2007 and 2008

May 9-10, 2008

Paul Mark Sandler speaks in Bilbao, Spain at a legal conference organized by the ABA and Union Internationale des Avocats: "The Comparison of Jury Trials and the Mystery of Art Theft."

April 26, 2008

William A. McComas serves as a judge in the Mid-Atlantic Business Plan Competition, an annual program created by the MIT Enterprise Forum.

April 18, 2008

"Two and a half minutes with Ronald M. Shapiro." The Baltimore Business Journal interviews Mr. Shapiro, Counsel to the Firm.

April 11, 2008

"Web sites, Internet firms fight over fast downlads." The Washington Business Journal quotes William A. McComas in a report on the "net neutrality" debate

March 6, 2008

"Will Maryland Superdelegates Matter?" WBAL-TV talks to Larry S. Gibson about the role that Maryland's superdelegates could play at the Democratic National Convention.

March 4, 2008

"UM Law Honors Manekin." The Daily Record quotes Larry S. Gibson in a report on real estate developer Bernard Manekin, recipient of the University of Maryland School of Law Star Award.

February 22, 2008

Baltimore Business Journal: "Bonuses Approved for Fieldstone Officers." Debtor counsel Joel I. Sher secures compensation for employees of Fieldstone Mortgage Company in its ongoing Chapter 11 case. (Subscription required.)

February 3, 2008

An excerpt from Dare to Prepare, by Ronald M. Shapiro, is featured as the cover story of the February issue of Baltimore SmartCEO. The book (Crown Business, January 2008) made the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists in its first weeks of publication.

January 27, 2008

"How law firms are coping in the era of e-discovery." A Daily Record report on new discovery rules and their impact on litigation quotes William A. McComas.

January 27, 2008

Dare to Prepare: How to Win Before You Begin hits the New York Times Bestseller List for advice books. The book, by Firm-founder Ron Shapiro, also made the Wall Street Journal Bestseller lists for business books and non-fiction in the week of its publication on January 10, 2008.

January 22, 2008

"Some Get Boost from Slump in Economy." The Baltimore Sun reports that economic woes have resulted in new work for some businesses and law firms, including Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler. Joel I. Sher, head of the firm's bankruptcy practice, is quoted in the story.

January 14, 2008

Eight Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler attorneys named to Maryland "Super Lawyers" list.

January 13, 2008

"Hey, Oprah-ize Me!" The Baltimore Sun reports on the release of Dare to Prepare: How to Win Before you Begin, by Ronald M. Shapiro.

November 27, 2007

"Maryland Subprime Lender Files for Chapter 11." The Baltimore Sun quotes Joel I. Sher, debtor's counsel to Fieldstone Mortgage Company. Coverage also appeared in The Daily Deal, The Washington Post, and The Daily Record.

November 16, 2007

"Will Higher Taxes Hit Real Estate Partnerships?" By David M. Hausner and Lonnie M. Ritzer, for The Daily Record.

November 14, 2007

Four Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler attorneys selected for the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

November 6, 2007

"Judge fine-tunes order regarding consultant’s assets." The Daily Record. A report on the criminal case against indicted consultant Alan B. Fabian quotes Joel I. Sher, attorney to the trustee of Fabian's bankrupt company Strategic Partners International, Inc.

October 8, 2007

MICPEL publishes the Third Edition of Appellate Practice for the Maryland Lawyer: State and Federal, edited by Paul Mark Sandler and Andrew D. Levy. The release of the new volume coincided with a special MICPEL seminar, "The Inner Workings of the Maryland Courts of Appeal." Click here for more information and to read excerpts of interviews included in the book between Mr. Sandler and three appellate judges.

September 25, 2007

"The Litigator's Guide to Metadata," by Eric R. Harlan, published in the American Bar Association newsletter Proof.

September 17, 2007

Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler sponsors "Emerging Space-Dependent Companies," an MIT Enterprise Forum start-up lab.

September 14, 2007

Theofel v. Farey-Jones and Unlawful Subpoenas, by Matthew A.S. Esworthy, for the Baltimore Business Journal.

August 3, 2007

"Juggling Act: Today's working women are finding ways to balance their careers, families, and outside interests." This special Baltimore Business Journal report featured Paula D. Miller, partner in Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler's business law department.

August 2007

In the August issue of Baltimore SmartCEO, partners William A. McComas and Lonnie M. Ritzer are named in a feature highlighting Maryland's "Legal Elite."

July 27, 2007

"Ripken's Passion, Preparation Led to Successful Transition." The Baltimore Sun quotes Ron Shapiro on Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Cal Ripken, Jr.'s transition from playing baseball to building a business.

July 2007

"100 Years: The Twelve Events that Shaped Baltimore." Baltimore Magazine examines the lasting impact of Donald Gaines Murray's 1935 lawsuit against the University of Maryland, "the first successful school desegregation case of any kind in the United States," according to attorney Larry S. Gibson, who is quoted at length throughout the article.

June 18, 2007

"Taking Some Lessons from the Top: What in-house counsel can learn from those lost White House e-mails." By William A. McComas and Joseph E. Sandler, for Legal Times.

June 4, 2007

"Rod J. Rosenstein on the Record: Terrorism and the U.S. Attorney." A conversation between Maryland U.S. Attorney and Paul Mark Sandler, published in The Daily Record. Also see Parts II and III of this interview, in which Rosenstein discusses the U.S. Attorney scandal and violent crime in Maryland.

June 2 , 2007

Larry S. Gibson was honored as one of 28 Maryland African-American Legal Legends by Associated Black Charities at the organization's 2007 fundraising gala.

May 7, 2007

"Shapiro's Generation Next Shares Ideas Across Two Sports" The Baltimore Sun. (Free registration required.)

April 27, 2007

"Structure Non-competes to Stay Out of the Courtroom." Roderick R. Barnes writes on the new wave of non-compete litigation. Published in the Baltimore Business Journal.

April 20, 2007

"A Conversation with Judge Paul V. Niemeyer." Paul Mark Sandler interviews Judge Niemeyer of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for his trial advocacy column, "Raising the Bar." Published in The Daily Record.

April 16, 2006

Webinar: "All Discovery is Now E-Discovery: Policies, Procedures & Tools to Preserve the Integrity of Your Electronic Documents." Presented by Surety, LLC, and moderated by William A. McComas.

March 14, 2007

Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler Announces Three New Partners: Scott W. Foley, Paula D. Miller, and Benjamin L. Polakoff.

March 14, 2007

Webinar: "E-Commerce Business Financing." William A. McComas addresses the financing challenges faced by e-commerce enterprises today.

March 9, 2007

"Get LITT: Attend Trial Training Boot Camp." By Paul Mark Sandler, for The Daily Record.

February 23, 2007

"An Attorney with a Feel for the Game." The Baltimore Business Journal profiles Lonnie M. Ritzer and his sports law practice.

February 9, 2007

"The Trial of William Penn" by Paul Mark Sandler, for The Daily Record.

February 2, 2007

Bankruptcy partner Joel I. Sher quoted in a Baltimore Business Journal report on the Sunny's Surplus Chapter 11 case.

January 26, 2007

"The World of a U.S. Magistrate Judge." Paul Mark Sandler interviews Judge Paul W. Grimm for his trial advocacy column, "Raising the Bar." Published in The Daily Record.

January 2007

Eight Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler attorneys named to Maryland "Super Lawyers" list in the January 2007 issue of Baltimore Magazine.

January 2007

Maryland Super Lawyers Magazine profiles Ron Shapiro.

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