OCTOBER 2022

VOLUME 70 – ISSUE 4

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
BY STEPHANIE PERRY
CONTENTS Last month, I attended the Leadership Acad-
emy’s first meeting and welcome reception
for the 2022-2023 Fellows of the Academy,
3 Current Update and I was thrilled to be there. Congratula-
tions again, Fellows! There are 11 exceptional STAY
5 A Balancing
Fellows – women and men of varying back- CONNECTED
grounds. When I looked around the room
Act (we met in person!), I was reminded of my
Renew
Law Day remarks. In part of my remarks, I
8 Legal Ethics said: “We must also ensure that our leaders Your
and our membership will reflect the richness and diversity of our Membership
community. Ensuring the long-term success of the Association
10 New Practitioners Today!
is going to take all of us. It will require not only the continued
involvement, knowledge, and wisdom of our seasoned members
10 Committees/ and engagement and enthusiasm of our active members, but also
Sections a new generation of members and leaders – members and leaders
diverse in their practice areas and priorities, in age, gender, race,
13 Fall Outing sexual orientation, and most importantly, diverse in thought.”
As I thought back to my Law Day remarks, and I looked around
14 Continuing Legal the room, I felt encouraged because the people present in that
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room, represented diversity in all of the areas I mentioned in my
Education remarks, and I felt assured of our Association’s progress. I felt
inspired when our President-Elect, Jennifer Fairfax, remarked
18 Feature Article that when she is installed next year, she will be the first member
of the LGBTQ community to serve as President of this Associa-
20 Pro Bono tion; and I was moved when a Fellow in the room, when asked
why they decided to apply to become a Fellow of the Leadership
22 Specialty Bar Academy, responded that they hadn’t previously viewed the As-
sociation as a diverse organization, and that they felt compelled
Associations to become a part of the Association leadership to effect change in
that area. I am convinced that if we continue our efforts to make
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2022- 2023 Officers and Chairs

Bar Association Staff ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
Wanda Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-3453 President: Stephanie Perry
Wanda@barmont.org President-Elect: Jennifer S. Fairfax
Treasurer: Catherine (Kate) H. McQueen
Maria Office Manager/LRS Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-7040 Treasurer-Elect: Magistrate Lili Khozeimeh
Secretary: Jeremy D. Rachlin
Maria@barmont.org Past President: Keith J. Rosa
Executive Director: Wanda A. Calvin Claiborne
Cindy Member Services Coordinator | Executive Assistant . . . . . . (301) 762-8376
Cindy@barmont.org EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Monika Membership Services Representative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-6351 Hon. Kathleen M. Dumais Hon. Louis M. Leibowitz
Monika@barmont.org Hong Suk (Paul) Chung Sarah I. Malik
David K. Felsen Pilar C. Nichols
Beatris Lawyer Referral Service Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 279-9100 Diane Feuerherd Bianca M. Pinnock
Raymond L. Gambrill Jonathan A. Webb
Lawyer Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-7040 Arielle F. Hinton Hon. Zuberi B. Williams
lrs2@barmont.org New Practitioners Co-Chairs:
Paul J. Havenstein & Alexandra L. Mussler

Bar Foundation Staff COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Assoc./Found. – Ann. Mtg. & Law Day – Magistrate Lili
Khozeimeh – (240) 777-9045
Yesenia Seminars & Events Coordinator | Executive Assistant . . . . . . . . . (301) 340-2534 Bench/Bar-Circuit – Heather C. Collier – (301) 276-4350;
Yesenia@barmont.org Megan N. Rosan – (301) 656-1177
Bench/Bar-District Court – Richard D. London –
(301) 588-6900; David H. Moyse – (240) 292-7200
Budget – Jeremy D. Rachlin – (301) 656-1177
Pro Bono Program Community Outreach - Emily H. Folio – (301) 657-0010;
Nidhi Patel – (301) 340-2020
Client Intake Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-7651 Fee Dispute Resolution – Stephen F. Allen – (301) 987-2002;
Karen Robbins – (301) 668-3222
The following staff listing is not for public information. Judicial Selections – Heather R. Sweren, Chair – (301) 869-1700;
Bradford S. Bernstein, Vice Chair – (301) 517-4811
It is for attorney use only. Lawyer Assistance – William E. Hewitt, Jr. – (301) 424-8520;
Alisha Jacobsen – (240) 423-6847
Debbie Program Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 762-5831 Leadership Development – Elizabeth J. McInturff –
(301) 913-2948; Tracey J. Coates – (202) 280-2275
Debbie@mcbfprobono.org Legal Ethics – P. David Gavin – (301) 279-2700; Jessica M. Hall –
(240) 777-7453; Heather R. Sweren – (301) 869-1700;
Grissel Case Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 424-2706 Adam L. VanGrack – (301) 291-5027
Grissel@mcbfprobono.org Legislation – Erin L. Kopelman – (301) 347-1261;
J. Bradford McCullough – (301) 657-0734
Membership Benefits – Joshua I. Bienstock – (301) 251-1600;
Cynthia Case Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (301) 762-8488 Bianca M. Pinnock – (240) 396-4373
Mentor/Mentee (sub of New Practitioners) - Jody Malmstrom –
Cynthia@mcbfprobono.org (240) 740-5600
Nominations & Elections – To Be Announced
Social – Joshua R. Chazen – (202) 465-8388
Social Media / Technology – June C. Findlay – (718) 644-0515
Softball – Andre M. Forte – (301) 656-1177;
FOR LAWYERS WHO NEED HELP Jared Sands – (301) 656-1177
BAR FOUNDATION OFFICERS Strategic Planning – Casey W. Florance – (301) 245-2564;
Anyone aware of Attorneys who are (Effective July 1, 2022) Megan N. Rosan – (301) 656-1177
Youth Courthouse Project – George E. Simms, III –
having problems with stress, depression, (240) 777-7383; Sara E. Furlow – (202) 375-2218
overwhelmed with their practice, family issues, President: Keith J. Rosa
and related illnesses, including addiction, that President-Elect: Stephanie Perry SECTION CHAIRS
interfere with their professional or personal Treasurer: Hon. Amy J. Bills Administrative Law – John T. Henderson, Jr. – (410) 229-4100;
lives, please call the Lawyer Assistance Secretary: Anne-Marie C. Carnemark Javaneh Pourkarim – (301) 637-1060
Past President: Thomas M. DeGonia, II ADR-Collaborative Law – Robert L. Baum – (301) 610-0610
Committee. Committee members can assist Laura Duncan – (240) 409-6108; Kenneth A. Vogel –
(202) 332-7323
Lawyers in finding confidential and effective
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Business Law – Jordan Savitz – (240) 507-1729
programs to help them. Hon. Marielsa A. Bernard Lynndolyn T. Mitchell
Raymond Sherbill – (301) 347-1275
All calls are strictly confidential. Commercial Litigation – Eduardo S. Garcia – (301) 340-2020;
Steven J. Bienstock James A. Mood, Jr. Criminal Law – Teresa Casafranca – (240) 777-7476;
William E. Hewitt, Jr., Co-Chair Hon. Sharon V. Burrell Jeremy D. Rachlin David Moyse – (240) 292-7200
(301) 424-8520 / billhewittjr@verizon.net Casey Weinberg Florance Jeffrey M. Schwaber Education Law – Jaime E. Seaton – (301) 579-3132;
Jo B. Fogel Andrew L. Schwartz Elizabeth A. Tello – (301) 825-9010
Alisha Jacobsen, Co-Chair Eduardo S. Garcia Revée M. Simpson Elder Law – Lillian Hummel – (301) 762-8872
(240) 423-6847 / alisha@jacobsenattorney.com Caitlin C. Grant Mallon A. Snyder Employment Law – Stephen H. Edwards, Jr. – (301) 656-7603
Heather Q. Hostetter Steven B. Vinick Estates & Trusts – Justin A. DeVault – (301) 230-5233
Family Law – Morgan P. Appel – (301) 279-8840;
Jessica Markham Dana K. Whitten Malorie Letcavage – (301) 298-8401
Hon. Mary Beth McCormick LaSheena M. Williams Immigration – Jim Y. Daniel – (301) 557-0425;
BAR ASSOCIATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD Richard H. Melnick Alan S. Zipp Eshigo P. Okasili – (301) 452-4929
NEWSLETTER Intellectual Property & Technology – Michael L. Greenberg –
(USPS 430-930) ISSN-1079-0780 COMMITTEE CHAIRS (202) 625-7000; Raymond Van Dyke – (202) 378-3903
Juvenile Law – Janet B. Friedman – (301) 563-8914;
is published monthly except July/August combined C-IT Program –Stephen H. Chaikin – (240) 777-7202;
Shawn R. Michael – (240) 777-7514
at $25.00 per year by the Karen Mooney - (240) 777-7366
Cable T.V./Law School for the Public – Lauri E. Cleary – Law Firm Management – Amy B. Strent – (301) 657-0010
Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD (301) 657-0176; James R. Klimaski - (202) 296-5600 New Practitioners – Paul J. Havenstein – (301) 762-7770;
Alexandra L. Mussler – (301) 762-5212
27 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD 20850-4200 Continuing Legal Education – Hon. Marina L. Sabett –
Chamber Chats – Megan Bell – (240) 238-0524
(301) 963-0035; Isabella Demougeot – (301) 728-6559
PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID Diversity – Hon. Jill R. Cummins– (240) 773-4005; Personal Injury Litigation – Aaron M. Blank (Plaintiff) –
Rockville, Maryland 20850-4200 Benjamin S. Vaughan - (301) 251-0440 (240) 599-8917; Stephanie L. Shearer (Defense) –
(443) 321-1800
POSTMASTER: Endowment – Heather Q. Hostetter – (301) 657-0010
Real Estate – Jamie Hamelburg – (301) 913-5200;
Facilities – John Monahan - (301) 251-1811
Send address changes to: Fall Outing – Alison W. Rind – (301) 657-0750; Wendy D. Pullano – (301) 656-2707
Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD, Newsletter David P. Shapiro – (301) 656-7603 Solo & Small Firm – Meredith Hill – (301) 244-9040
Pro Bono – Kathryn McDonough – (301) 592-1295 T. Ryan Wilson – (301) 509-4496
27 West Jefferson St., Rockville, Maryland 20850-4200 School Mock Trial – Bradford S. Bernstein – (301) 517-4811; Taxation Law – Chaya Kundra – (301) 424-7585
Wanda A. Calvin Claiborne, Executive Director & Editor Casey L. Cirner – (301) 762-1600 Workers Compensation Law – Dmitry Fishman –
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CIRCUIT COURT
NOTES
James A. Bonifant,
Administrative Judge
The number of open and re-
opened custody cases in the
Circuit Court continues to
climb. As of July 31, 2022, the
total number of custody cases
(open original and reopened)
in our court stood at 1,776. This
is 565 more custody cases than
prior to the pandemic.
The number of open-active
criminal matters in the Circuit
Court remains high, though
it has decreased over the past
few months. As of July 31, 2022,
the Court had 963 open-active
criminal matters. This does
not include the number of re-
opened active matters (794).
Prior to the pandemic, the
number of open-active crim-
inal cases totaled 683. This is
280 more criminal cases than
before the pandemic.
With the intent to further re-
duce the backlogs, the follow-
ing policies are being imple-
mented:
Criminal Matters
At the PreTrial hearing, in addi-
tion to confirming dates:
The Assistant State’s Attorney
(or her/his colleague standing
in) will be expected to:
• Confirm that discovery re-
quired pursuant to Rule 4-263
has been provided.
• State whether a plea offer
has been extended; and, if so,
state the plea offer so that it is
heard by the Defendant. The
offer may be made off the re-
cord.
• Know her/his calendar (or
the calendar of the Assistant
State’s Attorney assigned to the
case) so the Court can schedule
a Resolution Conference with a
Senior Judge, if ordered.
The Public Defender or private
counsel (or her/his colleague
standing in) will be expected to:
• Have her/his client attend ei-
ther in person or remotely.
• Confirm that discovery re-
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quired pursuant to Rule 4-263
has been provided.
• Know her/his calendar (or
the calendar of the attorney
handling the case) so the Court
can schedule a Resolution Con-
ference with a Senior Judge, if
ordered.
At the PreTrial Hearing, if
deemed appropriate, the
Court may schedule a Resolu-
tion Conference with a Senior
Judge. If scheduled, the Open
Plea policy will be extended
until the resolution conference,
meaning as part of the plea
agreement a plea may be taken
and sentencing imposed by any
Active Judge in the criminal
rotation or any Senior Judge
who agrees to take the case. If
a plea agreement is reached at
the Conference, provide Rule
4-342(b) is followed, the Senior
Judge will take the plea even
though the agreement calls for
another judge to sentence.
The resolution conference will
be scheduled prior to the crim-
inal motions date. The reso-
lution conference may not be
removed from the docket with-
out the Administrative Judge’s
approval. Attorneys may file
a Joint Request for Removal
to the Administrative Judge if
they believe there is no point to
holding the Resolution Confer-
ence due to the State electing
not to extend a plea offer or the
Defendant having rejected an
offer and requesting to proceed
to trial.
The Criminal/Civil Case Man-
agers will monitor the out-
comes of Resolution Confer-
ences held after the Pretrial to
determine viability. Outcome
sheets will be submitted for
each conference and submitted
to the Administrative Judge to
provide feedback on the out-
come of the event.
Custody Matters
Please note the following:
• Pursuant to Rule 9-205, all
family cases in which custody
of or visitation with a minor
child is an issue shall be re-
viewed to determine whether
court-designated mediation
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should be ordered. It is antic-
ipated that all cases will be di-
rected to court-designated me-
diation except those deemed
inappropriate pursuant to Rule
9-205(b)(2).
• At the Scheduling Hearing,
the Family Magistrate will ei-
ther confirm the entry of a
Mediation Order requiring the
parties to attend a three hour
mediation session pursuant to
Rule 9-205(g) after participating
in a brief intake interview with
Family Division Services staff
or inform the parties that once
the matter is at issue, the case
will be reviewed to determine
whether court-designated me-
diation should be ordered.
• A new Scheduling Order in
all family matters shall issue
which will include a deadline
for filing discovery motions. It
will take time to get the new
Order incorporated into MDEC.
Until this is done, Magistrates
will state on the record at the
Scheduling Hearing the dead-
line for filing discovery mo-
tions which will be included in
the Hearing Sheet.
• The Court expects meaning-
ful settlement discussions to
take place at the Settlement/
Status Hearing. To that end:
a. Commencing Monday, Oc-
tober 3, 2022, all Settlement/
Status Hearings shall be in per-
son.
b. Effective November 1, 2022,
custody evaluator reports will
be distributed to the parties/
counsel 10 days prior to the
Settlement/Status Hearing. As
a reminder, the reports shall
be shielded, and no party or
attorney shall disseminate the
report to anyone other than in-
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dividuals intended to be called
as experts by the party.
c. Prior to the Settlement/
Status Hearing, the Family
Case Managers will confirm
the case is at issue and that
Joint Statement of the Parties
Concerning Decision-Making
Authority and Parenting Time,
Pre-Trial Statements and Fi-
nancial Statements have been
filed. If any required statement
has not been filed, at the Settle-
ment/Status Hearing the Mag-
istrate will set a deadline with-
in seven days for filing which
will be stated on the record and
documented on the Hearing
Sheet. The Magistrate will also
inform the litigants and attor-
neys that if any Statement is
not filed, the presiding judge
at the custody trial may take
judicial notice of the failure to
timely file the Statement, and/
or may delay the start of the
trial for the party to complete
the Statement.
d. At the Settlement/Status
Hearing, the Magistrate presid-
ing at the Hearing will inquire
on the record as to the status of
open motions and determine
whether the parties can reach
an agreed resolution of the mo-
tion. If not, then the presiding
Magistrate will direct the Mo-
tion to the Special Magistrate,
or assigned Family Magistrate
as appropriate, for expedited
review.
e. At the Settlement/Sta-
tus Hearing, Magistrates will
discuss possible terms for
settlement and may refer cas-
es back to mediation even if
court-mandated mediation has
occurred at an earlier stage of
the litigation. Rule 9-205(g)
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ple of color. For more than two
years, the Racial Justice Council
has brought us thoughtful pro-
gramming designed to educate
us on topics such as Critical
Race Theory, racial disparities
in health care, and segregation
in housing in our area, to name
a few. The Racial Justice Coun-
cil continues to provide quality
programming and I encourage
our members to take advan-
tage of these offerings. Please
be on the lookout for the Racial
Justice Council’s programming,
which is sure to be as excellent
as always, and participate as of-
ten as you can.
Another standout program in
the area of diversity is our Sum-
mer Scholars Program. The
program is a collaborative ef-
fort sponsored by the Bar Foun-
dation and various specialty
bars, and the objective of the
program is to pair outstanding
and diverse law students with
Montgomery County law firms
as summer interns, with the
hope that these students will
find success and their practice
homes in Montgomery County.
It is intended as a direct pipe-
line to infuse diversity into our
legal community. My law firm,
Pasternak & Fidis, has partic-
ipated in this program every
summer since 2017 and we
have committed already to
participating in the program
for summer 2023. If your firm
has yet to participate in this
program, I want to highly rec-
ommend it and I encourage
you to seek out law firms that
have participated in the pro-
gram to hear their success
stories, including those where
scholars have been offered full-
time employment – over the
years, scholars have received
and accepted job offers to join
my firm, Rismiller Law Group,
Stein Sperling, and Lerch Ear-
ly & Brewer, to name a few. To
learn more about the program,
please contact the Yesenia at
Yesenia@barfoundationmc.org.
Lastly, the Bar Foundation’s Di-
versity Committee, in partner-
ship with diversity consulting
firm, Equity Through Action
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CLERK'S CORNER
Karen A. Bushell, Clerk of the Circuit Court
Welcome to Autumn! Now is the time for pumpkin lattes, comfy warm sweaters, and the one-
year anniversary of Montgomery County’s Go-Live with MDEC. This year has gone by so quickly
and there has been so much change at the circuit court that sometimes it is hard to keep up
with everything. Here are some of the most common requests that I receive from staff when I
ask how things are going and what they would like for me to share with the Bar.
• If you have multiple submissions in one envelope (complaint, proposed orders, exhibits) they
must be submitted in the same envelope but as separate PDF files. See Rule 20-201 (e) Committee
Note.
• If you file a Motion to Consolidate multiple cases, the Motion to Consolidate must be filed in
each appropriate case for consolidation and include a proposed order.
• This doesn’t happen frequently, but if a Complaint or Motion is filed and the attorney forgets
to file their exhibits in the same envelope, please file a Line to accompany the next filing with
the supporting documents.
• Please file a Notice Regarding Restricted Information for each document containing restrict-
ed information. See Rule 20-201.1.
• Criminal Court Costs are now assessed in the Criminal Department (North Tower, Room 1260)
and not the Finance Department.
• Attorneys must update any changes in their name or other identifying information, such
as address or email by completing the MDEC Address Change Form and emailing the com-
pleted form to mdcourts@service-now.com for processing. The Clerk’s Office can not ac-
cept a Line to change this information. The MDEC Address Change Form can be found at
https://mdcourts.gov/mdec/efilingatty.
• Finally, please don’t forget the Certificate of Service.
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, my door is always open. You can reach me at
240-777-9464 or kbushell@mcccourt.com.
(equitythroughaction.com), I look forward to seeing you at As a reminder, #StayConnected!
is offering its second annual the Bar Foundation’s 29th An- If you have not already, please
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permits the Court to order up
to an additional four hours of
mediation.
On the day of trial:
• The Court will give assign-
ment priority to Custody
Merits trials over all other
family trials and hearings in-
cluding Final Merits. Thus,
many Final Merits trials will
be placed on the TBA dock-
et. If your case is placed on
the TBA docket prior to the
trial date, direct questions to
familycasestatus@mcccourt.com
or call Anne Hurwitz, Family
Division Coordinator, at 240-
777-9076.
• If the Court has more cus-
tody cases scheduled to begin
than available judges, Mari-
anne Hendriks, Deputy Family
Division Coordinator, will be
available to facilitate settle-
ment on Mondays, Tuesdays,
and Fridays. She is a trained
mediator.
a. To clarify some confusion
about the exhibit policy for
cases on the Court’s TBA dock-
all hearings are presumptively
conducted in person, there is
no need to deliver exhibits to
the Court in advance of judicial
assignment.
DISTRICT COURT
NOTES
Sherri D. Koch,
Administrative Judge
Happy Fall! We are celebrat-
ing one year of MDEC here in
Montgomery County and the
District Court thanks you for
your patience and support as
we found our way with the
new electronic system. Al-
though the combination of
MDEC and the pandemic has
put us behind somewhat, we
are pleased to say that we are
diligently working through our
backlog. We have no backlog in
our criminal cases. To work on
the traffic backlog, we are in-
creasing the number of traffic
dockets. With respect to new
suits and reissues, we have
clerks who are dedicated to
working on those as well.
Does Your Practice Just React To Deadlines—
Or Have You Planned For Your Next New Client?
Most law firms and lawyers do their work around court
deadlines. They are always busy reacting to deadlines, court
dates, and any emails, phone calls, and requests that come
in. They rarely get ahead in cases and set deadlines for client
work and court work on a just-in-time basis.
I coach individual lawyers, solos, and small, medium, and
large firms to build a practice that is stronger and more re-
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for new clients. They plan time for regular business develop-
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lawyers and firms decide what their days are going to be like
and are not victims of their schedules.
The result: when a new case comes in, the lawyers and their
teams can move into action, and write correspondence or file
what is necessary to let your client and the other side know
that your firm is formidable and ready right off the bat to
succeed in its clients’ cases.
There are many roadblocks to moving beyond reacting to
deadlines, and that’s where regular coaching can help. Once
you experience the feeling of being more current on your
work and more ready to meet the challenge of the next case,
you’ll enjoy your work and your practice more.
Often, lawyers think that having to constantly react to dead-
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staggered dockets. The morning
session dockets begin promptly
at 9am and the afternoon ses-
sion dockets begin at 1:30pm.
Docket structure is similar to
how it looked prior to COVID,
Beginning October 1, the fol-
lowing changes will take effect:
• All criminal cases will be set at
9:00am; VOPs will be at 1:30pm
• All civil cases will be set at
9:00am
• Wednesday R411 L/T dockets
will be at 9:00am and 1:30pm
• Wednesday R414
cases will all be set at 9am
o DV mods etc. will all be set
at 1:30pm
We will have two more all day
VOP days on October 11th and
13th to get through the backlog
of VOPs.
Please remember to file your
updated military affidavits.
The affidavit should be within
six (6) months of judgment. In
addition, please make sure that
you are providing a separate
proposed order for each filing.
When you choose your termi-
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nology and codes on file and
serve make sure the terminolo-
gy matches what you are filing.
Many orders and documents
get lost as “supplemental doc-
uments” and it takes longer to
review these files.
If you have a positive covid
test or have been exposed to
someone with a positive covid
test and are not fully vacci-
nated, you may not enter the
courthouse. Remote proceed-
ings via Zoom will be allowed
for certain covid related health
concerns. To request a remote
hearing, please file a Motion to
Appear Remotely via MDEC.
There are many requests for
remote hearings that either do
not have a reason or do not fall
into the Judiciary guidelines
for a remote hearing. Each one
of these motions is decided on
a case-by-case basis. Any in-
formation that you think the
court should consider should
be in the motion.
Every month is a District Court
Bench Bar meeting. It is on
zoom and all are welcome to
attend. It is the best way to get
updates from the judges and
clerk’s office, and ask those
questions you have been wait-
ing to ask. I look forward to see-
ing you at the meeting.
CIRCUIT COURT LAW
LIBRARY
Teresa Sites, Afternoon
Librarian
Jill Schorr, Law Librarian
Get to Know Us: An Interview
with the New Afternoon and
Assistant Librarians
Find out a little more about
two of the faces you might see
at the reference desk!
Q: How long have you been
working at the MCCCLL and
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what made you want to work
here?
Teresa: I started working here
in early June 2022. I was in-
spired to work here because my
dad is a lawyer. He was a law
clerk at the Court of Special
Appeals. I thought it would be
nice to carry on his legacy by
working in a different area of
the legal world.
Jill: I worked at this library
from 1995-1999 and returned
here in 2018. During the inter-
vening years, I worked at some
other libraries and took time
off to raise my kids. In 2020, I
moved to the Remote Proceed-
ings Team here in the court-
house. I started working again
at the library in July 2022.
Q: Do you have any specific
areas of interest within law li-
brarianship or the law in gener-
al? How do you use it to make
yourself a better librarian?
Teresa: Since I started working
here, I’ve become more aware of
pro se patrons and their needs.
I look forward to learning more
about what the library offers
these patrons.
Jill: I don’t have a specific area
of interest within law librar-
ianship but am interested in
helping people find informa-
tion, and I enjoy assisting in
that process. Finding concrete
answers can be difficult in the
context of the law library when
there often isn’t a clear answer.
I try to be sympathetic and
empathetic to people who are
frustrated when looking for
information and try to put my-
self in their shoes.
Q: What is your favorite thing
to do in the law library?
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Teresa: I enjoy interacting with
the public on the reference
desk. Something that surprised
me that I really like doing is fil-
ing loose-leaf updates. I like the
idea of compiling the latest up-
dates to any given law that I’m
updating.
Pictured left to right:
Jill Schorr and
Teresa Sites
Jill: I enjoy interacting with
the public and helping them
find what they need.
Q: As a librarian, do you have
any collections of your own?
Teresa: I’ve collected pez dis-
pensers since I’ve been in mid-
dle school. I add one or two
a year. My favorites are some
that I got in Canada.
Jill: No, mainly because I’m try-
ing to live with less stuff. I try
not to collect things.
Q: How do you prepare your
coffee?
Teresa: Usually black, but to-
day with the pumpkin spice
lattes coming out I had 1 pump
of pumpkin spice syrup, and
cream. I love that flavoring!
Jill: I use cream and an insane
amount of sugar.
Q: What are your hobbies out-
side of work?
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Teresa: My biggest hobby is
creating artwork. I do paint-
ing, drawing, and collage, all 2D.
And then another thing that I
really like is going on walks and
exploring different trails.
Jill: Reading is my favorite
thing to do, although I never
have enough time to read as
much as I want. Being physi-
cally fit is important to me, so
I also like to work out.
Q: What are you streaming or
what is your favorite movie or
tv show?
Teresa: Jurassic Park (the orig-
inal) is my favorite movie for
nostalgia reasons, and I love
the soundtrack.
Jill: My favorite movie might
be Eternal Sunshine of the
Spotless Mind.
Q: And, of course, the obligato-
ry question: What are you read-
ing??
Teresa: I’ve been reading
Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella.
It’s one of my favorite books.
The movie Field of Dreams is
based on it. This is probably
my 3rd time reading it. I love
the author’s descriptions of
minor league baseball. I’m a
baseball fan.
Jill: The Invisible Life of
Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab.
It’s a novel I’m reading for a
book group.
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fast at the Circuit Court Law
Library
50 Maryland Ave.,
Rockville, MD 20850
lawlibrary@mcccourt.com
240-777-9120
8:00am - 5:00pm, M-F
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“Crypto” is Here to Stay and
You Can Accept It as a Retainer
The topic of cryptocurrencies
often elicits a variety of poten-
tially visceral reactions from
readers. This reaction is likely
due to the increase in crypto-re-
lated stories in the news over
the past several years. However,
the duty of technology compe-
tence is arguably implied in the
ethical rules, and an attorney
should keep abreast of changes
in the law and its practice. This
duty includes understanding
the benefits and risks associated
with relevant technology, even if
it is not ultimately implemented
into the attorney’s practice.
Generally, the ethical issues
related to cryptocurrencies dis-
cussed below are not implicated
by invoicing for payment of al-
ready-performed work and are
only implicated in the context
of retainers paid for yet-to-be-
performed work.
The Maryland State Bar Asso-
ciation Committee on Ethics
(“Committee”) recently pub-
lished Ethics Docket No. 2022-
01 addressing the ethical pro-
priety of a Maryland attorney
accepting cryptocurrency as a
retainer; and if allowed, how the
attorney must handle that re-
tainer. The Committee ultimate-
ly determined that an attorney
may accept cryptocurrency as
a retainer against future work,
provided that the fee is reason-
able and the alternative fee ar-
rangement—pursuant to which
such fees are paid—otherwise
complies with the Maryland
Attorneys’ Rules of Professional
Conduct, Md. Rules 19-300.1, et
seq. (“MARPC”).
The term ‘cryptocurrency’
is somewhat of a misnomer
based on how the asset can be
treated under the MARPC. Le-
gal ethical rules in most U.S.
jurisdictions—including Mary-
land—treat cryptocurrencies
not as a fiat currency, but as a
commodity property asset with
its value tied to market demand.
This characterization is general-
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ly based upon the U.S. Internal ness transaction with the client. that attorneys understand and
Revenue Service’s definition of Engaging in business transac- safeguard against the many
‘virtual currencies.’ While this tions with a client will generally ways cryptocurrency can be sto-
type of asset cannot be depos- require providing the client an len or lost. In the same way an
ited into a client trust account, opportunity to obtain separate attorney might be disciplined
MARPC 19-301.15(c) allows at- counsel to negotiate the fee for co-mingling funds, an attor-
torneys to enter into an ‘alter- agreement due to the potential ney accepting a cryptocurrency
native fee agreement’ to retain conflict of interest between retainer could be disciplined (1)
non-fiat assets. In addition to client and putative counsel. To for falling prey to a ‘phishing at-
cryptocurrencies, an alternative alleviate these issues, a compre- tack’, (2) for losing access to ‘the
fee agreement allows attorneys hensive alternative fee agree- wallet’ containing the funds,
to accept a variety of property ment can outline and address or (3) for simply sending funds
assets including gold, artwork, the potential technical and ethi- to be disbursed back to the cli-
and ownership interest in the cal concerns and ensure compli- ent to the ‘wrong address.’ If
form of corporate stock as ad- ance with the MARPC. an attorney is asking: ‘What do
vance payment for future work. those terms mean?”, then that
As noted above, one of the most
While alternative fee agree- attorney should probably not
important considerations faced
ments are subject to the same be contemplating accepting
by attorneys contemplating ac-
general requirements as other cryptocurrency from clients as
cepting retainers in cryptocur-
attorney-client fee agreements, a retainer for future work.
rency is as follows: the attorney
the ‘volatility’ and property-like Submitted by:
must be competent in utilizing
nature of non-fiat assets cre- Nathan J. Postillion, Esquire
the technology and able to pro-
ates additional ethical consid- P. David Gavin, Co-Chair
tect the client’s assets. In addi-
erations and requires compre- Jessica Hall, Co-Chair
tion to appropriately segregat- Heather Sweren, Co-Chair
hensive disclosures and written
ing funds, competence requires Adam VanGrack, Co-Chair
confirmation of client under-
standing not required when Support Drug Court by helping a participant obtain stable
utilizing funds that can simply
em­ploy­ment and therefore restore their life, stay commit-
be deposited in a trust account.
ted to recovery and become a productive member of the
As with client retainers paid in community. For further information please contact Jenna
fiat funds, attorneys engaging in
Davis, Drug Court Coordi­nator at (240) 777-9141.
alternative fee agreements and
entrusted with the property of
clients must hold that property
with the care required of a pro-
fessional fiduciary. This means
the attorney or firm must be
competent in the underlying
technology to ensure the safety
and protection of client funds
and appropriately segregate the
assets from those of the attor-
ney and other clients.
In addition to concerns regard-
ing segregation of retainers
from other funds, payment in
cryptocurrency implicates two
additional potential issues.
First, there is a prohibition
against agreements for ‘unrea-
sonable fees.’ The shifting value
of non-fiat assets and desire to
protect the client from over or
underpayment is generally the
primary reason for this con-
cern. The second concern is that
an alternative fee agreement
contains the qualities of a busi-
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NEW PRACTITIONER
SECTION
Paul Havenstein, Co-Chair
Alley Mussler, Co-Chair
Please join us for our Octo-
ber meeting on Wednesday,
October 26, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
at World of Beer in Rockville
Town Center. The meeting will
start with a happy hour at 6:00
p.m., followed by group trivia at
7:00 p.m.
The New Practitioner Section
and the Personal Injury Section
will be jointly hosting a seminar
with Attorney and Nationally
Acclaimed Author Paul A. Sa-
makow on Thursday, Novem-
ber 17, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in the
CLE classroom at the Bar Build-
ing, located at 27 West Jefferson
St. in Rockville. Mr. Samakow
will be offering his insights
and experience in the area of
personal injury litigation. This
seminar will be beneficial to
both new and experienced at-
ADMINISTRATIVE
LAW SECTION
John Henderson, Co-Chair
Javaneh Pourkarim, Co-Chair
Our meetings will continue via
Zoom on the first Thursday
of each month at 5:30 PM, be-
ginning on Thursday, October
6th. Look out for an invitation
from Judge Henderson the day
before the scheduled meeting.
MEETING SCHEDULE:
October 6, 2022: lecture; topic
to be determined
November 3, 2022: regularly
scheduled meeting
December 1, 2022: lecture;
topic to be determined
January 5, 2023: regularly
scheduled meeting
February 2, 2023: lecture; topic
to be determined
March 2, 2023: regularly
scheduled meeting
April 6, 2023: lecture; topic to
be determined
May 4, 2023: regularly
scheduled meeting
If you have any ideas for in-
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torneys. Helpful handouts and
a light dinner will be provided.
If you plan on attending, please
RSVP by sending an email to
HavensteinP@McWilson.com.
We look forward to seeing you
there.
The New Practitioner Section
will also be holding a seminar
and happy hour jointly with
the Criminal Law Section later
this year. The seminar will be
focused on new developments
and helpful information re-
garding student loans. More
details regarding this event, in-
cluding dates and times, will be
circulated at a later date.
Please make sure you are check-
ing the New Practitioner email
listserve for updates. If you are
not a member of the New Prac-
titioner listserve, you may add
yourself by logging into your
member portal on the BAMC
website and adding yourself to
the New Practitioner Section.
The BAMC staff will receive
teresting speakers or train-
ings, please contact us at
john.henderson@maryland.gov
or jpourkarim@hprplaw.org.
We would love to hear from you
with your ideas and requests
for useful trainings/sessions.
ADR-COLLABORATIVE
LAW SECTION
Bob Baum, Co-Chair
Laura Duncan, Co-Chair
Ken Vogel, Co-Chair
MEETING DATE
Nov. 15, 2023
We are holding all meetings via
conference call until further
notice. All BAMC Members,
ADR and Collaborative col-
leagues are invited to partici-
pate, and the phone number is
provided via email. Our next
conference call is on November
15th at noon by teleconference.
We will send the details as we
get closer to the date.
Please plan to attend an upcom-
ing live, virtual CLE if you need
credit hours to meet the annual
requirements for the Montgom-
ery County Circuit Court Ros-
ter. To be eligible for the Roster
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a notification that you joined
the New Practitioner Section
and will then add you to the
corresponding email listserve.
If you have trouble logging
into your member portal or if
you are still not receiving the
emails, please contact Cindy
(Cindy@barassociationmc.org)
for further assistance
As always, if you have any com-
ments, suggestions, concerns,
or simply want to get more in-
volved, please contact either of
us at:
HavensteinP@McWilson.com
almussler@mmcanby.com
MENTOR/MENTEE
COMMITTEE
Jody Malmstrom, Chair
I am excited to announce the re-
vitalization of BAMC’s Mentor/
Mentee Program. I am a long-
time bar member and current
Legal Director with MCPS and
I have been appointed as the
of ADR neutrals for court ap-
pointments, Mediators must re-
ceive four (4) hours of mediation
CLE annually. Please timely
send all CLE certificates and/or
written confirmation of CLE at-
tendance via email to the Mont-
gomery County Circuit Court at
MediatorApp@mcccourt.com.
Our Section works to educate
community members about
Alternative Dispute Resolu-
tion (“ADR”) options, to include
Mediation and Collaborative
Law practice. Process options
handouts for the public are
available in the Montgomery
County Courthouse via the
Law Library and Register of
Wills Office. Please email one
of your Co-Chairs if you would
like a digital copy.
We support Attorneys within
our communities so that they
have resources to explain ADR
options and offer these valu-
able forms of services to their
clients. We welcome your sug-
gestions about discussion top-
ics and potential speakers at
our meetings, CLEs, and virtual
roundtable discussions. Please
reach out to any of your Co-
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Chair of the renewed Mentor-
ship Committee. I am coming
up with fresh ideas for everyone
to expand their network and to
enhance the sense of communi-
ty of our bar. I need your ideas
and willingness to contribute to
the success of the Committee!
Mentor-Mentee relationships
often are the most influential
professional associations we
can have in our careers, with
both mentor and mentee learn-
ing and benefiting from each
other by providing invaluable
advice on our work-related, and
sometimes even our personal,
challenges and opportunities.
You can never have enough
good colleagues helping you
make a positive difference in
your life. So, join the Mentor/
Mentee Program, now! We
are seeking both mentors and
mentees – please complete the
application found on our web-
site and email them directly to
Jody_L_Malmstrom@mcpsmd.org.
Chairs if you want to get more
involved with our Section.
More on ADR & Collaborative
Practice:
Mediation is a form of ADR
in which the parties select a
trained mediator, an indepen-
dent and neutral third party,
to facilitate the parties’ set-
tlement of their legal dispute
outside of court. It is a vol-
untary, cooperative and prob-
lem-solving process whereby
the mediator facilitates open
communication between the
parties. A mediator does not
make a final decision; the me-
diator may point out strengths
and weaknesses of each par-
ty’s claim(s). The mediator
discusses options and poten-
tial solutions with the par-
ties and transmits settlement
offers between and among
the parties, encouraging a vol-
untary meeting of the minds.
One can locate and contact a
trained Mediator by visiting
montgomerycountymd.gov/cct/adr.
Collaborative Law is interdisci-
plinary and can incorporate the
advice and counsel of trained
civil attorneys, child specialists,
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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 can-
did and effective out-of-court
communications and empow-
ers them to find their own voic-
es to attain durable, voluntary
and mutually beneficial solu-
tions. To learn more about how
to provide Collaborative legal
and related services to your cli-
ents, please visit:
https://collablawmaryland.org
or
https://collaborativeprojectmd.org
CIRCUIT COURT
BENCH BAR
COMMITTEE
Heather Collier, Co-Chair
Meg Rosan, Co-Chair
MEETING DATES
Oct. 5, 2022 Feb. 1, 2023
Nov. 2, 2022 Mar. 1, 2023
Dec. 7, 2022 Apr. 5, 2023
Jan. 4, 2023 May 3, 2023
June 7, 2023
The Circuit Court Bench-Bar
Committee meets at 8:00 a.m.
on the first Wednesday of
each month, from September
to June. Our first meeting of
the 2022-2023 bar year took
place via Zoom on Wednes-
day, September 7, 2022. Our
next meeting will take place
on Wednesday, October 5,
2022. The location (in-person
vs. Zoom) will be determined
in advance of each meeting
date and circulated to the
Committee on the listserve.
Attendance is not limited to
Committee members. All at-
torneys in good standing are
welcome and encouraged to
attend the Bench Bar Commit-
tee meetings. If you are not on
the Committee, please contact
co-chairs Heather Collier or
Meg Rosan for the location of
the specific meeting you wish
to attend.
Court Status to Chief Deputy Maxwell Uy at
240-777-7109 or maxwell.uy@
The Court is working diligent-
montgomerycountymd.gov.
ly to clear the backlog of cases.
Please carefully monitor email MDEC
blasts to the Bar Association
Any attorneys with ques-
from the Court and Judge
tions about MDEC should
Bonifant, particularly in crimi-
review Title 20 of the Mary-
nal and family law matters, as
land Rules, and the Policies
the Court is implementing a
and Procedures Manual on
number of policies and proce-
the Maryland Courts website:
dures to prioritize the settle-
https://mdcourts.gov/mdec
ment and/or adjudication of
and https://mdcourts.gov/
matters set on these dockets.
mdec/efilingatty (the right-
Discovery Motions hand side of the page has mul-
tiple resources). The latest
Scheduling Orders in civil and
hints, tips, and requests from
family cases are being modi-
the Clerk’s office are below:
fied to include a deadline for
the filing of motions regarding • If you have multiple submis-
discovery violations, as is done sions in one envelope (com-
in some other jurisdictions. At- plaint, proposed orders, exhib-
torneys are encouraged to be
cognizant of these deadlines
its) they must be submitted in
the same envelope but as sep-
when filing discovery motions. arate PDF files. See Rule 20-201
Sheriff’s Office (e) Committee Note.
• If you file a Motion to Con-
The Sheriff’s Office is undergo-
solidate multiple cases, the
ing various personnel changes
Motion to Consolidate must be
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filed in each appropriate case
for consolidation and include a
proposed order.
• This doesn’t happen fre-
quently, but if a Complaint or
Motion is filed and the attorney
forgets to file their exhibits in
the same envelope, please file
a Line to accompany the next
filing with the supporting doc-
uments.
• Please file a Notice Regarding
Restricted Information for each
document containing restricted
information. See Rule 20-201.1.
• Criminal Court Costs are
now assessed in the Criminal
Department (North Tower,
Room 1260) and not the Finance
Department.
• Attorneys must update any
changes in their name or oth-
er identifying information,
such as address or email by
completing the MDEC Ad-
dress Change Form and email-
ing the completed form to
mdcourts@service.now.com.
The Clerk’s Office cannot ac-
cept a Line to change this in-
formation. The MDEC Address
Change Form can be found at
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efilingatty.
• Finally, please don’t forget
the Certificate of Service.
If you have any concerns or is-
sues to bring to the our atten-
tion, please contact either of us:
Heather: (301) 907-2804 or
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Megan: (301) 656-1177 or
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COMMUNITY
OUTREACH
COMMITTEE
Emily Folio, Co-Chair
Nidhi Patel, Co-Chair
MEETING DATES
Oct. 10, 2022 Feb. 13, 2023
Nov. 14, 2022 Mar. 13, 2023
Dec, 12, 2022 Apr. 10, 2023
Jan. 9, 2023 May 8, 2023
Meetings will be held on the
2nd Monday of the month at
12:30p.m. via Zoom, unless oth-
erwise noted.
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DISTRICT COURT tee welcomed the new Chief,
Dermot Garrett.
For the 2022-2023 fiscal year,
our Section will continue to of-
BENCH BAR fer meetings via Zoom.
The court also introduced the
COMMITTEE new law clerks for the upcom- Our speaker for the Octo-
Richard London, Co-Chair ing year, and announced that ber 17th meeting will be Alp
David Moyse, Co-Chair there is a new manager for the Atabek and Jason Dahl of AFS
MEETING DATES Silver Spring Court. With elec- Financial Group, LLC who will
Oct. 26, 2022 Feb. 22, 2023 tronic filing, the former distinc- discuss the role inflation has
Nov. 23, 2022 Mar. 22, 2023 tion between the Silver Spring played in this year’s financial
Dec. 28, 2022 Apr. 26, 2023 and the Rockville Clerks office environment and take a look
Jan. 25, 2023 May 24, 2023 is now practically merged into at how inflation has impacted
June 28, 2023 one uniform Clerks office with and will continue to influence
Meetings will be held at 8:00 respect to processing filings portfolios.
a.m. on the 4th Wednesday of and other procedures.
the month via Zoom, unless The civil backlog is still at ap- FAMILY LAW SECTION
otherwise noted. proximately 4000 cases, but Morgan Appel, Co-Chair
The court is looking forward the Clerk’s Office is working on Malorie Letcavage, Co-Chair
to returning more to normal as catching up on all of the new
MEETING DATES
we get into the fall. suits and re-issues. They are
Oct. 20, 2022* Feb. 16, 2023
expected to be caught up in ap-
There will be changes on the Nov. 17, 2022 Mar. 16, 2023*
proximately one month.
dockets in October. The num- Dec. 15, 2022 Apr. 20, 2023
bers of the cases being sched- Jan. 19, 2023 May 18, 2023
uled will be returning to full ELDER LAW SECTION *Annual Magistrate's Roundtable
dockets as they were before Lillian Hummel, Chair to be held at 5:00 p.m.
the pandemic. Dockets will MEETING DATES All Family Law Section Meet-
start at 9 o’clock in the morn- Oct. 12, 2022* Feb. 8, 2023 ings are approximately 1 hour
ing and will return to the full Nov. 9, 2022 Mar. 8, 2023 long and will take place at 5:30
level. The Civil motions and Dec. 14, 2022** Apr. 12, 2023* p.m. unless otherwise noted.
show cause hearings will also Jan. 11, 2023* May 10, 2023 All meetings will take place via
return to their usual pre-pan- *in-person at BAMC Headquarters Zoom until further notice.
demic scheduling. Landlord **Lunch and Learn; to be held Fall is in the air as temperatures
and Tenant Failure to Pay Rent at Noon cool, leaves turn, and Pumpkin
cases will be at 9:00a.m. and Meetings will be held at 8:00 Spice flavored everything is
1:30p.m. a.m. on the 2nd Wednesday of back in full force. We, as your
The long term Chief of the the month via Zoom, unless Family Law Section Co-chairs,
District Court in the States otherwise noted. want to hear from you about
Attorney’s Office, and our for- how we can support you and
mer co-chair, Kathy Knight, ESTATE & TRUST LAW your practice of family law. We
has retired. Kathy helped steer
the criminal operations in the
SECTION encourage you to contact us,
and we will share comments
District Court through the Justin DeVault, Chair with your permission and do
pandemic, as well as a well-run MEETING DATES our best to accommodate your
District Court Prosecution unit Oct. 17, 2022 Feb. 13, 2023 requests. Please address all
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appel@mhwfamilylawyers.com
2022 Section Meeting Dates
Thursday, November 17 at 5:30
pm. Issues in Same-Gender
Cases. Julie B. Christopher,
Esq. of Stein Sperling Bennett
De Jong Driscoll, PC and Eva
Juncker, Esq. of Cipriani &
Werner, P.C. will give a presen-
tation regarding the specific is-
sues that arise in same-gender
couple cases.
CLE’s
The Family Law Section’s CLE
Chair, John Weaver, is work-
ing on family law CLEs for the
upcoming year. Please see the
available details below.
Effective Use of Individual
and Business Income Tax Re-
turns in Family Law Cases
Wednesday, October 6, 2022 -
5:30-8:30pm
Location: TBA
Speaker: Eric Rollinger, Stein
Sperling; Additional speakers
TBD.
This intermediate to advanced
seminar will provide practical
guidance on analyzing and ef-
Date TBD: November 2022 -
5:30-8:30pm
IMMIGRATION LAW
fectively using Individual and Location: Virtual SECTION
Corporate Income Tax Returns Rita Rosenkrantz Basic Fami- Jim Daniel, Co-Chair
in discovery of income, cash Eshigo Okasili, Co-Chair
ly Law Training
flow, assets, business valuation, 2 Evening Sessions: Tuesday, We hope that you and your
and other significant financial November 29 & Wednesday, loved ones have settled into
information in litigating and November 30, 2022 - 5:30 – your fall routines and are en-
settling family law support and 8:30 p.m. joying the return of cooler, fall
property cases. Location: TBA weather.
Long Form Financial State-
Family Law Cases Involving Please join us for our next
ments and Rule 9-207 Joint
Children with Special Needs meeting on October 26th.
Marital Property Statements
Date TBD: early December
Monday, October 17, 2022 - On Wednesday, November 16.
2022 - 5:30-8:00pm
5:30-8:30pm Jim Daniel will give a presen-
Location: Virtual
Location: TBA tation on "Affidavits of Sup-
Moderator: Tracey J. Coates, In addition, on November 7, port." Please, mark your calen-
Esq., Partner, Cipriani & Wer- 2022 from 4:30 to 5:30pm, Kris- dar, plan to join us and invite
ner, P.C. tina Badalian, Joe Estabrook, other practitioners in your pro-
Speakers: Hon. Bibi Berry, As- Brian Pearlstein, and Eric fessional and social network.
sociate Judge, Circuit Court for Rollinger will be presenting
Our subsequent meeting dates
Montgomery County; Vanessa a FREE virtual program enti-
are as follows:
Oguntayo, Litigation Paralegal, tled "Are Forgiven PPP Loans
Paley Rothman; John S. Included as Actual Income?". Oct. 26, 2022 Feb. 22, 2023
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Family Law, LLC after hearing both sides of Dec. 14, 2022 Apr. 26, 2023
the issue. The program will be Our meetings will take place
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We value your feedback, as
we seek to strike a balance be-
tween opportunities for social
interactions and staying safe.
Below are our proposed meet-
ing options:
• Only virtual meetings
• Hybrid (alternate virtual and
in-person) meetings
• Only in-person meetings
In addition, we invite you to
give a presentation in your
area(s) of practice and/or invite
practitioners in your profes-
sional and social network to
give presentations on timely
topics in their area(s) of prac-
tice. To avoid flooding your
inbox with other members’
responses, please, send your
preferred meeting option to:
eshigo@okasililawfirm.com
and jdaniel@daniellawmd.com.
We look forward to seeing you
virtually or in person at noon
on Wednesday, November 16.
LAW FIRM
MANAGEMENT
SECTION
Amy Strent, Chair
MEETING DATES
Oct. 27, 2022 Mar. 23, 2023
Nov. 10, 2022 Apr. 27, 2023
Dec. 22, 2022 May 25, 2023
Jan. 26, 2023 June 22, 2023
Feb. 23, 2023 July 27,. 2023
Aug. 24, 2023
Meetings will be held at 8:00
a.m. via Zoom.
LAWYER ASSISTANCE
COMMITTEE
Bill Hewitt, Co-Chair
Alisha Jacobsen, Co-Chair
MEETING DATES
Oct. 19, 2022 Feb. 8, 2023
Nov. 9, 2022 Mar. 8, 2023
Dec. 14, 2022 Apr. 19, 2023
Jan. 11, 2023 May 10, 2023
Meetings will be held at 5:30
p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday of
the month via Zoom, unless
otherwise noted.
Our Committee offers confiden-
tial assistance to attorneys who
are experiencing difficulties. If
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you or someone you know is on the 2nd Friday of the month We would like to thank Michele
concerned about alcohol and/or via Zoom, unless otherwise Correnti of Correnti Marketing
drug use and its effects on the noted. for her brilliant presentation
practice of law, please contact on Marketing Strategies. We
either one of us at: REAL ESTATE LAW look forward to Wendy Merrill
Alisha: 301-424-0677 of Strategy Horse Consulting
alisha@jacobsenattorney.com SECTION joining us at our next meeting
Bill: 301-424-8520 Jamie Hamelburg Co-Chair which on October 12th.
billhewittjr@verizon.net Wendy Pullano, Co-Chair
All inquiries and referrals are MEETING DATES TAXATION LAW
confidential. Oct. 11, 2022 Feb. 14, 2023 SECTION
Nov. 8, 2022 Mar. 14, 2023
Chaya Kundra, Chair
LEGAL ETHICS Dec. 13, 2022 Apr. 11, 2023
COMMITTEE Jan. 10, 2023 May 9, 2023 MEETING DATES
Meetings will be held at 8:00 Oct. 19, 2022 Jan. 18, 2023
David Gavin, Co-Chair a.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of the Nov. 16, 2022 Feb. 15, 2023
Jessica Hall, Co-Chair month via Zoom, unless other- Dec. 21, 2022 Mar. 15, 2023
Heather Sweren, Co-Chair wise noted. Apr. 19, 2023
Adam VanGrack, Co-Chair Meetings will be held on the
Our speaker for the October
3rd Wednesday of the month,
MEETING DATES 11th meeting will be William
beginning at Noon via Zoom
Oct. 20, 2022 Feb. 16, 2023 A. O’Connell, Maryland State
and/or in-person at my office
Nov. 17, 2022 Mar. 16, 2023 Counsel for First American
in Rockville.
Dec. 15, 2022 Apr. 20, 2023 Title Insurance Company. Bill
Jan. 19, 2023 May 18, 2023 will give us the annual legisla- Expansion of Membership
June 15, 2023 tive update, summarizing new Permissible: IRC 501: The IRS
Meetings will be held at 4:30 laws affecting real estate from accepts the Voluntary Employ-
p.m. on the 3rd Thursday of the the 2022 legislative session. ees’ Beneficiary Association
month via Zoom, unless other- Plan (“VEBA”)'s proposal to ex-
wise noted. SOCIAL MEDIA/ pand its eligible membership to
TECHNOLOGY include all former employees.
MEMBERSHIP It does not matter if said for-
COMMITTEE mer employees was a member
BENEFITS of VEBA while in active service
June Findlay, Chair
COMMITTEE or retired annuitants. See, §
Follow the Bar Association on 501(c)(9) and Reg. § 1.501(c)(9)-
Josh Bienstock, Co-Chair Instagram (bamc_law), Twitter
Bianca Pinnock, Co-Chair 2(a). (PLR 202236004).
(@BAMC_law), and Facebook
TIMING IS STILL KEY. After
Come join the Membership (Bar Association and Bar Foun-
Exempt Org failed to respond
Benefits Committee. We are dation of Montgomery County
to IRS within 30 days allotted
a low key, work at your own MD)! We’re also happy to help
by notice, IRS issued final ad-
pace type committee with only promote the activities of the
verse determination that it no
a few required meetings per sections and committees, so
longer qualified as Code Sec.
year. send us your fliers and posters
501(c)(3). (PLR 202236011)
and we’ll help spread the word.
If you have any suggestions
IRC §1398: Tax Attributes &
or are interested in joining our
Committee, please contact ei- SOLO & SMALL Bankruptcy Estate: Taxpayer/
Chap. 11 debtor's negligence
ther of us at: FIRMS SECTION and malpractice claims against
Josh: (301) 251-1600 Meredith Hill, Co-Chair its business consultant/accoun-
josh@bienstocklegal.com Ryan Wilson, Co-Chair tant’s failure to make a IRC 1398
Bianca: (240) 396-4373 short year election or to advise
bpinnock@markhamlegal.com MEETING DATES about this was rejected; taxpay-
Oct. 12, 2022 Feb. 15, 2023 er incurred personal tax liabili-
Nov. 9, 2022 Mar. 8, 2023
PERSONAL INJURY Dec. 14, 2022 Apr. 12, 2023
ty that he could have avoided;
however court found that even
LITIGATION SECTION Jan. 11, 2023 May 10, 2023 if the failure to elect/advise was
Aaron Blank, Co-Chair Our meetings will take place a substantial factor in causing
Stephanie Shearer, Co-Chair on the 2nd Wednesday of the the owed taxes, no evidence
month at Noon and currently was provided speaking to what
MEETING DATES scheduled via Zoom. Any up-
Oct. 14, 2022 Feb. 10, 2023 would have happened had elec-
dates to specific meetings will tion been made; nor were dam-
Nov. 11, 2022 Mar. 10, 2023 be distributed through the list-
Jan. 13, 2023 Apr. 14, 2023 ages quantified. Nevertheless,
serve. certain other claims against
Meetings will be held at Noon
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consultant were upheld. (In Re: were upheld on summary judg-

Jackson, III, Bktcy Ct CT, 130
AFTR 2d ¶2022-5184)
IRC §2010: Unified Credit, Es-
tate Tax, Portability: 120-day
extension granted to make
Code Sec. 2010(c)(5)(A) portabil-
ity election, to allow surviving
spouse unused DSUE amount,
where it was shown that the
estate acted reasonably and in
good faith and granting relief
wouldn't prejudice govt.'s in-
terests. (PLR 202236009)
IRC §§ 6501, 6662: Limitations
on Assessments & Accuracy
Penalties: IRS not barred from
assessing accuracy-related pen-
alty based on substantial gross
income omissions under IRC
§ 6501(e) over years taxpayers
failed to report husband's Swiss
bank commissions and other in-
come. While assessments were
made outside IRC § 6501(e)'s
6-year period, they were allow-
able due to suspension under
IRC §7609(e) given IRS' inter-
vening John Doe summons
to Swiss bank. Said penalties
ment. Taxpayers also claimed The deadline for submission of copy for the newsletter is
always the 10th of the month for the following months'
IRS failed to comply with IRC §
newsletter, unless the 10th falls on a weekend ... then, it is the
6751(b)'s written supervisory ap-
Friday prior to the 10th.
proval prerequisite, IRS showed
this approval via Forms 5345-D
prior to first formal communi-
cation of penalties to taxpayers.
Taxpayers had filed amended
returns that were disregarded
as qualified amended returns
precluding penalties under
Reg. § 1.6664-2(c)(3) because the
amended returns were filed af-
ter IRS served Code Sec. 7609(f)
John Doe summons on Swiss
bank and taxpayers were in
class of persons identified in
summons. (Johannes Lam-
precht, et ux. v. Commissioner,
(2022) TC Memo 2022-91, 2022
RIA TC Memo ¶2022-91)
We look forward to seeing
you at our next meeting on
Wednesday, October 19th at
noon, which you are able to join
virtually or attend in person at
my office at 108 South Wash-
ington St., Rockville, MD 20850.
The meeting link will be distrib-
uted through the listserve.

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Cyber Spies Sway Litigation Battles and
Break into Attorney Emails
by Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., John W. Simek and Michael C. Maschke
Straight From the Headlines
Reuters reported in late June
that thousands of email re-
cords it had uncovered showed
Indian cyber spies hacking into
parties and law firms involved
in lawsuits around the world.
Apparently, hired spies have
become a weapon of litigants
looking for an advantage.
As you might imagine larger
firms are particularly at risk
given how many high dollar lit-
igation matters they handle.
Who in the Heck is Sumit
Gupta?
We had never heard of him un-
til we read the Reuters story.
The answer to the question is
that Sumit Gupta is a cyberse-
curity expert who worked with
a group of Indian associates to
build an underground hacking
operation that became a cen-
ter for private investigators
who were looking to bring an
advantage to clients in law-
suits.
As the article noted, Gupta
was never apprehended by
U.S. authorities. Reuters has
not been able to reach him
since 2020, when he told the
news agency that while he
did work for private investiga-
tors, “I have not done all these
attacks.” Recent attempts to
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speak with or locate him were
unsuccessful.
Reuters identified 35 legal cas-
es since 2013 in which Indian
hackers attempted to obtain
documents from one side or
another of a courtroom con-
test by sending them pass-
word-stealing emails.
The messages often looked like
innocuous communications
from clients, colleagues, friends
or family. Their purpose was to
get the hackers access to tar-
gets’ inboxes and then private
or attorney-client privileged
information. Examples are
provided in the article of the
initial emails from the hackers.
Probably a good idea to take a
look at those so you know how
to instruct your employees on
what those emails looked like –
law firm cybersecurity training
should always be top of mind
for law firms.
At least 75 U.S. and European
companies, three dozen advo-
cacy and media groups and
numerous Western business
executives were the subjects
of these hacking attempts that
Reuters documented.
What Makes the Report
Reliable?
The Reuters report was based
on interviews with victims,
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researchers, investigators, for-
mer U.S. government officials,
lawyers and hackers, plus a
review of court records from
seven countries. It drew on a
unique database of more than
80,000 emails sent by Indian
hackers to 13,000 targets over
a seven-year period. The data-
base is effectively the hackers’
hit list, and it lets us see who
the cyber spies sent phishing
emails to between 2013 and
2020.
As much as we were surprised
by the existence of these cy-
ber mercenaries, we were even
more surprised that this ac-
tivity has been going on since
2013. We’re not quite sure how
this flew under the radar for so
long.
The data supporting the report
came from two providers of
email services the spies used to
carry out their espionage cam-
paigns. Why would they coop-
erate? It seems the providers
gave Reuters access to the ma-
terial after it asked about the
hackers’ use of their services;
they offered the sensitive data
on condition of anonymity. We
can see where that might have
seemed a tempting deal.
Reuters vetted the authenticity
of the email data with six sets
of experts. Scylla Intel, a bou-
tique cyber investigations firm,
analyzed the emails, as did re-
searchers from British defense
contractor BAE, U.S. cybersecu-
rity firm Mandiant, and tech-
nology companies LinkedIn,
Microsoft and Google.
You’ve got to admit, that’s an
impressive roster.
Each firm independently con-
firmed the database showed
Indian hacking-for-hire activi-
ty by comparing it against data
they had previously gathered
about the hackers’ techniques.
Three of the teams, at Mandi-
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ant, Google and LinkedIn, pro-
vided a closer analysis, finding
the spying was linked to three
Indian companies – one that
Gupta founded, one that used
to employ him and one he col-
laborated with.
Apparently, this was a “Gupta”
kind of world.
“We assess with high confi-
dence that this data set rep-
resents a good picture of the
ongoing operations of Indian
hack-for-hire firms,” said Shane
Huntley, head of Google’s cyber
threat analysis team.
Did Reuters Communicate
with Every Person in the
Database?
It sure did – sending requests
for comment to each email
address – and it spoke to more
than 250 individuals. Most
of the respondents said the
attempted hacks revealed in
the email database took place
either before anticipated law-
suits or when litigation was
ongoing.
The targets’ lawyers were of-
ten targeted too. The Indian
hackers tried to break into the
inboxes of some 1,000 attorneys
at 108 different law firms. Now
that should catch the interest
of litigators!
Among the law firms targeted
were global practices, includ-
ing U.S.-based Baker McKen-
zie, Cooley and Cleary Got-
tlieb. Major European firms,
including London’s Clyde &
Co. and Geneva-based arbitra-
tion specialist LALIVE, were
also hit.
Cleary declined comment. The
five other law firms did not
return messages. That, we are
sure, surprises no one. Which
is not to say that no action was
taken – we suspect that defens-
es against such attacks were
expeditiously fortified.
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 FEATURE ARTICLE | PAGE 19

Who Were the Spies After?
The legal cases targeted var-
ied in profile and importance.
Some involved personal dis-
putes. Others involved multi-
national companies with a lot
of money at stake.
From London to Lagos, at least
11 separate groups of victims
had their emails leaked pub-
licly or entered into evidence
mid-trial. In several cases, court
records showed that stolen
documents affected the ver-
dict. Not surprising, but quite
alarming.
“It is an open secret that there
are some private investigators
who use Indian hacker groups
to target opposition in litiga-
tion battles,” said Anthony
Upward, managing director
of Cognition Intelligence, a
UK-based countersurveillance
firm.
You’ll want to check out Re-
uters’ Hacker Hit List, which
shows you how Indian merce-
nary hackers hunted lawyers’
inboxes. The far left hand col-
umn shows when malicious
emails were sent; the left hand
column shows who the emails
were sent to; the middle col-
umn shows the services – such
as LinkedIn or YouPorn – that
the hackers were imitating;
the right hand column shows
the subject lines the hackers
used to entice their targets. All
of this fascinating informa-
tion may be found in the ex-
cellent (if long) Reuters article
at https://www.reuters.com/
investigates/special-report/
usa-hackers-litigation/.
Techniques for breaking into
attorneys’ emails varied. Some-
times the hackers tried to rouse
attorneys’ interest in news
about colleagues. Sometimes
the hackers impersonated so-
cial media services. In other
cases, the hackers posed as
porn sites. Now there’s a sure
winner. Finally, there were
weird or scandalous news sub-
ject lines to get the targeted
lawyers to click.
Is There Good Money in Being
a Cyber Spy?
Apparently so. Gupta could
charge from a few thousand dol-
lars per account to up to $20,000
for “priority” targets, said Chirag
Goyal, a former BellTroX exec-
utive who split from Gupta in
2013 and has since started sever-
al tech startups in India.
Goyal said repeat customers
comprised much of BellTroX’s
income. “In this industry, gen-
uine work comes only from
recommendations,” Goyal said.
Reuters was unable to deter-
mine the total annual revenue
of Gupta’s firm, but we’re bet-
ting it was a tidy sum.
Parting Shot
Among the many stories con-
tained in the article, there is one
in which a lawyer was alleged
to have commissioned a hack.
Think THAT might interest a
disciplinary board? We sure do.
Sharon D. Nelson is a practic-
ing attorney and the president
of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. She is
a past president of the Virginia
State Bar, the Fairfax Bar As-
sociation and the Fairfax Law
Foundation. She is a co-author
of 18 books published by the
ABA. snelson@senseient.com
John W. Simek is vice president
of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. He is
a Certified Information Systems
Security Professional (CISSP),
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
and a nationally known expert
in the area of digital forensics.
He and Sharon provide legal
technology, cybersecurity and
digital forensics services from
their Fairfax, Virginia firm.
jsimek@senseient.com.
Michael C. Maschke is the CEO/
Director of Cybersecurity and
Digital Forensics of Sensei Enter-
prises, Inc. He is an EnCase Cer-
tified Examiner, a Certified Com-
puter Examiner (CCE #744) a
Certified Ethical Hacker and an
AccessData Certified Examiner.
He is also a Certified Information
Systems Security Professional.
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By Debbie Craven,
Program Coordinator
In addition to Halloween and
Thanksgiving, there is so much
to look forward to in the fall ...
from cool, crisp temperatures
and stunning shades of red,
orange and yellow leaves to
the seasonal movies and books
that are best enjoyed under
cozy blankets. Autumn is the
season of all things pumpkin
spice. Plus, there is no shortage
of things to try, from attending
a fall harvest festival to visiting
a scary haunted house. These
are the simple pleasures of life
that a lot of us take for granted.
There are many community
residents that are quite preoc-
cupied about other facets of
their lives and are unable to
enjoy these seasonal festivities.
There are people suffering with
heightened anxiety levels due
to stressful situations: where
their next meal is going to come
from or where their children are
going to sleep. As parents, they
put on a bold front because
they are losing their home to
foreclosure. The Pro Bono Pro-
gram receives an average of 40
calls daily requiring HELP!
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can always use more! If you or
a colleague would be interested
in volunteering and haven’t had
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out to us. The Bar Foundation of
Montgomery County Bono Pro-
gram seeks volunteers – wheth-
er experienced or newly barred
attorneys, to join our panel.
We returned to our first in-per-
son legal clinic on Sept 1st and
it was well received. Attorneys
assisted 15 clients seeking legal
advice. Eligible clients present
their legal problems to an at-
torney and receive free legal
assistance and/or referral to a
non-profit or government so-
cial service agency that is ready
to lend a hand.
We are fortunate that Mont-
gomery County has an exten-
sive list of resources to help a
vast majority. The Latino Eco-
nomic Development Center as-
sists folks with tenants’ rights
and offers a resource workshop.
In addition to DHHS, both the
TESS Community Action Cen-
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source Centers, assist people in
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the help needed; and all refer
individuals to the Pro Bono
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The Pro Bono Program pro-
vides FREE LEGAL TRAIN-
ING to attorney volunteers.
The Rita Rosenkrantz Family
Law Training is just around
the corner! The course is free
Thank you to following at-
to attorneys who agree to take
torneys for their time, ded-
a pro bono case at the time of
ication, and service for the
the training. It is scheduled for
month of August.
two evenings: November 29th
& 30th, 2022.
CASE REFERRALS
If you are interested in learn-
ing more about the nuts and DeNobile, Kathleen
bolts of family law training, Fah, Joseph
please contact our CLE Coor- Jean, Martine
dinator, Yesenia: 301.340.2534 or Otieno, Rosalyn
Yesenia@BarFoundationMC.org. Razaghi, Kiyanoush*
Rismiller, Donna
The Pro Bono Resource Center
Walker, Beutrice+*
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* = Accepted more than one case
webcast training programs for
+ = Supervising Attorney
volunteer lawyers and other ad-
vocates in a variety of substan-
tive law areas in exchange for a of $120 per hour with a cap of 35
pro bono commitment. For de- hours per case. ($4,200.00). This
tails, check the PRBC website, Project was created to incentiv-
www.probonomd.org. ize pro bono representation in
family case; Judicare cases are
Would you consider represent-
reportable as pro bono hours.
ing people with their Custody
The majority of the funding
issues? If so, the Pro Bono Pro-
comes from the Administra-
gram could use your help. In ad-
tive Office of the Courts (AOC),
dition to the emotional reward,
and is passed through Mary-
you will get reimbursed! It is
land Legal Service Corporation
the Judicare Project! You will
(MLSC). If you would like ad-
need a minimal of 18 months
ditional information, please
family law experience. Attor-
contact me directly or the Pro
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The Montgomery County been waiting two years to re-
chapter of the Women’s Bar ceive the award due to delays
Association is hosting our an- caused by COVID-19. Among
nual Judicial Reception on many other activities over his
October 25, 2022 from 5-7pm long legal career, Mr. Weiner
on the 3rd Floor Atrium of the served as a Judicial Law Clerk
Circuit Court. Please join us to for The Honorable Simon E.
celebrate our judges and magis- Sobeloff in the United States
trates! We are raising money to Fourth Circuit Court of Ap-
support breast cancer research, peals from 1957-1958. He was
education and awareness with an organizer and promoter of
a Fundraising Walk on Octo- the Sobeloff Baltimore Metro
ber 16, 2022 at 10am, meeting at Chapter. Event tickets and pro-
the intersection of Beach Drive gram advertising may be pur-
and Knowles Avenue in Kens- chased at www.sobeloff.org.
ington. For more information
After a two-year hiatus, our
please contact Jessica Hall at
annual Sobeloff Hanukkah
jessica.hall@montgomerycountymd.gov.
Party featuring the "Best Lat-
Save the Date for our Triennial
ke" Championship is back! The
Auction, on May 13, 2023 at the
party will be held on Monday,
Mansion at Strathmore! Our
December 19, 2022 starting at
Auction Planning Meeting will
6:00 p.m. at the Bar Building.
be on October 14, 2022 at 12:30
Judge Salant will be defending
via zoom, and our monthly
his title as Latke King against
meeting will be held on Octo-
what promises to be some
ber 11, 2022 at 12:30 via zoom.
tough competition.
Links to be distributed to the
membership in advance of the
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LEGAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Markham Law Firm, in Bethes-
da, MD, is pleased to announce
that Leah Ramirez has been
promoted to Principal and Bi-
anca Pinnock has been pro-
moted to Senior Associate. We
are also pleased to announce
that Susanna Israelsson has
returned to the firm as an
Associate Attorney. Susanna
served as a Judicial Law Clerk
to the Honorable Joan E. Ryan
of the Montgomery County
Circuit Court from August 2021
- August 2022 and before that
was a law clerk for Markham
Law Firm. Amelia Marseden
has also joined Markham Law
Firm as an Associate Attorney.
Prior to joining Markham Law
Firm, Amelia served as a Judi-
cial Law Clerk for the Honor-
able Christopher B. Kehoe in
Maryland’s intermediate ap-
pellate court.
Z Family Law is excited to
announce two recent addi-
tions to the firm. Christopher
Kaczmarek joined Z Fami-
ly Law as a Senior Associate
Attorney in May, and Senior
Associate Attorney Nicholas
Andrews joined the team in
September. Chris previously
worked for two years at a very
small practice in Westminster,
Maryland, and then for three
years at a large law firm in
Rockville, Maryland where his
practice focused solely on fam-
ily law. He is a skillful negotia-
tor and a fierce advocate for his
clients, and since joining the
team, has already had a mean-
ingful impact in numerous
complex family law cases. Nick
is a former Marine who has
over 15 years of experience as
an attorney, and most recently,
co-founded GreenSmith, LLC, a
West Virginia hemp farm and
product manufacturing busi-
ness. Nick is an outstanding
litigator with extensive experi-
ence in both family cases and
complex civil litigation, and
his skills will be an asset to
the firm. Z Family Law looks
forward to continuing to help
clients create new beginnings
with the guidance of our new
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Senior Associate Attorneys. Z
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Monroe Street, Suite 1501, Rock-
ville, Maryland 20850, (301) 388-
5528, www.zfamilylaw.com.
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OPPORTUNITIES
ASSOCIATE — Estate Plan-
ning — Stein Sperling Bennett
De Jong Driscoll PC, a 50-plus
attorney, AV-rated Washington,
DC area law firm, has an im-
mediate opening for an Asso-
ciate Attorney in its Rockville,
Maryland office to join the
firm’s expanding Estates and
Trusts Practice Group. This
is an outstanding opportuni-
ty for a JD with a current or
anticipated LLM in taxation
with an emphasis in Estates
and Trusts, to expand their
legal knowledge while work-
ing alongside a nationally rec-
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based attorneys. Qualified
candidates are requested to
send a copy of their resume to
recruiting@steinsperling.com
for consideration, noting Es-
tate Planning Associate in the
subject line.
ASSOCIATE — Personal Inju-
ry and Workers’ Compensa-
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sation, is seeking candidates to
help grow our litigation and ap-
pellate departments. With it's
main office in northern Mont-
gomery County, we are open
to entry level attorneys, recent
law school graduates, or 3rd
Year law school students. We
have both full-time and part-
time positions available de-
pending on whether the candi-
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Maryland. Strong writing skills
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Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong
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AV-rated Washington, DC area
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opening for an experienced
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Must have extensive experi-
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forming and implementing op-
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recruiting@steinsperling.com
for consideration, noting Tax
Law Associate in the subject
line.
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people who seek to contribute
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as a team player, attention to
detail and sound judgment
are all qualities important to
us. You must be committed to
T H E BA R A S S O C I AT I O N O F M O N T G O M E RY CO U N T Y , M D N E W S L E T T E R
WHAT'S NEW
business development and ac-
tively involved in the commu-
nity to promote your practice.
If you are looking for support
in growing your practice and
in professional camaraderie,
our firm may be the perfect fit
for you. Learn more about our
Firm by viewing our website:
www.mcmillanmetro.com. Re-
spond in confidence to Cathy
LaRue, Executive Director
clarue@mcmillanmetro.com.
ATTORNEY — Business and
Employment Law — McMil-
lan Metro, P.C., an AV-rated law
firm has an exciting opportuni-
ty for an attorney with experi-
ence concentrating in business
and employment law. Candi-
date must be admitted to prac-
tice in Maryland. Admission
in D.C. and Virginia preferred.
Candidate must have excellent
writing and analytical skills,
and be able to demonstrate the
same. Nature of the work in-
cludes transactions; sharehold-
ers' and operating agreements;
non-compete and executive
compensation agreements;
business dispute resolution;
and, intellectual property guid-
ance and protection. We offer
opportunities for personal and
professional development. Ex-
cellent client communication
skills, ability to work both inde-
pendently and as a team player,
attention to detail, and sound
judgment are all qualities im-
portant to our Firm. This is
an excellent opportunity for
an attorney who is looking
for professional camarade-
rie and support in taking his/
her practice to the next lev-
el. Portable business is a plus.
Please respond in confidence
to clarue@mcmillanmetro.com.
ATTORNEY — Commercial
Litigation — McMillan Metro,
P.C., a well-established AV
rated Potomac law firm, has
an exciting opportunity for
a commercial litigator with a
minimum of 5 years of litiga-
tion experience. The candi-
date must be admitted to the
Maryland bar, D.C. and Virginia
a plus. Excellent client commu-
nication skills, ability to work
independently and as a team
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player, attention to detail, and
sound judgment are all qual-
ities important to our Firm.
Excellent opportunity for a
practitioner looking for profes-
sional camaraderie and support
in developing a practice. Sub-
mit confidential responses to
estrickland@mcmillanmetro.com.
ATTORNEY — Criminal De-
fense — Mid-sized Maryland
firm in Washington suburbs
seeking a full-time criminal
defense attorney. MD bar re-
quired. Spanish preferred.
VA bar a plus. Email resume
Isabel@Jezicfirm.com.
ATTORNEY — Estates &
Trust — Bregman, Berbert,
Schwartz & Gilday, LLC, an
AV-rated, full-service law firm
located in downtown Bethes-
da, has an immediate opening
for an Estates & Trusts Attor-
ney with two or more years of
relevant experience, looking
to be mentored and trained to
participate in the estate plan-
ning process and to draft a
vast array of estate planning
documents, including simple
and complex estate plans, wills,
revocable trusts and irrevoca-
ble trusts. The right candidate
will be a fast learner, motivat-
ed, hard-working, and have a
desire to become an integral
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member of our growing Estates
& Trusts practice group. Expe-
rience and interest in tax law a
plus. Excellent writing and in-
terpersonal skills required. We
offer a competitive salary and
benefits package and a pleas-
ant work environment. BBS&G
is currently ranked as the #1
“Top Place to Work” by Bethes-
da Magazine. To apply, please
email your resume, cover let-
ter, and salary requirements to
kdangelo@bregmanlaw.com.
LITIGATORS — Patriots
Law Group, a growing veter-
an-owned law firm, is hiring
experienced litigators. We
are seeking people who: Have
substantial litigation experi-
ence (at least 5 years) – Veter-
an status and/or family law
experience is a plus; Driven to
succeed & grow with the firm;
Ability to handle cases inde-
pendently from start to finish;
Be able to perform all aspects
of litigation unassisted, in-
cluding client consultations,
depositions, hearing prepara-
tion, legal research, appearing
in court proceedings, etc.; Valid
license to practice law in Mary-
land and/or Virginia and want
to make a difference in the
military community. We are a
small firm with offices in both
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Maryland and Virginia. Our
vision is to grow our locations
to be close to most major mil-
itary installations in the US.
We represent servicemembers
and their families in a broad
range of legal matters. Our
practice areas include: family
law, federal litigation, divorce
& custody, contracts, employ-
ment law, courts-martial & ap-
peals, military administrative
discipline issues, officer grade
determinations, and security
clearance appeals. We offer
competitive salaries, attainable
NEW MEMBERS
Nicholas P. Anselmi, 177
Kentlands Blvd., Suite 200,
Gaithersburg, MD 20878; tel.:
301-556-4922; nanselmi@
villagesettlements.com
Bernt (Bear) W. Bruun, 4445
Willard Ave., Suite 750, Chevy
Chase, MD 20815;
301-660-6745;
bbruun@delaneystafford.com
Pernell A. Choren, 4445
Willard Ave., Suite 750, Chevy
Chase, MD 20815;
301-660-6745;
pchoren@delaneystafford.com
Virginia B. Grimm, 4520 East
West Hwy., Suite 700,
29th Annual
Golf Charity Classic
Manor Country Club
Monday, October 10, 2022
Just added
Pickleball
No Experience Required
Pickleball Clinic Included
Paddles Supplied
Have Lots of Fun
Late Afternoon Start
Enjoy Happy Hour with
BAMC Golfers
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WHAT'S NEW
productivity bonuses, other
non-performance based bonus-
es, 401k, PTO, and license reim-
bursement. Most importantly,
successful candidates will have
the opportunity to get involved
in an exciting growth story
and be positioned to potential-
ly share in our growth from
the ground level. Learn more:
www.patriotslawgroup.com.
Interested candidates should
apply online at our career page,
www.patriotslawgroup.com
or email their resume to
sheradressman@patriotslaw.com.
Bethesda, MD 20814;
tel.: 301-945-7800;
gia@bramnickcreed.com
Blaise S. Hill, 7101 Wisconsin
Ave., Suite 1025, Bethesda,
MD 20814; tel.: 301-656-8850;
bhill@pasternakfidis.com
Amelia E. Marsden, 7960 Old
Georgetown Rd., Suite 3B,
Bethesda, MD 20814;
tel.: 240-396-4373;
aemarsden17@gmail.com
Kirisha M. Marshall, 11140
Rockville Pike, Suite 560,
Rockville, MD 20852;
tel.: 301-358-6619;
kirmarsh@gmail.com
For More Information Contact:
YESENIA@BarFoundationMC.org
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The McCammon Group......................................................................................... 9
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Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. ...............................................19
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Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Center .............................................4
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