A portion of slots money intended to benefit small-, women- and minority-owned businesses is inching closer to being distributed to such companies, nearly two years after Maryland’s first casino opened.

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For Maryland native Jennifer Reba Edwards, the practice of law has gone to the dogs. Literally. ...

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As a judge on the District Court of Maryland, I write to express dismay at reading “Girl Power on the Bench,” which appeared on the On the Record blog on July 17. The subject is interesting, for sure: the number ...

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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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A Washington, D.C, lawyer has chosen vino over verdicts. The Washington Post reports Elizabeth Banker, part-owner of law firm ZwillGen PLLC ...

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The most talked about general counsel in the news in the last week was, of course, former Penn State general counsel Cynthia Baldwin.

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PUBLISHER’S NOTE Dear Judge Avery, Judge Smith, Judge Barber, readers who have posted comments and those of you who have not written yet: We were wrong and we are sorry. It was never our intent to trivialize the accomplishments of ...

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NEW YORK — Most little girls have “the talk” with their moms about their periods. Now the Poise feminine hygiene brand is initiating the “second talk” with women — this time, about menopause. Consumer-products maker Kimberly-Clark on July 23 is ...

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Finally — after all this time — you got the promotion. You’ve been doing the work anyhow, so it was about time, and you’d be walking on the clouds except for one thing: The money wasn’t behind it.

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Not surprisingly, this week’s question is all about the Supreme Court’s healthcare decision last week. We know everyone else is talking about it, but, hey, that just means all you general counsels are talking about it, too. Asked: Our weekly ...

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