Event: Family Law Forum <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: May 22, 2008
Documents: Download Document
Speakers: Hon. Robert N. Dugan, Circuit Court for Baltimore County Richard B. Jacobs, Esquire Master Richard J. Gilbert
Description: Third Party Custody and Visitation: Koshko v. Haining Update and Status Case Law Update Legislative Update

Event: Land Condominiums / “Landominiums” <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: May 08, 2008
Speakers: Howard L. Alderman, Jr., Esquire

Event: What You Can Learn From a Tax Return – Part 2 <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: March 27, 2008
Documents: Download Document
Speakers: Richard B. Jacobs, Esquire Thomas C. Ries, Esquire
Description: Last year we presented Part 1 of this Program, which focused on Form 1040, the individual income tax return. Now we are back with Part 2, which will focus on corporate tax returns and analyzing the “true” compensation that the business owner receives.

Event: Vocational Rehabilitation Evaluations <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: March 19, 2008
Speakers: Andy Nussdorf, MA, CRC, Branch Manager of GENEX Services Mary E. Sevinsky, MS, CDMS, CCM, CorVel Corporation
Description: This program will provide practitioners with the width and breath of vocational rehabilitation services in workers’ compensation matters, as well as other legal matters. These might include domestic, such as divorce, child custody and other family matters, and employment, medical claims for disability, catastrophic injuries, medical malpractice, motor torts, MSA’s (Medicare Set Asides), medical bill reviews, etc.

Event: BIAs (Best Interest Attorneys), formerly known as GALs <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: February 28, 2008
Speakers: Hon. Timothy J. Martin, Circuit Court for Baltimore County Hon. Emory A. Plitt, Jr., Circuit Court for Harford County Attorneys Christopher Nicholson, Ferrier R. Stillman and Wendy A. Sare
Description: This program was created by Hon. Ann N. Sundt, Associate Judge, Circuit Court for Montgomery County, and presented at the 2007 MSBA Annual Meeting, and will review the new rules and guidelines on counsel for children.

Event: Family Law Best Practices Part 1 Part 2<-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: February 21, 2008
Description: Pro Bono commitment in exchange for this training

Event: Workers’ Compensation Appeals & Third Party Claims <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: February 20, 2008
Documents: Download Pt. 1 and Pt. 2
Speakers: Anne Talbot Brennan, Esquire … for the defense Matt M. Paavola, Esquire … for the Claimant
Description: A nuts and bolts presentation of the hot issues regarding third party liability on workers compensation cases. There will be a particular emphasis on workers compensation appeals.

Event: Top Ten Irritants: Perspectives From Both Sides of the Bench! <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: February 19, 2008
Speakers: Hon. Lawrence R. Daniels, Hon. Vicki Ballou-Watts, and Hon. John O. Hennegan Circuit Court for Baltimore County Hon. Alexandra N. Williams, District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County Jennifer Aist, Esquire, Office of the Public Defender Keith R. Truffer, Esquire, Royston, Mueller, McLean & Reid
Description: Please join the Professionalism and Young Lawyers’ Committees for a lively discussion of the things that lawyers do that drive judges crazy, and the things that judges do that drive lawyers crazy. Our esteemed panel includes two experienced trial attorneys, a district court judge and two circuit court judges. This program promises to be both informative and entertaining.

Event: Deeds, etc. in the Family Law Context <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: January 30, 2008
Speakers: Douglas L. Burgess, Esquire, Nolan, Plumhoff & Williams

Event: Uniform Trust Code <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: January 24, 2008
Speakers: Edwin G. Fee, Jr., Esquire, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston

Event: A Presentation of the Kaufman Alimony Guidelines <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: January 17, 2008
Speakers: L. Tracy Brown, Esquire, Exeutive Director, Women’s Law Center Craig J. Little, Esquire
Description: Come see a demonstration of (free) software available to assist attorneys in deciding if alimony is appropriate, and which will compute child support and alimony. (FYI, this is NOT FinPlan).

Event: Tips for a Successful Appellate Practice <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: January 16, 2008
Speakers: Prof. Byron Warnken

Event: Ground Rents, etc <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: January 10, 2008
Speakers: Kathy Kelly Howard, Esquire, General Counsel at Regional Management
Description: Discussion of the New Maryland Ground Rent Statutes. Katherine Kelly Howard, Esquire, General Counsel to Regional Management, current MSBA Secretary, and President-Elect (08-09) of the MSBA, will provide a brief review of the perceived problems with the prior law, the legislative response, and tips for the practitioner in representing both the ground rent holder and tenant. Ms. Howard will also review important new deadlines and registration and enforcement procedures that you will need to know to effectively represent your clients under the new law.

Event: Selecting/Using Smartphones to Maximize Profits, Productivity and Mobility <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: January 9, 2008
Speakers: Adam M. Spence, Esquire
Description: This program is designed for those attorneys who are thinking about buying a smartphone, as well as those attorneys who have bought a smartphone and want to maximize its use to increase profitability and mobility. This program is geared toward novices and power users alike. This program will explore how attorneys can use smart phones to increase billables and manage their cases, the various applications that are available in smart phones (including those specifically for attorneys), a discussion on selecting which phone (Palm® v. Treo®, etc) and plans, with the pros and cons of each, including a discussion of a plan available to attorneys through the MSBA. Followed by Q&A.

Event: Fingerprint Evidence <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: November 30, 2007
Documents: Download Pt. 1 Pt. 2 Pt. 3 Pt. 4
Speakers: Prof. Byron Warnken, et al
Description: Co-Sponsored w/BABC

Event: ADR: What is in a name? <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: November 29, 2007
Documents: Download Document
Speakers: Lou Gieszl, MACRO Deputy Executive Director
Description: Understanding the forms of ADR, in resolving disputes.

Event: Everything You Wanted to Know about Contempt But Were Afraid to Ask, Everything You Wanted to Know About Child Support Enforcement and They Were Afraid You Would Ask! <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: November 13, 2007
Documents: Download Document
Speakers: Hon. Lawrence R. Daniels, Circuit Court for Baltimore County Michael Helms, Director, Baltimore County Child Support Enforcement Office

Event: Criminal and Civil Evidence: An Update <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: November 13, 2007
Documents: Download Document
Speakers: Hon. Joseph F. Murphy, Jr., Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland Hon. Paul W. Grimm, Magistrate Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Event: Maryland College Savings Plans <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: November 8, 2007
Speakers: Joan Marshall, Executive Director, College Savings Plans of Maryland
Description: An overview of the Maryland Prepaid College Trust and the Maryland College Investment Plan (Section 529 Plan), including a review of the choices available to plan participants, tax benefits and other advantages.

Event: Meet the New Assistant Attorney General <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: November 8, 2007
Speakers: Stuart Cordish, Esquire

Event: Review 2008 Comprehensive Zoning Map Process <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: November 8, 2007
Documents: Download Pt. 1 and Pt. 2
Speakers: Kevin B. Kamenetz, Esquire, Councilman, Second District

Event: Cars, Cops & Stops <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: November 5, 2007
Documents: Download Document
Speakers: Prof. Byron Warnken
Description: This is a program that should have been attended by all criminal law practitioners who have clients who drive a vehicle or are passengers in a vehicle. Professor Byron Warnken will steer us through developing Supreme Court and Maryland Courts of Appeals decisions.

Event: E-crimes Family Style – Interception of email on the family computer and related issues. Protection of the domain or criminal intercept? <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2007
Documents: Download Pt. 1 (20 Pages) and Pt. 2 (158 Pages)
Speakers: Honorable Joseph F. Murphy, Jr. and Gregg Bernstein, Esquire

Event: Animal Law, much more than animal rights! <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Documents: Download Here
Introduction by: Debra G. Schubert, Esquire
Speaker: Kathleen Masterton, Esquire
Description: The practice of Animal Law has become increasingly prevalent in recent years, including courses taught at area law schools. Many people mistakenly believe that “animal law” means animal rights. Ms. Masterton, a longtime horsewoman, founding member of the MSBA Animal Law Section and a member of its Section council, refutes that notion and discusses the many areas of contract, tort, criminal, family, land use, administrative, and other kinds of substantive law which involve animal law. General practitioners will learn how they should be prepared to address animal law issues that arise in connection with traditional types of cases. Ms. Masterton also discusses the Animal Law Section and its planned functions and possible future programs.

Event: An ADR Update - Mediation - Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: Monday, October 15, 2007
Documents: Download Here
Introductions by Robert McFarland, Esquire and William Levasseur, Sr. Prof. Robert Rubinson, Associate Professor of Law at University of Baltimore
Description: Professor Rubinson discusses perplexing questions for attorneys handling mediation, both as mediators and as attorneys representing clients in mediation.

Event: Nuts & Bolts of WC Practice <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2007
Documents: Download Here
Introduction by: Matt Paavola, Esquire
Speaker: R. Karl Aumann, Chairman, Workers’ Compensation Commission
Description: A primer for new practitioners on a highly practical level, and valuable practice tips for experienced WC practitioners. Followed by Q&A.

Event: Conservation Easements <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: Thursday, September 27, 2007
Documents: Download Here
Speaker: Wally Lippencott, Agricultural Preservation Supervisor
Description: An overview of state, county and local conservation easement programs, tax implications and various planning ideas presented by Wally Lippencott, Agricultural Preservation Supervisor..

Event: Electronic Recording of Maryland Deeds, etc. <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: Thursday, September 20, 2007
(RESCHEDULED from September 13, 2007)
Speakers: James F. X. Cosgrove, Esquire, North American Title Company

Event: Criminal Post-Verdict Practice onBoth Sides of the Aisle <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Documents: Download Here
Speaker: Prof. Byron Warnken, Esquire
Description: What every prosecutor and defense attorney should know about post-verdict proceedings, e.g., preservation for appeal, post-conviction appeals, post conviction, and post-sentencing sentencing proceedings.

Event: What Kind of Appeal Do You Have? <-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Documents: Download Here
Speakers: Stuart Jay Robinson, Esquire
W. Lawrence Wescott II, Esquire
Description: Rules, timelines, framing issues, writing briefs, presentation. First half of the program was discussion with handouts. Second half was the video of oral argument in Baker vs. State on Judicial Residency. Followed by Q&A.

Event: BCBA Family Law Forum<-- To Download, Right Click and Select "Save Target As..."
Date: May 23rd, 2007
Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes

Speakers: Attorneys J. Michael Lawlor, Christopher Nicholson and Mary R. Sanders
Discovery issues: Propounding it, do’s and don’ts in terms of filing, motions to compel, etc.

Speakers: Baltimore County Circuit Court Judges John O. Hennegan, Timothy J. Martin and H. Patrick Stringer, Jr.
Panel Discussion: Discovery issues from the bench, including what will cause them to grant or deny motions to compel, attorney fees for discovery violations and how they will handle discovery failures during trials in terms of admitting evidence, hearing a particular witness, etc.

Case Law Update Speaker: Richard Jacobs, Esquire
Documents: Download Here

Event: Paperless Office Seminar
Speaker: Adam Spence, Esq.
Date: November 14th, 2006
Runtime: 1 hour 18 minutes
Description: This presentation will cover the significant benefits of a "less paper" office using scanning technology and will teach attorneys and their staff how to implement a paperless office. Discussed in this presentation are the considerable cost savings, gains in productivity and efficiency for both attorneys and staff, as well as ease of recovery from disasters such as fires, theft, floods, etc. In turn, the presentation has a 5 step process for implement scanning technologies at small and medium sized law firms, covering the types and costs of scanners to computer hardware needed (or not needed) to file and directory naming procedures."

Reporting & Litigation | Videoconferencing | Schedule a Videoconference | Schedule a Depositon
Conference/Prep Rooms | Download Forms

© 2003 Gore Brothers Inc. All Rights Reserved