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Recent Articles from Matthew Thomas Vocci
Breaking the lawyer mental health taboo
Breaking the ice on the topics of mental health and substance abuse is difficult. But we shouldn't shy away from uneasy conversations about “private” matters.
Pack your trial bag and head out on the road to ‘Civil Gideon’
I was planning to write a few quick tips. Then I saw a change to the Maryland Rules of Civil Procedure...
Laws, justice and podcasting
I have been ruminating on a couple of ideas surrounding change that were sparked by recent events great and small.
Here’s to second chances
A one-time shielding of minor offenses seems but a modest step along a longer journey to providing opportunities for those who want to be productive members of society.
Lessons revisited from Martin Luther King Jr.
How the economic justice agenda in King's "Why I Oppose the Vietnam War" speech remains relevant - and poignant - today.
Frivolous lawsuits and judicially guided missiles
How our thinking about frivolity in the law could be stamping out growth and innovation.
Coping mechanisms for young lawyers
Or, "What I learned from Manchester Orchestra."
Children in danger of deportation without representation
Leaders in Maryland are now imploring attorneys to get involved by providing pro bono assistance to children in deportation proceedings. Answer the call.
It’s time to get engaged
Don't put on blinders to the broader societal implications of the practice of law.
Matthew T. Vocci: Violence and a call for civic engagement
Something terrible and tragic happened the other night in a scenario that plays itself out all too often. Last Wednesday night, in the middle of the presidential debate, news of three shootings in Baltimore separated by only a few minutes flashed across twitter only to be quickly overtaken by political commentary regarding the presentations of President Obama and Gov. Romney. The three shootings r[...]
