Introduction to Federal Practice Program and Admission Ceremony 2025

 

The Federal Bar Association Maryland Chapter’s Annual

INTRODUCTION TO FEDERAL PRACTICE PROGRAM

AND

ADMISSION CEREMONY

March 7, 2025

12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

(followed by reception 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.)

United States Courthouse

6500 Cherrywood Lane, Courtroom 4C

Greenbelt, Maryland 20770

The Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is sponsoring a program for practitioners in Maryland’s Federal District Court and/or for attorneys who want to be admitted to the Court.  The CLE program will cover topics that include:

  • Introduction to the Courthouses and Lawyer Resources
  • Highlights of Local Rules and Standing Orders
  • Discovery and Discovery Disputes
  • Mediation
  • Motions Practice

The program will feature judges from the federal bench, as well as attorneys who regularly practice in the U.S. District Court.  It also will include remarks and tips from the Clerk’s Office of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, and a presentation by Catherine “Katie” Curran O’Malley, Executive Director of the Women’s Law Center of Maryland, about opportunities to provide assistance to victims of domestic violence.

CLE Registration

The program will be held in Courtroom 4C in the United States District Court in Greenbelt and will start promptly at 12:30 p.m., with registration beginning at 12:00 p.m.  The program will be followed by a reception.

An RSVP is required, but the CLE program is offered free of charge.  Please RSVP below.

Attorney Admissions

Attorneys who want to be admitted to the U.S. District Court must apply for admission and pay the $200 admission fee electronically through the Court’s website at https://www2.mdd.uscourts.gov/baradmapp/prerequisites.aspx

Applicants must have a sponsor complete and sign the sponsor portion of the application, but sponsors need not attend the ceremony.  Admission applications for the March 7, 2025 ceremony must be filed online by February 26, 2025.  Applicants will be directed to register to attend the March 7th ceremony once their applications have been approved, but they must separately RSVP for the CLE program.  The admissions ceremony will follow the CLE program and is scheduled for approximately 4:30 p.m.  Admittees are welcome to have guests attend the ceremony.  A reception will follow.

WHEN
March 07, 2025 at 12:30pm - 5:30pm
CONTACT
Peter Nothstein ·

Will you come?


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