According to police reports, a man who was driving through a Taco Bell this past Sunday around 2 am when he started to be belligerent. Evidently the man refused to drive up to the window after he ordered his food. Once the police arrived on the scene, the man got out of his car and announced himself as a Natural Resources Police Officer. Police administered several field sobriety tests, all of which he failed. He was charged with drunk driving and impersonating a law officer. It appears, from review of his public court records, that this man is in the middle of an ugly, protracted divorce battle.
Call Scott MacMullan Law, LLC at 443-494-9775 for help with your drunk driving charges.
I got back yesterday from the MSBA Annual Meeting in Ocean City. Networking, organizing, learning, sun tanning and overeating led to a well-deserved quick nap when I got home. Thinking back over the meeting the thing that stuck out most to me was how great it is to see a fellow solo attorney rise to the level of the Maryland State Bar Association President. Deb Schubert, who has been a solo attorney for the majority of her career, has said that the Bar Association was what helped her be a solo entrepreneur. Like myself, she is solo by choice. She was lucky enough to have a county bar association that supported her and that did not marginalize her. I can only hope that if I work hard that someday I can rise to a similar level. Her presidency and her focus on helping out young lawyers has inspired me to run for Young Lawyers Board of Governors Representative of the Maryland State Bar Association.
I truly believe that I best represent the majority of young lawyers as a solo attorney myself. I also am a good fit because of the amount of public service that I have devoted to the Young Lawyers Section. My relationships with all kinds of people and lawyers, including the Executive Board of the Maryland State Bar Association, the MSBA staff and the American Bar Association YLD Executive Board make me uniquely positioned to advocate for Maryland Young Lawyers. That is why I intend to apply and run (if necessary) for the position of Board of Governors Representative for the MSBA Young Lawyers Section. There is too much at stake in these tough times to allow for a status quo appointment.
Getting out of a speeding ticket is one of the hardest offenses to beat nowadays in Maryland. An Annapolis Traffic Lawyer can help you get out of your traffic ticket. Here is a Speeding Handbook that could be helpful to you.
If you were clocked by a radar gun speeding (which is usually the case) then you can only attack the validity of that radar gun and the officer’s competency in operating that radar gun.
So on your day in court, you need to:
1. Make sure the police officer shows up, if the officer doesn’t show up, then ask the judge to dismiss the case.
2. If the officer is there, then ask the officer for two documents.
- The radar gun operator’s license
- Calibration certificate
3. If the officer has these two documents then you are probably out of luck. This document gives insight on what the Maryland Police officer is looking to do when issuing a traffic citation.
4. If the officer is missing one or both of these documents then you can cross examine the officer on these points.
The cross examination of the police officer is really where an Annapolis Traffic Lawyer is needed. Call 443-494-9775 for help in getting out of your speeding ticket.
The Maryland State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section had a fantastic meal at Wit & Wisdom in Baltimore this past Tuesday. Lacy Durham of the American Bar Association was our guest of honor. Judge Reed of the Baltimore City Bar and Judge Brown of the Maryland Bar were in the house as well. Executive Chef Zach Mills greeted our table and we enjoyed many delicious creations of his. A fun night was had by all!
I’ll be speaking on “Best Practices for Working with Substantive Sections” on June 19th, 2014. I’m very lucky to be speaking with ABA YLD Affiliate leaders Keya Koul, past young lawyers chair of New Mexico and Russell Kelly, chair-elect of South Carolina young lawyers division. These two leaders and myself (Treasurer of the Maryland State Bar Young Lawyers Section 2014-2015) will discuss how our state affiliates reach a wide array of members and the public by combining resources and collaborating with various committees and local bar associations. Register here.
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I had a great time helping out at Law Day as a member of the Maryland State Bar Association’s Public Awareness Committee. Here is more information on the day from the MSBA:
Approximately 140 Maryland students and teachers from around the state convened for a day of law-related education and plenary sessions at MSBA’s 2014 Law Day Conference, held May 1, 2014, at Sheppard Pratt Conference Center in Baltimore. The annual program is a joint presentation by the MSBA Public Awareness Committee and the Citizenship Law-Related Education Program (CLREP)
President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally established the first Law Day in 1958, a year after ABA President Charles S. Rhyne proposed instituting a special day for celebrating America’s unique commitment to the rule of law. In 1961, Congress officially designated May 1 as Law Day. On or about that date each year, bar associations around the country present Law Day programs to enhance public understanding of and appreciation for the rule of law. This year’s program focused on “American Democracy and the Rule of Law: Why Every Vote Matters”.
Press Release for Scott MacMullan Law, LLC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 2014
Scott W. MacMullan appointed to the American Bar Association’s Commission on Homelessness & Poverty for the 2014-2016 term.
The American Bar Association (ABA), founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA’s most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools and the formulation of model ethical codes related to the legal profession. The ABA has 410,000 members. Its national headquarters are in Chicago, Illinois; it also maintains a significant branch office in Washington, DC.
About Scott MacMullan Law, LLC
Scott MacMullan Law, LLC provides general legal services in the State of Maryland the District of Columbia. The firm provides counsel and advocacy in a wide range of civil and criminal matters. Specifically, helping people who have been injured through no fault of their own. The firm’s motto is “Local Knowledge You Can Trust.”
For more information contact 443-494-9775 or [email protected]
The American Bar Association (ABA), founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA’s most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation of model ethical codes related to the legal profession. The ABA has 410,000 members. Its national headquarters are in Chicago, Illinois; it also maintains a significant branch office in Washington, DC.
This is the American Bar Association’s mission: To serve equally our members, our profession and the public by defending liberty and delivering justice as the national representative of the legal profession
The ABA achieves its mission through tireless work toward four goals.
Goal I: Serve Our Members.
Objective:
- 1. Provide benefits, programs and services which promote members’ professional growth and quality of life.
Goal II: Improve Our Profession.
Objectives:
- 1. Promote the highest quality legal education.
- 2. Promote competence, ethical conduct and professionalism.
- 3. Promote pro bono and public service by the legal profession.
Goal III: Eliminate Bias and Enhance Diversity.
Objectives:
- 1. Promote full and equal participation in the association, our profession, and the justice system by all persons.
- 2. Eliminate bias in the legal profession and the justice system.
Goal IV: Advance the Rule of Law.
Objectives:
- 1. Increase public understanding of and respect for the rule of law, the legal process, and the role of the legal profession at home and throughout the world.
- 2. Hold governments accountable under law.
- 3. Work for just laws, including human rights, and a fair legal process.
- 4. Assure meaningful access to justice for all persons.
- 5. Preserve the independence of the legal profession and the judiciary.