OCEAN CITY — The rapidly changing landscape of marijuana decriminalization has caused “mass confusion” and legal issues in Maryland workplaces, requiring employers and employees to be aware of ongoing developments, lawyers said Friday at a panel discussion at the Maryland ...

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OCEAN CITY — Immigration attorneys took part Thursday in a session at the MSBA’s Legal Summit and Annual Meeting about how new and contemplated changes to U.S. Department of State rules on visa applications are affecting their clients. Visa denials ...

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OCEAN CITY — A room full of attorneys and judges received a primer on implicit bias and how it is manifested in court at the Maryland State Bar Association Legal Summit and Annual Meeting on Thursday. Implicit bias describes subconscious ...

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OCEAN CITY — Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein addressed a standing-room-only crowd Wednesday to open the Maryland State Bar Association’s Legal Summit and Annual Meeting, where he called on his fellow attorneys to model moderation and skepticism in an ...

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Towson attorney Dana O. Williams will take over as president of the Maryland State Bar Association at a time when changes implemented by the organization a couple of years ago have begun to bear fruit. Williams, a partner at Heisler ...

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In an effort to improve lawyers’ overall health, the Maryland State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section is holding a wellness retreat on Friday to help attorneys deal with stress by learning mindfulness, yoga and meditation techniques. Lawyer wellness is increasingly ...

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OCEAN CITY — With rule changes to the judicial discipline process in the works, attorneys and judges at the Maryland State Bar Association’s annual gathering Friday discussed potential avenues for evaluating judges throughout their tenure. Retired Prince George’s Circuit Judge ...

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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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OCEAN CITY — Leadership for the administrative law section of the Maryland State Bar Association were unsure whether a session on executive power would remain relevant when they planned it months ago, but law professors Michael I. Meyerson and Mark Graber ...

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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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