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When the St. Louis-based Stange Law Firm hired attorney Chelsea Merta several years ago, neither party knew it would end like this: in a multi-venue dispute that has landed Merta in jail and caused Stange to halt its practice of ...

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WASHINGTON — A clash between judges on two important federal courts in Washington has created an early, unusual test of new rules intended to make sure courthouses across the country are civil, harassment-free workplaces. And it’s exposed the perils of ...

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Faculty and staff levels have remained steady at Maryland’s two law schools, though recent retirements mean both will be looking to hire in the next year, the schools’ deans said. The University of Baltimore School of Law reported 61 full-time ...

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The deans of Maryland’s two law schools are excited about the new academic year and their incoming 1L classes, as application rates have largely stabilized after years of precipitous drops. Nationwide, law school applications are up 3.3 percent over last ...

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WASHINGTON — Two former U.S. Supreme Court clerks who married and worked for the Jones Day law firm allege in a new federal lawsuit that the firm’s parental-leave policies are discriminatory and that the husband was fired after he challenged ...

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The executive director of the largest provider of pro bono civil legal services in Maryland announced her retirement Thursday after 11 years in the role. In an interview, Bonnie Sullivan said she will leave the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service at ...

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Two recent court decisions — one from each coast — show why conventional witness preparation needs a warning label: Use at your own risk. The first one, the Qualcomm case, shows how conventional approaches to witness preparation can lead to ...

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Two law firms, Frankel Sims Law and Holden & Campbell, announced their merger on Wednesday. The new firm, Sims & Campbell, focuses on trusts and estates and provides services in the fields of estate planning, estate administration, trust administration and ...

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In only one Baltimore sports league is talk in the dugout likely to turn to worker’s compensation cases and memories of law school: the lawyers’ softball league. The Intra-Professional Athletic Conference began in 1970 with 24 teams. Today there are ...

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Offit Kurman has announced it will affiliate with Horack Talley, a Charlotte, North Carolina, law firm, in a move that marks the Baltimore-based firm’s expansion into the Southeast. Fifty-one employees of Horack Talley, including 27 lawyers, will become Offit Kurman’s ...

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