Upcoming and Past Events

• On Tuesday, January 24, 2012, Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg co-sponsored A Real Deal: The Economic Forecast for the 2012 Real Estate Industry at The Mount Washington Conference Center.

• Brian J. Crepeau was the featured guest on 680 AM WCBM (Fox Radio) on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 4:00 p.m., talking about the IRS, tax planning and political tax policy. Click here to hear the broadcast.

• On July 28, 2011, Brian J. Crepeau and Jim Liang presented "Accounting 101 for Attorneys", a seminar to simplify accounting language and records to develop an understanding beneficial to your practice. The event will be held at the Tremont Grand, 225 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. Click here to register today.

• Mid-Term Assessment: A Discussion Of Recent Supreme Court Decisions And The Impact The Two-Year-Old Obama Administration Has Had On The Highest Court In the Land.  On June 9, 2011, Andrew Baida co-chaired this program in which three veteran Supreme Court advocates and reporters reviewed the Court's current term, including many of its high profile cases, the influence the newest members have had on oral argument, and the overall direction of the Court.  This event was held at the Maryland State Bar Association Annual Meeting.  Click here to read an article about the program. 

• On June 21, 2011, Stuart Rombro spoke to the professional staff of Hertzbach & Company, a CPA firm, about debt allocation in partnerships and minimum gain.

• On June 27, 2011, Brian J. Crepeau and James E. Crossan played in the Baltimore Bar Foundation golf tournament at the Country Club of Maryland in Towson. Click here to see a photo from the event.

• On June 30, 2011, Stuart Rombro and Seth Groman spoke to the professional staff of Weil, Akman, Baylin & Coleman, a CPA firm, about cancellation of indebtedness and differentiating employee/independent contractor status. Click here for a link to an article about the presentation.

• On May 13, 2011, Jessica R. Lubar will be speaking at a seminar presented by the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Wisconsin entitled "Tax Traps and Opportunities in Buying and Selling a Business". Click here to register today.

• On April 14, 2011, Andrew Baida was a speaker in a seminar presented by the Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association at the United States District Courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, in which federal appellate judges and practitioners offered advice on effective written and oral advocacy.

• On Thursday, January 6, 2011, Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg sponsored the SmartCEO Future50 Awards Gala, to be held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel.  The Event is honoring "50 growing companies based on their revenue and employee growth over a three-year period," according to SmartCEO.  Click here for event details.

• On Tuesday, January 25, 2011, Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg co-sponsored A Real Deal: The Economic Forecast for the 2011 Real Estate Industry at The Mount Washington Conference Center. Click here for event details.

• Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg, LLP sponsored the 27th Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud, which was held December 2-3, 2010 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, CA.

• RMG attorneys Caroline Ciraolo, Brian Crepeau and Jim Liang spoke with the Maryland Association of CPAs (MACPA) on worker classification, employment tax audits and federal tax procedure during the program, "Federal Tax Update/Independent Contractor vs. Employee & IRS Examinations", which was held at the College of Southern Maryland in La Plata, Maryland, on December 9, 2010.

• Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg, LLP sponsored the 10th Annual Tax Professionals' Networking Night, held Thursday, November 18, 2010 at The Diamondback Tavern in Ellicott City, Maryland.  The event was organized by the Taxation Section of the Maryland State Bar Association.

• On November 4, 2010, Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg, LLP was a Patron Sponsor for the Network2000 Women of Excellence Lunch, held at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Downtown Baltimore.  The event was well attended by many prominent women in the community, and all were fortunate to be addressed by Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, the Founder and CEO of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

• Jessica Lubar was selected by the editorial board of ExecSense to lead a webinar on The Instant Impact of the IRS's Apr. 5, 2010 Private Letter Ruling on the Tax Treatment of Credit Card Cash Rewards Donated to Charity that can be found at http://ExecSense.com/details.asp?id=1921

• Jessica Lubar was selected by the editorial board of ExecSense to lead a webinar on The Instant Impact of Stewart v. Commissioner (2nd Cir. Aug. 9, 2010) on Tax Lawyers, Section 2036, and Gift Transfers of Property.  Details on the webinar, which would be of interest to anyone who advises families with respect to wealth transfers, can be found at http://ExecSense.com/details.asp?id=1797

• Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg sponsored the Baltimore Business Journal's Enterprising Women breakfast held at Martin's Valley Mansion on Friday, August 6, 2010. Click here for a photo of two RMG attorneys, Susan Roberto-Saidi (center) and Caroline Hecker (right) at the event.  Click here for a copy of the RMG advertisement that appeared in the BBJ's special publication for the annual event.

• Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg sponsored the NYU Tax Controversy Forum, held June 18, 2010 at The Westin Times Square.  Please click here to see the event brochure.

• How To Get "Stuff" In Evidence and The Appellate Lawyer's Perspective on What Works and What Doesn't.  On March 5, 2010, Andrew Baida joined the Honorable William Young, Federal District Court of Massachusetts as a guest speaker at a program sponsored by the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C.   In addition to discussing preservation and other issues the trial litigator should think about to make his or her appeal run more smoothly, Andy offered tips on effective written and oral advocacy.

• On Wednesday, January 20, 2010, Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg co-sponsored A Real Deal: The Economic Forecast for the 2010 Real Estate Industry at The Mount Washington Conference Center. Click here for event details.   Click here for photos from the event published in the Baltimore Business Journal.

• Double Impact: An Assessment Of Recent Supreme Court Impact Decisions And The High Court's Direction During The Obama Presidency.  On June 11, 2009, Andrew Baida co-chaired this program in which three of the most experienced Supreme Court advocates in the country reviewed what the United States Supreme Court has done in its most recent term and the direction it is likely to take in the foreseeable future.  This event was held at the MSBA Annual Meeting.  Click here to read an article about the program.  

• On Tuesday, April 21, 2009, Andrew H. Baida was a guest speaker at an evening program sponsored by the Litigation Section and the Appellate Practice Committee of the Maryland State Bar Association at the Judicial Education & Conference Center in Annapolis, Maryland, featuring a panel discussion on appellate practice in the state and federal courts.  Watch the webcast here: http://www.gorebrothers.com/webcast/msb2

• On January 29, 2009, Andrew Baida joined a panel of appellate and trial judges and practitioners as a speaker in a program sponsored by the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, entitled "Maryland Administrative Procedure Act: 50 Years Strong."

• Sedica Sawez served as an Honorary Co-Chair of the 16th Annual Lawyers' Campaign for CollegeBound Foundation. The College Bound Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to encourage and enable Baltimore City students to break the cycle of poverty by achieving their dream of a college education.

• On October 4th RMG sponsored a community service event benefiting Civic Works, an organization with a mission to build a future for Baltimore's youth through community service and skills development.  In addition to sponsoring the event, the firm had a team of 20 volunteers consisting of employees and employee family members that helped beautify 1600 and 1700 blocks of 33rd Street in Clifton Park by installing new address plaques, painting porches, trimming bushes, trees and improving the overall curb-appeal of the area. Susan Roberto-Saidi serves on the Civic Works Board of Directors. Click here for a photo from the event.

• Ethics for Dummies.  Christine Pham was a speaker at a program on professional ethics held in June 2008 at the Maryland State Bar Convention in Ocean City, Maryland.  The program covered a broad range of issues, including advertising, conflicts of interest, fees, and safeguarding property. 

• Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child: A Discussion of the Court of Appeals' Decision in In re Roberto d.B.  Maryland's highest court held last year that the name of a genetically-unrelated, gestational host of a fetus was not required to be listed as the mother on the child's birth certificate.  The case was the subject of a program, co-chaired by Andrew H. Baida, held on June 12, 2008 at the Maryland State Bar Convention in Ocean City, Maryland.  The program featured two judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals, Maryland's highest court, and several other speakers who discussed the surrogacy issues this case involves, its impact on the best interest of the child standard, the questions of judicial restraint that it raises, and other aspects of the case.

• The Answer is “A Jeopardy Game on a Variety of Tax topics”. On June 12, 2008, Caroline D. Ciraolo and other panelists presented a program addressing a variety of tax issues in the areas of real estate, criminal law, estate and gifts, divorce, bankruptcy, business taxes and tax procedure. This program was held during the annual meeting of the Maryland State Bar Association (link to pdf schedule).  For more information please click here.

• Sales and Use Tax in Maryland, Caroline D. Ciraolo and other Moderators address Sales and Use Tax in Maryland on May 29, 2008 in Annapolis, MD.  For more information please click here.

• Mardi Gras for Mentoring - The firm was a key sponsor of this event held on March 7, 2008 by the Young Lawyers Section of the MSBA.  The event benefited the Maryland Mentoring Partnership, a non-profit organization which works for the advancement of youth mentoring throughout the State of Maryland.

• On Thursday, February 21, 2008 Andrew H. Baida was a guest speaker at this evening program sponsored by the Litigation Section of the Maryland State Bar Association  in Frederick, Maryland, featuring a panel discussion on Appellate Practice -- Certiorari, Issue Preservation Regarding Jury Selection and Instructions, and the Dos and Don'ts of Brief Writing and Oral Arguments.  

• The Real Deal, The Economic Forecast for the 2008 Real Estate Industry, Breakfast Seminar.  Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg, LLP co-sponsored this seminar on Thursday, January 15, 2008, 7:30 a.m.—10:00 a.m., at the Radisson Cross Keys in Baltimore, Maryland. Click here for event details.   Click here for photos from the event published in the Baltimore Business Journal.

• ABA Section of Taxation, Caroline D. Ciraolo presented Important Developments in Criminal Tax to the Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties Committee in January 2008.  More information on this topic can be found here.

• On December 13, 2007, Douglas J. Furlong, together with The Honorable Albert J. Matriccianni and U. of Md. Law School Professor Roger C. Wolf, Esq., taught the "Advanced Mediation Skills-Business Disputes" seminar sponsored by MICPEL.  Mr. Furlong presented "The Effective Mediation Of Complex Business Disputes."  Mr. Furlong drew on over 10 years experience mediating complex, multi-party cases referred by the Baltimore County and Baltimore City Circuit Courts, the Baltimore County Orphans Court, the Business and Technology Case Management Program, as well as cases in which he has been retained directly by counsel for the litigants.  Mr. Furlong's success as a mediator has earned him a reputation at the Bar as a "go-to" mediator for difficult, hard to settle cases.  Mr. Furlong has also served as an arbitrator, including for the New York Stock Exchange.

• ABA Section of Taxation, Caroline D. Ciraolo presented Important Developments in Criminal Tax to the Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties Committee in September 2007.  More information on this topic can be found here.

• Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg, LLP was a gold sponsor of the Baltimore Business Journal’s Enterprising Women Event held on Friday, August 3, 2007.  The well-attended event, held annually, focused on “balance” and featured a panel of five Baltimore business women who shared their stores about successfully balancing their careers and home life. Click here for our appearance in the publication.

• Tax Consequences of Litigation Settlement and Verdicts. On June 14, 2007, Caroline D. Ciraolo and other panelists addressed taxation of damage awards and settlements relating to claims for personal injury, employment discrimination, lost profits and attorney fees. This event was held at the MSBA Annual Meeting.

• Same-sex Marriage In Maryland: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?  On June 14, 2007, Andrew H. Baida co-chaired this program about the subject of same-sex marriage and the legal, social, and political issues that it raises. This event was held at the MSBA Annual Meeting.

• ABA Section of Taxation, Caroline D. Ciraolo presented Important Developments in Criminal Tax to the Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties Committee in May 2007 .  More information on this topic can be found here.

March 2007

• The Nuts and Bolts of Appellate Advocacy.  Watch the webcast here!  On Thursday, March 15, 2007 Andrew H. Baida was a guest speaker at this evening program featuring a panel discussion on Petitioning for Certiorari, Appealable Judgments and Orders, Appellate Advocacy Tips and Pointers.   Click here for more information.

• The Real Deal, The Economic Forecast for the 2007/2008 Real Estate Industry, Breakfast Seminar.  Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg, LLP co-sponsored this seminar on Thursday, January 18, 2007, 7:30 a.m.—10:00 a.m., at the Radisson Cross Keys in Baltimore, Maryland.  Click here for more information.

• ABA Section of Taxation, Caroline D. Ciraolo presented Important Developments in Criminal Tax to the Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties Committee in January 2007 .  More information on this topic can be found here.

• Tax Professionals Networking Night ,  Rosenberg | Martin |Greenberg, LLP helped underwrite this event presented by The Taxation Section of The Maryland State Bar Association on November 14, 2006.  Click here for more information and tickets.

• Legal Aspects of Condominium Development and Homeowner's Associations.  Sherri R. Heyman was a presenter for this seminar on November 8, 2006 in Baltimore, MD.   Click here for more info.

• ABA Section of Taxation, Caroline D. Ciraolo presented Important Developments in Criminal Tax to the Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties Committee on October 21, 2006.  More information on this topic can be found here.

• Advanced Sales and Use Tax, Caroline D. Ciraolo was a panelist for this seminar on September 12, 2006 in Bowie, MD. 

• A Criminal Law CLE for All Practitioners, Steven F. Wrobel was a panel member for this Seminar that focused on criminal defense and investigation.  The seminar took place on September 26, 2006.

• Advanced Real Property Institute, HilaryJ. O'Connor was the Co-Chair and Sherri R. Heyman was a member of the Speaker's Panel in this Maryland State Bar Association sponsored seminar discussing Condominium Conversion that took place at the Baltimore Convention Center on September 28, 2006.  Click here for more info.

• Divorce Tax Jeopardy, Caroline D. Ciraolo was a speaker in this program that addresses tax issues that are common in Divorce cases, such as Alimony, Child Support, Sales of Marital Home, Innocent Spouse Relief, Dependency Exemptions, Filing Status and more.  The program not only answers basic questions but addresses tax planning opportunities in this area of the Tax law.  The program took place at the MSBA Annual Meeting in Ocean City on June 15, 2006.  Click here for more info.

• Court of Appeals at the Crossroads:  Assessing the Impart of the Retirement of Judges Wilner, Cathell, and Raker is a program that addresses the many contributions to law made by three of Maryland's most distinguished jurists, and offers a glimpse into the future of our highest court. The program took place at the MSBA Annual Meeting in Ocean City on June 16, 2006.  Program Chair: Andy Baida.   Click here for more info.

• The Rules: How NOT to Get a Date with Bar Counsel, T. Chrstine Pham is a speaker in this program addressing compliance of the Rules of Professional Conduct.  Do your fee agreements, conflicts waivers, termination letters and other common communications comply with the 2005 Rules of Professional Conduct? Join us to get form documents and compliance tips. Plus, get hot off the press information regarding the Professionalism report!  The program takes place at the MSBA Annual Meeting in Ocean City on June 15, 2006 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.  Click here for more info.

• 19th Annual Conference & Workshops on Law Firm Management & Economics, sponsored by Joel Rose & Associates, Inc., took place on March 16-17, 2006 in Atlanta Georgia. The participants were managing partners of firms ranging in size from 15 to more than 300 lawyers from all over the country and several Canadian provinces.  Benjamin Rosenberg was one of 5 faculty members, the other faculty members were from firms headquartered in Florida, Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

• ABA Section of Taxation - Mid Year Meeting, Caroline D. Ciraolo presented Important Developments in Criminal Tax to the Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties Committee in February 2006.

• Advanced Sales and Use Tax in Maryland, Caroline D. Ciraolo was a panelist for this seminar on January 25, 2006 in Baltimore, MD. 

• The Nuts and Bolts of Payroll Taxes in Maryland, Caroline D. Ciraolo was a panelist for this seminar on September 20, 2005 in Bowie, MD.