Symposium

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Upcoming Events:

This Symposium will explore the Maryland Expanded Voir Dire Pilot Program and examine its potential implications for the jury selection process. The program will feature discussion of the policy and constitutional considerations surrounding both judge-led and attorney-led voir dire, as well as insight into the practitioner perspective. Panelists will address how expanded voir dire in Maryland may affect trial strategy, the use of peremptory challenges, and decision-making during jury selection. 

The Symposium brings together Professors, Judges, and Practitioners that come from a wide range of legal backgrounds to offer diverse viewpoints on these issues. We are especially pleased to welcome Judge Ripken, Chair of the Expanded Voir Dire Pilot Program Advisory Board, as our keynote speaker. This event aims to provide a deeper understanding of how the proposed change may impact practitioners and the administration of justice across the State.

Please use the following link to register in advance! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-the-bench-to-the-bar-unveiling-the-voir-dior-pilot-program-tickets-1980654230120?aff=oddtdtcreator

Past Events:

  • February 2025, Turning Tides, The Future of The Clean Water Act in Maryland Symposium. The symposium examined multiple perspectives on the future of the Clean Water Act in Maryland.
  • February 2023, Blazing the Trail—Maryland’s First Black Lawyers and the Legacy They Built Symposium. The symposium highlighted the challenges Maryland’s early Black lawyers faced in gaining admission to the bar as well as obstacles Black lawyers continue to face today when seeking bar admission. 
  • April 2022, Blight to Betterment Symposium. The symposium focused on the various approaches that non-governmental organizations have taken to address blight in our city, including, but not limited to, lending programs, development of affordable housing, code enforcement, vacant land management, and green spaces.  The goal of the symposium is to bring awareness to non-governmental solutions to blight that can supplement governmental intervention and have a meaningful conversation with members of the community.  
  • February 2021, HBCUs v. Maryland: Is There a Solution in Sight?
  • October 2020, Trial Advocacy: The Art of Storytelling.
  • September 2020, Coronavirus and its Impact on Voting Rights – Will 2020 Elections be Safe and Fair?
  • February 2020, The City Charter: Does it Work for 21st Century Baltimore?