IN Law Firms Launch Diversity Initiative. Page 2 THIS MSBA Legislative Preview. Pages 8-17 AR ISSUE: Tech Resolutions. Page 15 ULLETIN BMARYLAND STATE BAR AssOCIATION NEWSLETTER DECEmbER 15, 2017 New at the MSBA in 2018 For the first time, the MSBA will partner with The Daily Record, and The Marc Steiner Show on WEAA-FM to present The Annapolis Summit. The Annapolis Summit is considered by many in the legislative community as the thematic ‘kickoff’ of the Maryland General Assembly session. The Opening Day event features 90-minutes with Governor Larry Hogan, and Presiding Officers Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, and House Speaker Michael Busch discussing the most prominent policy issues facing Maryland policymakers going into the new Session. The event will be held on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 7:30 a. m. at the Governor Calvert House, 58 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401. Solo Summit Raises Member Practices to Great Heights November 10, 2017, solo law practitioners from across the state descended on the Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport for Solo Summit 2017. Summit attendees learned how to maximize their practice’s potential and used this opportunity to build and expand their network. The Solo Summit was organized by MSBA’s Department of Law Office Management Assistance and the Solo and Small Firm Section. Maryland Carey Law and AR BULLETIN Four Top Law Firms Launch Volume XXXIV, Number 12 December 15, 2017 Published monthly by the MARYLAND STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Diversity Initiative 520 West Fayette Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (410) 685-7878 (800) 492-1964 FAX (410) 837-0518 TDD 539-3186 E-mail [email protected] www.msba.org EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Victor L. Velazquez COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR W. Patrick Tandy Editorial Staff EDITOR Lisa Muscara Brice 2017-2018 OFFICERS Sara H. Arthur PRESIDENT Hon. Keith R. Truffer PRESIDENT-ELECT Dana O. Williams SECRETARY Back Row: Andrew Do, Chukwukpee Nzegwu, Fatemeh Shahkolahi, Taylor Nichols, Dominic Gilani, Front Row: Alba Sanchez Fabelo, Cymone Gosnell, Sudipta Das, Thaakirah Cason, Juan Parcero Hon. Mark F. Scurti Not pictured: Savannah Stack TREASURER By Seth C. Polansky Maryland’s legal community ing that goal here in Maryland. I becomes as diverse as the popula- hope every law firm in the state Advertising This fall, a group of 11 accom- tion of the state itself. [See a list of will join us.” plished and diverse students began Classifieds • Displays scholarship winners and comments Maryland Carey Law and the Network Media Partners their legal careers with vital financial from each of the firms below.] University of Maryland Baltimore and professional support, thanks to “We are incredibly grateful Foundation are also contributing 307 International Circle a new collaboration between four to these firms for their leadership to the new program. Suite 190 top law firms and the University in addressing this challenge,” said Increasing diversity is a chal- Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030 of Maryland Francis King Carey Dean Donald B. Tobin. “Together, lenge for the legal profession both in (410) 584-1959 School of Law. they have provided us with almost Maryland and nationally. Accord- ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE DLA Piper; Gallagher Evelius $700,000 to launch this program. ing to the Bureau of Labor statistics, Carly Heideger & Jones; Miles & Stockbridge; and Our profession has talked about the law is one of the least racially diverse Pessin Katz have joined forces with importance of increasing diversity professions in the nation. Eighty- ©2017 Maryland State Bar Association Maryland Carey Law to launch the for years. This new collaboration Diversity and Inclusion Scholars is a significant step toward achiev- See Diversity Page 18 Initiative, an effort to ensure that DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SCHOLARS Maryland Carey Law is proud of the fact that 29 percent of this fall’s new students are members of a minority group, a figure consistent with enrollment for the last several years. Here is the first group of Diversity and Inclusion Scholars and their undergraduate institutions. THAAKIRAH CASON DOMINIC GILANI JUAN PARCERO University of Baltimore ‘17 The University of Texas at Dallas ‘16 University of California Los Angeles ‘16 SUDIPTA DAS CYMONE GOSNELL FATEMEH SHAHKOLAHI University of Maryland College Park ‘17 Loyola University of Maryland ‘15 Notre Dame of Maryland ‘10 ANDREW DO TAYLOR NICHOLS SAVANNA STACK University of Maryland College Park ‘13 New York University ‘16 Arizona State University ‘14 ALBA SANCHEZ FABELO CHUKWUKPEE NZEGWU Loyola University Maryland ‘16 Vanderbilt University ‘17 2 BAR BULLETIN DATELINE MSBA Ethics Hotline Marriott Conference Center and Section for a New Admittees Happy information. JANUARY Hotel, 3501 University Blvd E, Hour, welcoming and celebrating Legal Hackers Baltimore, MS- DECEMBER Join MSBA’s Law Office Hyattsville, MD 20783. Contact 24 10 Maryland’s newest attorneys and BA’s Young Lawyers Section, and Management Assistance for their Angela Munro (angela@msba. Elliott D. Petty MSBA members. 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Please consult the Rules and MSBA Ethics - 8:00 p.m. at the College Park [email protected] for additional Join the MSBA Young Lawyers’ Opinion Website before calling. 18 See Dateline Page 18 The McCammon Group is pleased to announce our newest Neutral Hon. Daniel M. Long (Ret.) Retired Judge, Circuit Court for Somerset County The Honorable Daniel M. Long recently retired after over thirty years of distinguished public service. Judge Long served as Judge for the Circuit Court of Somerset County for twenty-six years, during which time he served as Circuit Administration Judge and County Administrative Judge.