November 23, 2011 Comments Off on The joys of giving back
You don’t often hear a young lawyer say she feels blessed. The billable hours, the late nights, the stress, the stakes… “blessed” just isn’t usually in the job description. And yet, it’s important from time to time to get a ...
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Read More »November 16, 2011 Comments Off on New judge assigned in Penn State sex-abuse case
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A new judge was assigned to handle Jerry Sandusky’s child sex-abuse charges on Wednesday as a lawyer for a boy who accuses the former Penn State assistant football coach of abuse took aim at his televised ...
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Read More »October 10, 2011 Comments Off on Maryland track hosts ventilator race for charity
Respiratory specialists from across Maryland are coming to Baltimore to pit their ventilator racing skills against each other — for charity. Six teams of specialists plan to push ventilators around an indoor track Friday afternoon. The race at the Baltimore ...
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Read More »October 2, 2011 Comments Off on Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s art, belongings to be sold
DETROIT — Paintings, writings and the iconic blue sweater of the audacious assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian are going up for auction, his attorney and close friend said Friday. Lawyer Mayer Morganroth said the late pathologist’s artwork and items will ...
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Read More »September 30, 2011 Comments Off on Meals on Wheels gets Walmart grant
Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland received a grant of $100,000 from the Walmart Foundation and the Meals on Wheels Association of America. The Baltimore-based organization said it will use the funds to purchase multiple tray sealers for use in ...
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Read More »August 24, 2011 Comments Off on ‘Jewish Indiana Jones’ charged in N.Y. Torah fraud
NEW YORK — A man who claimed he crisscrossed the globe rescuing Torahs as a Jewish “Indiana Jones” has been charged with mail fraud. Authorities say he fabricated stories to dupe contributors to his charity. Menachem Youlus is charged in ...
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Read More »July 10, 2011 Comments Off on Hogan Lovells lawyers bike from London to Paris for charity
At about 25 kilometers per hour, Stephen Immelt was in the slow group. The Baltimore attorney rode on a team with other Hogan Lovells lawyers and a few clients that spent three days in the London-Paris 2011, a 550-kilometer bike ...
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Read More »May 24, 2011 Comments Off on Baltimore nonprofit hopes “Big Idea” nets $500k
The Baltimore Child Abuse Center wants your vote in its quest to win $500,000. The organization is the only Maryland nonprofit competing in Chase Bank’s community giving program. BCAC is competing with 100 other nonprofits from across the country for ...
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Read More »May 17, 2011 1 Comment
CLAYTON, Mo. — Rashonda Thornton looked up at the menu on the wall, ordered a Caesar salad and dropped a $10 bill in a box. Pretty generous, considering the meal at Panera Bread Co.’s café in the St. Louis suburb ...
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Read More »May 10, 2011 Comments Off on ‘Crime’ and other good causes
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service is celebrating its 30th anniversary in an atypical fashion. Hundreds of people will be attending a private showing Wednesday night of “Crime and Punishment” at Center Stage. (Full disclosure: The Daily Record is the event’s media ...
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