Making the Case – Eastland Food: A Needed Course Correction
Article in the Maryland Bar Journal proposing proper application of Section 2-405.1 to a case on appeal.
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The Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law
Shapiro Sher warmly congratulates our long-time Of Counsel Larry S. Gibson on the establishment of the Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.
Over the years, Larry has been bestowed with many honors in recognition of his groundbreaking career in civil rights law and Maryland politics, but the creation of a center in his name is especially meaningful. Committed to improving the lives of those impacted by historical and modern-day racial oppression, the new center will enact the very values that have long motivated Larry in his efforts on behalf of civil rights and racial justice. As a law professor over the past five decades, he has mentored generations of future leaders at the University of Maryland. As a political advisor, he has aided the historic ascent of numerous Black politicians at the local, state, and international levels. Finally, as a leading scholar on the life and work of Thurgood Marshall, Larry has shed new light on this pivotal figure in his biography Young Thurgood: The Making of a Supreme Court Justice.
The Center is also named in honor of Taunya Lovell Banks, a legendary and influential legal scholar and the first tenured Black woman on the University of Maryland law school faculty. We congratulate Ms. Lovell Banks as well, and we look forward to the future success of the Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law.
Twelve Shapiro Sher Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers
The new edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the most respected guides to the U.S. legal industry, cites 12 attorneys from Shapiro Sher, over half the total number of attorneys at the firm. The 2024 edition also names Shapiro Sher President William E. Carlson as Baltimore’s “Lawyer of the Year” for Corporate Law and identifies the following attorneys in their respective practice areas:
- David B. Applefeld: Commercial Litigation and Construction Litigation
- William E. Carlson: Corporate Law
- Scott W. Foley: Commercial Litigation
- Larry S. Gibson: Civil Rights Law
- Richard M. Goldberg: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Bankruptcy Litigation
- Ann Clary Gordon: Real Estate Law
- Renée S. Lane-Kunz: Employment Law (Management)
- Paul Mark Sandler: Commercial Litigation, White Collar Criminal Defense, and Personal Injury Litigation (Defense and Plaintiff)
- Joel I. Sher: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Daniel J. Zeller – Bankruptcy Law
The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 identifies two additional attorneys from the firm as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch”:
- J. Patrick Gill: Banking and Finance Law
- Anastasia McCusker: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Shapiro Sher was founded in 1972 by Ronald M. Shapiro with the mission of providing outstanding legal counsel for Maryland businesses of all sizes. Based in Baltimore, the Firm is nationally recognized for its practices in business law, litigation, bankruptcy, and creditors’ rights.
Chambers USA 2023 honors five Shapiro Sher attorneys
This year’s Chambers USA identifies five of our firm’s attorneys and two of our practice groups in its annual roundup of leading Maryland lawyers and law firms.
The following attorneys are cited in their respective practice areas:
Alex J. Brown – Insurance
William E. Carlson – Corporate/M&A and REITs: Maryland Counsel
Richard M. Goldberg – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Paul Mark Sandler – Litigation: General Commercial (Senior Statesperson)
Joel I. Sher – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
The guide also names Shapiro Sher in select lists of Maryland firms practicing bankruptcy and insurance law.
Chambers USA is a division of Chambers & Partners, which publishes selective annual guides to the most respected law firms and lawyers in the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Its rankings are read by industry-leading companies and organizations worldwide.
Maryland Bar Journal speaks with Paul Mark Sandler
The MSBA’s Bar Journal recently interviewed Paul Mark Sandler about his career as a trial lawyer and author. Read the feature here.
John Baum co-chairs the annual HeBrOpen Golf Outing, a fundraiser for SEED School of Maryland
On October 17, the annual HeBrOpen Golf Outing raised over $100,000 for the Seed School of Maryland. Co-chaired by Shapiro Sher attorney John Baum and Tony Hawkins, this unique fundraising event brings together business and community leaders for a day of sporting fun in support of a valuable cause long championed by the HeBros.
Two decades ago, several African-American and Jewish Baltimoreans organized the HeBros to create opportunities for fellowship across ethnic lines. In 2015, after the passing of one of the group’s devoted members, John’s brother Charles Baum, HeBros held the first HeBrOpen in his memory. The annual event has since raised over $500,000 for Baltimore’s Seed School, the state’s first and only public, college-preparatory boarding school. The proceeds from this year’s event will support extracurricular opportunities for students of the school, which opened in Southwest Baltimore in 2008 and educates Maryland youth, grades 6-12, who can most benefit from a 24-hour learning environment.
“Charles would have been proud to know that our group has done so much good for Baltimore’s youth,” said John Baum. “I am deeply grateful to all who came out to support the SEED School’s important work.”
In addition to golfing, this year’s HeBrOpen included a pickle-ball tournament, a reception and banquet, and a keynote address from Willie Mays Aikens, the legendary Kansas City Royal slugger.
Shapiro Sher attorneys have long been supporters of the SEED School. At the 2019 HeBrOpen, firm founder Ron Shapiro and of counsel Larry Gibson were the guest dinner speakers, and in 2020 Ron chaired a HeBro fundraising dinner honoring the SEED School’s graduating seniors.
To learn more about the HeBros and its fundraising events, feel free to reach out to John Baum directly at jeb@shapirosher.com.
Nine Shapiro Sher attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2023®
Nine lawyers from Shapiro Sher have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023, an exclusive guide to the legal industry. The newly released guide names the following attorneys in the respective practice areas:
- David B. Applefeld: Commercial Litigation and Construction Litigation
- William E. Carlson: Biotechnology and Corporate Law
- Scott W. Foley: Commercial Litigation
- Larry S. Gibson: Civil Rights Law
- Richard M. Goldberg: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Bankruptcy Litigation
- Ann Clary Gordon: Real Estate Law
- Renée S. Lane-Kunz: Employment Law (Management)
- Paul Mark Sandler: Commercial Litigation, White Collar Criminal Defense, and Personal Injury Litigation (Defense and Plaintiff)
- Joel I. Sher: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 identifies two additional attorneys from the firm as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch”:
- J. Patrick Gill: Banking and Finance Law
- Anastasia McCusker: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Shapiro Sher was founded in 1972 by Ronald M. Shapiro with the mission of providing outstanding legal counsel for Maryland businesses of all sizes. Based in Baltimore, the Firm is nationally recognized for its practices in business law, litigation, bankruptcy, and creditors’ rights.
Six attorneys from Shapiro Sher cited in Chambers USA 2022
The newest edition of Chambers USA, a preeminent guide to the legal industry, identifies six Shapiro Sher attorneys in its survey of Maryland lawyers.
The following attorneys are cited in their respective practice areas:
- Alex J. Brown – Insurance
- William E. Carlson – Corporate/M&A and REITs: Maryland Counsel
- Richard M. Goldberg – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Paul Mark Sandler – Litigation: General Commercial
- Joel I. Sher – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Jessica L. Swadow – Insurance (“Associates to Watch”)
The guide also names Shapiro Sher in select lists of Maryland firms practicing bankruptcy and insurance law. According to the guide, the firm is home to a “distinguished bankruptcy practice with a strong track record advising creditors, debtors and trustees on high-value bankruptcy filings[.]” The firm’s insurance lawyers are lauded for their ability “to delve into sophisticated matters and provide practical solutions.”
Chambers USA is a division of Chambers & Partners, which publishes selective annual guides to the most respected law firms and lawyers in the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Its rankings are read by industry-leading companies and organizations worldwide.
