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Blazing the Trail: Maryland's First Black Lawyers and the Legacy They Built
A UBalt Law Forum symposium on Maryland's earliest Black lawyers and continuing barriers to the bar and bench for Blacks in Maryland.
When and where
Date and time
Thursday, February 16 · 6 - 9pm EST
Location
University of Baltimore School of Law John and Frances Angelos Law Center 1401 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21201
About this event
Hear about Maryland's early Black lawyers and the challenges they faced in gaining admission to the bar, as well as obstacles still in existence for Black lawyers seeking bar admission and judgeships. Panelists will include Texas lawyer and author John Browning, Maryland lawyer Domonique Flowers, the Hon. Pamila Brown, J.D. '79, administrative judge of the Howard County District Court, and the Hon. Lynn Stewart Mays, associate judge on the Circuit Court of Baltimore City.
Panels will be moderated by UBalt Law Prof. Jose Anderson and the Hon. Sidney Butcher, associate judge on the District Court of Anne Arundel County.
The event is co-sponsored by the Historical Committee of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, Gallagher Evelius and Jones, the Harry A. Cole Judicial Council of the Maryland Judiciary, and CRC Salomon.