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2007/2008 Officers President
David F. Albright, Jr. President-elect
Wayne M. Willoughby Vice President
Kevin I. Goldberg Secretary
Robert J. Zarbin Treasurer
Louise A. Lock Parlimentarian
George S. Tolley, III
Immediate Past President Beth Jesukiewicz Frey
Trial Reporter Editorial Board
Co-Editor-in-Chief Richard Neuworth
Co-Editor-in-Chief Elliott Andalman
David V. Diggs Stuart Lipshutz
Denis C. Mitchell James L. Otway
Jeanne M. Ripley John B. Stolarz Eric Stravitz
David J. Wildberger Michael Worsham
Publishers
David B. Walls, CAE, CMP Judith LaVoie, MA
Trial Reporter Deadlines Spring 2008
Trial Advocacy & Practice Skills January 25, 2008
Summer 2008
Auto Negligence March 28, 2008
President’s Message David F. Albright, Jr.
6 MTLA Sponsor Bowl Kicked-off at the Workhorse Conference
David B. Walls, CAE, CMP
8 Recent Developments and Trends in Maryland Custody Law David V. Diggs
18 A Legal and Psychiatric Guide to The So-Called “Parental Alienation Syndrome”
Judith Shub-Condliffe and Michael J. Labellarte
30 Family Law from the Perspective of a Same-Sex Couple Mark F. Scurti
36 Parent Coordinators: The Latest Model to Resolve High Conflict Custody Cases
Harry B. Siegal
42 How Collaborative Practice Benefits Children Michael A. Mastracci
46 Adoption in Maryland Moves Forward John R. Greene
52 LegalTECH: Courthouse Technology John Cord
53 Appellate Watch Cary J. Hansel
59 The Truth About So-Called “Health Courts” George S. Tolley III
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