Maryland Leadership in Law

By Walter E. Stewart, Jr.,
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Legal Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland

In 2001 The Daily Record inaugurated the Maryland Leadership in Law program to honor outstanding individuals in the Maryland legal community. The program culminates each year in November at an awards luncheon to honor the current year inductees, and to announce the “Top Leadership in Law Award Winner.”

Twenty-four (24) winners representing all five regions of the state – Central Maryland, Suburban Maryland, Southern Maryland, Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore – are selected and announced, usually in September, in The Daily Record and on-line at www.leadershipinlaw.com. The Leadership in Law Award seeks to honor those members of the legal profession who have worked towards the betterment of the profession, as well as the communities in which they live and work through civic or charitable activities and mentoring. At the annual recognition luncheon in November, a single individual is presented with the “Top Leadership in Law Award” based on the selection of the 24 peer honorees.

A special Leadership in Law magazine profiling the winners is published and inserted in a November edition of The Daily Record, usually coinciding with the date of the annual awards luncheon, and the profiles are also added to the Leadership in Law web site.

Legal Mutual is proud to be a Bronze Sponsor of this outstanding recognition program, and maintains a direct link to the Maryland Leadership in Law web site on the welcome page of its web site at www.legalmutual.com. To become a sponsor of this excellent program, you can contact Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, Associate Publisher and Vice President of Sales of The Daily Record, at (410) 752-3849 Ext. 103, or e-mail Suzanne at huettner@mddailyrecord.com

During the first three years of operation, the Maryland Leadership in Law awards program has honored 71 outstanding individuals in Maryland plus the YLS Disaster Relief Committee (2002). Legal Mutual is extremely proud to have had at least one of its policyholders honored each year of the program, and to date Legal Mutual has seen five of its policyholders recognized plus two members of its board of directors. Not a bad record!

Legal Mutual was especially proud to see Harry S. Johnson, Esquire, President of the Maryland State Bar Association, and Sharon E. Goldsmith, Esquire, Executive Director of the Pro Bono Resource Center recognized in 2003. The Pro Bono Resource Center has been the beneficiary of three Legal Mutual charity fund-raiser golf tournaments to date.

Legal Mutual highly commends The Daily Record for introducing and supporting this excellent lawyer recognition program. Unlike our usual daily news these days, it’s nice to see something good in our lives recognized for a change.

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By Walter E. Stewart, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Legal Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland

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Walter E. Stewart, Jr.
Executive Vice President & COO

Kay G. Kenny
Assistant General Manager
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Underwriting Manager

Mary C. Nevius, Esquire
Supervising Claims Counsel

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Office Administrator

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Contributory Negligence
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By Karen Saks Shrager, Esquire

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Maryland Legal Services Corporation
2003 Annual Awards Reception

The Maryland Legal Services Corporation (MLSC) held its 2003 Annual Awards Reception at the Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore Hotel on Monday, December 8, 2003.

The 2003 MLSC Awards were presented to the following individuals for leadership in the provision of civil legal services and outstanding advocacy on behalf of Maryland’s poor:

The Arthur W. Machen, Jr. Award was presented to Stephen H. Sachs.

The Benjamin L. Cardin Distinguished Service Award was presented to Gregory L. Countess.

The William L. Marbury Award for Outstanding Advocacy was presented to Winifred C. Borden and Beverly Mondin-Vanderhaar.

The Herbert S. Garten Public Citizen Award went to the Maryland State Bar Association.

Awards of Special Recognition were presented to Diana L. Morris, Connie Kratovil Lavelle and Beins, Goldberg & Gleiberman.

Herbert S. Garten, MLSC immediate past-chair and Jose A. Toro, former MLSC board member, were also honored for their outstanding service.

Legal Mutual would like to add its congratulations to these outstanding individuals for their fine work on behalf of their fellow Marylanders, and the well deserved recognition.

MSBA Solo and Small Practice Conference
Saturday, November 15, 2003
Sheraton Columbia Hotel

The 2003 MSBA Solo and Small Practice Conference was held at the Sheraton Columbia Hotel on Saturday, November 15, 2003. The conference seemed to be very well attended, and our own Kay Kenny snapped a few photos of visitors to the Legal Mutual booth.

If your picture didn’t make this issue, you should be glad because either you had your eyes closed, or your mouth full of those bagels, or the picture just didn’t turn out. Maybe we’ll get you next time!