MELA is one of the signatories to an amicus brief prepared by the Public Justice Center in the case Ruffin Hotel Corporation of Maryland v. Gasper, pending in the Court of Appeals of Maryland. The brief was filed on July 30, 2009.
The MELA Conference on December 4, 2009, was terrific. Participants
appreciated the range of topics and the substance. Two of our
presenters provided materials to be posted here. Laurie A. McCann's
thorough update on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act was
accompanied by a summary of recent case and other developments. You
can access her update here.
John Singleton's talk on case selection gave excellent practical advice
on the fine art of evaluating the right matters to accept, his outline
is here.
MELA is calling for nominations for several board and officer slots.
Per the Bylaws, the
President solicits nominations for the following two (2) Officers and two (2)
Members At-Large for the MELA Board. Self-nominations are
permitted.
Vice-President
_______________________
Secretary
___________________________
Member At-Large
_____________________
Member At-Large
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The Officers shall
serve two-year terms beginning in January 2010 and ending December 31, 2011.
The Members At-Large shall serve one-year terms beginning in January 2010 and
ending December 31, 2010.
The nominations
will close on December 31, 2009. Please send your nominations to MELA Secretary
Pam Ashby, pashby@baylorjackson.com.