Five Years of the Maryland Appellate Blog
By Steve Klepper (Twitter: @MDAppeal)
The Maryland Appellate Blog officially launched five years ago today. The launch coincided with the first arguments of the September 2013 Term, which was Chief Judge Barbera’s first full term as chief judge. Read More…
Event: Maryland Impact Cases, November 28
On the evening of Tuesday, November 28, 2017, the MSBA Section of Litigation and its Appellate Practice Committee will be presenting a panel, Maryland Impact Cases, at the Court of Appeals courtroom in Annapolis. The panel includes the always-entertaining Senior Judge Glenn T. Harrell, Jr., alongside Carrie Williams (Chief of the OAG’s Criminal Appeals Division) and Tim Maloney.
Please join us for an evening of networking, dialogue, and presentations discussing recent impact decisions from Maryland’s appellate courts. You can register here.
Information is below:
Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building
Fourth Floor
361 Rowe Boulevard
Annapolis, MD 21401
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Social Hour Reception – Foyer to the Courtroom
Cash Bar (Beer & Wine) & Hors D’oeuvres
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Court of Appeals Courtroom
Speaker Presentations and Audience Questions
$20.00 for MSBA Litigation Section Members
$35.00 for others
Please register at this link http://www.msba.org/Events/Section_Events/Maryland_Impact_Cases_112817.aspx
or by mailing your check payable to the MSBA, Attention: Angela Munro, 520 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.
Hurry because space is limited.
Event: Chambers Chat with COSA Judge Beachley
From our inbox…
The YLS of the Frederick County Bar and MSBA YLS is hosting a
Chambers Chat
with
The Honorable Donald E. Beachley
Judge at the Court of Special Appeals
on
Wednesday September 27, 2017
5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Miles & Stockbridge
30 West Patrick Street, 5th Floor
Frederick, Maryland 21701
Judge Beachley will be talking to the group about (1) preserving the record; (2) concise briefing; (3) and oral argument techniques. There will also be a question and answer period.
Refreshments will be provided
RSVP not required
For more information please email Detric Kemp at Detric@conklynlawfirm.com
Many thanks to Ocean City SCOTUS panel

By Steve Klepper (Twitter: @MDAppeal)
This past weekend was my first time moderating the annual Supreme Court term-in-review panel in Ocean City, as part of the MSBA’s Annual Meeting. I had the pleasure of introducing Dahlia Lithwick of Slate, Jim Feldman of the University of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Law Clinic, and Catherine M.A. Carroll of WilmerHale. Read More…
Event: Effective Appellate Advocacy for Family Law Cases
From the Maryland Appellate Blog inbox, and highly recommended:
THE LITIGATION SECTION OF THE MARYLAND STATE BAR ASS’N AND ITS APPELLATE PRACTICE COMMITTEE
TOGETHER WITH THE FAMILY AND JUVENILE LAW SECTION
AND MILES & STOCKBRIDGE, P.C.
PRESENT
Effective Appellate Advocacy for Family Law Cases
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building
Fourth Floor 361 Rowe Boulevard Annapolis, MD 21401
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Social Hour Reception – Foyer to the Courtroom
Cash Bar (Beer & Wine) & Hors D’oeuvres
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Court of Appeals Courtroom
Speaker Presentations and Audience Questions
$20.00 for MSBA Litigation Section or Family and Juvenile Law Section Members
$35.00 for others
SPEAKERS:
THE HONORABLE DEBORAH S. EYLER, Judge, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
STEPHEN J. CULLEN, ESQUIRE, Miles & Stockbridge, P.C.
CYNTHIA E. YOUNG, ESQUIRE
Please register by mailing your check payable to the MSBA, Attention: Theresa L. Michael, 520 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. SPACE IS LIMITED
Event: The Maryland Court of Appeals – Pulling back the drapes on Oz
From the MSBA website (registration here):
The State and Local Government Law Section will convene at the Court of Appeals to hear from the Hon. Robert N. McDonald, the Hon. Michele D. Hotten, and the Hon. Joseph M. Getty as they share their thoughts about the history of the court and, in particular, government lawyers appearing before the court.
Hors d’oeuvres will be provided.
The price is $25 for members who register before March 24, and $40 thereafter. (The price for non-members is $35/$50 depending on when they register)
- Location
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- Court of Appeals
- Cost
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- Section Member : $25
Non-Member : $35
- Section Member : $25
- Contact
- Organization
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- MSBA State and Local Government Law Section
Event: Supreme Court Year in Review
Beginning tomorrow, Maryland attorneys from around the state will begin arriving at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel for the Maryland State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting. While the hotel was itself the subject of an en banc Fourth Circuit decision last month, that’s not the reason for this post. No, it’s time for the annual United States Supreme Court Year in Review.
Traditionally, the program ran on Thursday morning. But, after two years of the Supreme Court issuing decisions on the second Thursday of June – a problem, since the panel usually includes a Supreme Court journalist – it is being held on Friday morning this year. Of course, the Supreme Court decided not to issue decisions this Thursday. Hopefully, no one will be confused, because this year’s event looks great. Read More…
Event: Fourth Circuit Seminar, Featuring Judges Motz, Davis, and Harris
This exciting invitation just arrived in our inbox. Big thanks to the FBA Maryland chapter!
Federal Bar Association Maryland Chapter
Presents
A FOURTH CIRCUIT SEMINAR
Featuring:
Panel discussion by 4th Cir. Judges Motz, Davis, and Harris
Advocacy Advice by former U.S. Solicitor General Paul D. Clement
View from Behind the Bench by Clerk of Court Patricia Connor
Round Table Discussion by Distinguished Attorneys
MAY 28th, 2015 at 1:30 p.m.
at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in Baltimore
101 W. Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Please RSVP to Kelly Cooper, Esq. at Kcooper@oag.state.md.us by May 14th.
Light Reception to follow
Event: Recent Impact Decisions of the Maryland Appellate Courts
From the Maryland Appellate Blog’s inbox:
THE LITIGATION SECTION OF THE MARYLAND STATE BAR ASS’N AND ITS APPELLATE PRACTICE COMMITTEE
PRESENT
Recent Impact Decisions of the Maryland Appellate Courts
Thursday, March 19, 2015
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building
Fourth Floor 361 Rowe Boulevard Annapolis, MD 21401
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Social Hour Reception – Foyer to the Courtroom
(front doors to the Courthouse close at 6:00 p.m.)
Cash Bar (Beer & Wine) & Heavy Hors D’oeuvres
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Court of Appeals Courtroom
Speaker Presentations and Audience Questions
$10.00 for MSBA Litigation Section
$25.00 for others
SPEAKERS:
HON. ALAN M. WILNER, Judge (retired), Court of Appeals of Maryland
RENÉE HUTCHINS, Professor of Law, University of Maryland Frances King Carey School of Law
BRUCE L. MARCUS, ESQUIRE, MarcusBonsib LLC
SPACE IS LIMITED
Please register on-line at http://www.msba.org/RecentImpactDecisionsMarch2015.aspx