The Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is pleased to sponsor the University of Arizona Innovations in Health Aging 2022 Summit. This one-day conference convenes on June 8, 2022 in Washington, D.C. with a focus on Bridging Academia & Industry. Speakers include representatives from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, National Committee for Quality Assurance, Department of Justice, Health and Resources Services Administration, LeadingAge, and many more.

On March 25, 2022, the FBA Maryland Chapter will sponsor a program for attorneys who practice or intend to appear in United States District Court for the District of Maryland and/or for attorneys who want to be admitted to the Court. In light of ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and related restrictions this year’s program will be presented online via Zoom. RSVP to [email protected].

Attorneys who wish 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. Applicants must have a sponsor complete and sign the sponsor portion of the application, but sponsors need not attend the CLE program or the ceremony. Admission applications for the March 25, 2022, ceremony must be filed online by March 11, 2022. Applicants will be directed to register to participate in the March 25th ceremony once their applications have been approved, and they must separately RSVP for the CLE program. The admissions ceremony will follow the CLE program and is scheduled for approximately 4:25 p.m. Approved applicants will receive a second and separate link via email for participation in the ceremony.

The Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association hosted a Summer Speaker Series for summer associates and interns. For the second year in a row, the speakers presented virtually but were able to answer questions for the attendees. Judges Richard D. Bennett and Ellen L. Hollander led off the Speaker Series on June 15 with a discussion of the role of judges and the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The following week, on June 23, Federal Public Defender James Wyda and Acting U.S. Attorney Jonathan Lenzner discussed criminal justice issues and the role played by prosecutors and defense attorneys. Assistant United States Attorney Sean Delaney moderated the discussion.

For the first time, the Speaker Series included a panel of attorneys practicing at local non-profit organizations. The June 30 panel included former Maryland Chapter members of the Board of Directors Anthony Ashton, who is director of affirmative litigation at the NAACP, Sally Dworak-Fisher, lead attorney for the Workplace Justice Project and the Public Justice Center, and incoming Board Member Sonia Kumar, senior staff attorney at the ACLU of Maryland. Outgoing Board President Katherine Tang Newberger moderated the panel, which discussed the realities of working for non-profit organizations and engaging in impact litigation. Local attorney and author Paul Mark Sandler moderated a discussion on July 9 between U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Nancy V. Alquist and U.S. Magistrate Judge Gina L. Simms. The two jurists talked about their roles on the Court and gave advice for law students and young lawyers, most notably on the importance of finding mentors.

The final panel, on July 16, featured five law clerks who collectively have clerked for judges on the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, U.S. District Court judges (in Maryland and elsewhere), for U.S. magistrate judges and for judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Lisa Bergstrom, Catherine Gamper, Charlie Seidell, Jeffery Stein, and Jessica Zhang answered questions about clerking, the differences among clerkships and applying for clerkships. Attendance reached more than 50 people for some of the panels. The Maryland Chapter of the FBA would like to thank Baker Donelson, and specifically Diane Schmitt, Terri Schappell, Debra Gregory, Laura Wagner, Phil Doster and Ryan Wahl, who donated their virtual platform and technical support to make the virtual speaker series run smoothly.

The Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association hosted a Summer Speaker Series for summer associates and interns. For the second year in a row, the speakers presented virtually but were able to answer questions for the attendees. Judges Richard D. Bennett and Ellen L. Hollander led off the Speaker Series on June 15 with a discussion of the role of judges and the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The following week, on June 23, Federal Public Defender James Wyda and Acting U.S. Attorney Jonathan Lenzner discussed criminal justice issues and the role played by prosecutors and defense attorneys. Assistant United States Attorney Sean Delaney moderated the discussion.

For the first time, the Speaker Series included a panel of attorneys practicing at local non-profit organizations. The June 30 panel included former Maryland Chapter members of the Board of Directors Anthony Ashton, who is director of affirmative litigation at the NAACP, Sally Dworak-Fisher, lead attorney for the Workplace Justice Project and the Public Justice Center, and incoming Board Member Sonia Kumar, senior staff attorney at the ACLU of Maryland. Outgoing Board President Katherine Tang Newberger moderated the panel, which discussed the realities of working for non-profit organizations and engaging in impact litigation. Local attorney and author Paul Mark Sandler moderated a discussion on July 9 between U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Nancy V. Alquist and U.S. Magistrate Judge Gina L. Simms. The two jurists talked about their roles on the Court and gave advice for law students and young lawyers, most notably on the importance of finding mentors.

The final panel, on July 16, featured five law clerks who collectively have clerked for judges on the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, U.S. District Court judges (in Maryland and elsewhere), for U.S. magistrate judges and for judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Lisa Bergstrom, Catherine Gamper, Charlie Seidell, Jeffery Stein, and Jessica Zhang answered questions about clerking, the differences among clerkships and applying for clerkships. Attendance reached more than 50 people for some of the panels. The Maryland Chapter of the FBA would like to thank Baker Donelson, and specifically Diane Schmitt, Terri Schappell, Debra Gregory, Laura Wagner, Phil Doster and Ryan Wahl, who donated their virtual platform and technical support to make the virtual speaker series run smoothly. (show less)

The Maryland Chapter hosted a webinar “Artificial Intelligence as Evidence” on February 24, 2021.  In the ever-changing landscape of eDiscovery and modern forms of evidence, understanding cutting-edge topics relating to Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become essential for litigators.  This unique presentation will featured leading experts on the Rules of Evidence, AI, and eDiscovery and walk even the most inexperienced practitioner through the essentials of these subjects.

• Hon. Paul W. Grimm, United States District Court for the District of Maryland
• Professor Maura R. Grossman, J.D., Ph.D., School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo and Osgoode Hall Law School
• Thomas H. Barnard, Shareholder, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz

CLICK HERE To stream the webinar on-demand. Please note that CLE credit is not administered for on-demand viewership.

The Maryland Chapter held its Women in the Law Conference on September 26, 2019 at the United States District Court Baltimore Ceremonial Courtroom. Panel programming addressed the following:

• Generations of Women in Law: Views from the Bench
• Impact Litigation: Making a Difference as a Woman Lawyer
• The Future of Gender in the Law