This live webcast will be presented by DRI's Public Policy,
Technology, and Law Practice Management Committees. This webcast will provide
suggested dos, and vivid examples of don’ts, for online networking in the
context of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, various ethical opinions,
and recent case decisions.
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registration fees, click this link.
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Thirteen attorneys from Semmes have been named in "Super
Lawyers 2010" to the list of top attorneys or rising stars in Maryland. All of
us at Semmes congratulate these attorneys who have been selected for attaining a
high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in their respective
practices. Along with this special recognition, I take this opportunity to
acknowledge the accomplishments of all our attorneys and support staff who
continue to provide our clients with quality, personalized service. The success
of our Firm during this past year, and in our 120+ year history, is grounded in
the loyalty of our clients who have come to rely on the dedication and
commitment of our team of attorneys to provide exceptional value and effective
and efficient legal solutions and services.
Richard W. Scheiner
Principal and Firm Chairman
The following Semmes' attorneys were selected 2010 Super
Lawyers or Rising Stars by Law & Politics. Their names and the practice areas
for which they were recognized appear below and in the January issue of Maryland
Super Lawyers 2010.
Front row seated, from left:
J. Snowden Stanley, Jr., honored for Construction Litigation
Cleaveland D. Miller, honored for Business/Corporate
Robert E. Scott, Jr., honored for Personal Injury Defense:Products
Middle row, from left:
James W. Bartlett III, honored for Transportation/Maritime
Heather H. Kraus, honored for Workers' Compensation
Stan M. Haynes, honored for Workers' Compensation
JoAnne Zawitoski, honored for Transportation/Maritime
Rudolph L. Rose, honored for Workers' Compensation
Top row, from left:
James A. Johnson, honored for Business Litigation
Alexander M. Giles, honored as a Rising Star for
Transportation/Maritime
Christopher J. Lyon, honored as a Rising Star for Civil
Litigation Defense
Thomas V. McCarron, honored for Insurance Coverage
John A. Roberts, honored for Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
This Daily Record article "In Practice: One Century, one
name", by Danny Jacobs" highlights the South Charles Street space of Semmes,
Bowen & Semmes as a showcase of a rich past: This year, the Baltimore firm
celebrated its 100th anniversary under the Semmes name. "It gives you a sense of
the history of the firm," said Semmes Principal, Stan M. Haynes as he stood in
the 14th-floor lobby, surrounded by what amounts to a miniature Semmes museum of
artifacts that he collected from archives, libraries and the Maryland Historical
Society. View Full Details (pdf).
Ten attorneys from Semmes, Bowen & Semmes have been named to
the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review
publication in the legal profession. James W. Bartlett III, Alexander M. Giles and
JoAnne Zawitoski,
Maritime Law; Alan N. Gamse,
Insurance Law; James A. Johnson,
Commercial Litigation; Cleaveland D. Miller,
Banking Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, and Corporate Law;
Rudolph L. Rose, Workers' Compensation
Law, Robert E. Scott, Jr.,
Personal Injury Litigation; J. Snowden Stanley, Jr.,
Construction Law; and
Jane A. Wilson,
Real Estate Law. Bartlett, Miller and Scott have been listed
in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years.
For 27 years, Best Lawyers has come to be regarded – by both
the legal profession and the public – as the definitive guide to legal
excellence in the U.S. The new 2010 Best Lawyers, is based on a rigorous
national survey involving more than 2.8 million detailed evaluations of lawyers
by other lawyers. Corporate Counsel Magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most
respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
Semmes' principal Donald F. Burke conducts employee
seminars on "Harassment in the Workplace".
This workshop is intended to assist you, the employer,
in understanding the law surrounding workplace harassment and to demonstrate
how to react to allegations of workplace harassment you may encounter.
The following new attorneys have recently joined the firm:
Eric M. Anderson
Associate, Workers' Compensation & Employers' Liability
Virginia Office
John A. Roberts
Principal, Corporate & Business
Baltimore Office
Julie D. Murray
Associate, Workers’ Compensation & Employers’ Liability
Baltimore Office
Derrick H. Dye
Associate, Workers’ Compensation & Employers’ Liability
Baltimore Office
Scott E. Massengill
Counsel, Workers’ Compensation & Employers’ Liability
Baltimore Office
Eric S. Mueller
Associate, Litigation
Baltimore Office
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