solving Courts; Patricia a civil manner, informed by and consistent with Deros, Assistant State’s Attorney; Antonia lessons-learned from recently publicized violent, Fasanelli, Esq., Executive Director of the human-related police interactions. Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.; Prof. Hugh McClean, Director, University of Speakers: Baltimore’s The Bob Parsons Veterans Advocacy Gary C. Norman, Esq., Associate Civil Rights Clinic; Craig Cook, LCSW-C, Health Care for Commissioner, Maryland Commission on Civil Homeless Veterans Coordinator and Janette Rights; Attorney, Mediator, and Consultant and DeBoissiere, Assistant Public Defender Cecilia B. Paizs, Esq. Past Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section; and Moderator: Attorney, Mediator, and Trainer; Richard H. Charles Blomquist, Esq. Melnick, Esq., Associate County Attorney, Office of the County Attorney, Montgomery Program Sponsors: County, Maryland; E. Anne Benaroya, Esq., Criminal Law and Practice Section & Veterans Founder of Maryland Animal Law Center and Affairs and Military Law Committee Private Practice Program Chairs: Program Sponsor: Sidney Butcher, Esq., Judge Tracey Parker- Animal Law Section Warren and John Price, Esq.

Program Chair: Meeting Room: Gary C. Norman, Esq. Conference Room #4 6 | Page

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 Assistant Bar Counsel; William C. Brennan, Jr., Esq., Brennan McKenna Manzi Shay, Chtd., 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Hon. Alexander Wright, Jr., Chairperson, LITIGATION SECTION BREAKFAST AND Commission on Judicial Disabilities BUSINESS MEETING Banquet Hall #2-B Moderator: ~~~~~~~ Glenn M. Grossman, Esq., Bar Counsel 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. RAZZLE DAZZLE THE JURY: THE DOS Program Sponsors: AND DON’T OF USING TECHNOLOGY IN Professionalism Committee and Ethics THE COURTROOM Committee Are you suffering from courtroom technophobia? The question is not..."Do you Program Chairs: use technology in the courtroom?" The question Judge Joan Bossmann Gordon, Pauline C. is, "Do you know how to use it effectively?" Learn Onyemaechi,. Esq., Glenn M. Grossman, Esq. to "razzle dazzle" the jury. The do's and don'ts of (Professionalism Committee) and Wayne M. using visuals to tell your story. A multimedia Willoughby, Esq. (Ethics Committee) presentation which brings life to your case. Meeting Room: Speaker: Conference Rooms #2/#3 James O'C Gentry, Jr., Esq., Bekman, Coffee station will be provided. Marder & Adkins, L.L.C. 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Program Sponsor: SECTION BREAKFAST AND BUSINESS Litigation Section MEETING ~~~~~~~ Program Chairs: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Alan Sternstein, Esq. and HAS SUING THE GOVERNMENT Bradford McCullough, Esq. BECOME OUR NATIONAL PASTIME? Each year the Court of Appeals decides legal Meeting Room: issues arising out of cases Banquet Hall #2-B filed by individuals and businesses against State and local governments. Come hear two 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. distinguished Judges of the Court of Appeals and RESPONDING TO ATTORNEY two experienced litigators in this field give their GRIEVANCE AND JUDICIAL DISABILITY perspectives on some of the important cases COMPLAINTS decided this year involving suits against State Into each lawyer’s and judge’s life some rain may and local governments. fall. When the rain comes in the form of a letter from Bar Counsel or Judicial Disabilities Speakers: Investigative Counsel, it may seem that plans for Judge Robert McDonald, Court of Appeals; an ark might be in order. The Attorney Grievance Judge Glenn Harrell, Court of Appeals (Ret.); Commission received over two thousand Timothy F. Maloney, Joseph, Greenwald & complaints in FY15 and the Commission on Laake; Kevin Bock Karpinski, Karpinski, Judicial Disabilities received over a hundred and Colaresi & Karp, P.A. fifty. A distinguished panel of decision-makers and practitioners regularly involved in attorney Moderator: and judicial discipline and regulation will offer Carol S. Rubin, Esq., Principal Counsel, M- insight into the processes and the evaluation of NCPPC complaints, as well as practical advice in responding to the near-inevitable grievance – Program Sponsor: think of this as a life-preserver. State and Local Government Law Section

Speakers: Program Chair: Carol A. Crawford, Esq., Executive Director, Robert H. Drummer, Esq. Investigative Counsel, Maryland Commission on Judicial Disabilities; Alvin I. Frederick, Esq. Meeting Room: Eccleston & Wolf; Richard Berwanger, Esq., Conference Room #6 Eccleston & Wolf; Lydia E. Lawless, Esq., 7 | Page

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 Judge George Russell, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Moderator: T. Christine Pham, Esq., Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP

Program Chairs: Judge Julie Weatherly, T. Christine Pham, Esq., Kelcie Longaker, Esq. and Aindrea Conroy, Esq.

Program Sponsor: Bench Bar Section Council and Young Lawyers Section Council

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Meeting Room: th 12 Annual Meet and Greet Reception Conference Rooms #2/#3 For Tattooine refreshments to be served. Maryland’s New Judges (Crystal Ballroom #1) 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Hon. Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge, SURVIVING THE MAELSTROM: Maryland Court of Appeals TREADING THE MURKY WATERS OF RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION DEFECT Special Invited Guest LITIGATION Structures are ubiquitous in all human societies, Hon. Larry Hogan, Governor and it is inevitable that some structures will suffer from defects in their construction. Highly specialized legal procedures have evolved over THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 the years in resolving disputes over construction defects. Touching on all of them is well beyond the scope of this program, but we hope to provide EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM guidance on some of the most important TRACK II fundamental issues that one might expect to 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. confront in construction defect litigation arising 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. out of residential housing projects. Legal and THE FORCE AWAKENS Industry experts will address problems and Program Description: Is the force strong with describe solution strategies arising in the context you becoming a judge one day? During the first of the construction of a new residence in part of Jedi training, initiates will witness our Maryland in which substantial water intrusion panel of judges perform Jedi mind tricks (i.e. and mold damages are discovered long after the provide their thoughts and insights) to help completion of construction. Problems will be initiates prepare for the arduous road to examined from the perspectives of the Owner, becoming a great lawyer, a prerequisite for General Contractor, Engineering and Design anyone seeking a judicial appointment. Then, Professionals, and Sub-Contractors in relevant judges from other galaxies will join the program trades. Litigation issues will include to challenge Jedi initiates in duels to the death! identification and targeting of defendants; forum (Also known as small discussion groups rotating and venue considerations; statutes of limitation among the judges). Prizes, Prizes, Prizes will be and repose; causes of action and theories of awarded for the best Forces of Good costumes! recovery for bodily injury and property damage; Dark Jedi and Storm Troopers need not attend. affirmative defenses; use of experts; contractual obligations; insurance coverage; and mediation Speakers: and settlement considerations. Throughout the Judge Georgia Brady, Office of program, attention will be paid to the cost- Administrative Hearings; Judge Jeannie Cho, benefit analysis required in residential District Court for Montgomery County; construction defect litigation, in that the Magistrate Richard Sandy, Circuit Court for relatively small amount in controversy may Frederick County; Judge Mary Kramer, require that only the most promising factual and Circuit Court for Howard County; Judge legal issues will be actively litigated. Michael Reed, Court of Special Appeals; THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 8 | Page

Program Chair: Speakers: Jon Mueller, Esq. Judge Diane Leasure (Ret.); Darren Burns, Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr, LLP; Meeting Room: Clark L. Griffith, AIA, Construction Conference Room #6 Consulting Associates; Robert Kelly, Jackson A light lunch will be served. & Campbell, P.C.; Gregory Koger, Holland & Knight, LLP 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Moderator: WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT’S Judge Diane Leasure (Ret.) UNETHICAL? A Two-Part Program Exploring the Pitfalls of Program Sponsor: Speaking One’s Mind and Other Potential Construction Law Section Ethical Traps Part 1: 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Program Chair: The First Amendment figured recently in Robert Kelly, Esq. attorney disciplinary matters before the Court of Appeals, i.e., AGC v. Stanalonis (campaign Meeting Room: speech in a contested judicial election) and AGC Conference Rooms #4/#5 v. Frost (statements by an attorney critical of A light lunch will be served. judges and other government officials). Our panel will explore those matters and other situations where what attorneys say or publish is 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. protected or may get them into ethical trouble. HOW TO NOT GET CRACKED BY MARYLAND’S WIP: NAVIGATING Speakers: MARYLAND’S RESPONSE TO THE Judge Robert N. McDonald, Maryland Court CHESAPEAKE BAY TOTAL MAXIMUM of Appeals; William C. Brennan, Esq., DAILY LOAD Brennan Mckenna Manzi Shay, Chtd.; Lydia E. EPA issued the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Lawless, Esq., Assistant Bar Counsel; Timothy Daily Load in December 2010 assigning pollution F. Maloney, Esq., Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, limits to all Maryland waters that feed the PA. Chesapeake Bay. In response, Maryland developed a Watershed Implementation Plan Part II: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (WIP) for meeting those limits. In compliance There are many instances in the jurisprudence with the WIP, Maryland has passed several regarding lawyers’ ethical responsibilities where regulations and permitting requirements that the Court of Appeals sanctioned attorneys for affect municipalities, private entities, and the conduct that appeared to take place other than in public. Some of these regulations and permits the traditional arena of the practice of law – concern stormwater runoff. This program is some situations seeming intuitive, and others designed to inform the local government or small perhaps counter-intuitive. This panel will firm practitioner of these new requirements and stakeout the terrain with exemplars and peer into how they can assist their clients in securing the yet unexplored dark corners. required permit(s). Speakers: Speakers: Judge Glenn T. Harrell, Jr. (Ret.), The Platt Jon Mueller, VP for Litigation, Chesapeake Group, Inc.; Lydia E. Lawless, Esq., Assistant Bay Foundation; Ben Grumbles, Secretary, Bar Counsel; Thomas E. Lynch, III, Miles & Maryland Department of the Environment; Erik Stockbridge P.C.; Patricia M. Weaver, Esq., Michelson, Anne Arundel County Department Paley Rothman; Robert J. Zarbin, Esq., The of Public Works, Watershed Protection and Zarbin Law Firm Restoration Program Moderator: Moderator: Wayne M. Willoughby, Esq., Gershon, Judge Douglas Nazarian Willoughby, Getz & Smith, LLC

Sponsored by: Program Chair: Environmental Law Section Wayne M. Willoughby, Esq.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 client costs. The panel will offer a glimpse into the future of legal technologies, raising the Program Sponsor: question: what will the attorney’s role be in ten Ethics Committee years with MDEC, cyber security, automation, and algorithms? We will explore the changes to Meeting Room: the Rules as well as some of the ethical issues Conference Room #1 that technology has created, which may not have Light refreshments will be served. existed just a decade ago.

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. This is a must attend session for forward- ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAW thinking law firms, legal departments, and the CLERK REDUX, REDUX, REDUX. COME judiciary. Join the Honorable Judge Grimm, TEST YOUR BRAIN POWER Judge Morrissey, along with attorneys and legal This unique program is entertaining, technologists for these exciting panel informative, interactive, and a fast-paced take-off discussions, interactive demonstrations, and on the TV game show “Are You Smarter than a Q&A sessions. Fifth Grader?” Panelists will answer frequently asked - and frequently missed - questions about Speakers: Maryland civil procedure, pleading, discovery, Judge Paul W. Grimm, United States District and trial practice by allowing the audience Court of Maryland; Judge John P. Morrissey, (anonymously by the use of computerized Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland; Diane audience responders) to answer the questions, P. Kilcoyne, Attorney, Lerch, Early & Brewer, too, as our moderator (Judge Battaglia) poses Chtd.; Thomas F. Goldman, Attorney and them to our panel of three law clerk contestants Author of Technology in the Law Office; and three experts (Archibald, Fader, & Sandler). Michael D. Berman, Attorney, Rifkin, Weiner, Audience participants will receive prizes for Livingston, Levitan & Silver, LLC, and Matthew correct answers. Come and compete and eat! Stubenberg, IT Director MVLS.

Speakers: Program Sponsor: Judge Lynne A. Battaglia, Maryland Court of Technology Committee Appeals; Judge John F. Fader, II, Baltimore County Circuit Court (ret.); James K. Program Chair: Archibald, Esq., Wright, Constable & Skeen; George Hermina, Esq. and Paul Mark Sandler, Esq., Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler Meeting Room: Banquet Hall #2-B Program Sponsor: A light lunch will be served and Litigation Section fabulous door prizes

Program Chair: Judge Lynne A. Battaglia 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Young Lawyers Section Meeting Room: ICE CREAM SOCIAL Banquet Hall #2-A Dumser's Dairyland A light lunch will be served. 12305 Coastal Highway (124th Street) 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. UNPLUGGED WILL LEAVE YOU CACHED OUT - DEFRAGGING YOUR LAW 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. PRACTICE (Technology basics for a successful ZUMBA law practice) (Captain’s Quarters Technology has become an integral part of a Meeting Room) successful law practice. Those who adapt quickly Please bring a towel and a to new legal technologies find themselves saving bottle of water. Pre-Registration is required. significant resources, while those who don’t, find Drawing for Zumba Toning Sticks! themselves struggling to keep pace with a fast- changing market. The panel will discuss ways to maintain the highest quality legal services while using technologies as a multiplier to drive down THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 10 | Page

7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. EXHIBITS MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL (Grand Ballroom) MEETING Exhibitors Showcase – Special Prizes (The Links at Lighthouse Sound) 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. – Fellows Meeting, Initiation of New Fellows and Presentation of 7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. the Eney and Shea Awards COFFEE BREAK 5:00 p.m. – Reception (Grand Ballroom)

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. REGISTRATION - PRESIDENT’S 7:30 a.m. RECEPTION TICKETS PICK-UP YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION (Grand Ballroom) SUN RUN Everyone Welcome Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. Sponsored By: THE DAILY RECORD 10 k (6.2 miles) and 5k (3.1 miles) Montego Bay, 130 Street South Ocean Drive President’s Reception

Judge Pamila J. Brown, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2016 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS President TRACK 1 Judge Harry C. Storm, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. President-Elect COURT ADR: WHAT WORKS AND WHY IT MATTERS ------The Maryland Judiciary supports a variety of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs ------from the District Court of Maryland to the Court of Special Appeals. These programs provide 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. participants an alternative method to resolve Clarion Hotel – Crystal Ballroom their dispute, but do they really make a difference? This panel will share the results from Business Attire – Standing Reception the largest ADR study to use live observation Tickets required at the door and behavioral coding to explore the impacts of practitioner strategies and participant responses Heavy Hors D’oeuvres, Dessert Buffet and comparing ADR to traditional court and Open Bar-Complimentary Valet processes in District and circuit court cases. The Parking Available- result of the rigorous study is enlightening information for court administrators, judges, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2016 ADR practitioners, and advocates. Learn more about the research outcomes and engage in a 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. lively discussion as participants and panelists YOGA ON THE BEACH explore what the research means for ADR in (*Beach) Maryland. In case of rain *Captain’s Quarters Meeting Room Speakers: Please bring a towel and a bottle of Judge Julie R. Rubin, Circuit Court for water. Baltimore City; Judge Dorothy Wilson, Pre-Registration is required. District Court of Maryland, Baltimore County; Drawing for a Yoga Mat! Tim Sheridan, Esq., Court Administrator, Circuit Court for Baltimore County; Mala 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Malhotra-Ortiz, Esq., Director, ADR MSBA & MARYLAND JUDICIARY Division, Maryland Court of Special Appeals; REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION Jonathan S. Rosenthal, Esq., Executive DESK Director, Mediation and Conflict Resolution (Grand Ballroom) Office, Administrative Office of the Courts, Maryland Judiciary; Connie Kratovil- 11 | Page

Lavelle, Esq., Executive Director, Department Senator Brian Feldman; Delegate of Family Administration, Maryland Judiciary Christopher West, Heidi Dudderar, Maureen A. Denihan, JD, Executive Associate Director, Maryland State Department Director, ADR Programs, District Court of of Assessments and Taxation; Judge Sean Maryland; Jamie Walter, PhD, Director of Wallace, Associate Judge, Circuit Court for Court Operations, Administrative Office of the Prince George’s County FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2016 Program Sponsor: Courts, Maryland Judiciary; Toby Treem Business Law Section Guerin, Esq., Managing Director, Center for Dispute Resolution at the University of Program Chair: Maryland Carey School of Law; Nick White, David P. Shapiro, Esq. PhD, Evaluations and Research Director, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office, Meeting Room: Administrative Office of the Courts, Maryland Conference Room #1 Judiciary

Program Sponsor: 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. ADR Section BANKRUPTCY AND STATE COURT PROCEEDINGS - AM I STAYED OR CAN I Program Chairs: GO? Mala Malhotra-Ortiz, Esq. Virtually all state court proceedings are potentially impacted by the automatic stay in Meeting Room: bankruptcy immediately upon the filing of the Conference Room #6 bankruptcy case. Particular emphasis will be placed on domestic relations cases and certain criminal cases which can be the most confusing - 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. it is common for some portions of the same BEING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND litigation to be stayed while other portions of the DOING BUSINESS IN THE NEW same litigation may proceed without MARYLAND interruption. Additional topics of discussion are A lot has changed over the past couple of years in the (1) impact of the subsequent bankruptcy Maryland – not just in terms of new discharge injunction and, (2) the difference administration initiatives and new legislation, between prepetition debt and post petition debt but also with respect to how businesses (and and the bankruptcy impact on state law causes of their lawyers) interact with the State of Maryland action grounded in each type of debt. Our panel and its branches … and more changes are will guide you through this often complex and coming. This break-out session is a multi-part little-understood area of the law to enable you to program intended to help Maryland business better understand the issues involved and how lawyers (both transactional and trial) keep up-to- they should be handled to lessen the disruption date with the many exciting changes underway in caused to the progress and efficiency of state an effort to make Maryland a more business court litigation. friendly jurisdiction. The program will begin with breakfast and a brief MSBA Business Law Speakers: Section Meeting. The breakfast will be followed Tiffany Stacey Franc, Esq., Office of Nancy by a presentation and Q&A on hot topics and new Spencer Grigsby, Chapter 13 Trustee, Bowie, business legislation coming out of the 2016 Maryland; Marc Robert Kivitz, Esq., Law legislative session. The program will continue Office of Marc R. Kivitz, Baltimore, Maryland; with a presentation by the Maryland State Richard D. London, Esq., Richard D. London Department of Assessments and Taxation on the & Associates, P.C., Silver Spring, Maryland “New” SDAT and SDAT’s remarkable efforts over Judge Mark F. Scurti, District Court of the past year to modernize its on-line portal, to Maryland for Baltimore City, Baltimore, be more customer focused and to make Maryland Maryland; Bud Stephen Tayman, Esq., Bud a great place to do business. The program will Stephen Tayman, P.A., Germantown, Maryland conclude with a review of Maryland’s Business and Technology Courts initiative the Business Program Sponsor: and Technology Case Management Program. Consumer Bankruptcy Section

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Bud Stephen Tayman, Esq. and Tiffany Stacey FIDUCIARY LITIGATION: CONTESTING Franc, Esq. AND DEFENDING WILLS, TRUSTS AND INTER VIVOS TRANSFERS Meeting Room: Disputes arising from estates and trusts are Conference Room #2 commonly referred to as “fiduciary litigation.” Clients in these matters range from beneficiaries, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2016 who may be individuals or non-profits, to individual and corporate fiduciaries, such as the 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. trust departments of financial institutions. “PRO BONO RECEPTION” Sponsored by the Delivery Legal Services Section This program will be presented by attorneys who Join legal service providers and network with regularly represent clients in fiduciary litigation MSBA members as we provide easy, brief as well as others who engage in estate and trust opportunities to serve “pro bono” without planning and administration. The program will necessarily taking on an entire case. provide practical suggestions with regard to the Continental breakfast will be served. preparation and filing of legal proceedings, ~~~~~~ including how to evaluate documents of a subject 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. of a potential controversy, interviews with clients A CLEAN SLATE: BENCH AND BAR and witnesses, discovery and other litigation PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT strategy, and evaluation of these cases for EXPUNGEMENT LAWS settlement. The presenters will provide planning On October 1, 2015, the landscape changed in and drafting techniques that may help avoid Maryland for clients seeking to expunge their litigation. The program will also offer the unique criminal records. A change in the law has perspectives of a member of the Bench who brought thousands of clients to the courts regularly presides over fiduciary litigation and a seeking expungements that allow access to new physician who is both an expert in gerontology sources of employment, housing, and myriad and has testified with regard to testamentary other positive opportunities. Topics to be covered capacity and other medical issues that frequently include changes in Maryland law and how courts arise in these disputes. are implementing them, and how the private bar, the bench, and legal services organizations are Speakers: working together to provide access to justice. James E. Edwards, Esq., Co-Chair of Ober/Kaler’s Litigation Group and member of Speakers: the Firm’s Construction Group; Matthew A. Judge Alexandra N. Williams, Mace, Esq., Co-Chair of Ober/Kaler’s Estates Administrative Judge, Maryland District Court; and Trust Group and also a member of the Firm’s Judge Leo Ryan, Jr., Associate Judge, Tax Group; Kelly M. Preteroti, Esq., Principal Maryland District Court; Mary-Denise Davis, in the Litigation and Employment Groups at Esq., Maryland Office of the Public Defender; Ober/Kaler; Peter V. Rabins, M.D., Professor Matthew Stubenberg, Esq., Maryland and Director of the Division of Geriatrics Volunteer Lawyer Service Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins Program Sponsor: University School of Medicine; and Judge Delivery of Legal Services Judith C. Ensor, Associate Judge, Circuit Court for Baltimore County Program Chair: Amy L. Petkovsek, Esq. Program Sponsor: Estates & Trust Section Meeting Room: Conference Room #3 Program Chairs: Mary Alice Smolarek, Esq. and Danielle M. Cruttenden, Esq. 8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. ESTATES & TRUST SECTION Meeting Room: BUSINESS MEETING Conference Room #4 ~~~~~ A continental breakfast will be served. 8:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

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May an HOA or condo association compel a secured lender to pay HOA or condo dues and assessments levied against its defaulting borrower prior to transfer of title by way of foreclosure or deed-in lieu? This was the question before the Court of Appeals in October 2015, but the Court avoided answering it. This FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2016 program will bring the merits of the question (such as they may be) before the Court of Public 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Opinion. LABOR LAW SECTION BREAKFAST AND MEETING Speakers: ~~~~~ Timothy Guy Smith, Esq., Glenwood, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Maryland (one of The Brownstones’ lawyers); BEYOND EEOC V. ABERCROMBIE AND Ellery Archer Johnannessen, Esq., Goitein FITCH: DISCRIMINATION AGAINST Law, LLC, Bethesda, Maryland MUSLIMS AND PEOPLE OF MIDDLE EASTERN HERITAGE Moderator: Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Scott Nadel, Esq., Law Office of Jeffrey Nadel, Bernandino have led to growing concerns of Calverton, Maryland discrimination in the workplace against Muslims and those of Middle Eastern national descent. Part II: 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. The panelists on this program will examine the THINGS A DIRT LAWYER NEEDS TO discrimination laws applicable to Muslim and KNOW ABOUT GRASS Middle Eastern employees and recent court Reefer Madness is sweeping the Nation, decisions and administrative enforcement including Maryland. The growing and activities to address and prevent such dispensing of cannabis for medical use has been discrimination. approved in Maryland. There are a host of legal pitfalls for lawyers and their clients who are Speakers: involved directly in emerging related industries Judge David Norken, Administrative Law or whose clients do business with those licensed Judge, EEOC; Barnett Brooks, Johns Hopkins to conduct the regulated activities. An extremely Medical System; Robin Cockey, Cockey, experienced attorney in this field from Illinois Brennan and Maloney (which legitimated medical marijuana growing and dispensing over 3 years ago) will share his Moderator: knowledge with attendees, including ethical and Teresa Teare, Shawe Rosenthal, LLP business considerations.

Speaker: Program Sponsor: Michael Delrahim, Esq., Brown, Udell, Labor Law Section Pomerantz & Delrahim Ltd., Chicago, IL

Program Chair: Moderator: Melissa M. McGuire, Esq. Matthew L. Kimball, Esq., Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP, Baltimore, MD Meeting Room: Banquet Hall #2-B Program Sponsor: Real Property Section 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. REAL PROPERTY SECTION BUSINESS Program Chairs: MEETING, AWARDS & BREAKFAST Joseph F. Devlin, Esq. and Judge Glenn T. ~~~~~ Harrell, Jr. (Ret.) Part I: 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. THE BROWNSTONES AT PARK Meeting Room: POTOMAC HOA V. JP MORGAN CHASE Banquet Hall #2-A BANK: WE DON’T CARE HOW HIGH THE GRASS GROWS – WE ARE NOT PAYING TO HAVE IT MOWED 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 14 | Page

WE ARE NOT ALLAN THICK, BUT… 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. So, your Clients have IRS or State of Maryland KEEPING THE FARM: ISSUES RELATED tax liabilities. You have probably heard and seen TO DIVORCE, BANKRUPTCY, AND the TV and Radio commercials about IRS OTHER ISSUES collection alternatives. Get the real scoop as to When developing a business plans, many how these procedures can help your BUSINESS, agricultural producers do not consider how to DIVORCE, and INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS. This keep the farm going in moments of crisis. These crises, such as divorce and bankruptcy, can FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2016 potentially lead to producers losing the farm. Divorce can often lead to producers being forced program will include an overview of the “Fresh to sell property to buyout a non-farming spouse. Start” Initiative, Offers in Compromise, Lien As farms continue to grow and diversify into Withdrawals, Installment Agreements and other opportunities (such as agritourism) Innocent Spouse Relief. We will use real life developing strategies early on can help producers scenarios to demonstrate and educate you on keep this farms producing. Experts in how to handle these matters through a series of agricultural law will discuss how attorneys can factual hypotheticals and discussions of the legal work with ag clients to keep the businesses going. and factual solutions to these problems. Speakers: Judge Julie R. Stevenson Solt, Frederick Speakers: County Circuit Court; Sarah Everhart, Esq., Scott Schwartzberg, Esq.; Glen Frost, Carey School of Law, Baltimore; Jan I. Berlage, Esq.; Kaitlyn Loughner, Esq.; Gerald Esq., Gohn Hankey Stichel & Berlage, LLP Kelly, Esq., Vadim Ronzhes, Esq. and Dan Heller, Esq. Moderators Jaffray Edens Cox, Esq. Program Sponsor: Tax Section Program Sponsor: Agriculture Law Section Program Chair: David J. Polashuk, Esq. Program Chairs: Jaffray Edens Cox, Esq. and Paul Goeringer, Esq. Meeting Room: Conference Room #5 Meeting Room: Breakfast will be served. Conference Room #1 Refreshments will be served.

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 11TH ANNUAL EXHIBITORS’ UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT YEAR SHOWCASE IN REVIEW Visit the Exhibitors in the Grand Experienced Supreme Court observers and advocates will review the Court's current 2015 Ballroom for special prizes and Term, including its most high profile cases. drawings! Visit 25 Exhibitors and you will be eligible to win a SPECIAL Speakers: PRIZE, compliments of the MSBA! Kimberly Robinson, Legal Editor for Bloomberg BNA's United States Law Week; (Winner drawn at 1:00 p.m.) Martin S. Lederman, Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; and Jeffrey A. Lamken, Partner, MoloLamken LLP

Program Sponsor: Appellate Practice Committee FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2016 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TRACK II Program Chairs: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Judge Kevin F. Arthur and Andrew H. Baida, Esq. 15 | Page

BAR WARS FAMILY LAW STYLE: THE Meeting Room: GREAT AWAKENING Banquet Hall #2B The Bench Bar conference presents an ideal A light lunch will be served. opportunity for attorneys and judges to identify systemic issues in the administration of justice, such as discovery disputes, attorney fee disputes, what constitutes material changes in circumstance for custody and child support, in FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2016 the family law arena and offer and gain insight into where attorneys and judges might be able to 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. work together to improve the experience for THE GUARDIANSHIP PROCESS – NEW those represented by counsel. AND IMPROVED IN MARYLAND The Guardianship Work Group of the Maryland Speakers: Judicial Council has recommended changes to Judge Cynthia Callahan, Associate Judge, improve the guardianship process in Maryland. Circuit Court for Montgomery County; Judge Among its recommendations, the workgroup Kathleen Gallogly Cox, Administrative Judge, proposed twelve (12) requirements for court Circuit Court for Baltimore County; Judge appointments as Counsel for Alleged Disabled Angela M. Eaves, Administrative Judge, Persons, Guardian of the Person and Guardian of Circuit Court for Harford County; Judge Fred the Property. The Work Group proposed an S. Hecker, Circuit Court for Carroll County; additional ten (10) recommendations to address Judge Mary M. Kramer, Circuit Court for how to implement these changes. Attendees will Howard County; Magistrate Lisa S. Segel, learn from our distinguished panel of presenters Circuit Court for Montgomery County; why these recommendations need to be Magistrate Judy L. Woodall, Circuit Court implemented, what’s happening in guardianship for Prince George’s County; Delegate Kathleen from a national perspective, why required M. Dumais, also Senior Counsel at Law Firm of training for non-attorney guardians as well as Ethridge, Quinn, Kemp, McAuliffe, Rowan & attorney guardians is needed and stories of real Hartinger; Leslie G. Billman, Esq., Law Firm life experiences in the field. of Trainor, Billman, Bennett & Milko, LLP; Christopher W. Nicholson, Esq., Law Firm Speakers: of Turnbull, Nicholson & Sanders, P.A.; Paul J. Angela Grau, Esq., Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Reinstein, Esq., Law Firm of Reinstein, Skalney LLC; Phoenix Woody, Maryland Glackin, Patterson & Herriott, LLC Department of Aging; Erica Wood, Esq., American Bar Association Commission on Law Moderators: and Aging; Judge Louis Becker, Circuit Kristine K. Howanski, Esq., Law Firm of Court for Howard County (Ret.); Connie Howanski, Meadows & Erdman, LLC

Kratovil-Lavelle, Esq., Director, Department of Sponsored Sponsor: Family Administration, Administrative Office of Family and Juvenile Section the Courts Program Chair: Moderator: Kristine K. Howanski, Esq. Judge Karen Murphy Jensen, Circuit Court for Caroline County Meeting Room: Banquet Hall #2-A Program Sponsor: Elder Law and Disability Rights Section 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Program Chair: Mary M. Aquino, Esq. IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF Meeting Room: CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS Conference Room #4 Coffee and tea will be served. FUNDAMENTALS How does my client’s noncitizen status change the way I look at his or her criminal case? The 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. panel will discuss this question framed in the 16 | Page

context of hypothetical cases that will be Speakers: presented to participants. Panelists will guide participants in answering the hypotheticals and Brian D. Kaider, Esq., Law Offices of Brian D. help them get a better understanding of how Kaider, LLC and Raymond Van Dyke, Esq., they should tackle these cases. Among the topics Van Dyke Law, Washington, DC. to be discussed are the following: · Why Immigration Law matters in the Program Sponsor: Criminal Law context? Intellectual Property Section · Immigration consequences of sample Maryland offenses. Program Chairs: · Padilla v. Kentucky and obligation of Julie Hopkins, Esq. and criminal defense attorney to advise Raymond Van Dyke, Esq. noncitizen client about the deportation risks of a guilty plea. Conference Room: · Benefits of criminal defense counsel Conference Room #3 working with immigration counsel (such as Light Lunch with be served, fashioning a plea to avoid adverse with case samples immigration consequences). · Criminal bars to DACA. Meeting Room: · What is an ICE hold? Conference Room #3 · What is mandatory detention? Who is subject to mandatory detention? · Prosecutorial discretion.

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Speakers: JUDICIAL SELECTION CAGE MATCH Judge John F. Gossart, Jr., United States This program delves into the question of what’s Immigration Judge (retired) and Adjunct really the best way to pick judges. Join us for a Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore no holds barred discussion – and come ready to School of Law, Rachel S. Ullman, Esq., The tag in to support your side! Panelists will discuss Law Office of Rachel S. Ullman, PC; Himedes the various perspectives whether historical, V. Chicas, Esq., Law Offices of Jezic & Moyse, political, ethical or whatever for judges, lawyers LLC; Adam N. Crandell, Esq., The Law Office or litigants. What are the trends? What is Adam N. Crandell, L.L.C. happening nationwide and in Maryland?

Program Sponsor: Speakers: Immigration Section Debra Erenberg, Director of State Affairs for Justice at Stake; Henry E. Dugan Jr., Esq., Program Chair: Past President MSBA; Richard A. Klaudia Hall, Esq. Montgomery III, Director of Legislative Relations MSBA Meeting Room: Conference Room #2 Program Sponsor: Lunch will be served. Law Reform Committee

Program Chair: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Henry E. Dugan, Jr., Esq. STRANGE BREW: ALCOHOL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Meeting Room: A presentation (with samples) of various types of Conference Room #6 intellectual property issues faced by the beer and alcohol industries. From the earliest days of our nation to the present, libations have figured 11:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. prominently in commerce. Several IP VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS MADE EASY practitioners will conduct a sobering discussion The Special Committee on Voir Dire will present of a mock startup beer company, with proposed Model Jury Selection Questions--with recommendations and solutions to the problems distinct sets for criminal and civil trials, optional encountered. language, and committee notes. Committee members will explain how the model questions 17 | Page

were developed, and how judges and lawyers can VETERAN MENTOR TRAINING 101 use them to promote fair and efficient jury If you have served in the military, please join us selection. Panelists will encourage questions for this rewarding opportunity to serve and comments from the audience, including veterans! proposed revisions. A key component of Baltimore City’s new Veterans Treatment Docket is the Veteran Speakers: Mentor Program. The VMP trains veterans who Jennifer L. Banach, Esq., Franklin & have served honorably in our military to act as Prokopik, P.C.; Augustus F. Brown IV, Esq., mentors for veterans involved with the criminal Brown, Brown & Young; Timothy M. justice system. Mentoring involves promoting Gunning, Esq.; Judge John Maloney, and fostering a “can do” attitude, encouraging Circuit Court for Montgomery County; Judge accomplishment of treatment goals, and Charles J. Peters, Circuit Court for Baltimore ensuring no veteran is left behind. This City orientation and training is a prerequisite to becoming a mentor in Baltimore City, and will Moderators: cover basics of mentoring justice-involved Judge Sherrie L. Krauser, retired, Circuit veterans. Court for Prince George's County; Paul Mark Sandler, Esq., Shapiro, Sher, Speakers: Guinot & Sandler Steven Wrobel, Esq., Law Office of Steven Wrobel, LLC and U.S. Air Force Veteran; Program Sponsor Debra G. Schubert, Esq., Immediate Past Voir Dire Special Committee President, Mayland State Bar Association; Kristina Sargent Program Chairs: Judge Sherrie L. Krauser and Paul Mark Sandler, Moderator: Esq. Hugh McClean, Director of the Bob Parsons Veterans Advocacy Clinic at the University of Meeting Room: Baltimore School of Law and U.S. Air Force Conference Room #5 Veteran Light refreshments will be served. Program Sponsor: Special Committee on Veterans Courts and The 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Bob Parsons Veterans Advocacy Clinic at the University of Baltimore School of Law

Meeting Room: Banquet Hall #2-B

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Business Meeting ZUMBA Location: Conference Room #4 (Captain’s Quarters Meeting Room) Please bring a towel and a bottle of water. Pre-Registration is required. Drawing for Zumba Toning Sticks! 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. AN AFTERNOON AT SEACRETS

Sponsored by: The Worcester County Bar Association 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Seacrets Bar and Grille 49th Street and the Bay *Open to all convention attendees and guests. *Snacks provided while they last! CASH BAR For more information contact: Cathi V. Coates, Esq. 410.723.6000 2015-16 Leadership Academy Fellows, Chairpersons & Committee Members Location: Conference Room #6 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 18 | Page

3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. TENNIS TOURNAMENT Price: $25.00 per player Prizes and Awards Mallard Run Tennis Courts

4:00 p.m. MAGISTRATES MEET AND GREET Conference Room #3

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. JUST FOR THE CHILDREN!!!

Children are invited to splash in the pool and enjoy punch, snacks, games and prizes. (Clarion Pool) Note: Although the MSBA has hired a lifeguard for this event, parents should bring and stay with their children. This event is designed for children 12 and under.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2016 Solo and Small Firm Practice Section's Annual SOLO DAY at the Joint Bench Bar Conference Co-sponsored by Negligence, Insurance and Worker's Compensation Section Meeting Room: Crystal Ballroom

Solo Section Program Chair: Lisa Hesse, Esq. Negligence Section Program Chair: Rhonda Framm, Esq. and Wallace Kleid, Esq.

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Mix and Mingle Join the Section for Coffee, Juice and Light Breakfast

8:20 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Welcome by Kimberly Kline, Esq. Section and Solo Day Chair

8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. DO OR DO NOT... THERE IS NO TRY Pain-free E-filing: Fact or Fiction Regardless of your opinion about e-filing, it is here and will be everywhere sooner rather than later. Hear some tips on how to make sure your experience with e-filing is as pain-free as possible. Speakers: Paula Darrah, Esq., Warfield Darrah & Erdmann, P.C. and Linda Malinowski, Administrative Office of the Court

9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. AVOIDING THE DARK SIDE: Life Is Too Short To Look For the Wrong Droids and Clients The panel will discuss ways to head-off problems with clients and client-related issues such as: Ten warning signs of bad clients ▪ How to deal with difficult clients ▪ The hazards of social media How to tell if your client is telling the truth ▪ Perils of limited representation ▪ And other client minefields ▪ Includes time for Q & A Speakers: Jim Calloway, Esq., Practice Management Advisor, Oklahoma State Bar Association; Todd Corriveau, Esq., Homicide Detective, Baltimore City Police Department; Peter A. Holland, Esq., The Holland Law Firm (Moderator and Speaker); Judge Ronald A. Silkworth, Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Breakout sessions (Sessions Run Concurrently)

-Breakout Session I- MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU: At the Corner of Worker's Comp and Negligence- 60 more tips in 60 minutes for the Successful Practitioner The judges will share the secrets of making the winning case in their jurisdictions and the attorney participants will give top tips for the busy negligence/comp practitioners. (Co-Sponsored by the Section of Negligence, Insurance and Worker’s Comp) Speakers: Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts, Circuit Court, Baltimore Co.; Matt Paavola, Esq., Workers’ Comp Law Firm, LLC; Patrick Roberson, Esq, Cornblatt, Bennett, Penhallegon and Roberson, P.A.; Judge Mark Scurti, District Court of Baltimore City; Danny Seidman, Esq., Law Offices of Danny R. Seidman Moderators: Rhonda I. Framm, Esq. and Wallace Kleid, Esq. Meeting Room: Crystal Ballroom 20 | Page

-Breakout Session II- WE’LL FIGURE IT OUT WE’LL USE THE FORCE: Wills, Trusts, POAs, Advanced Directives - What You Do Not Know Can Hurt Your Client Even if you do not provide these types of services, many of your clients may have need for them or questions related to their work with you. It is important to have a working knowledge to make sure your client’s needs are well-served. This session will help give you information you need to provide better service to your clients. Speaker: JoRhea Nagel Wright, Esq., Armistead, Lee, Rust & Wright, P.A Meeting Room: Captain’s Quarters

12:15 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Box Lunch - must be ordered in advance) IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY 2016 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Back by overwhelming popular demand, Tim will give his review of the 2016 Legislative Session. Tim, was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1979 to 1994 and in that capacity, he chaired the House subcommittees on higher education, transportation, public safety, and capital budgets. Speaker: Timothy F. Maloney, Esq., Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A.

1:00 p.m. Special Plenary Speaker Paulette Brown, Esq., President

American Bar Association

1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. THE FORCE AWAKENS: IT’LL GUIDE YOU Where Is the Profession Heading and How It Will Affect Solo and Small Firm Practitioners. Join the section for light fare and snacks and listen to the MSBA Solo and Small Firm Practice Section’s version of TED Talks on the future of the legal profession especially for solo and small firm practitioners. Three practitioners will give their view on the topics of business, technology and client development. If you are planning on practicing in the future, it might be a scary place if you do not know where you are going or what you might find when you get there.

Speakers: Jim Calloway, Esq., Practice Management Advisor, Oklahoma State Bar Association; Nakia V Gray, Esq., Nakia Gray Legal PC; Eliot M. Wagonheim, Esq., Wagonheim Law Meeting Room: Crystal Ballroom

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SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2016

8:00 a.m. COFFEE BREAK (Banquet Hall Foyer)

8:30 a.m. Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING (Banquet Hall #1)

All Members are encouraged to attend! Judge Pamila J. Brown – Presiding Special Reports and Awards

Installation of

Judge Harry C. Storm 2016-2017 BOARD OF GOVERNORS Maryland State Bar MEETING Association Immediately following the business meeting President ▪ 2016-2017 (Banquet Hall #2-B)

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SPECIAL JOINT BENCH BAR PLANNING COMMITTEE Maryland Judiciary Judge Pamela J. White Judge Julia B. Weatherly Judge Dorothy Wilson Judge Robert N. McDonald

Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera Lisa Gangi, Deputy Director, Judicial Education

Maryland State Bar Association Judge Marcella A. Holland Edward J. Gilliss, Esq. Alice S. Chong, Esq. Michael J. Winkelman, Esq.

Judge Pamila J. Brown, MSBA President Wanda A. Calvin Claiborne, Director of Meetings

Maryland State Bar Association Officers Judge Pamila J. Brown, President Judge Harry C. Storm, President-Elect Judge Keith R. Truffer, Secretary Sara H. Arthur, Esq., Treasurer Paul V. Carlin, Executive Director

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