MVLS - Annual Awards Reception

Awards Reception

On September 28, 2005, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) hosted its annual awards reception in honor of its many volunteers and sponsors. Without the support of these valuable partners, MVLS would not be able to provide its much-needed services to the working poor throughout all of Maryland. Last year a total of 809 lawyers took pro bono cases to provide services valued at over $2.3 million.

At the reception, The Honorable Martin P. Welch from the Baltimore Juvenile Justice Center spoke compellingly about the need for pro bono representation of low-income children.

The Honorable Martin P. Welch

Mike Canet, MVLS Volunteer of the Year	. Nancy Sloane from The Daily Record, MVLS Partnership Award
Michael A. Canet, Esquire, was honored as volunteer of the year for his representation of low-income taxpayers with disputes before the IRS. Over the course of his tenure as a volunteer, he has represented 54 individuals; he is currently representing 8 people.	The Daily Record was recognized for 9 years of donating free advertising space to the organization; these ads are the single best attorney recruitment tool available to MVLS.

Finally, our 10 Year Volunteers, volunteers who have taken one pro bono case each year for the past 10 years were honored: Alan Bloom, Esquire, Edwin G. Fee, Jr. Esquire, Marc Kivitz, Esquire, Frederick A. Raab Esquire, William Rudow, Esquire, Mark F. Scurti, Esquire, Lori Simpson, Esquire, and Thomas G. Slater, Esquire.

(L to R) Bill Rudow, Alan Bloom, Thomas Slater, Mark Scurti,
Edwin Fee, Lori Simpson, Frederick Raab

Corporate Leadership awards were presented to those who have made significant financial contributions to MVLS.


The 2005 Platinum Level Corporate Leadership Award Winners	The 2005 Gold Level Corporate Leadership Award Winners
(L to R) Jim Frisch from Miles & Stockbridge, P.C. and Ivory Tucker from Northrop Grumman The Platinum Level Corporate Leadership Award is awarded to law firms and corporations that have contributed $5,000 or more to MVLS. Miles & Stockbridge, P.C. Northrop Grumman	(L to R) James Rothschild from Anderson, Coe & King, LLP, Robert Scott from Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, and Chris Rahl from Provident Bank The Gold Level Corporate Leadership Award is awarded to law firms and corporations that have contributed $2,500-$4,999 to MVLS. Anderson, Coe & King, LLP Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP Law Office of Marvin Ellin, LLC Provident Bank
The 2005 Silver Level Corporate Leadership Award Winners	The 2005 Honor Roll Corporate Leadership Award Winners
(L to R) Back row: Al Mezzanotte, Bill Heyman, William Beveridge, Tim McGee, Karl Hetherington, Lou Hargrave, Paul Nastasi Front row: Jerald Lurie, Nancy McManus, Barron Stroud, Alvin Katz, Andrew Graham, Roz Dennsteadt, Catherine Bledsoe The Silver Level Corporate Leadership Award is awarded to law firms and corporations that have contributed $1,000 -$2,499 to MVLS. A.J. Perry & Company, Inc. Adelberg, Rudow, Dorf & Hendler, LLC Alex. Brown & Sons Charitable Foundation, Inc. The Private Bank at Bank of America Brown & Sheehan, LLP Constellation Energy DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP Ernst & Young LLP EU Services, Inc. Gallagher Evelius & Jones LLP Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, LLC Gore Brothers Reporting & Video Conferencing Hirschel, Savitz, Parker & Hollman, P.A. Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P. KAWG&F, P.A., Certified Public Accountants & Consultants Keswick Multi-Care Center Kramon & Graham, P.A. Legg Mason Trust Litigation Graphics & Technologies M & T Bank and M & T Charitable Foundation McCarter & English, LLP Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, Rubin & Gibber, P.A. Law Offices of Peter T. Nicholl Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver RCM&D, Inc. and RCM&D Foundation, Inc. SunTrust Bank Tydings & Rosenberg LLP Venable LLP Whiteford, Taylor & Preston L.L.P.	The Honor Roll members contributed up to $999 to MVLS. Alex Cooper Auctioneers, Inc. Ashley, Inc. BJD Financial Planning Group, Inc. Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP Butler, McKeon & Associates, P.A. Chesapeake Collision Continental Realty Corporation Ellin & Tucker, Chartered Funk & Bolton, P.A. Grossbart, Portney & Rosenberg, P.A. H.C. McComas Fuel Co. Hertzbach & Co., P.A. Iliff & Meredith, P.C. Jacobs & Dembert, P.A. J.H. Furst Printing Co. Jones Networking- Staffing SolutionsKerr McDonald, LLP Kollman & Saucier, P.A Lakeside Title Company Levin & Gann, P.A. Network Business Solutions Nolan, Plumhoff & Williams Chartered PENTA Advisory Services, LLC Rosenberg Martin Funk & Greenberg, LLP Salsbury, Clements, Bekman, Marder & Adkins, L.L.C. Saul Ewing LLP Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler, P.A. Shapiro, Lifschitz and Schram, P.C. Shawe & Rosenthal, LLP Smart and Associates, LLP Special Counsel Tower Federal Credit Union Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

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