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National speakers, panels planned for MSBA annual meeting

June 11, 2019 Comments Off on National speakers, panels planned for MSBA annual meeting

The Maryland State Bar Association is bringing big-name keynote speakers and a range of programming back to Ocean City this week at its multi-day Legal Summit & Annual Meeting. The 2019 meeting, to run Wednesday through Saturday, is likely to ...

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MSBA panel: Legal profession still falls short in combating sexual harassment

June 14, 2018 Comments Off on MSBA panel: Legal profession still falls short in combating sexual harassment

“All this bill does is basically clarify any ambiguity that an appearance fee cannot be charged to either side, either the petitioner’s or respondent’s side, in the circuit court,” says Del. Kathleen M. Dumais, D-Montgomery and sponsor of the measure. (The Daily Record/File Photo)

OCEAN CITY — The legal profession has made important strides to combat gender discrimination and sexual harassment in recent years, but there remains work to be done, according to a panel discussion at the Maryland State Bar Association’s Legal Summit and ...

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MSBA panel to advise lawyers on succession planning

June 14, 2018 Comments Off on MSBA panel to advise lawyers on succession planning

Lawyers spend years building their practice but even when business is booming, it is important to plan for a day when they may not be able to maintain their practice due to illness or death.

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Gonzales, Bharara critical of Trump on Russian probe

June 13, 2018 Comments Off on Gonzales, Bharara critical of Trump on Russian probe

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

OCEAN CITY — Alberto Gonzales and Preet Bharara worked for different political administrations, but both were united in their rebukes of some of President Donald Trump’s and his representatives’ attacks on the justice system Wednesday. Gonzales, a former U.S. attorney ...

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MSBA panel: How do you solve a (legal) problem like Uber?

June 16, 2017 Comments Off on MSBA panel: How do you solve a (legal) problem like Uber?

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2014, file photo a man leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco. Uber and Volvo announced, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2016, a $300 million deal for Volvo to provide SUVs to Uber for autonomous vehicle research. Eventually the Volvo SUVs will be part of the self-driving fleet in Pittsburgh.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

OCEAN CITY – Nearly three million people in the United States work for companies such as Uber, Lyft and Airbnb, companies with business models allowing workers put in their own capital on their respective internet platforms to make money. As ...

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Panel encourages lawyers to engage in self care

June 16, 2017 Comments Off on Panel encourages lawyers to engage in self care

OCEAN CITY – It’s no secret that lawyers have high-stress jobs, so the convergence of 700 lawyers at the beach for the Maryland State Bar Association annual meeting was a good time to remind them to take a break. “The ...

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MSBA session: Be vigilant on social media

June 15, 2017 Comments Off on MSBA session: Be vigilant on social media

(Flickr / Jason Howie / "Instagram and other Social Media Apps" / CC BY 2.0 / cropped and resized")

Panel explored the ways internet communications can impact the practice of law.

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MSBA panel to discuss virtual law practices, from headsets to big data

June 14, 2017 Comments Off on MSBA panel to discuss virtual law practices, from headsets to big data

“My biggest hope is that lawyers will walk away with a thought that law isn't what it used to be,” says Matthew Stubenberg, a panelist on a virtual reality education session at the MSBA's Annual Meeting. “Not just virtual reality, (but) algorithms and big data are going to have a massive impact, from finding cases to determining which ones are most likely to be winnable.” (File photo)

The Maryland State Bar Association’s Technology Committee has unique way to attract attendees to its education session Thursday in Ocean City: a free virtual reality headset. Lawyers will be able to take home the foldable, plastic eyewear that works with your ...

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Live from Ocean City, it’s the MSBA Annual Meeting!

June 11, 2015 Comments Off on Live from Ocean City, it’s the MSBA Annual Meeting!

Greetings from Ocean City! I am reporting live from the Clarion hotel, which is the host of the 2015 MSBA Annual Meeting. This is my first trip to the Annual Meeting and I am already having a blast, especially because ...

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Creating a reputation through social media

July 20, 2012 1 Comment

I was flattered to hear that my blogging had been used as an example — thankfully a “how to,” not a “how not to” example — during a presentation at the Professional Development Consortium’s Summer Conference that addressed ...

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