Longtime UB Law professor Byron Warnken to retire

March 7, 2018 4 Comments

‘My mother...she used to always say to me, “Byron, you can never get in trouble by reading the job description broadly,”’ says University of Baltimore School of Law professor Byron L. Warnken, who is retiring after 45 years at the school as a teacher and student. ‘I always tried to follow that. I tried to do whatever I could to help my students.’ (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

Byron L. Warnken came to University of Baltimore School of Law as an evening student in 1973. Forty-five years later, Warnken is retiring after being a professor, mentor and friend to thousands of law students over his four decades at ...

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A high-court memory of the retiring Byron Warnken

March 7, 2018 1 Comment

The UB Law professor once played foil to a de facto comedy routine by Justices Antonin Scalia and David H. Souter.

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Lawyer steals $16 million from clients

December 11, 2017 Leave a comment

Lawyer steals from clients leads news summary including Brazil's potential Roe v. Wade, jurors who cannot stay awake and an alleged cold-case kidnapper caught.

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200 years later, a treason trial in Baltimore

September 9, 2014 Leave a comment

At rehearsals Tuesday, from left, retired State Archivist Edward C Papenfuse plays defendant John Hodges, law professor Byron L. Warnken portrays defense attorney William Pinkney, and U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein steps into the shoes of U.S. Attorney Elias Glenn. (The Daily Record/Maximilian Franz)

In the wake of the British burning of Washington and the end of the War of 1812, a Maryland lawyer and businessman who returned four British soldiers to the enemy stood on trial for treason in 1815. Almost 200 years later, local judges, attorneys and members of the legal community gathered to recreate the scene in which defense attorney William Pinkney delivered the closing argument that resulted in the jury’s acquittal of John Hodges.

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Online tool promotes Warnken LLC’s P.I. practice

July 22, 2014 Leave a comment

The launch of AccidentValues.com was part of Warnken LLC’s shift from a criminal-law to a civil-law practice under the founder’s son, Byron B. Warnken, right. ‘I lack the expertise to do what he does in the accident cases,’ says law professor Byron L. Warnken, left, who still handles appeals and post-conviction cases at the firm. (The Daily Record/Maximilian Franz)

Byron B. Warnken’s firm, Warnken LLC, launched AccidentValues.com, a site where users can get an estimate for the value of their accident case and, if they choose, connect with a lawyer.

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For law professor, life’s work becomes a treatise

October 23, 2013 Leave a comment

For Byron L. Warnken, 32 years of work has come down to 1,940 pages, 34 chapters and 8.4 pounds.

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Warnken keeps old-fashioned ways for first class at new UB Law building

May 20, 2013 Leave a comment

Byron Warnken teaches the first class at the John and Frances Angelos Law Center at University of Baltimore School of Law. Warnken also taught the first class at the old law building more than three decades ago.

When Byron Warnken taught the first class in the original John and Frances Angelos Law Center in 1982, students took notes with paper and pen.

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Law blog roundup

January 10, 2011 Leave a comment

Back to work following a big Ravens win. Check out these law links to get you back into the work groove. Is law school a catastrophic investment? Students say yes, law schools say no. Did overlawyered.com miss the boat? The ...

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