DECEMBER 2018 VOLUME 66 – ISSUE 6 THE BAR …...THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD NEWSLETTER – DECEMBER 2018 – VOL. 66 / ISSUE 6 THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF MONTGOMERY

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T H E B A R A S S O C I A T I O N O F M O N T G O M E R Y C O U N T Y, M D N E W S L E T T E R – D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 8 – V O L . 6 6 / I S S U E 6

THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD

CONTENTSPRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By Steven J. Bienstock

“The quality of mercy is not strained,It droppeth as the gentle rain from heavenUpon the place beneath: it is twice blessed;It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.”

— William Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice

Think before you speak.

We’ve all spoken in haste and repented at leisure. My Bubbi used to say “You are King over all your words until you let them out of your mouth.” I knew some-one who had a large fish he had caught

mounted on his wall with a plaque beneath it that read: “If I had kept my mouth shut, I wouldn’t be here.”

The news has been full of stories lately about folks who have re-gretted things they’ve said, or done, that were, perhaps, not very well thought out. This has been a historical problem as well.

“You won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore—because, gentle-men, this is my last news conference.” (Richard M. Nixon after los-ing the 1962 California gubernatorial election, Nov 7, 1962).

“I have no political ambitions for myself or my children.” Joseph P. Kennedy, 1926.

“The thought of being President frightens me. I do not think I want the job.” Ronald Reagan, 1973.

Re-order your priorities.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and began filling a large, empty jar with golf balls. When he couldn’t get any more into the jar, he asked his students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. But then the professor picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He asked the students again if the jar was full. More cautiously, they said that it seemed to be. He next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up the space between the golf balls and the pebbles. He asked once more if the jar was full. Now, the class warily said "yes." The professor then took two cans of beer from under the table and poured them into the jar, somehow finding their way into the jar. The students laughed.

"Now," he said, "recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things – your family, your health, your friends, your passions – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are

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DECEMBER 2018 VOLUME 66 – ISSUE 6

3 Current Update

6 A Balancing Act

8 New Practitioner Section

9 Committees/ Sections

14 Judge Woodward's Retirement Celebration

15 Continuing Legal Education

19 Pro Bono

20 Specialty Bar Associations

23 Rent/Lease Ads

24 Attorney Opportunities

26 States Attorney Schedules

27 Judges Schedules

Back Calendar


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December 4, 2018Speaker: The Honorable Joseph Murphy

former Chief Judge of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

No January Luncheon

February 5, 2019March 5, 2019April 2, 2019

Rockville UnitedMethodist Church

112 W. Montgomery Ave.Rockville, MD

12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Bar Luncheon Schedule

In compliance with Article VII of the Bar Association Constitution, the member-ship is hereby notified that a General Election for new Officers and Executive Com-mittee will be conducted.

If you are interested in run-ning for any of the positions, please email either contact listed below by January 11th.

Julie Petersen [email protected] Knight, Committee Chair Kathy.Knight@ montgomerycountymd.gov

ELECTION NOTIFICATION FOR OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE



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Bar Association Staff Julie Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-3453

[email protected]

Maria Office Manager/LRS Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) [email protected]

Cindy Association Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) [email protected]

Monika Membership Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) [email protected]

Ana -- Lawyer Referral Service Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 279-9100 Lawyer Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-7040

[email protected]

Bar Foundation StaffYesenia CLE Seminars and Events Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 340-2534

[email protected]

Pro Bono ProgramClient Intake Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-7651 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-7652

The following staff listing is not for public information. It is for attorney use only.

Debbie Program Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 762-5831 [email protected]

Jorge Case Manager / Intake Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 762-8488 [email protected]

Heydi Case Manager / Intake Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) [email protected]

2018- 2019 Officers and ChairsASSOCIATION OFFICERS President: Steven J. BienstockPresident-Elect: Heather Q. HostetterTreasurer: Donna E. McBrideTreasurer-Elect: Jeremy D. RachlinSecretary: Hon. Lili KhozeimehPast President: James A. Mood, Jr.Executive Director: Julie PetersenEXECUTIVE COMMITTEEBradford S. BernsteinTheresa ChernoskyTracey J. CoatesHon. Rand L. GelberDavid A. MartellaLeslie R. Janis

David C. MerkinHon. Marina L. SabettDonna E. Van ScoyRevée M. WaltersClark E. Wisor, IIICarlotta A. Woodward

New Practitioners Co-Chairs:Anne-Marie Carnemark & Joshua SchmandCOMMITTEE CHAIRSAssoc./Found. – Ann. Mtg. & Law Day – Jeremy D. Rachlin – (301) 656-1177Bench/Bar-Circuit – Heather C. Collier – (301) 986-1300; Megan N. Rosan – (301) 656-1177Bench/Bar-District Court – Reginald W. Bours – (301) 340-7600; Richard D. London – (301) 588-6900Budget – Ronald S. Canter – (301) 424-7490Community Outreach - Eduardo S. Garcia – (301) 340-2020; Mee Soon Langohr – (608) 332-7084; Jordan G. Savitz – (301) 913-2948Fee Dispute Resolution – Robert C. Park, Jr. – (301) 961-5175; Karen Robbins – (301) 668-3222Judicial Selections – Kristina Badalian, Chair – (301) 869-1700; Thomas M. DeGonia, II, Vice Chair – (301) 762-1696Lawyer Assistance – William E. Hewitt, Jr. – (301) 424-8520; Alisha Jacobsen – (301) 424-0677Leadership Development – Joshua I. Bienstock – (301) 251-1600; John S. Weaver – (301) 424-7207Legal Ethics – P. David Gavin – (301) 279-2700; Allen J. Katz – (301) 840-8007; Samuel M. Shapiro – (301) 340-1333Legislation – J. Bradford McCullough – (301) 657-0734; Catherine H. McQueen – (240) 507-1700 Membership Benefits – Stephen F. Allen – (301) 987-2002; Lynndolyn T. Mitchell – (301) 340-2541 Mentor/Mentee (sub of New Practitioners) - Stephen H. Edwards, Jr. – (301) 251-1180Nominations & Elections – Mary Katherine Knight – (240) 777-7400Social – Mary McGuinness Saxon – (202) 466-8960 Amanda C. Smith – (301) 340-9090Social Media / Technology – Jessica S. Blumberg – (301) 657-0742; Keith J. Rosa – (240) 777-9108 Softball – Paul Schwinn – (301) 945-9278Specialty Bar Associations – VACANTStrategic Planning – Casey Weinberg Florance – (301) 838-3318; James A. Mood, Jr. – (301) 424-0400Youth Courthouse Project – Diana H. Metcalf – (301) 251-6707; George E. Simms, III – (240) 777-7383

SECTION CHAIRSAdministrative Law – John T. Henderson, Jr. – (410) 229-4100; Nicolas Orechwa, Vice Chair – (410) 229-4215Alternative Dispute Resolution – Robert L. Baum – (301) 610-0610; Kenneth A. Vogel – (202) 332-7323Business Law – David E. Kay – (301) 657-0724Collaborative Law – Laura Duncan, – (240) 409-6108; Roger A. Hayden, II – (301) 407-9070; Anshu Karki – (301) 424-8081Commercial Litigation – E. Andrew Cole – (301) 838-3218; William A. Goldberg – (301) 907-2813Criminal Law – Patrick J. Mays – (240) 777-7385; David H. Moyse – (240) 292-7200Education Law – Lisa S. Becker – (240) 507-1790Elder Law – Mary Jo Broussard-Speier – (301) 468-5657; Jeffrey Hammond – (301) 861-4555Employment Law – Joy C. Einstein – (301) 945-9250; Gregg C. Greenberg – (301) 587-9373Estates & Trusts – Jay M. Eisenberg – (301) 230-5223Family Law – Emily Gelmann – (240) 507-1756; Benjamin C. Marcoux – (301) 610-7444; Pilar Nichols – (2301) 762-8999Immigration – Maria Glinsmann – (301) 987-0030; Julian Perez – (301) 987-0030Intellectual Property & Technology – Michael L. Greenberg – (202) 625-7000; Raymond Van Dyke – (202) 378-3903Juvenile Law – Corey E. Talcott – (240) 777-6767Law Firm Management – Amy B. Strent – (301) 657-0010New Practitioners – Anne-Marie Carnemark – (301) 762-5212; Joshua C. Schmand – (301) 347-1273Chamber Chats – Joshua R. Chazen – (301) 961-5140Personal Injury Litigation – Aaron M. Blank (Plaintiff) – (301) 945-9271; Stephanie L. Shearer (Defense) – (301) 791-6924Real Estate – Matthew D. Alegi – (301) 230-6574; Sarah Cline – (301) 945-9245Solo & Small Firm – Evan V. Goitein – (301) 323-8272; David A. Schiller – (301) 315-0801Taxation Law – Michael Y. Goldberg – (301) 838-3317 ; John S. Pontius, Jr. – (240) 599-8027Workers Compensation Law – William J. Inman – (301) 315-9400

BAR FOUNDATION OFFICERS(Effective July 1, 2018)

President: James A. Mood, Jr.President-Elect: Steven J. BienstockTreasurer: Magistrate Keith J. RosaSecretary: Hon. Karen A. FerrettiPast President: Lauri E. ClearyBOARD OF DIRECTORSMichael G. BanksHon. Marielsa A. BernardBradford S. BernsteinJoshua I. BienstockLynn Caudle BoyntonHon. Sharon V. BurrellHeather CollierHon. John W. Debelius, IIICasey Weinberg FloranceJo B. FogelCaitlin C. GrantHon. Anne S. HarringtonHon. Kevin G. Hessler

Heather Q. HostetterDaniel M. Kennedy, IIILili KhozeimehHon. Mary Beth McCormickRichard H. MelnickLynndolyn T. MitchellHon. John C. MoffettJohn M. QuinnAndrew L. SchwartzMallon A. SnyderBenjamin S. Vaughan Patricia M. WeaverAlan S. Zipp

COMMITTEE CHAIRSC-IT Program –Stephen H. Chaikin – (240) 777-7202; Karen Mooney - (240) 777-7366Cable T.V./Law School for the Public – Lauri E. Cleary – (301) 657-0176; James R. Klimaski - (202) 296-5600Continuing Legal Education – Hon. Marina L. Sabett – (301) 963-0035; Christy A. Zlatkus – (301) 762-7644Diversity – Hon. Charles B. Day – (301) 344-0393; Susan Magazine - (240) 774-7220Endowment – Daniel M. Kennedy – (301) 251-6600Facilities – John Monahan - (301) 251-1811Fall Outing – Alison W. Rind – (301) 657-0750; David P. Shapiro – (301) 656-7603Pro Bono – Judith L. Bluefeld – (301) 657-3777 School Mock Trial – Bradford S. Bernstein – (301) 517-4811; Casey L. Cirner – (301) 762-1600Speakers Bureau - Hon. James A. Bonifant - (240) 777-9366; Stephen H. Chaikin - (240) 777-7405; Warren E. Tydings - (301) 670-3020

FOR LAWYERS WHO NEED HELPAnyone 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 Assistance Committee. Committee members can assist Lawyers in finding confidential and effective programs to help them.

All calls are strictly confidential.William E. Hewitt, Jr., Co-Chair

(301) 424-8520 / [email protected] Jacobsen, Co-Chair

(301) 424-0677 / [email protected]

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Leaders in Dispute Resolution

Hon. Gerald Bruce Lee (Ret.)Retired Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

The Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee (Ret.) admirably served for nineteen years on the bench of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Prior to his appointment to the federal judiciary, Judge Lee served for over six years as a judge for the Fairfax Circuit Court, and before that, he was a trial lawyer representing individuals and businesses in complex civil disputes. Throughout his illustrious career, Judge Lee served his community on various boards and committees, including the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, as Chairman of the Virginia Judicial Conference Judicial Education Committee, and as a member of the Virginia Circuit Court Judges Benchbook Committee. Judge Lee now brings his record of excellence and achievement to The McCammon Group to serve the mediation, arbitration, special master, and judge pro tempore needs of lawyers and litigants throughout Virginia, D.C. and beyond.

CIRCUIT COURT NOTESRobert A. Greenberg, Administrative JudgeJUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT ROTATION CHANGES (JANUARY 6, 2019 THROUGH JULY 2, 2020)Consistent with the Circuit Court Judicial Assignment Rotation Policy, the following Judicial Assignment changes will occur on or about January 6, 2019:

FAMILY CALENDAR ROTATION:Judge Albright to replace Judge Salant

Judge Burrell to replace Judge Dwyer

Judge McGann to replace Judge Ryon

Judge Callahan will remain in the Family Rotation as Family Judge in Charge

Judge Mason’s replacement to replace Judge Hessler

Judge Hessler (replacing Judge Albright) — Alternating Weeks with Dependency (CINA)

Judge Schweitzer (replacing Judge Storm) — Alternat-ing Weeks with Dependency (CINA)

Judge Maloney to replace Judge Bonifant

Judge Boynton to replace Judge Lease

Judge Rubin to replace Judge Cho

CIVIL CALENDAR ROTATION:Judge Cho to replace Judge Burrell

Judge Ryon to replace Judge Smith

Judge Dwyer to replace Judge Bair

Judge McCally to replace Judge Cummins

Judge Rupp to replace Judge Rubin

Judge Rubin to retain this cal-endar

CRIMINAL/GENERAL ROTATION:Judge Cummins to replace Judge Mason

Judge Salant to replace Judge Maloney

Judge Lease to replace Judge McCally

Judge Storm to replace Judge Boynton

Judge Bonifant to replace Judge McGann

Judge Jordan to replace Judge Schweitzer

JUVENILE ROTATION:Judge Hessler Dependency

(CINA) /Family — Alternating Weeks — Replacing Judge Al-bright

Judge Schweitzer Dependen-cy (CINA)/Family — Alternat-ing Weeks — Replacing Judge Storm

Judge Smith Delinquent/Juve-nile Duty — Alternating Weeks – Replacing Judge Jordan

Judge Bair Delinquent/Juve-nile Duty — Alternating Weeks — Replacing Judge Rupp

CHAMBERS/COURTROOM REASSIGNMENTSTo accommodate the January

LEGAL ETHICS HOTLINEAllen Katz ... (301) 840-8007 ... [email protected]

Richard Sternberg ... (202) 530-0100 ... [email protected]

For a written confidential opinion, submit your written request, marked confidential to one of the Co-Chairs, P. David Gavin, Allen J. Katz or Samuel M. Shapiro, c/o Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD, 27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, MD 20850.




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the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car, your assets. The sand is ev-erything else, the small stuff. If you put the sand in first, there will be no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are import-ant to you. Pay attention to the critical things: Love your fami-ly. Play with your children. Get medical checkups. Appreciate the joys in your life. Take care of the golf balls and the pebbles first, the things that really mat-ter. Set your priorities. There will be room for the sand."

“What about the beer?” one student asked. The professor smiled. "Well, it just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers."

Read more and dust less. Ad-mire the view and don’t fuss about the weeds in the garden. Spend more time with fam-ily and less working. Savor life, don’t endure it. Live in the moment and cherish it. Don’t “save” anything. Use the good china and crystal for every pos-sible occasion. Dress up if you feel like it. If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing, see and hear and do it now. Call former friends and mend fences. Go out for your favorite meal. Write that letter. Tell your family how much you love them and do it often. Add laughter and lus-ter today. Don’t take today for granted. Every morning when you open your eyes, tell your-self that it’s a special day. Every day, every minute, every breath truly is a gift from God.

Watch your finances.

We now are able to spend money effortlessly, without even think-ing about it. Salaries are paid by direct deposit. When we shop, most of us use credit cards rath-er than cash. Our bills are au-tomatically deducted from our bank accounts or charged to our credit cards, which are in turn automatically deducted from

our bank accounts. EZ Pass pays our tolls without us ever touch-ing our wallets. We buy on-line with Paypal or credit cards. We seldom write checks to send in the mail. It hardly ever feels like we’re really spending money. But we are. Make sure you do at least a monthly review of your finances. Look over your cred-it card and bank statements carefully. Create a budget and monitor your spending. Save for your kids’ education, your retirement, rainy days, fun ad-ventures and vacations.

Be considerate of others.

Have you said “hi” to your mail deliverer? The store cashier? Do you know their names or anything about them? Wheth-er in this season of Good Will towards Men and Women, or throughout the year, appreci-ate others. Be kind. You never know what burdens the peo-ple around you carry. Tip your server and others who make your life a bit easier.

Give unselfishly.

We as lawyers have been giv-en a lot. Give back. Volunteer through BAMC with our char-itable organization partners. Donate what you can to those less fortunate.

Take care of yourself.

Decide when you get up each day what that day will be like. Keep your life in balance, with a mixture of work, family, friends, spirituality, play, service, etc. No-tice and applaud all of your suc-cesses. Forgive yourself. Be pa-tient with others. Stay mindful in the moment. Do something special for yourself each day. Meditate. Get a yearly physical. Exercise. Eat healthier. Drink more water. Embrace change. Look for opportunity in every challenge you face. Laugh. Sur-round yourself with positive, loving people. Listen to music.

Keep perspective.

An apocryphal letter home from college.

Dear folks: I’ve been accidental-ly shot, but I am slowly recov-ering. I am pregnant with my

(Continued from page 1) dropout boyfriend’s child. He’s dumped me and hired a lawyer to get custody. My tumor has shrunk a little, but the treat-ments are continuing. I totaled the car. Most of my passengers were okay, except for one who is suing you. Oh, and I’m being evicted from the dorms. Love, Mary. (P.S. None of the above is true, but I’m flunking chem-istry.)

Happy holidays to all. May the New Year bring you happiness, health, and Peace.

“And do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.”

—William Shakespeare:Taming of the Shrew.

“If you fall, I’ll be there.”—Floor

Annual Toy/Gift Card Drive Under Way

The New Practitioners Section is participating in the An-nual Holiday Toy Drive to benefit the clients of the Fam-ily Justice Center Foundation. Each year the Family Justice Center is inundated with people coming in for relief around the holidays and these toys are one small way to make a child’s holiday brighter. Please spread the word and bring an unwrapped toy (or toys) to the Bar Association of Montgomery County Bar Building, located at 27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, MD 20850. We will be collecting donations until Friday, December 14, 2018. Please consider donating, even if it’s something small. We thank you all in advance for participating in this great cause.




2019 Judicial Assignment Ro-tation Changes, the following Chambers and Courtroom re-assignment will occur on or about January 6, 2019

Judge Jeannie E. Cho — Cham-bers: Room 7020, North Tower. Courtroom: 7D

Judge Debra L. Dwyer — Chambers: Room 8020, North Tower. Courtroom: 8D

Judge Nelson W. Rupp, Jr. — Chambers: Room 9020, North Tower. Courtroom: 9D

Judge Karla N. Smith — Cham-bers: Room 4840, South Tower. Courtroom: 4H

MOTIONS FOR RELIEF PURSUANT TO HEALTH GENERAL ARTICLES, §8-505 AND §8-507The Maryland Department of Health has requested that all motions, filed in the Circuit Court, requesting relief pursu-ant to Health General Articles,

§8-505 and §8-507 include the following forms:

• Consent to Treatment Form: CC-DC-CR-109

• Consent to Disclose Pro-tected Health Information Form: CC-DC-CR-110

The forms are located on the Maryland Courts Website at: https://courts.state.md.us/courtforms

DISTRICT COURT NOTESPatti Mitchell, Administrative JudgeMILITARY AFFIDAVITSThe United States Servicemem-bers Civil Relief Act precludes entry of any default [civil] judg-ment absent a written affidavit containing facts, under oath regarding a defendant’s mili-tary status. The Act states that “The requirement for an affida-vit under paragraph (1) may be

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December 4, 2018— The Honorable Joseph Murphyformer Chief Judge of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Rockville United Methodist Church 112 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville, MD

12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.If you have a dietary restriction and require a special meal, please contact Cindy at Cindy@barmont.

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satisfied by a statement, dec-laration, verification, or certifi-cate, in writing, subscribed and certified or declared to be true under penalties of perjury.” (50 USC 3931(b)(4)).

The Act does not state how long a given affidavit is valid or when an affidavit becomes stale. Often printouts from the Department of Defense website can confirm a persons status. As you can see from the excerpt above, it is not manda-tory that the DOD website be the source of the facts regard-ing a person’s military status.

Members of the bar have ex-pressed concern regarding differing interpretations and applications of the military af-fidavit requirement. In an ef-fort to apply the act consistent-ly and uniformly the following parameters are considered suf-ficient to comply with the letter and spirit of the SCRA:

1. Affidavit must be in writ-ing/under oath.

2 Affidavit may only predate the trial/judgment date by 6 months to be considered current.

3. DOD printout may ac-company affidavit if plaintiff chooses to include it.

4. Sworn affidavit referring to a DOD printout obviates the need to attach the actual DOD printout

I hope this will ensure consis-tency and predictability in the entry of default judgments in small and large claims, civil motions, municipal infractions, and landlord-tenant matters.

CIVIL MOTIONS AND CONTINUANCES Attaching a proposed order

to any civil motion (or opposi-tion) is a tremendous help. As I am sure you know, the District Court is a high-volume court. On any given day a judge may have upwards of 50 civil files for chambers rulings. These files are separate from criminal, traffic, DV motions, L&T writs of restitution, and the assigned courtroom docket. We do not have chambers days or a duty judge. A proposed order, even if amended by the court, is likely to be more legible than a hand-written ruling.

When parties are seeking a continuance of a civil case, it is important that the motion contain at least 3 proposed fu-ture trial date. District Court Administrative Regulation XI.D states:

“Unless otherwise agreed by the clerk, all request for post-ponements should be accom-panied by three (3) proposed dates when the attorneys and parties are available. Counsel should attempt to contact opposing counsel, if possible, to clear dates acceptable to both attorneys and parties.”

Having proposed dates, already cleared with counsel and the parties, facilitates much more efficient rescheduling of post-poned cases. It is time-con-suming and difficult for the civil clerks to serve as the scheduling intermediary. Large claims are tried every Wednes-day. Small claims are tried on Thursdays in Rockville and Fridays in Silver Spring. Dock-ets are set for 8:30 am and are scheduled for all day.

Thank you for your consider-ation of this information.

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MCCC Law Library – CHECK IT OUTKate Martin, Law Librarian

LEGAL READS OUTSIDE THE LIBRARYThe Law Li-brary has the latest legal trea-

tises that are vital to your re-search. However, we librarians do acknowledge that these books don’t necessarily make the best fireside reads. Here are some fun reads with a le-gal connection that have been recommended by your legal peers:

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue (2017)

Mbue’s stunning debut nov-el explores one Cameroonian immigrant family’s struggles in New York city: When Jende Jonga lands a job as a chauffeur at Lehman Brothers, he’s grate-ful and eager please. However, as the recession hits, Jonga finds himself entangled with his employer’s secrets that in turn threaten his family’s lives. This is a read you won’t be able to put down!

The Children Act by Ian McEwan (2014)

Recently adapted into a feature film, this book is a thought-provoking and exqui-sitely written character study set amid a moral and court-room drama: Fiona Maye, a British judge has a successful career that stands in contrast to her crumbling marriage. She becomes embroiled in a complex and emotional case that forces to question her own life’s choices.

The Reckoning by John Grisham (2018)

American’s favorite law-yer-turned-author does it again! In The Reckoning, Grish-am spins a well-crafted tale of legal suspense, infusing it with Southern Gothic storytelling, a

family saga, WWII history, and a contemplative meditation on Post-Traumatic Stress Disor-der.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life by Jane Sherron DeHart (2018)

Written over fifteen years with Justice Ginsburg’s cooperation, in A Life, DeHart comprehen-sively explores the justice’s for-mative experiences that have shaped her long and impres-sive career.

Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin (2018)

Don’t mistake Goodwin’s latest book as a simple compilation of her previous well-received biographies about Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyn-don B. Johnson. In this new book, Goodwin looks at what common traits and experienc-es made these presidents great leaders in times of national transition.

New edition in the library: Automobile Fraud (2018) from the National Consumer Law Center.

Remember—Find the answer fast at the newly-renovated Circuit Court Law Library 50 Maryland Avenue, Room 3420 Rockville MD 20850

Circuit Court CINA and Delinquency Bench/Bar ScheduleMadeleine Jones CINA: January 17, 2019 March 21, 2019 May 16, 2019 July 18, 2019 October 17, 2019DEL: February 20, 2019 April 24, 2019 June 19, 2019 September 9, 2019 November 20, 2019

All meetings will be held from 12:30 - 1:30PM in Circuit Court Courtroom 5H.


First of all, I wish you happy holidays. I am writing this col-umn to get you thinking about change you might begin in January. If you wait until January to decide on and institute change in January, it won’t begin until February or March.

I’ve mentioned previously that January is a great time to in-stitute change as there are very few holidays between Janu-ary 2nd and the summer. Positive changes made in January are more likely to become permanent because of that unin-terrupted time.

Step 1: Pick the area you want to change. It could be increas-ing revenue by marketing, improved billing processes, in-creasing your billing rates, or increasing billable hour goals. Or you could try to solve a practice problem through better accountability, better customer service, shifting or adding a practice area, improving collections, meeting deadlines, im-proving work product, reducing stress, improving follow-up, improving staff morale, or teambuilding.

Brainstorming tends to be the best way to choose the most important goal. I’ve found that it’s important to get wins early before my coaching clients take on the bigger and more difficult goals.

Step 2: List the steps necessary to achieve the goal you choose. Break these into small steps. The smaller the steps, the more likely you will get them done. Here I brainstorm with clients about which steps will work best. We combine my experience with each client’s knowledge of their firm’s capabilities to come up with a plan.

Step 3: Just do it. Put each step on the calendar and attack them one by one. I provide accountability to make sure that we achieve each step, and then we work through the obsta-cles that come up because change is hard.

An example of a positive change that a client recently made: holding each attorney and paralegal accountable for meeting their stated daily billable hour goals. First, we changed time reporting to daily and then required each professional to in-put billable hours each day. Once we had that in place, we saw results quickly: billable hours were recorded more ac-curately, bills went out faster, recording hours changed from a twice per month burden to a manageable daily task, and we almost immediately saw increased income. While this didn’t work perfectly at first, it never does! Once everyone understood the importance of making the change and saw the drive from the top to get it done, it happened.

What needs to change in your office and what is your plan in January to get it done?Geoff Gilbert is a former practicing attorney, CPA and managing partner. Geoff coaches individual attorneys and managing part-ners in small, medium and large firms. Geoff has helped attorneys institute programs to increase income, build great teams, improve marketing, get paid on time, retain good lawyers and staff, improve customer service, handle difficult clients and minimize stress. Please send comments to [email protected].

A Balancing Act3 Steps To Take In January To

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NEW PRACTITIONER SECTIONCallie Carnemark, Co-Chair Joshua Schmand, Co-Chair MEETING DATESFeb. 21 2019 March 21, 2019

April 18, 2019Our meetings will be held at 5:30PM on the 3rd Thursday of the month in the CLE Class-room of the Bar Association building, unless otherwise not-ed.

There is no New Practitioners Section meeting in Decem-ber; instead, this month the New Practitioners Section is participating in the Annual Holiday Toy Drive to benefit the clients of the Family Jus-tice Center Foundation. Each year the Family Justice Cen-ter is inundated with people coming in for relief around the holidays and these toys are one small way to make a child’s holiday brighter. Please spread the word and bring an unwrapped toy (or toys) to the Bar Association of Mont-gomery County Bar Building, located at 27 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD 20850. We will be collecting dona-tions until Friday, December 14, 2018. Please consider do-nating, even if it’s something small. We thank you all in ad-vance for participating in this great cause.

Our meeting with Dean Mer-ritt, of Growth Coach on “Ef-fective Ways to Grow Your

Law Practice” was postponed in November due to inclement weather. We plan to reschedule him for a later date.

Keep an eye out for emails and other announcements from the New Practitioners Section. If you have questions, please contact either of us at:

[email protected] [email protected]

CHAMBER CHATS COMMITTEEJosh Chazen, Chair The Chamber Chats series is honored to have The Honor-able Sharon V. Burrell and The Honorable Steven G. Salant serve as co-hosts for Decem-ber’s Chat. Both Judge Burrell and Judge Salant each have over ten years of experience as Associate Judges (fun fact: their investitures were held on back-to-back days in October 2008). Judge Burrell will be as-signed to the Family Rotation starting in January 2019, while Judge Salant will be added to the Criminal/General Rotation at that time. This should be a thrilling Chat with the titans of the South Tower’s 3rd Floor. Please join us on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 12:30 p.m. for a brown-bag lunch in Courtroom 3G (South Tower, 3rd Floor).

Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] or 301-961-5140 with any sug-gestions, questions, or com-

ments regarding the Chamber Chats series. Your feedback is incredibly helpful to make sure the Chats are most beneficial to you. Lastly, on behalf of the New Practitioners Section, I ex-tend sincerest gratitude to both Judge Mason for hosting an in-credible Chat in October and Doris Tamanini, Judge Mason’s Administrative Assistant, for supporting the coordination of the event.

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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SECTIONJohn Henderson, Co-Chair Nicolas Orechwa, Co-Chair MEETING DATESDec. 6, 2018 March 7, 2019Jan. 3, 2019 April 4, 2019Feb. 7, 2019 May 2, 2019Our meetings are held from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. on the 1st Thursday of the month in the upstairs conference room of the bar association building, unless otherwise noted by signage.

CIRCUIT COURT BENCH BAR COMMITTEEHeather Collier, Co-Chair Meg Rosan, Co-Chair MEETING DATESDec. 5, 2018 March 6, 2019Jan. 2, 2019 April 3, 2019Feb. 6, 2019 May 1, 2019

June 5, 2019The Committee meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 8:00 a.m. in Circuit Court Room 3240.

As a reminder, all attorneys in good standing are welcome and encouraged to attend the Bench Bar Committee meet-ings. Attendance is not limited to Committee members.

CHAMBERS LOCATIONSJudges Rupp, Cho, Dwyer and Smith will all be relocating to new chambers effective with the January rotation.

MDECWe are only one year away from implementing MDEC in Mont-gomery County. Significant work is being done behind the scenes to make this transition as smooth as possible. Stay tuned for further updates as we near the date MDEC will be up and running in our county.

RETIRING JUDGESWe hope you were able to make it to Judge Mason's retire-ment party on November 28th. Please mark your calendars for Judge Woodward’s retirement celebration on January 10, 2019.

If you have any questions, con-cerns or issues to bring to the Committee’s attention, please feel free to contact either Co-Chair at:

Heather: (301) 907-2804 or [email protected]; Megan: (301) 656-1177 or [email protected]

COLLABORATIVE LAW SECTIONLaura Duncan, Co-ChairRoger Hayden, Co-ChairAnshu Karki, Co-ChairMEETING DATESDec. 3, 2018 — Holiday PartyJan. 15, 2019 Mar. 19, 2019Feb. 19, 2019 May 21, 2019Our meetings take place from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. in the BAMC Conference Room (up-stairs), unless otherwise spec-ified, with lunch provided by generous friends of the section. Please, RSVP to any of the Co-Chairs:

Laura: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]

Season’s Greetings Section Members. In lieu of a Collab-orative meeting in December, this year’s Holiday party will be held on December 3rd from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the home of Jane (Ochsman) and Michael Rowny at 6017 Cairn Terrace, Bethesda, MD in collaboration with our friends at CDRP. The cost of attendance is $37 per CDRP member and/or Guest.

Please RSVP for the Hol-

iday Party before No-vember 26th via this link: https://collablawmaryland.org/event/cdrp-holiday-party/. We hope to see you at the Holiday Party! All members of the col-laborative community are wel-come to attend. You may regis-ter for the Holiday party online via the CDRP Events web page.This bar year, we will strive to support attorneys in the col-laborative community who practice both civil and domestic collaborative law so they can hone their skills, and offer this valuable service to as many cli-ents as possible. As always, we welcome your suggestions and requests about discussion top-ics and future speakers at our meetings, CLEs, and roundta-ble meetings about managing, marketing and growing a con-temporary Collaborative Law practice. We encourage you to invite your partners, associates, mentors, mentees, colleagues, and fellow practitioners to our meetings. We welcome any collaborative professional who would like to speak at our lunch meetings and contribute to the collaborative practice move-ment by sharing their experi-ences and practical knowledge.Please reach out to any of your co-chairs if you want to learn more about collaborative prac-tice or have any suggestions for future discussion topics.FOR MORE ON COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE:Please contact LJ Pelham at [email protected] if you are interested in taking

advantage of upcoming collab-orative training opportunities and incorporating collabora-tive law into your civil practice.

Collaborative Law is interdis-ciplinary and can incorporate the advice and counsel of civil practitioners, child specialists, financial neutrals, business valuation specialists, mental health professionals, real es-tate agents and more into the dispute resolution process. It encourages two or more dis-puting parties to engage in candid and effective out-of-court communications and empowers them to find their own voices to craft voluntary, durable and mutually benefi-cial solutions. In 2014, Mary-land passed its own version of the Uniform Collaborative Law Act. To learn more about how to provide Collabora-tive legal and related services to your clients, please visit: https://collablawmaryland.org.

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION SECTIONDrew Cole, Co-ChairBill Goldberg, Co-ChairThe Commercial Litigation Section will next meet on Tues-day, December 11 from 8 to 9 am at Stein Sperling in Rock-ville. Our speaker will be The Honorable Robert A. Green-berg, Chief Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. A light

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Meetings are held at 8AM on the last Wednesday of the month in the judges' confer-ence room on the 5th Floor of the Rockville District Court.

The most recent meeting of the year was conducted on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, with District Administrative Judge, the Hon. Patricia Mitch-ell, who provided an Agenda.

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CASESMENTAL HEALTH COURTThe Mental Health Court grad-uated its Second Class on Octo-ber 18th.

The Court has been able to obtain 6th Floor Space in the Rockville District Court to consolidate a number of new and existing employees of the Montgomery County Health & Human Services. This will permit centralization of most Mental Health Court clinicians and management personnel, and provide more convenient access to services by MHC cli-ents.

are hoping that we can provide them with as many volunteers as possible to assist with this great event. If you wish to sign up to help, please visit the fol-lowing website:http://signup.com/go/erfXFGU

Additionally, we are looking for individuals and law firms to volunteer their time for dinner service at Shepherd's Table in 2019. If you or your law firm are able to volunteer, please contact Jordan (email listed below).

If you have any thoughts or comments for the Committee, please contact any of us:[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

CRIMINAL LAW SECTIONPatrick Mays, Co-ChairDavid Moyse, Co-ChairPlease join us on Monday, De-cember 3, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. in Courtroom 4G (South Tower) of the Circuit Court for Mont-

gomery County. United States District Judge George J. Hazel will discuss Practice in Federal Court. He will share practice tips from the viewpoint of the bench and explain the process of joining the Criminal Jus-tice Act panel in his Court. He hopes to generate some inter-est in the panel and address any questions you might have.

For more information, please contact:

David Moyse – (240) 292-7200; [email protected]

Patrick Mays – (240) 777-7300; patrick.mays@ montgomerycountymd.gov

DISTRICT COURT BENCH BAR COMMITTEEReginald Bours, Co-ChairRichard London, Co-ChairMEETING DATESDec. 26, 2018 Mar. 27, 2019Jan. 30, 2019 Apr. 24, 2019Feb. 27, 2019 May 29, 2019

breakfast will be provided. Please email Mamie Brown at [email protected] if you plan to attend.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMITTEEEddie Garcia, Co-ChairMee Soon Langohr, Co-Chair Jordan Savitz, Co-ChairThe Community Outreach Committee will be hosting its next meeting at noon at the Bar Building on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. As always we encourage anyone to attend to discuss potential communi-ty service opportunities that the Bar Association may be able to assist with.

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PRELIMINARY INQUIRIES:Beginning January 7, 2019, Commissioners will resume handling Preliminary Inquiries in DUI Cases on Mondays and Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. in Rock-ville District Court, Courtroom 513.

This will free up judges to handle serious traffic cases on Mondays and Tuesdays, begin-ning on January 7 and 8, 2019. These new dockets will be held in Courtroom 612, and will be kept light because the actual judge in 612 will be handling bonds in Rockville 513 at 1:00 p.m.

BOND HEARINGSThe District Court Bench Bar Committee began hearing about issues arising from the apparent increase of time it is taking for arrested individu-als to be processed by District Court Commissioners. A relat-

ELDER LAW SECTIONMary Jo Broussard-Speier, Co-ChairJeff Hammond, Co-ChairMEETING DATESDec. 12, 2018 Mar. 13, 2019Feb. 13, 2019 Apr. 10, 2019Jan. 9, 2019 May 8, 2019Meetings are held at 8AM on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the upstairs confer-ence room of the Bar Associa-tion building, unless otherwise noted.

ESTATE & TRUST LAW SECTIONJay Eisenberg, ChairMEETING DATESJan. 7, 2019 Mar. 4, 2019Feb. 4, 2019 Apr. 22, 2019Meetings are held at Noon in the 6th floor conference room at the offices of Shulman Rog-ers, 12505 Park Potomac Ave., Potomac, MD 20854, unless oth-erwise noted.

ed problem may be that more people are being qualified for Public Defender services, and the qualification process also takes substantial time.

Any member who is con-cerned about these issues should address comments or emails to the co-chairs, Reg-inald W. Bours, III, and Rich-ard London, as this will be a continuing discussion at our meetings.

EXTREME RISK PROTECTIVE ORDERS [ERPO] – HB 1302 PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE 5-601, ET. SEQ.Judge Mitchell reported that about 70-75 petitions have been filed statewide since Oc-tober 1, 2018, when the statute was effective. Most petitioners have been police officers, and in Montgomery County, the County Attorney’s Office will be entering an appearance on their behalf.

One problem is that the stat-ute does not authorize parties entering into a consent order and District Court judges are

required to make findings on the record.

Another one that could occur is that the Court is concerned what will happen if any re-spondents are juveniles, who would not be legally competent to represent themselves but must come to District Court in ERPO case. District Court has no authority to appoint coun-sel, or to determine a child to be CINA.

OTHER ISSUES DISCUSSED: Judge Mitchell indicated she has received concerns ex-pressed by defense lawyers that criminal defendants with outstanding warrants are being arrested in court, prior to com-pletion of their already pend-ing case. It was believed that officers who do not want to wait for an afternoon trial were using the outstanding charge to obtain a de-facto continu-ance (in lieu of waiting for the trial that is scheduled that day). County police liaison officer advised that this is not a proce-dure that they should be using.

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FAMILY LAW SECTIONEmily Gelmann, Co-ChairBen Marcoux, Co-ChairPilar Nichols, Co-ChairHappy winter to all as we ease into the holiday season!

A big THANK YOU to Emily Rachlin and Rebecca Bixler for presenting the fabulous CLE Custody Agreements/Orders and Montgomery County Pub-lic Schools.

Please join us for the annual Family Law Section Holiday Party hosted by Lerch Early! Register now at:

https://bamc2018holiday.eventbrite.com.

A paper version is also available for firms who prefer to write checks. Please email Scott Pache-co at [email protected] to obtain one.

Please SAVE THE DATE for our other upcoming section meet-ings and CLEs:

MEETING DATES• December 6, 2018: Fami-ly Law Section Holiday Party hosted by Lerch Early

• January 15, 2019: Peace Or-ders and Protective Orders and the Impact on Pending Family Cases, presented by The Honor-able Joan Ryon; the Honorable Karen Ferretti; Kathryn Deck-ert, Esquire; and Pilar Nichols, Esquire

• February 19, 2019: Litigating Relocation Cases, presented by

The Honorable Steven Salant and Daniel Renart, Esquire

• March 19, 2019*: Judge’s Roundtable

• April 16, 2019: Proving Vol-untary Impoverishment, pre-sented by Magistrate Bibi Berry and Ed Bouquet, Esquire

• May 21, 2019: Developing a Theme for Opening and Clos-ing Arguments, presented by The Honorable Kevin Hessler and Casey Florance, Esquire

All Family Law Section Meet-ings are approximately 1 hour long and will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the CLE Classroom, lo-cated in the lower level of the Bar Office, except as otherwise noted.

*Meeting will take place in the Circuit Court, Courtroom 3E, and will start at 5 p.m.

CLE’S• Tuesday, April 23 & Thurs-day, April 25, 2019, 5:30 — 8:30 p.m. in the BAMC CLE Class-room — Rita Rosenkrantz Basic Family Law Training. Speakers: Heather Q. Hostetter, Hostetter Strent LLC; Sarah I. Malik, Malik Law LLC; Michael P. Sinay, Paradiso, Taub, Sinay, Owel & Kostecka, PC; Howard Soypher, Webb Soypher Mc-Grath LLC; Scott M. Strickler, Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker, P.A.; John S. Weaver, Weaver Law LLC.

This practical six hour train-ing covers the nuts and bolts of family law, including: (1) Ini-tial Interview/Retainer Agree-ments; (2) Pleadings & Divorce

Grounds, Scheduling Hearings, Uncontested Divorce Hear-ings; (3) Discovery, Financial Statements, and Marital Prop-erty Statements; (4) Pendente Lite Financial Issues, Obtaining Attorneys’ Fees, Voluntary Im-poverishment, Child Support, Taking Exceptions to a Magis-trate’s Recommendations; (5) Litigating a Child Custody Case; and (6) Marital Settle-ment Agreements, and Ethical Considerations. The extensive materials exceed 700 pages and include many sample forms.

• Thursday, May 26, 2019, 5:00 — 7:45 p.m. in the Mont-gomery County Circuit Court, Courtroom 3E — Family Law Update. Speakers: Paul Rein-stein, Esq. of Reinstein, Gla-ckin & Herriott, LLC; and Bry-an Renehan, Esq. of Brodsky Renehan Pearlstein & Bouquet, Chartered. Bryan Renehan and Paul Reinstein will present new family law cases and legisla-tive updates from the past 12 months. They will discuss the most recent appellate cases regarding family law practice area, including such topics as child custody, child support, vol-untary impoverishment, mari-tal property, military disability pay, alimony, and enforcement issues, as well as evidentiary is-sues. They will also address the impact of recent legislation on the practice of family law. The materials alone are “must have!” This CLE is always high-ly informative, well-attended, and helps you maintain your edge – don’t miss it!

• More CLE’s will be an-nounced soon!

IMMIGRATION LAW SECTIONMaria Glinsmann, Co-ChairJulian Perez, Co-ChairMEETING DATESDec. 6, 2018Meetings will be held at 12:30PM in the CLE Classroom of the Bar Association building, unless otherwise noted.

Our final BAMC Immigration Section Lunch meeting of the year will be taking place on Thursday, December 6th, 2018 at 12:30 pm in the Bar Building in the upstairs con-ference room. Suzy Eckstein, Esquire and Anshu Karki, Esquire, estate planning and probate attorneys who prac-tice in Maryland and DC will be presenting on Estate Plan-ning Concepts and Things To Consider For Immigrant Cli-ents. Please feel free to send in your immigration related estate planning questions in advance for Suzy and Anshu to [email protected] or [email protected].

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LAWYER ASSISTANCE COMMITTEEBill Hewitt, Co-ChairAlisha Jacobsen, Co-ChairMEETING DATESDec. 12, 2018 Mar. 13, 2019Jan. 9, 2019 Apr. 10, 2019Feb. 13, 2019 May 8, 2019Meetings are held at 5:30PM on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the upstairs confer-ence room of the Bar Associa-tion building.

If you or someone you know is concerned about alcohol and/or drug use and its effects on the practice of law, please contact one of the co-chairs at:


All inquiries and referrals are confidential.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY COMMITTEEJosh Bienstock, Co-Chair John Weaver, Co-ChairMEETING DATESDecember 12, 2018 – Project

MeetingJanuary 16, 2019 – Networking

ReceptionMarch 13, 2019 – Leadership

ProgramMay 31, 2019 – Law Day – Pro-

gram Presentation/Gradua-tion

All meetings will be held from 5:30p.m. to 7:30p.m. in the CLE Classroom of the Bar Building., unless otherwise noted.

LEGAL ETHICS COMMITTEEDavid Gavin, Co-ChairAllen Katz, Co-ChairSam Shapiro, Co-Chair MEETING DATESDec. 20, 2018 Mar. 21, 2019Jan. 17, 2019 Apr. 18, 2019Feb. 21 2019 May 16, 2019Our meetings will be held at

4:30PM on the 3rd Thursday of the month in the Upstairs Con-ference Room of the Bar Asso-ciation building, unless other-wise noted.

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS COMMITTEESteve Allen, Co-ChairLynndolyn Mitchell, Co-ChairThe next Membership Bene-fits Committee’s meeting will be held on Tuesday, Decem-ber 11, 2018 at noon in the CLE Classroom located at 27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, MD 20850.

If you would like to help im-prove member benefits or have any concerns or issues to bring to the Committee’s attention for the 2018-2019 bar year con-tact any Committee member or the Co-Chairs:

Steve: (301) 987-2002 [email protected]

Lynndolyn: (301) 340-2541 [email protected]

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All Current Membership Ven-dor Discounts are listed on the bar website, www.barmont.org. To access these benefits, visit the BAMC website and

access the benefits by clicking on Members Center and then Membership Services, you will then see the categories for “Membership Vendor Dis-counts”.

MENTOR/MENTEE COMMITTEEHayes Edwards, Chair We are taking applications from new practitioners who want to be matched up with a Men-tor. We are also seeking practi-tioners with more than seven (7) years of experience to serve as Mentors to eager new attorneys. If you are interested, please contact me at 240-778-2329 or [email protected].

PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION SECTIONAaron Blank, Co-Chair Stephanie Shearer, Co-ChairMEETING DATESJan. 11, 2019 Mar. 8, 2019Feb. 8, 2019 Apr. 12, 2019Meetings will be held from Noon - 1PM in the Upstairs Conference Room of the Bar Association building.

We would like to thank Mat-thew Trollinger from Trollinger Law, LLC and David Muncy from Plaxen & Adler P.A. for their noneconomic presenta-tion last month. We would also like to wish our section a wonderful and happy Holiday Season.

REAL ESTATE LAW SECTIONSarah Cline, Co-Chair Matt Alegi, Co-ChairMEETING DATESDec. 11, 2018 — Happy HourJan. 8, 2019 Mar. 12, 2019Feb. 12, 2019 Apr. 9, 2019

May 14, 2019Unless otherwise noted, all RE Section meetings will start at 8:00 a.m., in the conference cen-ter at Shulman, Rogers, Gan-dal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A., 12505 Park Potomac Ave., 6th Floor, Potomac, MD 20854. Break-fast will be provided. Please RSVP to Donna Olenick at [email protected].

In lieu of a breakfast meeting on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, the Real Estate Section will be hosting a happy hour that eve-ning from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sugo, located at 12505 Park Po-tomac Ave, Potomac, MD 20854, on the street level. This event is sponsored by Fidelity National Title Insurance Company. We look forward to seeing you there.

SOCIAL MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEEJessica Blumberg, Co-Chair Keith Rosa, Co-ChairThe Bar Association of Mont-gomery County has a new and improved website! Check it out at barmont.org.

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T H E B A R A S S O C I A T I O N O F M O N T G O M E R Y C O U N T Y, M D N E W S L E T T E R – M A R C H 2 0 1 8 – V O L . 6 5 / I S S U E 9



PLEASE JOIN US TO HONOR

Chief Judge Patrick L. WoodwardCOURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND

IN CELEBRATION OF HIS RETIREMENT

Thursday, January 10, 20195:30 P.M.

HILTON HOTEL

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RSVP by December 28, 2018 PLEASE INCLUDE NAMES OF ALL THOSE ATTENDING

$75 per personPLEASE MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO:

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SEND TO: PHILLIP HUMMEL, ESQUIRELINOWES AND BLOCHER LLP

7200 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 800BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20814

FURTHER INQUIRIES MAY BE DIRECTED TO [email protected]



PLEASE JOIN US TO HONOR

Chief Judge Patrick L. WoodwardCOURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND

IN CELEBRATION OF HIS RETIREMENT

Thursday, January 10, 20195:30 P.M.

HILTON HOTEL

1750 ROCKVILLE PIKE

ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852

RSVP by December 28, 2018 PLEASE INCLUDE NAMES OF ALL THOSE ATTENDING

$75 per personPLEASE MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO:

WOODWARD RETIREMENT COMMITTEE

SEND TO: PHILLIP HUMMEL, ESQUIRELINOWES AND BLOCHER LLP

7200 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 800BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20814

FURTHER INQUIRIES MAY BE DIRECTED TO [email protected] R I D E I N M E M B E R S H I P / L E A D E R S H I P I N J U S T I C E


Healthcare Law: Tips and Tricks for the Non-Healthcare Attorney Tuesday, December 4 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

What Lawyers Need to Know About Money and Investing Tuesday, December 11 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Registration Fees *Early Bird rates end two weeks prior to each seminar. *

New Practitioners Members Non-Members Law School Student MembersEarly Bird Rates: $35 $65 $120 No FeeRates after Early Bird: $45 $75 $130 No Fee

Payment Method: ______Check (Payable to MCBF) ______Credit Card (Visa/MC/Discover - AMEX NOT ACCEPTED)

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I will need (please circle):

Pennsylvania Credit South Carolina Credit Virginia Credit Certificate of Attendance

Office Code: F/410

CLE Registration Form*You may also register on-line at www.montbar.org*



MEETING DATESJan. 22, 2019 Mar. 26, 2019

Apr. 23, 2019Meetings will be held at 5:30PM in the upstairs conference room of the Bar Association building, unless otherwise not-ed.

TAXATION LAW SECTIONMike Goldberg, Co-Chair John Pontius, Co-ChairLast month the Estate & Trust and Tax Sections had a well attended joint meeting. We thank Jay Eisenberg for host-ing us at Shulman Rogers as well as Trusted Estate Partners for sponsoring the lunch. Spe-cial thanks to Mark Schweig-hofer of Stein Sperling for his informative presentation on Internal Revenue Code Sec-tion 199A, Qualified Business Income.

This Section was created by the Tax Cuts and Job Act



Thursday December 6th; 4pm 6404 Ivy Lane, Lobby Confer-ence Center, Greenbelt, MD 20770

Kindly RSVP to Deisy, at Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, PA at 240-553-1173.

Our Sponsor is Planet Depos who will be providing foods and drinks. All members are welcome! We hope to see you there!

YOUTH COURTHOUSE PROJECT COMMITTEEDiana Metcalf, Co-Chair George Simms, Co-ChairMEETING DATESDec. 11, 2018May 14, 2019Meetings will be held at Noon in the upstairs conference room of the Bar Association building.

The Youth Courthouse Commit-tee gives free tours of the Cir-




(Continued from page 13) (TCJA) of 2017 and applies to tax years 2018-2025. In sum-mary, it provides a 20% de-duction for non-C corporation qualified business income sub-ject to limitations and phase-out. There are two steps to cal-culating this deduction. First, determine taxable income and business income without cap-ital gains and losses. Then take 20% of these two sets of income. If the taxpayers' income is under $315,000 for married filing jointly tax re-turns or $157,500 for other tax returns, the deduction is the lesser of these two 20% calcu-lations.

Section 199A is one of the most important tax law changes from the TCJA and all non-C corporation business owners should speak with their tax professionals soon for 2019 tax planning. Certain steps may need to be taken by business owners to ensure their max-imum tax deductions under this new tax law.

The Taxation Section is looking

for speakers for the Spring. If you are interested in speaking or have any thoughts or com-ments, please reach out to ei-ther of us.


WORKERS COMPENSATION LAW SECTIONWill Inman, Co-ChairThe Bar Association of Mont-gomery County Workers’ Com-pensation Section and the Prince Georges County Bar Workers’ Compensation Sec-tion (Chair Debora Fajer-Smith) cordially invite you to a Joint Medical Evidence Symposium. The speakers will be: Dr. John Barbour, Plastic and Neuro Reconstruction Surgeon and Dr. Kevin Crutchfield, Neurol-ogist and Concussion Special-ist. Chairman Aumann of the Maryland Workers’ Compen-sation Commission is invited (pending his schedule).





cuit Court to middle school stu-dents and occasionally to other groups. Students spend the morning participating in a mock trial and seeing courtroom pre-sentations. Students have an opportunity to speak with the Honorable Robert A. Greenberg or other members of the bench, see a canine demonstration, vis-it the lock-up, hear a presenta-tion by the Deputy Sheriff, and visit an actual courtroom in ses-sion to watch part of a trial.

This is a great opportunity to learn about court proceedings and job opportunities. If you know of anyone who would like to schedule a school tour, please contact either Co-Chair.


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Cindy ... 301-762-8376 ... [email protected] me if you …• need help accessing the Association website• would like to put a legal announcement, attorney position wanted

ad, attorney position available ad, rent/lease ad or For Sale ad in the newsletter

• would like newsletter paid advertising information• would like information on how to post a message to one of the

BAMC forums• would like to be added to a Section• need to obtain or renew your Judicial Center Security Pass• would like to know how to update your membership information online• would like to pay your dues online• have questions regarding the Lawyer Directory• would like to schedule a Committee or Section meeting (if you are a

Chair or Co-Chair)• would like to know who the Chair of a particular Committee or

Section is• would like something put on the website (after approval by Julie)• would like something sent on the weekly blast (after approval by Julie)

Yesenia ... 301-340-2534 ... [email protected] me if you have questions about …• CLE (providing a class or attending!)• Foundation Board of Directors• Foundation Committees• Bar Leaders• Bar Revue• Fall Outing• Law School for the Public• School Mock Trials

Maria ... 301-424-7040 ... [email protected] you call the Bar I will greet you!Call me if you …• need to reserve the conference room • have questions regarding incoming mail for the Association and

Foundation, did we receive it?• want to join the Lawyer Referral Service• have questions regarding your Lawyer Referral Service billing or

listing information• want to compliment the Lawyer Referral Staff• Just need someone nice to talk to!

Monika ... 301-424-6351 ... [email protected] work part time.Call if you have questions regarding:• Membership Dues Payments: how much?, am I current?, When I

last paid?• Your firm/office has moved locations OR you have changed firms:

address, telephone and email changes.• Credit card charges: I need a receipt, what is this charge for, can I

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PRO BONO PROGRAMBy Debbie Craven, Program Coordinator“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

— John F. Kennedy

The Montgomery County Bar Foundation Pro Bono Program seeks volunteers – whether ex-perienced or newly barred attor-neys – to join our panel. There are many county residents that are in great need of pro bono services. Your call to volunteer will make a difference to those without resources.

The Pro Bono Program pro-vides two ways for county res-idents to receive FREE LEGAL SERVICES in civil cases – at a le-gal advice clinic or through the client intake line for referral to an attorney volunteer for direct representation. The legal advice clinics operate in five locations across the county (SEE BOX BELOW) and provide residents the opportunity to walk-in and

meet with an attorney volun-teer without scheduling an appointment. Eligible clients present their legal problems to an attorney and receive free immediate legal advice and/or referral to a non-profit or gov-ernment social service agency that may be helpful. The cli-ent intake line operates out of the main office where the staff screens calls from potential clients. The Pro Bono Program staff conducts all screenings over the phone only. Cases re-ferred to attorney volunteers include family law, debt collec-tion, bankruptcy, limited em-ployment, limited immigration, wills and power of attorney.

The Pro Bono Program pro-vides FREE LEGAL TRAINING to attorney volunteers. The Rita Rosenkrantz Family Law Train-ing seminar will take place in April, 2019, with registration opening in January. Please visit the Bar Foundation CLE page of the BAMC website at www.barmont.org for registra-tion information.

The Pro Bono Resource Center (PBRC) also offers FREE LE-GAL TRAINING to attorneys in exchange for a pro bono

commitment in several areas including Immigration and Bankruptcy. Check the PBRC website, www.probonomd.org, for details.

The Pro Bono Program staff works daily to meet the chal-lenges of connecting client and attorney. WHEN THE STAFF CONTACTS YOU, PLEASE BE GENEROUS AND VOLUN-TEER TO TAKE A PRO BONO CASE. “You, the Volunteer At-torneys, are the Pro Bono Pro-gram.” What we do and what statistic we report depends entirely upon you. JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES IN SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY.

Thank you Volunteer Attor-neys! On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Bar Foun-dation, we would like to wish all of you Happy Holidays and thank the following attorneys for their time, dedication, and service for the month of Octo-ber 2018.

CASE REFERRALSAppel, MorganFah, JosephFarmer, LyleFogel, Jo B.*Gavin, David*Hagood, KristinIsaacs, Jonathan

Kamkari, A. ShaneMir, SarahMukherjee, DianeMcQueen, ChristinePugliese-Shaw, ElizabethRazaghi, Kiyanoush*Umeh, Kaosy*Zuckerman, Joel

LEGAL ADVICE CLINICS East County Service Center Akamigbo, Chijioke+Baptiste, AlanaMukherjee, DianePugliese-Shaw, Elizabeth M.+Washington, Juan+

Gilchrist Center – Gaithersburg Bacaj, EricPrice, Daryl+Whitfield, Lynette+Price, Daryl+Williams, Charlene

Gilchrist Center – Germantown Pugliese-Shaw, Elizabeth+Radice, Alex+

Gilchrist Center – Wheaton Akamigbo, Chijioke+Chimah, BernadetteHotz, HeidiStinson, JocelynSymonds, ElizabethRadice, Alex+Umeh, KaosyWashington, Juan+West, Pamela

TESS Community Center Akamigbo, Chijioke+Chimah, BernadettePrice, Daryl+Umeh, Kaosy +Washington, Juan C.+West, Pamela

* = Accepted more than one case + = Supervising Attorney

Charles W. Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center - Upcounty Regional Service Center 12900 Middlebrook RoadGermantown, MD 208742nd Tuesday of each month 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

TESS Community Service Center8513 Piney Branch RoadSilver Spring, Maryland 209011st and 3rd Wednesday of each month6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

LEGAL ADVICE CLINICS All attorneys must be scheduled in advance into the legal clinics.

Charles W. Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center - Westfield South Building11002 Veirs Mill Rd., Suite 506Wheaton, Maryland 209022nd and 4th Wednesday of each month5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

EASTERN County Regional Service Center3300 Briggs Chaney RoadSilver Spring, MD 209041st Thursday of each month 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Charles W. Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center — Gaithersburg Library18330 Montgomery Village AvenueGaithersburg, Maryland 208792nd and 4th Monday of each month6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

All attorney volunteers must be scheduled in advance into the clinics. Please call 301.762.5831 to add your name to the volunteer schedule for a clinic! The first half-hour of each clinic is for client registration. If at all possible, attorneys should arrive no later than one-half hour after the posted start time of a clinic.


Maria ... 301-424-7040 ... [email protected] you call the Bar I will greet you!Call me if you …• need to reserve the conference room • have questions regarding incoming mail for the Association and

Foundation, did we receive it?• want to join the Lawyer Referral Service• have questions regarding your Lawyer Referral Service billing or

listing information• want to compliment the Lawyer Referral Staff• Just need someone nice to talk to!

Monika ... 301-424-6351 ... [email protected] work part time.Call if you have questions regarding:• Membership Dues Payments: how much?, am I current?, When I

last paid?• Your firm/office has moved locations OR you have changed firms:

address, telephone and email changes.• Credit card charges: I need a receipt, what is this charge for, can I

charge?And if Cindy is not available:

• How can I join the BAMC?• How can I receive a judicial ballot?

Julie ... 301-424-3453 [email protected] me…for everything else!!!!

Pro Bono Clinic Volunteers

Needed~

Please contact Debbie Craven, the

Pro Bono Coordinator, at 301-762-5831 or

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ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF MARYLANDCandice YiHOLIDAY COCKTAIL RECEPTION AT CLYDE'S TOWER OAKS LODGE APABA-MD will be hosting their holiday party on Decem-ber 5, 2018 from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm at Clyde’s Tower Oaks Lodge. $30 per non-member, $25 per active member and $20 per law student. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

Please RSVP via PayPal cap-tioned “Holiday Party 2018” to [email protected] or mail a check addressed to APABA-MD c/o Soo Lee-Cho at Miller, Miller and Canby, 200-B Monroe St., Rockville, MD.

J. FRANKLYN BOURNE BAR ASSOCIATIONHon. Jill Cummins, Co-Chair Lynndolyn Mitchell, Co-ChairMEETING DATESThe Montgomery County Committee for the J Franklyn Bourne Bar Association meets the first Saturday of every month, unless otherwise indi-cated. The meetings are held in the conference room at the Bar Association of Montgomery County’s Headquarters, locat-ed at 27 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850. The next meeting will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. If you can't make it to the December meeting, join us for the January 5, 2019 meeting. For more information, please contact:

Lynndolyn: 301-340-2541; [email protected] Judge Cummins: 240-773-4005; [email protected]

*Montgomery County Com-mittee meetings are open to all attorneys practicing in Montgomery, Prince George’s county and the District of Co-lumbia, law students and re-

cent law school graduates are always welcome to the meet-ings.

UPCOMING EVENTSThe J Franklyn Bourne Hol-iday Party will be held on Friday, December 14, 2018 from 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM at the Bowen in Bowie, located at 14909 Health Center Drive, Bowie, Maryland 20716. Admis-sion: $20.00 in advance; $30.00 at the door. Fare will be heavy hors d'oeuvres and an open bar. For more information visit Eventbrite:

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holiday-party-event/20800107

or call (301) 844-8580.

J. Franklyn Bourne general body meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2018. For more information contact Ryan Middleton, President, at: [email protected].

Sign up to receive future Bourne event updates at:

www.bournebar.orgFollow us on:

Twitter: @BournebarInstagram: Instagram@bournebarand on Facebook.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATIONLeah Morabito, PresidentPlease join the Montgomery County WBA for our Annual Holiday Party on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the home of Susan Oldham, 10704 Balantre Lane in Potomac. We will again be collecting monetary charitable donations to benefit Rainbow Place, a non-profit organization that assists homeless women located in Rockville. This year, our Chapter’s goal is to raise $3,000.00 to benefit Rainbow Place! To help meet that goal, our Chapter will match dollar for dollar on every dollar raised

Want to volunteer? Contact:

Kristina [email protected]

Rosalyn [email protected]

for ways to get involved!

We will not be having a meet-ing in December. Our next meeting is on Tuesday, Janu-ary 8, 2019 and is an in-person meeting. Meetings always take place at 12:30 p.m. in the Judi-cial Conference Room on the 3rd Floor of the North Tower unless you are notified other-wise:

January 8, 2019 (Judicial Con-ference Room – 3rd Floor North Tower)

February 12, 2019 (Conference Call Meeting)

March 12, 2019 (Judicial Con-ference Room – 3rd Floor North Tower)

April 9, 2019 (Conference Call Meeting)

May 14, 2019 (Judicial Confer-ence Room – 3rd Floor North Tower)

We wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season and hope to see everyone at the Holiday Party this year!

We are now on Instagram! Please follow us @mocowba!

up to $1,000.00. Help us meet our goal and make a donation of $25.00 or greater at the par-ty! If you cannot attend, but would like to donate, please make checks payable to Rain-bow Place and mail them to: Alicia Lucero, 401 East Jefferson Street, Suite 103, Rockville, MD 20850. Although reservations were due by November 23rd, if you are interested in attending, please contact Alicia Lucero at [email protected] or (301) 340-7600.

Register for the Montgomery County Chapter WBA Trienni-al Auction on Saturday, March 9, 2019!! Funds raised support scholarships for students! Vis-it www.mocowba.com/auction/ for details.

If you have any items that you would like to donate for the auction, either live or silent, please contact:

Callie Carnemark [email protected]

Want to sponsor and support the Auction?

For Corporate Sponsorships, contact:

Alice Scanlon at [email protected]

For Firm Sponsorships, contactDonna VanScoy at

[email protected].

Annual Toy/Gift Card Drive Under Way

The New Practitioners Section is participating in the An-nual Holiday Toy Drive to benefit the clients of the Fam-ily Justice Center Foundation. Each year the Family Justice Center is inundated with people coming in for relief around the holidays and these toys are one small way to make a child’s holiday brighter. Please spread the word and bring an unwrapped toy (or toys) and/or gift card(s) to the Bar Association of Montgomery County Bar Building, located at 27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, MD 20850. We will be collecting donations until Friday, December 14, 2018. Please consider donat-ing, even if it’s something small. We thank you all in ad-vance for participating in this great cause.



Montgomery County Commission on Common Ownership Communities

Seeking Attorneys with Special Skills

More than 340,000 Montgomery County residents—about one-third of all residents—live in

communities served by the Montgomery County Commission on Common Ownership Communities (CCOC).

The CCOC is seeking attorneys with litigation experience and/or common ownership communities law expertise to serve as volunteer panel chairs (judges), hearing and resolving disputes between community associations and residents.

As a CCOC panel chair, you will enhance professional skills in dispute resolution and COC litigation.

Get involved in rewarding work that serves the residents of Montgomery County.

VOLUNTEERS sought as JUDGES to resolve disputes between community associations and residents

Contact Commission Chair Mark Fine at [email protected] or 301-384-1944

Honor Your Fellow Lawyer

In recognition/honor/memory (please circle one) of: Donation Amount:

________________________________________ ______________________

for _______________________________

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for _______________________________

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Please make check to Montgomery County Bar Foundation and return with this form to:MCBF Endowment Fund

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the Montgomery County Bar Judicial Selections Committee and a longtime member of the Legal Ethics Committee; the Major Gift Chair for the Shady Grove Hospital Fund Cam-paign; is the Past President of the College Park Alumni of Sig-ma Chi Fraternity, and served on the Rockville Alternative Community Service Commis-sion. Brian has also served over 40 years on the Board of Trustees of the Greater DC/Maryland Chapter of the MS Society, where he was also a past Chair. Additionally, Brian has been awarded the MS Hu-manitarian Award, and the MS Hope Award, the highest award given by the MS Society.

Markham Law Firm is pleased to announce that Samantha H. Kravitz has joined the firm as senior counsel. For the past eight years, Ms. Kravitz has practiced family law in Mary-land and DC with a focus on divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, and proper-ty division. Her child custody practice has included com-plex custody issues involving mental health conditions, sub-stance abuse, and children with special needs. Prior to private practice, Ms. Kravitz served as a law clerk for the Honor-able Lynne A. Battaglia on the Court of Appeals of Maryland. Ms. Kravitz proudly serves on the Judicial Appointments Committee for the Maryland State Bar Association, and she is an active member of the Bar Association of Montgomery County where she previous-

ly served as Co-Chair of the Family Law Section for which she was awarded the Section Chair of the Year Award in 2012. Ms. Kravitz is also an ac-tive member of the Women's Bar Association of Maryland, Montgomery County Chap-ter; the District of Columbia Bar, Family Law Section; and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Maryland Chapter.

The Pels Law Firm, LLC is pleased to announce the addi-tion of Kerry Lynn Edwards, Esq. and Justin Sadowsky, Esq. Kerry earned her Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, and her Bachelors in Political Science from State University of New York at Oneonta. Ker-ry is admitted to the Bars of Maryland (1986) and the Dis-trict of Columbia (1988). A seasoned litigator, formerly a Partner with the D.C. office of a major international law firm, complex trial and appellate litigation in federal and state courts (multi-district and class actions), as well as administra-tive proceedings, in the areas of antitrust, mergers and acquisi-tions, trade regulation, internal corporate investigations, “white collar” criminal law, contract and tortious interference with contract disputes, employment and EEO disputes, retaliation claims, and family law matters. Justin graduated from Colum-bia Law School as a James Kent Scholar and clerked for the Honorable Daniel M. Friedman

of the United State Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Justin is licensed to practice in Washington D.C., Virginia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has han-dled cases in state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and before arbitrators through-out the country. He also has drafted appellate briefs before a wide range of State Supreme Courts and federal Courts of Appeal, as well as the United States Supreme Court. Before joining the Pels Law Firm, Jus-tin had worked as a litigation and appellate lawyer with a major global firm, where he played substantial roles in trial and litigation teams in major antitrust, public international, and bankruptcy cases. He also drafted a successful appellate brief on behalf of High Tech Corporation in the landmark Federal Circuit case Kyocera v. ITC and developed the legal analysis that became the basis for the successful petition for certiorari in the landmark Su-preme Court arbitration case Stolt-Nielsen v. Animalfeeds. Justin also worked at a large East Coast firm where he lit-igated disputes in trial and appellate courts on a diverse range of issues, including pat-ent law, insurance coverage, sovereign immunity, public pension reform, business cor-porations, employment law, and maritime law.

Christy A. Zlatkus is pleased to announce the opening of her

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new law firm, Z Family Law, LLC, at 100 Park Ave., Suite 205, Rockville, MD 20850. The phone number is 301-388-5528 and the fax number is 301-388-8358. Christy is licensed in Maryland and DC and offers legal ser-vices concentrating in family law including divorce and child custody litigation, negotiation, mediation, collaborative law, family building, child represen-tation and parent coordination. She can be reached by email at [email protected].

RENT/LEASECITY OF FAIRFAX — One spa-cious furnished professional office available for sublet in our City of Fairfax law office. Ac-cess to conference room, wait-ing area and shared kitchen. Utilities, and cleaning services included. Use of Wi-Fi negotia-ble. Flexible lease terms, avail-able immediately. $700/month. Contact [email protected].

ROCKVILLE — Adams Law Center in Downtown Rock-ville — Beautifully renovated individual office. Share library/conference room, reception area, and kitchen. Walk to Rock-ville Town Center and Court House. VERY reasonable rate. Free parking. Call 301-424-6200.

ROCKVILLE — Garza Building — Very nice, large office with private entrance now available. This unit has its own HVAC unit. Use of conference rooms, kitchen, WIFI, phones etc. Nice view of Jefferson Street. 17 W Jefferson Street, Rockville. Call John Garza 301 340 8200 x100.

ROCKVILLE — Large win-dowed office in shared attorney suite at 600 Jefferson Plaza. In-cludes receptionist and phone answering services, phone system, internet connection, copier, postage meter, use of kitchen and conference rooms. Parking in building. Use of gym in building. Call Cyn-

walk to Circuit and District Court. Practice law comfort-ably. Call (301) 251-1600 or email [email protected].

ROCKVILLE — Three win-dowed offices now available in beautifully renovated suite with spectacular views. Locat-ed at 51 Monroe Street, across the street from the Circuit Court and next to Rockville Metro Station. Includes high-speed business internet and use of phone lines, foyer, a large conference room, kitchen and use of fitness center and con-ference rooms located in the building. FedEx, UPS and postal service and parking also avail-able in the building. Contact Judith Mustille at 301-424-1720.

ROCKVILLE — Two large two windowed offices in 51 Mon-roe Place, furnished or unfur-nished. Recently renovated with two conference rooms, lobby, kitchen, copier work area, fitness center with show-er and locker room. Indoor garage parking, high speed in-ternet and phone system also available. Conveniently located next to the Circuit Court and across from the Rockville Met-ro Station. Contact Michael Taylor at 301-251-2772.

ROCKVILLE — Two very large and tastefully appointed win-dow offices in Rockville less than two miles from court-house. Ground-floor suite with floor plan designed specifical-ly for attorney shared-space arrangement. One is 209 sq.

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thia at 301-424-8822 or e-mail [email protected].

ROCKVILLE — Office suite con-taining 4 individual windowed offices, space for an assistant and a separate reception area. Located in the Adams Law Cen-ter, two blocks from the court-houses in downtown Rockville. Ideal for a small law office or a few independent profession-als with an assistant. Access to conference room(s) and other amenities. Free parking and Metro accessible. Contact Amy Jenkins at 301-762-1696 or [email protected].

ROCKVILLE — One windowed office at 20 Courthouse Square available for immediate rent. The office is approximately 9x11 and the space is recently reno-vated. The suite has its own bathroom. Use of conference room, kitchenette and common space available. This space is ideal for an attorney looking for a satellite office or one that is looking for a primary office and is self-sufficient. We are located steps away from the Circuit Court’s main entrance and a block from the District Court. Please contact Greg at 301-850-2990.

ROCKVILLE — Several spa-cious, windowed offices for rent in bright, quiet, cathe-dral ceiling end unit Rock-ville townhouse next to jury parking lot. Conference room, kitchen and spacious client waiting area. New carpet and paint. Plenty of free parking. Digital copier available. Short (Continued on following page)

ATTORNEY OPENING • TAX LAWStein Sperling has an immediate opening for an Associate Attorney in the firm’s growing Tax Practice Group. This position will participate in all facets of tax law, becoming a key contributor in the Tax Group’s large tax controversy practice & assisting the Tax & Business Practice Groups in connection with transactional tax matters. Exceptional growth potential within the firm which highly values interrelated casework & cross collaboration of teams. Requires LLM in Taxation or a CPA; 2-5 year experience; prefer experience with federal income tax procedures; in-depth knowledge of subchapters C, K & S of the Internal Revenue Code. Send resumes to recruiting@steinsperling.

25 West Middle Lane • Rockville, Maryland 20850301-340-2020 main • www.steinsperling.com

ATTORNEY OPENING • FAMILY LAWStein Sperling has an immediate opening for an Associate Attorney to join the firm’s expanding Family Law Practice Group. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a dynamic and fast-paced practice, taking on responsibility for cases and gaining courtroom experience, at one of the area’s premier law firms. Qualified candidates have 3-5 years of family law experience; are detail-oriented and highly motivated; have an outstanding commitment to client satisfaction; and excellent communication skills. MD bar required; DC bar preferred. Send resumes to [email protected].


ATTORNEY OPENING • ESTATES + TRUSTSStein Sperling has an immediate opening for an Associate Attorney to join the firm’s expanding Estates and Trusts Practice Group. An outstanding opportunity for a JD with a current or anticipated LLM in taxation with an emphasis in Estates and Trusts. This role will provide support to Principals and senior attorneys, meet with clients and work closely with members of the Group to develop individually designed estate plans, draft documents, and research legal and tax issues associated with a wide range of planning strategies. Send resumes to [email protected].


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ft. and the other is 278 sq. ft. with private entrance. Choose furnished, partially furnished or unfurnished. Entire suite completely gutted and remod-eled five years ago. Conference room privileges included. Free parking. Copier and admin spaces available at modest cost. We are an easy-going, casual group. You will not know if it is for you unless you see it so come by and take a look. Con-tact Victor at 240-396-5855.

SILVER SPRING — The World Building with large parking ga-rage and plenty of parking at-tached. Up to 3 offices for rent. Shared kitchen, storage room, and conference room. Cubicle spaces available as part of rent-al. Criminal and Personal Inju-ry attorney's currently occupy other spaces. Great opportuni-ty for immigration attorney, es-pecially Spanish speaking. Call Asher or Maria at 301-562-9255 or 410-575-4384.

ATTORNEY OPPORTUNITIESASSOCIATE — Litigation — Well established Prince George's County law firm seeking a highly motivated, hard-working Associate with a minimum of 4-years of expe-rience in medical malpractice (plaintiff or defense). Must be detail oriented with excel-lent writing and organization skills. Experience with medi-cal malpractice discovery and depositions a must. Must be a member of both Mary-land and District of Colum-bia Bars. Please send resume AND salary requirements to [email protected].

ATTORNEY — Commercial Leas-ing/Transactional — Bethesda AV-Rated law firm, Bregman, Berbert, Schwartz & Gilday, LLC, has an immediate opening for a Real Estate Attorney with five or more years of experi-ence in commercial real estate, commercial leasing, and/or transactional work. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and a pleasant work

environment. For confidential consideration, please submit your resume with a cover letter to [email protected].

ATTORNEY — Estate Plan-ning — Miller, Miller & Canby, an established AV rated Rock-ville, Maryland law firm, has an immediate opening for an attorney with 7 + years’ expe-rience in Business, Tax, Estate Planning, and related areas. Maryland bar required. DC and/or Virginia bars a plus. Ad-vanced degree and/or profes-sional certifications preferred. Some portables required. Compensation commensu-rate with experience. Send resume and salary require-ments to: Kelly Silver, Miller, Miller & Canby, 200 B Monroe Street, Rockville, MD 20850 or [email protected].

ATTORNEY — Estates & Trust — Stein Sperling has an immediate opening for an Associate Attorney to join the firm’s expanding Estates and Trusts Practice Group. An out-standing opportunity for a JD with a current or anticipated LLM in taxation with an em-phasis in Estates and Trusts. This role will provide support to Principals and senior attor-neys, meet with clients and work closely with members of the Group to develop indi-vidually designed estate plans, draft documents, and research legal and tax issues associated with a wide range of planning strategies. Send resumes to [email protected].

ATTORNEY — Family Law — Stein Sperling has an immedi-ate opening for an Associate Attorney to join the firm’s ex-panding Family Law Practice Group. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a dynamic and fast-paced practice, taking on responsibility for cases and gaining courtroom experience, at one of the area’s premier law firms. Qualified candi-dates have 3-5 years of family law experience; are detail-ori-ented and highly motivated; have an outstanding commit-ment to client satisfaction; and excellent communication skills. MD bar required; DC bar preferred. Send resumes to [email protected].

ATTORNEY — Tax Law — Stein Sperling has an immedi-ate opening for an Associate Attorney in the firm’s growing Tax Practice Group. This posi-tion will participate in all fac-ets of tax law, becoming a key contributor in the Tax Group’s large tax controversy practice & assisting the Tax & Business Practice Groups in connection with transactional tax matters. Exceptional growth potential within the firm which highly values interrelated casework & cross collaboration of teams. Requires LLM in Taxation or a CPA; 2-5 year experience; pre-fer experience with federal in-come tax procedures; in-depth knowledge of subchapters C, K & S of the Internal Rev-enue Code. Send resumes to recruiting@steinsperling.


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DECEMBER 3 5:00PM C/S Criminal Law Section Meeting 6:00PM C/S Collaborative Law Section Holiday Party4 12:15PM Bar Association Luncheon 4:00PM C/S Workers Compensation Law Section Meeting 5:30PM CLE CLE Seminar: Health Law 5 8:00AM C/S Circuit Court Bench Bar Committee Meeting6 12:30PM CLR Immigration Law Section Meeting 5:30PM CR Administrative Law Section Meeting C/S Family Law Section Holiday Party10 5:00PM CR Executive Committee Meeting11 8:00AM C/S Commercial Litigation Section Meeting Noon CR Youth Courthouse Project Committee Meeting Noon CLR Membership Benefits Committee Meeting 5:30PM CLE CLE Seminar: Money & Investing 5:30PM C/S Real Estate Law Section Happy Hour12 8:00AM CR Elder Law Section Meeting Noon CR Community Outreach Committee Meeting 5:30PM CR Lawyer Assistance Committee Meeting 5:30PM CLR Leadership Development Academy Committee (Project Meeting)13 12:30PM C/S Circuit Court Chamber Chat 5:30PM CR Foundation Board of Directors Meeting17 5:30PM CR Bar Foundation CLE Committee Meeting20 8:00 C/S Law Firm Management Section Meeting 5:30PM CR Legal Ethics Committee Meeting24 & 25 ~ BAMC Offices Closed ~26 8:00AM C/S District Court Bench Bar Committee Meeting31 ~ BAMC Offices Closed ~

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