Inside District Court


Thank You


Sustaining Members


W. Bruce Hemphill Richard Lundin Edward L. Norwind


Patricia F. O’Connor Kenneth M. Trombly Steven VanGrack


Legislative Contributors


Gary Dumer Kristen A. Brinster Maria H. Dawson Tomas E. Grzech Darren Margolis Michael E. Marmelstein Bryan A. Mobley Edward T. Pinder


MAJ


Eric W. Segel Samuel M. Shapiro Robert M. Stahl, IV Jeffrey Stavisky Jack R. Sturgill, Jr. Tomas Teodori William Turc, Sr. Gerard P. Uehlinger


thanks members who gave over- and-above their annual dues


either by becoming a Sustaining member or by making a special Legislative Contribution. Tese options appear on the annual dues invoice and on the membership application.


Sustaining members pay twice their annual dues to help subsidize reduced rates for Young Lawyers and Law Students.


Legislative contributors help MAJ pay for expenses associated with political activities that are not direct campaign contributions to candidates.


June 1, 2011 4 Trial Reporter / Summer 2012


Serving the needs of trial lawyers has always been a multifaceted challenge – a challenge that we take up this year with relish.


In that context, we are proud that MAJ has


been granted leave to participate as amicus curiae in Coleman v. Columbia Soccer Assn., in which the Court of Appeals will revisit, for the first time in 30 years, the issue of whether Maryland should adopt comparative negligence. We are hopeful that, after hearing from the parties and all of the various stakeholders, the Court of Appeals will decide the case consistent with sound legal precedent and in the best interests of Maryland’s citizens – and replace the out-dated and unfair doctrine of contributory negligence with the more enlightened and equitable rule of comparative negligence. In light of the Court’s inquiry two years ago concerning the manner in which comparative negligence might be adopted in this State, we await the Court’s decision in Coleman with reason to be cautiously optimistic. Truly, it is an exciting time to be a trial lawyer in


Maryland. 


Biography George S. Tolley III (Dugan, Babij & Tolley,


LLC) is licensed to practice law in Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia and has been specially admitted in jurisdictions across the country. He has chaired the Medical Negligence Section and the Legislative, Education, Fundraising and Amicus Committees.


George also serves on the


Maryland State Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions and the MSBA’s Committee for Reform of the Law. A math major from Williams College (B.A., 1988), George received his law degree from the New York University School of Law (J.D., 1991).


George, his wife Kirsten, and their four sons reside in Millersville.


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