MSBA teamed with The Daily Record to serve as Presenting Sponsor of the 2018 Leadership in Law Awards on May 17 at the BWI Hilton.

MSBA President Sara H. Arthur
“We’re very proud of all the honorees tonight, all of whom are part of the MSBA,” said MSBA President Sara H. Arthur. Arthur, herself a past Leadership in Law honoree, told the crowd of more than 300 attendees that “I know how significant [the Award] is for lawyers and judges in Maryland.”

Maryland Bar Foundation President Natalie McSherry (center) was among the 2018 Leadership in Law Award recipients.

MSBA President-Elect Judge Keith R. Truffer (left) with MSBA Past President and 2018 Leadership in Law honoree Harry S. Johnson
“As the home for legal professionals in Maryland, [MSBA] serves member interests in every practice segment of a very diverse profession,” said Daily Record Publisher Suzanne Fischer-Huettner. “They promote access to justice, service to the public, and respect for the rule of law.”

Young Lawyers Section Chair-Elect Indira K. Sharma (left) with Charles County Circuit Court Family Magistrate Monise A. Brown, one of the 2018 Leadership in Law honorees
Congratulations to all of the 2018 Leadership in Law Award honorees:
Top Winner
Anna L. Davis
Advocates for Children and Youth
Generation J.D. Honorees
Monise A. Brown
Charles County Circuit Court
Joshua L. Caplan
Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Contract Litigation Unit
Catherine E. Grason
Maryland Insurance Administration
Jonathan A. Havens
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Venroy July
Miles & Stockbridge
Thomas K. Prevas
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Kerri L. Smith
Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White LLC
Leadership in Law Honorees
LaKeecia Allen
Prince George’s County Office of the County Attorney
Alex M. Allman
Offit Kurman, P.A.
Terrence J. Artis
Maryland Commission on Civil Rights
Hon. Kendra Y. Ausby
Circuit Court for Baltimore City
Gregory Care
Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP
Hon. Donine Marie Carrington
Charles County Circuit Court
Natasha M. Dartigue
Office of the Public Defender
Swata Gandhi
DAP Products Inc.
Stanford Gann Jr.
Levin & Gann, P.A.
Angela B. Grau
Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny, LLC
Barry Herman
Womble Bond Dickinson
Elizabeth M. Hewlett
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC)
Ned T. Himmelrich
Gordon Feinblatt LLC
Timothy Hodge Jr.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Brett Ingerman
DLA Piper
Kevin Kelehan
Carney Kelehan Bresler Bennett & Scherr, LLP
Irwin R. Kramer
Kramer & Connolly
Hon. Michael D. Mason
Montgomery County Circuit Court
Margaret A. Mead
Mead Law P.A.
Richard Neuworth
Lebau and Neuworth LLC
Deborah Potter
Potter Burnett Law
Christopher Rahl
Gordon Feinblatt LLC
Gary L. Simpler
Shawe Rosenthal LLP
Kerry D. Staton
Schochor, Federico and Staton
Kimberly Wagner
Loyola University, Sellinger School of Business
2018 Lifetime Achievement Honorees
Harry S. Johnson
Whiteford Taylor & Preston, LLP
Judge Peter B. Krauser
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
M. Natalie McSherry
Kramon & Graham
Thomas Minkin
Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, PC