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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

As I mentioned in this post, I had the opportunity to testify before the Maryland House Government Operations Committee on proposed bill HB292 which would gather data on the race and gender of lawyers subject to disciplinary proceedings by Maryland regulators.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A lawyer has been disbarred in Maryland following the same disposition in Virginia for rejecting settlement offers without a client’s consent and demonstrating “pervasive incivility.”…

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 31, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday gave a Maryland prison official another chance to defend himself against a federal civil rights claim. As a result, she agreed, some lawyers may err on the side of filing a post-trial motion to renew their arguments “out of an abundance of caution.” Last week’s unanimous ruling in Dupree v.

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ABA Journal

MAY 7, 2021

A Maryland defense lawyer is seeking a new trial for his client after a blog post claimed that a product used by police to extract…

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A Maryland judge has been indicted for allegedly recording himself and two other judges during confidential deliberations without the others judges' knowledge or consent. The…

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 24, 2025

Cid Franklin was arrested in New York and then questioned (without a lawyer) by a publicly funded agency that makes bail recommendations to the judges who arraign defendants. New York was part of a list of orders released on Monday morning from the justices private conference on March 21.

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My Shingle

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Illustration generated by Dall-E Case Summary: In the legal profession, the general rule is that lawyers cannot enter into agreements that restrict their right to practice after leaving a firm, except for retirement benefits. A recent Maryland Supreme Court case, Jamie Bennett v.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 23, 2023

Share Kevin Younger was detained before trial at a state prison in Baltimore, Maryland. Lawyers may be in the awkward position of having to raise non-meritorious claims to preserve them for appeal. The post Justices to hear procedural question in Maryland prison-assault case appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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LegalReader

JULY 12, 2022

If a debtor fails to complete either bankruptcy course, the debtor cannot receive a bankruptcy discharge.

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Above The Law

JUNE 2, 2021

Business Insider ] * Derek Chauvin is purportedly financially unable to hire a lawyer to fight off federal civil rights charges. Insider ] * A Maryland lawyer has been disbarred for allegedly failing to file an appeal and then lying to a client about the situation. Might be time for MyPillow to hit the mattresses.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Police have arrested two people in the killing of a lawyer in his home above his law office in Laurel, Maryland. One of them is…

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

And Connor Richards of PokerNews reports that “ High-Stakes Poker Lawyer Tom Goldstein Back Out of Custody But Can’t Use Crypto.” District Court for the District of Maryland at this link. “Supreme Court veteran Goldstein wins release again in tax crimes case”: David Thomas of Reuters has this report.

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 30, 2023

A federal judge in Maryland is allowing four Reed Smith lawyers to withdraw from the representation of former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby because of…

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LegalReader

JANUARY 4, 2022

Whether you go by state laws or federal laws, sexual harassment is always illegal in Maryland workplaces. .

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The company went out of its way to make sure that this woman did not receive any unemployment benefits by opposing her applications.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

You must report the workplace injury within ten days of the accident or within one year of being diagnosed with a job-related illness.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Police in Laurel, Maryland, are investigating the homicide of a lawyer who was said to be so devoted to his work that he lived in…

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 30, 2025

home as he faces charges of tax evasion and mortgage fraud.”

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 1, 2023

* Miss Manners asked the appropriate way to respond when people make fun of lawyers. Somehow the answer wasn't, "just suck it up you weenie." [ Washington Post ] * Study confirms that there aren't enough legal aid lawyers. [ Bloomberg Law News ] * Biglaw associate approved for admission to Maryland bar despite cheating issues.

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Above The Law

JUNE 25, 2021

CNBC ] * A lawsuit has been filed to stop the Governor of Maryland from ending federal unemployment benefits. Washington Post ] * A veteran lawyer for GameStop has left the company to work as counsel to a chicken-restaurant chain. This has not been a good week for the NCAA. [ Hope they aren't just paying him chicken feed.

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LegalTalkNetwork

MARCH 20, 2025

The duo aims to educate lawyers on how technology can be used to improve services, interactions with clients, and overall workflow. Green Filing has filed more than 28 million documents for over 200,000 filers across California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, Utah, Virginia, and Texas.

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The Crime Report

MAY 3, 2021

In addition to Garrett, the webinar featured Maneka Sinha, assistant professor of law at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law, and Dr. Itiel Dror, senior cognitive neuroscience researcher at University College London. Maneka Sinha is an assistant professor of law at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law.

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JURIST

JANUARY 15, 2023

White House lawyer Richard Sauber Saturday said more classified documents have been found at President Joe Biden’s Delaware residence. Sauber also continually stressed that “[t]he President’s lawyers have acted immediately and voluntarily to provide the Penn Biden documents to the Archives and the Wilmington documents to the DOJ.”

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JUNE 7, 2022

Perhaps the most notable example would be a facial scar, burn, or blemish. However, scars on the body may also constitute disfigurement.

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The Crime Report

MAY 13, 2022

Veteran environmental lawyer Cynthia Ferguson will coordinate efforts across the department to use the sweeping power under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to initiate investigations, negotiate civil settlements and pursue criminal indictments in the most extreme cases. “It

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Above The Law

MAY 11, 2023

Bloomberg Law News ] * Fani Willis drops objection to Kimberly Debrow now that the lawyer has shed a couple more clients. American Prospect ] * University of Maryland forced to end its streaming service after being reminded that it doesn't own its streaming rights. And all it cost is some self-imposed elder abuse.

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LawSites

MAY 25, 2021

Using VR to Train Lawyers. My trip into VR court came courtesy of a new company, JUST , which has developed a VR-powered training program to help lawyers and law students learn courtroom presentation skills. Smith , a Boise, Idaho, personal injury lawyer. The company was founded by William L. My Thoughts.

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Law 360

JUNE 15, 2021

A Maryland lawyer's apparently settled lawsuit against a former investment fund general counsel with whom he had a romantic-slash-business relationship will remain public after a New York federal judge refused Tuesday to seal court filings.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 1, 2021

And the blog manager works closely with dozens of law professors and lawyers to plan and organize SCOTUSblog’s award-winning case coverage and symposia. The position is located in Bethesda, Maryland, though we currently work mainly remotely. The budgeted salary range is $53,000 to $65,000 and is commensurate with experience.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 28, 2023

Share Lawyers for a self-appointed civil rights “tester” have asked the Supreme Court to dismiss her case as moot – that is, no longer a live controversy. In a 10-page filing earlier this week , lawyer Kelsi Brown Corkran of the Georgetown University Law Center asked the justices to dismiss Laufer’s case as moot.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 9, 2021

And the blog manager works closely with dozens of law professors and lawyers to plan and organize SCOTUSblog’s award-winning case coverage and symposia. The position is located in Bethesda, Maryland, though we currently work mainly remotely. The budgeted salary range is $53,000 to $65,000 and is commensurate with experience.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 21, 2021

And the blog manager works closely with dozens of law professors and lawyers to plan and organize SCOTUSblog’s award-winning case coverage and symposia. The position is located in Bethesda, Maryland, though we currently work mainly remotely. SCOTUSblog is committed to hiring folks from all backgrounds and life experiences.

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LexBlog

JULY 17, 2019

Wouldn’t any lawyer welcome some free motivational advice on law practice management to discover new ways to run their law firm more efficiently? The best way to succeed as a lawyer is to surround yourself with like-minded people who can guide you on the best practices and give advice on new trends and legal news that is out there.

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LexBlog

JULY 17, 2019

Wouldn’t any lawyer welcome some free motivational advice on law practice management to discover new ways to run their law firm more efficiently? The best way to succeed as a lawyer is to surround yourself with like-minded people who can guide you on the best practices and give advice on new trends and legal news that is out there.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Stressing that Laufer “voluntarily dismissed her pending ADA cases after a lower court sanctioned her lawyer” and “represented to this Court that she will not file any others,” the court agreed with Laufer that her case is “moot, and we dismiss it on that ground.”

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 23, 2023

Maryland , in which the prosecution introduced a codefendant’s confession that, in a token effort to comply with Bruton , substituted blank spaces for the defendant’s name. In the wake of Bruton , prosecutors turned to a new kind of magic: redaction. This led to a 1998 case, Gray v.

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Law 360

MAY 24, 2022

corporate tax lawyer played a "meaningful role" in a $19 million insurance trap sprung on a Wyoming company and its owner, according to a federal complaint filed in Maryland federal court. A Washington, D.C.,

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