Maryland Family Justice System Symposium 2015

Maryland Family Justice System Symposium 2015

Monday, June 1st, 2015

1 p.m. – 7 p.m.

To be held at the

John and Frances Angelos Law Center, University of Baltimore

1401 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland

Sponsored by: University of Baltimore School of Law

Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts

Pending Agenda

1:00 pm - 1:15 pm Welcome/Introductions - Dean Ronald Weich

Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera

1:15 pm - 1:45 pm Keynote Speaker - Frank Kros, Children’s Guild, Baltimore City

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm Reflections on Maryland’s Family Divisions- former Chief Judge Robert M. Bell

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm History of Maryland’s Family Divisions - Professor Barbara Babb

2:15 pm - 4:00 pm Panels: What Worked? What Do We Need to Be Doing?

Moderator: Jonathan Rosenthal

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Judges and Magistrates

Judge Yvette Bryant, Judge Cynthia Callahan, Judge Kathleen Gallogly Cox, Judge Angela Eaves, Judge Tim Martin, Judge Cathy Serrette, Judge Ronald Silkworth, Judge Dorothy Jean Wilson, Judge Dana Moylan Wright and Magistrate Jo Ann Asparagus.

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Attorneys, Court Personnel, Services Providers

Bonnie Butler, Patti Cummings, Risa Garon, Madeleine Jones, Tim Sheridan and Jeanne Yeager.

4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Break

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Where Do We Go From Here?

Moderator: Jonathan Rosenthal

5:15 pm - 5:30 pm Wrap-up

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Cocktails/Mingling