Law School's Litigation Week, March 10-13
March 10, 2009
Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739
The University of Baltimore School of Law will celebrate its sixth annual Litigation Week March 10-13 with a series seminars and sessions focusing on important ongoing issues in the realm of litigation. From tips on how to pick a jury to the use of technology in the practice of law and in the courtroom, important questions and ideas about litigation will be discussed and debated.
The series of discussions is presented by the Stephen L. Snyder Center for Litigation Skills. A highlight of the week is a working session by Maryland's Court of Special Appeals, during which the court will hear oral arguments in the Moot Court Room.
All events will be held in the Moot Court Room in the University’s John and Frances Angelos Law Center, 1415 Maryland Ave., and are free and open to the public.
Details of the week's activities are as follows:
- March 10, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Court of Special Appeals Day. A three-judge panel of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland will conduct oral argument in the Moot Court Room. This is the seventh time in its 42-year history that the court has heard oral argument at the University of Baltimore. It will hear six direct appeals from circuit courts.
- March 11, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Lunchtime Law and Public Policy Series. Join the School of Law and former Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran for the second installment of the Law and Public Policy series. This session will focus on criminal justice.
- March 11, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.: American College of Trial Lawyers Presentations. Join the School of Law and the ACTL for the following presentations:
"Picking the Jury," presented by Jim Gleason, a founder and principal in the Rockville firm of Gleason, Flynn, Emig & Fogleman and a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
"How Discovery Is Used In a Trial," presented by Phillip R. Zuber, partner with Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher and a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
- March 12, 5 to 6:30 p.m.: "Technology in the Practice of Law and Courtroom," a session on technology in the practice of law and in the courtroom, presented by Michael Cummings, counsel for information technology for the Maryland State Public Defender's Office.
- March 13, 10 a.m. to noon: "Junk, Science and Innocence." The final 2009 Litigation Week presentation will be made by Michele Nethercott, coordinator of the Maryland Innocence Project and professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law.
All events are free and open to the public; seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact Deborah Thompson in the Snyder Center if you have questions, at dthompson@ubalt.edu.
The Stephen L. Snyder Center for Litigation Skills, established in 2000 through a gift from nationally recognized litigation expert and School of Law alumnus Stephen L. Snyder, provides an endowment that supports the school's renowned litigation training programs. The center's activities include lectures by prominent lawyers, judges and scholars, special conferences and litigation research. The center's goals include offering first-rate practical and theoretical training on an extensive range of litigation techniques and promoting discussion about important litigation issues. The center provides a resource for identifying and analyzing national litigation activities and trends.
The University of Baltimore is a member of the University System of Maryland and comprises the School of Law, the Yale Gordon College of Liberal Arts and the Merrick School of Business.