Trial Lawyers Association Maryland
1999-2000 Officers President
William T. Wood Rockville
President-Elect
Philip O. Foard Towson
Vice President
Bruce M. Plaxen Columbia
Secretary
Robert K. Jenner Silver Spring
Matthew Zimmerman Baltimore
Treasurer Parliamentarian
J. Mitchell Lambros Cockeysville
Immediate Past President
Andrew E. Bederman Silver Spring
Board of Governors
David F. Albright, Jr. Baltimore
Randall J. Craig, Jr. Landover
P. Matthew Darby Baltimore
Harold P. Dwin Baltimore
Elizabeth Jesukiewicz Frey Washington, D.C.
Henry I. Greenberg Baltimore
Mitchell A. Greenberg Baltimore
Mark E. Herman Baltimore
Richard L. Jaklitsch Upper Marlboro
Howard A. Janet Baltimore
Thomas L. Kemp Elkton
Alison D. Kohler Baltimore
Walter E. Laake, Jr. Greenbelt
Stephen A. Markey, III Baltimore
Kathleen Howard Meredith Baltimore
Dennis F. O’Brien Baltimore
Nicole L. Schultheis Baltimore
Augustus F. Brown Bel Air
ATLA Governors
Leonard A. Orman Baltimore
ATLA State Delegates
Robert K. Jenner Silver Spring
Nicole L. Schultheis Baltimore
ATLA Minority Caucus Delegate
Randall J. Craig, Jr. Landover
Executive Director Jennifer G. Soldati
2 MTLA Past Presidents
Andrew E. Bederman ......................... 1998 Vicki L. Dexter .................................. 1997 William O’Brien Finch, Jr. ................. 1996 Hon. Gary I. Strausberg ..................... 1995 Daniel M. Clements .......................... 1994 Augustus F. Brown ............................. 1993 A. Harold DuBois .............................. 1992 Martin H. Freeman............................ 1991 Jonathan Schochor ............................. 1990 William J. Blondell, Jr. ....................... 1989 George W. White, Jr. ......................... 1988 John J. Sellinger ................................. 1987 Paul D. Bekman ................................ 1986 Stuart M. Salsbury ............................. 1985 Leonard A. Orman ............................ 1984 Jerome J. Seidenman .......................... 1983 Robert R. Michael ............................. 1982 Joel J. Shugarman .............................. 1981 Clarence M. Thomas ......................... 1980 Joseph A. Miklasz .............................. 1979 George W. Shadoan ........................... 1978 Leo A. Hughes, Jr. ............................. 1977 Richard R. Beauchemin ..................... 1976
Robert C. Verderaime ........................ 1975 James G. Perry ................................... 1974 Thomas L. Hennessey ........................ 1973 Archibald Eccleston, III ..................... 1972 Raymond E. Callegary ....................... 1971 Lloyd S. Mailman .............................. 1970 Wallace Dann .................................... 1969 Johnson Bowie ................................... 1968 Jesse Spector ...................................... 1967 Leroy W. Preston ............................... 1966 Calvert R. Bregel ................................ 1965 Jacob Matz ......................................... 1964 Calvin E. Cohn.................................. 1963 Irwin M. Sussman.............................. 1962 John B. Wright .................................. 1961 Claude L. Callegary ........................... 1960 Hon. Joseph I. Pines .......................... 1959 Hyman A. Pressman .......................... 1958 John J. O’Connor .............................. 1957 Albert J. Goodman ............................ 1956 Bernard M. Goldstein ........................ 1955 Max R. Israelson ................................ 1954
Trial Reporter Committee Editor-in-Chief, Dennis F. O’Brien Alex M. Allman, Richard N. Bloom, John J. Condliffe, P. Matthew Darby, Vincent A. Eng, Pamela S. Foresman, Mitchell A. Greenberg, Mark E. Herman, Louise A. Lock, Jennifer S. Lubinski, J. Mitchell Lambros, Leslie Nettleford, Norris C. Ramsey, Shanta Ramson, David J. Wildberger, Wayne M. Willoughby, Michael C. Worsham
Publisher/Editor, Jennifer G. Soldati, MTLA, Baltimore
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In this issue…
President’s Message: Wrap-Up and Reflections ............................................. 3 Legislative Report: Session 2000 Legislative Wrap-Up.................................. 4 Maryland And Bad Faith: Time To Complete The Circle ............................. 6 Marketing the Solo Practice ....................................................................... 11 Building Your Case With Expert Witnesses ................................................ 13 President’s Club ......................................................................................... 14 Appellate Watch ......................................................................................... 17 From the Listerv ........................................................................................ 21 Recent Verdicts & Settlements ................................................................... 23 Welcome New Members ............................................................................ 25 Appellate Decisions .................................................................................... 33
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