Law Links 2012 An initiative of the

Citizenship Law Related Education Program

On June 18, 2012, sixteen juniors and seniors began a seven week journey called the “Law Links” - paid, full time internships in area law firms and law-related businesses.

As high-schoolers, they expected tasks such as filing and copying. Check, check.

They expected some shredding. Check.

Answering phones? Sure. Data entry? Of course.

But, meeting new friends and making lifelong connections? Using “archaic” machines like typewriters and facsimiles? Opening their first bank accounts and experiencing how quickly money “disappears”? ….Not so much.

These sixteen interns had some incredible opportunities—observing murder trials, using social media to conduct research in preparation for trial, and meeting a long list of legal professionals—this is just scratching the surface of all they experienced this summer.

In many ways, this summer was a declaration of independence for the Law Links interns. Certainly, it was a giant step toward their futures, and we hope, great success.

Much like a complex jigsaw puzzle, the Law Links program is formed from many pieces. We depend on a number of supporters to realize The Big Picture each and every year. Everyone listed—and countless more—are instrumental in making this program an annual success.

Thank you for ALL you do.

Funding & Support Commonweal Foundation 

Maryland State Bar Association 

Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation 

Baltimore City Foundation 

Baltimore Bar Foundation, Inc. 

Bar Associations’ Insurance Trust 

University of Maryland Law School 

 

Adelberg, Rudow, Dorf & Hendler, LLC 

Anonymous 1 & Anonymous 2 

Bader & Cooper, LLP/ Andy Cooper, Esq. 

Farace & Scherr, PA 

Fedder & Garten Professional Association 

Ferguson, Schetelich & Ballew, P.A. 

Al Frederick 

Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP 

Hylton & Gonzalez 

Joseph A Bank /  Chuck Roxbury 

Kittamaqundi Community Church 

Kramon & Graham, P.A. 

Maryland State Department of Education 

Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver 

Rosenberg/Martin/Greenberg, LLP 

Saul Ewing LLP 

Schochor, Federico & Staton, P.A. 

Semmes, Bowen & Semmes 

Shapiro, Sher, Guinot & Sandler, P.A. 

Shawe & Rosenthal LLP 

Tydings & Rosenberg LLP 

Whiteford Taylor & Preston, LLP 

Internship Sites

Ms. Ruth Fry Saul Ewing LLP  

Chief Judge Robert M. Bell MD Court of Appeals   

Judge Emanuel Brown Circuit Court for Baltimore City  

Judge Ben C. Clyburn Chief Judge, District Court of Maryland  

Sergeant Gregg Grueninger CitiWatch  

Sergeant Louis Hopson Baltimore City Juvenile Booking Center  

Katrin Hussmann, Esq. Office of Admissions, UMD Law   

Michelle Lipkowitz, Esq. Saul Ewing LLP  

Aaliyah Muhammed Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office  

Sam Tarver, Esq. Federal Bureau of Prisons  

Byron Warnken, Esq. Warnken LLC 

Bar Association of Baltimore City 

Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP 

Duane Morris LLP 

Gordon, Feinblatt LLC 

Homeless Persons Representation Project 

Johns Hopkins Health System‐Legal Department 

JHU‐Office of the VP & General Counsel 

Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. 

Miles & Stockbridge 

Office of the Attorney General 

Office of the City Solicitor 

Office of the Public Defender 

Public Justice Center 

Salsbury, Clements, Bekman, Marder & Adkins, LLC 

Law Offices of Arnold M. Weiner 

Warnken, LLC 

Speakers

Tyonna Amis Western Senior High School Miles & Stockbridge 

Thaakirah Cason Western Senior High School Warnken LLC 

Aliyah Hickman Mergenthaler Vocational Tech Duane Morris, LLP 

Nakiera Hopkins Western Senior High School Law Offices of Arnold M. Weiner 

Sabrina Cruz Northwestern High School Office of the Public Defender 

Lia Harris Mergenthaler Vocational Tech Public Justice Center 

Codie Brown Western Senior High School Baltimore City Solicitor 

Stephanie Holden Mergenthaler Vocational Tech Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. 

Aniyah Dukes Baltimore Polytechnic Institute JHU‐Office of the Vice President              and General Counsel 

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Suha Mehmood Western Senior High School Baltimore Bar Foundation   

Dazhane Merritt Western Senior High School Gordon, Feinblatt LLC 

Keshawn Sanders Western Senior High School Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc. 

Alana Thomas Baltimore Freedom Academy Office of the Attorney General 

Zharde Todman Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP 

Angel Yates Maryland Academy of Technology and Health Sciences JHHS Legal Department 

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18 years.

729 interns.

Great success.

Anthony Osodi Paul Laurence Dunbar Salsbury, Clements, Bekman, Marder  & Adkins, LLC 

& Long-Lasting Connections

A quote engraved on a wall in the First Amendment Center’s Newseum, by US Supreme Court Chief Justice, Earl Warren (1953‐1969). Law Links Interns spent part of the day at the Newseum, learning about the significance of the First Amendment and freedom of the press. 

Sam Tarver, Ethics Attorney for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, talk with Law Links Interns and Law & Government students about life choices and taking responsibility for our actions. 

Law Links Intern, Lia Harris, interned with the Public Justice Center. Here, she poses with Becky Reynolds, PBC Administrative Assistant and Law Links Alum, and Brenda Midkiff, PBC Office Manager. 

Nakiera Hopkins and Peg Bachrach (Law Offices of Arnold Weiner) meet for the first time at the Law Links Kickoff Luncheon. 

Keshawn Sanders and Antonia Fasanelli (Executive Director, Homeless Persons Representation Project) are all smiles at the Kickoff Luncheon. 

“Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.”

-Confucius, as quoted by Byron Warnken

New Places, New Faces...New Places, New Faces...New Places, New Faces...

Judge Emanuel Brown of Baltimore City    Circuit Court is poised and ready to address the Law Links Interns during Orientation—right after Anthony Osodi—our lone male intern, introduces him! 

Geez...We can’t take you guys anywhere!! Here, CLREP’s Executive Director, Rick Miller, & Law Links Intern, Aliyah Hickman (Duane Morris LLP), pose for their “mug” shots between some unseemly characters…. Good thing these  characters are only cardboard cutouts! 

Judge Ben C. Clyburn, Chief Judge of the District Court for Maryland, appoints Thaakirah Cason “judge” for the morning;  Law Links Interns discuss a case that wound its way through the Maryland courts. 

“A mind that is stretched

by a new experience can never go back

to its old dimensions.”

-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

A visit to the Crime & Punishment Museum in DC yielded plenty of photo opportunities, like this one with Law Links Intern, Thaakirah Cason, who seems to be slightly...er, stuck….. 

Chief Judge Robert M. Bell makes his annual visit with Law Links and Center for Law & Government students—always a highlight of the internship! 

CLREP IS PROUD TO MANAGE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: MSBA High School Mock Trial Competition

Law Links Internship Baltimore City Teen Court

MD Summer Center for Law & Government MSBA Law Day Conference

Baltimore City Council Page Program Civics & Law Academies

Maryland Justice Training Institute Peer Mediation & Conflict Resolution Training

Sexual Harassment & Bullying Prevention

CLREP Offices are located in the Maryland Bar Center 520 West Fayette Street

Baltimore, MD 21201 410.706.5360/ www.clrep.org

Law Links Committee Suzanne Farace, Esq. Barry L. Gogel, Esq. Michael I. Gordon, Esq. Ellery M. “Rick” Miller, Jr. Annabelle Sher Wendy Shiff, Esq. Alicia Wilson, Esq.

CLREP Staff Ellery M. “Rick” Miller, Jr. Executive Director Shelley Brown Assistant Director Leslie A. Wright Baltimore City Teen Court Coordinator Kathleen Fanske Office Administrator