Preface - Purpose of the State Legislative Program
Article VII - Committees - MSBA Bylaws 6/93
Article VIII - Sections - MSBA Bylaws 6/93
Legislative Matters - Board of Governors 1/12/88
Legislation - MSBA Administrative Procedures
Position Categories
General Information
Letter from Barbara Kerr Howe, MSBA President 1996-1997

Issues and Recommendations
Core Issues
Taxing Legal Services
Attorney Admission/Renewal Fees (Professional Privilege Fees)
Regulation of the Legal Profession
Attorney Discipline
State Board of Law Examiners Sunset Review
Funding the Justice System
Increased Number of Judgeships
Judicial Impact Statements
Unauthorized Practice of Law (Client Protection)
Lawyer/Client Confidentiality
Judicial Disabilities
Judicial Independence
Licensure of Private Process Servers
The Initiative
Computer Access to State Documents
Retroactive Legislation
Single Subject Rule

Middle Range Issues
Clients' Security Trust Fund
Cameras in the Courtroom
Victim's Rights
Restrictions on Legislators Representing Clients
Elimination of Trial de Novo
Sentencing Guidelines
Limits on Contingency Fees
Judicial Nominating Commissions
Judicial Diversity
Judicial Appointment/Confirmation
Maryland Legal Services Corporation, Inc.
Office of the Public Defender
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Family Division
Changes in the Jury Trial System
Jurisdictional Amounts
Public Defenders at Bail Review Hearings
Business and Technology Court
Employment Discrimination
Access to Court Records
Judicial Power to Revise Criminal Sentences

Controversial Issues
Contested Circuit Court Elections
In-House Counsel
Mandatory Sentencing
Forfeiture
Civil Justice (Tort Reform)
Certificate of Merit - Licensed Professionals
Collateral Source
Comparative Negligence
Fee Shifting ("Loser Pays")
Health Claims Arbitration
Immunity for Special Interest Groups
Joint and Several Liability
Limits on Awards
Local Tort Claims Act
Maryland Tort Claims Act
Product Liability
Punitive Damages
Strategic Lawsuits Aimed at Public Participation (SLAPP)
Structured Payments
No Fault Insurance
Personal Injury Protection Coverage (PIP)
People's Counsel for Insurance
Regulatory Framework
Substituted Service of Process