Pride in Membership, Leadership in Justice

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1 The Bar association of MonTgoMery county, MD N EWSLETTE R Pride in Membership, Leadership in Justice Volume 62, issue 2 July/August Current Update 6 A Balancing Act... 8 In Memoriam 9 New Practitioners 10 Committees/Sections insert STOMP Wine A Festival insert Bar Foundation b Fall Outing insert Summer Scholars c Pipeline Program 24 Pro Bono Specialty Bar 26 Associations 27 Rent/Lease Ads INSIDE THIS ISSUE Attorney Opportunity 30 Ads States Attorney 34 Schedules 35 Judges Schedules back cover Calendar PrESiDEnT S MESSAGE By Mallon A. Snyder retirement Planning begins now Query?: If any of us,or members of our family, needed an expensive cancer drug to support their quality of life, who would hesitate for a moment to make the expenditure? Should we be any less concerned about our own future quality of life and financial health in retirement? This being said, why is it that the vast majority of lawyers, even with the advantages of a doctorate degree, acquired business acumen, and good old fashioned common sense, fail to take full advantage of tax deferred investments in qualified plans such as 401k s for their future. This is one of the few areas aside from the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction where Uncle Sam is actually our partner. The logical progression in the practice of law is from law student to experienced practitioner, to active parent and community member, to senior member of the bar, to retiree. If you were to blink you could pass quickly from one phase to the next without realizing the transition. Student loans, mortgages, car loans, credit card balances in addition to Maryland's tax rates (one of the highest in the nation) erode both the desire and ability to start investing for the future. A little knowledge of the fundamentals of Investing and the" Power of Money invested" reinforce that time is "of the essence". Pursuant to The rule of 72's you can compute how long it will take to double your net worth. Simply divide 72 by the sustained rate of return. I know that it may be hard to believe, but this is mathematically correct based on compounding returns. When you consider your income tax bracket and realize that a qualified pension investment and the compounded growth is applied tax deferred you understand the immediacy. Who would want to pay more taxes on their income to the government rather than build a future for their family. When put in this context the choice seems clear! (Continued on page 4) bar luncheon ScHEDulE September 2, 2014 Speaker: Senator Brian Frosh Topic: Legislative Update October 7, 2014 February 3, 2015 November 4, 2014 March 3, 2015 December 2, 2014 April 7, 2015 Rockville United Methodist Church 112 W. 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 Cindy@barmont.org. 22 nd Annual Golf, Tennis charity classic & Silent Auction Monday, October 13, 2014 Manor Country Club ~ Register Now... See insert this issue SAVE THE DATE Join your friends and colleagues at Sugarloaf Mountain Winery in Dickerson, MD for the annual STOMP Wine Festival on Saturday, October 11, The event is tentatively scheduled from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm. There will be a $15 entrance fee payable at the event itself. Complimentary transportation, sponsored by Gore Brothers Reporting, will be provided from Rockville. Please RSVP by September 25th with the total number of attendees to Cindy@barmont.org.

2 FOr YOur information Bar Association... Main Line... (301) Julie Executive Director (301) Maria Office Manager/LRS Supervisor (301) cindy Association Administrative Assistant (301) Monika (301) Monica Lawyer Referral Service Operator (301) } Lawyer Line (301) lrs2@barmont.org Bar Foundation Yesenia CLE Seminars and Events Coordinator (301) montcle@barmont.org Pro Bono Program client intake lines (301) (301) The following staff listing is not for public information. It is for attorney use only. Debbie, Program Administrator (301) debbie@mcbfprobono.org Jennifer Office Administration / Client Coordination (301) jennifer@mcbfprobono.org Jorge Office Administration / Client Coordination (301) jorge@mcbfprobono.org FOr lawyers WHO need HElP Anyone aware of Attorneys who are having problems with stress, depression, overwhelmed with their practice, family issues, and related illnesses, including addiction, that interfere with their professional or personal lives, please call the Lawyer to Lawyer Committee. Committee members can assist Lawyers in finding confidential and effective programs to help them. All calls are strictly confidential. Deane A. Shure, co-chair (301) or deaneshure@gmail.com Paul H. Ethridge, co-chair (301) or PHE@eqkmrh.com BAR ASSOCIATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD NEWSLETTER (USPS ) ISSN is published monthly except July/August combined at $25.00 per year by the Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD 27 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID Rockville, Maryland POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD, Newsletter 27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, Maryland Julie Petersen, Executive Director & Editor Cindy Brandenburg, Assistant & Advertising Editor BAR FOUNDATION OFFICERS (Effective July 1, 2014) President: Richard H. Melnick President-Elect: Mallon A. Snyder Treasurer: James R. Hammerschmidt Secretary: Amy J. Bills Past President: Daniel M. Kennedy, III BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael G. Banks Kevin G. Hessler Bradford S. Bernstein Heather Q. Hostetter Lynn C. Boynton Paul F. Kemp Hon. Sharon V. Burrell Joseph A. Lynott, III Hon. Jeannie K. Cho Mimi L. Magyar Lauri E. Cleary J. Stephen McAuliffe, III Heather Collier Rachel T. McGuckian Aindrea M. Conroy John C. Monahan Hon. John W. Debelius, III James A. Mood, Jr. David S. De Jong David A. Pordy Paul H. Ethridge John M. Quinn E. Joseph Fitzpatrick, Jr. Hon. Roger W. Titus Jo B. Fogel Donna E. Van Scoy Hon. Anne S. Harrington Patricia M. Weaver COMMITTEE CHAIRS Bar Revue Kathleen A. Dolan, Chair (301) C-IT Program Erik P. Arena, Co-Chair (301) ; Stephen H. Chaikin, Co-Chair (240) Cable T.V./Law School for the Public Lauri E. Cleary, Chair (301) Continuing Legal Education John Weaver, Chair (301) Diversity Hon. Charles B. Day, Chair (301) Endowment Patricia M. Weaver, Chair (301) Facilities Patrick C. McKeever, Chair (301) Fall Outing Alison W. Rind, Co-Chair (301) ; David P. Shapiro, Co-Chair (301) Pro Bono Michael J. Goecke, Chair (301) School Mock Trial Bradford S. Bernstein, Co-Chair (301) ; Casey L. Cirner, Co-Chair (301) Speakers Bureau & Youth Initiative Program Mary Siegried, Chair (301) Officers and Chairs ASSOCIATION OFFICERS President: Mallon A. Snyder President-Elect: Lynn C. Boynton Treasurer: Joseph A. Lynott, III Treasurer-Elect: Alan S. Zipp Secretary: The Honorable John C. Moffett Past President: Richard H. Melnick Executive Director: Julie Petersen EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Thomas M. DeGonia, II Sara M. Donohue David C. Driscoll, Jr. Casey Weinberg Florance Heather L. Kafetz Maura L. Lynch Terrence M. McGann Pilar C. Nichols Jessica Hepburn Sadler The Honorable Margaret M. Schweitzer The Honorable Karla N. Smith Special Master Holly A. Whittier New Practitioners Co-Chairs: Judith G. Cornwell & Kathryn E. Deckert COMMITTEE CHAIRS Assoc./Found. Ann. Mtg. & Law Day Alan S. Zipp, Chair (301) Bench/Bar-Circuit David C. Merkin, Co-Chair (301) ; Michael A. Taylor, Co-Chair (301) Bench/Bar-District Court Reginald W. Bours, Co-Chair (301) ; Richard D. London, Co-Chair (301) Budget James A. Mood, Jr., Chair (301) Community Outreach - Heather S. Collier, Co-Chair (301) ; Rhian McGrath, Co-Chair (301) Fee Dispute Resolution Robert C. Park, Jr., Co-Chair (301) ; Karen Robbins, Co-Chair (301) Judicial Selections Sara M. Donohue, Chair (240) ; Bradford S. Bernstein, Vice Chair (301) Lawyer Assistance Deane A. Shure, Co-Chair (301) ; Paul H. Ethridge, Co-Chair (301) Lawyer Referral Elizabeth G. Loggia, Chair (301) Leadership Development Casey W. Florance, Co-Chair (301) ; Thomas M. DeGonia, II, Co-Chair (301) Legal Ethics Samuel M. Shapiro, Co-Chair (301) ; Daniel L. Shea, Co-Chair (301) Membership Benefits Catherine H. McQueen, Co-Chair (240) ; James A. Mood, Jr., Co-Chair (301) Mentor/Mentee (sub of New Practitioners) - Ebtehaj E. Kalantar, Co-Chair (301) ; Rosalyn Tang, Co-Chair (240) Nominations & Elections E. Joseph Fitzpatrick, Jr., Co-Chair (301) Social John C. Moffett, Co-Chair (301) ; Keith J. Rosa, Co-Chair (301) ; Andrew L. Schwartz, Co-Chair (301) Softball Katherine G. Crowley, Chair (301) Specialty Bar Associations Jessica K. Chipoco, Chair (301) Strategic Planning Bradford S. Bernstein, Chair (301) Technology TBD, Co-Chairs Youth Courthouse Project Holly D. Reed, III, Co-Chair (301) ; Patricia P. Via, Co-Chair (240) SECTION CHAIRS Alternative Dispute Resolution Robert L. Baum, Co-Chair (301) Business Law Karen N. Shapiro, Chair (301) Collaborative Law LJ Pelham, Co-Chair (240) ; Joan M. Weiss, Co-Chair (301) Commercial Litigation Mary C. Lombardo, Co-Chair (301) Criminal Law Janet Hager, Co-Chair (301) ; Peter W. Larson, Co-Chair (240) Education Law David R. Bach, Co-Chair (301) ; Patrick J. Hoover, Co-Chair (301) Elder Law Morris Klein, Chair (301) Employment Law Gwenlynn W. D Souza, Co-Chair (301) ; Gregg C. Greenberg, Co-Chair (301) Estates & Trusts Jay M. Eisenberg, Chair (301) Family Law Casey W. Florance, Co-Chair (301) ; Christopher W. Roberts, Co-Chair (301) Immigration Parva Fattahi, Co-Chair (202) ; Maria F. Glinsmann, Co-Chair (301) Intellectual Property & Technology Michael L. Greenberg, Co-Chair (202) ; Raymond Van Dyke, Co-Chair (202) Juvenile Law Corey E. Talcott, Chair (240) Law Firm Management Amy B. Strent, Chair (301) New Practitioners Kathryn E. Deckert, Co-Chair (301) ; Caitlin Grant, Co-Chair (301) Chamber Chats Elizabeth McInturff, Chair (240) Personal Injury Litigation Paul S. Chung, Co-Chair (Plaintiff) (301) ; Andre M. Forte, Co-Chair (Defense) (301) Real Estate Matthew D. Alegi, Co-Chair (301) ; Sarah Cline, Co-Chair (301) Taxation Law John S. Pontius, Jr., Co-Chair (410) ; Mark W. Schweighofer, Co-Chair (301) Workers Compensation Law William J. Inman, Co-Chair (301) ; Jeffrey W. Stickle, Co-Chair (301) The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter June, 2014

3 current update circuit court notes DcM coordinator: We are pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Dabbs to the position of DCM Coordinator. Rick has been with the judiciary for over 30 years, most recently in the role of Lead Family Division Case Manager. His in-depth process knowledge coupled with his court experience make him the perfect candidate for this role. We are excited to have Rick in place to assist with all DCM-related questions or concerns. He can be reached at or via telephone at circuit court Phase ii renovations: Effective Monday July 14, 2014 at 8:00 PM the Terrace Corridor connecting the Circuit Court to the EOB will be closed. The closure is required to construct a new entrance from the EOB plaza into the Circuit Court. The closure is expected to last through November 14, During that time all access between the Circuit Court and the EOB will be through the EOB Lobby located on the Monroe Street side of the Circuit Court. Thank you for your patience as we continue with Phase II of the renovations. The circuit court for Montgomery county, South Tower Opened: The South Tower, formally known as the Annex, officially opened April 28, Effective Monday, July 14, 2014 at 8:00 PM, the South Tower may only be accessed by entering the Circuit Court from the Maryland Avenue entrance or the Monroe Street entrance. The South Tower houses the family and juvenile divisions, including judges, masters, evaluators, case managers, self-help center staff and clerk s office staff. Courtroom numbers in the North LEGAL ETHICS HOTLINE Sam Shapiro rogah@aol.com Dan Shea dls@braultgraham.com For a written confidential opinion, submit your written request, marked confidential, to Samuel M. Shapiro, c/o Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD, 27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, MD Tower (formally known as the Judicial Center) have been renumbered in coordination with the South Tower. However, phone numbers will remain the same. For more information about please visit the court s web site at: review of the Family DcM Plan: Working groups with numerous representatives from the Montgomery County bar have met extensively to examine the plan, including the services provided via the Family Division. The working groups have proposed updates to ensure continued effectiveness and relevance in helping achieve resolution of the various (Continued on page 5) June, 2014 The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter 3

4 PrESiDEnT S MESSAGE, cont d (Continued from page 1) So how do you get started? First we must recognize our own limitations. Unless you are experienced in balancing a portfolio among Large, Small and the Midcap sectors and picking single issue stocks you are in need of professional help. Sadly almost anyone can declare themselves to be an investment advisor. Even an adviser who holds a Series 7 securities license may only be a salesperson touting the funds their brokerage offers for sale. A good financial planner will research and present multiple investment options and constantly adjust, reinvest and rebalance your portfolio. Sadly, it's not as simple as buying a few different Stock Mutual funds and waiting. An ethical and concerned financial planner will move you between different sectors in the same fund and buy "B" shares to reduce your costs and preserve your corpus even at the expense of foregoing greater commissions. Such a financial planner is in it for the long term being more concerned about positive feedback and referrals. You need to watch out for investment counselors who "churn" single issue stocks or funds earning multiple and quick commissions. You should take the time to read as much as you can and always question investment recommendations and strategies at regular meetings to review your portfolios performance. Ready to invest in your future? If not now, then when? Don t Blink! No matter what your age or retirement strategy come to an informational program on September 23rd at 5:00 p.m. in the CLE classroom of the Bar Association building. This program will be presented by representatives of Tribridge. Important information will be presented without any solicitation or obligation. Even if you feel you can't afford to start investing the reality is you can't afford not to learn of the opportunities. 4 The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter June, 2014

5 current update (Continued from page 3) issues giving rise to family law cases. Preliminary recommendations have been made, some of which are being tested informally. Your input is invaluable and welcome; please contact Madeleine Jones, Family Division Coordinator, to share your thoughts and suggestions with the working group. Judges rotation Effective July 7, 2014: On July 7, 2014, the Circuit Court Judges began a new 18 month rotation ending January 1, Starting 90 days ago, all Civil and Criminal cases that were newly assigned to Track 4 have been assigned to a judge in the new rotation. note that there will be a change in location when the court moves into the new annex. Delinquency, 12:30p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 1 Wednesday, November 19 child Welfare, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Monday, October 20 Madeleine Jones, Family Division Coordinator Mccc law library check it OuT Preserve Your Precious Papers at Home! You ve been meaning to do something about that box in your attic filled with your precious family letters, books, or photographs. Yet you re worried that preserving your keepsakes will take more time and money than you presently have. Thankfully, you can put such fears to rest by following some simple steps to properly store your precious papers at home: 1. First, take that box out of your attic, and any in your basement while you re at it. Choose a new storage spot somewhere central in your house that experiences the least amount of rapid changes and extremes in temperature and humidly. An ideal environment is F and 30-40% RH. An unstable environment causes problems such as mold, dried out adhesives and leather, pests, condensation, and brittleness. Pick cool and dry places like under your bed, in a dresser drawer, or in your closet. 2. Keep your items away from direct sunlight and florescent light, which can cause irreversible fading and deterioration. Use blinds and low wattage bulbs around your papers. 3. Next, select a proper storage box. Archives and museums use acid-free and lignin-free boxes or inert polyester sleeves to prevent brittleness and protect items from pests, dust, and chemical offgassing. Purchase archival-grade enclosures from suppliers like gaylord.com or hollingermetaledge.com. Cheaper (Continued on following page) John W. Debelius, Administrative Judge for Montgomery County, MD circuit court FAMilY DiViSiOn 2014 Juvenile bench/bar Meeting Schedule The following is a listing of bench bar meetings scheduled for Juvenile. Meetings will be held in the South Tower, Third Floor, inside Juvenile Services (suite 3520) in conference room 3531, located in the Judicial Center, 50 Maryland Ave, Rockville, MD. Please June, 2014 The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter 5

6 current update (Continued from preceding page) options lying around your house include older wooden boxes coated with waterbased polyurethane or older plastic containers. The rule of thumb with any container is to avoid it if it has a smell (good or bad) or is dirty. Pack items loosely, but securely; avoid using staples, rubber bands, and newsprint. Store oversized items flat. 4. Lastly, follow the campsite rule: leave your items in the same condition that you found them in. Avoid laminating, rolling, and folding. Don t place your photos in static-cling albums. Avoid writing directly on your items (or do so in light pencil, if you have to) and handling them frequently. Label external containers, only touch the corners of your papers, and make use copies for every-day reference. Now grab that attic box today and go get preserving! It s easy! Remember Find your answer fast at the Montgomery County Circuit Court Law Library Hours: M-F, 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 50 Maryland Avenue, Rockville MD ; lawlib@mcccourt.com lawyer S literary circle August 21st: We will be discussing Flight Behavior, by Barbara Kingsolver, as suggested by Peter Derry. Peter writes that this book is about monarch butterflies, rain, science, sheep, kids, religion and a small town in Tennessee. The members of our group in past years have read and enjoyed three (3) of Ms. Kingsolver s A balancing AcT With lawyers and staff taking time off, is summer a good time to make changes and implement plans? Summer can be a challenging time to implement change. Here s what I recommend coaching clients accomplish during July and August: 1. Set and meet goals for billable hours for you and your staff. 2. Take a vacation (or two) and enjoy it. Make sure you and your staff replenish. 3. Make a strategic plan for the fall and start it the day after Labor Day so you don t run into the Thanksgiving/Holiday period. While implementing your plan, make sure you and your staff keep meeting billable hour goals. Notice that I mention billable hours mentioned twice. Billing drives the firm and when you make it a priority, your firm stays profitable. Successful firms always make sure that billable hours and marketing are consistently driven all months of the year. There is no good reason not to meet billable hour goals. Implementing change, whether a policy or staff change, should be done when it can be most successful and it is important to choose your times wisely. Strategic leaders know that balance is important. They make sure that they themselves and the staff get time off and get things done. Plans might be for increased marketing efforts, increased staff efficiency, administrative changes, a new computer program, new employees, etc. So if you want balance this summer make sure you and your staff work hard, keep your billing up, and get strategic plans ready to be implemented the day after Labor Day and not a day later. Geoff Gilbert coaches lawyers, accountants and other business executives. His background includes experience as a CPA at Ernst & Young and practicing law in Montgomery County for 15 years. Geoff also teaches stress classes at the University of Maryland in College Park. You can reach him at geoff@coachforexecutives.com. If you receive information regarding the death of a BAMC member, please forward that information to Cindy at Cindy@barmont.org so that we can properly notify our membership. Litigation Support Expert Witness Testimony Business Valuation Pension Valuation Financial Analysis Forensic Accounting Financial Fraud Investigations Tax Issues Income Tax Preparation Alan Zipp Certified Public Accountant Attorney at Law Certified Business Appraiser Certified Fraud Examiner Telephone AlanZipp@aol.com 932 Hungerford Drive, Suite 13 Rockville, MD The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter June, 2014

7 current update books: Animal Dreams (1995), The Poisonwood Bible (2000) and Prodigal Summer (2002). September 25th: Getting back to our roots of reading some of the great classics, we will be discussing Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe. With some rare exceptions, all of our meetings are held in the offices of Miles & Stockbridge P.C., 11 North Washington Street, Suite 700, Rockville, MD, and begin at 4:30PM. If any of your friends and associates would like to join our group, all they need to do is to show-up for any of our meetings everyone is always welcome to attend and snacks are always served. Jim Demma YOuTH courthouse PrOJEcT committee Judge Sharon burrell is pictured with students from kipp D.c. AiM Academy after taking questions from the student during a Youth courthouse Project committee tour. Pictured with the students are committee co-chair Patricia Via, Esq., and louise Schwartz, Esq. If you receive information regarding the death of a BAMC member, please forward that information to Cindy at Cindy@barmont.org so that we can properly notify our membership. June, 2014 The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter 7

8 in MEMOriAM... James rogers Miller, Jr. June 15, July 25, 2014 Jim Miller, Jr. was born in Sandy Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland on June 15, Following his years at Landon School, he attended Wesleyan University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1953 and then on to Georgetown University Law Center where he achieved his LL.B. in In that year Jim joined his father and stepmother in a general, civil practice in Rockville, at 200B Monroe Street. During his years of private practice, he was committed to a variety of endeavors of public service, ranging from the presidency of the Rockville Chamber of Commerce, service on the Governor s Commission on Reorganization of the Government of the State of Maryland, Maryland House of Delegates from 1963 to 1967 and President of the Bar Association of Montgomery County in On September 28, 1970, President Richard M. Nixon nominated Jim to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, where he served until December 1986 when, as a result of some questions of health, he took early retirement from the Bench. The Judge spent time restoring his health and energies, sailing and enjoying his family at his home on Maryland s Eastern Shore. In August of 1991, Judge Miller returned to Miller, Miller & Canby and serving in an of counsel capacity took up the role as counselor to the firm, while actively building a much renowned reputation as a mediator and arbitrator. He continued very actively in maintaining a heavy schedule of mediations and arbitrations, gradually slowing that endeavor until the death of his wife, Jo Anne, in Not long after that loss, the Judge once again returned to his beloved Eastern Shore and to a new winter home in Boca Grande, Florida and took up a life of more extensive travel and family contacts. Judge Miller passed away in Easton, Maryland, on June 25, He is survived by his children James R. Miller, III, Andrew C. Miller, Merrie H. Miller Delauder and Katherine T. Miller Goldberg, his loving companion Patricia L. Chapman, and his brother Thomas C. Miller. A memorial service was held on Tuesday, July 15 at the Bozman United Methodist Church. Immediately following the service, there was a reception at the Miles River Yacht Club, in St. Michaels, MD U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Hollander, one of the Judge's former law clerks, delivered a eulogy at the service. Could you use more clients? To sign up for the Lawyer Referral Service, contact Maria at or mdelgado@barmont.org In these Economic Times, How can you afford NOT to belong? JEnniFEr FAirFAX Adoption Law Reproduction Law Surrogacy Donor Agreements Domestic, Second Parent and Relative Adoptions Fellow of the AMERICAN ACADEMY OF Assisted reproductive Technology Attorneys 827 Woodside Parkway Silver Spring, MD fax: jfairfax@jenniferfairfax.com Member of RESOLVE Mid-Atlantic Region Licensed in Maryland and the District of Columbia Fellow of the AMERICAN ACADEMY OF Adoption Attorneys 8 The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter June, 2014

9 new PrAcTiTiOnEr SEcTiOn Kathryn E. Deckert, Co-Chair Caitlin C. Grant, Co-Chair new PrAcTiTiOnEr SEcTiOn MEETinG DATES September 23, 2014* February 18, 2015 October 23, 2014** March 18, 2015** November 19, 2014** April 15, 2015 January 21, 2015** May 20, 2015 *Happy Hour **Upstairs Conference Room All meetings will be held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in the CLE Classroom of the Bar Association building, 27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, MD, unless otherwise noted. We hope you had a great summer and are looking forward to the fall and the start of the bar year as much as we are. While we always seek to welcome and provide valuable resources to our Association s newest practitioners, our programs and events are enriched by the continual support of the Executive Committee and the Bar at large. So, as always, we invite EVERYONE to join us! Our first meeting of the year is our Welcome back Happy Hour, which we will be co-hosting with the Young lawyers Division for the Maryland chapter of the Federal bar Association on Tuesday, September 23rd from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. It will be held at Brickside Food and Drink, located at 4866 Cordell Ave, Bethesda, MD Come out and catch up with your peers, get to know some young lawyers from the Federal Bar Association, and learn about the exciting plans we have for the upcoming year! We will be continuing with the Nuts and Bolts series that has received such a positive response from the Section over the past few years. Our first Nuts and Bolts program will be held on Wednesday, October 23rd from 5:30 6:30 in the upstairs conference room of the Bar Building. Stay tuned for more details, but rest assured, the presentation will be both informative and entertaining. SAVE THE DATE: In conjunction with the Community Outreach Committee, our Section is co-organizing the bar Association s Third Annual inspiration Walk and 5k for the Montgomery County Special Olympics, to be held on Sunday, September 28th at Georgetown Prep in Rockville. This event will be the culmination of our continued partnership with the Community Outreach Committee and the Special Olympics. If you have not yet had the pleasure of participating in this initiative in the past, you are missing out! Registration for this event is open, and we encourage all of you to participate, whether as a walker, a runner, a volunteer, or a fan. For more details, and to register for this event, visit the Bar Association website at Do not miss out on what promises to be one of the most well attended and inspirational events of the year! chamber chats September s Chamber Chat will be hosted by the Honorable Eric M. Johnson. Please stay tuned for the date and time of the September Chamber Chat. Judge Johnson will be retiring this fall. However, he has graciously agreed to host one last Chamber Chat. Judge Johnson has been on the Circuit Court bench since August 29, During his time on the Circuit Court bench, Judge Johnson has served as a member of the Family Law Committee and the Public Awareness Committee for the Maryland Judicial Conference and the Drug Treatment Court Commission. Prior to joining the Circuit Court bench, Judge Johnson was a member of the District Court bench for four years. Bring your lunch, along with any questions, and take advantage of this opportunity to get to know a member of our Circuit Court bench in an informal setting. No R.S.V.P. is required, but it is appreciated for planning purposes only. The Chamber Chat is open to all members of the Bar, not just members of the New Practitioners Section. Judge Johnson s chambers is located in the circuit court building at 50 Maryland Avenue, 9th floor of the north Tower, courtroom 9c. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Elizabeth McInturff, Chamber Chat Committee Chair, at (240) or emcinturff@jgllaw.com. Elizabeth McInturff, Chair Chamber Chat Committee MEnTOr/MEnTEE committee "Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin As a new practitioner, it is important to have the mentorship of an experienced attorney to assist a young attorney achieve her professional and personal goals. The practice of law involves a multitude of considerations to include, not only a variety of practice areas, but also work/life balance, a choice between government and private practice, and practice at a large or small firm. Assessing one's priorities and finding a practice that fits one's goals can be a difficult task. This task can be made less daunting with the guidance of an attorney-mentor. By participating in the Montgomery County Bar Association Mentor-Mentee Program, experienced attorney-mentors are paired with newpractitioner-mentees. The mentors share their experiences and wisdom with their mentees. Both mentors and mentees build relationships with each other, involve themselves in the Montgomery County Bar Association, and network with other mentors and mentees. With their involvement, each can learn from one another. If you have practiced law for more than seven years, we encourage you to volunteer as a mentor in the Montgomery County Bar Association Mentor-Mentee Program. If you have been practicing law for less than seven years and would like guidance from a mentor, we encourage you to apply to get a mentor. Applications to be a mentor or mentee are available on the BAMC website, and can be submitted at any time to Rosalyn Tang at rozduke02@gmail.com or Ebtehaj Kalantar at ekalantar@offitkurman.com. Eby Kalantar, Co-Chair Rosalyn Tang, Co-Chair Mentor-Mentee Committee The deadline for submission of copy for the newsletter is the 10 th of the month for the following months issue. June, 2014 The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter 9

10 committees & SEcTiOnS business law SEcTiOn We are working on putting together our next presentation titled Boilerplate Contract Provisions and Litigation. Please stay tuned for information concerning the details of this event. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the Business Law Section, please do not hesitate to contact me. Karen Shapiro, Chair circuit court bench bar committee MEETinG DATES September 3, 2014 February 4, 2015 October 1, 2014 March 4, 2015 November 5, 2014 April 1, 2015 December 3, 2014 May 6, 2015 January 7, 2015 June 3, 2015 All meetings are open and any members of the BAMC are welcome to attend. Meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 8:00 a.m. in the Administrative Judge s Conference Room 309 on the 3rd floor of the Circuit Court building in Rockville. We had another successful year with the Circuit Court Bench Bar Committee and thanks to all the stakeholders including the Circuit Court Judiciary and Administration, the Clerk s Office, the Sheriff s Office, the State s Attorney s Office, the Public Defender s Office, the County Attorney s Office and all the various BAMC Sections and Committees for attending the meetings and making our committee work. We look forward to the year and a reminder that all meetings are open and any members of the BAMC are welcome to attend the meetings. All meetings will be held on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 8:00 a.m. in the Administrative Judge s Conference Room, on the 3rd floor of the North Tower of the Circuit Court building in Rockville. Congratulations to Judge Debelius and the Courthouse Administration for the successful opening of the new South Tower of the Circuit Court. The lawyers and the courthouse staff our really proud to have this great new facility. A reminder that the Terrace Entrance to the Courthouse will be closed for a period of time due to refurbishment of that entrance so please plan accordingly. The Clerk of the Court, Loretta Knight, brings the following matters to your attention: rule : Exclusion of Personal identifier information in court Filings. By a Rules Order filed on May 1, 2013, the Court of Appeals adopted new Rule , effective July 1, 2013, to require the exclusion of certain personal identifier information from court filings. Subsequently, by a Rules Order filed on July 2, 2013, the Court of Appeals amended Rule on an emergency basis (effective July 9, 2013), and also adopted a new companion rule, Rule (with a deferred effective date of July 1, 2014). The amended Rule differs from the original in several important ways. First the amended Rule now applies only to pleadings and other papers filed in an action in other words, litigation records and not to administrative records, business license records or notice records as defined in the Rules. Second, the amended Rule clarifies that it does not apply to filings by a judge or judicial appointee. Third, the amended Rule no longer classifies birthdates as personal identifier information requiring exclusion from filings. Fourth, the amended Rule now allows only two exceptions, for: financial account identifiers specifying the property allegedly subject to forfeiture in forfeiture actions, and the record of an administrative agency proceeding. The companion rule, rule , when it takes effect on July 1, 2014, will require filers to include, in each covered filing, a certificate confirming their compliance with rule interpreters: As soon as it is known that an Interpreter is not required, please immediately notify the Clerk s Office. Your help is needed to reduce the expense of the cancellation fees. The Clerk would like to know of any concerns, questions or suggestions you might have regarding her departments and/or procedures. Phone: ; lknight@mcccourt.com. If you have any concerns to bring to the Committee s attention, please feel free to contact any Committee member or Co-Chairs David C. Merkin at (301) or david@merkinlawgroup.com; or Michael A. Taylor at (301) , mtaylorlaw@aol.com. David Merkin, Co-Chair Michael Taylor, Co-Chair collaborative law SEcTiOn MEETinG DATES September 16, 2014 February 17, 2015 October 21, 2014 March 17, The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter June, 2014

11 committees & SEcTiOnS November 18, 2014 April 14, 2015 December 16, 2014 May 19, 2015 Meetings will be held at 5:30p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of the month in the upstairs conference room of the Bar Association building, unless otherwise noted. The Collaborative Section had a great discussion in June about programming for next year. There was a strong desire to learn more about Collaborative practice and get lots of practical tips and pointers. We hope you will join us for a year full of informative meetings. Our first meeting will be on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. We ll be talking about how to present dispute resolution process options to potential and new clients. How do you talk about Collaborative Law to a client who has never heard of Collaborative? How do you explain the difference between collaborative law, litigation, negotiation, and mediation? What questions can you ask to determine what dispute resolution process would be the most helpful to your client? Join us for an interactive discussion. Throughout the year, we will be exploring the stages of a collaborative law case: from enrolling the client to assembling the team to advocating without being positional to finalizing an agreement. Each meeting includes time for networking and a light dinner provided by Realtor Jeanne Koerber of RE/MAX Town Center. Everyone is welcome to attend our meetings especially practitioners who are new to Collaborative Law. You do not need to be a member of our Section or collaboratively trained to attend. All of our meetings are very interactive with plenty of time to answer individual questions. RSVPs are appreciated but not required to Joan Weiss at weissattorney@comcast.net. LJ Pelham, Co-Chair Joan M. Weiss, Co-Chair commercial litigation SEcTiOn MEETinG DATES September 16, 2014* January 13, 2015* November 18, 2014** March 17, 2015** *Lerch Early & Brewer Offices, 5:30PM **Stein Sperling Offices, 8AM The Commercial Litigation Section will meet on September 16th from 5:30 to 6:30 at the offices of Lerch, Early & Brewer in Bethesda. The speaker for the September meeting has yet to be determined. Mary Lombardo, Co-Chair Michael Neary, Co-Chair community OuTrEAcH committee Please don t forget that the Community Outreach Committee and the New Practitioner s Section will have the bar Association s Third Annual inspiration Walk with the Montgomery County Special Olympics on September 28, 2014! The Inspiration Walk will include Special Olympics athletes, Bar Association volunteers, and members from our community participating in a walk and/or run to inspire everyone at large at the start of the Fall Special Olympics athletic season. (Continued on following page) June, 2014 The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter 11

12 COMMITTEES & SECTIONS (Continued from preceding page) Thank you to all the volunteers who assisted with the Special Olympics Spring Games on May 18th at Landon High School. We had a great turn-out and it was another invaluable volunteering experience with our friends at the Special Olympics. We could not have done it without you! We now have a Special Olympics Volunteer Listserve! To sign-up for the listserv and/or, please contact Yesenia Mendez, CLE01@barmont.org In addition, the Community Outreach Committee facilitates volunteer opportunities on the second Friday of every month at Shepherd s Table. Shepherd s Table provides basic services to those in need and specifically provides a dinner meal from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., seven nights a week. Please contact Kathleen Fawcett, fawcettk@mcwilson.com, or Revee Walters, rwalters@offitkurman.com, if you are interested in volunteering. Volunteer as an individual, a firm, or get a group of friends and family together to participate in this wonderful, can t miss, service opportunity! Emily Gelman, Co-Chair Revee Walters, Co-Chair CRIMINAL LAW SECTION September 10, 2014 February 11, 2015 October 8, 2014 March 11, 2015 November 12, 2014 April 8, 2015 January 14, 2015 Meetings will be held at 12:15p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the upstairs conference room of the Bar Association building, unless otherwise noted. Janet Hager, Co-Chair Peter Larson, Co-Chair Electronic filing in Maryland is still on the horizon, but appears to be getting closer. The target is still Fall 2014, but no specific date has been determined. The first county to implement will be Anne Arundel. Training is anticipated to start in August. The announcement for the training has not been released as of the time of this report, but should be out by the time of publication. Currently the system that will launch in Anne Arundel County is undergoing testing. Stay tuned for further details. Richard London, Co-Chair EDUCATION LAW SECTION As your past Co-Chairs of the Education Law Section, we want to thank everyone year working with us this past year and making our unique section so successful! We are continuing on as Co- Chairs this coming year and expect to schedule a summer meeting to begin planning next years calendar of events. We will notify our section members by and through our Bar listserve account about the meeting. So please be certain we have your current contact information. We would appreciate any suggestions about potential speakers you may have available, topics, practice tips, or any other contributions you wish to share. Please feel free to Pat (phoover@hooverlaw.com) or David (david@bachfamilylaw.com) if you want to become more involved with the Education Law section or the practice area. David Bach, Co-Chair Pat Hoover, Co-Chair ELDER LAW SECTION September 10, 2014 February 11, 2015 October 8, 2014 March 11, 2015 November 12, 2014 April 8, 2015 December 10, 2014 May 13, 2015 January 14, 2015 Meetings will be held on the 2nd DISTRICT COURT BENCH BAR COMMITTEE September 4, 2014 February 5, 2015 October 2, 2014 March 5, 2015 November 6, 2014 April 2, 2015 December 4, 2014 May 7, 2015 January 8, 2015 Meetings will be held on the 1st Thursday of the month at 8AM in the Judges Conference Room in the District Court building, 191 East Jefferson St., Rockville, MD, unless otherwise noted. Coaching Through Conflict : Effective Communication Strategies for Amicable Co-Parenting Relationships Mary Atwater, P sy. yd. Collaborative Mediation Services maryatwater.com The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter June, 2014

13 HEADinG committees & SEcTiOnS Wednesday of the month from 8AM - 9AM in the upstairs conference room of the Bar Association building. The next meeting of the Elder Law Section will take place on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 8:00 am. at the Montgomery County Office of the Legal Aid Bureau, 600 Jefferson Street, Suite 430, Rockville, MD. Anne Hurley, Esq. will speak on the subject of involuntary discharge issues. Morris Klein, Chair EMPlOYMEnT law SEcTiOn September 2, 2014 February 3, 2015 October 7, 2014 March 3, 2015 November 4, 2014 Gwen D Souza, Co-Chair Gregg Greenberg, Co-Chair ESTATE & TruST law SEcTiOn September 8, 2014 February 9, 2015 October 6, 2014 March 9, 2015 November 10, 2014 April 13, 2015 January 26, 2015 Meetings will be held at Noon at the Shulman Rogers offices, located at Park Potomac Ave., 6th Floor, Potomac, MD, unless otherwise noted. The next meeting will be held on September 8, 2014 in the Executive Office building Auditorium. Joseph Griffin will be our speaker. Jay Eisenberg, Chair FAMilY law SEcTiOn September 25, 2014 February 26, 2015 October 30, 2014 March 26, 2015 November 20, 2014 April 30, 2015 January 29, 2015 Meetings will be held on the last Thursday of the month from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30p.m. in the CLE classroom of the Bar Association building, located at 27 West Jefferson St., in Rockville, MD, unless otherwise noted. We hope everyone is having a safe and enjoyable summer! As the Family Law Co-Chair torch is passed to us, we wanted to acknowledge the hard work, dedication and leadership of our outgoing Co-Chairs, Kate McDonough and Kristina Badalian. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all that you have done for the Family Law Section over the past year! We ve been hard at work planning a spectacular year to come for our Section. Please SAVE THE DATE for the following events, CLEs, programs and meetings which have been scheduled: SEcTiOn MEETinGS/PrOGrAMS September 25, 2014 October 30, 2014 november 20, 2014 **5:00pm in Courtroom 1; (Family Judges Roundtable) January 29, 2015 February 26, 2015 March 26, 2015 **5:00pm in Courtroom 1; (Family Law Masters Roundtable) April 30, 2015 *** Please note that all FL Section (Continued on following page) June, 2014 The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter 13

14 committees & SEcTiOnS (Continued from page 14) Meetings are approximately 1 hour long and will take place at 5:30pm in the Bar Office, CLE Classroom, except as otherwise noted. cles Stay tuned for details in the September Newsletter on our upcoming CLEs! SOciAl EVEnTS Fall Happy Hour October 15, 2014, location TBD Holiday Party TBD in December at Delaney McKinney Spring Happy Hour March 12, 2015, location TBD End of Year Dinner/Practitioner of the Year Award TBD in May or June 2015 Finally, we wish to congratulate again Pat Dragga on his well-deserved receipt of the Family Law Practitioner of the Year Award at our first-ever End of Year Dinner, which took place on June 3, We d also like to thank Donna Van Scoy for organizing and planning the extremely well-attended dinner. A good time was had by all and we look forward to it becoming an annual event! Casey Florance, Co-Chair Chris Roberts, Co-Chair immigration law SEcTiOn MEETinG DATES August 20, 2014 November 19, 2014 September 17, 2014 December 17, 2014 October 15, 2014 These will be brown bag lunch meetings and will be held at 12:30 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday of the month in the upstairs conference room of the bar Association building, located at 27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, MD. We are excited to start a new term and have the opportunity to serve our Section. We are committed to keeping the Immigration Section informed on the latest developments in Immigration Law, while creating opportunities for networking and socializing. During our meetings this year, experienced immigration attorneys will present on a topic and answer questions. We encourage all of you to participate in these brown-bag luncheons; no matter the topic of each session, you can always bring questions you have about cases and ask the friendly members of our Section about them. Also, luncheons are our Section s business meetings: your participation and suggestions will help our group to learn more and improve its service to members. RSVPs for the lunch meetings are not necessary, but appreciated. Please mark your calendar for the following dates: 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 20 o Speaker: Laura Kelsey Rhodes o Topic: Immigration Status and Criminal Charges/Convictions 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 17 o Speaker: Edward Neufville o Topic: Advanced Naturalization Issues 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 15 o seeking speakers o Topic: TBD 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, november 19 o seeking speakers o Topic: TBD 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 17 o HOliDAY PArTY What topics interest you for cles or luncheons? interested in speaking? Willing to be a mentor? Want to sponsor our holiday party in December? Contact us to share your ideas and to let us know about your availability for further collaboration. Parva Fattahi, Co-Chair Maria Glinsmann, Co-Chair law FirM MAnAGEMEnT SEcTiOn MEETinG DATES September 11, 2014 February 19, 2015 October 16, 2014 March 19, 2015 November 20, 2014 April 16, 2015 December 18, 2014 May 21, 2015 January 15, 2015 Meetings will be held at 8:00 a.m. on the 3rd Thursday of the month at the offices of Hostetter Strent, 7201 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 675, Bethesda, MD. Amy Strent, Chair 14 The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter June, 2014

15 committees & SEcTiOnS lawyer ASSiSTAncE committee MEETinG DATES September 10, 2014 February 11, 2015 October 8, 2014 March 11, 2015 November 12, 2014 April 8, 2015 December 10, 2014 May 13, 2015 January 14, 2015 All meetings will be held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 5:00p.m. in the upstairs conference room of the Bar Association building, located at 27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, MD. Our Committee assists lawyers with any mental health problem that interferes with the ability to function on a day to day basis (alcohol, drugs, anxiety, depression, senility). If necessary we will handle cases for the lawyer involved until he or she can get back on his/her feet. We also assist with counseling and closing one's practice. We accept anonymous referrals and our work is strictly confidential. We meet on the second Wednesday of the month. However, we can and will meet on short notice. I can't emphasize enough that once a matter is sent to Bar Counsel the ship has sailed. Too many Montgomery lawyers are sanctioned each year who could be helped if we were contacted in time. If you sense something is wrong whether it be a colleague, an associate, a lawyer on the other side of a case or someone you observe in a case in which you're not directly involved please contact us. Paul Ethridge, Co-Chair Deane Shure, Co-Chair legal ETHicS committee MEETinG DATES August 21, 2014 February 19, 2015 September 18, 2014 March 19, 2015 October 16, 2014 April 16, 2015 November 20, 2014 May 21, 2015 December 18, 2014 June 18, 2015 January 15, 2015 All meetings will be held 4:30p.m. on the 3rd Thursday of the month in the upstairs conference room of the Bar Association building, unless otherwise noted. Sam Shapiro, Co-Chair Dan Shea, Co-Chair MEMbErSHiP benefits committee MEETinG DATES July 30, 2014 August 20, 2014 Meetings will be held at 5:00 p.m. in the CLE Classroom of the Bar Association building. Would you like to get a discount at local restaurants just by being a member of the Montgomery county bar Association? The Membership Benefits Committee is trying to recruit local restaurants to provide discounts to members of the bar association, as a way of promoting area establishments and promoting membership in the bar association. Only a handful of restaurants have been approached and the following have agreed to a 20% discount: Mama Lucias, Bar Louie, Taste Gastropub, 82 Steak Out. The response has been overwhelming and can apply to any service business. Please let your clients and friends with local businesses know of the opportunity to be exposed to 2500 families with a chance to post their menus and products on our website. It is a win/win! We are asking for anyone who has a contact at a local restaurant to help us with this effort, or anyone who is interested in contacting restaurants at which we do not have a contact to reach out to those restaurants. This is a great way to increase the benefits provided to our members and benefit our community, but we need your help! This is just the first step in our plan to offer discounts at a range of restaurants and other local businesses and service providers. We have had a warm response so far, with several local restaurants providing tentative agreements to participate. Please contact Jim Mood ( ), jmood@murphyslawmd.com, or Kate McQueen, ( ), kmcqueen@offitkurman.com, if are willing to assist in this effort. Please join us in making this program the best that it can be for our members! Kate McQueen, Co-Chair Jim Mood, Co-Chair PErSOnAl injury litigation SEcTiOn August 22, 1024 January 23, 2015 September 19, 2014 February 20, 2015 November 21, 2014 March 20, 2015 All meetings will be held at Noon on the 3rd Friday of the month in the upstairs conference room of the Bar Association building. We are in the process of finalizing the details for each of the meetings. As soon the speakers/topics are finalized, we will make the announcements on the listserve. In the meantime, please have a safe summer and we will see you all in the Fall. The first meeting of the Personal Injury Litigation Section will be held on August 22, The Honorable Judges Eric nee and Margaret Schweitzer of the District Court of Maryland have graciously offered to come and speak to the members of the Personal Injury Litigation Section about trials in District Court. This is a meeting you do not want to miss. Paul Chung, Co-Chair Andre Forte, Co-Chair (Continued on page 22) June, 2014 The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Newsletter 15

16 SAVE THE DATE ~ STOMP Wine Festival Saturday, October 11, 2014 Sugarloaf Mountain Winery Comus Rd. Dickerson, MD Join your friends and colleagues at Sugarloaf Mountain Winery in Dickerson, MD for the annual STOMP Wine Festival on Saturday, October 11, The event is tentatively scheduled from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm. There will be a $15 entrance fee payable at the event itself. Complimentary transportation, sponsored by Gore Brothers Reporting, will be provided from Rockville. Please RSVP by September 25th with the total number of attendees to Cindy@barmont.org.

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