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Apr 17, 2013

Small biz to get long-awaited slice of slots pie

Nearly $8 million of Maryland slots money is expected to start flowing to small, women- and minority-owned businesses in May, more than two and a half years after the first casino opened.

Feb 28, 2013

The Daily Record names its 2013 Top 100 Women

The Daily Record is proud to announce its 2013 Top 100 Women. Since 1996, we’ve recognized more than 1,000 high-achieving Maryland women who are making an impact through their leadership, […]

Feb 27, 2013

In-House Interrogatory

Do you think your company will see an increase in discrimination and wage-and-hour claims?

Feb 6, 2013

Small biz leader tells women owners to take charge

NEW YORK — Barbara Kasoff has a message for women business owners: If you don’t like the way government regulations affect your business, stop whining and get involved. The founder […]

Jan 24, 2013

Wells Fargo sets $16B goal for loans to women

NEW YORK — Wells Fargo & Co. is reaching out to women small business owners in hopes of achieving a new goal: a total of $55 billion in lending to […]

Sep 16, 2012

A ban on tax-funded gender bias

Although she spent 14 years on Maryland’s highest court, retired Court of Appeals Judge Irma S. Raker says one of her most memorable decisions came in a sex discrimination case she heard as a Montgomery County circuit judge in 1984.

Sep 11, 2012

A groundbreaking anniversary for Maryland

One hundred ten years ago, Henrietta H. "Etta" Maddox, then in her early 40s, became the first woman admitted to the state bar.

Aug 22, 2012

2 years later, slots money for minority businesses

A portion of slots money intended to benefit small-, women- and minority-owned businesses is inching closer to being distributed to such companies, nearly two years after Maryland’s first casino opened.

Aug 6, 2012

Maryland native runs animal law practice

For Maryland native Jennifer Reba Edwards, the practice of law has gone to the dogs. Literally. ...

Jul 22, 2012

Letters to the Editor – 7/23/12

As a judge on the District Court of Maryland, I write to express dismay at reading “Girl Power on the Bench,” which appeared on the On the Record blog on […]

Jul 20, 2012

Creating a reputation through social media

I was flattered to hear that my blogging had been used as an example — thankfully a “how to,” not a “how not to” example — during a presentation at the Professional Development Consortium’s Summer Conference that addressed ...

Jul 20, 2012

Lawyer puts a cork in legal career

A Washington, D.C, lawyer has chosen vino over verdicts. The Washington Post reports Elizabeth Banker, part-owner of law firm ZwillGen PLLC ...