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In Every Issue 3
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Featured Articles 9
15 17 23
Advocacy in Annapolis: 2011 Legislative Report Wayne M. Willoughby
Criminal Law Introduction Lawrence S. Greenberg & Mandeep Chhabra
Crimmigration: A Practitioner's Guide Cheryl Geiser
Bad Mules: A Primer on the Federal and Maryland False Claims Acts Larry D. Lahman, George G. Tankard, III, Loren Jacobson & Banafsheh Saifollahi
Assault in the Second Degree: Have Our Legislators Done Enough? Peter L. Casciano
A Criminal Conviction Does Not End the Liability Issue in a Subsequent Civil
Case...Maybe David Felsen
Nuts & Bolts: The DUI/DWI Case Mandeep Chhabra & Gill Cochran
President’s Message Louise A. Lock
Executive Director’s Message David B. Walls, CAE, CMP
LegalTECH: Excel-erate Your Practice John J. Cord
Appellate Watch Cary J. Hansel
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