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A few weeks ago saw the kickoff of the 2019 class of the Baltimore Leadership program, a class I am privileged to be a part of. The two-day opening program was full of content that was informative, thought-provoking, fun, inspirational ...

Tagged with: Dorie Fain

  This writer’s 21st-century “branding” is as a “senior judge” when I am recalled to sit as a trial court judge or as a mediator for the Court of Special Appeals or for a trial court. When I am not ...

Tagged with: mediation

It’s 2019 — and the gender pay gap between male and female lawyers remains a hot topic. High-profile lawsuits alleging pay inequality continue to be filed in federal and state courts across the country. A 2018 partner compensation survey conducted ...

Tagged with: Randi Lewis

On Jan. 22, the United States Supreme Court announced it would hear the appeal of New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc., et al. City of New York, et al., 883 F.3d 45 (2d Cir. 2018). This is the ...

Tagged with: Second Amendment

It’s that time of year to express your love — not just romantic feelings but the love and appreciation for our parents, children, family and friends. And to the extended family at work: our team, clients and volunteers. Ideally you ...

Tagged with: veronica cool

With the #MeToo movement continuing to dominate headlines, everyone is talking about sexual harassment — around the water cooler, around the family table and online. Media coverage of harassment is ubiquitous and #MeToo posts regularly go viral on social media. ...

Tagged with: #MeToo jury selection

  Rabbi Menachem Rivkin and Friends of Lubavitch, Inc. (Lubavitch) have tried to convince Baltimore County officials that the expansion of the Towson Chabad House was nothing more than a “residential addition.” They now want to try to persuade a federal ...

Tagged with: David Plymyer

With many things vexing our nation and world at the start of this year … a federal government with substantial portions of critical agencies in shutdown and no end in sight, a Brexit fiasco about to unfold across “the pond,” ...

Tagged with: Joe Nathanson

One of my first memories of Maryland was playing on the playground at Wheaton Regional Park. This is where I had my first horseback riding experience. It’s where a “middle-school me” spent afternoons ice skating with friends. But it was ...

Tagged with: Jennifer Brandt Land and Water Conservation Fund

(Last of three parts) As logic is a powerful instrument of persuasion, so, too, is emotion. Since ancient times, harbored feelings such as passion, anger, pity, sympathy, happiness, and even indifference have played a significant role in decision-making by both ...

Tagged with: Paul Mark Sandler