Paul Sandler Receives First MSBA Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Continuing Legal Education
ON SEPTEMBER 10, the Maryland State Bar Association recognized Paul Mark Sandler for his more than 50-year career of practicing law as a zealous advocate, while teaching a generation of young lawyers how to litigate with civility and professionalism.
Sandler was the inaugural recipient of the MSBA's new Paul Mark Sandler Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in CLE.
MSBA will give the award annually to a Maryland lawyer dedicated to advancing attorney competence and professional development.
Sandler is a distinguished litigator who was Of Counsel at the Baltimore law firm Shapiro, Sher, Guinot & Sandler, P.A.. He has a national reputation for representing clients successfully in Maryland and other parts of the United States. He authored several books, including The Fine Art of Trial Advocacy: A Young Lawyer's Resource for Success He also co-authored a number of bestselling legal treatises, such as Pleading Causes of Action in Maryland, Model Witness Examinations, and The Winning Argument. He is also a monthly columnist for The Maryland Daily Record
More than 60 members of the Maryland bench and bar gathered to honor Sandler and share their experience learning from and working with Sandler on multiple projects, whether it was one of the dozen legal treatises he's co-authored or the many trial skills workshops he's presented for young lawyers.
MSBA President Marisa Trasatti, Esq., welcomed attendees, after which Joel I. Sher, Esq. from Shapiro Sher introduced Sandler.
MSBA will give the award annually to a Maryland lawyer dedicated to advancing attorney competence and professional development.
Chief Judge John Morrissey, Jim Archibald, Esq., Andy Levy, Esq., and Steve Klepper, Esq. then spoke in tribute to Sandler, before the Hon. Andrea Leahy of the Appellate Court of Maryland, who is also Chair of the MSBA Litigation Section, and Marisa Trasatti, Esq. presented the award to Sandler.
Going forward, the award will recognize Maryland organizations and individuals who create and provide effective, high-quality, and innovative CLE programs, publications, and opportunities. It will also support entities that aim to improve the practice of law for Maryland lawyers and their clients through CLE programs, publications, and services. It will also encourage CLE providers, faculty, authors, and content creators to become catalysts for innovation and demonstrate exemplary CLE best practices and approaches.
The sponsors for the event were Kramon & Graham and Shapiro Sher.